Best Story Rich games on PC
Games in which plot, characters, and narrative progression are central, often alongside combat, exploration, puzzles, or player choices.
- Narrative-focused progression
- Prominent characters and dialogue
Related: Singleplayer, Choices Matter, RPG, Adventure
2,681 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
SILENT HILL 2
Third-person psychological horror about searching a fogbound town for answers
95% positive
65K reviews
OneShot
Pixel-art puzzle adventure where the world knows you exist
98% positive
65K reviews
BioShock™ Remastered
Story-driven first-person shooter in a dystopian underwater city
83% positive
65K reviews
Outlast 2
First-person survival horror amid an isolated doomsday cult
91% positive
65K reviews
Max Payne 3
Cinematic third-person shooter with bullet time and noir storytelling
87% positive
64K reviews
CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Third-person supernatural action with telekinetic combat and shifting environments
86% positive
64K reviews
Mafia III: Definitive Edition
Open-world crime shooter about dismantling the Mafia in 1968
57% positive
64K reviews
Persona 3 Reload
Story-driven JRPG balancing daily life with turn-based dungeon battles
94% positive
64K reviews
Hitman: Absolution™
Third-person stealth action built around disguises and improvised assassinations
93% positive
64K reviews
Ultimate Custom Night
Free first-person survival horror built around customizable animatronic attacks
95% positive
Free
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Single-player first-person shooter in a Nazi-ruled alternate 1960s
92% positive
62K reviews
Assassin's Creed 2
Open-world action adventure with parkour through Renaissance Italy
89% positive
62K reviews
OUTRIDERS
Third-person looter shooter with four classes and violent powers
67% positive
61K reviews
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)
Military first-person shooter with campaign, co-op missions, and multiplayer
93% positive
61K reviews
Ori and the Blind Forest
2D action platformer with ability-based exploration through a dying forest
94% positive
60K reviews
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Dark historical visual novel about escorting children amid famine
94% positive
60K reviews
Alan Wake
Third-person psychological thriller about fighting darkness with light
90% positive
60K reviews
DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2
Anime fighting RPG with custom heroes and timeline battles
90% positive
60K reviews
PowerWash Simulator
First-person cleaning simulator built around washing filthy objects spotless
96% positive
59K reviews
Mafia II (Classic)
Story-driven third-person crime action in 1940s and 1950s Empire Bay
94% positive
59K reviews
Little Nightmares II
Dark puzzle-platforming horror with stealth, chases, and an AI companion
93% positive
59K reviews
DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT
Single-player action RPG retelling Dragon Ball Z's major story arcs
93% positive
58K reviews
FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION
Open-world action RPG about friendship, combat, and a royal road trip
83% positive
58K reviews
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
Psychological visual novel about managing a troubled online streamer
94% positive
58K reviews