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
9,491 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Assassin's Creed 2
Open-world action adventure with parkour through Renaissance Italy
89% positive
63K reviews
Lies of P
Third-person Souls-like action RPG with weapon assembly and truth-or-lie choices
90% positive
62K reviews
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Open-world fantasy RPG rebuilt with new visuals and refined gameplay
76% positive
62K reviews
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
Psychological visual novel about managing a troubled online streamer
94% positive
62K reviews
Wuthering Waves
Open-world action RPG with fast combat and freeform traversal
87% positive
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Mad Max
Open-world wasteland action built around driving and vehicular combat
92% positive
61K reviews
Demo Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Open-world superhero action with stealth, brawling, and detective work
96% positive
61K reviews
Outlast 2
First-person survival horror amid an isolated doomsday cult
91% positive
61K reviews
Spec Ops: The Line
Third-person military shooter with hard choices in sand-buried Dubai
93% positive
60K reviews
Max Payne 3
Cinematic third-person shooter with bullet time and noir storytelling
87% positive
59K reviews
The Walking Dead
Episodic point-and-click adventure about choices in a zombie apocalypse
97% positive
58K reviews
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Difficult roguelite management sim about extracting energy from monsters
94% positive
58K reviews
Little Nightmares
Dark puzzle-platforming horror about a child escaping distorted adults
94% positive
57K reviews
BioShock™ Remastered
Story-driven first-person shooter in a dystopian underwater city
83% positive
57K reviews
CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Third-person supernatural action with telekinetic combat and shifting environments
86% positive
55K reviews
Hitman: Absolution™
Third-person stealth action built around disguises and improvised assassinations
93% positive
55K reviews
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Side-scrolling action roguelite built around swappable skull powers
93% positive
54K reviews
Demo Little Nightmares II
Dark puzzle-platforming horror with stealth, chases, and an AI companion
92% positive
54K reviews
DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Third-person delivery adventure about reconnecting a post-apocalyptic America
91% positive
54K reviews
Demo PowerWash Simulator
First-person cleaning simulator built around washing filthy objects spotless
96% positive
54K reviews
Ori and the Blind Forest
2D action platformer with ability-based exploration through a dying forest
93% positive
53K reviews
Demo The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Dark historical visual novel about escorting children amid famine
95% positive
53K reviews
GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
Fast-paced 2D fighting with anime visuals and wall-breaking battles
88% positive
52K reviews
SOMA
First-person sci-fi horror about identity in an isolated underwater facility
96% positive
50K reviews