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.
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Side-scrolling action roguelite built around swappable skull powers
93% positive
58K reviews
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Difficult roguelite management sim about extracting energy from monsters
94% positive
57K reviews
DREDGE
Open-world fishing adventure where night brings Lovecraftian danger
96% positive
57K reviews
ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
Arcade flight combat with fast dogfights and dynamic weather
88% positive
57K reviews
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Open-world superhero action with web-swinging, stealth, and electric combat
93% positive
57K reviews
Spec Ops: The Line
Third-person military shooter with hard choices in sand-buried Dubai
93% positive
56K reviews
Lords of the Fallen
Souls-like action RPG across parallel realms of living and dead
68% positive
56K reviews
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Open-world post-apocalyptic RPG built around exploration, choice, and targeted combat
82% positive
56K reviews
Wuthering Waves
Open-world action RPG with fast combat and freeform traversal
88% positive
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Graveyard Keeper
Medieval cemetery management RPG built around crafting and dark humor
85% positive
56K reviews
The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered
Post-apocalyptic third-person action adventure mixing stealth, shooting, and survival
91% positive
56K reviews
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Historical real-time strategy built around civilizations and card-based Home Cities
86% positive
55K reviews
Prey
First-person sci-fi immersive sim with open-ended space station exploration
91% positive
55K reviews
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
Cozy management adventure about ferrying spirits toward the afterlife
95% positive
53K reviews
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)
Open-world fantasy RPG built around freeform exploration and character choice
95% positive
53K reviews
SOMA
First-person sci-fi horror about identity in an isolated underwater facility
96% positive
53K reviews
What Remains of Edith Finch
First-person narrative adventure exploring a family's home and final stories
96% positive
53K reviews
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE
Third-person action RPG reimagining a rebellion against Shinra in Midgar
87% positive
53K reviews
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
Difficult action RPG with technical combat and yokai powers
87% positive
51K reviews
God of War Ragnarök
Third-person Norse action RPG about gods, monsters, and family
89% positive
50K reviews
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Single-player alternate-history FPS about fighting Nazis in occupied America
81% positive
50K reviews
Mortal Kombat 1
Gory 2D fighter with assist characters and a rebooted universe
72% positive
50K reviews
Volcano Princess
Parenting life sim where choices shape your daughter's future
98% positive
49K reviews
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Open-world fantasy action RPG with climbable monsters and AI companions
88% positive
49K reviews