The Best Lore Games for Playstation 5 - Page 2

Update : Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake added at rank #15.
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Anglerfish (2022)

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PC Windows Android Playstation 4 j Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch

The game only saves when you die. Every time you die, something changes. Every change is based on where and how you died. Go on an epic adventure only equipped with your trusted shotgun, your wit and your strong stomach for disturbing exploration. Can you survive a night at the bar, Anglerfish?


  • horror
  • humor
  • rogue-like
  • lore
  • psychological
  • dark
  • action-adventure
  • surreal
  • choices
  • gore
  • survival-horror
  • pixel
  • hidden-object
  • survival
  • exploration

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Ebenezer and the Invisible World (2023)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch l Playstation 5 PC Windows

Meet and unlock powerful Ghosts, each with their own stories and quests to complete. Explore Victorian-era London across multiple regions of the city and uncover the dark secrets of the Malthus family. Traverse the world in extraordinary ways with the help of Movement Ghosts, including trapeze artists Rose and Flossie Reed, mountaineer Victoria Peak, professor of time and space Haley Hall.


  • metroidvania
  • lore
  • scroller
  • hand-drawn
  • historical
  • action-adventure
  • alternate
  • atmospheric
  • replay-value
  • anime
  • open-world
  • fantasy
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • controller-support

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Super Dark Deception (2022)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Android PC Windows

Death awaits you once again in Super Dark Deception, a fun 2D reimagining of the hit horror maze game, Dark Deception!


  • horror
  • runner
  • humor
  • action-adventure
  • dark
  • cartoony
  • lore
  • anime
  • pixel
  • top-down
  • retro
  • demons
  • rpg
  • arcade
  • cute

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Mystic Pathways (2025)

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Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Survive in a retro-futuristic world filled with Jinns, animals, and other spiritual entities based on eastern fantasies in the spirit of Arabian Nights and middle-eastern history. Gather, craft, evade and ultimately fight your way to an epic battle between Man vs Jinn.


  • parkour
  • nonlinear
  • lore
  • building
  • stealth
  • post-apocalyptic
  • survival
  • crafting
  • sandbox
  • historical
  • alternate
  • third-person
  • exploration
  • controller-support
  • fantasy

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Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (2025)

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Android Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/s Nintendo Switch 2

DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake is a stunning reimagination of the first two legendary adventures in The Erdrick Trilogy, brought together in one package.


  • rpg
  • 2.5d
  • turn-based
  • 1980s
  • emotional
  • lore
  • pixel
  • magic
  • nostalgia
  • japanese
  • fantasy
  • atmospheric
  • combat
  • all-time
  • jrpg

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Voidwrought (2024)

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Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage.


  • metroidvania
  • lore
  • lovecraftian
  • 2d
  • dark
  • platform
  • mythology
  • exploration
  • hand-drawn
  • action-adventure
  • atmospheric
  • fantasy
  • supernatural

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Run From Mummies (2024)

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j PC Windows Playstation 5 Mac OS Linux

Race through pyramids and uncover the secrets of their long-dead inhabitants in Run From Mummies! Play solo or with friends, explore mysterious ruins, and fend off mummies with your camera's blinding flash. Unravel the memories of a vengeful pharaoh to survive in this hilarious 2D action-adventure!


  • dungeon-crawler
  • lore
  • action-adventure
  • linear
  • top-down
  • mythology
  • hand-drawn
  • stylized
  • cartoony
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • funny
  • zombies
  • controller-support
  • story

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The Coma 2B: Catacomb (2024)

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The Coma 2B: Catacomb is a Korean survival horror adventure. It is the back story to the previous game, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and a story bridge for the full series. You return as Youngho, the hero from The Coma 1, as you once again venture forth into the terrifying mirror dimension…


  • mystery
  • survival-horror
  • lovecraftian
  • horror
  • lore
  • survival
  • dark
  • exploration
  • hand-drawn
  • psychological
  • visual-novel
  • violent
  • adventure
  • dungeon
  • anime

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Cooking Companions (2021)

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Linux Mac OS Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows

Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?


  • horror
  • dating-sim
  • visual-novel
  • lore
  • psychological
  • mythology
  • supernatural
  • cooking
  • anime
  • cute
  • mystery
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • story
  • atmospheric

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Memory Lost (2024)

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j Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Memory Lost is a story-driven action shooter, the battles in which are built around the mechanics of mind capturing and moving into the enemy's body. First-aid kits were not delivered, there is only one magazine in the weapon - change the bodies to survive!


  • top-down
  • cyberpunk
  • shooter
  • beat-em-up
  • lore
  • twin-stick
  • shoot-em-up
  • hack-and-slash
  • soundtrack
  • isometric
  • sci-fi
  • 3d
  • atmospheric
  • violent
  • narrative

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