The Best Narrative Games - Page 5

Update : Mixtape added at rank #1.
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Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories (2023)

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

Explore a charming, pixelated world filled to the brim with eccentric characters, criminals, and a plot as weird as it is cute. Comb every inch of Hog Town to collect clues, trail shady characters, and sneak your way through the seedy underworld. Enjoy more than 90 different electronic and jazz-inspired tracks from composer markeryjane.


  • narrative
  • mystery
  • story-exploration
  • adventure
  • visual-novel
  • cute
  • roller-skates
  • exploration
  • classic
  • hamster
  • chiptune
  • retro
  • casual
  • zombies
  • colourmag-header-classic

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Road 96: Mile 0 (2023)

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

The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Challenge your beliefs!


  • skateboard
  • narrative
  • rhythm
  • political
  • psychedelic
  • runner
  • story
  • adventure
  • first-person
  • choices
  • politics
  • quick-time-event
  • multiple-endings
  • on-rails
  • surreal

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The Last Worker (2023)

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Xbox Series X osvr Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/s ps1 vr2

The Last Worker is an immersive narrative adventure centered around a lone worker’s last stand in an increasingly automated world. Kurt works for the world’s largest retailer and is forced to choose between capitalism or activism.


  • dystopian
  • parody
  • capitalism
  • narrative
  • automation
  • narration
  • first-person
  • stealth
  • satire
  • puzzle
  • time-management
  • cyberpunk
  • robots
  • fiction
  • multiple-endings

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Deliver Us Mars (2023)

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70
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PC Windows Android Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One Xbox Series X/s

Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.


  • sci-fi
  • mars
  • narrative
  • puzzle
  • third-person
  • platform
  • cinematic
  • space
  • thriller
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • emotional
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • linear

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Season: A Letter to the Future (2023)

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PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4

In SEASON: A letter to the future, you're a young woman on a mission to document memories before a cataclysm wipes everything away. Enjoy a calming, immersive journey through stunning landscapes, meet diverse characters, and make choices that shape the story. With a beautiful soundtrack and a beautifully crafted world to explore, you'll be captivated by this unique and artistic adventure.

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What we like:
  • Relaxing, immersive gameplay
  • Beautiful, meaningful story
  • Diverse, lovable characters
  • Stunning, well-crafted world
  • Choices that affect the story's outcome
What could be improved:
  • Frustrating controls
  • Overdone dialogue and narration

  • narrative
  • walking-simulator
  • exploration
  • mystery
  • relaxing
  • adventure
  • controller-support
  • war
  • farming
  • editing
  • photo
  • discovery
  • pause
  • open-world
  • philosophical

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Oxenfree II: Lost Signals (2022)

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Android IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Mac OS

Uncover a sinister plot in OXENFREE II: Lost Signals as you navigate the mysterious town of Camena. With engaging characters, a captivating story, and your choices shaping the narrative, this game promises a thrilling adventure. Use your walkie talkie to tap into ghostly signals and manipulate time. Will you save the future or ignore those in need? The choice is yours.


What we like:
  • Engaging characters
  • Captivating story twists
  • Excellent dialogue system
  • Satisfying conclusion
  • Beautiful art style
What could be improved:
  • Minimal presence of other characters
  • Time travel aspect lacks impact
  • Easy to miss side stories

  • supernatural
  • horror
  • narrative
  • cult
  • mystery
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • choices
  • interactive
  • story
  • local
  • exploration
  • graphic

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Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story (2022)

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83
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Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Two best friends, one wild adventure. Join best friends Nunu and Willump on an adventure across the frozen wilds of the Freljord. Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story is a single-player story adventure developed by Tequila Works.


  • puzzle
  • adventure
  • story
  • platform
  • narrative
  • fight
  • combat
  • rpg
  • exploration
  • battle
  • single-player
  • action
  • stealth
  • boss-fight
  • moba

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Goodbye World (2022)

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

"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.


  • platform
  • visual-novel
  • linear
  • text
  • cinematic
  • pixel
  • fiction
  • narrative
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • scroller
  • emotional
  • puzzle
  • interactive
  • adventure

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Pentiment (2022)

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

Pentiment can be seen as a educational game set in the 15th century, combining point-and-click adventure with role-playing elements and a branching narrative. It follows Andreas Mahler as he tries to clear his friend's name while uncovering the secrets of a small Bavarian town.


What we like:
  • Captivating story
  • Immersive atmosphere
  • Beautiful visuals and sound
  • Interesting characters and dialogue
  • Deep RPG elements and replayability
What could be improved:
  • Limited number of puzzles which are not particularly challenging

  • historical
  • narrative
  • medieval
  • mystery
  • rpg
  • choices
  • adventure
  • crime
  • story
  • book
  • detective
  • fiction
  • interactive
  • education
  • local

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Somerville (2022)

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Android Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4

In the wake of catastrophe, you must find the means to make your family whole again. Somerville is a Sci-Fi adventure grounded in the intimate repercussions of a large-scale conflict.


  • puzzle
  • narrative
  • sci-fi
  • story
  • ambient
  • platform
  • aliens
  • atmospheric
  • adventure
  • emotional
  • cinematic
  • physics
  • multiple-endings
  • couch

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