The Best Narrative Games

Update : The Masquerade added at rank #1.
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The Masquerade (2025)

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"Masquerade" is an independently developed AVG. You will survive in the mysterious and cruel "Little Pig Park" from the first perspective of the male protagonist Youta. There will be multiple choices involved, and you need to struggle between harsh reality and inner conscience, uncovering the truth!


  • fiction
  • 2d
  • vampire
  • visual-novel
  • casual
  • psychological
  • violent
  • interactive
  • narrative
  • rich
  • emotional
  • roleplaying
  • gore
  • anime
  • adventure

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Bahamut and the Waqwaq Tree (2025)

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Discover a once-thriving ocean, now tainted by enigmatic dark entities. Your quest: decipher the mystery and rekindle the ocean's radiant light.

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  • underwater
  • mythology
  • narrative
  • emotional
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • adventure
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • puzzle
  • fantasy
  • cute
  • -
  • controller-support
  • linear

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South of Midnight (2025)

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South of Midnight is a new action-adventure from Compulsion Games. Explore the mythos and confront mysterious creatures of the Deep South in this modern folktale while learning to weave an ancient power to surmount obstacles and unravel your family’s hidden past.


  • platform
  • action-adventure
  • boss-fight
  • combat
  • narrative
  • story
  • stop-motion
  • rich
  • fight
  • arena
  • exploration
  • battle
  • adventure
  • boss
  • fantasy

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Leila (2025)

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Enter the world of an everyday woman as you explore her past in this point & click narrative game. Hand-drawn animations bring her memories to life, and thought-provoking puzzles lay bare the reasons behind her choices. Immerse yourself in a story unfolds as you decipher its intricate pieces.


  • hand-drawn
  • point-and-click
  • emotional
  • puzzle
  • story
  • narrative
  • psychological
  • thought-provoking
  • narration
  • atmospheric
  • stylized
  • 2d
  • hidden-object
  • soundtrack
  • drama

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Wanderstop (2025)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows

From the creator of The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide comes Wanderstop, a narrative-centric cozy game about change and tea.

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  • farming
  • simulation
  • narrative
  • fight
  • cozy
  • management
  • shop
  • story
  • life
  • fantasy
  • colourful
  • funny

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Closer The Distance (2024)

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Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.

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  • narrative
  • life
  • simulation
  • emotional
  • story
  • point-and-click
  • drama
  • choices
  • philosophical
  • isometric
  • emotionally-driven
  • slice-of-life
  • stylized
  • narration
  • casual

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Life is Strange Double Exposure (2024)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 5

When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?


  • supernatural
  • mystery
  • choices
  • narrative
  • romance
  • lgbtq
  • story
  • adventure
  • drama
  • puzzle
  • alternate
  • emotional
  • stylized
  • episodic
  • third-person

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Last Time I Saw You (2024)

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First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.

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  • hand-drawn
  • emotional
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • narrative
  • romance
  • conversation
  • anime
  • exploration
  • stylized
  • story
  • linear
  • supernatural
  • atmospheric
  • mystery

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Chrysolite (2024)

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A strange knight sat in front of a fire, darkness surrounding him. His sword stuck in the ground, covered in dried blood. He warns you against going any further, but the intrigue of what lies beyond far surpasses the instinct of self preservation.


  • souls
  • narrative
  • rpg
  • challenging
  • 2d
  • platform
  • dungeon-crawler
  • pixel
  • boss
  • hand-drawn
  • scroller
  • action-adventure
  • lore
  • skill
  • medieval

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Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (2024)

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The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.


  • narrative
  • puzzle
  • combat
  • battle
  • fight
  • mythology
  • action-adventure
  • demons
  • story
  • horror
  • exploration
  • psychological
  • walking-simulator
  • realistic
  • narration

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