The Best Story Games

Update, : Blacktail added at rank #5.
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Finding Paradise (2017)

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IOS iPhone Android Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Linux

A story-driven adventure spanning a lifetime, following two doctors traversing through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish.


  • story
  • rpg
  • pixel
  • rpgmaker
  • emotional
  • adventure
  • interactive
  • visual-novel
  • fiction

2

What Remains of Edith Finch (2017)

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

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.


  • walking-simulator
  • narrative
  • story
  • interactive
  • book
  • horror
  • exploration
  • narration
  • first-person
  • mystery

3

Hindsight (2022)

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

What if the physical objects of everyday life, the possessions we hold close, were actual windows to the past? Peer into distant memories and unseen futures in Hindsight.


  • narrative
  • narration
  • cinematic
  • emotional
  • point-and-click
  • story
  • exploration
  • hidden-object
  • interactive
  • stylized
  • drama
  • fiction
  • puzzle
  • relaxing
  • colourful

4

Before Your Eyes (2021)

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PC Windows Mac OS Android IOS iPhone ps1 vr2 Playstation 5

The story of Before Your Eyes begins after your death, aboard the ship of a mythical Ferryman tasked with shepherding souls to the afterlife. In this unique VR experience, you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking. You will learn to control the flow of the narrative with your actual eyes–blinking through precious memories of family, first love, and the rise of an artistic career.


  • narrative
  • story
  • first-person
  • emotional
  • innovative
  • walking-simulator
  • interactive

5

Blacktail (2022)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Android

Forge the legend of Baba Yaga, a girl accused of witchcraft and expelled from her home. Live out the origins of the Slavic myth in this one-of-a-kind blend of intense archery combat and dark storytelling set in a vibrant fairy tale world.


  • archery
  • mythology
  • first-person
  • crafting
  • dark
  • story
  • exploration
  • survival
  • open-world
  • action-adventure
  • rpg
  • boss-fight
  • combat
  • humor
  • fantasy

6

Tacoma (2017)

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Mac OS Linux Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.


  • narrative
  • sci-fi
  • walking-simulator
  • augmented
  • story
  • exploration
  • futuristic
  • mystery
  • pause
  • augmented-reality
  • interactive
  • discovery
  • first-person

7

Wayward Strand (2022)

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

Wayward Strand is a heartfelt story told in a curious way. Hop aboard an airborne hospital and meet its fully-voiced cast of eclectic characters. As time passes for everyone on board, explore the interwoven lives of the patients and staff; discover something new on each and every playthrough.

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  • narrative
  • wholesome
  • cozy
  • choices
  • story
  • drama
  • emotional
  • conversation
  • real-time
  • relaxing
  • adventure
  • book
  • stylized
  • historical
  • mystery

8

Life is Strange: True Colors (2021)

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

Life is Strange: True Colors is the latest story-driven game from the beloved franchise that follows Alex Chen as she discovers her supernatural power and reunites with her brother in the small town of Haven Springs. You must explore, converse, and make decisions to progress through the narrative while using Alex's special ability to read auras and manipulate emotions.


Pros:
  • Engrossing story
  • Excellent dialogue and pacing
  • Likeable characters
  • Immersive gameplay with five major decisions per chapter
  • Side missions available
  • Interesting use of supernatural powers to uncover truths
  • Great visuals and music that fits perfectly with the atmosphere
Cons:
  • Limited number of puzzles which can be easy even at endgame
  • No free import option from last game

  • narrative
  • episodic
  • supernatural
  • mystery
  • story
  • drama
  • choices
  • romance
  • adventure
  • local
  • romantic
  • puzzle

9

Welcome to Elk (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS Xbox One stadia Nintendo Switch Linux

Welcome to Elk is a biographical adventure set on an island like no other, where every character you encounter has a story to tell. From the weird and wonderful to the dark and desperate, all the tales told on Elk are based on true stories of life on the road less traveled.


  • narrative
  • hand-drawn
  • story
  • small-scale
  • fiction
  • documentary
  • local
  • violent
  • adventure
  • recreation
  • golf
  • colourful
  • villain
  • exploration
  • drama

10

Heartbound (2018)

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early access IOS iPhone Android Linux PC Windows

Heartbound is a non-traditional role-playing game about a boy, his dog, secrets, and sanity.


  • choices
  • story
  • rpg
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • adventure
  • psychological
  • horror
  • puzzle
  • single-player

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