The Best Story Games - Page 3

Update : South of Midnight added at rank #3.
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The Wild Case (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Android IOS iPhone Mac OS Linux

Embark on a journey to an eerie village shrouded in mystery in The Wild Case. Solve puzzles, negotiate with inhabitants, and uncover supernatural occurrences in this atmospheric adventure. With stunning hand-drawn graphics and haunting sound effects, immerse yourself in an open world that will keep you on edge. Unravel the secrets of the forgotten village if you dare.


What we like:
  • Short but well-rounded gameplay
  • Intriguing mystery with satisfying ending
  • Beautiful hand-drawn artwork
  • Atmospheric music and sound effects
  • Adequate price point
What could be improved:
  • Lack of motivation for replayability
  • Rough English translation
  • Story not frightening for adults

  • detective
  • point-and-click
  • puzzle
  • story
  • hand-drawn
  • adventure
  • atmospheric
  • text
  • supernatural
  • 2d
  • mystery
  • exploration
  • first-person
  • investigation
  • linear

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Heartbound (2018)

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100
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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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Life is Strange Remastered Collection (2022)

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85
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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 stadia PC Windows Xbox One

Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.


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

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Fall of Porcupine (2023)

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

Fall of Porcupine is a unique story adventure. The collision of work and daily life – an exciting reflection of an unhealthy healthcare-system. Experience the exciting story of Finley and his friends in a lovingly illustrated world – and uncover the darkest secrets of Porcupine and its residents.


  • emotional
  • conversation
  • fiction
  • story
  • 2d
  • story-adventure
  • narration
  • drama
  • cute
  • choices
  • linear
  • hand-drawn
  • interactive
  • atmospheric
  • stylized

25

Spiral (2024)

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Android Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows

Spiral is a third-person narrative exploration game that shares a poetic vision of cognitive degeneration. Step into the shoes of Bernard as you help him and support him while braving his unravelling mind and reliving his most treasured moments.


  • emotional
  • soundtrack
  • walking-simulator
  • narration
  • third-person
  • story
  • exploration
  • stylized
  • atmospheric
  • cinematic
  • narrative
  • music
  • single-player
  • controller-support
  • 3d

26

What Remains of Edith Finch (2017)

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PC Windows

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.


  • painting
  • story
  • first-person
  • walking-simulator
  • atmospheric
  • plot
  • plot-driven
  • exploration
  • walking

27

Tacoma (2017)

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90
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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

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A Plague Tale: Innocence (2019)

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90
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Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X PC Windows Xbox One

Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.


  • stealth
  • medieval
  • story
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • survival
  • third-person
  • adventure
  • horror
  • emotional
  • historical
  • action-adventure
  • violent

29

Just A To the Moon Series Beach Episode (2024)

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99
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j PC Windows Mac OS Linux

The Beach Episode™ of To the Moon, Finding Paradise, and Impostor Factory. But something's off.


  • rpg
  • japanese
  • emotional
  • story
  • rpgmaker
  • pixel
  • narrative
  • jrpg
  • adventure
  • cinematic
  • top-down
  • narration
  • funny
  • linear
  • atmospheric

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OneShot (2016)

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PC Windows Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile Xbox 360 IOS iPhone Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

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  • puzzle
  • adventure
  • story
  • cute
  • pixel
  • inventory
  • choices
  • narrative
  • surreal
  • rpgmaker
  • rpg
  • robots
  • multiple-endings
  • sprite
  • atmospheric

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