The Best Story Games for Xbox One - Page 4

Update : South of Midnight added at rank #2.
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Life is Strange 2 (2018)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch

After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.

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

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Remains (2021)

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early access PC Windows Xbox One Android Nintendo Switch

Remains - survival in outer space orbiting the planet. Explore the area. Find a way to restore oxygen. Create tools for your needs. Beware of the dangers of outer space. Build your shelter in orbit and try not to die!


  • walking-simulator
  • narrative
  • story
  • interactive
  • book
  • exploration
  • narration
  • first-person
  • crafting
  • survival
  • open-world
  • horror
  • mystery

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Unpacking (2018)

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PC Windows Linux IOS iPhone Android Xbox One Mac OS

Experience the simple joy of Unpacking in this zen-like game. Through eight house moves, you'll uncover a heartwarming story told through objects, creating an intimate connection with a character you never see. Organize your home, enjoy the beautiful soundtrack, and immerse yourself in a unique narrative journey that mirrors the ups and downs of life.


What we like:
  • Unforgettable storytelling through objects
  • Relaxing, meditative gameplay
  • Beautiful pixel-art visuals
  • Captivating soundtrack
  • Engaging puzzle-solving experience
What could be improved:
  • Game duration is quite short
  • Limited customization options

  • pixel
  • puzzle
  • book
  • story
  • narrative
  • relaxing
  • isometric
  • zen
  • achievements
  • cute

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The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series (2019)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4

The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.

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  • choices
  • zombies
  • story
  • interactive
  • book
  • comic
  • fiction
  • multiple-endings
  • post-apocalyptic
  • point-and-click
  • episodic
  • adventure
  • narration
  • dynamic
  • horror

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Hannah (2024)

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Xbox One IOS iPhone Android PC Windows

Hannah is a 3D puzzle-platformer game. You play as Hannah, whose doll goes missing and now must rescue it and try to understand her nightmares by making an internal journey to her childhood and find out what went wrong.


  • stealth
  • surreal
  • retro
  • psychological
  • survival
  • 1980s
  • single-player
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • horror
  • -----------------------
  • story
  • dark
  • 3d
  • surrealist

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Life is Strange: Before the Storm (2017)

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Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.

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

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The Vale (2021)

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Xbox One PC Windows

CLOSE YOUR EYES. BECOME A WARRIOR: Feel your enemy’s rasping breath; a foot shifts on swampy ground; the crack of steel on wooden shield. The Vale is an audio based action adventure that sets out to breathe new life into medieval combat and fantasy narrative.


  • swordplay
  • action-adventure
  • hunting
  • medieval
  • rpg
  • magic
  • story
  • immersive
  • fantasy
  • combat
  • experimental
  • first-person
  • cube
  • 3d
  • audio

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The Lost Legends of Redwall: The Scout - Anthology (2024)

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Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

A narrative puzzle-adventure game based on Brian Jacques' Redwall™️ book series. Vicious searats are invading the once peaceful Mossflower wood and it's up to the Lilygrove Scout Corps' newest recruit to save the day. Play as Sophia or Liam on their adventure to Redwall Abbey!


  • cooking
  • lore
  • 3d
  • action-adventure
  • story
  • medieval
  • platform
  • family-friendly
  • rogue-like
  • hack-and-slash
  • fiction
  • third-person
  • rpg
  • pirates
  • cute

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Batman: The Enemy Within (2017)

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In this latest chapter from the award-winning studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series, both Bruce Wayne and Batman will be forced into precarious new roles. The Riddler has returned to terrorize Gotham City, but his gruesome puzzles merely foreshadow an even greater crisis.


  • villain
  • quick-time-event
  • episodic
  • choices
  • story
  • superhero
  • narrative
  • detective
  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • violent
  • comic
  • crime
  • action

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The Smile Alchemist (2023)

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

Follow the growth of a young alchemist aiming to become the best in the world!


  • simulation
  • japanese
  • story
  • crafting
  • pixel
  • jrpg
  • cute
  • rpg
  • heart-warming
  • collectathon
  • single-player
  • life
  • book

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