The Best Well-written Games

Update : Harold Halibut added at rank #1.
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Harold Halibut (2024)

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Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’.


  • well-written
  • narrative
  • cinematic
  • walking-simulator
  • lore
  • adventure
  • sci-fi
  • fiction
  • interactive
  • city-sized
  • narration
  • mystery
  • retro-future
  • drama
  • story

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A Juggler's Tale (2021)

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Xbox One PC Windows

Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful fairy tale world in this cinematic adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps and shake off pursuers on the way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her fate with all the strings attached?


  • platform
  • puzzle
  • well-written
  • narration
  • wholesome
  • medieval
  • 2.5d
  • short
  • cinematic
  • scroller
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • fantasy
  • theater
  • physics

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Letters - a written adventure (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows

Letters is a fun word puzzle game about friendship, growing up and finding your place in life. Follow Sarah, a shy girl from Switzerland, by moving through her pen pal letters and chat messages. Use the power of words to solve riddles, interact with her friends and decide who she will grow up to be.


  • well-written
  • dynamic
  • hand-drawn
  • word
  • choices
  • multiple-endings
  • narration
  • family-friendly
  • pixel
  • funny
  • story
  • colourful
  • cute
  • puzzle
  • atmospheric

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Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone

As a hitchhiker with no memory or destination, you catch a series of rides across a strange and beautiful landscape, tracking the mysterious disappearance of a person close to you. • Hitchhike across a strange and beautiful landscape in five rides with five total strangers who will challenge your grasp on reality... And maybe your philosophy on life. • Solve environmental puzzles, and keep an eye out for clues, in order to uncover your mysterious past.


  • well-written
  • mystery
  • philosophical
  • narration
  • short
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • emotional
  • mature
  • story
  • conversation
  • first-person
  • puzzle
  • drama
  • surreal

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TASOKARE HOTEL Re: newal (2024)

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  • well-written
  • choices
  • japanese
  • multiple-endings
  • point-and-click
  • visual-novel
  • text
  • drama
  • emotional
  • remake
  • retro
  • jrpg
  • mystery
  • rpg
  • cute

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Rocco's Island: Ring to End the Pain (2022)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Join Evelyn on her quest to save a mysterious island in a puzzle-based atmospheric adventure with a story that spans across 30,000 years of time. Interact with fantastic characters to learn past secrets and transform the Four Elements’ kingdoms, leading up to an epic finale with shocking reveals.

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  • well-written
  • match-three
  • conversation
  • point-and-click
  • fiction
  • hand-drawn
  • abstract
  • stylized
  • story
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • atmospheric
  • colourful
  • interactive
  • hidden-object

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Aery - Stone Age (2024)

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In Aery – Stone Age you play as a little flying spirit that watches humanity in its early states evolve. You will discover a long-forgotten land with beautiful environments, and you will be able to enjoy the feeling of flying while exploring a whole world filled with beauty and little secrets.

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  • well-written
  • flight
  • simulation
  • relaxing
  • casual
  • family-friendly
  • walking-simulator

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El Tango de la Muerte (2017)

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PC Windows

Do the tango to win the heart of your loved one! Each song in this casual RHYTHM game will unveil the story of Luciano and Martita. Influenced by games like OSU and Crypt of the Necrodancer, with a pinch of melodramatic humor, inspired by the best Latin American soap operas!

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  • well-written
  • soundtrack
  • music
  • rhythm
  • drama
  • romance
  • narration
  • comedy
  • cats

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Gore Doctor (2024)

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Linux PC Windows

Gore Doctor is an immersive horror game set to unleash spine-chilling thrills on PC. You find yourself in the institute of a tormented doctor who, driven by desperation after losing his wife, descends into madness and becomes convinced that death is the only respite.

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  • scare
  • jump
  • well-written
  • blood
  • escape
  • room
  • horror
  • noir
  • gore
  • survival-horror
  • psychological
  • violent
  • survival
  • dark

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The Last Secret (2022)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Award winning visual novel adventure. An epic, upbeat tale with challenging and fun puzzles, humorous storyline and quirky characters. Solve the "last secret", save your friends and maybe find true love on the way, too...

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  • science
  • well-written
  • fiction
  • point-and-click
  • visual-novel
  • interactive
  • romance
  • conspiracy
  • anime
  • colourful
  • dating-sim
  • comedy
  • sci-fi
  • funny
  • family-friendly

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