Best Games with Great Story
The best games with great story pull you into unforgettable worlds where every character, choice, and twist matters. Here are the top story-driven games worth playing right now.
Emotional Stories
Games that will stay with you long after the credits roll

Red Dead Redemption 2
94The epic tale of outlaw Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang, on the run across America at the dawn of the modern age.

The Last of Us Part I
88A hardened survivor escorts a young girl across a post-apocalyptic United States in this ground-up remake of the landmark original.

What Remains of Edith Finch
87A collection of short stories about a cursed family in Washington State, each one ending with a family member's death.

Firewatch
79A man named Henry takes a summer job as a fire lookout in the Wyoming wilderness, where a mystery slowly unfolds through radio conversations with his supervisor Delilah.

NieR: Automata
86Androids 2B, 9S, and A2 battle to reclaim a dystopian Earth overrun by machines, uncovering profound truths about existence.

Life is Strange
79Max Caulfield discovers she can rewind time while reconnecting with her friend Chloe in the coastal town of Arcadia Bay.
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Choice-Driven Stories
Your decisions shape the story

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
92Geralt of Rivia hunts for his adopted daughter Ciri while navigating a war-torn world of political intrigue and supernatural threats.

Mass Effect 2
96Commander Shepard assembles a team of specialists for a suicide mission against an alien threat, where any squad member can die based on your choices.

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
91An amnesiac detective investigates a murder in Revachol, where your thoughts, skills, and political leanings shape every conversation.

Detroit: Become Human
78Three androids — Kara, Connor, and Markus — navigate a near-future Detroit, making choices that shape the fate of human-android relations.

Cyberpunk 2077
86V, a mercenary outlaw, goes after a one-of-a-kind implant that is the key to immortality in the sprawling neon metropolis of Night City.

The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
75Follow Clementine's journey from a frightened child to a hardened survivor across four seasons of choice-driven storytelling.
Cinematic Storytelling
Stories told with blockbuster production values

God of War
96An older, more seasoned Kratos raises his son Atreus in the harsh Norse wilderness, confronting gods and his own violent past.

Ghost of Tsushima
92Samurai Jin Sakai must abandon his warrior code to protect Tsushima Island from a Mongol invasion, forging a new path as the Ghost.

Final Fantasy VII Remake
89Cloud Strife joins the eco-terrorist group AVALANCHE to fight the corrupt Shinra Corporation in a reimagined version of the RPG classic.

BioShock
93A plane crash survivor discovers the underwater city of Rapture, a utopia gone horribly wrong, and uncovers its dark secrets.

Horizon Zero Dawn
89Aloy, a young outcast, hunts robotic creatures across a post-apocalyptic world while uncovering the mystery of her origins.

Heavy Rain
80Four characters investigate the identity of the Origami Killer in a cinematic thriller where any protagonist can die.
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