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10 seriously great story-driven games
Games with stories that stay with you long after the credits roll. From big-budget adventures to short, powerful indie gems, we focused on highly rated games you can play right now. · Updated 2026-10-20
1 · Story-driven action adventure
The Last of Us Part I
A remake of what's considered a landmark of video game storytelling, following Joel and Ellie's journey together through a fallen world.
2 · Open-world Western adventure
Red Dead Redemption 2
It tells the story of an outlaw gang living through the twilight of the Wild West in great depth, set in a massive open world.
3 · Story RPG
Disco Elysium
A unique RPG that you work through with dialogue and thought instead of combat, with exceptionally deep writing and choices that carry real weight.
4 · Space exploration mystery
Outer Wilds
An exploration game where you unravel the secrets of a solar system that loops every 22 minutes using nothing but knowledge. The moment you figure things out yourself is deeply moving.
5 · Story adventure
What Remains of Edith Finch
Its presentation, showing one family's story in a completely different way in each short episode, is striking. It's over in a few hours, but it stays with you for a long time.
6 · Story adventure
To the Moon
A story-driven game that's deeply moving despite its simple pixel graphics. Its music and story stay with you for a long time.
7 · Choice-driven story adventure
Life is Strange
A uniquely structured story game where you can change your choices with the power to rewind time. The consequences of your choices affect the whole story.
8 · Choice-driven story adventure
Detroit: Become Human
An interactive drama in which the stories of three android protagonists branch dramatically based on the player's choices. Even the same scene can end completely differently depending on what you choose.
