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Narrative Driven Games

Games featuring narrative driven elements. These titles offer unique experiences in the mood category.

118 games Themes & Setting

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118 games
Grand Theft Auto IV
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
95
Metacritic Score: 95
Universal Acclaim

Grand Theft Auto IV

intense atmospheric
Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos
Gameplay
real-time combat-focused
92
Metacritic Score: 92
Universal Acclaim

Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos

intense epic
Freespace 2
Gameplay
combat-focused story-driven
91
Metacritic Score: 91
Universal Acclaim

Freespace 2

intense epic
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Gameplay
story-driven combat-focused
90
Metacritic Score: 90
Universal Acclaim

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

intense chaotic
Assassin's Creed II
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
89
Metacritic Score: 89
Generally Favorable

Assassin's Creed II

atmospheric intense
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Gameplay
boss-fights platforming
89
Metacritic Score: 89
Generally Favorable

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course

intense atmospheric
Space Marshals 2
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Space Marshals 2

intense atmospheric
Deathloop
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Deathloop

intense atmospheric
Icewind Dale
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
87
Metacritic Score: 87
Generally Favorable

Icewind Dale

atmospheric intense
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Gameplay
puzzle-solving story-driven
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

Day of the Tentacle Remastered

funny playful
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

Golden Sun: The Lost Age

epic atmospheric
Full Throttle
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

Full Throttle

atmospheric intense
Fallout 2
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

Fallout 2

atmospheric intense
Yakuza 0
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
85
Metacritic Score: 85
Generally Favorable

Yakuza 0

atmospheric intense
ICEY
Gameplay
real-time combat-focused
84
Metacritic Score: 84
Generally Favorable

ICEY

intense atmospheric
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
84
Metacritic Score: 84
Generally Favorable

Dust: An Elysian Tail

atmospheric intense
Rogue Galaxy
Gameplay
action-RPG combat-focused
83
Metacritic Score: 83
Generally Favorable

Rogue Galaxy

epic adventurous
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
83
Metacritic Score: 83
Generally Favorable

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

intense atmospheric
L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files

atmospheric intense
The Sims 2
Gameplay
life simulation character-driven
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

The Sims 2

relaxing funny
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

intense atmospheric
Live A Live
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

Live A Live

atmospheric intense
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Gameplay
combat-focused real-time
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

intense narrative-driven
Antihero
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

Antihero

intense atmospheric
Persona 5 Strikers
Gameplay
real-time combat story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Persona 5 Strikers

intense atmospheric
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
Gameplay
combat-focused story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault

intense atmospheric
The Red Strings Club
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

The Red Strings Club

atmospheric intense
Yakuza 3
Gameplay
combat-focused story-driven
79
Metacritic Score: 79
Generally Favorable

Yakuza 3

atmospheric intense
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Gameplay
first-person combat-focused
78
Metacritic Score: 78
Generally Favorable

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood

intense atmospheric
Ravensword: The Fallen King
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
78
Metacritic Score: 78
Generally Favorable

Ravensword: The Fallen King

atmospheric intense
Red Faction
Gameplay
first-person shooter
78
Metacritic Score: 78
Generally Favorable

Red Faction

intense empowering
Yakuza 4
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
78
Metacritic Score: 78
Generally Favorable

Yakuza 4

atmospheric intense
Salammbô: Battle for Carthage
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Salammbô: Battle for Carthage

atmospheric intense
Expeditions: Conquistador
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Expeditions: Conquistador

atmospheric intense
Full Throttle Remastered
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Full Throttle Remastered

atmospheric narrative-driven
The Darkness II
Gameplay
first-person combat-focused
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

The Darkness II

intense atmospheric
Ys: Memories of Celceta
Gameplay
real-time combat exploration-heavy
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Ys: Memories of Celceta

intense atmospheric
Golf Club: Wasteland
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Golf Club: Wasteland

atmospheric relaxing
Sine Mora
Gameplay
combat-focused real-time
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Sine Mora

intense atmospheric
Shadows of Adam
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Shadows of Adam

atmospheric contemplative
Mafia II
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Mafia II

intense atmospheric
Record of Lodoss War: Advent of Cardice
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
76
Metacritic Score: 76
Generally Favorable

Record of Lodoss War: Advent of Cardice

atmospheric intense
Yakuza
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Yakuza

intense atmospheric
Folklore
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Folklore

atmospheric contemplative
The Godfather: The Game
Gameplay
story-driven combat-focused
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

The Godfather: The Game

intense atmospheric
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
73
Metacritic Score: 73
Mixed or Average

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos

intense atmospheric
Hard West
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
73
Metacritic Score: 73
Mixed or Average

Hard West

intense atmospheric
Bully: Scholarship Edition
Gameplay
open-world exploration-heavy
72
Metacritic Score: 72
Mixed or Average

Bully: Scholarship Edition

atmospheric intense
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