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Story Driven Games

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

168 games Themes & Setting

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

Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition

intense atmospheric
System Shock 2
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
92
Metacritic Score: 92
Universal Acclaim

System Shock 2

intense atmospheric
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
92
Metacritic Score: 92
Universal Acclaim

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

atmospheric intense
Mass Effect
Gameplay
combat-focused story-driven
89
Metacritic Score: 89
Generally Favorable

Mass Effect

atmospheric intense
Fable II
Gameplay
exploration-heavy combat-focused
89
Metacritic Score: 89
Generally Favorable

Fable II

atmospheric intense
Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne
Gameplay
real-time combat-focused
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne

epic intense
West of Loathing
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

West of Loathing

funny relaxing
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
87
Metacritic Score: 87
Generally Favorable

Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

atmospheric intense
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
Gameplay
real-time combat-focused
87
Metacritic Score: 87
Generally Favorable

World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor

epic adventurous
Bastion
Gameplay
real-time combat-focused
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

Bastion

atmospheric intense
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne

epic intense
Medal of Honor: Underground
Gameplay
combat-focused stealth
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

Medal of Honor: Underground

intense atmospheric
Crusader Kings III
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

Crusader Kings III

intense atmospheric
Griftlands
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
84
Metacritic Score: 84
Generally Favorable

Griftlands

intense atmospheric
Guild Wars Factions
Gameplay
real-time combat-focused
84
Metacritic Score: 84
Generally Favorable

Guild Wars Factions

intense epic
Fallout: New Vegas
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
84
Metacritic Score: 84
Generally Favorable

Fallout: New Vegas

atmospheric intense
Yakuza Remastered Collection
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
84
Metacritic Score: 84
Generally Favorable

Yakuza Remastered Collection

intense atmospheric
Guild Wars Nightfall
Gameplay
real-time story-driven
84
Metacritic Score: 84
Generally Favorable

Guild Wars Nightfall

intense atmospheric
Chicken Police – Paint it RED!
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
83
Metacritic Score: 83
Generally Favorable

Chicken Police – Paint it RED!

atmospheric comical
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
83
Metacritic Score: 83
Generally Favorable

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd

atmospheric intense
Wasteland 3
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
83
Metacritic Score: 83
Generally Favorable

Wasteland 3

intense atmospheric
Crusader Kings II
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

Crusader Kings II

intense atmospheric
Judgment
Gameplay
third person combat-focused
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

Judgment

intense atmospheric
The Wolf Among Us
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

The Wolf Among Us

atmospheric intense
King's Bounty: Armored Princess
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

King's Bounty: Armored Princess

relaxing intense
Asheron's Call
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

Asheron's Call

atmospheric relaxing
Sleeping Dogs
Gameplay
combat-focused story-driven
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

Sleeping Dogs

intense atmospheric
SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech

relaxing atmospheric
Growlanser Generations
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

Growlanser Generations

atmospheric intense
Card Hunter
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Card Hunter

relaxing intense
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood

relaxing intense
Judgment (2019)
Gameplay
combat-focused story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Judgment (2019)

intense atmospheric
Battle Brothers
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Battle Brothers

intense atmospheric
The Outer Worlds
Gameplay
conversation-based exploration-heavy
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

The Outer Worlds

satirical exploratory
Far Cry 5
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Far Cry 5

intense atmospheric
Breath of Fire (1993)
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
79
Metacritic Score: 79
Generally Favorable

Breath of Fire (1993)

atmospheric intense
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
78
Metacritic Score: 78
Generally Favorable

Avernum 2: Crystal Souls

atmospheric intense
A Way Out
Gameplay
cooperative story-driven
78
Metacritic Score: 78
Generally Favorable

A Way Out

intense atmospheric
Divinity 2: The Dragon Knight Saga
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Divinity 2: The Dragon Knight Saga

atmospheric intense
Anachronox
Gameplay
real-time combat story-driven
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Anachronox

atmospheric intense
Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea

relaxing atmospheric
Divinity II: Developer's Cut
Gameplay
real-time exploration-heavy
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Divinity II: Developer's Cut

atmospheric intense
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
76
Metacritic Score: 76
Generally Favorable

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

intense atmospheric
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth

atmospheric intense
Eschalon: Book I
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Eschalon: Book I

atmospheric intense
SiN Episodes: Emergence
Gameplay
combat-focused first-person
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

SiN Episodes: Emergence

intense atmospheric
Avadon: The Black Fortress
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Avadon: The Black Fortress

atmospheric intense
Steambot Chronicles
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

Steambot Chronicles

atmospheric intense
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