Best Story-Rich Games on Steam

The best story-driven games on Steam, ranked by player reviews: unforgettable characters, choices and narratives.

A list by Chronos ยท 100 games ยท updated Nov 2, 2026 ยท Report

Prices: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States (chosen by the listโ€™s maker)

  1. 1
    DELTARUNE$24.991,101 playing98% positivemin. 1 GB
  2. 2
    Undertale$9.991,086 playing96% positivemin. 200 MB
  3. 3
    Half-Life: Alyx$59.99185 playing98% positive
  4. 4
    Detroit: Become Human$39.991,951 playing96% positivemin. 55 GB
  5. 5
    Life is Strange - Episode 1Free215 playing96% positivemin. 5 GB
  6. 6
    OneShot$5.99โˆ’40%87 playing98% positive
  7. 7
    Inscryption$7.99โˆ’60%1,447 playing96% positivemin. 3 GB
  8. 8
    OMORI$19.99305 playing97% positivemin. 2 GB
  9. 9
    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33$39.99โˆ’20%2,748 playing95% positivemin. 55 GB
  10. 10
    Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition$44.992,403 playing95% positivemin. 60 GB
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    Persona 4 Golden$19.99690 playing97% positivemin. 14 GB
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    Marvelโ€™s Spider-Man Remastered$59.991,431 playing96% positivemin. 75 GB
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    Katana ZERO$14.9975 playing97% positivemin. 200 MB
  14. 14
    Persona 5 Royal$59.994,808 playing96% positivemin. 41 GB
  15. 15
    God of War$49.991,084 playing95% positivemin. 70 GB
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    The Walking Dead$2.99โˆ’80%177 playing97% positivemin. 2 GB
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    SANABI$14.9984 playing97% positivemin. 1 GB
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    Outer Wilds$24.99583 playing95% positivemin. 8 GB
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    Rhythm Doctor$19.9984 playing98% positivemin. 1 GB
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    Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy$9.89โˆ’67%1,002 playing97% positivemin. 3 GB
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    VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action$14.9953 playing97% positivemin. 250 MB
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    The Wolf Among Us$14.9938 playing97% positivemin. 2 GB
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    To the Moon$9.99127 playing95% positive
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    Sally Face - Episode One$2.99289 playing97% positivemin. 600 MB
  25. 25
    Halo: The Master Chief Collection$39.991,302 playing92% positivemin. 43 GB
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    STEINS;GATE$29.99156 playing97% positivemin. 13 GB
  27. 27
    The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series$4.99โˆ’90%2,478 playing96% positivemin. 45 GB
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    The Coffin of Andy and Leyley$11.99149 playing96% positivemin. 300 MB
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    Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc$19.99387 playing96% positivemin. 5 GB
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    Return of the Obra Dinn$19.99176 playing96% positivemin. 2 GB
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    Slay the Princess โ€” The Pristine Cut$7.19โˆ’60%338 playing96% positivemin. 13 GB
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    PocoFree8 playing99% positivemin. 1 GB
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    Before Your Eyes$1.99โˆ’80%33 playing97% positivemin. 5 GB
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    What Remains of Edith Finch$19.9964 playing95% positivemin. 5 GB
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    SOMA$29.9979 playing95% positivemin. 25 GB
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    Fran Bow$14.99139 playing97% positivemin. 5 GB
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    Persona 3 Reload$59.992,898 playing95% positivemin. 30 GB
  38. 38
    Paper Lily - Chapter 1Free16 playing99% positivemin. 350 MB
  39. 39
    Outcore: Desktop AdventureFree22 playing97% positivemin. 2 GB
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    Finding Paradise$9.9923 playing97% positive
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    The Walking Dead: Season Two$2.99โˆ’80%60 playing96% positivemin. 2 GB
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    Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation$24.992,814 playing94% positivemin. 6 GB
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    Mouthwashing$7.79โˆ’40%74 playing95% positivemin. 3 GB
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    Spiritfarerยฎ: Farewell Edition$2.99โˆ’90%508 playing94% positivemin. 7 GB
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    Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk$8.9915 playing96% positivemin. 700 MB
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    The Talos Principle$29.9975 playing95% positivemin. 5 GB
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    The Test$1.990 playing96% positivemin. 700 MB
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    Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT$59.991,745 playing93% positivemin. 75 GB
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    A Plague Tale: Innocence$3.99โˆ’90%331 playing93% positivemin. 50 GB
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    Library Of Ruina$29.991,962 playing94% positivemin. 10 GB
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    Project Kat - Paper Lily PrologueFree5 playing99% positivemin. 150 MB
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    Tactical Breach Wizards$19.9919 playing97% positivemin. 3 GB
  53. 53
    Spec Ops: The Lineโ€”13 playing93% positivemin. 6 GB
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    Until Then$19.02โˆ’30%82 playing96% positivemin. 3 GB
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    Servant of the Lake$5.35โˆ’33%228 playing98% positivemin. 1 GB
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    Murders on the Yangtze River$8.99โˆ’40%91 playing96% positivemin. 8 GB
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    Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons$14.994 playing94% positivemin. 2 GB
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    Control, I'm Not Coming BackFree6 playing98% positivemin. 500 MB
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    BAD END THEATER$9.990 playing97% positive
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    Bugsnax$24.9922 playing97% positivemin. 6.7 GB
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    METRO 2033 Redux$1.99โˆ’90%1,231 playing91% positivemin. 20 GB
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    Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy$59.9982 playing93% positivemin. 80 GB
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    OneShot: World Machine Edition$7.99โˆ’20%25 playing98% positive
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    Life is Strange: Before the Storm$16.9923 playing93% positive
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    A Space for the Unbound$19.10โˆ’3%11 playing97% positivemin. 3 GB
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    Marco & The Galaxy Dragon$19.990 playing97% positivemin. 9 GB
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    Ib$9.09โˆ’30%18 playing98% positivemin. 400 MB
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    METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN$19.99950 playing91% positivemin. 28 GB
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    Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective$9.89โˆ’67%54 playing97% positivemin. 7 GB
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    LISA: The Painful$7.99โˆ’60%31 playing95% positivemin. 800 MB
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    Transistor$19.994 playing93% positivemin. 3 GB
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    OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition$24.997 playing96% positivemin. 4 GB
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    FINAL FANTASY IX$20.99171 playing95% positivemin. 7 GB
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    Psychonauts 2$59.9953 playing95% positivemin. 30 GB
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    Night in the Woods$9.99โˆ’50%73 playing94% positivemin. 8 GB
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    Impostor Factory$9.9922 playing95% positivemin. 500 MB
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    The Walking Dead: The Final Season$3.99โˆ’80%41 playing94% positivemin. 15 GB
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    Firewatch$19.9940 playing90% positivemin. 4 GB
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    Lies of P$59.99733 playing91% positivemin. 50 GB
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    Sultan's Game$24.991,012 playing93% positivemin. 3 GB
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    BioShockโ„ข$19.9934 playing93% positivemin. 8 GB
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    Everhood$9.997 playing95% positivemin. 400 MB
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    In Stars And Time$19.9927 playing96% positivemin. 500 MB
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    Wildermyth$24.9972 playing94% positivemin. 2 GB
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    Mafia II (Classic)$29.99191 playing92% positivemin. 8 GB
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    REFLEXIA Prototype ver.Free5 playing96% positivemin. 200 MB
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    Just a To the Moon Series Beach Episode$7.997 playing98% positivemin. 500 MB
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    STAR WARSโ„ข Knights of the Old Republicโ„ข II - The Sith Lordsโ„ข$9.99176 playing93% positivemin. 10 GB
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    DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT$39.991,153 playing91% positivemin. 80 GB
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    LoveChoice$1.99116 playing92% positivemin. 1.5 GB
  91. 91
    Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 OnikakushiFree47 playing96% positivemin. 500 MB
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    Scarlet Hollow$23.99โˆ’20%48 playing97% positivemin. 2 GB
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    Metro Exodus$29.99979 playing89% positivemin. 59 GB
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    The Drifter$14.99โˆ’25%22 playing97% positivemin. 4 GB
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    Pentiment$19.9931 playing95% positivemin. 12 GB
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    Esoteric Ebb$24.99100 playing95% positivemin. 8 GB
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    My Little Puppy$24.995 playing97% positivemin. 10 GB
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    Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga$19.99182 playing94% positivemin. 1 GB
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    Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice$29.9927 playing90% positivemin. 30 GB
  100. 100
    The Talos Principle 2$39.99230 playing94% positivemin. 75 GB
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