Best story games on Reddit
225 reviews from r/XboxGamePass, r/XboxSeriesX, r/playstation and 19 more subreddits
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#1
Rockstar Games
5.0
(14)
"Red Dead Redemption 2. You'll never be the same again after playing it"
"Red Dead Redemption 2"
"If you enjoy open world storytelling games, you haven’t lived until you experience the story of RDR2."
"Red dead redemption 2"
"Best story Rdr 2"
"GTA IV"
"GtaV"
"Rdr1"
"Red dead 2, life is strange 1 had me feeling empty after finishing it, tales from the borderlands, the walking dead 1-2, super paper Mario."
"Red dead 2, life is strange 1 had me feeling empty after finishing it."
#2
N/A
4.7
(13)
"The story is strong and sensitive too."
"Is definitely in this vein."
"I loved Chants of Sennaar."
"Nier Automata. (And Nier Replicant ver 1.22 now that it's on PS).
Incredible story, full of much trauma."
"My personal favorite story game is NieR: Automata."
"I hate how I’ve played and finished nearly every game here and I cried at the end of nearly every single one."
"Glad to see Little Nightmares getting some recognition"
"Omori"
"This is peak sad. Amazing story."
"A really great game. No combat, just language puzzles and a gradually unfolding moving story."
#3
Remedy Entertainment
4.7
(11)
"Very immersive story, really cool game"
"Remedy’s games are great stories among themselves."
"Remedy’s games are great stories among themselves."
"Remedy’s games are great stories among themselves."
"Control.
Absolutely loved all the lore, characters, story, etc."
"Alan wake 2."
"Control."
"Alan Wake 2 is fantastic."
"The combat is repetitive but the story is great and would wet your appetite for AW2, which is a narrative masterpiece."
"I’ve heard Alan Wake is great too but haven’t played that one to recommend."
#4
BioWare
4.8
(10)
"Mass Effect Legendary"
"Mass Effect trilogy if you haven’t played it until now. Gaming-defining experience. There are difficulty levels that will allow to focus on a story."
"Mass Effect Legendary Edition is right up there imo."
"Mass Effect Trilogy, Pentiment, Hellblade, Guardians of the Galaxy, Psychonauts 2, Yes Your Grace, Banner Saga Trilogy, Red Dead Redemption 1/2, Witcher 3"
"Mass affect trilogy, Life is Strange, Bioshock."
"Maybe try the Mass Effect Legendary Edition if you want more adventures in space."
"KOTOR"
"Mass Effect trilogy."
"I'd say Mass Effect Legendary Edition. It has its hiccups, but it's one of the best narratives of the last gen."
"I adore these games and have probably more play throughs in them than in any other games combined in my life."
#5
CD Projekt Red
4.8
(9)
"Open world rpg with some of the best writing in gaming."
"Witcher 3"
"Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Baldur’s Gate 3."
"Cyberpunk 2077 is an amazing story game with some truly great characters."
"By far the great story I've ever seen in gaming."
"Witcher Wild Hunt"
"Probably Witcher 3 for me."
"* cyberpunk2077
* witcher 2 and 3, 1 has great story too but yeah, gameplay is bad"
"Cyberpunk 2077"
#6
Telltale
5.0
(8)
"I think the 'Walking Dead' games from Telltale are really great in 'story telling'."
"The Wolf Among Us, God of War 2018 and Ragnarok, Life Is Strange, Heavy Rain, Detroit: Become Human."
"Try playing the walking dead series. I really liked it."
"The best story games I've ever played... I'm gonna say: The Walking Dead games."
"TWD, Life is Strange 1&2 (yet to play new one), Wolf Among Us, Mass Effect trilogy..."
"Wolf Among Us"
"The walking dead"
"Walking dead all games"
#7
Naughty Dog
5.0
(7)
"The last of us (play it on easy) it has a brilliant story line."
"I tell everyone to play TLOU."
"Last of us
God of War
God of War Ragnarok
Ghost of Tsushima
The Witcher 3
Cyberpunk
RDR2"
"* Last Of Us 1&2
* Detroit: Become Human
* Life Is Strange
* Heavy Rain
* Until Dawn"
"The last of us part 1 and 2"
"Of course play The Last of us if you already haven't..."
"Last of us,persona 3,death stranding"
#8
Mass Effect
5.0
(6)
"If you've never played Mass Effect Trilogy, it definitely is a must."
"Mass Effect Trilogy"
"Quantum break, control, Mass Effect, Hellblade, jedi survivor... Fallout 3 & 4, Skyrim, outer worlds."
"Mass effect, and of the fallout series, the Witcher."
"Mass Effect."
"Mass Effect or Halo"
#9
Yakuza
5.0
(6)
"I'm having a blast with Yakuza Like a Dragon."
"It's absolutely fantastic and works as a great first Yakuza game."
"Yakuza 0 ( the whole series IMO )
Mass effect trilogy
Ac origins
Gears 1 to 3
Twd season 1
A way out"
"The Yakuza series have great storyline’s 💖"
"Yakuza. Any of them, but ideally start with either 0, Kiwami, or Like a Dragon"
"I just want to mention the yakuza/like a dragon series."
#10
Focus Entertainment
5.0
(6)
"The two *A Plague Tale* games (*Innocence* and *Requiem*) are good story games (with some action adventure and stealth elements)."
"A Plague's Tale Requiem."
"Plague Tale and Mass Effect"
"Plague Tale Requiem"
"Yes definitely the Plague Tale games."
"A Plague Tale Innocence and Requiem for sure"
#11
Telltale Games
4.7
(6)
"The walking dead telltale."
"Twd games"
"Walking dead game s1 is as perfect as a zombie story gets."
"Or get the walking dead telltale series."
"The walking dead series . I think it's still on GP."
"The walking dead"
#12
Ninja Theory
5.0
(5)
"Hellblade 1 & 2"
"Hell blade"
"Hellblade 1 and 2 and Still Wakes The Deep are all great horror games"
"Hellblade series is one of my personal favorites"
"Plague tale and hellblade are pretty awesome"
#13
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
4.8
(5)
"Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Still Wakes The Deep
Deliver Us The Moon... Star Wars Jedi: Survivor"
"Hellblade is amazing."
"Hellblade, Quantum Break, Alan Wake."
"Hellblade."
"Hellblade is solid"
#14
A Plague Tale
4.8
(5)
"A Plagues tale Requiem. Fantastic story, even if you didn't play the first part."
"A Plague Tale Requiem, The Gunk, Firewatch, Road 96."
"A plague tale 1/2"
"A plague tale requiem"
"Plague tale tho kinda slow paced"
#15
Respawn Entertainment
4.8
(5)
"Star Wars Jedi fallen order."
"1.A plague tale Requiem
2. Star wars fallen order and survivors"
"Titan mother fucking fall 2"
"Titanfall hit me like a fuckin truck"
"Jedi fallen order was decent, jedi survivor was top tier starwars story"
#16
Quantic Dream
5.0
(4)
"Detroit Become Human"
"Detroit become human"
"Also a gamed called Detriot Become Human."
"Detroit become human is good"
#17
God of War
5.0
(4)
"God of War & Ragnarok, Ghost of Tsushima, Last of Us & Part 2... Ratchet & Clank"
"Uncharted, God of War 2018, God of War Ragnarok, Ni no Kuni 1 & 2... story driven games that you would play more than 50 to 100 hours."
"The new God of War games are instant classics."
"God of war, all games Greek and Norse both"
#18
Larian Studios
5.0
(4)
"BG3 and Disco Elysium and probably the best."
"Baldurs Gate 3 based on dungeons and dragons, runs decently well on mac, has a 'story mode' which makes the combat/dialog checks and other dice rolls super easy."
"Baldurs gate 3."
"Baldur's gate 3 has an incredible story that changes based on what you do in the game."
#19
Atlus
5.0
(4)
"Persona 3"
"Persona 3 Reload"
"Persona 3 Reload got me."
"Some of my favourite stories in games: - Persona 3 - Professor Layton 3 - FFXIV - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Persona 5 Royal - Persona 4 Golden"
#20
Rockstar
5.0
(3)
"Cowboy game with amazing story and an amazing open world with lot of things to do"
"Red Dead Redemption 2…"
"Yakuza Zero, Red Dead 2, and Mafia games have great stories."
#21
Kojima Productions
5.0
(3)
"Death Stranding Director's Cut"
"Have you tried Death Stranding?"
"Have you tried Death Stranding?"
#22
The Walking Dead
5.0
(3)
"The walking dead (Not including season 3)"
"It's a series that has stuck with me. You get attached to the characters pretty quickly."
"TT Walking dead fucking broke me."
#23
Sea of Stars
5.0
(3)
"Sea of stars and the messenger are two of my favorite games on Xbox one, highly recommend"
"Great heartwarming story."
"Sea of Stars is amazing"
#24
Dontnod Entertainment
5.0
(3)
"Life is Strange 1&2 (yet to play new one)"
"I’ve been streaming Life is Strange."
"I like the Life Is Strange series."
#25
Ghost of Tsushima
5.0
(3)
"Ghost of Tsushima
The last of us
Deteoid become human
Uncharted series
God of war"
"Ghost of Tsushima, red dead redemption 2 (campaign), rise of the ronin... Have fun!"
"Ghost of Tsushima"
#26
4A Games
5.0
(3)
"The best post apocalyptic fps I've ever played"
"Metro: Exodus, Quantum Break, Hellblade."
"Metro Exodus is my favorite story game so far this year."
#27
Pentiment
4.7
(3)
"Pentiment. Enough said"
"Pentiment"
"Pentiment!"
#28
Firewatch
4.3
(3)
"Fire watch was for me one of the best stories without a doubt"
"Most of the walking sim classics - Firewatch, Gone Home, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter..."
"Firewatch."
#29
Quantum Break
4.3
(3)
"Quantum Break. Control."
"Quantum Break, the Quarry, Fallout 4."
"Quantum break."
#30
Control
4.3
(3)
"„Control“ & „Quantum Break“, „Firewatch“"
"Control, Quantum Break, Plague Tale, Mass Effect."
"Control. Fallout 4. Dead Space Remake."
#31
As Dusk Falls
4.0
(3)
"As Dusk Falls (from former quantic dream devs, similar gameplay but lower budget/motion comic style—interesting characters, lots of different story paths, kinda plays like an interactive Coen Bros movie)"
"Tell me why
as dusk falls"
"Try as dusk falls it’s the same type of genre where your decisions change the game"
#32
CD Projekt
5.0
(2)
"Fantasy RPG with tons of content and fun characters."
"Portal 2, Watch Dogs, The Witcher 3, Journey, in all of them i cried"
#33
Spiritfarer
5.0
(2)
"I don't know if it's necessarily a story game, but Spiritfarer is excellently written."
"A game that had no right to be that good."
#34
A Plague Tale: Requiem
5.0
(2)
"Plague tale requiem has one of the greatest stories ive ever played in my life."
"Oh this is still my fav game I have played this year. Awesome game and plat."
#35
Omori
5.0
(2)
"Omori broke me"
"Omori got me like"
#36
Disco Elysium
5.0
(2)
"Disco Elysium is pretty much the ultimate story game."
"Disco Elysium mentioned!?1!!!1!!!"
#37
Horizon Zero Dawn
5.0
(2)
"I recommend Horizon Zero Dawn and its sequel Horizon Forbidden West."
"Horizon Zero Dawn and its sequel Horizon Forbidden West!"
#38
Netflix
5.0
(2)
"Oxen free is great! I had no idea it was on android too."
"* [Oxenfree](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netflix.NGP.Oxenfree)"
#39
ZA/UM
5.0
(2)
"BG3 and Disco Elysium and probably the best."
"Disco Elysium - one of the best games I ever played."
#40
What Remains of Edith Finch
5.0
(2)
"Same for edith finch."
"One of my favorite story-based games is What Remains of Edith Finch."
#41
PlatinumGames
5.0
(2)
"For sure."
"Here are my top 5 of all time: - Nier Automata - Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice - GOW 2018+Ragnarok - Ghost of Tsushima - Witcher 3"
#42
Life is Strange
5.0
(2)
"Life is strange"
"Life is Strange, Undertale, or Little Miss Forture are the ones I'd recommend off the top of my head"
#43
Lies of P
4.5
(2)
"Lies of P"
"Lies of P, Control, Quantum Break, and Alan Wake."
#44
Night in the Woods
4.5
(2)
"Night in the Woods is a great one!"
"Night in the woods and beacon pines (and firewatch) are gripping narratives."
#45
Citizen Sleeper
4.0
(2)
"Citizen Sleeper (another choice-based narrative, but also light time management sim, set on a space station—cool setting, engaging characters, me)"
"Citizen Sleeper is a weirdly but very enjoyable experience."
#46
Botany Manor
4.0
(2)
"I liked the story in Botany Manor."
"I’m enjoying botany manor atm, it’s a bit of a puzzle/riddle game and you slowly discover the story"
#47
LucasArts
5.0
(1)
"Republic Commando (F for Clone Wick)"
#48
Nintendo
5.0
(1)
"Still trying to find a game that beats SUPER PAPER MARIO in romance department."
#49
Toby Fox
5.0
(1)
"Only two game endings have genuinely made me cry."
#50
Psychonauts
5.0
(1)
"Psychonauts 2"
#51
Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order
5.0
(1)
"Star wars fallen order and Jedi survivor"
#52
Mother 3
5.0
(1)
"Highly recommend Mother 3 too while you’re at it."
#53
Persona 3
5.0
(1)
"Persona 3"
#54
Suikoden
5.0
(1)
"Suikoden I and II"
#55
Fez
5.0
(1)
"You might want to try Fez too, the game that probably Tunic was inspired by"
#56
Myst
5.0
(1)
"The Myst games, Obduction, Tunic"
#57
Batman: Arkham Series
5.0
(1)
"The Arkham Series (Return to Arkham Asylum & Return to Arkham City, Arkham Knight) are all great story games IMO."
#58
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
5.0
(1)
"If you’ve never played Witcher 3 or Red Dead redemption 2, you need to"
#59
BioShock Trilogy
5.0
(1)
"BioShock Trilogy, Life Is Strange, Portal 1+2, Atomic Heart."
#60
Baldur's Gate 3
5.0
(1)
"Baldurs gate 3"
#61
OPUS: Echo of Starsong
5.0
(1)
"Has an excellent story!"
#62
Telltale's The Walking Dead
5.0
(1)
"Telltale games, especially walking dead series, Sleeping dogs."
#63
Outer Wilds
5.0
(1)
"The quintessential space adventure game."
#64
A Plague Tale: Innocence
5.0
(1)
"Plague tale, Batman, Dead space remake, Fire watch, gris, hi-fi rush, just cause 4, ace attorney, residente evil 2, tunic"
#65
SOMA
4.0
(1)
"SOMA"
#66
Raging Loop
4.0
(1)
"The other one is Raging Loop."
#67
Gnosia
4.0
(1)
"The first one that has most gameplay is Gnosia"
#68
Obsidian Entertainment
4.0
(1)
"Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2."
#69
Mafia
4.0
(1)
"Mafia Remaster pretty good and of course Plague Tale games."
#70
High on Life
4.0
(1)
"I just enjoyed High on Life
funny as fuck and decent story"
#71
Tales of Arise
4.0
(1)
"Tales of arise"
#72
Puzzle
4.0
(1)
"Case of the Golden Idol, which is also included with Netflix."
#73
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
4.0
(1)
"Star wars fallen order and Jedi survivor"
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