Story Games reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 342 Reddit reviews across 29 subreddits and 47 posts to rank the best Story Games brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/XboxGamePass, r/playstation, r/XboxSeriesX, r/MemeVideos, r/Indiangamers. Top-rated brands include BioWare (4.9/5), Rockstar Games (5.0/5), Remedy Entertainment (4.7/5).
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Reviews342
Subreddits29
Posts47
Brands73
Products64
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#1
BioWare
4.9
(16)
"Mass Effect Trilogy"
"Mass effect legendary edition"
"Mass effect - great story"
"Mass Effect Trilogy"
"My suggestions: Mass Effect trilogy"
"Mass Effect trilogy"
"Mass Effect Legendary"
"Mass effect"
"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."
#2
Rockstar Games
5.0
(15)
"Red dead redemption 2."
"My most recommended open world story games with combat are red dead redemption (2) and the god of war reboots, 2018 and Ragnarok."
"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"
"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."
"RDR2"
#3
Remedy Entertainment
4.7
(16)
"My suggestions: Control"
"Alan Wake 2"
"Very immersive story, really cool game"
"CONTROL."
"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."
"Control."
"Alan wake 2."
"Alan Wake 2 is fantastic."
#4
CD Projekt Red
4.8
(13)
"The Witcher 3."
"Open world rpg with some of the best writing in gaming."
"Witcher 3"
"I gave Cyberpunk a try and was hooked instantly."
"Witcher 3, but that's like telling someone that Mozart was good."
"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."
#5
Larian Studios
5.0
(11)
"Baldurs gate 3"
"+1 for Cyberpunk/BG3 incredible games"
"If you just want another phenomenal single player RPG, Baldurs gate 3 would be that"
"BG3 too"
"Baldurs gate 3"
"Baldurs gate 3"
"My suggestions: Baldurs Gate 3"
"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."
#6
CD Projekt
4.5
(11)
"Witcher 3"
"+1 for Cyberpunk/BG3 incredible games"
"You can get lost in the world of cyberpunk pretty easily"
"The Witcher 3"
"Fantasy RPG with tons of content and fun characters."
"Portal 2, Watch Dogs, The Witcher 3, Journey, in all of them i cried"
"Cyberpunk 2077"
"Cyberpunk 2077"
"A futuristic open word RPG with tons of choices and stories."
"Maybe something like Cyberpunk or Elden Ring. Both great single player games."
#7
Naughty Dog
5.0
(9)
"The last of us (play it on easy) it has a brilliant story line."
"Ghost of Tsushima or the Uncharted games."
"Uncharted series 👍"
"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
Ninja Theory
5.0
(9)
"Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice"
"Both Hellblade games."
"Hellblade 1 & 2"
"Hell blade"
"Hellblade 1 and 2 and Still Wakes The Deep are all great horror games"
"Hellblade anyone?"
"Hellblade series is one of my personal favorites"
"Plague tale and hellblade are pretty awesome"
"Hellblade Senuas sacrifice. It’s about 5-8 hour game."
#9
Square Enix
5.0
(9)
"NieR Automata (genuinely amazing story)"
"Chrono trigger is considered to be one of the best games ever made"
"The best starting points for each imo are FF10 (6, 7, 9, and 16 are also great)"
"The first game that made me feel this way was final fantasy X back in the ps2 days"
"Final fantasy 16, the newest installment in the series, definitely has some top tier story telling"
"FFX"
"Final Fantasy XVI"
"Nier Automata"
"Chrono trigger"
#10
Respawn Entertainment
4.8
(9)
"Jedi: Fallen Order & Survivor"
"- Jedi Fallen Order and Survivor"
"Star Wars Jedi fallen order."
"1.A plague tale Requiem
2. Star wars fallen order and survivors"
"Then i was titanfall 2 and know i dont know if can play any other story anymore haha"
"Titan mother fucking fall 2"
"Titanfall hit me like a fuckin truck"
"Titanfall 2"
"Jedi fallen order was decent, jedi survivor was top tier starwars story"
#11
Quantic Dream
5.0
(8)
"Detroit become human"
"Detroid: Become Human"
"All the David Cage games. Detroit, Beyond 2 souls etc"
"Detroid become human"
"Detroit Become Human"
"Detroit become human"
"Also a gamed called Detriot Become Human."
"Detroit become human is good"
#12
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"
#13
Yakuza
5.0
(7)
"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."
"Yakuza mentioned!"
#14
Kojima Productions
4.9
(7)
"I recommend Death Stranding, it's one of those games that really let's you slow down and just vibe"
"- Death Stranding"
"Death Stranding Director's Cut"
"Have you tried Death Stranding?"
"Have you tried Death Stranding?"
"Death Stranding"
#15
Red Dead Redemption 2
4.7
(7)
"RDR2, one of the best games ever made."
"Rdr2"
"Red dead redemption 2, probably the best story telling game i played so far"
"If you enjoyed RDR you can't go wrong with RDR2, the combat/gameplay can become repetitive but if you mix it up with side quests and other tasks it'll be much more enjoyable."
"#RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2"
"Too bad I bawled at red dead 2."
"Bioshock, Singularity, FEAR. I'm with you, RDR2 was as boring in the first hour as the 15th hour to me."
#16
Telltale Games
4.7
(7)
"The walking dead telltale."
"Walking dead"
"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"
#17
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"
#18
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"
#19
Bravely Default
4.1
(7)
"Bravely Default is the best of the three, followed by Second (its direct sequel)."
"Bravely Default is imo the best package of all three released games."
"Default had better music and the story, while super divisive, was more memorable to me."
"Great games but they are pretty brutal on hard mode"
"Default 1 is basically a modern version of FF5 with the Brave/default mechanic."
"Default is imo the best game of the three; has the most endearing characters and while the story is simple, it's pretty good."
"I like Bravely Default, but it's definitely the least enjoyable of the three for me due to the second half of the game being incredibly repetitive"
#20
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
4.8
(6)
"Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice"
"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"
#21
Horizon Zero Dawn
4.8
(5)
"Horizon Zero Dawn has the greatest story I’ve ever seen in a game"
"I recommend Horizon Zero Dawn and its sequel Horizon Forbidden West."
"Horizon Zero Dawn and its sequel Horizon Forbidden West!"
"AND HORIZON ZERO DAWN BASED POST!!!!"
"Horizon Zero Dawn."
#22
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"
#23
Asobo Studio
4.6
(5)
"A Plague Tale"
"For story you’re going to want to play A Plague Tale. There’s 2 games and they’re both incredible."
"A Plague Tale Requiem. You might wanna play the first game before jumping into this one though."
"Plague tale games"
"Plague tale requiem"
#24
Bravely Default and Bravely Second
4.2
(5)
"BD 1 and BS are two parts of the same story but I highly recommend both of them."
"Bravely Default and Bravely Second are much better."
"Bravely Second is better than Bravely Default at pretty much everything but it's a direct sequel, so you need to play Default first."
"Bravely Default and Bravely Second are two of my favorite JRPGs."
"BD1 is very mediocre in a lot of ways but sets up for Second which whips ass and fixes basically all of its problems."
#25
Dontnod Entertainment
5.0
(4)
"Life is Strange"
"Life is Strange 1&2 (yet to play new one)"
"I’ve been streaming Life is Strange."
"I like the Life Is Strange series."
#26
PlatinumGames
5.0
(4)
"Nier Automata"
"Nier Automata"
"For sure."
"Here are my top 5 of all time: - Nier Automata - Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice - GOW 2018+Ragnarok - Ghost of Tsushima - Witcher 3"
#27
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"
#28
Atlus
5.0
(4)
"Persona 5 Royal"
"I would go with the classic and do 3-7 more play-throughs of P5R"
"Persona 3 Reload"
"Persona 3 Reload got me."
#29
Firewatch
4.5
(4)
"Firewatch, Kentucky Route Zero and What Remains of Edith Finch"
"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."
#30
Bravely Default II
2.7
(6)
"BD 2 is good as well but I find that the writing was too serious in it."
"Bravely Default II is meh. I didn't love it."
"If you wind up becoming a fan, maybe check out Default II. Like everyone else said, it is the weakest, but it tries some interesting stuff."
"Bravely Default 2 is unrelated to Default or Second story-wise, and IMO it's fine but a significant step down from the first two games."
"Bravely Default II almost isn’t worth playing."
"3 is bad compared to 1 and 2 (storywise)"
#31
Sony
4.0
(4)
"Days gone will be next"
"Days Gone"
"Days gone"
"- Days Gone"
#32
Obsidian Entertainment
4.0
(4)
"Outer worlds"
"Nah, I quite enjoyed Pentiment, actually"
"Pentiment or is that a text bubble only game?
Citizen Sleeper and Citizen Sleeper 2"
"The Outer Worlds was solid"
#33
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"
#34
Disco Elysium
5.0
(3)
"Disco Elysium keeps me hooked."
"Disco Elysium is pretty much the ultimate story game."
"Disco Elysium mentioned!?1!!!1!!!"
#35
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."
#36
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."
#37
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"
#38
Mobius Digital
5.0
(3)
"Outer Wilds"
"This one a bit nieche but where mah outer wilds."
"I am sooo upset outer wilds wasnt there"
#39
Pentiment
4.7
(3)
"Pentiment. Enough said"
"Pentiment"
"Pentiment!"
#40
Skyrim
4.7
(3)
"Skyrim."
"Skyrim, still wakes the deep, hellblade 1-2,"
"I wanna say Skyrim, but that game could be long."
#41
Yakuza 0
4.7
(3)
"JRPG recommendations: - Yakuza 0"
"Yakuza 0, maybe even pillars of eternity."
"Yakuza 0"
#42
Life is Strange
4.7
(3)
"Life is strange"
"Life is Strange, Undertale, or Little Miss Forture are the ones I'd recommend off the top of my head"
"Check out Life Is Strange 1. The first episode is free. It's pretty slow paced and relaxing so I think u might enjoy it"
#43
Control
4.3
(3)
"„Control“ & „Quantum Break“, „Firewatch“"
"Control, Quantum Break, Plague Tale, Mass Effect."
"Control. Fallout 4. Dead Space Remake."
#44
Cyberpunk 2077
4.3
(3)
"Cyberpunk hit me x2. end of act 1 and 3."
"Cyberpunk 2077 has great writing and the Phantom Liberty expansion is a must play IMO."
"I would add Cyberpunk to this list."
#45
Final Fantasy X
4.3
(3)
"I think FFX has the best story."
"FFX, it's pretty straightforward in my opinon."
"Ffx, some great plot-twists (kinda)."
#46
Citizen Sleeper
4.3
(3)
"Citizen Sleeper is a dystopian sci-fi video game with some of the best writing, character, atmosphere and design you’ll see in any video game ever."
"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."
#47
SOMA
4.3
(3)
"You have to try SOMA. 10 hours of gameplay at most, but let me tell you, it will stay in your head for a long time."
"SOMA"
"SOMA"
#48
Campo Santo
4.3
(3)
"Heavy rain firewatch uncharted 4"
"My suggestions: Firewatch"
"Fire watch"
#49
Quantum Break
4.3
(3)
"Quantum Break. Control."
"Quantum Break, the Quarry, Fallout 4."
"Quantum break."
#50
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"
#51
Days Gone
4.0
(3)
"Days gone and basically every other game made by PlayStation"
"Days Gone."
"Days Gone and it's story is pretty good and gameplay is really fun."
#52
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)"
#53
Irrational Games
5.0
(2)
"- Bioshock series"
"The Bioshock trilogy is the cream of this crop."
#54
Frictional Games
5.0
(2)
"What kind of story games? Because I can absolutely recommend SOMA."
"SOMA, Arkham Asylum, Dead Space, Halo 1-3 are all very good stories."
#55
Moon Studios
5.0
(2)
"Ori"
"Ori is the best game I've ever played im glad it's on here."
#56
BioShock series
5.0
(2)
"BioShock is amazing!"
"All of the bioshocks. The first once story is easily the best though."
#57
Final Fantasy series
5.0
(2)
"I would say it is a surprisingly honest look at colonialism and the cost of war."
"It's mostly about each party member's individual story as friends on their quest to save the world."
#58
Rimworld
5.0
(2)
"Rimworld, its a different story everytime"
"I will always push Rimworld as a story generator that is never the same twice."
#59
2K Games
5.0
(2)
"Bioshock one"
"Bioshock, Red Dead Redemption 2, Last of Us Part 1"
#60
Outer Wilds
5.0
(2)
"Cant recommend it enough! Its quite a different game than the combat focused Allan Wake, or Uncharted that the other guy suggested."
"The quintessential space adventure game."
#61
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."
#62
Portal 2
5.0
(2)
"Portal 2 made me litearally cry."
"Portal 2, Undertale, and Minecraft mentioned"
#63
Undertale
5.0
(2)
"If you've got port master support, then defiantly Undertale and undertale yellow"
"The first time I finished Undertale Pacifist, I almost cried."
#64
Sega
5.0
(2)
"I got into the Yakuza series last year and its biggest positive is how amazing the story is. Every single one I've played is amazing, but I think the best entry point is Yakuza 0!"
"Yakuza Zero, Red Dead 2, and Mafia games have great stories."
#65
Nintendo
5.0
(2)
"Can’t get them out of my head."
"Earthbound"
#66
4A Games
5.0
(2)
"Metro: Exodus, Quantum Break, Hellblade."
"Metro Exodus is my favorite story game so far this year."
#67
Capcom
4.5
(2)
"Clair obscur is the best, and just one of the best games ever made"
"Claire obsure"
#68
Subnautica
4.5
(2)
"Subnautica"
"Subnautica is an open-world story-survival game that I always highly recommend everyone play."
#69
Mafia
4.5
(2)
"Mafia Remaster pretty good and of course Plague Tale games."
#70
Unknown Worlds Entertainment
4.5
(2)
"SUBNATICA MENTIONED RAHHHHH"
"- Subnautica"
#71
Stoic Studio
4.0
(2)
"If the genre appeals, I really recommend Banner Saga"
"- Banner Saga"
#72
Ryse: Son of Rome
4.0
(2)
"Ryse: Son of Rome. Also, definitely play that one in one sitting if you can."
"Ryse the son of Rome is pretty good."
#73
Warhorse Studios
4.0
(2)
"Try Kingdom come deliverance, it has a good story"
"Kingdomcome deliverence"
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