Best Lore-Rich Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated lore-rich games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Lore-Rich games on Steam.

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Super Animal Royale It’s a fight for furvival! Super Animal Royale is a 64-player, frenetic, top-down 2D battle royale where murderous animals fight tooth, claw, and machine gun across an abandoned safari park.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.2
Release 26 Aug 2021
MIR4 MIR4 is a free-to-play open world K-fantasy MMORPG that can be cross-played on both PC and mobile devices. MIR4 is full of action and features numerous large scale clan PVP battles. Join now and become a legend.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.4
Release 25 Aug 2021
Arietta of Spirits Arietta of Spirits is a story-driven action-adventure game, with easy to approach game mechanics. Follow Arietta on her journey to unveil the mysteries of the Spirit Realm and immerse yourself in a story filled with emotion and surprising turns.

Price -92% 1.26€
Rating 8.1
Release 20 Aug 2021
The Doors of Trithius The Doors of Trithius is an open-world RPG roguelike. Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a living world of warring factions, wandering behemoths, and ancient magic. Level your skills, cook, craft, and explore dungeons. Will you follow the story, or let adventure be your guide?

Price -30% 10.49€
Rating 9.0
Release 15 Aug 2021
Blood Spear Blood Spear is a unique ranged action-adventure student game in which you play as a demonic spear. Emerging from a deep slumber, you are thirsty for blood. Throw with precision to impale and defeat powerful foes inside grandiose environments where a long-coveted power lies.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.1
Release 13 Aug 2021
HORROR TALES: The Wine Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D

Price 11.79€
Rating 7.4
Release 30 Jul 2021
Eldest Souls Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.

Price -98% 0.52€
Rating 7.1
Release 29 Jul 2021
FINAL FANTASY III The original FINAL FANTASY III comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the third game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.

Price -61% 7.03€
Rating 8.9
Release 28 Jul 2021
FINAL FANTASY II The original FINAL FANTASY II comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the second game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.

Price -9% 10.99€
Rating 7.8
Release 28 Jul 2021
FINAL FANTASY The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.

Price 11.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 28 Jul 2021
蛊婆 Lady in Tomb Gu Lady is a cartoon style third person action game. In the game, you'll have an adventure of nightmares and there are also puzzles for you to solve. You'll act Gu JiuXun, a Miao girl, to explore the grave filled with monsters,puzzles and traps,to save her younger sister!

Price 18.49€
Rating 8.7
Release 21 Jul 2021
GAME.exe You bought a PC that belonged to a suicidal developer, do you dare to run "Game.exe"?

Price -25% 2.99€
Rating 7.8
Release 02 Jul 2021
Cruelty Squad An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

Price 16.79€
Rating 9.5
Release 15 Jun 2021
Dark Deity Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...

Price -97% 0.91€
Rating 7.0
Release 15 Jun 2021
GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- The cutting-edge 2D/3D hybrid graphics pioneered in the Guilty Gear series have been raised to the next level in “GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-“. The new artistic direction and improved character animations will go beyond anything you’ve seen before in a fighting game!

Price -67% 13.51€
Rating 8.7
Release 11 Jun 2021
Edge Of Eternity Wage epic turn-based battles as you follow Daryon and Selene on their quest to find a cure to the all-consuming Corrosion in this grand tale of hope and sacrifice, created by a small team of passionate JRPG lovers.

Price -98% 0.80€
Rating 7.0
Release 08 Jun 2021
The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain The Advisor Series is a player-driven narrative where your choices & decisions, both in the game, and out of the game, determine how future episodes unfold. Play the role of villain protagonist Magnus the Magician, as he wreaks havoc across the land, one well-placed fireball at a time!

Price -20% 2.39€
Rating 9.0
Release 31 May 2021
Imagine Earth Build your own global colonies on distant worlds. Manage energy and resource supplies and produce goods for space trade. Form economic and diplomatic alliances or take over competing corporations. Conduct research to protect your colonists from disasters and avoid a climate crisis.

Price -33% 16.91€
Rating 7.8
Release 25 May 2021
7Days Origins 7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.

Price -65% 2.63€
Rating 8.0
Release 02 May 2021
Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings DX The definitive edition of the Atelier "Mysterious" series at a new price, with brand new content and various DLCs! "Atelier Lydie & Suelle" is the 3rd instalment: after discovering a mysterious painting, Lydie & Suelle get closer to their dream of running the best atelier.

Price -56% 17.95€
Rating 8.5
Release 21 Apr 2021
Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey DX The definitive edition of the Atelier "Mysterious" series at a new price, with brand new content and various DLCs! "Atelier Firis" is the 2nd instalment: after Firis encounters alchemy and is able to leave town, she is taken on a magical journey that has no limits.

Price 39.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 21 Apr 2021
Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX The definitive edition of the Atelier "Mysterious" series at a new price, with brand new content and various DLCs! "Atelier Sophie" is the 1st instalment: a chance encounter between Sophie and a sentient book Plachta takes them on an adventure to recover Plachta's memories.

Price 39.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 21 Apr 2021
He Needs His Medicine You have been dispatched for a 911 call. From the moment you step inside the apartment, you realize something is really wrong with the place. You are gonna make Him the last dosage. He needs his medicine.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.6
Release 14 Apr 2021
Narita Boy Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!

Price -99% 0.37€
Rating 7.5
Release 30 Mar 2021