Best Story 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 story rich games.

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We Know the Devil WE KNOW THE DEVIL is a visual novel about teens reluctantly fighting the devil at summer camp. Follow meangirl Neptune, tomboy Jupiter, and shy shy Venus as they get to know each other--but one always gets left out.

Price 5.69€
Rating 8.9
Release 15 Feb 2016
My Name is Mayo This is a clicking adventure that simulates the real-life tapping of a Mayo Jar! You will unveil its story and (maybe) you will learn from it!

Price 0.99€
Rating 8.1
Release 15 Feb 2016
Layers of Fear (2016) Layers of Fear is a first-person psychedelic horror game with a heavy focus on story and exploration. Players take control of a painter whose sole purpose is to finish his Magnum Opus. The player must navigate a constantly changing Victorian-era mansion and ghastly visions of the painter’s psyche.

Price -86% 2.96€
Rating 8.7
Release 15 Feb 2016
Downfall There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...

Price -93% 0.66€
Rating 8.9
Release 15 Feb 2016
Kindred Spirits on the Roof During lunch one day, Toomi Yuna meets two "Kindred Spirits" on the roof of her school. When they insist she help them nurture young love, Yuna finds herself playing "yuri cupid" to six unique and adorable couples. Can she remain aloof or will the promise of a "yuritopia" reach her too?

Price -86% 4.63€
Rating 9.2
Release 12 Feb 2016
Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons During your first year of university, immense magical powers are forced onto you, thus revealing the supernatural world hidden within ours. But you must learn to control your powers with the help of a partner or risk destroying everything around you. Will your new fate be one of tragedy or serendipity?

Price Free to play
Rating 7.7
Release 11 Feb 2016
Rise of the Tomb Raider™ Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration includes the base game and Season Pass featuring all-new content. Explore Croft Manor in the new “Blood Ties” story, then defend it against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”.

Price -97% 1.10€
Rating 9.3
Release 09 Feb 2016
Firewatch Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.9
Release 09 Feb 2016
Space Pilgrim Episode III: Delta Pavonis Still reeling from the life-changing events of the previous episode, Gail seeks out a safe haven with her father in the Delta Pavonis system. However, she soon learns that the politics of Planet Leto can be as treacherous and unpredictable as the local weather.

Price -88% 0.25€
Rating 8.1
Release 04 Feb 2016
The Chosen RPG The Chosen is a heroic RPG. Will you be able to unravel the mysterious plot against you and become the Chosen?

Price -72% 0.55€
Rating 6.8
Release 04 Feb 2016
Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. You are the famous private detective Hercule Poirot and, once again, you find yourself up against a mysterious serial killer who goes by the name of "ABC".

Price -98% 0.42€
Rating 7.9
Release 04 Feb 2016
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4 The latest opus in the acclaimed STORM series is taking you on a colourful and breathtaking ride. Take advantage of the totally revamped battle system and prepare to dive into the most epic fights you’ve ever seen !

Price -66% 6.93€
Rating 9.0
Release 04 Feb 2016
IMSCARED "I need a Heart in order to open it"

Price 3.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 03 Feb 2016
Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2 An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered.

Price -44% 5.65€
Rating 8.4
Release 02 Feb 2016
Tales of Symphonia FIRST TIME ON STEAM – Based on the PlayStation®3 port of the original GameCube game, this RPG classic is finally available for PC.

Price -87% 2.61€
Rating 8.3
Release 01 Feb 2016
Rusty Lake Hotel Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

Price 1.99€
Rating 9.3
Release 29 Jan 2016
Eventide: Slavic Fable Explore the exciting world of slavic legends!

Price -80% 2.95€
Rating 8.7
Release 28 Jan 2016
Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project "Life is like a waiting room, except people don't leave in the order they enter." Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story.

Price -50% 1.49€
Rating 9.1
Release 27 Jan 2016
Allods Online RU Tighten the ranks on your path to glorious victories in Allods Online! Team up with your friends to explore the dangers of the mysterious Astral. Together you will prevail!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.3
Release 26 Jan 2016
The Witness You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Price -87% 5.13€
Rating 8.3
Release 26 Jan 2016
Crashlands Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.

Price -96% 0.71€
Rating 8.7
Release 21 Jan 2016
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.

Price -98% 0.96€
Rating 7.8
Release 20 Jan 2016
Resident Evil 0 Before the mansion, before the destruction of Raccoon City, there was Resident Evil 0. Now remastered with improved visuals and sounds, as well as the all-new Wesker Mode, there's never been a better time to experience the origins of the Resident Evil story.

Price -80% 4.01€
Rating 8.0
Release 19 Jan 2016
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience.

Price -93% 2.22€
Rating 8.7
Release 15 Jan 2016

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