Best games
Best story-rich games
The 250 best story-rich games, ranked from 46,933 critic and player ratings.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
- 50 games are listed on this page, carrying 46,933 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 29 September 2026.
Ranking, page 2
51
Sea of Stars
90
/100
52
Returnal
90
/100
53
A
Hollow Knight: Silksong
90
/100
54
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
89
/100
55
B
Dark Souls III
89
/100
56
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
89
/100
57
Figment
89
/100
58
Mass Effect
88
/100
59
A
Hollow Knight
88
/100
60
S
BioShock 2
88
/100
61
A
It Takes Two
88
/100
62
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
88
/100
63
A
F.E.A.R.
88
/100
64
The Last of Us: Left Behind
88
/100
65
Neon White
88
/100
66
A
Dragon Age: Inquisition
88
/100
67
Machinarium
88
/100
68
Psychonauts 2
87
/100
69
Mass Effect Legendary Edition
87
/100
70
S
Rise of the Tomb Raider
87
/100
71
A
Dead Space 2
87
/100
72
S
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
87
/100
73
Death's Door
87
/100
74
Mouthwashing
87
/100
75
Braid
87
/100
76
A
Silent Hill 2
87
/100
77
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
86
/100
78
Silent Hill f
86
/100
79
S
NieR:Automata
86
/100
80
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut
86
/100
81
A
Dishonored 2
86
/100
82
Silent Hill
86
/100
83
Assassin's Creed 2 Deluxe Edition
86
/100
84
Yakuza 0
86
/100
85
Darksiders II
86
/100
86
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
86
/100
87
Dredge
86
/100
88
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
86
/100
89
A Plague Tale: Requiem
86
/100
90
Lies Of P
85
/100
91
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
85
/100
92
A
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
85
/100
93
A
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
85
/100
94
B
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
85
/100
95
Papers, Please
85
/100
96
DmC: Devil May Cry
85
/100
97
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords
85
/100
98
The Talos Principle
85
/100
99
Stray
85
/100
100
Valkyria Chronicles
85
/100
Sea of Stars
90
/100
52
Returnal
90
/100
53
A
Hollow Knight: Silksong
90
/100
54
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
89
/100
55
B
Dark Souls III
89
/100
56
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
89
/100
57
Figment
89
/100
58
Mass Effect
88
/100
59
A
Hollow Knight
88
/100
60
S
BioShock 2
88
/100
61
A
It Takes Two
88
/100
62
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
88
/100
63
A
F.E.A.R.
88
/100
64
The Last of Us: Left Behind
88
/100
65
Neon White
88
/100
66
A
Dragon Age: Inquisition
88
/100
67
Machinarium
88
/100
68
Psychonauts 2
87
/100
69
Mass Effect Legendary Edition
87
/100
70
S
Rise of the Tomb Raider
87
/100
71
A
Dead Space 2
87
/100
72
S
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
87
/100
73
Death's Door
87
/100
74
Mouthwashing
87
/100
75
Braid
87
/100
76
A
Silent Hill 2
87
/100
77
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
86
/100
78
Silent Hill f
86
/100
79
S
NieR:Automata
86
/100
80
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut
86
/100
81
A
Dishonored 2
86
/100
82
Silent Hill
86
/100
83
Assassin's Creed 2 Deluxe Edition
86
/100
84
Yakuza 0
86
/100
85
Darksiders II
86
/100
86
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
86
/100
87
Dredge
86
/100
88
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
86
/100
89
A Plague Tale: Requiem
86
/100
90
Lies Of P
85
/100
91
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
85
/100
92
A
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
85
/100
93
A
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
85
/100
94
B
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
85
/100
95
Papers, Please
85
/100
96
DmC: Devil May Cry
85
/100
97
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords
85
/100
98
The Talos Principle
85
/100
99
Stray
85
/100
100
Valkyria Chronicles
85
/100