Best games
Best story-rich games
The 250 best story-rich games, ranked from 31,814 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 31,814 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 29 September 2026.
Ranking, page 4
151
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
81
/100
152
A
Wolfenstein: The New Order
81
/100
153
S
Metro Exodus
81
/100
154
Sleeping Dogs
81
/100
155
FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION
81
/100
156
Jade Empire: Special Edition
81
/100
157
B
Resident Evil 3
81
/100
158
Assassin's Creed
81
/100
159
A
Far Cry 5
80
/100
160
A
Far Cry 4
80
/100
161
Assassin's Creed Revelations
80
/100
162
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
80
/100
163
The Artful Escape
80
/100
164
Deus Ex: Invisible War
80
/100
165
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
80
/100
166
Resident Evil: Revelations
80
/100
167
Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition
80
/100
168
Singularity
80
/100
169
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
79
/100
170
B
Detroit: Become Human
79
/100
171
S
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
79
/100
172
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
79
/100
173
The Gardens Between
79
/100
174
Samorost 3
79
/100
175
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
78
/100
176
A
Gothic
78
/100
177
Tacoma
78
/100
178
Black Book
78
/100
179
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
78
/100
180
System Shock
78
/100
181
LEGO Builder’s Journey
78
/100
182
Hue
78
/100
183
A
Little Nightmares
78
/100
184
The Last of Us Part I
77
/100
185
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
77
/100
186
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
77
/100
187
Observеr
77
/100
188
Old Man's Journey
77
/100
189
Tales of Zestiria
77
/100
190
Inmost
77
/100
191
As Dusk Falls
77
/100
192
The Unfinished Swan
77
/100
193
Quantum Break
77
/100
194
PowerWash Simulator
76
/100
195
Samorost 2
76
/100
196
D
Metro: Last Light Redux
76
/100
197
S
Outlast 2
76
/100
198
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition
76
/100
199
DISTRAINT
76
/100
200
Bugsnax
76
/100
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
81
/100
152
A
Wolfenstein: The New Order
81
/100
153
S
Metro Exodus
81
/100
154
Sleeping Dogs
81
/100
155
FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION
81
/100
156
Jade Empire: Special Edition
81
/100
157
B
Resident Evil 3
81
/100
158
Assassin's Creed
81
/100
159
A
Far Cry 5
80
/100
160
A
Far Cry 4
80
/100
161
Assassin's Creed Revelations
80
/100
162
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
80
/100
163
The Artful Escape
80
/100
164
Deus Ex: Invisible War
80
/100
165
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
80
/100
166
Resident Evil: Revelations
80
/100
167
Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition
80
/100
168
Singularity
80
/100
169
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
79
/100
170
B
Detroit: Become Human
79
/100
171
S
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
79
/100
172
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
79
/100
173
The Gardens Between
79
/100
174
Samorost 3
79
/100
175
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
78
/100
176
A
Gothic
78
/100
177
Tacoma
78
/100
178
Black Book
78
/100
179
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
78
/100
180
System Shock
78
/100
181
LEGO Builder’s Journey
78
/100
182
Hue
78
/100
183
A
Little Nightmares
78
/100
184
The Last of Us Part I
77
/100
185
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
77
/100
186
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
77
/100
187
Observеr
77
/100
188
Old Man's Journey
77
/100
189
Tales of Zestiria
77
/100
190
Inmost
77
/100
191
As Dusk Falls
77
/100
192
The Unfinished Swan
77
/100
193
Quantum Break
77
/100
194
PowerWash Simulator
76
/100
195
Samorost 2
76
/100
196
D
Metro: Last Light Redux
76
/100
197
S
Outlast 2
76
/100
198
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition
76
/100
199
DISTRAINT
76
/100
200
Bugsnax
76
/100