Best games
Best story-rich games
The 250 best story-rich games, ranked from 25,086 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 25,086 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 29 September 2026.
Ranking, page 5
201
11-11 Memories Retold
76
/100
202
Prey
76
/100
203
F.E.A.R. 3
76
/100
204
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
76
/100
205
B
A Way Out
75
/100
206
The Evil Within
75
/100
207
Beholder
75
/100
208
A
Far Cry 6
75
/100
209
Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry
75
/100
210
Nihilumbra
75
/100
211
The Beginner's Guide
75
/100
212
Life is Strange Remastered
75
/100
213
Days Gone
75
/100
214
S
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
75
/100
215
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
74
/100
216
S
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
74
/100
217
A
Batman: Arkham Origins
74
/100
218
A
Far Cry Primal
74
/100
219
Deponia
74
/100
220
F.E.A.R. 3
74
/100
221
Sable
74
/100
222
Epistory - Typing Chronicles
74
/100
223
Guild Wars 2
74
/100
224
A
Cyberpunk 2077
73
/100
225
A Story About My Uncle
73
/100
226
Kona
73
/100
227
Lake
73
/100
228
Draugen
73
/100
229
Gun
73
/100
230
Shadowrun Returns
72
/100
231
C
Call of the Sea
72
/100
232
Dear Esther
72
/100
233
Assassin's Creed Syndicate
72
/100
234
Blair Witch
72
/100
235
Layers of Fear
72
/100
236
Resident Evil Revelations 2
72
/100
237
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
72
/100
238
Call of Juarez
72
/100
239
Rebel Galaxy
72
/100
240
A New Beginning - Final Cut
72
/100
241
Assemble with Care
72
/100
242
Sonic Frontiers
72
/100
243
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
71
/100
244
Styx: Master of Shadows
71
/100
245
Dreamfall Chapters
71
/100
246
flOw
71
/100
247
Assassin's Creed Unity
71
/100
248
Wuthering Waves
70
/100
249
Resident Evil 0
70
/100
250
Vampyr
70
/100
11-11 Memories Retold
76
/100
202
Prey
76
/100
203
F.E.A.R. 3
76
/100
204
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
76
/100
205
B
A Way Out
75
/100
206
The Evil Within
75
/100
207
Beholder
75
/100
208
A
Far Cry 6
75
/100
209
Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry
75
/100
210
Nihilumbra
75
/100
211
The Beginner's Guide
75
/100
212
Life is Strange Remastered
75
/100
213
Days Gone
75
/100
214
S
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
75
/100
215
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
74
/100
216
S
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
74
/100
217
A
Batman: Arkham Origins
74
/100
218
A
Far Cry Primal
74
/100
219
Deponia
74
/100
220
F.E.A.R. 3
74
/100
221
Sable
74
/100
222
Epistory - Typing Chronicles
74
/100
223
Guild Wars 2
74
/100
224
A
Cyberpunk 2077
73
/100
225
A Story About My Uncle
73
/100
226
Kona
73
/100
227
Lake
73
/100
228
Draugen
73
/100
229
Gun
73
/100
230
Shadowrun Returns
72
/100
231
C
Call of the Sea
72
/100
232
Dear Esther
72
/100
233
Assassin's Creed Syndicate
72
/100
234
Blair Witch
72
/100
235
Layers of Fear
72
/100
236
Resident Evil Revelations 2
72
/100
237
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
72
/100
238
Call of Juarez
72
/100
239
Rebel Galaxy
72
/100
240
A New Beginning - Final Cut
72
/100
241
Assemble with Care
72
/100
242
Sonic Frontiers
72
/100
243
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
71
/100
244
Styx: Master of Shadows
71
/100
245
Dreamfall Chapters
71
/100
246
flOw
71
/100
247
Assassin's Creed Unity
71
/100
248
Wuthering Waves
70
/100
249
Resident Evil 0
70
/100
250
Vampyr
70
/100