The Best Story-Driven Single-Player Games
Sometimes your friends aren't around, or you just want to sink into a story. These single-player games stand out for their storytelling.
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Game2023Alan Wake 2The Game Awards 2023: Best Narrative
Alan Wake 2
A strange horror story intertwining a writer and an FBI agent.
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Game2018CelesteThe Game Awards 2018: Best Independent Game
Celeste
A young woman climbing a mountain while facing her anxiety. Tough but kind.
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Game2025Clair Obscur: Expedition 33The Game Awards 2025: Game of the Year
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Turn-based battles and a moving story in a Belle Époque-inspired world.
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Game2020Cyberpunk 2077The Game Awards 2023: Best Ongoing Game
Cyberpunk 2077
Survive as a mercenary in a neon future city.
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Game2019Disco ElysiumThe Game Awards 2019: Best Narrative
Disco Elysium
An amnesiac detective. Played almost entirely through dialogue and choices.
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Game2020Ghost of TsushimaThe Game Awards 2020: Player's Voice
Ghost of Tsushima
A samurai against the Mongol invasion. A gorgeous open world.
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Game2018God of WarThe Game Awards 2018: Game of the Year
God of War
A father and son's journey through Norse mythology.
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Game2020HadesBAFTA: Best Game (2021)
Hades
A god trying to escape the underworld. The story moves forward every time you die.
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Game2024Metaphor: ReFantazioThe Game Awards 2024: Best RPG
Metaphor: ReFantazio
From the Persona team, a fantasy adventure built around a royal election.
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Game2019Outer WildsBAFTA: Best Game (2020)
Outer Wilds
Explore a solar system stuck in a 22-minute loop. The less you know going in, the better.
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Game2018Red Dead Redemption 2The Game Awards 2018: Best Narrative
Red Dead Redemption 2
An outlaw in the dying days of the Wild West. Slow-burning and unforgettable.
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Game2022The Last of Us Part IOriginal game: BAFTA Best Game (2014)
The Last of Us Part I
A smuggler and a teenage girl in a collapsed world. One of gaming's strongest stories.
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Game2024The Last of Us Part II RemasteredOriginal game: The Game Awards 2020, Game of the Year
The Last of Us Part II Remastered
A harsh, unforgettable story about revenge, loss and forgiveness. Play Part I first.
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Game2015The Witcher 3: Wild HuntThe Game Awards 2015: Game of the Year
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
A monster hunter searching for his adopted daughter. Even the side quests are great stories.
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Game2017What Remains of Edith FinchBAFTA: Best Game (2018)
What Remains of Edith Finch
A family's strange stories, in one two-hour sitting.
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Game2019Death Stranding
Death Stranding
Reconnect a shattered America. Unusual and meditative.
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Game2018Detroit: Become Human
Detroit: Become Human
An interactive film about androids where your choices branch the story.
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Game2024Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
The second part of the Final Fantasy VII remake.
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Game2016Firewatch
Firewatch
A summer as a fire lookout, with one voice on the radio.
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Game2025Hades II
Hades II
The Hades sequel: play Melinoë, Princess of the Underworld, against the Titan of Time.
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Game2023Hogwarts Legacy
Hogwarts Legacy
An open-world adventure as your own student at 1800s Hogwarts.
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Game2024Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
A puzzle-filled globe-trotting adventure as Indiana Jones.
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Game2025Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
A realistic, immersive RPG set in medieval Bohemia.
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Game2022Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
Swinging through New York is a joy by itself, with a strong superhero story.
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Game2021Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Mass Effect Legendary Edition
A legendary space saga where your choices carry across three games.
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Game2022Persona 5 Royal
Persona 5 Royal
School life by day, secret battles by night. Very long and very stylish.
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Game2024Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
A remake of one of psychological horror's most famous games.
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Game2022Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
Two cinematic treasure-hunting adventures with Nathan Drake.
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Game2015Undertale
Undertale
A funny, touching RPG you can finish without hurting anyone.
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