7 Exciting Story-Based Games To Play (Even If You Suck At Video Games) 

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1. Detroit: Become Human

“Set in Detroit City during the year 2036, the city has been revitalized by the invention and introduction of Androids into everyday life. But when Androids start behaving as if they are alive, events begin to spin out of control. Step into the roles of the story’s pivotal three playable characters, each with unique perspectives as they face their new way of life.”

In some story-based games, it might seem like your choices matter, but they don’t change the story all that much in the end. However, Detroit: Become Human will completely change based on your actions. It’s the perfect game to play again and again.

2. The Walking Dead

“The Walking Dead is an unparalleled journey into the heart of what it means to be human in a world that has lost its humanity.” This game is set in Robert Kirkman’s comic book universe. You play as Lee, a man who must learn how to navigate a world filled with zombies while protecting an adorable young girl named Clementine. In this thrilling game, your story is determined by the choices you make. 

3. Life Is Strange

“Illuminated by its iconic lighthouse, this small town on the Oregon Coast has seen more than its fair share of mysteries. The disappearance of Rachel Amber. Government corruption. Family secrets. A raging forest fire. A supernatural storm. As Max and as Chloe, your choices will shape the past, present, and future of Arcadia Bay.”

This game, filled with LGBT+ characters, is worth playing for the relationships alone.

4. Twin Mirror

“Sam Higgs was done with Basswood, West Virginia, but it seems it wasn’t done with him. When the former investigative journalist returns to his hometown to say a final farewell to his best friend, it soon becomes clear that there are more chapters to be written in his troubled history.
Forced to confront his past, Sam finds himself torn between reconnecting with his loved ones and using his unique intellectual abilities to uncover the town’s dark secrets. But how do you know who to trust when you’re not even sure you can trust yourself?”
If you like story-based games, and detective games, this is the perfect mix between the two!

5. Tales From The Borderlands

“Fiona is a full-time con-artist who has been scheming to make a fortune selling a fake Vault Key. Rhys—who you might know from Borderlands 3 as the Atlas Corporation CEO—is an ambitious Hyperion employee who idolizes the recently deceased Handsome Jack and is in the market for a Vault Key.

The deal they strike goes bad in ways that could only happen in the Borderlands, wreaking all kinds of mayhem. How the rest of the story plays out is up to you, as you make choices during explosive action scenes and conversations with familiar characters like Moxxi, Zer0, Marcus, and Claptrap.”

If you’re looking for a funny game that will literally make you laugh aloud, you need to play Tales From The Borderlands ASAP. Even the achievements are hilarious.

6. Heavy Rain

“Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. Spanning four days of mystery and suspense, the hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer – named after his macabre calling card of leaving behind folded paper shapes at crime scenes. Four characters, each following their own leads and with their own motives, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.

You need to think fast and act even faster, as every choice and move you make can result in dramatic, game-changing consequences – and even determine who lives… and who dies. How this story ends is entirely up to you.”

This game is a bit older than the rest, but it holds up. The unexpected twists and turns make it worth playing, even now.

7. Until Dawn

“Eight friends are trapped together on a remote mountain retreat, and they aren’t alone. Gripped by dread, with tensions running high, they must fight through their fear if they all hope to make it through the night in one piece.

Play as each of the eight characters and experience fear like you never have before. Every decision you make in your terrifying search for answers could mean the difference between life and death, but for whom? Your actions alone will decide who survives Until Dawn.”

If you’re a fan of horror movies where attractive teens are stuck in the woods, then this is the game for you! It’s like you’re actually a part of the movie.