Best Of

Story-driven games are among the richest and most emotive game genres.

Now that we’ve brought it up, getting your game published on both consoles could be equally difficult.

You know, Xbox and Playstation are always fighting for those sweet, sweet, exclusives.

Best story-driven games

What’s, even more, is that the game has spanned three generations of consoles.

Besides the point, whenGTA Vwas first released, what had people raving the most was its story-driven mode.

Because it was the majority of players' first impression, it truly captured the essence of the game.

GTA V - Official Story Trailer

As you get to know each character, their stories begin to intertwine and eventually unfold full circle.

Giving us one of the most gravitating stories in a game we’ve ever seen.

Disco Elysium

Disco Elysiumisn’t exactly a party despite its name.

A Plague Tale: Innocence - Official Story Trailer

The game is also a little slow-playing, in that, there’s no combat in the game whatsoever.

Well, there isn’t any you control but a few knuckles still get tossed here and there.

Instead, the action is centered around skill checks and dialogue trees.

Disco Elysium: Final Cut Trailer | Game Awards 2020

You play as a seasoned veteran detective called in to investigate a single murder.

With so many leads, the story begins to reveal far more than you expect.

The best part is that the choices you make in-game completely determine how your story will unfold.

Resident Evil Village Trailer | Resident Evil Showcase

That makes solving the murder mystery, one highly engaging tale, that can go many ways.

We don’t want to reveal too much, but the action and intensity levels are already high.

Particularly with its cast of lovely, yet horrible, gruesome, and downright disturbing characters.

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy - Official Reveal Trailer | PS5, PS4

If you want a story-driven game to raise your hair,Resident Evil Villageis the best bet.

You know, the usual saving the universe nonsense.

Which after all is the bread and butter of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Article image

And if you want to step into his shoes, you must be able to make the calls.

Riley Fonger is a freelance writer, music lover, and gamer since adolescence.

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image