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Best stories

Ranked by our Story & writing score alone. These are the games to play for characters, dialogue and plots that stick with you, whatever their combat is like.

Ranked by Story & writing · 12 of 12 games qualify · Updated 3 Oct 2026

#01 CHART LEADER Cyberpunk 2077 The densest city on Steam, finally running the game it was promised to be. Story & writing4.8 4.6Overclocked

02 Citizen SleeperRPG · 2022 · $19.99 · 9 hA dice-driven RPG about surviving, owing money and finding people worth staying for. Deck Playable Story & writing4.8
03 Katana ZEROAction · 2019 · $14.99 · 6 hOne hit kills you, one hit kills them, and the story keeps lying to you. Deck Verified Story & writing4.7
04 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's CutRPG · 2014 · $14.99 · 33 hCyberpunk with magic, a crew worth caring about and writing that carries every fight. Deck Unsupported Story & writing4.7
05 Observer: System ReduxHorror · 2020 · $29.99 · 9 hA cyberpunk detective story that takes place inside the minds of suspects. Deck Verified Story & writing4.2
06 StrayAdventure · 2022 · $29.99 · 7 hYou are a cat in a city of robots, and that is enough. Deck Verified Story & writing4.0
07 CloudpunkAdventure · 2020 · $19.99 · 13 hOne rainy night of deliveries in a flying car, through a city made of voxels. Deck Verified Story & writing4.0
08 Deus Ex: Mankind DividedRPG · 2016 · $29.99 · 30 hOne city block of Prague with more hidden routes than most open worlds. Deck Playable Story & writing3.8
09 System ShockImmersive sim · 2023 · $39.99 · 19 hThe 1994 classic, rebuilt with modern controls and none of its stubbornness removed. Deck Playable Story & writing3.8
10 GhostrunnerAction · 2020 · $29.99 · 10 hFirst-person parkour and katana fights where one hit ends the run. Deck Playable Story & writing3.2
11 RUINERAction · 2017 · $19.99 · 7 hBrutal, red-soaked top-down combat with an industrial soundtrack to match. Deck Verified Story & writing3.0
12 The AscentAction · 2021 · $29.99 · 19 hThe most detailed arcology in games, seen from above with a gun in your hand. Deck Playable Story & writing3.0

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