Top-Rated Free Story Rich Games on Steam

335 free Story Rich games with 500+ reviews and a 70%+ positive rating, newest first.

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Aniimo - Players say: Catch creatures across Idyll, then Twine with them to fight, solve puzzles, and traverse an open world in real time. Players like: Creature Designs · World Exploration · Twine Creature Control ·
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Aniimo is a free-to-play, next-gen creature-catching open-world RPG. Explore the vast continent of Idyll, Twine with unique Aniimo, unlock new abilities. Travel to a sky-floating metropolis, meet other Pathfinders, and battle in exciting competitions. Choose your Aniimo and begin your epic journey!

No Results Found - Players say: Reopen a cult’s mass-death case by searching its websites, hidden forum posts, and records for clues to complete reports. Players like: Hands-On Searching · Detailed Forum Posts · Retro Desktop Atmosphere ·
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Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?

Garisani Detective Agency - Players say: In 1990s Korea, a detective brother and his ghost sister investigate cases from both sides, sharing clues in two-player deduction. Players like: Ghost-Human Teamwork · Co-op Casework · Connected Case Story ·
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Garisani Detective Agency is a story-driven real-time co-op deduction game for two.In 1990s Korea, play as a brother and his ghost sister, taking cases from the living and the dead. Gather clues from two angles and solve puzzles together.An analog era of pagers and payphones.

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Jul 14, 2026
80% 👍
of 788
Zenless Zone Zero - Players say: As a Proxy in New Eridu, guide Agents into monster-filled Hollows, take commissions, and fight with dodges, parries, and team combos. Players like: Responsive Action Combat · Expressive Character Animation · Distinctive Urban Style ·
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Zenless Zone Zero is HoYoverse’s brand-new urban fantasy ARPG. Players act as "Proxies" who explore Hollows alongside a wide range of unique Agents, fighting enemies, and completing commissions on their journey to unveil the mysteries behind New Eridu.

Control, I'm Not Coming Back - Players say: After an accident strands a space cadet in the void, walk through shifting worlds, meet Voyager 1, and shape a branching story. Players like: Hopeful Story · Emotional Impact · No Reverse Movement ·
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Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.

93, Kuindzhi - Players say: As a young Donbas volunteer in Mariupol, Artyom explores war-damaged streets and confronts his doubts in a first-person story. Players like: Atmospheric Sound Design · Emotional Story · Voice Acting ·
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Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

AFK Journey - Players say: Guide mage Merlin through Esperia, exploring seasonal storybook maps and assembling heroes for tactical, auto-battler fights. Players like: Seasonal Stories · Storybook Art · Relaxed Play ·
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Welcome to the enchanted land of Esperia! Play as the legendary mage Merlin and explore a beautifully illustrated storybook world. Outsmart your foes in strategic card battles and uncover the secrets of this world alongside other heroes.

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Apr 27, 2026
77% 👍
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Evitania Online - Idle RPG - Players say: Build a class-based hero and helper characters who fight and gather resources offline, then use their gains to craft gear and take on bosses. Players like: Relaxed Idle Play · Easy to Learn · Pixel-Art Style ·
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Online Idle RPG with an open world without the grind of classic MMORPGs. Collect rare loot, develop your character, master professions, craft powerful gear, and defeat challenging bosses as you progress endlessly.

The Red Pearls Of Borneo - Players say: A clairvoyant investigator reconstructs a 1941 Borneo plantation disaster by identifying its guests and placing them across a shifting timeline. Players like: Timeline Deduction · Interlocking Clues · Engaging Character Drama ·
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A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.

Silly Linguine Cat Simulator Deluxe Online - Players say: Pet an orange cat to hit click goals, open random skin crates, automate clicks, climb a leaderboard, and battle cat teams. Players like: Cute Cat Clicker · Collectible Cat Skins · Crate Gambling ·
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Silly Linguine Cat Simulator Deluxe Online is a clicker game where progression is replaced with gambling, where the goal is simply to collect the rarest silly linguine cats.

SCP – Containment Breach - Players say: As a Class-D subject in a breached SCP facility, scavenge access items, evade anomalies, and manage blinking to escape. Players like: Unsettling Atmosphere · Blinking Under Threat · Community Bug Fixes ·
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A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?

Polyarmory: High Calibre Love - Players say: A bunker-bound prepper takes a strange pill, romances personified firearms, and fights waves of attackers in first-person shootouts. Players like: Absurd, Funny Writing · Surprisingly Deep Story · Distinctive Gun Characters ·
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The world's only fully-loaded conspiracy theorist gun-nut dating simulation. As the prepper, take the mysterious pill Caliber™ to awaken an arsenal of alluring companions and fight against the dark forces determined to tear you apart!

D1AL-ogue - Players say: Run an android repair clinic in a sunless cyberpunk city, solving circular match puzzles while listening to clients’ stories. Players like: Detailed Pixel Art · Circular Match Puzzles · Cyberpunk Atmosphere ·
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Become an android repair technician in a cyberpunk city where the sun never rises. Rotate the unique circular puzzle 'D1AL' and merge modules to fix their broken bodies and hearts. Your precise repair is the conversation starter. Turn the dial and listen to their stories.

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Feb 4, 2026
97% 👍
of 5.1k
Punishing: Gray Raven - Players say: Lead a squad of combat androids through missions to reclaim Earth, chaining orb skills, dodges, and team swaps in real time. Players like: Fast, Stylish Combat · Electronic Soundtrack · Dark Story Payoff ·
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As the commandant of the Gray Raven squad, you must assemble the most powerful Construct soldiers ever created and lead them into battle. Uncover the dark truths behind the Punishing Virus, push back the Corrupted, and reclaim Earth in this stylish, high-octane action RPG.

Chronigma - Players say: As Cygnus, solve Sokoban-style puzzles by recording actions, rewinding time, and coordinating with your past self. Players like: Past-Self Time Loops · Clever Room Puzzles · Father-Son Story ·
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Master time in this time-bending sokoban-like puzzle game with a story. You travel back in time to be in two places at once, to solve puzzles impossible to complete alone. Your success hinges on your ability to collaborate with yourself. Can you learn to manipulate time to save humanity?

Girls' Frontline - Players say: Command firearm-inspired android squads in a war-torn future, planning map deployments and repositioning units during real-time battles. Players like: Dark, Expansive Story · Gameplay-Based Doll Crafting · Squad-Building Strategy ·
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As a Commander for Griffin & Kryuger PMC. Navigate faction power struggles, deploy forces strategically, and work to restore order in a war-torn world.

Where Winds Meet - Players say: Uncover your identity in a wuxia open world, mastering martial arts, exploring ancient China, and shaping your reputation. Players like: Scenic Open World · Martial Arts Combat · Abundant Side Activities ·
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Step into an open-world action-adventure RPG set in ancient China. Uncover the secrets of your own identity as you rise from a humble village wanderer to the sword master of the imperial capital. Learn martial arts and build your reputation as a hero or a bringer of chaos in this free wuxia world.

Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It - Players say: In a snowbound Soviet closed city, outcast Asya searches for missing classmate Ira and prepares a radio message to the universe. Players like: Emotional Writing · Atmospheric Art and Music · Relatable Asya ·
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USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

DateBoy - Players say: On a restaurant date, secretly play a retro handheld platformer while choosing replies and trying to keep the conversation alive. Players like: Funny Dialogue · Multitasking Premise · Short Experience ·
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Secretly playing your Generic-90s-Handheld-Video-Game-Console during a first date? Shame on you!

Ye Guild Clerk! - Players say: As a new guild clerk, assign animal adventurers quests, rewards, and gear across five days, shaping their stories and endings. Players like: Memorable Characters · Funny, Warm Writing · Choices Shape Outcomes ·
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The local Adventurer's Guild is hiring!... Not for adventurers, but for guild clerks! You play an important role in handing out quests, gold, and equipment as your actions shape the stories of these animal adventurers for better, or for worse..!

Days Without Incident - Players say: Investigate a deserted metalworks where workers died, solving factory puzzles and surviving monsters in a first-person horror game. Players like: Eerie Factory Atmosphere · Effective Sound Design · Intriguing Story Clues ·
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It has been -̷̯͙̔̈́-̴̱̽̓͝-̷̍̊̕͠  days without incident. Your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. But something’s been growing in the quiet. A short first-person survival horror experience.

TERPENIE - Players say: Do evening chores in a post-Soviet apartment, spy on the neighbors through binoculars, and hide when a maniac targets you. Players like: Apartment Atmosphere · Post-Soviet Setting · Memes and Easter Eggs ·
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In the gloomy atmosphere of post-Soviet everyday life, routine tasks like cleaning, cooking, and exploring your own room hide something much darker. Survive and uncover the truth before the maniac comes for you.

The Spike Cross - Players say: Control one player in 3v3 volleyball, using timed attacks to advance Siwoo’s story and unlock tournaments and other modes. Players like: Engaging Volleyball Matches · Fluid Moves and Effects · Distinctive Character Designs ·
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"The thrill of spiking in volleyball. Why don't you try it out?" Developed by an indie developer who loves volleyball! The sports game made after numerous trial and error to contain the appeal of volleyball!

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Sep 19, 2025
91% 👍
of 829
this game will end in 205 clicks. - Players say: A supervillain barred from evil for a day passes the time with chores in a click-driven, linear visual novel. Players like: Meta Storytelling · Royal's Character · Queer Themes ·
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What does a SUPERVILLAIN do, when he is forbidden from doing anything evil for the day? WARNING: This is not the type of game where you can make meaningful choices.

INSERT GAME HERE - Players say: Follow a bickering game manager through a broken first-person game, explore strange spaces, and fire a cardboard popcorn gun. Players like: Meta Game-Dev Humor · Voice Acting · Heartfelt Story ·
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Got it! You're asking me to generate a short Steam description for a FPS that's dramatic, with shades of comedy, suspense, thrills, soft horror, emotional moments, and bombastic action. "[INSERT GAME HERE] is a-

Lots of Cats on an Adventure - Players say: Lead a cat crew to rescue humans abducted by aliens by searching comic panels and illustrated scenes for hidden cats. Players like: Cute Cat Artwork · Comic-Strip Story · Relaxed Search ·
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“Lots of Cats on an Adventure” is a game where you find hidden cats in comic strips, meow!

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Jul 18, 2025
92% 👍
of 722
vivid/stasis - Players say: After her sister vanishes, Saturday and her friends investigate a strange system through rhythm charts, puzzles, and story scenes. Players like: Story and Characters · Memorable Soundtrack · Satisfying Rhythm Charts ·
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Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?

SCP: Containment Breach 2 - Players say: Explore a breached SCP facility as Class-D, evade anomalies alone or in co-op, or take faction roles in randomized PvP matches. Players like: Co-op With Friends · New Rooms and Items · Updated Visuals ·
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Survive the chaos of SCP Foundation! Step into a thrilling SCP horror experience with story-driven co-op, intense PvP Breach mode, and randomized maps. Play as Class-D, scientist, SCPs, and more, each role bringing unique challenges in an unpredictable, immersive facility.

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Jul 4, 2025
79% 👍
of 4.1k
Idle Guy: Life Simulator games - Players say: Start broke and homeless, then use jobs, skill upgrades, investments, and businesses to build wealth in an idle life sim. Players like: Relaxed Background Play · Life Progression · Amusing Early Game ·
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Life Business empire rich game. Boss millionaire idle games. Idle office tycoon

Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Players say: Train anime horse-racing stars, shape their abilities through career runs, then watch them compete and perform onstage. Players like: Strategic Training · Character Stories · Race-Day Drama ·
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Umamusume: Pretty Derby, winner of Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2025, is ready to race! Scout featured trainees and supporters as you navigate the immersive sports life simulation through the game's in-depth training system and top-of-the-line 3D graphics!

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Jun 24, 2025
94% 👍
of 60k
Miscrits: World of Creatures - Players say: Explore Miscria, capture and evolve magical creatures, then use turn-based teams to challenge the Magicites and rival trainers. Players like: Childhood Nostalgia · Creature Collecting · Distinctive Creature Designs ·
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After years of absence, Miscrits is back and better than ever! Return to the world of Miscria and capture hundreds of iconic Miscrits. Train your Miscrits to their strongest forms and put a stop to the Magicites, who threaten to eliminate all Miscrit life from the world!

Catgirl - Players say: Play a catgirl exploring a strange world, meeting its residents, and battling through minigames to rescue her kidnapped dog. Players like: Funny Dialogue · Lovable Characters · Memorable Soundtrack ·
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Catgirl! The RPG where you're a cat and also a girl. I bet you'd like that, wouldn't you? You little freak. Haha jk, ur good.

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May 23, 2025
99% 👍
of 2.0k
Poco - Players say: Guide a tiny banished clown through strange undergrowth, solving point-and-click puzzles and helping new friends build a rocket. Players like: Distinctive Visual Style · Memorable Soundtrack · Quirky Characters ·
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Poco is the story of the world's smallest clown, who is banished from the circus and finds themself in a mysterious undergrowth full of lost and broken things. Explore, meet strange creatures, solve puzzles, and help Poco return to the circus in this charming 2D/3D hybrid point-and-click adventure.

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May 20, 2025
99% 👍
of 10k
DUET - Players say: Guide Renko through a wordless, point-and-click story as everyday routines and small interactions mark her first meeting with Merry. Players like: Wordless Emotional Story · Hand-Drawn Artwork · Gentle Music ·
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DUET illustrates the Hifuu Club's first encounter. It is a wordless, narrative-driven experience about connection and small moments in life. Step into the subtle yet fateful daily interactions that intertwine Renko and Merry's lives.

Wuthering Waves - Players say: Awaken as memory-lost Rover in a post-apocalyptic world, exploring freely and fighting alongside a squad of Resonators. Players like: Responsive Combat · Open-World Exploration · Cinematic Storytelling ·
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Wuthering Waves is a story-rich open-world action RPG with a high degree of freedom. You wake from your slumber as Rover, joined by a vibrant cast of Resonators on a journey to reclaim your lost memories and change the world.

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Apr 28, 2025
88% 👍
of 55k
ENA: Dream BBQ - Players say: As ENA, explore surreal worlds, take odd jobs, meet strange characters, and use unusual tools while searching for the Boss. Players like: Surreal Art Direction · Strange, Memorable Characters · Dreamlike Atmosphere ·
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Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

Pathologic 3: Quarantine - Players say: As doctor Daniil Dankovsky, investigate a plague-struck town by diagnosing patients, uncovering secrets, and revisiting events. Players like: Patient Diagnosis · Plague Atmosphere · New Story Perspective ·
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In this free prologue to a narrative-driven adventure, watch a mysterious plague break out in a small town. Learn what drove a celebrated academic to leave his acclaimed lab. Examine patients, uncover strange secrets, and make first steps towards immortality.

The Children of Clay - Players say: As an archaeologist, inspect a strange clay artifact, cross-reference clues in books, and uncover a folkloric horror at your desk. Players like: Eerie Atmosphere · Stop-Motion Art · Artifact Investigation ·
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The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.

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Mar 7, 2025
99% 👍
of 4.0k
Saihate Station - Players say: After waking at a strange station, two estranged coworkers explore its mysteries, face dangers, and shape their bond. Players like: Hand-Drawn Art · Emotional Story · Unsettling Atmosphere ·
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An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

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Mar 7, 2025
95% 👍
of 10k
Find 100 Ducks and Blast Them! - Players say: Search 3D home-and-yard maps for hidden toy ducks, then shoot them; use radar, uncover secrets, or race the clock. Players like: Relaxing Casual Play · Creative Duck Hiding · Secrets and References ·
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Yes! In this 3D hidden object game, you must blast 100 toy ducks! Relax, take aim, and let the feathers fly! With light-hearted gameplay and cute ducks to hunt, it's a casual first-person experience full of wholesome, family-friendly fun!

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Mar 5, 2025
97% 👍
of 1.2k
Gumballs & Dungeons - Players say: Lead a team of collectible Gumballs through tile-revealing dungeons, combining their skills to fight, explore, and climb. Players like: No In-Game Purchases · Gumball Team Combos · Distinct Dungeon Themes ·
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Embark on a free, exciting roguelike adventure with Gumballs & Dungeons! Collect and find hundreds of Gumballs, all with their own unique abilities, and create a synergistic team to tackle procedurally generated dungeons, discovering secrets and a trove of easter eggs as you explore!

The August Before: Chapter One - Players say: As August prepares to leave home, clean her room, sort her belongings, and pack keepsakes while piecing together her story. Players like: Relaxing Room Cleanup · Object-Led Storytelling · Art and Music ·
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The August Before: Chapter One is the first chapter in a meditative narrative 3D puzzle about cleaning up, sorting out and packing up your life before moving on. Clean up and don’t forget your old belongings on your way to the new life!

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Feb 28, 2025
93% 👍
of 574
Garten of Banban 0 - Players say: As Flumbo, explore Banban’s Kindergarten, meet its mascot residents, solve puzzles, and uncover clues to the establishment’s past. Players like: Enjoyable Puzzles · Prequel Lore · Quirky Characters ·
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Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…

Project Hailstorm - Players say: As part of an Antarctic recovery team, explore an abandoned dig site, solve simple environmental puzzles, and investigate a buried mystery. Players like: Immersive Atmosphere · Striking Visuals · Effective Sound Design ·
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Step into the shoes of a researcher in the depths of the antarctic and uncover the mysteries behind Project Hailstorm.

GIRLS' FRONTLINE 2: EXILIUM - Players say: Lead a squad of Tactical Dolls through turn-based missions in contamination zones, using cover, terrain, and team abilities. Players like: Story and Lore · Detailed Character Models · Turn-Based Combat ·
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Continuing the legacy of the Girls' Frontline world, this all-new adventure casts you as the Commander, challenging you to lead your squad of Tactical Dolls deep into perilous contamination zones and overcome enemies with tactical prowess.

of the Devil - Players say: In 2086, defense attorney Morgan investigates murder cases, questions witnesses, and wagers evidence in trials under total surveillance. Players like: Writing and Characters · Cyberpunk Worldbuilding · Stylish Visuals and Music ·
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Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.

Moral Dilemma: The Interview - Players say: Attend a surreal job interview, explore a shifting office, tackle strange tests and dilemmas, and uncover hidden routes. Players like: Quirky Humor · Fourth-Wall Narration · Surprising Office Gags ·
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A fourth-wall-breaking narrative adventure. It’s interview day, and you really need this job—enough to ignore the talking printer, the anomaly corridor, and the ridiculous life-or-death trials your interviewer keeps putting you in. But deep down, you know... something here is very, very wrong.

Batography - Players say: Guide a curious bat through a moonlit town, using photos to help animal neighbors and collect mooncakes before a full-moon shot. Players like: Cute Hand-Drawn Art · Relaxing Night Atmosphere · Photo-Based Puzzles ·
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Play as a curious bat on his mission to take a full fledged photo of the moon. Run, Climb, Glide and Snap your way through an array of obstacles while interacting with the cheeky characters in the neighbourhood. Can you collect all the moon cakes?

Nicotine VS Fulanwang - Players say: As Ding Zhen in a surreal Litang County, choose how to confront Furong Wangyuan and uncover a strange power. Players like: Absurd Meme Humor · Surreal Story · Branching Endings ·
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brief introductionNicotine vs. Furong Wangyuan "is a brain pumping game that takes place in a fantasy world called" Litang County ". Players will play as" Ding Zhen ", defeat Furong Wangyuan, and gradually uncover the truth about their ability to manipulate the level of Sharp Cut 5

Royal Quest Online - Players say: Choose a class in a fantasy MMORPG, quest through monster-filled lands, improve your gear, trade, and battle for dungeons and castles. Players like: Nostalgic MMO Feel · World and Lore · Art and Music ·
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Fantasy comes alive in this vast yet cozy free-to-play MMORPG! Choose between 4 classes and 8 subclasses, explore hundreds of locations, thousands of quests, dive into varied PvE and PvP modes, enter the unique vibrant world, and trade with other players. Play, explore, fight and be victorious!

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Dec 19, 2024
77% 👍
of 5.0k