The Best Narrative Games for Xbox One - Page 5

Update : Closer The Distance added at rank #21.
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Lake (2021)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows Nintendo Switch

It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.


  • walking-simulator
  • choices
  • narrative
  • cozy
  • romance
  • relaxing
  • wholesome
  • driving
  • story
  • truck
  • mystery
  • open-world
  • 1980s
  • puzzle
  • adventure

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Life is Strange: Before the Storm (2017)

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Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.

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  • episodic
  • narrative
  • supernatural
  • story
  • choices
  • drama
  • mystery
  • adventure
  • romance
  • puzzle
  • graphic

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The Longest Road on Earth (2021)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Android

A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.


  • narrative
  • meditative
  • walking-simulator
  • interactive
  • pixel
  • noir
  • life
  • music
  • scroller
  • fiction
  • cozy
  • point-and-click
  • emotional
  • historical
  • 2d

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Hardspace: Shipbreaker (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Are you ready to be a part of the team that salvages spaceships in zero-g? In Hardspace: Shipbreaker, you can cut through the metal with a laser cutter and use the grapple tool to move the salvaged parts with ease. Earn upgrades and maximize your profit as you salvage through a compelling campaign, relax in freeplay, or compete in timed challenges. Join the union and fight against corporate greed in this unique gameplay experience!


What we like:
  • Fun and engaging core gameplay
  • Enjoyable story and characters
  • Great soundtrack
  • Satisfying
  • Scratches the 'take things apart and organize' itch
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • Gameplay and story not integrated well
  • Cutscenes disrupt gameplay flow
  • Inconsistent physics mechanics
  • Lack of new core features added since early access

  • simulation
  • sci-fi
  • space
  • relaxing
  • physics
  • narrative
  • first-person
  • dystopian
  • futuristic
  • puzzle
  • zen
  • blue-collar
  • tanks
  • destruction
  • sims

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Last Stop (2021)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Last Stop is a single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.


  • narrative
  • supernatural
  • drama
  • sci-fi
  • adventure
  • interactive
  • third-person

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Life is Strange Remastered Collection (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 stadia PC Windows Xbox One

Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.


  • episodic
  • narrative
  • supernatural
  • story
  • drama
  • choices
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • romance
  • puzzle

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DEATH STRANDING (2019)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey in a post-apocalyptic world with [Game Name]. Engage in heart-stopping action, solve intricate puzzles, and engage in epic battles. With a deep, meaningful story and stunning graphics, you'll be craving more. Unleash your inner hero and connect with players worldwide in a seamless online multiplayer experience.

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What we like:
  • Unique and engaging gameplay
  • Stunning graphics and animations
  • Deep and meaningful story
  • Well-written characters
  • Seamless integration of online multiplayer
What could be improved:
  • Gameplay can feel repetitive
  • High-octane sequences may be frustrating
  • Story may not appeal to all

  • stealth
  • post-apocalyptic
  • narrative
  • walking-simulator
  • open-world
  • asynchronous
  • boss-fight
  • sci-fi
  • online
  • story
  • supernatural
  • combat
  • management
  • vehicle
  • multiplayer

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Citizen Sleeper (2022)

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Xbox Series X Mac OS Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.


  • tabletop
  • dice
  • sci-fi
  • narrative
  • cyberpunk
  • rpg
  • text
  • story

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Somerville (2022)

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Android Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4

In the wake of catastrophe, you must find the means to make your family whole again. Somerville is a Sci-Fi adventure grounded in the intimate repercussions of a large-scale conflict.


  • puzzle
  • narrative
  • sci-fi
  • story
  • ambient
  • platform
  • aliens
  • atmospheric
  • adventure
  • emotional
  • cinematic
  • physics
  • multiple-endings
  • couch

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Firewatch (2016)

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Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.


  • mystery
  • walking-simulator
  • narrative
  • first-person
  • exploration
  • story
  • park
  • adventure
  • boss
  • thriller

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