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Guides & Editorial
The best narrative adventure games
on PS4 and PS5
From so-called 'walking simulators' to visual novels and cinematic branching-narrative adventures, discover some of the most compelling story focused games on PlayStation.
Exciting narrative games
Modern thrillers
From spine-tingling teen horror to smart sci-fi, these tales will have you on the edge of your seat.
Until Dawn
Face your fears and determine who survives in this enhanced version of the horror classic.
- Immerse yourself in a gripping slasher story where every decision can mean the difference between life and death for eight friends trapped in a nightmarish situation at a remote mountain lodge.
- Remade for PS5 consoles and PC, this new edition of Until Dawn features movie-like cinematography, refined gameplay mechanics, reworked narrative elements and more.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
As a zombie apocalypse hits the world, The Walking Dead begins with convicted criminal Lee Everett meeting Clementine, a girl terrified by what’s happening around her. What comes next, only you can determine.
- Your decisions have a profound effect on how the narrative unfolds and can mean the difference between life and death for many characters.
- The Telltale Definitive Series contains all four seasons of The Walking Dead as well as the 400 Days DLC and spin-off title The Walking Dead: Michonne.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Inspired by tabletop games, this sci-fi role-player casts the player as a Sleeper, an emulation of a human mind housed in an artificial body, who’s on the run from their makers.
- Chart a course through the game’s enthralling universe with complete freedom, rolling dice to determine the outcomes of key moments.
- Enjoy a huge amount of player choice, taking on a variety of jobs and evaluating difficult choices as you follow a multitude of storylines.
The Quarry
As the sun sets on the last day of summer camp at Hackett’s Quarry, its counsellors throw a party. There’s just one problem: hunting season has begun.
- All your choices matter in this narrative adventure that has you controlling each of the nine counsellors – make the wrong move and the consequences may be fatal.
- Blood-drenched locals are a problem – but there’s something far more sinister out in the woods, hungry for counsellors who can’t keep their cool.
Unpredictable narrative games
Twisted tales
Explore worlds where nothing is quite as it seems and the only expectation is to expect the unexpected.
Promise Mascot Agency
An open-world business management crime drama, this story of a yakuza exiled to a cursed Japanese village populated by living, breathing mascots is warm-hearted and wonderfully humorous.
- Guide Michi, a disgraced yakuza lieutenant, as he tries to revive an ailing mascot business alongside assistant manager Pinky, a severed finger with serious attitude.
- A wide array of curious characters inhabit the town of Kaso-Machi – some who’ll help you, some who need your help, and some who look like teary-eyed tofu, feline salarymen and gutted fish.
Immortality
Explore footage from three unreleased movies to learn what happened to the actress Marissa Marcel in this multi-award-winning interactive film.
- Cut between scenes from three in-universe movies, Ambrosio, Minsky and Two of Everything, piecing together a non-chronological story.
- Investigate actors and objects to observe them in a different context, or rewind clips to see what you may have missed – experimentation will lead to shocking surprises.
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
The small coastal town of Camena is experiencing some very unusual phenomena. Riley Poverly returns to her hometown to investigate the mystery – and finds more than she ever bargained for.
- Shape the story through your conversations and dialogue choices, using a walkie-talkie to check in on contacts and their wellbeing.
- Use your radio to tear open the fabric of time and reality and try to stop a sinister cult from bringing something terrible into our dimension.
Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut
You're on a path in the woods, and at the end of that path is a cabin. In its basement is a Princess. You're here to slay her – and if you don't, it will be the end of the world.
- Explore multiple narrative paths to work out what’s really happening in this horror-themed yet comedic visual novel.
- Voice acting and hand-drawn visuals immerse the player in a strange story of perils and pitfalls, where mysteries abound and death is rarely the end.
Emotional narrative games
Emotional rollercoasters
From comic supervillains looking for a second chance to a family fracturing apart, these stirring narrative experiences will stay with you.
Dispatch
This superhero workplace comedy from the writers and directors of Tales from the Borderlands and The Wolf Among Us features an all-star cast including Aaron Paul and Laura Bailey.
- Manage a roster of ex-supervillains, assigning them to tasks across a crime-ravaged city. Balance risks against rewards to unlock new powers and offer these would-be heroes a shot at redemption.
- Every decision you make, from office banter to life-or-death situations, influences the narrative and impacts your relationships with the heroes and their allegiances with each other.
1000xRESIST
This intelligent and moving sci-fi adventure is set 1,000 years in the future, when an alien occupation – not hostile, yet deadly – has forced what remains of humankind underground.
- Play as Watcher, reliving and interpreting the memories of the enigmatic and immortal ALLMOTHER to discover the truth about the world – or what’s left of it.
- Nominated for several narrative awards and winner of the Peabody Award for Interactive & Immersive Work, this is a complex and compelling story presented with unique aesthetic flair.
What Remains of Edith Finch
The winner of several prestigious industry awards, this melancholic meditation on loss, exploring a seemingly cursed family’s history, plays out through a series of interactive vignettes.
- Return to the Finch’s family home and walk around its rooms, halls and hidden places, reminiscing about those who once lived here – and the fates that befell them.
- Each chapter is presented differently but each conveys a powerful story about a very complicated family tree.
Disco Elysium – The Final Cut
This stylish open-world role-playing game lets you decide what sort of detective you want to be as you investigate a murder.
- Intimidate, sweet-talk, get violent, write poetry, sing karaoke or solve the meaning of life – Disco Elysium offers a lot of freedom across its enthralling story.
- Customise your character with different skills, clothing and tools and set out to see everything the city of Revachol has to offer.
Cosy narrative games
Laidback and comfortable
Travel to alien seas and surreal coffee shops in these gently paced stories of discovery.
Harold Halibut
This uniquely handmade narrative game tells a story of friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean.
- You are Harold, a lab assistant working to find some other way to live on this strange world – ideally somewhere that isn’t at the bottom of the sea.
- Explore a retro-futuristic setting with handmade models and environments, full voice acting and myriad conversations to enjoy, in a quirky story mixing humour with suspense.
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
Serve drinks and interact with customers in this chilled-out narrative title which casts you as a barista in a world where it’s not just humans who come in for coffee.
- Speak with a diverse cast of elves, orcs and more in an alternative Seattle where humans mix with fantasy creatures – many of whom have relatable issues plaguing them.
- Experiment with recipes and use latte art to impress your clientele – get their orders just right and they may reveal more story options.
Firewatch
Henry leaves behind the mess of his life for a stint working as a fire lookout in the Wyoming wilderness. But with the summer especially hot and dry, and something strange happening out there, this isn’t the quiet retreat he was hoping for.
- Wander a wonderfully realised wilderness environment using a map and compass to guide you, enjoying nature while seeking out waypoints.
- Unravel a mystery through discoveries and interactions with your one companion out here, another lookout posted miles away, over your handheld radio.
despelote
Immerse yourself in the streets and parks of Quito, the capital of Ecuador, as seen through the eyes and ears of football-loving eight-year-old, Julián.
- Feel the city change across an autobiographical story that follows not only the comings and goings of Julián and his family, but also the Ecuadorian national football team’s campaign to qualify for the 2002 World Cup.
- Shoot, pass and dribble a ball from a first-person perspective, interacting with the community around you and seeing what happens to Julián, and the story, when you kick it towards certain people.
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