Games With Good Writing

forgive the excessive number of text adventure games per your discretion. see also vehemently's excellent list of a similar premise

Honorable mentions: Shadow of the Colossus (doesn't have writing so much as themes and implications); Papers Please (ditto, albeit less so)

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Counterfeit Monkey

Counterfeit Monkey

Trinity

Portal

Outer Wilds

The Beginner's Guide

The Beginner's Guide

80 Days

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut

Silent Hill 2

Ladykiller in a Bind

Ladykiller in a Bind

Obduction

Tangle Tower

Tacoma

Under a Star Called Sun

Under a Star Called Sun

What Remains of Edith Finch

What Remains of Edith Finch

The Evolution of Trust

The Evolution of Trust

The Warden Game

The Warden Game

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

Violet

Slouching Towards Bedlam

Slouching Towards Bedlam

Oxenfree

Midnight. Swordfight.

Midnight. Swordfight.

So, You're Possessed!

So, You're Possessed!

All Things Equal I Would Prefer It If We Were Safe & Lonely Instead of Together & Afraid But I Cannot Deny That It Is Hard; or: A Solitary Spacecraft.

All Things Equal I Would Prefer It If We Were Safe & Lonely Instead of Together & Afraid But I Cannot Deny That It Is Hard; or: A Solitary Spacecraft.

We are all but bones and dust

We are all but bones and dust

Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

My Father's Long, Long Legs

My Father's Long, Long Legs

Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

The Last Express

The Last Express

The Red Strings Club

The Red Strings Club

Hades

Cave Story

Off

Eat Me

Psychonauts

16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds

16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds

Blue Lacuna

Anodyne

Full Throttle

That Which Faith Demands

That Which Faith Demands

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Jul 27, 2023