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Top Episodic Games

60+ episodic games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Adventure, Singleplayer, Story Rich, Atmospheric.

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  1. #1 Dispatch
    98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 168,604 reviews2025
    Developer: AdHoc Studio
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 9.5hMean: 11.6h≥1hr: 95%

    Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!

  2. #2 Life is Strange - Episode 1
    98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 172,233 reviews2015
    Developer: DONTNOD EntertainmentPublisher: Square Enix
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 4.8hMean: 21.0h≥1hr: 83%

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

  3. #3 The Walking Dead
    98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,947 reviews2012
    Developer: Telltale GamesPublisher: Skybound Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 7.0hMean: 17.6h≥1hr: 91%

    A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.

  4. #4 Life is Strange: Before the Storm
    98% matchVery Positive93% of 37,673 reviews2017
    Developer: Deck NinePublisher: Square Enix
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 10.3hMean: 26.5h≥1hr: 94%

    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.

  5. #5 The Walking Dead: Season Two
    98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,493 reviews2013
    Developer: Telltale GamesPublisher: Skybound Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 9.9hMean: 21.5h≥1hr: 90%

    The Walking Dead: Season Two continues the story of Clementine, a young girl orphaned by the undead apocalypse. Left to fend for herself, she has been forced to learn how to survive in a world gone mad.

  6. #6 The Wolf Among Us
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 38,793 reviews2013
    Developer: Telltale
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 9.3hMean: 11.9h≥1hr: 89%

    From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.

  7. #7 Life is Strange 2
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 39,153 reviews2018
    Developer: DONTNOD EntertainmentPublisher: Square Enix
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 6.5hMean: 27.0h≥1hr: 83%

    After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.

  8. #8 Batman - The Telltale Series
    95% matchVery Positive87% of 17,573 reviews2016
    Developer: Telltale
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 8.7hMean: 9.8h≥1hr: 87%

    Enter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight.

  9. #9 Tales from the Borderlands
    94% matchVery Positive94% of 19,293 reviews2021
    Developer: Telltale GamesPublisher: 2K
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 10.8hMean: 12.5h≥1hr: 82%

    Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.

  10. #10 Tell Me Why
    93% matchVery Positive82% of 15,326 reviews2020
    Developer: DONTNOD EntertainmentPublisher: Xbox Game Studios
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.0hMean: 16.0h≥1hr: 60%

    Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.

  11. #11 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
    92% matchVery Positive83% of 18,174 reviews2016
    Developer: Telltale GamesPublisher: Skybound Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 8.4hMean: 12.0h≥1hr: 92%

    After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?

  12. #12 Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series
    83% matchVery Positive92% of 10,238 reviews2017
    Developer: Telltale
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 10.6hMean: 12.2h≥1hr: 90%

    In this latest chapter from the award-winning studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series, both Bruce Wayne and Batman will be forced into precarious new roles. The Riddler has returned to terrorize Gotham City, but his gruesome puzzles merely foreshadow an even greater crisis.

  13. #13 The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries
    80% matchVery Positive80% of 8,093 reviews2016
    Developer: Telltale GamesPublisher: Skybound Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 4.3hMean: 6.8h≥1hr: 87%

    The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman's best-selling comic books.

  14. #14 Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 5,734 reviews2023
    Developer: Rayll Studios
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.2hMean: 6.7h≥1hr: 86%

    Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.

  15. #15 Fears to Fathom - Carson House
    76% matchVery Positive92% of 2,602 reviews2023
    Developer: Rayll
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.8hMean: 7.0h≥1hr: 83%

    Noah Baker, an 18 year old highschooler experiences unsettling occurrences while house-sitting for a media personality, little did he know what was about to unfold that night.

  16. #16 Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition
    74% matchVery Positive80% of 4,374 reviews2013
    Developer: Cardboard Computer
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 1.3hMean: 4.6h≥1hr: 56%

    KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

  17. #17 The Lion's Song: Episode 1 - Silence
    72% matchVery Positive92% of 2,242 reviews2016
    Developer: Mi'pu'mi Games GmbH
    Platforms: Windows, Linux
    Median: 3.4hMean: 8.8h≥1hr: 75%

    „The Lion's Song: Episode 1 – Silence" draws the player into the life of a talented young composer, Wilma, preparing for her breakthrough concert, the defining moment of her career. Searching for inspiration she escapes from the pressure for success to the solitude of the Austrian Alps.

  18. #18 The Council
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 5,581 reviews2018
    Developer: Big Bad WolfPublisher: Focus Entertainment
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.4hMean: 17.4h≥1hr: 77%

    Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

  19. #19 The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 1,520 reviews2016
    Developer: Cloudhead Games Ltd.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.2hMean: 1.9h≥1hr: 53%

    Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.

  20. #20 Sam & Max Save the World
    65% matchVery Positive94% of 1,934 reviews2020
    Developer: Skunkape Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.8hMean: 7.0h≥1hr: 75%

    An open-and-shut case of petty vandalism balloons into a far-flung mind-control conspiracy involving former child stars, the media, the mafia, the government, the internet, and the bright side of the moon. Telltale's episodic classic, lovingly remastered by members of the original development team.

  21. #21 King's Quest
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 2,953 reviews2015
    Developer: The Odd GentlemenPublisher: Sierra
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.6hMean: 10.8h≥1hr: 67%

    King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. Discover a wondrous world full of whimsical characters, charming puzzles and perilous dangers in this fun and enchanting coming of age story.

  22. #22 Blues and Bullets
    66% matchMixed62% of 1,373 reviews2015
    Developer: A Crowd of Monsters
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.4hMean: 4.0h≥1hr: 94%

    Blues and Bullets is a dark and violent crime thriller. Set in an alternative Eliot Ness & Al Capone story, Blues and Bullets blends a stunning script with detective work to deliver an amazing interactive experience.

  23. #23 Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller
    62% matchVery Positive82% of 814 reviews2013
    Developer: Phoenix Online StudiosPublisher: Phoenix Online Publishing
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 3.9hMean: 6.1h≥1hr: 96%

    FBI agent Erica Reed has an uncanny talent: she can see the past and piece together how a crime unfolded. But not even this sixth sense could save her younger brother, Scott, from a brutal serial killer. Three years later, the investigation into Scott’s murder has gone cold -- but Erica’s work has only just begun.

  24. #24 Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos
    63% matchMostly Positive75% of 786 reviews2013
    Developer: Dischan Media
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 48mMean: 3.2h≥1hr: 46%

    From Dischan Media, creators of the highly acclaimed Juniper's Knot, comes Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos.Dysfunctional Systems is a visual novel series featuring Winter Harrison, a student mediator from a utopian world. Learning to Manage Chaos is the first entry in the series.What is a mediator?

  25. #25 Deus Ex: The Fall
    65% matchMostly Negative37% of 4,597 reviews2014
    Publisher: Eidos Interactive Corp.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.1hMean: 7.9h≥1hr: 88%

    Deus Ex: The Fall is set in 2027– a golden era for science, technology and human augmentation, but also a time of great social divide and global conspiracy. Powerful corporations have seized control from governments and command the drug supply needed by augmented humans to survive.

  26. #26 The Journey Down: Chapter One
    61% matchVery Positive87% of 1,296 reviews2013
    Developer: SkyGoblin
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.7hMean: 3.8h≥1hr: 95%

    The Journey Down is a point-and-click series with an Afro-Caribbean twist. Get ready to embark on a journey of exploration, mystery and grave danger - but also a journey of warmth, friendship and love.

  27. #27 SiN Episodes: Emergence
    59% matchVery Positive90% of 1,421 reviews2006
    Developer: Ritual EntertainmentPublisher: Atari
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.3hMean: 3.8h≥1hr: 66%

    You are John Blade, commander of HardCorps, an elite security force dedicated to protecting the people of Freeport City. Four years have passed since your first battle with Elexis Sinclaire, a beautiful, brilliant, and ruthless scientist who is out to remake humanity according to her own twisted vision.

  28. #28 Eon Altar
    59% matchVery Positive81% of 791 reviews2016
    Developer: Flying Helmet Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 4.6hMean: 5.6h≥1hr: 91%

    A role-playing game like no other. Your smartphone is your character! Eon Altar brings modern technology to the social experience of couch co-op gaming. Voice your character, choose which secrets to keep and what lies to tell. Gather your friends, order a pizza and descend to the depths of Eon Altar!

  29. #29 War of the Human Tanks
    59% matchVery Positive86% of 542 reviews2014
    Developer: Yakiniku BanzaiPublisher: Fruitbat Factory
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.1hMean: 5.6h≥1hr: 94%

    War of the Human Tanks is a story driven strategy game with a gameplay reminiscent of Battleship and Chess, featuring a story of war, loyalty, sacrifice and human shaped tanks.

  30. #30 WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.03
    57% matchVery Positive94% of 238 reviews2016
    Developer: Spicy TailsPublisher: Sekai Project
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 4.6hMean: 7.4h≥1hr: 96%

    The conclusive episode in this visual novel trilogy is set in the far future on the moon. Will Hal's dream be realized? It's been 8 years since the events of episode.01. With the economics of lunar city going out of control what is going to happen next?

  31. #31 Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place
    56% matchVery Positive95% of 224 reviews2024
    Developer: White Blanket GamesPublisher: Octavi Navarro
    Platforms: Windows

    Phil's life has crumbled to dust. The four walls of his room have become his safe haven. He yearns for sleep...but terrible nightmares haunt him. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

  32. #32 Midnight Scenes: The Nanny
    56% matchVery Positive97% of 224 reviews2021
    Developer: White Blanket GamesPublisher: Octavi Navarro
    Platforms: Windows

    The Nanny is a short interactive horror story about the supernatural. Follow siblings Oliver and Tina in their quest to find their nanny after she disappears in the middle of the night. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

  33. #33 Thorne - Death Merchants
    58% matchVery Positive82% of 302 reviews2016
    Developer: Thorne GamesPublisher: Aldorlea Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.1hMean: 3.8h≥1hr: 90%

    Play as an infamous mercenary known as "The Crow" in a decayed and corrupt world, find your way out of chains and get paid for your contract, in this enthralling Action-RPG with high production values.

  34. #34 Sparky Marky: Episode 1
    58% matchMixed64% of 246 reviews2023
    Developer: Clapperheads
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 48mMean: 3.4h≥1hr: 39%

    Explore an abandoned children's recreational camp and uncover the dark secrets covered up by its founders. Find clues and apply specific commands in the Discord channel to find out what truly happened. But be careful: Sparky has been activated and the monster inside of it never sleeps…

  35. #35 Forbidden Terror: Board Game
    55% matchVery Positive93% of 152 reviews2025
    Developer: Elite Lords Studios
    Platforms: Windows

    A psychological horror game where you take the role of Jonah, an 18 year old trying out a new board game, The Ouija Board, with his friend Emily. Little did they know, it was far from a simple board game.

  36. #36 National Park Girls: Love Our Parks Edition
    56% matchVery Positive93% of 240 reviews2019
    Developer: Studio Élan
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

    The complete edition of National Park Girls! After five years of being a ranger in Yosemite National Park, Eve is just about ready to throw in the towel. However, things start to change when she meets three spritely girls who claim to be manifestations of the National Parks.

  37. #37 WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02
    56% matchVery Positive95% of 249 reviews2015
    Developer: Spicy TailsPublisher: Sekai Project
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.6hMean: 8.2h≥1hr: 96%

    From the creator of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes World End Economica. Haru woke up with his life but without his dream. 4 years after the incident, he finds a new cause, as a driven young lady offers him a chance to return to investing and to find justice.

  38. #38 Hollowbrook - Apartments
    55% matchVery Positive98% of 83 reviews2025
    Developer: Yetiface Games
    Platforms: Windows

    Hollowbrook is a stylized horror experience told through multiple episodes. Each chapter immerses you in the life of a new character, blending personal backstories with chilling encounters that react to your decisions.

  39. #39 Millennium - A New Hope
    57% matchMostly Positive73% of 440 reviews2014
    Developer: Aldorlea Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.8hMean: 8.7h≥1hr: 81%

    Traverse through rich, detailed environments, recruit colorful characters and fight your way through dangerous hordes of enemies in this exciting old-school RPG incorporating 40 quests, 26 secret rooms, 8 animal kings and countless secrets and items to discover.

  40. #40 Midnight Scenes: From the Woods
    55% matchVery Positive87% of 196 reviews2023
    Developer: White Blanket GamesPublisher: Octavi Navarro
    Platforms: Windows

    Disturbing incidents begin happening after the arrival of a new patient at Fernwood Creek Mental Health Center. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

  41. #41 Code 7: A Story-Driven Hacking Adventure
    56% matchVery Positive93% of 113 reviews2017
    Developer: Goodwolf StudioPublisher: Rel.Pink
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

    Try to save humanity in this episodic and fully voiced hacker story. Guide your partner through a thrilling and emotional science fiction journey by hacking systems and extracting information. All from your keyboard.

  42. #42 Thorne - Son of Slaves (Ep.2)
    56% matchVery Positive84% of 140 reviews2016
    Developer: Thorne GamesPublisher: Aldorlea Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.1hMean: 3.8h≥1hr: 94%

    Play as the infamous mercenary known as "The Crow" in a decayed and corrupt world, find your way out of chains and get paid for your contract, in this enthralling Action-RPG with high production values.

  43. #43 Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note
    55% matchVery Positive97% of 149 reviews2020
    Developer: White Blanket GamesPublisher: Octavi Navarro
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    Follow Dr. Richard P. Griffin during the scariest journey of his life. Welcome to a dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

  44. #44 Creepy Waves FM: Bugs Fixer
    55% matchMostly Positive80% of 124 reviews2024
    Developer: shipscaptainindie
    Platforms: Windows

    A young and promising boy applies for a job at a AAA game development company. As he starts working night shifts on probation, he experiences a series of events that could lead to no good. As the story unfolds, you will be able to choose what you would do in his place.

  45. #45 Public Bounce
    56% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2023
    Developer: Trigon Fan
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 30mMean: 6.3h≥1hr: 27%

    Public Bounce is a collection of erotic stories, narrated by a sensual presenter. The game is full of girls willing to have sex in risky and exciting places. No matter the place or time, they all want to feel the excitement of risk while enjoying the guilty pleasure with their partners.

  46. #46 Sparky Marky: Episode 2
    55% matchMostly Positive74% of 136 reviews2023
    Developer: Clapperheads
    Platforms: Windows

    You are a worker of the Amber's Park Camp, so you must pass a monthly assessment in a secret training simulator. All workers know this process by heart: you need to be trained in risky conditions and prove that you can deactivate Sparky Marky in an emergency. But this time something went wrong...

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