Most recommended · Story & World

The 100 games with the highest share of positive Steam reviews in the past year (100+ reviews). Ranked by Story & World (plot, characters, and how immersive the world is.), −5 to +5. Games with too few reviews mentioning it are listed below the ranking, unranked and greyed out.

• 1
  The Last of Us™ Part I

  95.11% positive · 14,230 reviews · past 1 year
  $59.99
  +4.48
• 2
  The Walking Dead

  97.42% positive · 5,279 reviews · past 1 year
  $14.99
  +4.44
• 3
  Life is Strange - Episode 1

  97.21% positive · 7,769 reviews · past 1 year
  Free
  +4.31
• 4
  The Mermaid Mask New

  99.35% positive · 2,782 reviews · past 1 year
  $19.99
  +4.30
• 5
  Persona 4 Golden

  96.93% positive · 5,187 reviews · past 1 year
  $19.99
  +4.29
• 6
  Detroit: Become Human

  96.96% positive · 75,802 reviews · past 1 year
  $39.99
  +4.22
• 7
  Portal 2

  98.31% positive · 29,570 reviews · past 1 year
  $9.99
  +4.20
• 8
  OMORI

  95.77% positive · 7,146 reviews · past 1 year
  $19.99
  +4.17
• 9
  Half-Life: Alyx

  97.22% positive · 6,943 reviews · past 1 year
  −75% $59.99
  $14.99
  +4.16
• 10
  Subnautica

  97.20% positive · 52,144 reviews · past 1 year
  $29.99
  +4.14
• 11
  Titanfall® 2

  96.54% positive · 25,113 reviews · past 1 year
  −85% $29.99
  $4.49
  +4.11
• 12
  South Park™: The Stick of Truth™

  97.21% positive · 4,588 reviews · past 1 year
  −75% $29.99
  $7.49
  +4.10
• 13
  Half-Life 2

  97.07% positive · 22,233 reviews · past 1 year
  $9.99
  +4.06
• 14
  Endacopia New

  98.92% positive · 6,545 reviews · past 1 year
  $16.50
  +4.03
• 15
  Papers, Please

  97.06% positive · 5,578 reviews · past 1 year
  $9.99
  +4.01
• 16
  Hollow Knight

  95.73% positive · 87,794 reviews · past 1 year
  $14.99
  +3.96
• 17
  Outlast

  96.15% positive · 11,777 reviews · past 1 year
  $14.99
  +3.91
• 18
  God of War

  95.06% positive · 16,956 reviews · past 1 year
  $49.99
  +3.90
• 19
  Stardew Valley

  98.31% positive · 108,285 reviews · past 1 year
  $14.99
  +3.88
• 20
  Celeste

  96.43% positive · 19,800 reviews · past 1 year
  $19.99
  +3.88

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