narrative games

Dispatch arrived this autumn like a small, improbable comet: an episodic, voice-led superhero workplace comedy that has already reshaped expectations for narrative games in 2025, selling through extraordinary audiences, validating a modern spin on the Telltale formula, and prompting a...

Death Howl arrives as a dark, tactile experiment in grief and game design: a soulslike deck-builder that marries retro pixel art, grid-based tactical combat, and a quietly devastating narrative about a mother’s attempt to bring her lost child back from the spirit world. Background Death Howl is...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 walked away as the dominant story of the night at The Game Awards 2025, taking home the ceremony’s highest honor, Game of the Year, and picking up a sweeping collection of major prizes that underlined the unexpected power of an independently developed narrative RPG...

Xbox players are entering a week of remarkable diversity, with the arrival of new releases from June 2nd through June 6th offering a vibrant selection across genres, narrative depth, and gameplay styles. As the summer heats up, so does the Xbox library, bringing both major headliners and indie...

Link Removed Telltale Games has established itself as the master of the episodic adventure game with hits like The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, Game of Thrones, Tales from the Borderlands and, most recently, Link Removed. These storytelling-centered games, in which player choices have...