Light on combat, heavy on story, adventure games are such an underrated delight. Fanatical’s Story Rich Adventures Bundle is a celebration of the genre. It includes 17 games, and, like all Fanatical Build Your Own Bundles, the more you add to your cart, the deeper your discount. Pricing starts at three games for $1.65 per key ($4.95 total), but if you add five or more games you’ll pay just $1.60 per key, and at seven or more titles, the price per game drops to $1.45. If you add all 17 games to your bundle, you’ll pay just $24.65–which is a massive discount compared to the full bundle’s $340.78 value.
As for the games on offer, two of the marquee options are Heavy Rain and Beyond Two Souls–which are available as a double pack, meaning you get both games for just one slot in the bundle. These cinematic adventures are polarizing to say the least, but they’re worth experiencing, whether you come away loving or hating them. Games by Quantic Dream tend to have high production value, cinematic storytelling, and tell stories that are relatively compact, so you can get through them in about 12-20 hours. Heavy Rain is the story of a bereaved father looking for his son who has gone missing, all while a serial killer is on the loose. Beyond Two Souls sees you take on the role of a psychically gifted young girl who grows into her abilities, and you also get to ride a horse at one point, which is cool.
A cozy meditation on mortality, Old Man’s Journey is a quiet, contemplative adventure game you’ll be thinking about long after you finish it. There’s no dialogue in the game; you just see the story unfold as you take on the role of the Old Man, who receives a letter that prompts him to leave home one day. At its heart, it’s a game about loss, and hope, and the rich texture of a life well-lived. Keep your tissues handy.
Another game that’s sort of about mortality is We. The Revolution. Here, you take on the role of a judge during the French Revolution. You decide who lives and who dies; you have to weigh the evidence, your own political allegiances, and even your family’s opinions. Who you choose to or choose not to execute has real consequences and never feels like an easy or clean decision. It’s a unique take on a uniquely volatile moment in history.
The full list of games included in this bundle is below, but remember you’re buying Steam keys and they do expire, so make sure you redeem them as soon as possible so you don’t miss out on any of these killer story-rich adventure games.
Fanatical’s Build Your Story Rich Adventures Bundle
- Change
- Chicken Police
- Flower in Us
- For the People
- Heavy Rain Beyond Collection
- Maid of Sker
- Many Nights a Whisper
- Mondealy
- Old Man’s Journey + Gibbon Beyond the Trees
- Paradise Killer
- Staffer Case
- Staffer Reborn
- Tainted Grail Conquest
- The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
- Time Loader 4 Pack
- We. The Revolution
Want something a little more action-packed? Be sure to check out Fanatical’s other bundles like the RPG and Strategy Bundle, and the Arcade and Shooter Bundle.
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