The best games where you can choose based on a narrative / paragraph 2023
Looking for a really good game where you can choose based on a narrative? Then we have just the thing for you: the list with the best "Narrative Choice" games 2023.
What are narrative choice games?
In the games on this list, players are presented with multiple plot choices via a narrative format.
These may be presented in a book with numbered paragraphs as in Tales of the Arabian Nights and Up and Down, or via cards as in Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game.
"Narrative Choice" is sometimes also called "Narrative Paragraph".
List of the best Narrative Choice games 2023
Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Lands of Galzyr
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Lands of Galzyr- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 150 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Legacy of Dragonholt
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 999 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
Forgotten Waters
Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.
More details for Forgotten Waters- 3 - 7 Players
- 120 - 240 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!30€ at
.deWelcome to the Moon
- 1 - 6 Players
- 25 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
🔥 Great price!30€ at.deAdventure Games: Expedition Azcana
- 1 - 4 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!13€ at.deSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Baker Street Irregulars
- 1 - 8 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Baker Street Irregulars
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures
- 1 - 8 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures
Sleeping Gods
Nominated for 13 awards and won 4.
More details for Sleeping Gods- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 1200 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Flashback: Zombie Kidz
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Flashback: Zombie Kidz- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases
Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.
⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 1985
More details for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases- 1 - 8 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!50€ at.deVideo reviews for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases
Crime Zoom: A Deadly Writer
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
Adventure Games: Die drei ??? – Das Geheimnis der Statue
- 1 - 4 Players
- 75 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
Tales of the Arabian Nights
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for Tales of the Arabian Nights- 1 - 6 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Tales of the Arabian Nights
Captive
- 1 Players
- 30 - 130 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game
Nominated for 14 awards and won 4.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2019
More details for Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game- 1 - 5 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 16+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!30€ at.deVideo reviews for Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game
Adventure Games: The Grand Hotel Abaddon
- 1 - 4 Players
- 75 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!11€ at.deT.I.M.E Stories
Nominated for 16 awards and won 3.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2016
More details for T.I.M.E Stories- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for T.I.M.E Stories
Adventure Games: The Dungeon
- 1 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Above and Below
Nominated for 9 awards.
More details for Above and Below- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Crime Zoom: His Last Card
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
Near and Far
Nominated for 6 awards.
More details for Near and Far- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Near and Far
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
Nominated for 14 awards.
More details for Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!105€ at.deChoose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger- 1 - 99 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!31€ at.deBubble Stories
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
More details for Bubble Stories- 1 - 2 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
Wonder Book
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Wonder Book- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!62€ at.deDead of Winter: A Crossroads Game
Nominated for 13 awards and won 4.
More details for Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Vienna Connection
- 1 - 5 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 16+ years old
- Easy to learn
Crime Zoom: Bird of Ill Omen
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
This War of Mine: The Board Game
Nominated for 7 awards and won 3.
More details for This War of Mine: The Board Game- 1 - 6 Players
- 45 - 120 Minutes
- 18+ years old
- Medium difficulty
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