The 15 best story games for Android & iOS in 2026, counted down from #15 to #1: hand-drawn adventures, detective mysteries, choice-based dramas and one story-first RPG. Most let you play the opening for free and unlock the rest with one purchase, and the video says what each one costs. Disco Elysium is on Android only; every other game is on both the App Store and Google Play. Links below.
#15 Forgotton Anne
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1457216934
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hitcents.forgottonanne
#14 Chants of Sennaar
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6566195667
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playdigious.chantsofsennaar
#13 Lost in Play
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6449434958
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snapbreak.lip
#12 Endling: Extinction is Forever
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1625083646
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hg.endling
#11 Planet of Lana
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6739130049
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playdigious.pol
#10 The Abandoned Planet
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6474901092
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snapbreak.theabandonedplanet
#9 Strange Horticulture
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6450008138
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pid.strangehorticulture
#8 Old Man’s Journey
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1204902987
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.brokenrul.oldmansjourney
#7 Beholder: Conductor
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6748957041
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pid.beholderconductor
#6 Gorogoa
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1269225754
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=unity.Annapurna.Gorogoa
#5 The Gardens Between
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1371965583
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thevoxelagents.thegardensbetween
#4 Honkai: Star Rail
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1599719154
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.HoYoverse.hkrpgoversea
#3 The Walking Dead: Season One
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id524731580
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.telltalegames.walkingdead100
#2 Disco Elysium (Android only)
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ZAUM.M0_stable
#1 Life is Strange
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1180101534
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.squareenix.lis
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:14 #15 Forgotton Anne
1:03 #14 Chants of Sennaar
1:45 #13 Lost in Play
2:26 #12 Endling: Extinction is Forever
3:12 #11 Planet of Lana
3:56 #10 The Abandoned Planet
4:42 #9 Strange Horticulture
5:22 #8 Old Man’s Journey
6:06 #7 Beholder: Conductor
7:10 #6 Gorogoa
7:56 #5 The Gardens Between
8:44 #4 Honkai: Star Rail
9:35 #3 The Walking Dead: Season One
10:20 #2 Disco Elysium
11:07 #1 Life is Strange
Footage: official trailers and App Store / Google Play videos from each game’s developer or publisher.
Mobile gameplay footage: Techzamazing (https://www.youtube.com/@Techzamazing), TapGameplay (https://www.youtube.com/@TapGameplay), TargoGaming (https://www.youtube.com/@TargoGaming)
Games by: Hitcents; Playdigious; Snapbreak Games; THQ Nordic; The Voxel Agents; Dexter Team Games; Plug In Digital; Broken Rules; Annapurna Games; HoYoverse; Skybound Games; ZA/UM; Square Enix
Oxenfree, Spiritfarer and Valiant Hearts aren’t on this list because on mobile they’re only available through a Netflix subscription.
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