Games With Endings That Stay With You

A memorable ending makes the time before it matter: a mechanic acquires new weight, an ordinary relationship becomes difficult to leave, or a question follows you beyond the credits. These are finales I would make room for, including hopeful, troubling and deliberately unresolved ones. The notes explain the kind of payoff without revealing final events or central twists. They also identify substantial campaigns, optional extras and cases where the first credits are only part of the story. If you want a shorter starting point, try Edith Finch, Unpacking or Before Your Eyes; give the longer RPGs the time their relationships need.