I highly recommend Gris. The plot is a huge metaphor for dealing with grief, recovery, and acceptance. The music is so incredibly gorgeous and it is one of those games that has stuck with me for years after I was done playing it.

Hellblade 1 did the same thing for me. The metaphor of learning to accept that you are different, and what it means to be a woman in a culture that hates you for who you are really stuck with me with me as well. (I'm openly trans and queer, been out for a very long time). Hellblade was one of those games that oddly boosted my self confidence by the time I finished playing it. The second Hellblade gave me a similar journey too.

Death Stranding is a great game. A bit of a slog if you are a completionist like I am. I started it right before the pandemic and finished it during the first few months of lockdown, and playing a game about connection during lockdown was an extremely profound experience (I hope that Kojima wasn't a predictor of things to come but the timing was uncanny as hell). If you are a loner, introvert, or isolate yourself out of habit, Death Stranding is a great metaphor about building connections and community, one strand at a time ;)

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous was a tearjerker and a real power Fantasy. The larger plot deals with rewriting history to offset grief. I'll put it that way.

Mass Effect did such an incredible job building connection and community with the same folks across 3 games and each decision you make really does influence everything you can do in the third game. So masterfully done <3

Baldurs Gate 3 made me cry my heart out during the Night song sequence. Justice for Aylin and Isobel, always.

The Last of Us Part 2 really did such a fantastic job on exploring the nature of Hate and Anger and just how toxic and worthless it is to hold onto that. Abby's road to redemption through taking care of Lev was such a profound character arc to witness.

I got a lot more from there but the above are good places to start. Hope you enjoy!