Best Choose Your Own Adventure Linux Games on Steam
Steam currently has 5,906 Choose Your Own Adventure games, but not all of them are able to be played on Linux builds. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Choose Your Own Adventure game rankings were last updated on 8/19/2025.
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1. Our Life: Beginnings & Always
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always holds the #1 spot for "best Linux Choose Your Own Adventure game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 12,764 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 12,608 positive reviews and 156 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Our Life: Beginnings & Always on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 11/16/2020 |
| Franchise | GB Patch Games |
| Developer | GB Patch Games |
| Publisher | GB Patch Games |
| Steam App Id | 1129190 |
2. A Date with Death
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
A Date with Death has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Linux Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 11,333 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 11,127 positive reviews and 206 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play A Date with Death on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 12/7/2023 |
| Franchise | Two and a Half Studios |
| Developer | Two and a Half Studios |
| Publisher | Two and a Half Studios |
| Steam App Id | 2415010 |
3. Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Linux Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 25,702 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 24,944 positive reviews and 758 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $17.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $17.99 |
| Release Date | 10/23/2023 |
| Franchise | Black Tabby Games |
| Developer | Black Tabby Games |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1989270 |
4. I Wani Hug that Gator!
I Wani Hug that Gator! Is a choice-driven narrative about teenagers struggling to find their way. Help Inco, loser highschooler extraordinaire, navigate his budding friendships (and romance!) while surviving being the only human in a dinosaur-filled school.
I Wani Hug that Gator! has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Linux Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,038 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,961 positive reviews and 77 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.74 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play I Wani Hug that Gator! on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
5. BAD END THEATER
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
BAD END THEATER has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Linux Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,716 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 8,500 positive reviews and 216 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 10/26/2021 |
| Franchise | NomnomNami |
| Developer | NomnomNami |
| Publisher | NomnomNami |
| Steam App Id | 1764390 |
6. Scarlet Hollow
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than a 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Scarlet Hollow has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Linux Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,267 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,213 positive reviews and 54 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $24.99 |
| Release Date | 6/11/2021 |
| Franchise | Black Tabby Games |
| Developer | Black Tabby Games |
| Publisher | Black Tabby Games |
| Steam App Id | 1609230 |
7. Katawa Shoujo
Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
Katawa Shoujo has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Linux Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,196 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,108 positive reviews and 88 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 8/15/2024 |
| Developer | Four Leaf Studios |
| Publisher | Four Leaf Studios |
| Steam App Id | 3068300 |
8. Find Love or Die Trying
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Find Love or Die Trying has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Linux Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 12,018 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 11,629 positive reviews and 389 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Steam Price | $4.99 |
| Release Date | 9/16/2021 |
| Franchise | Sunseeker Games |
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| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1714320 |
9. Monster Prom 4: Monster Con
Can you find love at the nerdiest convention ever? "Monster Con" goes back to the multiplayer dating sim formula: go through absurd and funny situations as you find love among six sexy monsters! Who will you romance? The mimic who cosplays? The idol clown? Or the eldritch cutie? (There's also Liam)
Monster Prom 4: Monster Con has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Linux Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,671 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,658 positive reviews and 13 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 4/24/2025 |
| Franchise | Beautiful Glitch |
| Developer | Beautiful Glitch |
| Publisher | Beautiful Glitch |
| Steam App Id | 2869860 |
10. FTL: Faster Than Light
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
FTL: Faster Than Light has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Linux Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 75,825 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 72,254 positive reviews and 3,571 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play FTL: Faster Than Light on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 9/14/2012 |
| Developer | Subset Games |
| Publisher | Subset Games |
| Steam App Id | 212680 |
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| 142 | 11/16/2020 | 96 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 139 | 12/7/2023 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 194 | 10/23/2023 | 95 | $17.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 13 | 2/14/2024 | 95 | $9.74 | Steam Charts | |
| 2 | 10/26/2021 | 94 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 17 | 6/11/2021 | 94 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 73 | 8/15/2024 | 94 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 4 | 9/16/2021 | 94 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 22 | 4/24/2025 | 94 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 973 | 9/14/2012 | 94 | $9.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 22). A Date with Death on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 18). Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, July 5). I Wani Hug that Gator! on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 20). BAD END THEATER on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 19). Scarlet Hollow on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 13). Katawa Shoujo on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 13). Find Love or Die Trying on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 15). Monster Prom 4: Monster Con on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 17). FTL: Faster Than Light on Steam. Steam Store.