Free Narrative Games on Steam
Steam currently has 732 Narrative games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best free games ranked by popularity and ratings. Data for this list is calculated from reviews and player counts reported directly by Steam and will be updated in real-time. Free Narrative game rankings were last updated on 10/1/2025.
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1. Strongblade - Puzzle Quest and Match-3 Adventure
Strongblade is a match-3 puzzle game where you play as Sean the Mouse. Travel through a captivating world filled with puzzles, outsmart cunning villains, befriend charming animals, and build unique camps.
Strongblade - Puzzle Quest and Match-3 Adventure holds the #1 spot for "best free Narrative game on Steam" with a Player Score of 79. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 635 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 529 positive reviews and 106 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Strongblade - Puzzle Quest and Match-3 Adventure on the Steam Deck.
| Release Date | 9/14/2023 |
| Franchise | MatryoshkaGames |
| Developer | Dekovir |
| Publisher | Matryoshka |
| Steam App Id | 2430830 |
2. 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 #2 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,449 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,352 positive reviews and 97 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It 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 |
3. Moral Dilemma: The Interview
A fourth-wall-breaking narrative adventure. It’s interview day, and you really need this job—enough to ignore the talking printer, the anomaly corridor, and the ridiculous life-or-death trials your interviewer keeps putting you in. But deep down, you know... something here is very, very wrong.
Moral Dilemma: The Interview has achieved a Player Score of 82, placing it in the #3 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 629 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 546 positive reviews and 83 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Moral Dilemma: The Interview on the Steam Deck.
4. TRY AGAIN
You're Benny, a test character trapped in an unfinished game by a figure called The Designer. She's up against a deadline for her publisher which means it's your last day as a test character. Navigate the facility, dodge game-dev chaos and defy expectations to become the main character.
TRY AGAIN has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #4 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,329 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,265 positive reviews and 64 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 7/14/2023 |
| Developer | the Rejects |
| Publisher | the Rejects |
| Steam App Id | 2448340 |
5. How Fish Is Made
Are sardines trustworthy? Are you? Do you want to be? How Fish is Made is a janky little jaunt through the world of surrealist storytelling. Now featuring a Katamari-like DLC!
How Fish Is Made has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #5 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,082 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,846 positive reviews and 236 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 1/14/2022 |
| Franchise | CRITICAL REFLEX |
| Developers | |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1854430 |
6. Descent: Legends of the Dark
To play the Descent: Legends of the Dark board game, one player must download the free Descent: Legends of the Dark app on a compatible device. This companion app determines the setup of each quest, tracks your party’s inventory, skills, progress, and resolves combat while telling a narrative story.
Descent: Legends of the Dark has achieved a Player Score of 83, placing it in the #6 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 254 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 229 positive reviews and 25 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Descent: Legends of the Dark on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 8/6/2021 |
| Developer | Fantasy Flight Games |
| Publisher | Fantasy Flight Games |
| Steam App Id | 1611070 |
7. The Book of Distance
In 1935, Yonezo Okita left his home in Japan and began a new life in Canada. Then war and state-sanctioned racism changed everything—he became the enemy. His grandson leads us on an interactive virtual pilgrimage through an emotional geography of immigration and family to recover what was lost.
The Book of Distance has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #7 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 185 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 178 positive reviews and 7 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run The Book of Distance on the Steam Deck.
| Release Date | 10/8/2020 |
| Developer | National Film Board of Canada |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1245640 |
8. Forest Ranger Services: Episode 1
Horror game series about the investigation of missing hikers in the U.S. National Parks. Follow the story of a wannabe reporter who got a job as a ranger to investigate the disappearances - several episodes that tell one story! Based on true events.
Forest Ranger Services: Episode 1 has achieved a Player Score of 73, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 96 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 77 positive reviews and 19 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Release Date | 11/29/2024 |
| Developer | GuardHouse |
| Publisher | GuardHouse |
| Steam App Id | 3283900 |
9. sheeeroom
You wish to bring "She" back to life to reclaim something precious you’ve lost. Solve the various puzzles set before you and gather what "She" needs. Even you don’t know what "She" truly is. "sheeeroom" is a mysterious adventure game.
sheeeroom has achieved a Player Score of 72, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 225 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 175 positive reviews and 50 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
10. If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,486 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,392 positive reviews and 94 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 9/21/2021 |
| Developer | Dead Idle Games |
| Publisher | Dead Idle Games |
| Steam App Id | 1603980 |
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| 54 | 9/14/2023 | 79 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 46 | 8/15/2024 | 94 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 11 | 1/31/2025 | 82 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 7/14/2023 | 90 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 1/14/2022 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 8/6/2021 | 83 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 10/8/2020 | 87 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 2 | 11/29/2024 | 73 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 2 | 12/7/2024 | 72 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 2 | 9/21/2021 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 2 | 10/27/2022 | 84 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 2 | 6/16/2023 | 63 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 2 | 6/23/2021 | 74 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 5/4/2023 | 85 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 7/21/2025 | 56 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 11/28/2024 | 53 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 3/14/2025 | 86 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 11/2/2022 | 62 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 7/17/2023 | 68 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 4/15/2024 | 72 | Free | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 1). Steam Store. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 1). Strongblade - Puzzle Quest and Match-3 Adventure on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 27). Katawa Shoujo on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 20). Moral Dilemma: The Interview on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, September 27). TRY AGAIN on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 4). How Fish Is Made on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 31). Descent: Legends of the Dark on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 15). The Book of Distance on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 25). Forest Ranger Services: Episode 1 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 26). sheeeroom on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, September 27). If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers on Steam. Steam Store.