Free Narrative Games on Steam
Steam currently has 598 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 4/20/2025.
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1. 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 holds the #1 spot for "best free Narrative game on Steam" with a Player Score of 94. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,563 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,498 positive reviews and 65 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 |
2. 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 has achieved a Player Score of 79, placing it in the #2 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 582 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 486 positive reviews and 96 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 |
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 81, placing it in the #3 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 245 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 217 positive reviews and 28 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.
4. 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 #4 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,685 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,475 positive reviews and 210 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 |
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| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1854430 |
5. 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 #5 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 239 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 216 positive reviews and 23 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 |
6. 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 #6 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,340 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,251 positive reviews and 89 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 |
7. Conscience
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Conscience has achieved a Player Score of 83, placing it in the #7 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 118 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 110 positive reviews and 8 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 | 12/30/2024 |
| Developer | Bowker Studios |
| Publisher | Bowker Studios |
| Steam App Id | 3302650 |
8. memories
memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship.
memories has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,385 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,301 positive reviews and 84 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 2/3/2023 |
| Developer | guiyyu |
| Publisher | Spookulele Games |
| Steam App Id | 2219470 |
9. The Unluckiest Man
After his wife draws her last breath, Dragomir is devastated. As a poor man with a drinking habit, he must not only manage to hold a decent funeral, but also stand for himself in a small town that doesn't see him with good eyes.
The Unluckiest Man has achieved a Player Score of 85, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 239 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 223 positive reviews and 16 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 | 10/27/2022 |
| Developer | Darkania Works |
| Publisher | Darkania Works |
| Steam App Id | 2140900 |
10. Dot's Home
DOT’S HOME is a single-player, 2D, narrative-driven video game that follows a young Black woman in Detroit living in her grandmother’s beloved home, as she travels through time to relive key moments in her family’s history where race, place, and home collide in difficult choices.
Dot's Home has achieved a Player Score of 77, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 88 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 76 positive reviews and 12 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 10/22/2021 |
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| Publisher | Rise-Home Stories Project |
| Steam App Id | 1763520 |
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| 69 | 8/15/2024 | 94 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 49 | 9/14/2023 | 79 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 22 | 1/31/2025 | 81 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 5 | 1/14/2022 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 5 | 8/6/2021 | 83 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 9/21/2021 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 2 | 12/30/2024 | 83 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 2 | 2/3/2023 | 89 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 10/27/2022 | 85 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 10/22/2021 | 77 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 6/23/2021 | 74 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 11/11/2024 | 87 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 6/30/2023 | 77 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 11/2/2022 | 57 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 12/14/2017 | 69 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 5/4/2023 | 85 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 9/27/2021 | 59 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 2/1/2023 | 68 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 4/16/2024 | 72 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 11/29/2024 | 69 | Free | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 20). Katawa Shoujo on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 16). Strongblade - Puzzle Quest and Match-3 Adventure on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 22). Moral Dilemma: The Interview on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 13). How Fish Is Made on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 19). Descent: Legends of the Dark on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 24). If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 14). Conscience on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 17). memories on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 13). The Unluckiest Man on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 15). Dot's Home on Steam. Steam Store.