Free Narrative Games on Steam
Steam currently has 672 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 7/21/2025.
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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 4,109 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,023 positive reviews and 86 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 78, placing it in the #2 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 614 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 511 positive reviews and 103 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 477 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 415 positive reviews and 62 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. 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 #4 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 248 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 224 positive reviews and 24 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 |
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 4,887 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,665 positive reviews and 222 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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| Steam App Id | 1854430 |
6. 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 #6 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,284 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,222 positive reviews and 62 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 |
7. Guildford Castle VR
Guildford Castle is a free roaming, narrative VR experience with light interactivity.
Guildford Castle VR 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 94 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 88 positive reviews and 6 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 | 3/24/2022 |
| Developer | Historic VR |
| Publisher | Historic VR |
| Steam App Id | 1862880 |
8. 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 #8 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,424 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,329 positive reviews and 95 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 |
9. Thorns: Police never sleeps
Thorns. Police never sleeps is a kinetic visual novel about an alternative future. After global warming, cities were separated by a giant ocean. Our story begins in one of these cities.
Thorns: Police never sleeps has achieved a Player Score of 77, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 21 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20 positive reviews and 1 negative reviews — making it "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. Underfishing
You just arrived in hell. Nothing left to to do but contemplate the life you lived, and fish. Fish out ancient treasures, upgrade your fishing abilities, and face your biggest regrets in this narrative fishing game! Will you manage to fish out Lucifer's crown and earn another chance at life?
Underfishing has achieved a Player Score of 70, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 51 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 40 positive reviews and 11 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.
| Release Date | 6/19/2025 |
| Developer | Petros Anastasiadis |
| Publisher | Petros Anastasiadis |
| Steam App Id | 3789130 |
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| 91 | 8/15/2024 | 94 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 82 | 9/14/2023 | 78 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 25 | 1/31/2025 | 81 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 13 | 8/6/2021 | 83 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 5 | 1/14/2022 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 4 | 7/14/2023 | 90 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 3/24/2022 | 83 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 9/21/2021 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 2 | 5/16/2024 | 77 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 2 | 6/19/2025 | 70 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 2 | 8/30/2019 | 52 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 2 | 5/14/2025 | 69 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 2 | 3/30/2018 | 80 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 11/2/2022 | 60 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 12/14/2017 | 69 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 9/27/2021 | 59 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 2/1/2023 | 69 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 4/16/2024 | 72 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 7/14/2025 | 59 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 7/14/2024 | 54 | Free | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, July 21). Katawa Shoujo on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 3). Strongblade - Puzzle Quest and Match-3 Adventure on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 3). Moral Dilemma: The Interview on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 14). Descent: Legends of the Dark on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 1). How Fish Is Made on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 27). TRY AGAIN on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, July 11). Guildford Castle VR on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 2). If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, July 13). Thorns: Police never sleeps on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 3). Underfishing on Steam. Steam Store.