Free Narrative Games on Steam
Steam currently has 552 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 1/27/2025.
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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 3,205 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,150 positive reviews and 55 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 560 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 468 positive reviews and 92 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. Assetflip attorney
Assetflip attorney is a murder mystery satire visual novel, Solve crimes in a world where everyone has gone insane and everything feels like a fever dream, interrogate witnesses, hunt for clues and take down the criminal organization that threatens to destroy reality
Assetflip attorney has achieved a Player Score of 83, placing it in the #3 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 55 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 53 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
4. VHS Collection: Goodnight Me
VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?
VHS Collection: Goodnight Me has achieved a Player Score of 70, placing it in the #4 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 62 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 48 positive reviews and 14 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play VHS Collection: Goodnight Me on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
5. 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 80, placing it in the #5 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 106 positive reviews and 12 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.
6. 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 #6 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,417 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,222 positive reviews and 195 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 |
7. 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 #7 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 230 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 208 positive reviews and 22 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 |
8. Shattering Obsidian
An RPG inspired by the classics, and based upon a series of published stories. A deep, character-driven adventure, in a Fantasy-Steampunk world of betrayal and intrigue.
Shattering Obsidian has achieved a Player Score of 62, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews — making it "8 user reviews" 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 | 9/29/2020 |
| Developer | James K. Isaac |
| Publisher | James K. Isaac |
| Steam App Id | 1383920 |
9. COG Back To The 80s
Welcome to the year 1980 where everything almost went to hell, why? Let's just say that sometimes you have to be a fucking psychopath if you want change to happen, but every change has consequences. Welcome to COG a horror shooter.
COG Back To The 80s has achieved a Player Score of 57, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 23 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 14 positive reviews and 9 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" 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 | 4/2/2022 |
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| Steam App Id | 1893150 |
10. My Friend The Spider
A small "horror" narrative game about isolation and depression.
My Friend The Spider has achieved a Player Score of 79, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Narrative games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 86 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 77 positive reviews and 9 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play My Friend The Spider on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
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| 73 | 8/15/2024 | 94 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 67 | 9/14/2023 | 79 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 7 | 2/10/2025 | 83 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 5 | 10/18/2024 | 70 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 5 | 1/31/2025 | 80 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 4 | 1/14/2022 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 4 | 8/6/2021 | 83 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 9/29/2020 | 62 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 4/2/2022 | 57 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 1/4/2024 | 79 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 6/23/2021 | 74 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 11/2/2022 | 57 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 5/4/2023 | 84 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 9/27/2021 | 59 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 2/1/2023 | 67 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 4/16/2024 | 72 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 1/7/2024 | 69 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 6/23/2022 | 87 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 12/18/2023 | 87 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 3/12/2021 | 46 | Free | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, February 19). Strongblade - Puzzle Quest and Match-3 Adventure on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, February 18). Assetflip attorney on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, February 13). VHS Collection: Goodnight Me on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, February 17). Moral Dilemma: The Interview on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, February 19). How Fish Is Made on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 25). Descent: Legends of the Dark on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, October 8). Shattering Obsidian on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, October 8). COG Back To The 80s on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 12). My Friend The Spider on Steam. Steam Store.