Best Interactive Fiction games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated interactive fiction games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free interactive fiction games are available at the bottom of the page.
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Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal-
The latest visual novel by Tomo Kataoka, the author of Narcissu 1st & 2nd, has arrived! An empty world with endless rain and only one person. Here there is no hunger, sickness or even death. Just what story does this world's one occupant have?
Portal of Evil: Stolen Runes Collector's Edition
The gates to another world will open soon! You can stop the impending disaster, but to do so at all costs to return the stolen stamps! Vanessa is the only heiress of Abraham Van Helsinga, a member of the secret order of light guarding the peace of our world.
Voices from the Sea
Follow the story of a young boy, Cantus as he meets Maris, the mysterious girl by the sea - an experience that will change his life forever.
Choice of Robots
Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.
Joe Dever's Lone Wolf HD Remastered
For Sommerlund and the Kai! Lone Wolf is back with an exclusive storyline, stunning graphics and a deep combat system. Make meaningful choices and carve your own path.
A Bird Story
An experimental short from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise: A simple & surreal 1-hour interactive animation about a boy and an injured bird, told without dialogues.If you're looking for To the Moon-like experience, I'd suggest playing Finding Paradise first.
Choice of the Deathless
Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.
Heroes Rise: The Prodigy
Do you have what it takes to become a legendary Powered hero? "Heroes Rise" is an epic interactive novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. How high will you rise?
Always Sometimes Monsters
Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.
The Yawhg
The Yawhg is a one-to-four player choose-your-own-adventure game that randomizes a unique story every time you play. The evil Yawhg is returning. How will the town’s locals lead their lives in the meanwhile, and what will they do when the dreaded Yawhg finally arrives?
Journal
Enter the pages of the hand painted world of Journal. A journey through the life of a young and troubled girl as she tries to face up to the choices and responsibilities that come with childhood. An experience that questions the reliability of how we choose to remember events and explores the truths hidden within our dreams.
Loren The Amazon Princess
Loren The Amazon Princess is a fantasy epic combining intricate turn-based battles with a heroic tale of overcoming evil - with a twist! In this tale, you play as a loyal servant of the hero rather than the hero herself.
The Novelist
The Novelist asks one central question: can you achieve your dreams without pushing away the people you love? The game focuses on Dan Kaplan, a novelist struggling to write the most important book of his career while trying to be the best husband and father he can be.
9.03m
The media is quick to put figures to death tolls in such disasters, and 9.03m tries to remind people of the individuals behind those figures. 9.03m is set on Baker Beach in San Francisco, where debris from the tsunami has washed ashore in the years following the tsunami. To play, you must find the butterflies.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Hate Plus
Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own.
Gone Home
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
The 39 Steps
Prepare to experience the original man-on-the-run thriller in a completely new way! There are secrets to be discovered, locations to be explored and - above all - an incredible tale to be told in this ground-breaking interactive novel.
To the Moon
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
Thirty Flights of Loving
Explore the world of Thirty Flights of Loving through a first-person short story. Take a deep dive with high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at.
Analogue: A Hate Story
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Puzzle Agent
Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!Most played interactive fiction games on Steam
Take a look at the top interactive fiction games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of April 16th 2025.
1. The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes. The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series is a choices matter, story rich and interactive fiction game developed and published by Skybound Games. Released on October 29th 2020 has received 29,204 reviews of which 28,180 were positive and 1,024 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played interactive fiction game, thanks to its 1,277 peak concurrent players over the last day.
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1,024
1,277
players
2. Suzerain
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead? Suzerain is a visual novel, choose your own adventure and political sim game developed and published by Torpor Games. Released on December 04th 2020 has received 8,929 reviews of which 8,354 were positive and 575 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. While seeing 225 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among interactive fiction games based on player count.
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3. Until Then
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late. Until Then is a visual novel, pixel graphics and emotional game developed by Polychroma Games and published by Maximum Entertainment. Released on June 25th 2024 has received 8,850 reviews of which 8,638 were positive and 212 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. While seeing 124 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among interactive fiction games based on player count.
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4. The NOexistenceN of you AND me
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel". The NOexistenceN of you AND me is a visual novel, psychological horror and multiple endings game developed by Fontainebleau and published by Nino Games. Released on December 15th 2024 has received 4,398 reviews of which 4,083 were positive and 315 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played interactive fiction games.
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4,083
315
90
players
5. The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki -Farewell, O Zemuria-
The latest installment in the popular story-driven Kiseki RPG series is here! The 20th-anniversary title, The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki -Farewell, O Zemuria-, where the epic story of the continent of Zemuria takes a dramatic turn, is now available on Steam®! The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki -Farewell, O Zemuria- is a rpg, jrpg and interactive fiction game developed by Nihon Falcom and published by Clouded Leopard Entertainment. Released on January 22nd 2025 has received 571 reviews of which 452 were positive and 119 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played interactive fiction games.
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6. cyberpunkdreams
2090s America, torn apart by war and corporate greed. A lone traveller stands outside the gates of Cincinnati, greatest of the border cities. How far will you go to make it to the top? How far will you go to fulfil your mission? cyberpunkdreams is a cyberpunk, rpg and interactive fiction game developed and published by Late Night Games. Released on May 14th 2021 has received 948 reviews of which 728 were positive and 220 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played interactive fiction games.
7.3
728
220
59
players
7. Storyteller
Storyteller is an award-winning puzzle game about building stories. Start with a title, settings and characters and create a story that fits the story’s description. Play with stories of love, intrigue, crime, monsters, betrayal, and more! Storyteller is a puzzle, interactive fiction and point & click game developed by Daniel Benmergui and published by Annapurna Interactive. Released on March 23rd 2023 has received 7,248 reviews of which 6,366 were positive and 882 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played interactive fiction games.
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6,366
882
46
players
8. The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Trek across ancient China in a dark, boundary-pushing visual novel inspired by traditional Chinese art with modern animation. Escort four girls to the prosperous city of Luoyang in a branching narrative with themes of revenge, cannibalism, involuntary servitude, and more on a redemptive journey. The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty is a visual novel, historical and multiple endings game developed by 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame) and published by 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame) and 2P Games. Released on April 22nd 2024 has received 51,602 reviews of which 49,774 were positive and 1,828 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played interactive fiction games.
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49,774
1,828
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9. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide! The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a choices matter, story rich and rpg game developed by Sever and published by 101XP. Released on March 04th 2021 has received 8,418 reviews of which 7,620 were positive and 798 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played interactive fiction games.
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7,620
798
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players
10. Killer Frequency
Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer. Killer Frequency is a adventure, horror and puzzle game developed and published by Team17. Released on June 01st 2023 has received 4,304 reviews of which 4,040 were positive and 264 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played interactive fiction games.
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4,040
264
34
players
Best deals on interactive fiction games on Steam
Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of interactive fiction games available on Steam right now, updated on April 16th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted interactive fiction games.
1. Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
Gods. Romance. Murder. Musical Numbers?! Play as Grace in a world where Greek Gods live in hiding among us. Change your fate as you draw friends, foes & lovers into song using your powers of musical persuasion to unravel the mystery of the Last Muse's death. Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is a interactive fiction, story rich and female protagonist game developed by Summerfall Studios and published by Humble Games. Released on August 09th 2023 has received 3,267 reviews of which 3,020 were positive and 247 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. Featuring a massive 96% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for interactive fiction category.
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3,020
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26.25€
1.05€
2. The Red Lantern
The Red Lantern is a narrative, dog sledding game about survival. You play as the Musher who, along with her team of 5 sled dogs, must find her way home. Care for your dogs, discover their stories, and learn how to navigate the unknowns of the Alaskan wilderness and prepare for your new life. The Red Lantern is a exploration, dog and choose your own adventure game developed by Timberline Studio and published by Kepler Interactive. Released on December 08th 2021 has received 951 reviews of which 785 were positive and 166 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 95% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in interactive fiction games.
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20.00€
1.00€
3. Twin Mirror
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost? Twin Mirror is a choose your own adventure, choices matter and interactive fiction game developed and published by DON'T NOD. Released on December 01st 2021 has received 1,245 reviews of which 958 were positive and 287 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 95% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in interactive fiction games.
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28.40€
1.42€
4. Killer Frequency
Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer. Killer Frequency is a adventure, horror and puzzle game developed and published by Team17. Released on June 01st 2023 has received 4,304 reviews of which 4,040 were positive and 264 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 90% discount, this title has earned the #4 position in the best deals for interactive fiction games.
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25.80€
2.58€
5. Mutazione
A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural. Explore the Mutazione community as Kai as she cares for her ailing grandfather. Discover magical gardens, new friends & old secrets. They can survive an apocalyptic meteor strike, but can they survive their small-town drama? Mutazione is a relaxing, story rich and atmospheric game developed by Die Gute Fabrik and published by Akupara Games. Released on September 19th 2019 has received 1,200 reviews of which 1,145 were positive and 55 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 90% discount, this title has earned the #5 position in the best deals for interactive fiction games.
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1.99€
6. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide! The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a choices matter, story rich and rpg game developed by Sever and published by 101XP. Released on March 04th 2021 has received 8,418 reviews of which 7,620 were positive and 798 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 90% discount, this title has earned the #6 position in the best deals for interactive fiction games.
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7,620
798
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20.00€
2.00€
7. Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny. Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a adventure, indie and story rich game developed by Dim Bulb Games and Serenity Forge and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment. Released on February 28th 2018 has received 1,593 reviews of which 1,213 were positive and 380 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 90% discount, this title has earned the #7 position in the best deals for interactive fiction games.
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1,213
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19.99€
1.99€
8. Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe. Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo is a adventure, thriller and interactive fiction game developed by Pendulo Studios and published by Microids. Released on December 16th 2021 has received 788 reviews of which 648 were positive and 140 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 87% discount, this title has earned the #8 position in the best deals for interactive fiction games.
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648
140
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19.77€
2.57€
9. Fall of Porcupine
A pidgeon-doctor in a small town. A broken healthcare system. A heartfelt narrative game. Fall of Porcupine tells an emotional story about a young doctor who struggles to find his place. Accompany Finley in a lovingly illustrated world and uncover the darkest secrets of Porcupine. Fall of Porcupine is a story rich, atmospheric and indie game developed by Critical Rabbit and published by Assemble Entertainment. Released on June 15th 2023 has received 575 reviews of which 448 were positive and 127 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 85% discount, this title has earned the #9 position in the best deals for interactive fiction games.
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448
127
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19.93€
2.99€
10. Murder by Numbers
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers! Murder by Numbers is a investigation, visual novel and puzzle game developed by Mediatonic and published by The Irregular Corporation. Released on March 06th 2020 has received 1,571 reviews of which 1,316 were positive and 255 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 84% discount, this title has earned the #10 position in the best deals for interactive fiction games.
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1,316
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12.50€
2.00€
Free interactive fiction games on Steam
Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play interactive fiction games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on April 16th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play interactive fiction games.
1. cyberpunkdreams
2090s America, torn apart by war and corporate greed. A lone traveller stands outside the gates of Cincinnati, greatest of the border cities. How far will you go to make it to the top? How far will you go to fulfil your mission? cyberpunkdreams is a cyberpunk, rpg and interactive fiction game developed and published by Late Night Games. Released on May 14th 2021 has received 948 reviews of which 728 were positive and 220 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played free interactive fiction games on Steam.
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728
220
59
players
2. Shiina Taki's Decameron
Shiina Taki's Decameron is a doujin interactive fiction based on anime「BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!」. The story concentrates on Shiina Taki, the drummer and song writer of MyGO!!!!! and her fight against fate till the last breath. Shiina Taki's Decameron is a anime, interactive fiction and drama game developed and published by 面影桥花见同好会. Released on November 21st 2024 has received 4,812 reviews of which 4,792 were positive and 20 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played free interactive fiction games on Steam.
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3. Bloody Painter Dating Sim
You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...? Bloody Painter Dating Sim is a rpg, dating sim and visual novel game developed and published by DeluCat Productions. Released on October 10th 2024 has received 782 reviews of which 726 were positive and 56 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played free interactive fiction games on Steam.
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10
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4. Nigudin really fought against Furong Wangyuan
brief introductionNicotine vs. Furong Wangyuan "is a brain pumping game that takes place in a fantasy world called" Litang County ". Players will play as" Ding Zhen ", defeat Furong Wangyuan, and gradually uncover the truth about their ability to manipulate the level of Sharp Cut 5 Nigudin really fought against Furong Wangyuan is a free to play, rpg and abstract game developed and published by XieZiNan. Released on December 31st 2024 has received 1,310 reviews of which 1,285 were positive and 25 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played free interactive fiction games on Steam.
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players
5. A Taste of the Past
What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope. A Taste of the Past is a adventure, interactive fiction and visual novel game developed and published by Sondering Studio. Released on March 11th 2022 has received 1,685 reviews of which 1,648 were positive and 37 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played free interactive fiction games on Steam.
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1,648
37
2
players
6. Fighting Fantasy Classics
Ready your sword, pack your provisions and prepare to embark upon quests in which YOU are the hero! Choose what happens at every turn of the page with Fighting Fantasy Classics – text-based roleplaying adventures remastered. Fighting Fantasy Classics is a choose your own adventure, rpg and interactive fiction game developed and published by Tin Man Games. Released on June 05th 2018 has received 313 reviews of which 250 were positive and 63 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played free interactive fiction games on Steam.
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250
63
2
players
7. Deathless Death
In the quiet of conscience and shadows of sin, four souls find themselves entwined in crimes involving a woman. In this narrative puzzle game, you don the sacred robe of a priest, hear the confessions of sinners, uncover secrets, seek the truth behind their crimes and deliver the final judgment. Deathless Death is a visual novel, interactive fiction and cinematic game developed by Dream Delivery Center and published by GCORES PUBLISHING. Released on November 13th 2024 has received 585 reviews of which 448 were positive and 137 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played free interactive fiction games on Steam.
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448
137
2
players
8. Draw
Welcome to the world of Draw, a 2D sidescroller and visual novel! Armed with nothing but a pencil, play as “Stickman” as you explore a brand-new world. Solve puzzles by drawing into the game, meet new friends while dodging scribble monsters, and make memories that’ll never be erased! Draw is a rpg, action rpg and action-adventure game developed and published by Draw Games Developers. Released on October 06th 2023 has received 515 reviews of which 497 were positive and 18 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played free interactive fiction games on Steam.
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497
18
1
players
9. You Will (Not) Remain
You must stay in your apartment as the city around you falls to an Eldritch horror. You Will (Not) Remain is a pixel graphics, lovecraftian and 2.5d game developed by Bedtime Phobias and published by No way and we're indie baby of course we don't have a publisher. Released on January 06th 2022 has received 2,447 reviews of which 2,259 were positive and 188 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played free interactive fiction games on Steam.
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players
10. A Date in the Park
A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation. A Date in the Park is a exploration, point & click and horror game developed and published by Cloak and Dagger Games. Released on July 19th 2016 has received 1,841 reviews of which 1,603 were positive and 238 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played free interactive fiction games on Steam.
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1,603
238
1
players