Best Nonlinear 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 nonlinear games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals nonlinear games are available at the bottom of the page.
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Crypt Custodian
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.
Together in Between: Chapter One
Together in Between is a first-person adventure-puzzle game. You have been imprisoned in a magic book with your partner, in the same place but in different dimensions. Will you be able to overcome the Wizard-King's puzzles, and see your partner again?
Song Of The Prairie
Song of The Prairie is a 3D relaxing farm game. A hero who defeat the demon begins a new rural life. Experiencing the fun of exploration to the town. Harvesting giant fruits and crops. Taking care fantastic animals. Dating with someone you like. Just enjoy the farming life only belongs to you!
The Dearest Person
A visual novel about what it means to be human. A story about loneliness, self-identification, and the meaning of existence.
Spirit Realm
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Isles of Sea and Sky
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
ANIMAL WELL
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Little Kitty, Big City
You're a curious little kitty with a big personality, on an adventure to find your way back home. Explore the city, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, and leave more than a little chaos in your wake. After all, isn't that what cats do best?
Heading Out
An immersive driving game that meets a story-rich experience, passionately inspired by cult classic road movies. Each run offers a unique combination of races, chases, difficult decisions, and colorful characters. As you drive across the USA, every decision you make impacts your playthrough.
Another Crab's Treasure
In a vibrant undersea kingdom on the verge of collapse, a hermit crab embarks on a treasure hunt to buy back his repossessed shell. The second game from AGGRO CRAB.
BIOMORPH
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
BMX Streets
Ready to hit the streets? BMX Streets brings the essence of street riding to your fingertips. Experience the next generation of BMX gaming with realistic physics, meaningful customization and a massive open world. Practice, experiment and explore to find your own unique style and master the streets.
Frogmonster
Discover some of the most charming and challenging souslike bosses in Frogmonster, a Metroidvania FPS adventure where you explore a lively world filled with creatures, bugs, and beasts.
Minishoot' Adventures
Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!
Backrooms Rec.
Dive into the mysteries of the Backrooms with a solo-developed survival game. Explore eerie hallways, uncover secrets alone or in multiplayer (up to 6 players), and take on unique challenges.
The Mobius Machine
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders
Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders is an action-adventure RPG with base-building elements, where you take on the role of a classic hero who stands up to the tyranny and injustice that haunts Sherwood. Fight, craft, steal, and of course help the local people grow and prosper.
The Fancy Pants Adventures: Classic Pack
The classic Flash game series, compiled as the ultimate Fancy Pants fan collection - with updated visuals, loads of bonus features, and brand new Back Pages bonus levels. Follow along in Early Access, as creator Brad Borne brings these games back to their former glory. Run Fast, Run Fancy!
Caribbean Legend
An open-world RPG, set in the Golden Age of Caribbean piracy. Embark on a 200-hour-long adventure, plunder cities and ships, explore the unknown, discover treasures, forge friendships, earn bounties on your head, and charm the ladies on your path to ultimate freedom!Most played nonlinear games on Steam
Take a look at the top nonlinear games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of April 20th 2025.
1. Mind Over Magic
Mind Over Magic is a colony sim set at the site of a cursed magic school. Build and optimize your own magical academy, train powerful Mages, and master mighty relics in order to battle through the Underschool, a mysterious underground dungeon that holds the key to liberation from a deadly curse. Mind Over Magic is a survival, building and colony sim game developed by Sparkypants and published by Klei Publishing. Released on February 12th 2025 has received 3,298 reviews of which 2,915 were positive and 383 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played nonlinear game, thanks to its 560 peak concurrent players over the last day.
8.5
2,915
383
560
players
2. Another Crab's Treasure
In a vibrant undersea kingdom on the verge of collapse, a hermit crab embarks on a treasure hunt to buy back his repossessed shell. The second game from AGGRO CRAB. Another Crab's Treasure is a souls-like, 3d platformer and funny game developed and published by Aggro Crab. Released on April 25th 2024 has received 16,185 reviews of which 15,337 were positive and 848 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. While seeing 154 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among nonlinear games based on player count.
9.2
15,337
848
154
players
3. Islands of Insight
Seek out and solve 10,000+ puzzles at your own pace across this sublime puzzle game. Islands of Insight is a puzzle-platformer, nonlinear and puzzle game developed by Lunarch Studios and published by Behaviour Interactive Inc.. Released on February 13th 2024 has received 2,950 reviews of which 2,113 were positive and 837 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played nonlinear games.
7.0
2,113
837
36
players
4. The Bible
A digital recreation of The Bible in Kinetic Novel form! Read through and save passages in any order with an original soundtrack, or listen through the greatest story ever told in audiobook form. Featuring an extensive Trivia section to find out how well you really know the stories of Old and New. The Bible is a singleplayer, relaxing and nonlinear game developed and published by Bible Games. Released on November 14th 2022 has received 970 reviews of which 853 were positive and 117 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played nonlinear games.
8.3
853
117
18
players
5. Taiji
Solve puzzle panels and uncover the meaning of the symbols within. Explore a dense world where secrets are hidden in plain sight. Taiji is a puzzle, nonlinear and difficult game developed and published by Matthew VanDevander. Released on September 09th 2022 has received 1,226 reviews of which 1,120 were positive and 106 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played nonlinear games.
8.7
1,120
106
7
players
6. Turbo Kid
A nostalgic metroidvania adventure with insane weapons, skills, and pixel gore. Ride your BMX and blast your enemies as you discover the secrets of the Wasteland. Turbo Kid is a gore, action and narration game developed and published by Outerminds Inc.. Released on April 09th 2024 has received 421 reviews of which 402 were positive and 19 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played nonlinear games.
8.8
402
19
5
players
7. The Mobius Machine
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat. The Mobius Machine is a metroidvania, exploration and side scroller game developed and published by Madruga Works. Released on March 01st 2024 has received 341 reviews of which 293 were positive and 48 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played nonlinear games.
8.0
293
48
5
players
8. Majotori
How many lives will your ignorance ruin? Majotori is a trivia, multiple endings and nonlinear game developed and published by Majorariatto. Released on March 28th 2017 has received 1,896 reviews of which 1,833 were positive and 63 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played nonlinear games.
9.2
1,833
63
4
players
9. Myths of Rules
This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror. Myths of Rules is a word game, psychological horror and nonlinear game developed and published by Sugarcane Games. Released on August 30th 2023 has received 972 reviews of which 868 were positive and 104 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played nonlinear games.
8.4
868
104
3
players
10. Eye of the Temple
Embark on a VR adventure to explore a vast and treacherous temple and uncover the ancient legend of the Eye. Keep your balance as you step between moving blocks, dodging hazardous traps and solving environmental puzzles with just your torch and whip in hand. Eye of the Temple is a vr, adventure and puzzle game developed and published by Rune Skovbo Johansen. Released on October 14th 2021 has received 401 reviews of which 374 were positive and 27 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played nonlinear games.
8.6
374
27
Best deals on nonlinear games on Steam
Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of nonlinear games available on Steam right now, updated on April 20th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted nonlinear games.
1. Another Crab's Treasure
In a vibrant undersea kingdom on the verge of collapse, a hermit crab embarks on a treasure hunt to buy back his repossessed shell. The second game from AGGRO CRAB. Another Crab's Treasure is a souls-like, 3d platformer and funny game developed and published by Aggro Crab. Released on April 25th 2024 has received 16,185 reviews of which 15,337 were positive and 848 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. Featuring a massive 53% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for nonlinear category.
9.2
15,337
848
-53%
29.77€
13.99€
2. Turbo Kid
A nostalgic metroidvania adventure with insane weapons, skills, and pixel gore. Ride your BMX and blast your enemies as you discover the secrets of the Wasteland. Turbo Kid is a gore, action and narration game developed and published by Outerminds Inc.. Released on April 09th 2024 has received 421 reviews of which 402 were positive and 19 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. Thanks to its 25% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in nonlinear games.
8.8
402
19
-25%
19.52€
14.64€
3. Mind Over Magic
Mind Over Magic is a colony sim set at the site of a cursed magic school. Build and optimize your own magical academy, train powerful Mages, and master mighty relics in order to battle through the Underschool, a mysterious underground dungeon that holds the key to liberation from a deadly curse. Mind Over Magic is a survival, building and colony sim game developed by Sparkypants and published by Klei Publishing. Released on February 12th 2025 has received 3,298 reviews of which 2,915 were positive and 383 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. Thanks to its 25% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in nonlinear games.
8.5
2,915
383
-25%
22.99€
17.24€