Best Free to Play Choices Matter Games on Steam

Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play choices matter games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on May 20th 2026. Looking for even more free titles? Explore the complete list of the best free to play choices matter games on Steam.

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1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future. Life is Strange - Episode 1 is a story rich, choices matter and great soundtrack game. Released on January 29th 2015 has received 169,201 reviews of which 162,769 were positive and 6,432 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played choices matter game, thanks to its 347 peak concurrent players over the last day.
9.5
162,769
6,432

347
players

2. Everlasting Summer

Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam! Everlasting Summer is a visual novel, story rich and anime game. Released on November 19th 2014 has received 75,514 reviews of which 71,592 were positive and 3,922 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. While seeing 203 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among choices matter games based on player count.
9.3
71,592
3,922

203
players

3. Life is Strange 2

After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges. Life is Strange 2 is a choices matter, story rich and adventure game. Released on September 26th 2018 has received 36,634 reviews of which 31,616 were positive and 5,018 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. While seeing 186 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among choices matter games based on player count.
8.5
31,616
5,018

186
players

4. Tell Me Why

Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past. Tell Me Why is a choices matter, story rich and lgbtq+ game. Released on August 27th 2020 has received 13,883 reviews of which 11,457 were positive and 2,426 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played choices matter games.
8.1
11,457
2,426

50
players

5. The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

Have you ever dreamt of being a superhero? Meet Chris, a creative and imaginative 9 year old boy who escapes reality with fantastical adventures as his alter ego, the Awesome Captain Spirit! Captain Spirit is a free demo set in the Life is Strange universe. Contains links to Life is Strange 2 The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit is a story rich, adventure and choices matter game. Released on June 25th 2018 has received 14,254 reviews of which 13,218 were positive and 1,036 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played choices matter games.
9.0
13,218
1,036

29
players

6. ERROR143

A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack. ERROR143 is a dating sim, visual novel and lgbtq+ game. Released on July 26th 2022 has received 4,875 reviews of which 4,506 were positive and 369 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played choices matter games.
8.9
4,506
369

20
players

7. Deceit

Test your instincts at trust and deception in an action-filled, multiplayer first-person shooter. You wake up in unknown surroundings to the sound of the Game Master’s unfamiliar voice, surrounded by five others. A third of your group have been infected with a virus, but who will escape? Deceit is a pvp, multiplayer and horror game. Released on March 03rd 2017 has received 93,027 reviews of which 73,606 were positive and 19,421 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played choices matter games.
7.8
73,606
19,421

17
players

8. Emily is Away

Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative. Emily is Away is a story rich, singleplayer and choices matter game. Released on November 20th 2015 has received 31,896 reviews of which 28,260 were positive and 3,636 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played choices matter games.
8.7
28,260
3,636

13
players

9. Fairytale Fables

Dive into a fantastical autobattler where fairytales and legends collide! Choose your hero and assemble your team of characters, items and treasures to outwit opponents in strategic battles where positioning matters. Will you be the last one standing in this enchanted PvP arena? Fairytale Fables is a strategy, auto battler and pvp game. Released on December 23rd 2023 has received 355 reviews of which 299 were positive and 56 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played choices matter games.
7.8
299
56

11
players

10. 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 is a comedy, choices matter and multiple endings game. Released on January 31st 2025 has received 1,100 reviews of which 924 were positive and 176 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played choices matter games.
8.0
924
176

8
players