Best Interactive Fiction Games on Steam
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        The Longest Road on Earth
      
      
        A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.
      
    
    
  
      
        Kaigrad
      
      
        Kaigrad - is a non-linear visual novel in the genre of dark fantasy. The action takes place in a world where Light comes only from people, animals and all living things. The darkness is near. You have to find out what happened here, who is to blame for this and try to fix it!
      
    
    
  
      
        Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
      
      
        A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
      
    
    
  
      
        How We Got Here
      
      
        You wake up on a floating island with no idea how you got there. Find ways to reach new and strange islands and meet other survivors all while uncovering the story of how you all got there.
      
    
    
  
      
        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?
      
    
    
  
      
        Purrfect Apawcalypse: Patches' Infurno
      
      
        Patches is dragged to school for the first ever cat-and-dog school day! All he needs to do is get this damn collar off and wreck some havoc! Will he prove cats and dogs can get along, or will he make this the Purrfect Apawcalypse?
      
    
    
  
      
        Yoshiwara Higanbana
      
      
        --Whether I end up after falling in love, in your arms or in a scarlet prison? It's up to you to make my vow of higanbana fall or wither-- Even if it's only for one night, I want to be held by you...
      
    
    
  
      
        7Days Origins
      
      
        7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.
      
    
    
  
      
        Tiny Bunny
      
      
        Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
      
    
    
  
      
        The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
      
      
        Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
      
    
    
  
      
        Hobo: Tough Life
      
      
        Hobo: Tough Life is an urban survival role-playing game where you play as a homeless person. Play alone or team up in online co-op. Explore the streets of Praslav, scavenge for food and supplies, beg, steal, and do whatever else it takes to survive the forthcoming winter.
      
    
    
  
      
        Before Your Eyes
      
      
        Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
      
    
    
  
      
        The Little Red Lie
      
      
        2D side scrolling, adventure, horror game where you avoid monsters and solve puzzles.
      
    
    
  
      
        [Chilla's Art] The Caregiver | 終焉介護
      
      
        The Caregiver | 終焉介護 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game about a caregiver.
      
    
    
  
      
        Purrfect Apawcalypse: Purrgatory Furever
      
      
        One thousand zombies from the massacre of Hachiko High are crashing Olive's birthday party! Trapped in the Grimalkin Estate they'll have to unravel the mystery behind the zombies, all while making sure their friends are having the Purrfect Apawcalypse!
      
    
    
  
      
        I Saw Black Clouds
      
      
        After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines.
      
    
    
  
      
        Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
      
      
        Uncover the dark secrets of Wester Drumlins and confront a new evil in a thrilling found-phone mystery from the award-winning creators of Sara Is Missing and SIMULACRA.
      
    
    
  
      
        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!
      
    
    
  
      
        Re: LieF ~ Shin'ainaru Anata e~
      
      
        "Re: LieF ~ Shin'ainaru Anata e~" is produced by Japanese visual novel brand Rask. First launched in 2016, it was praised as a "Dark Horse of the year" by visual novel users. It also won the Golden Award for the screenplay of Moe Game Award.
      
    
    
  
      
        Tested on Humans: Escape Room
      
      
        You are the test subject. In this dark environment escape room, you have to solve various puzzles to escape from the research center where you are trapped. Can you find out how you got there and escape???
      
    
    
  
      
        ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos
      
      
        A sci-fi adventure full of robot battles, pop music, and emotion. Featuring one of the largest branching storylines ever in a VR game with 15-20 hours of gameplay, Altdeus will place you in the shoes of Chloe, a pilot in humanity's forces fighting massive hostile organisms known as the Meteora.
      
    
    
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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