Best Interactive Fiction Games on Steam
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        Methods: The Detective Competition
      
      
        One hundred detectives compete against each other in a crime-solving competition.
      
    
    
  
      
        Dread X Collection
      
      
        10 Tales of Terror from 10 Twisted Minds. Made in only 7 Sleepless Nights. The Dread X Collection is a series of small games created by some of the most talented indie devs around, all with the same mission: create the P.T. for the horror project of their dreams.
      
    
    
  
      
        Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
      
      
        Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
      
    
    
  
      
        Left on Read
      
      
        It’s March of 2020; you were just sent home from college because of the coronavirus, you have a few small regrets, mainly not telling someone how you really feel.
      
    
    
  
      
        If Found...
      
      
        If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.
      
    
    
  
      
        The Confession
      
      
        Ever wondered how much of a kinky pervert you are? Ever wanted to know what your fate entails for being such a kinky pervert? Answer a series of disgustingly hilarious, immoral questions to reveal ridiculous scenarios & unlock the answers you seek...
      
    
    
  
      
        Adventure Escape Mysteries
      
      
        Play a story-driven room escape game with unique puzzles enjoyed by tens of millions of players. Solve mysteries, puzzle through escape rooms, and find the clue that will crack the case in a critically acclaimed puzzle adventure game!
      
    
    
  
      
        Mad Experiments: Escape Room
      
      
        Award-nominated escape game. Alone or with up to 5 players, explore 3 unique rooms, solve mind-bending puzzles, and unravel the dark secrets of the Professor Cheshire and his experiments.
      
    
    
  
      
        The Complex
      
      
        After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.
      
    
    
  
      
        Amairo Chocolate
      
      
        Autumn. With the leaves just starting to change color, a boy arrives at Yunagi Village. The first person he meets is a girl handing out flyers -- a cute, cat-eared waitress.
      
    
    
  
      
        The Horrorscope
      
      
        You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
      
    
    
  
      
        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!
      
    
    
  
      
        Death and Taxes
      
      
        In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
      
    
    
  
      
        Florence
      
      
        Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
      
    
    
  
      
        Coffee Talk
      
      
        Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
      
    
    
  
      
        My name is You and it's the only unusual thing in my life
      
      
        This is you, and this – is You. Both of you have something in common – exceptionality in a monotonous moment of time, when meaningless decisions have to be made. Or meaningful, to such an extent, that there is nothing left once they are made.
      
    
    
  
      
        Drinks With Abbey
      
      
        Drinks with Abbey is a short, slice-of-life visual novel about a first date.
      
    
    
  
      
        Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
      
      
        Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.
      
    
    
  
      
        Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
      
      
        You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery. Also there's a wizard.
      
    
    
  
      
        Interrogation: You will be deceived
      
      
        As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?
      
    
    
  
      
        天降锦鲤 ~ My Lucky Koi
      
      
        Its`A humorous Daily story——A friendship story between a hard worker and a Koi leprechaun.——This is a Chinese short visual novel with single ending.
      
    
    
  
      
        Kyle is Famous: Complete Edition
      
      
        Kyle tries to prepare for his most important interview yet. Choose his path through over 100 endings and accept the consequences in this comedic adventure.
      
    
    
  
      
        There is No GreenDam
      
      
        Simply wanted to find a job, but turned out to cause so much trouble. Then I received a mysterious test item... a young girl?! Am I gonna start living happily ever after? or just the prelude of a disaster! My story with her has just begun... Hope this game can make you feel a little touched.
      
    
    
  
      
        Spooky Station
      
      
        Welcome to Spooky Station! Prepare to be amazed and bewildered by our enigmas and puzzles, afraid of our deadly enemies and extremely challenging bosses. Tons of exciting stories and distinct fictional worlds await for you in this mysterious pack!
      
    
    
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    