Best Narration 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 narration games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free narration games are available at the bottom of the page.

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Big Farm Story

Build your dream farm with your friends & animals in Big Farm Story. Grow crops, tend your fields, craft and explore the world in this farming adventure. Meet new friends around each corner, shape your own community and have fun writing your own story.

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 02 Aug 2021

inbento

A cooking puzzle game about arranging beautiful bento lunches! Solve 120+ recipes, play with food, think inside the box and enjoy a heartwarming story in this culinary brain-teaser!

Price -77% 1.16€
Rating 9.2
Release 30 Jul 2021

Song of Farca

Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.

Price 19.50€
Rating 7.9
Release 21 Jul 2021

Creepy Tale 2

Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil.

Price -90% 1.00€
Rating 8.2
Release 16 Jul 2021

Reminiscence

You've only precious moments before time collapses onto itself to save your family. Warp, jump and rewind through time and space - and pray that whatever lives between it doesn't notice you.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.1
Release 11 Jul 2021

Plokoth

Plokoth is an atmospheric 2D platforming game set in a mysterious jungle.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.5
Release 09 Jul 2021

Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective

Adapted from the bestselling children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, play as Pierre in this adventure/puzzle game and recover the stolen Maze Stone. Journey through breathtakingly hand-drawn illustrations, meet eccentric characters, and solve puzzles to save Opera City!

Price 11.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 22 Jun 2021

Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche

Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche is a Japanese-style visual novel produced by Saga Planets, a Japanese developer of romance VNs. The game won numerous awards in the year of its release in Japan for its art, music, characters, and story.

Price 33.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 11 Jun 2021

Motesolo : No Girlfriend Since Birth

On a late afternoon in Seoul, you discover two people talking at a local cafe, and you spy on their conversation.

Price -50% 9.49€
Rating 8.1
Release 09 Jun 2021

Edge Of Eternity

Wage epic turn-based battles as you follow Daryon and Selene on their quest to find a cure to the all-consuming Corrosion in this grand tale of hope and sacrifice, created by a small team of passionate JRPG lovers.

Price 29.99€
Rating 7.0
Release 08 Jun 2021

[Chilla's Art] Night Delivery | 例外配達

Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game.

Price 2.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 04 Jun 2021

Maneater

Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a giant Shark! Terrorize the coastal waterways. Tear swimmers and divers limb from limb, give the humans a reason to fear you!

Price -88% 3.93€
Rating 8.7
Release 25 May 2021

Strangeland

You wake in a surreal carnival, where a woman cries out to you before leaping to her death. Can either of you be saved? The denizens and devices of Strangeland answer with riddles, puzzles, and warnings of a Dark Thing lurking at the park’s peak. A new adventure from the creators of Primordia.

Price 12.49€
Rating 8.8
Release 25 May 2021

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.

Price 15.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 20 May 2021

Dinner with an Owl

Break the puzzling spell of your eccentric host! Dinner with an Owl: A short surreal point and click adventure.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.9
Release 18 May 2021

Cognition Method: Initiation

Free demo for Cognition Method - a story-driven, first-person puzzle game inspired by Space Odyssey 2001 and Solaris. Discover an innovative mechanics of altering gravity and dive into the surreal setting. Find your way within a mysterious artifact and unveal a non-ordinary story.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.8
Release 22 Apr 2021

Lost Words: Beyond the Page

An atmospheric narrative adventure written by Rhianna Pratchett. Set between the pages of a diary and a fantasy story where you run on words and use them to interact with the world around you.

Price -88% 1.75€
Rating 8.9
Release 06 Apr 2021

Dead Seater

Explore the halls and travel deeper into the Vincent estate, but beware what lurks there. Father is coming home.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.6
Release 02 Apr 2021

Nanotale - Typing Chronicles

Something is wrong with the heart of magic. Play a young archivist venturing out into a dying world, cataloging its mysteries and its wonders to unearth the truth. Nanotale is the new adventure from the Typing Chronicles franchise and the spiritual successor to the acclaimed Epistory.

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 31 Mar 2021

Machinika: Museum

Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?

Price 7.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 23 Mar 2021

Blind Drive

An audio-based black comedy action arcade game - Blind Drive is a video game you can play with your eyes closed! 1st person hyper-realistic audio adventure meets fast paced arcade gameplay, driven by an insane B-movie plot.

Price 8.19€
Rating 8.8
Release 10 Mar 2021

The Sinking City

In the 1920s, on the East Coast of the United States, the half-submerged city of Oakmont is gripped by supernatural forces. You're a private investigator, uncovering the truth of what has possessed the city and corrupted the minds of its inhabitants... and yours.

Price 39.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 26 Feb 2021

Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery

Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics

Price -60% 3.27€
Rating 8.3
Release 25 Feb 2021

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???

Price 9.49€
Rating 8.1
Release 24 Feb 2021

Most played narration games on Steam

Take a look at the top narration games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of April 30th 2025.

1. Heavy Rain

Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim. Heavy Rain is a choices matter, story rich and multiple endings game developed and published by Quantic Dream. Released on June 18th 2020 has received 18,906 reviews of which 16,047 were positive and 2,859 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played narration game, thanks to its 133 peak concurrent players over the last day.
8.3
16,047
2,859

133
players

2. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love? Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is a narration, lore-rich and third person game developed by DON'T NOD and published by Focus Entertainment. Released on February 12th 2024 has received 5,986 reviews of which 5,169 were positive and 817 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played narration games.
8.4
5,169
817

82
players

3. The Stanley Parable

The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end. The Stanley Parable is a comedy, narration and indie game developed and published by Galactic Cafe. Released on October 17th 2013 has received 44,954 reviews of which 41,555 were positive and 3,399 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played narration games.
9.1
41,555
3,399

47
players

4. Superliminal

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective. Superliminal is a puzzle, first-person and surreal game developed and published by Pillow Castle. Released on November 05th 2020 has received 29,927 reviews of which 28,316 were positive and 1,611 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played narration games.
9.3
28,316
1,611

39
players

5. Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition

A classic platform with a twist: A dynamic soundtrack and funny lyrics that sings the player's actions and responds to what is happening during the adventure. Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition is a 2d platformer, adventure and narration game developed by Dumativa and Castro Brothers and published by Dumativa and Nuuvem Inc. Released on March 24th 2016 has received 4,074 reviews of which 3,934 were positive and 140 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played narration games.
9.3
3,934
140

25
players

6. Bastion

Discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces. Bastion is a great soundtrack, indie and action game developed and published by Supergiant Games. Released on August 16th 2011 has received 37,360 reviews of which 35,629 were positive and 1,731 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played narration games.
9.4
35,629
1,731

20
players

7. Empire of the Ants

Conquer enemy nests and lead your colony through the perils of the forest in this groundbreaking RTS. Empire of the Ants is a photorealistic, third-person real-time strategy game where you command your insect legions in epic battles. Empire of the Ants is a strategy, narration and rts game developed by Tower Five and published by Microids. Released on November 06th 2024 has received 894 reviews of which 680 were positive and 214 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played narration games.
7.3
680
214

8
players

8. The Beginner's Guide

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand. The Beginner's Guide is a story rich, walking simulator and narration game developed and published by Everything Unlimited Ltd.. Released on October 01st 2015 has received 21,926 reviews of which 19,302 were positive and 2,624 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played narration games.
8.6
19,302
2,624

6
players

9. Fort Solis

Answer the call from a mining base on Mars as engineer Jack Leary and search for the missing crew. Fort Solis will immerse you with cinematic visuals powered by UE 5 and voice acting of Roger Clark and Troy Baker. Explore the mining complex and reach climax of this narrative thriller experience. Fort Solis is a walking simulator, cinematic and mars game developed by Fallen Leaf and Black Drakkar Games and published by Dear Villagers. Released on August 22nd 2023 has received 2,856 reviews of which 1,942 were positive and 914 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played narration games.
6.6
1,942
914

6
players

10. Thomas Was Alone

Guide a group of rectangles through a series of obstacles, using their different skills together to get to the end of each environment. Thomas Was Alone is a platformer, narration and side scroller game developed and published by Bithell Games. Released on November 12th 2012 has received 9,244 reviews of which 8,665 were positive and 579 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played narration games.
9.1
8,665
579

5
players

Best deals on narration games on Steam

Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of narration games available on Steam right now, updated on April 30th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted narration games.

1. Fort Solis

Answer the call from a mining base on Mars as engineer Jack Leary and search for the missing crew. Fort Solis will immerse you with cinematic visuals powered by UE 5 and voice acting of Roger Clark and Troy Baker. Explore the mining complex and reach climax of this narrative thriller experience. Fort Solis is a walking simulator, cinematic and mars game developed by Fallen Leaf and Black Drakkar Games and published by Dear Villagers. Released on August 22nd 2023 has received 2,856 reviews of which 1,942 were positive and 914 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.6 out of 10. Featuring a massive 96% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for narration category.
6.6
1,942
914

-96% 25.00€ 1.00€

2. Creepy Tale 2

Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil. Creepy Tale 2 is a narration, singleplayer and hand-drawn game developed and published by Creepy Brothers. Released on July 16th 2021 has received 1,341 reviews of which 1,158 were positive and 183 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 90% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in narration games.
8.2
1,158
183

-90% 10.00€ 1.00€

3. The Little Acre

While searching for his father, Aidan travels to a strange new world. Lily - his heroic daughter - sets off after him. Fully voiced and with hand-drawn animations, The Little Acre is a lovingly crafted adventure developed by Pewter Games with Executive Producer Charles Cecil. The Little Acre is a colorful, fantasy and adventure game developed and published by Pewter Games Studios. Released on December 13th 2016 has received 860 reviews of which 760 were positive and 100 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 88% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in narration games.
8.3
760
100

-88% 13.00€ 1.56€

4. Heavy Rain

Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim. Heavy Rain is a choices matter, story rich and multiple endings game developed and published by Quantic Dream. Released on June 18th 2020 has received 18,906 reviews of which 16,047 were positive and 2,859 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 84% discount, this title has earned the #4 position in the best deals for narration games.
8.3
16,047
2,859

-84% 20.56€ 3.29€

5. Backfirewall_

Hello and welcome to Backfirewall_, a first-person tragicomic adventure set inside a smartphone. You are the update assistant. Solve wacky puzzles to counter the update and save the previous operating system from deletion. The fate of the System is in your hands! Backfirewall_ is a adventure, narration and comedy game developed by Naraven Games and published by All in! Games and Untold Tales. Released on January 30th 2023 has received 409 reviews of which 378 were positive and 31 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 60% discount, this title has earned the #5 position in the best deals for narration games.
8.6
378
31

-60% 14.99€ 5.99€

6. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love? Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is a narration, lore-rich and third person game developed by DON'T NOD and published by Focus Entertainment. Released on February 12th 2024 has received 5,986 reviews of which 5,169 were positive and 817 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 56% discount, this title has earned the #6 position in the best deals for narration games.
8.4
5,169
817

-56% 50.16€ 22.07€

7. A Perfect Day

Revisit and repeat the final moments of China's turn of the century in this narrative puzzle adventure. Play a 6th-grade student and greet classmates, explore secrets, play mini-4WD, or just wander around town. Make your choices to create a perfect day for everyone! A Perfect Day is a atmospheric, narration and adventure game developed and published by Perfect Day Studio. Released on February 24th 2022 has received 1,717 reviews of which 1,460 were positive and 257 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. Currently offered at a 45% discount, this title has earned the #7 position in the best deals for narration games.
8.1
1,460
257

-45% 19.50€ 10.72€

8. Empire of the Ants

Conquer enemy nests and lead your colony through the perils of the forest in this groundbreaking RTS. Empire of the Ants is a photorealistic, third-person real-time strategy game where you command your insect legions in epic battles. Empire of the Ants is a strategy, narration and rts game developed by Tower Five and published by Microids. Released on November 06th 2024 has received 894 reviews of which 680 were positive and 214 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. Currently offered at a 35% discount, this title has earned the #8 position in the best deals for narration games.
7.3
680
214

-35% 39.98€ 25.99€

9. Nocturnal

Carve your way with fire and steel to find out what secrets lie beyond the Mist in this intense 3-hour-long action-platformer game. Get ready to wield the flames and burn everything! Nocturnal is a side scroller, action-adventure and linear game developed by Sunnyside Games and published by Dear Villagers. Released on June 07th 2023 has received 334 reviews of which 304 were positive and 30 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. Currently offered at a 30% discount, this title has earned the #9 position in the best deals for narration games.
8.4
304
30

-30% 16.87€ 11.81€

10. 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 422 reviews of which 403 were positive and 19 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. Currently offered at a 25% discount, this title has earned the #10 position in the best deals for narration games.
8.8
403
19

-25% 19.52€ 14.64€

Free narration games on Steam

Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play narration games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on April 30th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play narration games.

1. Pleh!

Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator that tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets. Pleh! is a psychological horror, walking simulator and narration game developed and published by Jester Games. Released on March 17th 2023 has received 1,254 reviews of which 1,192 were positive and 62 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played free narration games on Steam.
9.0
1,192
62

1
players

2. Jivana

Jivana is a story-driven adventure game. Embody Aelis, a water priestess who uses her powers to open the path for her community, forced to flee after the appearance of a huge cataclysm. Explore the enchanting landscapes of Jivana, use your ability to manipulate water and lead your people to safety. Jivana is a adventure, emotional and singleplayer game developed by Team Jivana and published by Rubika Supinfogame. Released on January 21st 2022 has received 606 reviews of which 551 were positive and 55 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played free narration games on Steam.
8.5
551
55

1
players

3. Reminiscence

You've only precious moments before time collapses onto itself to save your family. Warp, jump and rewind through time and space - and pray that whatever lives between it doesn't notice you. Reminiscence is a horror, psychological horror and multiplayer game developed and published by Reminiscence Project. Released on July 11th 2021 has received 1,451 reviews of which 1,229 were positive and 222 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played free narration games on Steam.
8.1
1,229
222

1
players

4. Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist

A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist is a free to play, comedy and first-person game developed and published by Crows Crows Crows. Released on December 04th 2015 has received 9,731 reviews of which 9,069 were positive and 662 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played free narration games on Steam.
9.1
9,069
662

5. Mondealy: Day One

Mondealy: Day One is a prologue for the 2D adventure game Mondealy. You can see how adventures in the magical kingdom of Dargratt begin. Mondealy: Day One is a adventure, pixel graphics and exploration game developed by uglycoal and published by Valkyrie Initiative. Released on September 13th 2021 has received 663 reviews of which 635 were positive and 28 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played free narration games on Steam.
8.9
635
28

6. Answer Knot

A short narrative and exploration game about Zach, June, and a strange phenomenon. You're Zach and, stuck in your home, you will do everything to keep hearing June's voice messages. What is happening out there? Answer Knot is a indie, first-person and narration game developed and published by Naraven Games. Released on May 31st 2019 has received 697 reviews of which 625 were positive and 72 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played free narration games on Steam.
8.4
625
72