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 July 30th 2025. Want to explore even more narration titles available on Steam? Explore the complete list of the best narration games.
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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 game developed and published by . Released on June 18th 2020 has received 19,707 reviews of which 16,745 were positive and 2,962 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 230 peak concurrent players over the last day.
8.3
16,745
2,962
230
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 game developed and published by . Released on February 12th 2024 has received 6,128 reviews of which 5,288 were positive and 840 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. While seeing 187 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among narration games based on player count.
8.4
5,288
840
187
players
3. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is a game developed and published by . Released on April 27th 2022 has received 30,555 reviews of which 28,795 were positive and 1,760 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. While seeing 122 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among narration games based on player count.
9.2
28,795
1,760
122
players
4. 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 game developed and published by . Released on October 17th 2013 has received 44,982 reviews of which 41,582 were positive and 3,400 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played narration games.
9.1
41,582
3,400
61
players
5. 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 game developed and published by . Released on November 05th 2020 has received 30,151 reviews of which 28,522 were positive and 1,629 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
28,522
1,629
47
players
6. 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 game developed and published by . Released on January 31st 2025 has received 444 reviews of which 388 were positive and 56 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played narration games.
8.1
388
56
41
players
7. Bastion
Discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces. Bastion is a game developed and published by . Released on August 16th 2011 has received 37,392 reviews of which 35,661 were positive and 1,731 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played narration games.
9.4
35,661
1,731
26
players
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 game developed and published by . Released on November 06th 2024 has received 915 reviews of which 697 were positive and 218 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played narration games.
7.3
697
218
21
players
9. 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 game developed and published by . Released on March 24th 2016 has received 4,102 reviews of which 3,962 were positive and 140 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played narration games.
9.3
3,962
140
16
players
10. 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 game developed and published by . Released on October 01st 2015 has received 22,002 reviews of which 19,369 were positive and 2,633 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played narration games.
8.6
19,369
2,633
8
players
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