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Best Nonlinear Games

Top 50 of 98 qualifying games — tagged Nonlinear (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-05-20.

1 Juice Galaxy (2023) Early Access · Psychedelic · Physics · 200K–500K owners · $4.99 98.4%8,330 reviews 2 WEBFISHING (2024) Fishing · Multiplayer · Casual · 1M–2M owners · $4.99 98.0%65,810 reviews 3 Bloody Hell (2023) Bullet Hell · Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · 200K–500K owners · Free 97.9%5,963 reviews 4 Minishoot' Adventures (2024) Twin Stick Shooter · Bullet Hell · Metroidvania · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 97.9%6,013 reviews 5 Crypt Custodian (2024) Metroidvania · Adventure · Action · 50K–100K owners · $19.99 97.7%1,904 reviews 6 Pseudoregalia (2023) 3D Platformer · Metroidvania · Female Protagonist · 500K–1M owners · $5.99 97.1%15,027 reviews 7 Leap Year (2024) Exploration · Precision Platformer · 2D Platformer · 100K–200K owners · $4.99 97.5%2,258 reviews 8 Paquerette Down the Bunburrows (2023) Pixel Graphics · Logic · Singleplayer · 0–20K owners · $11.99 97.5%1,043 reviews 9 Little Kitty, Big City (2024) Cats · Cute · Wholesome · 200K–500K owners · $24.99 96.5%10,785 reviews 10 Coloring Pixels (2018) Free to Play · Pixel Graphics · Relaxing · 500K–1M owners · Free 96.2%7,919 reviews 11 Arco (2024) RPG · Turn-Based Strategy · Action-Adventure · 100K–200K owners · $19.99 96.8%1,504 reviews 12 ANIMAL WELL (2024) Metroidvania · Exploration · Puzzle · 200K–500K owners · $16.74 96.0%20,790 reviews 13 Majotori (2017) Trivia · Multiple Endings · Nonlinear · 0–20K owners · $5.99 96.6%1,909 reviews 14 Pilgrims (2019) Hand-drawn · Short · Stylized · 200K–500K owners · $6.99 96.1%5,110 reviews 15 Manifold Garden (2020) Puzzle · Surreal · Abstract · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 95.5%7,229 reviews 16 The Crown of Leaves (2018) Visual Novel · Adventure · Indie · 200K–500K owners · $5.99 95.7%2,092 reviews 17 Antichamber (2013) Puzzle · First-Person · Indie · 1M–2M owners · $19.99 95.1%17,115 reviews 18 Liquidators (2020) Stylized · Surreal · Atmospheric · 50K–100K owners · Free 95.9%1,118 reviews 19 SharpShooter3D (2023) Action · FPS · First-Person · 200K–500K owners · $6.99 95.5%1,740 reviews 20 Reventure (2019) Adventure · Indie · Pixel Graphics · 500K–1M owners · $4.99 94.9%9,224 reviews 21 Who's Lila? (2022) Horror · Psychological Horror · Choose Your Own Adventure · 200K–500K owners · $11.99 95.1%2,731 reviews 22 A Monster's Expedition (2020) Puzzle · Open World · Adventure · 100K–200K owners · $19.99 95.3%1,386 reviews 23 q.u.q. (2023) Visual Novel · Surreal · Casual · 50K–100K owners · $1.99 95.3%1,376 reviews 24 Another Crab's Treasure (2024) Souls-like · 3D Platformer · Funny · 200K–500K owners · $29.99 94.3%17,139 reviews 25 Horizon's Gate (2020) Tactical RPG · Open World · Exploration · 100K–200K owners · $19.99 94.9%1,153 reviews 26 Stay Out of the House (2022) Survival Horror · Indie · Horror · 100K–200K owners · $14.99 94.7%1,488 reviews 27 Elin (2024) Early Access · Character Customization · Open World · 500K–1M owners · $19.99 93.7%6,575 reviews 28 Corn Kidz 64 (2023) 3D Platformer · Retro · Collectathon · 100K–200K owners · $6.99 94.0%1,491 reviews 29 Isles of Sea and Sky (2024) Metroidvania · Retro · Atmospheric · 50K–100K owners · $19.99 93.9%1,003 reviews 30 Cavern of Dreams (2023) Old School · 3D Platformer · Cute · 20K–50K owners · $6.49 93.5%1,163 reviews 31 Road 96 (2021) First-Person · Colorful · 1990's · 500K–1M owners · $4.99 91.8%21,418 reviews 32 Crystal Project (2022) RPG · Adventure · JRPG · 200K–500K owners · $13.99 92.5%2,237 reviews 33 TUNIC (2022) Exploration · Puzzle · Souls-like · 1M–2M owners · $29.99 91.7%15,181 reviews 34 Blasphemous 2 (2023) Combat · Fantasy · Metroidvania · 500K–1M owners · $29.99 91.3%14,237 reviews 35 A Guidebook of Babel (2023) Adventure · Story Rich · Time Manipulation · 100K–200K owners · $14.99 92.0%1,490 reviews 36 Pumping Simulator 2 (2023) Simulation · Casual · Life Sim · 50K–100K owners · $11.99 91.9%1,422 reviews 37 China: Mao's legacy (2019) Political Sim · Strategy · Simulation · 100K–200K owners · $6.99 91.9%1,015 reviews 38 Taiji (2022) Puzzle · Nonlinear · Difficult · 50K–100K owners · $24.99 91.4%1,250 reviews 39 Regular Human Workshop (2022) Sandbox · Physics · Choose Your Own Adventure · 50K–100K owners · $9.99 91.3%1,135 reviews 40 PULSAR: Lost Colony (2021) Space Sim · Open World · Simulation · 500K–1M owners · $19.99 90.0%5,578 reviews 41 Duskers (2016) Exploration · Typing · Real Time Tactics · 100K–200K owners · $19.99 90.3%2,673 reviews 42 Her Story (2015) Investigation · Typing · Choose Your Own Adventure · 1M–2M owners · $9.99 89.6%9,732 reviews 43 Death Coming/死神来了 (2017) Casual · Pixel Graphics · Strategy · 200K–500K owners · $6.99 90.0%3,244 reviews 44 Haiku, the Robot (2022) Metroidvania · Adventure · Exploration · 100K–200K owners · $19.99 89.7%2,906 reviews 45 墨心：波云诡船 (2020) Adventure · Visual Novel · Puzzle · 200K–500K owners · $2.99 89.8%1,390 reviews 46 HighFleet (2021) Singleplayer · Indie · Strategy · 500K–1M owners · $14.99 88.8%6,583 reviews 47 The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes (2021) Choices Matter · Horror · Survival Horror · 500K–1M owners · $29.99 88.5%8,804 reviews 48 The Invincible (2023) Adventure · Robots · Futuristic · 500K–1M owners · $11.99 88.5%7,127 reviews 49 Wrench (2018) Building · Automobile Sim · Realistic · 20K–50K owners · $29.99 89.2%1,626 reviews 50 Psycho Patrol R (2025) Early Access · Immersive Sim · FPS · 100K–200K owners · $39.99 89.1%1,622 reviews