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Best Nonlinear games on PC

Nonlinear games let players choose routes, objectives, or the order in which they tackle content instead of following one fixed sequence. Progression may depend on exploration, branching decisions, or open-ended systems.

Related: Exploration, Open World, Choices Matter, Puzzle

786 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

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Songbringer
Songbringer
Sci-fi action RPG with generated worlds full of secrets
80% positive 141 reviews
Of Bird and Cage
Of Bird and Cage
A first-person story game synchronized with a symphonic metal album
79% positive 140 reviews
The Jewel of Monostructure
The Jewel of Monostructure
A dark fantasy visual novel with a branching supernatural story
97% positive 140 reviews
Ashwalkers
Ashwalkers
A narrative survival adventure built around your group's moral dilemmas
65% positive 139 reviews
Time Idle RPG
Time Idle RPG
Idle incremental RPG where real time becomes a spendable resource
39% positive Free
Avernum 4: Greed and Glory
Avernum 4: Greed and Glory
Party-based fantasy RPG with turn-based battles in an underground nation
91% positive 139 reviews
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass
Cinematic horror where documentary filmmakers enter a replica murder castle
39% positive 137 reviews
Castle on the Coast Demo
Castle on the Coast
A 3D collectathon platformer starring a giraffe with parkour moves
96% positive 136 reviews
Epitasis
Epitasis
Sci-fi exploration and laser puzzles among abandoned alien ruins
70% positive 134 reviews
In Trusted Hands
In Trusted Hands
A phone repair simulator where customers' secrets become moral choices
72% positive 134 reviews
Cats Visiting El Dorado
Cats Visiting El Dorado
A hidden-object game with cats concealed among ancient ruins
98% positive Free
Sentience: The Android's Tale
Sentience: The Android's Tale
Choice-based sci-fi adventure where an android's decisions shape colonists' fates
84% positive 132 reviews
CUCCCHI
CUCCCHI
A surreal walking simulator through the paintings of Enzo Cucchi
95% positive 132 reviews
Orten Was The Case Demo
Orten Was The Case
A mystery adventure where each time loop reveals new clues
93% positive 132 reviews
PunjiVR: The Vietnam War
PunjiVR: The Vietnam War
A tactical VR shooter where heavy gear slows you down
73% positive 132 reviews
Berry People
Berry People
First-person photography game about tracking down camera-shy berry creatures
97% positive 132 reviews
Baking Bad
Baking Bad
Open-world baking sim about running an illegal kitchen on wheels
34% positive 132 reviews
Pro Basketball Manager 2026
Pro Basketball Manager 2026
Basketball management simulation spanning club teams and national squads
70% positive 131 reviews
Peter's Adventures in English [Learn English]
Peter's Adventures in English [Learn English]
A point-and-click fantasy adventure for practicing English through puzzles
77% positive 130 reviews
Tiny Lands 2
Tiny Lands 2
Spot-the-difference puzzles in miniature scenes you can inspect from any angle
92% positive 130 reviews
Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit Demo
Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit
Side-scrolling platform shooter with alternate paths through monster-filled stages
80% positive 130 reviews
We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe Demo
We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe
Choice-driven interactive fiction about a writer investigating Europe’s refugee crisis
85% positive 129 reviews
Geneforge 2 - Infestation
Geneforge 2 - Infestation
Isometric fantasy RPG with creature summons and faction choices
98% positive 129 reviews
Kill Yourself
Kill Yourself
Darkly comic point-and-click adventure about a man's attempts to die
87% positive 128 reviews