- #1 Detroit: Become Human
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 263,955 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.2%, Cinematic 21.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, Emotional 7.7%, Beautiful 6.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: Quantic Dream's most refined interactive drama offers cinematic performances, consequential branching choices, multiple protagonists, and high-stakes emotional decisions.
- #2 Heavy Rain
96% matchVery Positive86% of 31,694 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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.
Why similar: Choices Matter 27.3%, Cinematic 17.8%, Story Rich 13.1%, Quick-Time Events 10.9% ★, Emotional 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Another Quantic Dream thriller built around tense quick-time events, rotating protagonists, moral choices, and a dark personal mystery.
- #3 Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,910 reviews2015
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.
Why similar: Quick-Time Events 23.4% ★, Story Rich 20.2%, Choices Matter 18.9%, Cinematic 16.1%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This earlier Quantic Dream supernatural thriller shares Beyond's paranormal premise, cinematic scenes, dialogue decisions, and QTE-heavy storytelling.
- #4 The Quarry
95% matchVery Positive82% of 25,301 reviews2022
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: 2K Games
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
When the sun goes down on the last night of summer camp, nine teenage counselors are plunged into an unpredictable night of horror. The only thing worse than the blood-drenched locals and creatures hunting them are the unimaginable choices you must make to help them survive.
Why similar: Choices Matter 36%, Cinematic 21.5%, Quick-Time Events 10.2% ★, Story Rich 8.1%, Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its movie-like teen-horror presentation lets you direct an ensemble cast through relationships, QTEs, and life-or-death branching outcomes.
- #5 Until Dawn™
94% matchVery Positive83% of 5,319 reviews2024
Dev: Ballistic MoonPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
Why similar: Choices Matter 34.1%, Cinematic 15.8%, Story Rich 10.8%, Horror 10.1%, Quick-Time Events 7.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: A polished interactive horror movie where player decisions, exploration, and quick reactions determine who survives a supernatural night.
- #6 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,968 reviews2019
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.
Why similar: Choices Matter 31%, Cinematic 18.8%, Co-op 13.1%, Story Rich 7.9%, Quick-Time Events 7.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: Its branching horror narrative, co-op modes, character switching, and QTE-driven danger closely suit players who enjoy directing a cinematic story.
- #7 Life is Strange Remastered
93% matchVery Positive92% of 11,246 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.3%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Story Rich 15.7%, Cinematic 13.1%, Emotional 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A character-focused supernatural drama centered on a young woman's power, emotionally difficult choices, and intimate relationships.
- #8 The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
92% matchVery Positive89% of 11,042 reviews2021
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
At the close of the Iraq War, Special Forces hunting for weapons of mass destruction unearth something far deadlier – a buried Sumerian temple containing a nest of unearthly creatures. To survive the night below, they must forge a brotherhood with their enemies from the world above.
Why similar: Choices Matter 35.7%, Dynamic Narration 21.3% ★, Story Rich 15.1%, Horror 10%, Co-op 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This cinematic horror adventure combines a playable ensemble, relationship choices, action prompts, and an intense supernatural threat.
- #9 The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
91% matchMixed55% of 6,297 reviews2022
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A group of documentary film makers receive a mysterious call inviting them to a modern-day replica of serial killer H.H. Holmes ‘Murder Castle’. But on arrival they soon discover they’re being watched, and even manipulated, and suddenly there is much more at stake than just their ratings…
Why similar: Choices Matter 31.8%, Cinematic 16%, Story Rich 13.9%, Quick-Time Events 10.6% ★, Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy slasher thriller with exploration, traps, QTE sequences, and multiple ways for its characters to live or die.
- #10 Tell Me Why
91% matchVery Positive82% of 16,128 reviews2020
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.3%, Cinematic 17.1%, Story Rich 14.7%, Emotional 10.4%, Beautiful 8.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: From the Life is Strange team, it delivers a grounded but emotional mystery where dialogue choices shape how siblings confront their past.
- #11 As Dusk Falls
90% matchVery Positive90% of 4,479 reviews2022
Dev: INTERIOR/NIGHTPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.
Why similar: Choices Matter 23.7%, Cinematic 22.9%, Story Rich 12.5%, Co-op 10.7%, Emotional 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tense interactive crime drama with major branching paths, shared decision-making, and a focus on how choices reshape families over years.
- #12 The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 47,413 reviews2020
Dev: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
Why similar: Choices Matter 43.9%, Story Rich 23.9%, Dynamic Narration 9.8% ★, Horror 9%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its emotional character writing and difficult moral decisions make it one of Steam's strongest story-first episodic adventures.
- #13 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 10,814 reviews2020
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Trapped and isolated in the abandoned town of Little Hope, 4 college students and their teacher must escape the nightmarish apparitions that relentlessly pursue them through an impenetrable fog.
Why similar: Quick-Time Events 20.8% ★, Story Rich 19.9%, Co-op 19.1%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Horror 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological supernatural horror story emphasizes player decisions, fractured characters, and cinematic scenes with varied outcomes.
- #14 Life is Strange: True Colors
88% matchVery Positive89% of 16,903 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.3%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Story Rich 14.6%, Cinematic 13.3%, Emotional 11%
Why You'll Like It: Its empathic supernatural heroine, small-town mystery, and deeply personal relationship choices capture Beyond's emotional side.
- #15 Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
87% matchVery Positive85% of 4,957 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: Choices Matter 28.5%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Story Rich 14%, Cinematic 14%, Emotional 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This intimate prequel focuses on a volatile friendship, emotional dialogue choices, and a grounded coming-of-age drama.
- #16 Erica
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,765 reviews2021
Dev: Flavourworks
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.5%, Female Protagonist 22.9%, Cinematic 21.5%, Story Rich 15.2%, Thriller 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This live-action interactive thriller is structured like a playable film, with rapid decisions guiding a young woman through a disturbing mystery.
- #17 CONTROL Ultimate Edition
86% matchVery Positive86% of 65,087 reviews2020
Dev: Remedy Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.1%, Story Rich 21.2%, Adventure 9.3%, Horror 9.2%, Third Person 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person supernatural thriller led by a compelling woman investigating a secretive agency and an otherworldly force.
- #18 The Expanse: A Telltale Series
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,930 reviews2023
Dev: Deck NinePub: Telltale
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!
Why similar: Choices Matter 32.7%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Adventure 13.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Sci-fi 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A spacefaring interactive drama with relationship-building, exploration, dialogue choices, and a strong focus on a capable female lead.
- #19 Twin Mirror
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,737 reviews2021
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
Why similar: Choices Matter 31.5%, Cinematic 30.9%, Story Rich 17.7%, Adventure 7.6%, Third Person 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This Dontnod psychological mystery follows a troubled protagonist through a personal investigation shaped by dialogue and relationship choices.
- #20 Batman - The Telltale Series
84% matchVery Positive88% of 18,280 reviews2016
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight.
Why similar: Choices Matter 40.6%, Story Rich 21.3%, Quick-Time Events 20.2% ★, Adventure 9.9%, Atmospheric 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: This episodic, cinematic take on Batman emphasizes dialogue choices, relationships, investigations, and choices that alter Bruce Wayne's story.
- #21 Quantum Break
83% matchVery Positive86% of 31,097 reviews2016
Dev: Remedy EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.
Why similar: Cinematic 29.9%, Story Rich 22.5%, Choices Matter 19.8%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Third Person 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes third-person action with a time-bending science-fiction story, live-action episodes, and choices that influence the wider narrative.
- #22 Life is Strange 2
82% matchVery Positive88% of 41,151 reviews2018
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.
Why similar: Choices Matter 45.5%, Story Rich 24.8%, Adventure 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Atmospheric 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A road-trip drama with a supernatural element that centers on a sibling bond and difficult decisions made under pressure.
- #23 Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
82% matchVery Positive82% of 1,066 reviews2021
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.
Why similar: Cinematic 38.7%, Choices Matter 23.9%, Thriller 19%, Adventure 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that alternates between protagonists while exploring trauma, distorted memory, investigation, and narrative choices.
- #24 The Medium
81% matchVery Positive89% of 10,319 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27%, Adventure 18.1%, Story Rich 14.7%, Horror 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its female-led psychological horror story, paranormal investigation, and dual-world traversal make it a strong fit for Beyond's darker moments.
- #25 The Casting of Frank Stone™
81% matchMixed62% of 6,021 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Why similar: Choices Matter 32.3%, Cinematic 25.2%, Story Rich 14.7%, Horror 8.8%, Thriller 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: From the creators of Until Dawn, this supernatural horror drama uses choices, exploration, and QTEs to determine the fates of its cast.
- #26 Late Shift
80% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: {CRYTIME}
Windows
Late Shift is a first-person horror game. Immerse yourself in a realistic thriller and try to escape the death that follows your life as a night shift worker at a gas station.
Why similar: Story Rich 25.7%, Female Protagonist 23.9%, Thriller 19.1%, Horror 14.5%, Adventure 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fully filmed crime thriller where frequent choices place you in control of a branching, high-pressure movie narrative.
- #27 Life is Strange: Reunion
76% matchVery Positive89% of 5,734 reviews2026
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The saga of Max and Chloe, and the fate of Caledon, is yours to decide! Play as both Max and Chloe as an all-new story builds towards an epic climax. The fire will force Max and Chloe to make devastating decisions. Can they find a future together… Before everything burns?
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.6%, Cinematic 22.8%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Emotional 11.2%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #28 Road 96 🛣️
78% matchVery Positive92% of 26,373 reviews2021
Dev: DigixartPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!
Why similar: Choices Matter 33.5%, Story Rich 18.8%, Dynamic Narration 17% ★, Emotional 15.1%, Adventure 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-led road-trip adventure that builds emotional connections through recurring characters and many small decisions across several journeys.
- #29 Dreamfall Chapters
79% matchVery Positive82% of 4,535 reviews2017
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.
Why similar: Choices Matter 21.2%, Story Rich 16.4%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Cinematic 16%, Emotional 9%
Why You'll Like It: A long-form choice-based adventure featuring a female protagonist, alternate realities, memorable characters, and consequential political decisions.
- #30 The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered
75% matchVery Positive91% of 56,104 reviews2025
Dev: Naughty Dog LLCPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 29.4 hrsMean: 39.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Experience the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards, now on PC. Discover Ellie and Abby’s story with graphical enhancements, gameplay modes like the roguelike survival experience No Return, and more.
Why similar: Story Rich 28%, Emotional 18.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Horror 11.1%, Thriller 9%
- #31 The Council
79% matchVery Positive84% of 5,731 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Choices Matter 52.1%, Story Rich 21.5%, Adventure 14.3%, Horror 4%, Atmospheric 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven episodic mystery with supernatural conspiracies, social manipulation, and decisions that meaningfully change conversations and outcomes.
- #32 Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong
78% matchMixed63% of 756 reviews2023
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Play as 3 vampires, wield their powers wisely, and strike the right balance between your human and animal side in a heart-pounding story in which your choices will decide the fate of Boston.
Why similar: Choices Matter 28.5%, Story Rich 17.8%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Adventure 9.1%, Violent 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative RPG centers on three protagonists navigating supernatural conspiracies through dialogue, deduction, and lasting social choices.
- #33 Life is Strange: Double Exposure
76% matchMixed68% of 10,809 reviews2024
Dev: Deck Nine GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.2%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Story Rich 14.3%, Cinematic 12%, Emotional 9.8%
- #34 A Plague Tale: Innocence
77% matchVery Positive93% of 72,930 reviews2019
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.
Why similar: Story Rich 27.4%, Female Protagonist 24.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Emotional 9%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%
- #35 Life is Strange: Before the Storm
77% matchVery Positive93% of 37,928 reviews2017
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
Why similar: Choices Matter 32.6%, Story Rich 21.6%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Adventure 4.7%
- #36 A Plague Tale: Requiem
75% matchVery Positive91% of 27,560 reviews2022
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
Why similar: Cinematic 31.2%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Emotional 15.1%, Adventure 8.9%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #37 The Last of Us™ Part I
74% matchVery Positive85% of 109,908 reviews2023
Dev: Naughty Dog LLCPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 18.1 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
Why similar: Cinematic 25.9%, Story Rich 20%, Emotional 14.5%, Thriller 9.5%, Horror 8.8%
- #38 Life is Strange - Episode 1
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 176,179 reviews2015
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Why similar: Choices Matter 33%, Story Rich 23.4%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Adventure 4.8%
- #39 UNCHARTED™: Legacy of Thieves Collection
71% matchVery Positive91% of 44,143 reviews2022
Dev: Naughty Dog LLCPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 28.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Play as Nathan Drake and Chloe Frazer in their own standalone adventures as they confront their pasts and forge their own legacies. This game includes the critically acclaimed single-player stories from both UNCHARTED 4: A Thief’s End and UNCHARTED: The Lost Legacy.
Why similar: Cinematic 26.3%, Story Rich 25.9%, Adventure 14.1%, Female Protagonist 14%, Third Person 7.8%
- #40 The Beast Inside
73% matchVery Positive83% of 12,171 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Story Rich 19.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Quick-Time Events 10.6% ★, Violent 7.6%
- #41 Tomb Raider Game of the Year
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 270,724 reviews2013
Dev: Crystal Dynamics
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 28.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.6%, Adventure 15.9%, Quick-Time Events 14.7% ★, Story Rich 13.8%, Cinematic 12.6%
- #42 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,521 reviews2016
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Choices Matter 27.9%, Story Rich 22.6%, Thriller 16%, Adventure 13.3%, Third Person 8.6%
- #43 Alan Wake
73% matchVery Positive90% of 60,064 reviews2012
Dev: Remedy Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
Why similar: Story Rich 21.8%, Thriller 14.8%, Horror 14%, Cinematic 13.9%, Adventure 10.5%
- #44 Remember Me
72% matchVery Positive83% of 17,083 reviews2013
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.5%, Story Rich 16.6%, Beautiful 10.7% ★, Sci-fi 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%
- #45 Shady Part of Me
70% matchVery Positive94% of 3,485 reviews2020
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Overcome emotional struggles across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Embark on a dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins).
Why similar: Female Protagonist 51.4%, Adventure 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #46 Oxenfree
71% matchVery Positive91% of 12,124 reviews2016
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.3%, Story Rich 21.5%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%, Horror 6.3%
- #47 Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition
68% matchVery Positive82% of 1,475 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Embark on this epic adventure in up to 4K 60 fps with improved graphics and audio, a new speedrun mode, updated achievements, and an exclusive anniversary gallery.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.8%, Adventure 22.8%, Story Rich 16.2%, Third Person 12.5%, Sci-fi 10.2%
- #48 Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
68% matchVery Positive84% of 9,319 reviews2024
Dev: DON'T NODPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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?
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.8%, Cinematic 21.9%, Emotional 17.4%, Story Rich 12.9%, Third Person 7.2%
- #49 JETT: The Far Shore + Given Time
70% matchMixed65% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Superbrothers
Windows
Embark on an interstellar trip and deploy to a mythic ocean planet in a low-flying jett in this cinematic science fiction action adventure with immersive sim elements from Superbrothers, known for Sword & Sworcery EP.
Why similar: Cinematic 32.5%, Story Rich 17.1%, Emotional 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Adventure 10.4%
- #50 Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
70% matchVery Positive94% of 41,286 reviews2013
Dev: Starbreeze Studios ABPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.
Why similar: Story Rich 23.7%, Emotional 21.6%, Adventure 18.6%, Beautiful 16.4% ★, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #51 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
69% matchVery Positive90% of 76,656 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Theory
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.6%, Story Rich 26.1%, Horror 9%, Adventure 8.1%, Atmospheric 7%
- #52 Heartworm
66% matchVery Positive86% of 502 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent AdinolfiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives.
Why similar: Cinematic 25.7%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Emotional 16.2%, Story Rich 13.8%, Horror 8.1%
- #53 Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,239 reviews2007
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, winner of multiple E3 awards as the best game in its genre, is the continuation of a saga that began in the award-winning The Longest Journey, considered to be one of the finest adventure games ever made.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.2%, Story Rich 22.3%, Adventure 16.1%, Beautiful 11.5% ★, Sci-fi 6.1%
- #54 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
66% matchVery Positive86% of 6,391 reviews2025
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.
Why similar: Choices Matter 26.8%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Cinematic 18.2%, Story Rich 13.9%, Dynamic Narration 11% ★
- #55 The Walking Dead: The Final Season
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,546 reviews2018
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 38.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A secluded school might finally be Clementine’s chance for a home, but protecting it will mean sacrifice.
Why similar: Choices Matter 37.2%, Story Rich 23%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Adventure 7.8%, Horror 4.8%
- #56 Syberia: The World Before
67% matchVery Positive90% of 5,060 reviews2022
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Why similar: Cinematic 25.8%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Story Rich 15.6%, Emotional 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #57 Last Day of June
69% matchVery Positive87% of 4,725 reviews2017
Dev: OvosonicoPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.2%, Story Rich 17.8%, Cinematic 15.3%, Beautiful 12.8% ★, Adventure 9.3%
- #58 Martha Is Dead
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,957 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Cinematic 24%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Dynamic Narration 15% ★, Story Rich 14.6%, Thriller 9.5%
- #59 Split Fiction
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 127,487 reviews2025
Dev: Hazelight StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.
Why similar: Co-op 32.5%, Female Protagonist 26.5%, Story Rich 15.6%, Sci-fi 8%, Adventure 7%
