- #1 Cradlemoor
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TallHead
Windows · Mac
Cradlemoor is a cinematic multi-layered narrative game, which casts you as Journalist William Marlowe as he journeys to the Dartmoor village of Cradlemoor to investigate a missing film crew. Cradlemoor features a persistent story across multiple playthroughs and hours of film, files and documents.
Why similar: FMV 30.4% ★, Investigation 22.3%, Mystery 10.9%, Cinematic 8.3%, Thriller 7.6%
- #2 Your Computer Might Be At Risk
96% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Tenebris Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your Computer Might Be At Risk is a first-person narrative puzzle game. Locked up in a room after a mysterious car accident, you must figure out how to escape while surviving dangerous trials.
Why similar: FMV 30.1% ★, Investigation 21.3%, Cinematic 12.5%, Puzzle 8.7%, Dark 7.6%
- #3 MUKTI
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: underDOGS Studio
Windows
A narrative driven first-person thriller that bridges the past with the present.
Why similar: FMV 30.1% ★, Mystery 16%, Investigation 14.3%, Cinematic 12.1%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #4 CORPOREAL
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cold Out Interactive
Windows
Piece together a cursed family photo album in 1990s NZ. Examine haunted photographs, encounter the paranormal & uncover your dark family history.
Why similar: FMV 26.7% ★, Investigation 26.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Thriller 7.7%, Interactive Fiction 6.2%
- #5 Project C██████
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Half Mermaid
Windows
Gifted with the┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄ ┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉kaleidoscopic┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉ ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅future. Sam Barlow ╳ Brandon Cronenberg.
Why similar: FMV 39.4% ★, Mystery 13.6%, Dark 10%, Investigation 9.6%, Thriller 8.7%
- #6 Graveyard Cabin
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crew Interactive
Windows · Mac
An FMV anomaly horror game. You are a night guard at a desolate graveyard. Monitor the cameras, spot the unnatural, and survive.
Why similar: FMV 29.6% ★, Investigation 20.1%, Cinematic 9.7%, Mystery 9.2%, Thriller 6.4%
- #7 +=-
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: +=- Studio
Windows
+=- is a narrative video puzzle in which each story has been broken into several fragments. Your goal is to put the scenes back in the correct order to uncover the meaning of the story and discover its ending, which is often unexpected.
Why similar: FMV 42.7% ★, Mystery 16.4%, Cinematic 15.1%, Puzzle 10.2%, Thriller 9.9%
- #8 Below
92% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Gamedev Guy LLC
Windows
Survive heart-pounding chases in this first-person found footage psychological horror. With the help of a camcorder, explore dark tombs and tight halls under the great pyramid. Find its terrible secrets, manage your batteries and, if you can, SURVIVE.
Why similar: FMV 21.3% ★, Investigation 20%, Mystery 11.1%, Cinematic 9.2%, Thriller 8%
- #9 The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller
91% matchMixed67% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Tayanna Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
When his 2 young children vanish mysteriously throughout the night, it's up to single-dad Dean Hamilton to do what any good dad would do: Go to the end of the universe and bring them back home in this thrilling FMV/Interactive Movie.
Why similar: FMV 34.3% ★, Investigation 22.7%, Mystery 13%, Cinematic 12.9%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #10 Please Insert Disc
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Signal Entertainment
Windows
Please Insert Disc is a horror game about navigating the underbelly of a 2000's era gaming console to restore its functionality, but awakening something in the process. From the creators of Home Safety Hotline.
Why similar: FMV 29.7% ★, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #11 Telling Lies
90% matchMixed63% of 1,302 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: FMV 32.7% ★, Investigation 21.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Thriller 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 6.4%
- #12 Dismal Reverie
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LEMAPub: InnerSelf Games
Windows · Linux
A short FMV puzzle about a woman trying to escape from her reality. Or is it just a dream?
Why similar: FMV 44.5% ★, Cinematic 15.5%, Puzzle 9.3%, Mystery 9%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #13 The 7th Guest: 25th Anniversary Edition
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 273 reviews2019
Dev: MojoTouch
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
The famous game remastered in a new 25th Anniversary Edition! The father and mother of all 'Haunted Mansion' games. Winner of multiple gaming awards and “No. 1 Rated Game of 1994”.
Why similar: FMV 42.4% ★, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 9.2%, Horror 7.8%, Point & Click 6.2%
- #14 Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
88% matchVery Positive89% of 726 reviews2021
Dev: Maze Theory
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Uncover the dark secrets of Wester Drumlins and confront a new evil in a thrilling found-phone mystery from the award-winning creators of Sara Is Missing and SIMULACRA.
Why similar: FMV 26.1% ★, Investigation 24.6%, Cinematic 10.9%, Puzzle 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #15 林葬屋前传:冥声
86% matchVery Positive88% of 182 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
"Mourningwood Lodge2:Hidden Voice" is a Chinese folk horror FMV mystery about a forbidden ghost marriage, a cursed nursery rhyme, and a string of fear-stricken deaths. Investigate a haunted mansion, uncover buried sins, and face multiple endings.
Why similar: FMV 31% ★, Investigation 18.2%, Cinematic 11%, Mystery 9.2%, Thriller 8.2%
- #16 All Possible Suspects
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Johann Anton Myburgh
Windows
A point-and-click deduction game where you unravel complex events. Explore frozen moments in time, analyze the scene, and fill in the blanks. Piece together the who, how, and why behind each curious scenario.
Why similar: Investigation 42.7%, Mystery 26.1%, Cinematic 12.2%, Puzzle 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #17 The World After
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: Burning Sunset
Windows · Mac
Set during a pandemic lockdown in France, The World After is a FMV adventure game experience that tells the story of a man who tries to uncover the truth behind his strange nightmares and the mystery of the village he's living in.
Why similar: FMV 35.2% ★, Investigation 21.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Cinematic 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 6%
- #18 The Corruption Within
85% matchVery Positive94% of 166 reviews2021
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Investigation 26.7%, Mystery 16.2%, Thriller 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #19 Night Book
84% matchMixed68% of 601 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
Why similar: FMV 44.3% ★, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 14.1%, Thriller 8.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #20 Mourningwood Lodge:Pray
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows
"Mourningwood Lodge:Pray" is a full-motion video (FMV) live-action mystery horror game. As the third installment in the "Mourningwood Lodge" series, players will delve into an entirely new story, assuming the role of a fresh character to embark on a suspenseful journey.
Why similar: FMV 46.9% ★, Mystery 15.8%, Cinematic 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 5.6%, Horror 5.1%
- #21 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
83% matchVery Positive92% of 3,130 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Puzzle 9.6%, Dark 9.5%
- #22 法医探案团之碎嘴小诗
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: 芒果互娱
Windows · Mac
在《法医探案团之碎嘴小诗》中,玩家将化身被害人小诗,用独特的“逝者视角”沉浸式与法医一同寻找自己死因真相!通过“拟真尸检”和“嫌疑人的调查”、“多样的剧情选择”和“技能释放”中冲出层层迷雾,而在扑朔迷离的案情不断袭来之时,一个「糖果岛」的神秘符号,竟引出无数少女的神秘失踪与被囚禁的线索,把案件再次推向新的高潮!
Why similar: FMV 39.6% ★, Investigation 21%, Mystery 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #23 TRANSMIT
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: zolduck
Windows · Linux
A 1-bit, point & click and puzzle short story about horror, mystery and deception. TRANSMIT, translate and search for coded messages as part of your telegraph operator job and figure out what's behind the new SS PURGO.
Why similar: Investigation 25.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Horror 10.8%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #24 Recontact London: Cyber Puzzle
82% matchMixed48% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Recontact Games
Windows
Cinema-based detective puzzle game based on real images and open world. Beyond the interactive cinema, it is a multi-layered detective adventure where you can solve the secrets with your detective skills and deepen the investigation by doing research.
Why similar: FMV 33.3% ★, Investigation 26.4%, Cinematic 11.2%, Mystery 9.6%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #25 Voiceless
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nikoballz
Windows
An interactive FMV slasher. Emma's sister is gone. The only lead: a serial killer locked in a psychiatric ward. Enter. Find answers. Get out alive.
Why similar: FMV 44.4% ★, Investigation 14.6%, Cinematic 10.7%, Mystery 7.3%, Horror 5.6%
- #26 encrypted_nightmares
79% matchMixed61% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: Artur Latkovsky
Windows
Inspired by found footage films, you control a live-stream broadcast in the dark web. Will you capture the most thrilling moments, or will the horror be too much to handle?
Why similar: FMV 46.6% ★, Mystery 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Horror 11.5%, Thriller 11.3%
- #27 The Evelyn Game
79% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: SoerGameStudio
Windows
Step into the past. Uncover the truth. Face what waits in the dark.
Why similar: FMV 43.1% ★, Cinematic 15.9%, Puzzle 11.5%, Mystery 7.9%, Dark 6.6%
- #28 Deluded I
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: New IDEA Games
Windows
A worn out detective with his demons to fight and a homicide case to solve. Deluded is an interactive crime thriller movie with point-and-click investigation and adrenaline pumped quick time events.
Why similar: FMV 34.3% ★, Investigation 26.5%, Thriller 9.5%, Mystery 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%
- #29 欢迎来到林葬屋
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 182 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
Mourningwood Lodge is a full-motion video (FMV) live-action mystery horror game. As the first installment in the Funeral Houseseries, players will assume different roles across various game modes to participate in a suspenseful horror journey blending conspiracy and fantasy.
Why similar: FMV 46.2% ★, Mystery 17.1%, Cinematic 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%, Thriller 8%
- #30 FrighTV Presents GHOSTS
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cerulean Games
Windows · Mac
A first-person horror adventure blending real-time gameplay with live-action footage. Manage a cursed broadcast, monitor your ghost-hunting crew, and face the terrifying Long Lady — your choices decide who survives the night.
Why similar: FMV 37.8% ★, Investigation 24.9%, Mystery 14%, Dark 8.3%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #31 Case Files: Internal Affairs
76% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Think Ten Media Group
Windows
The 3rd installment in the Case Files series. An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: FMV 39% ★, Investigation 30%, Mystery 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%, Thriller 4.2%
- #32 You Are Family
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: KramelmanPub: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac
You’re looking to disconnect in a secluded country house. A family welcomes you in. Soon, you’ll discover that feeling at home here… may be more real than you imagine.
Why similar: FMV 46.9% ★, Cinematic 10.2%, Horror 8.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%, Mystery 6.8%
- #33 Mute
75% matchVery Positive96% of 126 reviews2026
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
"Mutes" is a live-action mystery game. From a third-person perspective, you will make critical choices, engage in deductive reasoning to communicate for the protagonist, and perform quick-time reactions to survive a murder mystery.
Why similar: FMV 48.1% ★, Mystery 16%, Cinematic 13.7%, Puzzle 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 5.7%
- #34 Beach Cafe: Caribbean Sand
78% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Killbug StudioPub: Cooking and Publishing
Windows
Where is Grandpa? and why has his beach bar been closed for more than 2 years? An adventure full of puzzles and mystery begins! Explore, discover all the clues and read them correctly in order to advance. Let yourself be enveloped by a story of intrigue set on a beach.
Why similar: Investigation 37%, Mystery 23.2%, Puzzle 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Point & Click 6.2%
- #35 The Haunting of the Chea-Wilson Family
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TheOdiePub: NightmarePugStudios
Windows
A Cambodian-American family becomes haunted by a ghost. Enjoy this story-driven narrative as the haunting unfolds. Inspired by horror movies in the late 2000s-2010s.
Why similar: Investigation 24.4%, Mystery 15.8%, Cinematic 13.7%, Thriller 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #36 Voyeur
76% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Philips P.O.V. Entertainment GroupPub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In Voyeur, you take on the role of a private investigator hired to collect evidence of wealthy CEO Reed Hawke’s corruption by a member of his family. Originally released on the Phillips CD-i back in 1993, it was one of the first games to fully utilize Full-Motion-Video as an integral game mechanic.
Why similar: FMV 38.9% ★, Investigation 26.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 6.7%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #37 The Murder of Jessica Channing
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Murder OnePub: Tayanna Studios
Windows
1 isolated hotel. 1 dead body. 16 suspects. A dormant, cold case reopens. Will YOU be the one to solve The Murder of Jessica Channing?
Why similar: FMV 46.9% ★, Mystery 14.6%, Cinematic 13.3%, Puzzle 8.9%, Thriller 6.6%
- #38 Green Inferno
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows
A new kind of horror deduction game that allows you to investigate freely. Examine detailed scenes, collect evidence in the form of clips, and use them to reconstruct events. Connect the clues, build your own theory, and unmask the macabre truth behind a doomed expedition.
Why similar: Investigation 30.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Point & Click 10.5%
- #39 Markus Ritter - Ghosts Of The Past
73% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Flimmersoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
In front of you lies a classic FMV point and click adventure game. Can you stop a serial killer who is murdering his way through Vienna? Experience a week in the life of Markus Ritter, who really just wants to lie on the couch at home, but suddenly has to juggle a job, love and the supernatural.
Why similar: FMV 35.5% ★, Investigation 19.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Puzzle 8.6%, Thriller 8%
- #40 AFAR: An Interactive Horror Film
71% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Jason Trost
Windows · Mac
A survival horror experience inspired by 90s FMV games and VHS nightmares. Choose your path as a paranormal investigator in a haunting interactive film and uncover the secrets of Barlang Valley. Every choice you make shapes the story—leading to new scenes, multiple endings, and many ways to die.
Why similar: FMV 43.1% ★, Cinematic 12.6%, Investigation 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%, Mystery 6.1%
- #41 Echoes Of Mystery - Darkvale Motel
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sifar Production
Windows
Miles McDaniel, a police officer, is sent to the Darkvale Motel to investigate the troubling disappearance of a resident. What begins as a routine case quickly descends into a far darker and more terrifying story.
Why similar: Investigation 35.7%, Mystery 15.5%, Dark 11.4%, Horror 9.8%, Thriller 9.1%
- #42 Conspiracy!
73% matchMixed64% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows
A detective game that combines written, audio, visual and meta-game puzzles to create an enthralling experience. It plays for roughly 2-3 hours.
Why similar: Investigation 49.5%, Puzzle 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Story Rich 6.3%, 2D 5.3%
- #43 The Breakfast Serial Club
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucian Gallacane
Windows
Join a serial killer enthusiast group to solve the town's recent murders in this mystery visual novel adventure, featuring point-and-click and text-based investigation and a detailed story.
Why similar: Investigation 29%, Mystery 17.4%, Thriller 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Dark 8%
- #44 Nightmare Frames
71% matchVery Positive98% of 405 reviews2022
Dev: Postmodern Adventures
Windows
Nightmare Frames is a supernatural thriller where you'll step into the shoes of Alan Goldberg, in the search for the scariest horror film of all time. An enthralling journey through the streets of the Hollywood of the 80s, a small haunted town, and even Hell itself.
Why similar: Investigation 26.1%, Mystery 13.1%, Thriller 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Dark 8.4%
- #45 Nocturnal Whispers
70% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: FMV Interactive
Windows
Solve the mystery behind bizarre nightmares in this immersive Full Motion Video Game.
Why similar: FMV 40.9% ★, Investigation 19.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #46 Shelter from the Storm
70% matchVery Positive93% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Home Groan Games
Windows
Rain lashes down soaking you to the bone, you take shelter in a seemingly abandoned house. Navigate through the rooms solving puzzles and trying to escape in this short point & click adventure game.
Why similar: Investigation 40.9%, Mystery 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Point & Click 11.3%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #47 逆光迷途 Lost in Darklight
71% matchMixed52% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Beijing Changyou Chuangxiang Software Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: Changyou.com HK Limited
Windows
Themed on urban suspense, Lost in Darklight is a live action interactive game. A retired ace soldier, four girls, a hidden chamber at home, genetic cloning tech... Experience interactive VR panoramic evidence searching with this game and decide your own ending. Every choice you make is crucial!
Why similar: FMV 37.1% ★, Investigation 19.5%, Cinematic 12.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #48 Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,269 reviews2025
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
Why similar: Investigation 28.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 7.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%, Thriller 6.9%
- #49 Tex Murphy: Under a killing moon Remake
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lunar Phoenix
Windows
Enter the virtual REMADE world of Under A Killing Moon, where it is December 2042, and you, as Tex Murphy, must stop the forces of evil before they destroy mankind and rob you of your next unemployment check. This thrilling and hilarious adventure is unlike anything you've seen before.
Why similar: FMV 42.2% ★, Investigation 16%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%, Mystery 8%, Cinematic 7.2%
- #50 Lost Media Agency
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Artur Latkovsky
Windows
A found footage horror game where you need to piece together a timeline in chronological order of a Kaiju incident that occurred.
Why similar: FMV 40.8% ★, Investigation 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Horror 9.8%, Mystery 9%
- #51 Back
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 369 reviews2024
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy !!!! The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: FMV 42% ★, Cinematic 14.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Thriller 10.6%, Horror 7.9%
- #52 The Case of the Golden Idol
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,533 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Investigation 30.5%, Mystery 17%, Thriller 8.3%, Puzzle 8.2%, Dark 8%
- #53 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,235 reviews2015
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: FMV 36.1% ★, Investigation 26.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%, Puzzle 5%
- #54 Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,208 reviews2026
Dev: yattytheman
Windows · Linux
Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Why similar: Investigation 34.3%, Mystery 21.6%, Thriller 8%, Puzzle 7.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%
- #55 Dead Reset
66% matchVery Positive88% of 740 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Rift HorrorPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Trapped in a terrifying death-loop, surgeon Cole Mason is kidnapped and brought to an underwater facility, forced to operate on a patient to extract an evolving parasitic horror. Dead Reset is a blood-soaked interactive horror, where each death brings you closer to the truth.
Why similar: FMV 41.5% ★, Cinematic 13.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, Dark 8.4%
- #56 Ketamina
68% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: DTOM Games
Windows
"Ketamine" is a First-Person game in which you need to uncover why you woke up without any memory in an apparently unremarkable apartment, until you discover the secrets of the resident and consider whether you really want to stay or leave.
Why similar: Investigation 43.7%, Puzzle 17.6%, Mystery 17.3%, Dark 9.2%, Horror 7.4%
- #57 The Operator
66% matchVery Positive92% of 8,338 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Investigation 30.2%, FMV 26.2% ★, Mystery 13.9%, Thriller 8.9%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #58 Sumatra: Fate of Yandi
69% matchVery Positive96% of 179 reviews2019
Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lost and alone after a terrible landslide, Yandi must find his way home in this old-school point and click adventure set deep in the Sumatran jungle! Will he make it out alive?
Why similar: Investigation 35.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Thriller 11.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #59 At Dead Of Night
67% matchVery Positive94% of 3,462 reviews2020
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
At Dead Of Night is part horror film, part horror game and part ghost hunt. It blends live-action and graphics to create a unique immersive horror experience like no other.
Why similar: FMV 29.3% ★, Investigation 28.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Cinematic 9%, Horror 7.7%