- #1 Until Dawn™
97% matchVery Positive82% of 4,574 reviews2024
Dev: Ballistic MoonPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 16.3%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Horror 14.2%, Cinematic 12.5%
- #2 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
96% matchVery Positive83% of 596 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: FMV 35.7% ★, Dark 8.1%, Interactive Fiction 8%, Mystery 7.6%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #3 Fear The Timeloop
95% matchVery Positive86% of 421 reviews2026
Dev: TacoEatersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Sheriff James Cooper is slowly bleeding to death in an unfamiliar hospital. But the moment his life ends, everything starts over. He has fifteen minutes to break this endless cycle, uncover the truth, and find a way out before it's too late.
Why similar: Cinematic 25.4%, Horror 23.7%, Dark 21.9%, Story Rich 20.3%, Adventure 8.7%
- #4 SIMULACRA
96% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 31% ★, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Horror 7.9%
- #5 Bloodshore
94% matchMixed69% of 916 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Bloodshore is an interactive action movie about a televised battle royale between high-profile streamers, entertainers and death row inmates. You control the fate of Nick, a washed-up actor who fights for a life-changing cash prize.
Why similar: FMV 41.2% ★, Cinematic 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%
- #6 Still Wakes the Deep
93% matchVery Positive88% of 10,965 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Why similar: Cinematic 24.2%, Drama 22.7%, Horror 19.3%, Dark 17.5%, Story Rich 12%
- #7 Late Shift
94% matchVery Positive86% of 9,107 reviews2017
Dev: CtrlMoviePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.
Why similar: FMV 50.9% ★, Choices Matter 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #8 Back
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 365 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 35.8% ★, Cinematic 14.3%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Drama 9.7%, Horror 7.9%
- #9 Tiny Bunny
91% matchVery Positive83% of 29,932 reviews2025
Dev: SaikonoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 13.4%, Violent 11.2%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #10 Fear the Timeloop - Prologue
91% matchVery Positive85% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: TacoEatersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Sheriff James Cooper is slowly bleeding to death in an unfamiliar hospital. But the moment his life ends, everything starts over. He has fifteen minutes to break this endless cycle, uncover the truth, and find a way out before it's too late.
Why similar: Horror 35.4%, Dark 31.4%, Story Rich 26.5%, Adventure 6.6%
- #11 Sentimental Death Loop
90% matchMixed65% of 182 reviews2023
Dev: qureate
Windows
Just as you begin to settle in for a fun day at your best friend's house, something changes in her and she kills you. And not just once—she ends your life time and time and time again.Your goal is to escape from this endless loop of despair.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Dark 13.3%, Cute 13%, Horror 10.5%, Adventure 9.2%
- #12 Mists of Aiden
89% matchVery Positive91% of 1,138 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Violent 27.8%, Horror 24.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Dark 7.2%
- #13 Twelve Minutes
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,850 reviews2021
Dev: Luis AntonioPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.
Why similar: Mystery 27.7%, Drama 21.7%, Violent 18.6%, Story Rich 16.6%, Adventure 7.9%
- #14 She Sees Red - Interactive Movie
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,141 reviews2019
Dev: Rhinotales
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.
Why similar: FMV 40.6% ★, Cinematic 13.3%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Violent 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #15 You Can Save Everyone
87% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Caleb Draper
Windows
You Can Save Everyone is a heartfelt horror meta-puzzle game. Trapped deep within a facility with only a console to communicate with the others inside, decipher the proper methods to control the console, and - just maybe - save everyone. But be careful. The locks aren't just there for you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.5%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Horror 16.8%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Story Rich 13.8%
- #16 I Saw Black Clouds
86% matchMixed62% of 633 reviews2021
Dev: Ghost Dog FilmsPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines.
Why similar: FMV 31.6% ★, Cinematic 12%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Visual Novel 7.5%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #17 Death Come True
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 948 reviews2020
Dev: IzanagiGames
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Everything rides on your choices in this new wave interactive movie game. Experience a thrilling science fiction mystery in full-length live-action format—from genius creator of the "Danganronpa" series, Kazutaka Kodaka!
Why similar: FMV 36.7% ★, Cinematic 13.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Mystery 7.7%
- #18 Deep Under
84% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Dark 12.2%, Horror 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #19 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
85% matchVery Positive82% of 4,723 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Mystery 18.2%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Story Rich 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #20 Back:Fade
83% matchVery Positive81% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back:Fade》 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 29.7% ★, Cinematic 11.6%, Drama 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #21 Inferis: Dead Below
82% matchVery Positive87% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Hemoria Studio
Windows
You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.
Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Mystery 21.2%, Linear 11.2%, Violent 11.2%, Indie 8.5%
- #22 Erica
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,713 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: FMV 42.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Cinematic 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #23 Loop//Error
82% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Koro Pixel StudioPub: Dark Product
Windows
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Multiple Endings 15%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Horror 13.3%
- #24 SIMULACRA 2
81% matchVery Positive86% of 1,648 reviews2020
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: FMV 39.5% ★, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10%, Horror 9.7%
- #25 IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 166 reviews2025
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You’re torn between a girl who is obsessed with you and a creature. Whose words can lead you out of this endless loop? Trust the right person in the right cycle to get closer to the exit, or be misled by facades, complicating your next loop.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.5%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Horror 18.4%, Dark 17.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #26 INFINITY DEADLINE
78% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: YvelRevo
Windows
Play as 25yo writer Jian Xun in a 5-min deadline loop. Your script is alive! In this thriller puzzle, use "keyframe sorting" to piece stories. Fight AI, break the 4th wall & escape the nightmare!
Why similar: FMV 43.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Immersive Sim 11.9%
- #27 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
81% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Horror 15.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
- #28 Forgot
78% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Maxwell Whitebaker
Windows
You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave.
Why similar: Choices Matter 26%, Multiple Endings 20%, Horror 19.7%, Mystery 16%, Dark 9.7%
- #29 The Complex
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,459 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.
Why similar: FMV 49.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 5.3%, Adventure 4.2%
- #30 DOCTOR VISCERA
76% matchVery Positive100% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Liminal RoadPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Trapped in an abandoned asylum with the sinister Doctor Viscera, who will stop at nothing to keep you there as his test subject for cruel experiments. Explore the old GrimmHaus Asylum in this PSX-style survival horror game.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 37%, Horror 36.7%, Violent 14.7%, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 2.7%
- #31 Heart of the Forest
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Trapped PredatorPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
An ill-fated hiking trip spirals into a chilling fight for survival in this interactive psychological horror movie, inspired by centuries-old tales of vengeful spirits from Germany’s Black Forest.
Why similar: FMV 31.3% ★, Cinematic 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #32 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
77% matchMixed66% of 1,161 reviews2022
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.
Why similar: FMV 40.3% ★, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Drama 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Visual Novel 7.4%
- #33 Infliction
77% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Violent 26.1%, Horror 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Dark 14.4%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #34 Raging Loop
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,674 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Mystery 19.9%, Violent 12.8%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 6%
- #35 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,275 reviews2019
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.6 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: Cinematic 28.2%, Choices Matter 28.1%, Horror 18.7%, Violent 11.2%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #36 Night Loops
74% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 22.6%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Dark 17.4%, Horror 16.2%, Story Rich 13.5%
- #37 Hell Dive
73% matchVery Positive94% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Teacup Games
Windows
Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths
Why similar: Cinematic 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Horror 14.1%, Dark 10%
- #38 Log.in
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: Little氷華
Windows
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.
Why similar: Mystery 18.1%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Horror 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #39 Observer: System Redux
73% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Multiple Endings 26.8%, Choices Matter 22.3%, Story Rich 20.5%
- #40 Mia and the Dragon Princess
74% matchMixed67% of 280 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A live-action, interactive action movie following Mia, a plucky barmaid whose life is thrown into chaos when a mysterious woman turns up at her workplace, on the run from a group of violent thugs and unable to speak English.
Why similar: FMV 25.8% ★, Cinematic 11.8%, Violent 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Drama 9.1%
- #41 Sanity Loops
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: 375 Games
Windows
Caught in a strange series of events, you find yourself stuck in a job you never expected. What started as a simple way to earn money for a gift soon spirals into something much darker. As you navigate your new reality, the boundaries between what’s real and what’s not become harder to distinguish.
Why similar: Cinematic 33.3%, Horror 22.3%, Dark 16.5%, Linear 8.9%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #42 Breakout 13
71% matchVery Positive88% of 7,394 reviews2023
Dev: ALT Lab
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Breakout 13 is a thrilling narrative game with interactive cinematic experience. Based on true stories. Embark on a revealing journey as you attempt to break free from a negligent correctional institute and carve out your own path to justice. Each decision you make shapes the story.
Why similar: FMV 32.7% ★, Cinematic 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #43 Crisol: Theater of Idols
69% matchVery Positive87% of 3,282 reviews2026
Dev: Vermila StudiosPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Crisol is a survival horror adventure set in a twisted version of Spain. As a soldier captured by religious dogmatism, you must use your own blood as ammunition, without draining to the point of death. Explore the cursed island of Tormentosa, uncover dark secrets, and battle horrifying enemies.
Why similar: Cinematic 25.2%, Linear 16.4%, Horror 15.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Dark 12.8%
- #44 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
71% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Multiple Endings 18.8%, Mystery 16%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #45 Buried Alive: Breathless Rescue
72% matchMixed56% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: EchoVerse CorePub: Midnight Games S.R.L
Windows
Are you ready to embark on a spine-chilling adventure? Step into the shoes of the protagonist and experience the terror of being "Buried Alive" in a crypt. Your mission is clear: Escape the confines of your coffin, find the key to unlock the door, and unveil the dark secrets that lie within.
Why similar: Cinematic 24.9%, Violent 20.5%, Horror 16.1%, Drama 15.3%, Dark 10.1%
- #46 Dread Weight
70% matchVery Positive87% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Deer Dream Studios
Windows · Mac
Trapped in a crumbling mansion, it’s up to you to outsmart and outlast an ancient witch hunting you down. Scavenge for items to set traps, solve puzzles and discover hidden secrets to avoid your demise. Don’t be scared: encounters with ghosts are rewarded in this horror visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Horror 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #47 Prison Loop
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
Embark on a journey of anomalies and repetition in "Prison Loop," a captivating indie puzzle game. Trapped in a mysterious temporal loop within a high-security prison, your objective is to observe anomalies throughout the environment.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 31.8%, Linear 21.8%, Horror 21.2%, Mystery 19%, Adventure 6.2%
- #48 Five Dates
70% matchVery Positive85% of 2,798 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Five Dates is an interactive rom-com about the unpredictable world of digital dating. With five potential female matches, Vinny explores whether compatibility, chemistry and connection is still possible in a world where physical touch is no longer an option.
Why similar: FMV 44% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #49 The Run
68% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: PRM Games
Windows · Mac
An FMV horror-thriller. A famous fitness influencer must fight for survival when she's hunted by killers. Your decisions determine whether she lives or dies.
Why similar: FMV 32.7% ★, Cinematic 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Violent 12%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #50 The Casting of Frank Stone™
70% matchMixed62% of 5,541 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Cinematic 18%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Horror 10.8%
- #51 10 Seconds
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: ithinknotM8!
Windows
Time loop puzzle horror, where you're stuck in a failed experiment and must escape or face being eaten for eternity.
Why similar: Horror 42.5%, Multiple Endings 28.3%, Dark 19.7%, Indie 5.4%, Adventure 4%
- #52 oneway.exe: Module 1.0
67% matchVery Positive87% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Disordered Media
Windows
You’re stuck inside an abandoned video game, haunted by its own digital decay. In oneway.exe, uncover the mystery of UNTITLED.exe, its three developers, and the evolving Internet eras that once shaped their love. How does your story end? How did it ever begin?
Why similar: Multiple Endings 28%, Horror 24.1%, Mystery 23.7%, Story Rich 14.8%, Indie 5%
- #53 Afterlife VR
69% matchVery Positive81% of 194 reviews2022
Dev: Split Light Studio
Windows
Afterlife VR is a deeply immersive horror game. As Adam Bernhard, a young rookie police officer on a night patrol, you receive a call that will change your life forever. Uncover secrets hidden deep within the Black Rose mental hospital walls, where most of the patients pose a great danger.
Why similar: Horror 37.3%, Linear 26.6%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Adventure 11.3%
- #54 One Last Clip
66% matchVery Positive90% of 153 reviews2025
Dev: Struggle Games Studio
Windows
You are locked inside a cinema. Your only way to escape is to follow the instructions of your task: Watch the same film clip repeatedly and search for flaws to break free. But this may sound easier than it is, every wrong decision or death will set you back. So be careful!
Why similar: Choices Matter 33.8%, Dark 28.7%, Horror 24.7%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 2.7%
- #55 Elevator Zero
68% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Arvus Games
Windows
In Elevator Zero, a first-person exploration and puzzle game, you find yourself trapped in an otherworldly dimension. Escape is possible only through the elevator.
Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Multiple Endings 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Mystery 18.4%, Casual 16.5%
- #56 DEAD END
67% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: PHANTOM PIXEL
Windows
Trapped in a hallucinatory, liminal-space style underground passageway, explore and unravel the endless "dead-end" paths to find a way forward. "Dead Path is a short ambient horror puzzle game that references Exit 8, but with a completely different core mechanic.
Why similar: Horror 79.1%, Adventure 20.9%
- #57 White Room Protocol
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Dark 26.1%, Linear 20.3%, Story Rich 13.4%, Adventure 5.1%
- #58 Hollow Cocoon
65% matchVery Positive92% of 886 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 27.9%, Horror 23.4%, Dark 22.8%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 6.8%
- #59 Critters for Sale
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,743 reviews2021
Dev: Sonoshee
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Experience death from the comfort of your seat.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.5%, Violent 18.4%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%