- #1 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,102 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: FMV 50.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Cinematic 9.6%, Mystery 9.2%, Choices Matter 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-production Japanese FMV mystery that shares the same focus on solving intricate, multi-generational crimes through interactive deduction.
- #2 428: Shibuya Scramble
96% matchVery Positive95% of 3,587 reviews2018
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.
Why similar: FMV 44.6% ★, Visual Novel 22.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Choices Matter 6.1%, Adventure 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive live-action visual novel, featuring a complex, multi-perspective mystery that perfectly mirrors the cinematic intensity of the seed game.
- #3 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,609 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40%, Mystery 35%, Story Rich 11.8%, Horror 7.6%, Adventure 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the same mastermind behind the seed game, this title defines the high-stakes 'death game' genre with its surreal atmosphere and mystery-solving mechanics.
- #4 Late Shift
95% 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 49.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%, Multiple Endings 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality FMV thriller that emphasizes fast-paced choices and multiple endings, capturing the cinematic tension of an interactive movie.
- #5 Erica
94% 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 41.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Cinematic 9.7%, Choices Matter 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished cinematic FMV experience where your choices directly influence the branching path of a dark, mysterious narrative.
- #6 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
94% 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 28.9%, Mystery 22.2%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Story Rich 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Essential for fans of the seed game, this series masterfully combines psychological horror, time-loop mechanics, and life-or-death decision-making.
- #7 The Complex
93% 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 51.9% ★, Choices Matter 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Adventure 5.8%, Mystery 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi FMV thriller that traps the player in a high-stakes environment where every choice impacts the survival of the characters.
- #8 World's End Club
92% matchMostly Positive70% of 233 reviews2021
Dev: IzanagiGames
Windows
Twelve kids. 1200 kilometers. One epic journey across Japan! Surround yourself with a cast of charming, quirky characters as you set off on an unforgettable trip!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 63.8%, Adventure 19%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Sci-fi 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: Another collaboration involving Kazutaka Kodaka, this game blends a bizarre, high-stakes premise with the same distinct narrative flair found in the seed game.
- #9 She Sees Red - Interactive Movie
91% 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 45.6% ★, Choices Matter 14.6%, Cinematic 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%, Visual Novel 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, short-form FMV thriller that focuses on branching paths and the consequences of violent, high-stakes decisions.
- #10 AI: The Somnium Files
91% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Mystery 26%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery visual novel that features surreal, psychedelic dream-diving sequences that feel very similar to the tone of the seed game.
- #11 Telling Lies
90% matchMixed63% of 1,290 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 54.2% ★, Mystery 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Realistic 7.1%, Story Rich 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This FMV mystery requires players to piece together a fragmented story by searching through video clips, offering a deep, investigative experience.
- #12 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
89% 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 49.3% ★, Mystery 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%, Visual Novel 6.5%, Choices Matter 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric FMV mystery that utilizes a unique questioning mechanic to uncover dark secrets in a psychological setting.
- #13 The Shapeshifting Detective
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,677 reviews2018
Dev: D'Avekki Studios LtdPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.
Why similar: FMV 73.3% ★, Choices Matter 9.8%, Mystery 8.2%, Adventure 5.9%, Story Rich 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: An FMV mystery game with supernatural elements that requires the player to gather information by assuming the identities of others.
- #14 Until Dawn™
86% 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Choices Matter 18%, Cinematic 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Horror 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic horror experience that excels at 'butterfly effect' choice mechanics, where every decision can lead to character death.
- #15 Bloodshore
88% 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 39.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Cinematic 10.8%, Visual Novel 7.9%, Choices Matter 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane FMV battle royale that focuses on quick decision-making and survival in a televised death game.
- #16 Her Story
87% matchVery Positive89% of 10,228 reviews2015
Dev: Sam Barlow
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
Why similar: FMV 44.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Realistic 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational FMV mystery game that challenges players to solve a crime by navigating a database of live-action interviews.
- #17 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,223 reviews2015
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: FMV 60.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Story Rich 5.1%, Adventure 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: An FMV detective game that focuses on identifying inconsistencies in testimonies, providing a similar investigative thrill to the seed game.
- #18 I Saw Black Clouds
85% 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 33.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Cinematic 11.8%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Visual Novel 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological FMV horror game that uses branching paths to explore a dark, supernatural mystery.
- #19 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
84% 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 42.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Mystery 8.5%, Visual Novel 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted yet intriguing FMV mystery that focuses on uncovering a family secret through interactive dialogue.
- #20 Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 483 reviews2020
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
Why similar: FMV 44.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Multiple Endings 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish FMV mystery series that features recurring characters and branching choices in a supernatural, detective-themed setting.
- #21 Breakout 13
81% 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 36.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Cinematic 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty FMV interactive drama that focuses on the player's choices as they attempt to escape a restrictive facility.
- #22 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
83% 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 28.7%, Mystery 23.2%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, Horror 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This entry in the series leans heavily into the 'death game' structure, featuring fragmented storytelling and high-stakes puzzles.
- #23 SIMULACRA
82% 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 44.7% ★, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Mystery 9.6%, Horror 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A found-phone mystery game that uses a realistic interface to pull players into a dark, unfolding conspiracy.
- #24 CHAOS;CHILD
82% matchVery Positive94% of 3,800 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Mystery 25.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, Horror 8.4%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological mystery visual novel that deals with gruesome crimes and the protagonist's struggle to discern reality.
- #25 The Zodiac Trial
80% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2021
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.8%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A death-game style visual novel that forces players to navigate a series of deadly trials through investigation and choice.
- #26 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
81% matchVery Positive82% of 496 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.1%, Horror 25.6%, Adventure 19%, Violent 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-mystery visual novel that focuses on investigating supernatural deaths and making choices that lead to survival or demise.
- #27 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27%, Mystery 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fan-favorite death-game visual novel that captures the same tension and mystery as the seed game's narrative style.
- #28 Mute
77% 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 51.5% ★, Cinematic 15.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%, Visual Novel 7.1%
- #29 Love Love Mystery Club
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 559 reviews2026
Dev: LuminDrivePub: NANA Stories
Windows · Mac
In Love Love Mystery Club, you’re the newest member of the Detective Club at a seemingly ordinary high school. Through Full Motion Video (FMV) storytelling, your choices steer the narrative—will your heart find tenderness… or will hidden horrors emerge from the darkness?
Why similar: FMV 50.5% ★, Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choices Matter 6.9%, Mystery 6.6%
- #30 The Run
76% 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 35.2% ★, Cinematic 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Choices Matter 6.1%
- #31 Quantum Suicide
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Cotton Candy Cyanide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Mystery 18.6%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel centered on a high-stakes game of survival aboard a spaceship, featuring multiple endings and branching paths.
- #32 The Bunker
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,859 reviews2016
Dev: Splendy InteractivePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Bunker is an award-winning interactive psychological horror movie. You are John, born underground the day the bombs fell, now alone and trying to survive. But when an alarm goes off, a catastrophic chain of events begins. Unlock the dark secrets of your past as you try to escape The Bunker.
Why similar: FMV 71.4% ★, Adventure 7.8%, Horror 7.3%, Mystery 7.2%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic sci-fi FMV experience that emphasizes exploration and survival within a secret underground facility.
- #33 Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
75% matchVery Positive88% of 1,092 reviews2024
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death!
Why similar: FMV 43.6% ★, Cinematic 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #34 Night Trap - 25th Anniversary Edition
78% matchVery Positive85% of 197 reviews2017
Dev: Screaming Villains
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Night Trap tells the story of five teenage girls spending the weekend at the Martin home. As a member of the Special Control Attack Team, your job is to monitor the home and protect the girls using an intricate system of cameras and traps as it is being invaded by vampires.
Why similar: FMV 86.2% ★, Horror 9.1%, Adventure 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic FMV game that requires monitoring multiple camera feeds to save characters from a mysterious threat.
- #35 Back：Fade
75% 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 36.6% ★, Cinematic 13.3%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Visual Novel 8.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%
- #36 Dead Reset
73% matchVery Positive88% of 677 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Rift HorrorPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 36.7% ★, Cinematic 13.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Mystery 7.7%
- #37 Misty Judgment
73% matchVery Positive94% of 1,412 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: FMV 40.9% ★, Cinematic 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Mystery 10.7%
- #38 Road to Empress I
72% matchVery Positive87% of 11,428 reviews2025
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
Why similar: FMV 46.7% ★, Choices Matter 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Cinematic 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%
- #39 The Joker's Game
73% matchVery Positive87% of 493 reviews2025
Dev: All In Game Co., Limited
Windows · Mac
"The Joker's Game" is an FMV crime battle royale. Jack, drowning in debt, joins a lethal game. Critical choices, even small ones, shape outcomes. Outwit rivals, uncover truths, or perish? Every move decides survival... or the deadly prize.
Why similar: FMV 39.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Visual Novel 10%, Cinematic 8.9%
- #40 BAD END
77% matchVery Positive84% of 393 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Mystery 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Horror 9.2%
- #41 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
74% matchVery Positive89% of 1,696 reviews2022
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.8%, Mystery 26.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 7.6%, Horror 4.2%
- #42 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
71% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Mystery 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Horror 9.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #43 17 ways to not die (or not, IDK) - Interactive Movie
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Denis TeT
Windows
17 Ways Not to Die is a movie, first and foremost. A movie in which you can influence what happens on the screen. There are 17 endings, or not endings, or not 17, I don’t know. I don’t care.
Why similar: FMV 37.7% ★, Cinematic 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choices Matter 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
- #44 逆光迷途 Lost in Darklight
74% matchMixed51% of 82 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 37.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Cinematic 13.9%, Mystery 8.5%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #45 Russian Psychiatric Pastoral: Prologue
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Ivan Lysenko
Windows
Introductory demonstration version. An interactive movie that combines a psychiatrist simulator, a detective story and unique fight sequences. Take on the role of a psychiatrist, encounter various psychiatric diagnoses, and investigate disappearances of various people.
Why similar: FMV 34.6% ★, Cinematic 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Choices Matter 6.1%
- #46 Critters for Sale
70% 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: Psychedelic 30.7%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #47 CORPSE FACTORY
70% matchVery Positive80% of 855 reviews2022
Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Mystery 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Horror 9.3%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #48 Heavy Rain
69% matchVery Positive85% of 27,203 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.6 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: Cinematic 25.3%, Choices Matter 24.5%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Mystery 10.7%
- #49 Kill The Clock
68% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Slugs
Windows
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Mystery 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #50 Back
69% 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 44.3% ★, Cinematic 16.5%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Mystery 8.3%, Visual Novel 8.2%
- #51 Dry Drowning
71% matchVery Positive81% of 507 reviews2019
Dev: Studio VPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #52 DRAMAtical Murder
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,466 reviews2021
Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.6%, Choices Matter 24.1%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Story Rich 9.2%, Adventure 5.1%
- #53 Lust Night💋
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: Play and Cum 💦
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lust Night💋 invites you to step into a mysterious world, blending elements of horror and romance in this captivating adult visual novel. A group of friends finds themselves trapped in a cursed house, then murder comes onto the scene and a game for their lives begins!
Why similar: FMV 37% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choices Matter 9%, Survival Horror 8.6%
- #54 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
65% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Psychedelic 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #55 Decade
66% matchVery Positive97% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Last Piscean
Windows
Control history in Decade - a groundbreaking indie adventure. Explore an alternate past. Discover how its ideas develop, distort, and disappear. Seed new movements, destroy others. Subvert the rise and fall of empires, art, ideologies, and individuals in this experimental narrative game.
Why similar: FMV 41.8% ★, Psychedelic 15.9%, Visual Novel 11%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #56 STEINS;GATE 0
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,939 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 124.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.2%, Story Rich 15.5%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Adventure 6.7%
- #57 深海：即刻抉择
71% matchMixed44% of 665 reviews2020
Dev: 舞刀弄影Pub: INDIECN
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
《深海》是一部真人互动电影作品，游戏中你将参与破获一起离奇的犯罪事件，你的每个选择（犹豫或果断） 都将决定着一个人的生死，一群人的命运，怀疑还是信任，救赎还是逃避，游戏过程中你将逐步感受到普通人在遭遇 犯罪事件的选择和成长。
Why similar: FMV 62.9% ★, Adventure 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Story Rich 4%
- #58 Raging Loop
67% 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 42.8%, Mystery 28.5%, Adventure 10%, Story Rich 9.8%, Horror 3.4%
- #59 Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
67% matchVery Positive81% of 1,081 reviews2021
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Mystery 18.5%, Horror 13.6%, Adventure 10%
- #60 Superscout
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 700 reviews2024
Dev: Mountain and Sea Studio
Windows · Mac
"Superscout" is a live-action interactive movie game where you will unravel the secrets of the girls you meet. The love beyond lifetimes, never let it go; the kindness in this life, engraved in your soul. Your choices will change your loved ones’ fate; those who love you will change yours...
Why similar: FMV 49.2% ★, Cinematic 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choices Matter 7.2%
