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  1. #1 Russian Psychiatric Pastoral: Prologue
    97% 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 28.5%, Quick-Time Events 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Thriller 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%

  2. #2 Erica
    96% 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 31.3%, Detective 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Thriller 11%

  3. #3 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
    96% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2021
    Dev: SUPERLUMEN
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.

    Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Point & Click 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Thriller 10.3%, Investigation 9.9%

  4. #4 SIMULACRA
    95% 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 27.5%, Detective 18.4%, Thriller 13.2%, Point & Click 9.7%, Psychological 9.7%

  5. #5 The Isle Tide Hotel
    94% matchMixed65% of 254 reviews2023
    Dev: Wales Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Explore a mysterious hotel and infiltrate a cult in this FMV detective game, featuring a cast from GoT, The Witcher, and more. Every decision counts as you gather clues and question guests. Can you unearth the ominous secrets at The Isle Tide Hotel before it's too late to save your missing daughter?

    Why similar: FMV 28.2%, Detective 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Thriller 8.4%

  6. #6 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
    94% 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 33.4%, Detective 18.1%, Psychological 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 8%, Dark 7.1%

  7. #7 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
    93% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,245 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: Detective 28.2%, Thriller 20.2%, Investigation 16.2%, Point & Click 9.5%, Mystery 8.3%

  8. #8 Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
    92% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,228 reviews2021
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.

    Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Investigation 16.9%, Thriller 13.4%, Psychological 12.1%, Mystery 7.5%

  9. #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 45.7%, Detective 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Thriller 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.9%

  10. #10 The Case of the Golden Idol
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 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: Detective 21.1%, Investigation 19%, Thriller 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Point & Click 9.4%

  11. #11 DOOMED Detective Game
    91% matchMixed46% of 71 reviews2025
    Dev: Azikton Studio
    Windows

    Doomed Detective Game is a game in which you will play the role of a detective who has arrived in the city of Redrock to figure out a very mysterious crime. Your task is to explore the city, find clues, talk to the residents of the city and find the killer! P.S: Every city resident is an AI...

    Why similar: Detective 37.2%, Investigation 27.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Action 8%

  12. #12 Interrogation Files: Port Landsend
    90% matchVery Positive87% of 87 reviews2020
    Dev: Visual Interactive
    Windows

    Search through the interrogation footage of suspects of a bizarre and horrific crime. Decide who committed the crime and see them get arrested and have their day in court. The latest interactive video experience.

    Why similar: FMV 29.5%, Detective 15.1%, Thriller 12.3%, Psychological 10.3%, Adventure 8.1%

  13. #13 Markus Ritter - Ghosts Of The Past
    88% matchVery Positive92% of 53 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 28%, Detective 16%, Thriller 13.3%, Investigation 11.4%, Point & Click 9.7%

  14. #14 逆光迷途 Lost in Darklight
    89% 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 35%, Investigation 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Point & Click 6.7%

  15. #15 Breakout 13
    86% 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 30.6%, Detective 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Point & Click 8.8%

  16. #16 Late Shift
    86% 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 50.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 5%

  17. #17 A.D. 2047
    87% matchMixed68% of 111 reviews2021
    Dev: Leenzee Games
    Windows

    A.D. 2047 is a cyberpunk sci-fi VR interactive movie.The sudden car accident involved you, a detective, into serial killings.Only rely on your own hand to find the murderer, you can prevent the repeated fatal murder...

    Why similar: Thriller 32.6%, Quick-Time Events 32%, Mystery 9.9%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.1%

  18. #18 DETECTIVE - Rainy night
    84% matchVery Positive81% of 78 reviews2025
    Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.

    Why similar: Detective 36.2%, Realistic 15%, Point & Click 13.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Exploration 8.6%

  19. #19 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
    85% matchMostly Positive73% of 623 reviews2014
    Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.

    Why similar: Detective 40.4%, Point & Click 38%, Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 8.6%

  20. #20 Murdered: Soul Suspect
    83% matchVery Positive86% of 17,132 reviews2014
    Dev: Airtight GamesPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.

    Why similar: Detective 64.1%, Mystery 12.2%, Adventure 6.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Action 4%

  21. #21 Westwood Shadows
    82% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2026
    Dev: RedSoup Studio
    Windows

    A police detective returns to his abandoned hometown, where he must confront his past and an unsolved case draped in shadows. Follow Peter Bennet through a first-person, puzzle-solving game with mild horror elements, and explore the mystery and heavy atmosphere of Westwood Shadows.

    Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Investigation 23.7%, Dark 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Mystery 8.6%

  22. #22 Interrogation: You will be deceived
    84% matchMostly Positive78% of 369 reviews2019
    Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?

    Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Psychological 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Realistic 10.3%, Dark 9.8%

  23. #23 THIEF'S SHELTER
    81% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: Geo GamesPub: Restless Corp.
    Windows

    THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.

    Why similar: Detective 23.2%, Investigation 20.6%, Psychological 18.4%, Point & Click 12.4%, Dark 7.9%

  24. #24 The Corruption Within
    82% 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: Thriller 20.5%, Investigation 19.2%, Psychological 18.4%, Point & Click 15.3%, Mystery 8.3%

  25. #25 Misty Judgment
    78% 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 37.4%, Detective 20%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Investigation 12.7%, Mystery 7.5%

  26. #26 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
    81% 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 29.8%, Detective 19.4%, Investigation 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Point & Click 8.5%

  27. #27 Abscission
    80% matchVery Positive94% of 109 reviews2023
    Dev: Beyond Booleans
    Windows

    Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.

    Why similar: Detective 31.3%, Point & Click 20.8%, Investigation 16.4%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Multiple Endings 7.3%

  28. #28 YOUR HOUSE
    79% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2025
    Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
    Windows · Mac

    A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.

    Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Thriller 20.3%, Investigation 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Point & Click 8.9%

  29. #29 Mind Diver
    77% matchVery Positive97% of 307 reviews2025
    Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
    Windows

    Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.

    Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 19.7%, Thriller 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Mystery 7.8%

  30. #30 Dry Drowning
    79% 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: Investigation 17.2%, Detective 16.3%, Thriller 16.3%, Psychological 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 11%

  31. #31 The Narcotic Operation
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 507 reviews2025
    Dev: Beijing Kuailai Technology Co., Ltd.
    Windows

    Step into the role of a shadowed undercover police officer in Dark Eyes, brave an area dominated by vice and crime, where allies and enemies blur. Every smirk, tear, and lie tightens the web of deceit—will you destroy the empire or lose yourself in its shadows?

    Why similar: FMV 50.6%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Mystery 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8%

  32. #32 Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
    78% matchVery Positive82% of 998 reviews2021
    Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
    Windows
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    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: Thriller 20.3%, Investigation 18.1%, Detective 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Psychological 11.6%

  33. #33 Schizo Dark
    76% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2025
    Dev: Galactic Geckon
    Windows

    Schizo Dark is a survival horror game where you play as a detective investigating disappearances, encountering nightmares, monsters, and terrible secrets.

    Why similar: Investigation 30.5%, Action 28.3%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Exploration 10.8%, Mystery 9.2%

  34. #34 The Operator
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 8,099 reviews2024
    Dev: Bureau 81
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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: FMV 20.6%, Detective 19.6%, Investigation 17.6%, Thriller 14.7%, Point & Click 7.1%

  35. #35 The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller
    77% 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 32.8%, Investigation 16.1%, Detective 13.5%, Point & Click 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%

  36. #36 Connection: The Nightmare Within
    74% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2024
    Dev: Dragon Level
    Windows

    Inspired by the classics such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone In the Dark: Detective Stone investigates a shadow conspiracy. Explore atmospheric levels, fight monsters, and solve puzzles. Unravel a story of twists and turns. Choose classic fixed camera, or over-the-shoulder.

    Why similar: Thriller 30.7%, Detective 28.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Dark 8.8%, Atmospheric 6.5%

  37. #37 Westwood Shadows: Prologue
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 151 reviews2021
    Dev: RedSoup Studio
    Windows

    A police detective returns to his abandoned hometown, where he must confront his past and an unsolved case draped in shadows. Follow Peter Bennet through a first-person, puzzle-solving horror game, and sample the mystery and heavy atmosphere of Westwood Shadows.

    Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Dark 21%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Action 12.6%

  38. #38 Shadows of Doubt
    71% matchVery Positive83% of 17,129 reviews2024
    Dev: ColePowered GamesPub: Fireshine Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!

    Why similar: Detective 79.2%, Adventure 6.4%, Action 6.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  39. #39 Insight
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
    Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
    Windows

    Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.

    Why similar: Detective 35.1%, Thriller 34.3%, Dark 12.1%, Psychological 11.2%, Multiple Endings 6.2%

  40. #40 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 2,791 reviews2021
    Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.

    Why similar: Detective 25.8%, Thriller 21.6%, Investigation 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choices Matter 6.7%

  41. #41 Murderous Muses
    74% matchMixed68% of 78 reviews2023
    Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.

    Why similar: FMV 35.8%, Detective 20.1%, Investigation 16.3%, Point & Click 9%, Mystery 5.9%

  42. #42 Blues and Bullets
    75% matchMixed62% of 1,373 reviews2015
    Dev: A Crowd of Monsters
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Blues and Bullets is a dark and violent crime thriller. Set in an alternative Eliot Ness & Al Capone story, Blues and Bullets blends a stunning script with detective work to deliver an amazing interactive experience.

    Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Quick-Time Events 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Dark 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.4%

  43. #43 Heavy Rain
    71% 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: Detective 19%, Thriller 15.2%, Quick-Time Events 13.7%, Investigation 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%

  44. #44 Gamedec - Definitive Edition
    72% matchVery Positive80% of 1,687 reviews2021
    Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

    Why similar: Investigation 23%, Detective 20.9%, Point & Click 12%, Mystery 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.1%

  45. #45 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 580 reviews2026
    Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
    Windows · Mac

    A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?

    Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Investigation 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Point & Click 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%

  46. #46 Interrogation Simulator
    72% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
    Windows · Linux

    Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.

    Why similar: Investigation 32.2%, Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Point & Click 18.8%

  47. #47 Nobody Wants to Die
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 6,506 reviews2024
    Dev: Critical Hit GamesPub: PLAION
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.

    Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Thriller 17.4%, Investigation 15.6%, Psychological 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%

  48. #48 What have you done, Father?
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 140 reviews2024
    Dev: Darkania Works
    Windows

    A dark murder mistery game combined with a visual novel revolving around a disturbing plot. Embark on the frightening adventure of a young priest entangled in a forbidden affair with a beautiful lady who meets a gruesome end. Lust, wrath, murder, despair.

    Why similar: Thriller 31.1%, Detective 24.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Investigation 10.6%, Realistic 7.4%

  49. #49 The Signifier Director's Cut
    71% matchVery Positive80% of 333 reviews2020
    Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.

    Why similar: Thriller 24.5%, Investigation 23.9%, Psychological 9.2%, Dark 9.2%, Mystery 7%

  50. #50 Lockheart Indigo
    70% matchVery Positive97% of 138 reviews2020
    Dev: Fangsoft
    Windows

    A private-eye must deceive a rich family into revealing their darkest secrets, before the killer amongst them silences everyone.

    Why similar: Detective 30.6%, Thriller 22.7%, Investigation 18.6%, Psychological 18.2%, Mystery 7.1%

  51. #51 Bloodshore
    69% 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 41.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Point & Click 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, Realistic 5.8%

  52. #52 Dahlia View
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 358 reviews2021
    Dev: White Paper Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.

    Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Thriller 21.6%, Investigation 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Dark 7.5%

  53. #53 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 90 reviews2025
    Dev: Active Fungus Studios
    Windows · Linux

    In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.

    Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Investigation 23.7%, Mystery 9.4%, Dark 9.2%, Choices Matter 7.1%

  54. #54 Mute
    65% 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 50.9%, Detective 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Mystery 9%, Realistic 5.2%

  55. #55 Black Light Kills
    67% matchMostly Positive74% of 84 reviews2025
    Dev: Fatih Atacan PRODUCTIONSPub: TallGrass Tapes Interactive
    Windows

    Welcome to the darkness of the town; here, you walk a fine line between reality and dreams, questioning your sanity. Black Light Kills takes you deep into Aiden’s mind, where nightmares begin as reality fades.

    Why similar: Thriller 34%, Psychological 23.1%, Mystery 12%, Dark 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%

  56. #56 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
    68% 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 36.3%, Detective 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Realistic 6.6%, Interactive Fiction 6.1%

  57. #57 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 156 reviews2023
    Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
    Windows

    Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.

    Why similar: Detective 33.9%, Point & Click 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Dark 9.1%

  58. #58 The Shell Part I: Inferno
    64% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.

    Why similar: Detective 38.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Dark 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%

  59. #59 INDICTED
    69% matchMixed48% of 56 reviews2021
    Dev: 616 GAMES
    Windows

    "INDICTED" is a first-person psychological horror game exploring the fears of Arthur, a police investigator with a dark past. With immersive graphics and environments, and a touch of horror from the 80s and 90s. Thus bringing a unique experience of horror and survival.

    Why similar: Investigation 39.1%, Realistic 21.5%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Action 9.9%, Adventure 8.6%

  60. #60 INFINITY DEADLINE
    64% 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 64.1%, Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

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