Games Like Her Story

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 21.2% ★, Crime 13.3%, Detective 12.6%, Investigation 11.7%, Nonlinear 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer, this game uses a similar video-database mechanic to uncover secrets from recorded conversations.

Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.

Why similar: FMV 24.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Detective 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Point & Click 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This cinematic puzzle thriller uses an interactive moviola mechanic to scour through decades of footage and solve a mystery.

Jessika committed suicide, and it’s up to you to find out why she did what she did by prying into her digital past. What at first seems to be a job like any other quickly develops into a dark drama with twists and turns.

Why similar: FMV 33.6% ★, Crime 18.3%, Detective 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Female Protagonist 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: You comb through video files, audio logs, and notes on a simulated desktop to uncover the truth behind a tragic disappearance.

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: FMV 31.4% ★, Detective 21.3%, Point & Click 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: You explore the lost phone of a missing woman, piecing together video clips, messages, and apps to find out what happened.

Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!

Why similar: FMV 24.2% ★, Crime 17.9%, Detective 15.7%, Investigation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: An FMV detective game where you watch video interviews of suspects and look for inconsistencies in their testimonies.

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Investigation 31.4%, Detective 27.9%, Exploration 8.2%, Puzzle 8%, Realistic 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A true investigative game that relies on your own deduction and note-taking rather than hand-holding objectives.

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 22.6%, Investigation 22.4%, Crime 16%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Point & Click 11%

Why You'll Like It: An exceptional deductive puzzle game where you piece together clues from frozen crime scenes to solve intricate mysteries.

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 50.6% ★, Detective 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Visual Novel 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive FMV thriller centered around a crime scene investigation with multiple narrative branches.

Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.

Why similar: Investigation 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Detective 14.1%, Point & Click 10.6%, Visual Novel 10%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist mystery game where you re-examine witness statements and memories to solve a cold case.

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 49.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Crime 11.5%, Story Rich 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes live-action interactive movie that challenges you to make split-second choices altering the story.

Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.

Why similar: FMV 26.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Detective 10.2%, Crime 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A live-action interactive thriller focusing heavily on tactile choices and cinematic immersion.

Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.

Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish, dialogue-free mystery game that relies on visual storytelling and cinematic cuts.

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 37.1% ★, Detective 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: An FMV game where you interview patients via typed questions to uncover a dark psychiatric mystery.

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

Why similar: Crime 23.5%, Investigation 21.5%, Detective 20.8%, Point & Click 11.9%, Female Protagonist 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world detective game where you gather evidence, interrogate suspects, and build your own case files.

June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Why similar: Exploration 29.6%, Female Protagonist 26.2%, Story Rich 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Point & Click 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A pioneer of environmental storytelling where exploring an empty house reveals a deeply personal narrative.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Story Rich 31%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Exploration 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich exploration of a cursed family featuring varied, highly creative vignette gameplay.

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.5%, Story Rich 36.1%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural thriller driven by naturalistic overlapping dialogue and atmospheric exploration.

Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!

Why similar: Investigation 18%, Detective 16.2%, Crime 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A detective visual novel mixed with nonogram puzzles where you gather clues to solve murders in 1990s Hollywood.

Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Story Rich 15.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Simulation 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A nostalgic narrative game told entirely through an old-school chat client where your typed responses matter.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Nonlinear 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Point & Click 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique point-and-click detective thriller featuring a manual facial expression mechanic that impacts the story.

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: Crime 17%, Investigation 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A game centered around psychological interrogation and reading suspects to extract the truth.

A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?

Why similar: Typing 25.6% ★, Detective 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Investigation 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction and puzzle game requiring careful typing and reading to progress through a mystery.

The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. You are the famous private detective Hercule Poirot and, once again, you find yourself up against a mysterious serial killer who goes by the name of "ABC".

Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Crime 16.9%, Investigation 13.5%, Point & Click 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic detective adventure focusing on gathering evidence, interrogating suspects, and solving puzzles.

An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.

Why similar: FMV 27.8% ★, Crime 18.3%, Detective 17.5%, Investigation 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A detective investigation game focused on sorting through evidence files to crack the case.

2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Point & Click 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Story Rich 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk adventure with heavy visual novel elements and deep interactive investigative conversations.

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

Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Investigation 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Point & Click 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn detective thriller focused on close-up investigation and uncovering hidden secrets.

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 25.5% ★, Typing 17.8% ★, Detective 13.1%, Crime 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: An indie detective adventure blending casual investigation with narrative storytelling.

One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.

Why similar: Point & Click 59.5%, Story Rich 22%, Puzzle 14.6%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic narrative adventure game with clever puzzles and memorable characters.

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 18.4% ★, Detective 18%, Investigation 17.8%, Crime 14.7%, Point & Click 6.9%

Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.

Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Investigation 22.9%, Crime 22.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Point & Click 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A detective visual novel featuring local investigations and mystery solving.

Read the evidence. Run the forensics. Question suspects in your own words, they lie, crack, or lawyer up. Accuse the wrong person, and Internal Affairs comes after you.

Why similar: Crime 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Detective 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Investigation 14.5%

Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.1%, Puzzle 35.8%, Story Rich 10%, Singleplayer 5.1%

Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.

Why similar: Detective 50.3%, Story Rich 37.1%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Singleplayer 4.7%

A narrative adventure that combines the exploration and investigation of the enigmatic town of Düstenburg and its people, with trials that test your knowledge about the case.

Why similar: Detective 20.4%, Investigation 16.7%, Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

Why similar: Story Rich 64.6%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Singleplayer 9.5%, Puzzle 4.6%, Exploration 2.2%

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 29.4% ★, Detective 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Crime 13.4%, Investigation 11.1%

A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?

Why similar: Crime 23.8%, Detective 21.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Point & Click 8.5%, Typing 8.4% ★

A bizarre murder breaks the peace of Jin Xiao Apartment. As the new night guard, your only tools are the surveillance cameras and the residents' passing words. Everyone here has a secret. The truth is hidden between your screens and your deduction notes.

Why similar: FMV 17.3% ★, Crime 14.8%, Detective 12.8%, Investigation 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10%

Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?

Why similar: Investigation 31.2%, Crime 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Exploration 8.1%

A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.

Why similar: Point & Click 64.4%, Story Rich 13.9%, Female Protagonist 9%, Puzzle 7.9%, Casual 2.7%

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 27.6% ★, Detective 18.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.6%, Point & Click 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.1%

A mysterious murder has shocked the inner city, and as the lead detective, it is your job to catch the real killer. Armed with words and wits, you uncover the secrets and capture the murderer, and make sure justice will be served.

Why similar: Typing 24% ★, Investigation 22.9%, Detective 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Puzzle 5.3%

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.9%, Point & Click 34.8%, Story Rich 12.4%, Puzzle 9.6%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Detective 68.7%, Puzzle 16.4%, Story Rich 12.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.

Why similar: Detective 35.4%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Investigation 15%, Simulation 11.4%, Puzzle 11.1%

investigate the evidence left by a stalker and kidnapper and track the fate of a college girl. The player advances and watches the plot by clicking to make choices for the heroine at key moments, with different choices leading to different endings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 38%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Female Protagonist 24.9%, Story Rich 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Detective 58.4%, Exploration 13.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Puzzle 7.8%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Simulation 22.3%, Story Rich 20.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Casual 9.2%

It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.

Why similar: Detective 22.5%, Investigation 19.9%, Crime 15.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.

Why similar: Point & Click 55.4%, Story Rich 23.2%, Puzzle 17.6%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Why similar: Point & Click 96.7%, Detective 1.5%, Female Protagonist 0.9%, Psychological Horror 0.4%, Puzzle 0.2%

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Point & Click 34.5%, Story Rich 33.1%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Puzzle 5%, Singleplayer 3.6%

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Point & Click 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Story Rich 10.5%

Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.

Why similar: Point & Click 70.6%, Puzzle 16.6%, Story Rich 9.2%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?

Why similar: Story Rich 26%, Female Protagonist 22.5%, Exploration 16.4%, Point & Click 14.4%, Puzzle 8.5%

The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.

Why similar: Detective 24.1%, Investigation 22.4%, Point & Click 15.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Visual Novel 8.3%

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 53.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Detective 14.1%, Realistic 5.7%, Story Rich 5%

A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Why similar: Story Rich 48.8%, Interactive Fiction 39.8%, Female Protagonist 5%, Singleplayer 4.5%, Casual 1.9%