- #1 Her Story
97% matchVery Positive89% of 10,343 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 24.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Detective 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Point & Click 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer, this game pioneered the database-searching investigation mechanic that defines the IMMORTALITY experience.
- #2 The Case of the Golden Idol
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,678 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 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Point & Click 16.3%, Dark 11.3%, Puzzle 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same satisfying feeling of piecing together a complex, multi-layered mystery through careful observation and deduction.
- #3 Telling Lies
96% matchMixed63% of 1,307 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 30.3% ★, Detective 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Point & Click 9.1%, Realistic 9%
Why You'll Like It: This title continues the developer's exploration of non-linear narrative through fragmented video clips and deep investigative deduction.
- #4 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,117 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 46.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Detective 10.7%, Cinematic 9.8%, Realistic 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-production FMV mystery that tasks players with identifying contradictions in testimony to solve a century-spanning crime.
- #5 Return of the Obra Dinn
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,552 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Detective 54.6%, Puzzle 14.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, Noir 11.2%, Horror 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a brilliant, high-stakes investigative experience that requires players to reconstruct past events from static, fragmented moments.
- #6 Erica
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,737 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 31.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Detective 10.7%, Point & Click 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic FMV thriller that emphasizes player choice and atmospheric storytelling within a branching narrative structure.
- #7 The Roottrees are Dead
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,122 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 34.5%, Point & Click 16.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Noir 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep-dive investigation game that requires players to connect disparate pieces of information to uncover a hidden family history.
- #8 Who's Lila?
93% matchVery Positive94% of 3,686 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Detective 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Point & Click 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game features a unique manual facial expression mechanic that creates a similarly unsettling, meta-narrative experience.
- #9 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,239 reviews2015
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: FMV 36.5% ★, Detective 21%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Point & Click 11.4%, Story Rich 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic FMV detective game that focuses on identifying inconsistencies in character statements, mirroring the investigative depth of IMMORTALITY.
- #10 Paradise Killer
91% matchVery Positive93% of 4,463 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Detective 33.7%, Point & Click 22%, Open World 19.7%, Story Rich 12.8%, Exploration 11%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world investigation game that rewards players for piecing together clues and testimonies in a surreal, story-rich environment.
- #11 Death Come True
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 955 reviews2020
Dev: IzanagiGames
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 34.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Cinematic 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Visual Novel 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced FMV adventure where death is a mechanic used to uncover the truth behind a mysterious hotel setting.
- #12 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
88% matchVery Positive94% of 3,123 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.3%, Horror 20.9%, Exploration 15.1%, Noir 14.6%, Adventure 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, puzzle-heavy mystery that uses a dreamlike atmosphere to challenge the player's perception of reality and narrative.
- #13 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
89% matchVery Positive82% of 612 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.4 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 35.6% ★, Detective 17%, Dark 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An FMV-based mystery where you act as a psychiatrist, typing questions to uncover the dark secrets of your patients.
- #14 Observation
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,159 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Adventure 32.8%, Story Rich 17.2%, Puzzle 16.4%
Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi thriller places you in the role of an AI, forcing you to piece together a disaster through camera feeds and environmental clues.
- #15 Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 489 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 27.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Detective 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Point & Click 9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming and mysterious FMV adventure that focuses on branching paths and character-driven narrative choices.
- #16 SIMULACRA
86% matchVery Positive90% of 4,658 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 27.7% ★, Detective 16.5%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Point & Click 10.7%, Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a found-phone interface to create a voyeuristic and unsettling mystery-solving experience.
- #17 The Isle Tide Hotel
85% matchMixed65% of 271 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 25.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Detective 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Point & Click 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An FMV-based cult mystery that relies on exploration and dialogue choices to uncover the truth behind a missing person.
- #18 I Saw Black Clouds
86% matchMixed61% of 647 reviews2021
Dev: Ghost Dog FilmsPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 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 28.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Cinematic 11%, Emotional 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller FMV that uses a branching narrative to explore themes of trauma and hidden secrets.
- #19 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
84% matchMixed66% of 1,187 reviews2022
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 36.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Detective 11.9%, Realistic 8.9%, Visual Novel 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted but intriguing FMV mystery that tasks you with uncovering family secrets during a video call.
- #20 Breakout 13
82% matchVery Positive88% of 7,447 reviews2023
Dev: ALT Lab
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 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 21.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Detective 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Cinematic 9%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty FMV interactive drama that focuses on survival and narrative choices within a restrictive, high-tension environment.
- #21 Late Shift
84% matchVery Positive86% of 9,202 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 50.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Story Rich 5.5%, Realistic 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes cinematic FMV experience that plays like a movie where your choices dictate the outcome of a heist gone wrong.
- #22 This Bed We Made
81% matchVery Positive91% of 3,132 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Noir 22.1%, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Detective 13%, Cinematic 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person mystery game set in the 1950s that focuses on snooping and uncovering the secrets of hotel guests.
- #23 The Shapeshifting Detective
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,696 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 63.8% ★, Detective 24.1%, Adventure 5.4%, Story Rich 4.2%, Horror 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: An FMV mystery game that allows you to transform into other characters to gather information and solve a murder.
- #24 Twin Mirror
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,688 reviews2021
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
Why similar: Detective 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Cinematic 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Realistic 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological detective story that features a 'Mind Palace' mechanic for reconstructing crime scenes and past memories.
- #25 Unheard - Voices of Crime
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,532 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Point & Click 15.1%, Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 10%
Why You'll Like It: An innovative audio-based detective game where you must listen to conversations to piece together a crime scene.
- #26 Five Dates
81% matchVery Positive85% of 2,814 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 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 35.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Point & Click 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A modern FMV romantic comedy that uses branching dialogue to explore the complexities of human connection.
- #27 Hypnospace Outlaw
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,473 reviews2019
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Point & Click 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Story Rich 10%, Puzzle 9%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative investigation game that tasks you with scouring a fictional 90s internet for clues and evidence.
- #28 Not For Broadcast
78% matchVery Positive94% of 12,524 reviews2022
Dev: NotGamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?
Why similar: FMV 39.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Point & Click 12.6%, Story Rich 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic FMV simulation that puts you in control of a live news broadcast, forcing you to manage the narrative as it unfolds.
- #29 Ten Dates
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 560 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ten Dates is the sequel to the interactive rom-com, Five Dates. Misha, a millennial from London in search of that elusive in-person connection, tricks her best friend Ryan into going to a speed dating event with her.
Why similar: FMV 40.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Realistic 11.7%, Story Rich 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A follow-up to Five Dates that expands on the FMV dating sim format with more complex character interactions.
- #30 The Séance of Blake Manor
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,527 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Noir 33%, Detective 26.2%, Dark 10.7%, Horror 9.4%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #31 The Bunker
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,890 reviews2016
Dev: Splendy InteractivePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 68.1% ★, Horror 13.1%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fully live-action psychological horror game that relies on exploration and environmental storytelling to reveal its dark past.
- #32 Murderous Muses
77% matchMixed69% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 43.2% ★, Detective 21.5%, Point & Click 11.7%, Story Rich 8.1%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #33 Misty Judgment
73% matchVery Positive94% of 1,487 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 31.4% ★, Detective 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Cinematic 13.2%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
- #34 Markus Ritter - The Lost Family
77% matchVery Positive85% of 181 reviews2021
Dev: Flimmersoft
Windows · Linux
Play as Markus Ritter in this short full motion video game in the style of the famous 90's point-and-click adventures.
Why similar: FMV 28.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Point & Click 10.1%, Cinematic 8.5%
- #35 SIMULACRA 2
75% matchVery Positive87% of 1,679 reviews2020
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
Windows
Median: 3.9 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 28.4% ★, Detective 16.6%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Point & Click 10.2%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #36 Impostor Factory
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,724 reviews2021
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.
Why similar: Emotional 39.1%, Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Story Rich 20.4%, Adventure 8.8%
- #37 The Gallery
76% matchMixed68% of 171 reviews2022
Dev: PRM Games
Windows · Mac
An art curator is held hostage by a portraitist who threatens to detonate a bomb unless their demands are met. 'The Gallery' contains two interactive narratives - set in 1981 (with a female protagonist) and 2021 (with a male protagonist).
Why similar: FMV 23.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Detective 12.7%, Cinematic 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #38 The Run
72% matchVery Positive89% of 98 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 33.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Cinematic 15.1%, Horror 7.1%
- #39 The Painscreek Killings
74% matchVery Positive91% of 6,162 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Detective 31%, Open World 12.3%, Horror 12.1%, Realistic 11.8%, Story Rich 10%
- #40 Morph Girl
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 96 reviews2017
Dev: Autumn Knight
Windows
Morph Girl is a Japanese horror inspired FMV game about loss, depression and the supernatural.
Why similar: FMV 46.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 12%, Horror 9.1%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #41 Cellveillance
71% matchVery Positive86% of 614 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"Cellveillance" is a detective drama entertainment product, you will visit the apartment every day, and the entire apartment is responsible for everything that happens in the apartment, a mysterious organization asks you to return the information of the residents.
Why similar: FMV 26.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Cinematic 11%, Detective 10.5%, Immersive Sim 9.3%
- #42 SIMULACRA 3
75% matchMixed59% of 357 reviews2022
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
Windows
The town of Stonecreek is haunted. People keep disappearing into thin air, leaving nothing but an eerie symbol behind. With the townsfolk gripped with fear, use a missing victim's phone to unlock the truth in the third entry of the acclaimed horror series, SIMULACRA.
Why similar: FMV 27.5% ★, Detective 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Horror 8.7%
- #43 Nobody Wants to Die
71% matchVery Positive83% of 7,027 reviews2024
Dev: Critical Hit GamesPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Noir 36.2%, Detective 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Realistic 12.9%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #44 Strangeland
71% matchVery Positive93% of 971 reviews2021
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
You wake in a surreal carnival, where a woman cries out to you before leaping to her death. Can either of you be saved? The denizens and devices of Strangeland answer with riddles, puzzles, and warnings of a Dark Thing lurking at the park’s peak. A new adventure from the creators of Primordia.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.1%, Horror 18.3%, Story Rich 16.5%, Dark 12%, Adventure 11.7%
- #45 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
68% matchVery Positive86% of 6,195 reviews2025
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.6%, Cinematic 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 3.6%
- #46 逆光迷途 Lost in Darklight
73% matchMixed52% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Beijing Changyou Chuangxiang Software Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: Changyou.com HK Limited
Windows
Themed on urban suspense, Lost in Darklight is a live action interactive game. A retired ace soldier, four girls, a hidden chamber at home, genetic cloning tech... Experience interactive VR panoramic evidence searching with this game and decide your own ending. Every choice you make is crucial!
Why similar: FMV 27.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Cinematic 11.2%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Emotional 7.6%
- #47 CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,666 reviews2025
Dev: Bastinus RexPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, LGBTQ+ 17%, Cinematic 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Dark 9.6%
- #48 Hacked: The Streamer
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 304 reviews2026
Dev: Button InteractivePub: GameDev.ist
Windows
You are blackmailed in Hacked: The Streamer. Investigate clues, make impactful decisions, and shape your story to uncover the culprit is in this thrilling interactive movie. The fate of PinkyPie, a fan-favorite streamer, is in your hands.
Why similar: FMV 37.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Emotional 9.4%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #49 The Last Case of John Morley
68% matchVery Positive83% of 310 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Noir 27%, Detective 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Realistic 9.8%, Dark 8.2%
- #50 Bloodshore
70% matchMixed69% of 951 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 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 30.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Cinematic 9.3%, Point & Click 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 6.5%
- #51 Dead Reset
66% matchVery Positive88% of 756 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Rift HorrorPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 31.1% ★, Cinematic 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Visual Novel 8.8%
- #52 Attentat 1942
70% matchVery Positive93% of 494 reviews2017
Dev: Charles Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.
Why similar: FMV 23.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Hidden Object 11.6%, Cinematic 11.3%, Emotional 8%
- #53 Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches
72% matchMixed64% of 154 reviews2014
Dev: Arberth StudiosPub: Meridian4
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches is a first-person point-and-click adventure inspired by Welsh mythology, focused on investigation, puzzles, and a dark, atmospheric mystery.
Why similar: Hidden Object 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Detective 15.5%, Point & Click 11.7%, Realistic 8%
- #54 Tron: Identity
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 292 reviews2023
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Why similar: Noir 22.4%, Detective 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #55 Road to Empress I
64% matchVery Positive87% of 12,619 reviews2025
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 42.3% ★, Cinematic 10.5%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #56 The Signifier Director's Cut
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 344 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 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: Emotional 35.8%, Dark 27.6%, Story Rich 16.2%, Exploration 13.4%, Adventure 7%
- #57 The Tragedy at Deer Creek
65% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Sparrowland
Windows
A cinematic point-and-click adventure where you step into the shoes of photographer Charlotte Gray as she explores the abandoned camp of Deer Creek and uncovers the tragedy that befell the camp and its people.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.1%, Point & Click 20%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Emotional 10.3%, Dark 9.3%
- #58 Au Revoir
66% matchVery Positive95% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Invisible StudioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Noir 25.6%, Cinematic 13.1%, Point & Click 12.5%, Detective 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #59 As Dusk Falls
66% matchVery Positive90% of 4,331 reviews2022
Dev: INTERIOR/NIGHTPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.1%, Cinematic 26%, Emotional 16%, Story Rich 11.9%, Dark 11.3%
- #60 Log.in
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 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: Hidden Object 18.4%, Point & Click 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Horror 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10%
