- #1 神都不良探 Underdog Detective
97% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,843 reviews2022
Dev: 天津芸芸科技有限公司
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Underdog Detective is a video-based playable, interactive story Set in the reign of Empress Wu Zetian of ancient China, you will play as a slum dweller in the imperial capital of Luoyang and embark on a thrilling yet comedic adventure! Traps and conspiracies, comradery and your unknown origin...
Why similar: FMV 48.8% ★, Multiple Endings 11.3%, RPG 8.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%, Mystery 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the high-production FMV style and intense investigative focus found in the seed game.
- #2 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
96% 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 55.6% ★, Multiple Endings 10%, Interactive Fiction 5.9%, Mystery 5.6%, Visual Novel 5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality FMV mystery that relies on player choices to uncover the truth behind a family gathering gone wrong.
- #3 反转21克
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,131 reviews2024
Dev: 想象颗粒
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In 2055, "You", the retired soldier king, was assassinated by a comrade who once fought side by side. His peaceful life was suddenly broken. In order to find the truth, he was involved in a series of bizarre murders.
Why similar: FMV 56.6% ★, RPG 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Visual Novel 7%, Interactive Fiction 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines FMV elements with RPG-like choice systems to create a gritty, story-driven investigation.
- #4 memories
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,515 reviews2023
Dev: guiyyuPub: Spookulele Games
Windows · Mac
memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36%, Choices Matter 23.3%, Adventure 15.1%, Story Rich 12.6%, Casual 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the same blend of FMV sequences and puzzle-solving mechanics centered around a dark mystery.
- #5 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
94% 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 53.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Investigation 12%, RPG 7.9%, Mystery 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic FMV detective game that requires you to analyze character dialogue and find inconsistencies, much like the investigation in the seed game.
- #6 The Shapeshifting Detective
93% 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 80.7% ★, Adventure 6.6%, Choices Matter 4.7%, Mystery 4.6%, Story Rich 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar supernatural-tinged mystery experience where your choices directly influence the investigation's outcome.
- #7 Visitor2 / 来访者2
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 179 reviews2019
Dev: Zhongce Games
Windows
The Visitor Ⅱ is a full-motion video (FMV) based detective suspense game made by Chinese. The detective played by the player needs to find contradictions or connections in several suspects and dozens of evidence and monitoring clues, and restore the details of the entire murder case step by step to find the true culprit.
Why similar: FMV 76.1% ★, Violent 19.7%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This FMV detective game focuses on uncovering secrets within a tense, domestic setting similar to the villa in the seed game.
- #8 Late Shift
91% 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 65.4% ★, Multiple Endings 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Adventure 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic FMV thriller that emphasizes the weight of split-second decisions in a criminal underworld.
- #9 Her Story
91% 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 45.7% ★, Nonlinear 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Investigation 11.9%, Visual Novel 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for non-linear investigation games, forcing players to piece together a fragmented narrative through video archives.
- #10 逆光迷途 Lost in Darklight
90% 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 48.5% ★, Multiple Endings 10.3%, RPG 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%, Investigation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a dark, lore-rich narrative with FMV elements that mirror the experimental nature of the seed game.
- #11 子归 - Blossom
88% matchVery Positive89% of 601 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: RPG 30.4%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Mystery 22.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that emphasizes detective work and atmospheric storytelling.
- #12 Vanity Fair: The Pursuit
87% matchVery Positive88% of 4,461 reviews2024
Dev: 木焱工作室Pub: Wave Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Players follow Lu Yuan through important stages of his life and experience his growth trajectory from youth to maturity. It will take you to relive those decisions that you have never tried to make in reality, and feel the different life brought about by each choice.
Why similar: FMV 63.9% ★, RPG 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Choices Matter 5.6%, Visual Novel 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This FMV game emphasizes cinematic storytelling and meaningful choices within a mystery narrative.
- #13 六阶谜题 six-step mystery
89% matchVery Positive88% of 655 reviews2020
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
失意青年刘在机缘巧合下得到了一份离奇的工作，在命运齿轮的推动下，结识了几名性格各异的少女。忽然有一天祸从天降，他卷入了一起绑架案，并被迫参与一场事关生死的游戏。在求生的同时，他不得不重新审视过去生活寻求蛛丝马迹，那看似平静的生活实则早已暗流涌动……
Why similar: Adventure 35.1%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Mystery 14.9%, Casual 11.9%, Indie 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a story-rich adventure experience that challenges players to solve complex puzzles within a mystery framework.
- #14 THE VIG
86% matchVery Positive92% of 502 reviews2026
Dev: 亦盈文化
Windows
You'll be "Xie En", infiltrating the traitor's money empire. This urban hunt is a revenge saga where wit is your spear. Return as "Wu Wei," using rules as your shield in a world of grey. Will you choose love or vengeance? This lethal game of cash, betrayal and redemption awaits your move.
Why similar: FMV 45.2% ★, RPG 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 7.6%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that utilizes FMV to enhance its RPG-like investigation mechanics.
- #15 Telling Lies
89% 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 48.1% ★, Nonlinear 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Investigation 9.7%, Mystery 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title uses a database of video clips to let players investigate a complex, multi-layered mystery.
- #16 The Case of the Golden Idol
84% 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: Investigation 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Mystery 19.5%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: While visually distinct, it provides a masterclass in deductive reasoning and piecing together crime scenes.
- #17 Know by heart
84% matchVery Positive90% of 830 reviews2022
Dev: Ice-Pick Lodge
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Childhood friends reunite after spending a long time apart, revisiting old memories and rekindling their friendship. However, something beyond their control will ruin this reunion.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 39.9%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Adventure 18.1%, Story Rich 13%, Casual 4%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the realistic, drama-heavy narrative style that grounds the seed game's mystery.
- #18 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
86% 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 57.5% ★, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Mystery 6.9%, Adventure 4%
Why You'll Like It: An FMV-based mystery where you must interview suspects to uncover the truth, matching the investigative core of the seed game.
- #19 回门 Way Back Home
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 518 reviews2021
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室
Windows
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
Why similar: RPG 31.3%, Mystery 21.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D mystery game that excels at building an eerie atmosphere through investigation and puzzle-solving.
- #20 Return of the Obra Dinn
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,398 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: Mystery 42.3%, Multiple Endings 18%, Story Rich 14.4%, Violent 10.5%, Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game is the ultimate investigation experience, tasking players with reconstructing a tragedy through limited, fragmented evidence.
- #21 蜀汉再临：源起 Restart ShuHan Dynasty:Origin
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 410 reviews2025
Dev: 浙江海蕊盈信网络科技有限公司
Windows
In the first Three Kingdoms-themed interactive movie game ‘Restart ShuHan Dynasty:Origin’, you take a role of an unlucky worker who time-travels to the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Faced with intricate storylines and the merciless twists of fate, you will personally experience a unique tale.
Why similar: FMV 54.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, RPG 9%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Choices Matter 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes FMV and interactive fiction to deliver a story-rich experience where choices dictate the flow of the narrative.
- #22 再见断刀
80% matchVery Positive93% of 2,313 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中，接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查，抽丝剥茧的推理，才能定一个是非清白，还一个天理公道。 然而，在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下，似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Multiple Endings 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 10.6%
- #23 Misty Judgment
79% 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 46.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Visual Novel 6.6%, Investigation 6.4%
- #24 The Deed: Dynasty
83% matchVery Positive82% of 989 reviews2016
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ...
Why similar: RPG 24.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Adventure 15.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Choices Matter 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A crime-focused RPG that forces players to make difficult moral choices to hide their involvement in a murder.
- #25 Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,264 reviews2019
Dev: Nupixo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.7%, Investigation 28.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Adventure 11.5%, Story Rich 9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style adventure game that focuses heavily on investigation and dialogue-based puzzle solving.
- #26 我打不过漂亮的她们
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,304 reviews2025
Dev: 想象颗粒
Windows
Shi Lei once ruled the underground world and retired at his peak. Years later, unsettling truths emerge, disrupting his peace. Will he resolve old issues or break free from fate to uncover the secrets behind these truths? This time, he won't face it alone; she will help him.
Why similar: FMV 50.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, RPG 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Mystery 5.2%
- #27 看不见的我们
77% matchVery Positive93% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
“The invisible us” is a FMV game where you play as Song Wufei, a timid high school student targeted by bullies. When a brave classmate intervenes, a series of mysterious events unfold. Investigate and piece together the hidden truth through deduction.
Why similar: FMV 52.6% ★, Mystery 8.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%, Multiple Endings 6.9%, Visual Novel 6%
- #28 Game Of Fate 3：Clash Of Crowns
77% matchVery Positive86% of 843 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
An accident transports you from 1945 to 2010, embroiling you in a high-society kidnapping case. Confused and disoriented, you discover that the victim is your own descendant. Gunfire erupts, chaos escalates, and schemes unfold within schemes... Don’t want to be a pawn? How to become the player?
Why similar: FMV 64.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Multiple Endings 6.6%, Mystery 4.9%, RPG 4.1%
- #29 下一个就是你
79% matchMixed69% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: 生旦净末丑工作室Pub: 北京水思维科技发展有限公司
Windows
你跟随秦苏言调查一起十年前的学生跳楼事件时，突然收到了两封神秘的邮件。一封邀请你参加高中毕业十周年聚会，另一封则警告你如果继续调查“下一个就是你”。察觉异样的你决定赴会，试图找到更多的线索，却被卷入了一场“密室狼人杀”的局中。面对生死，是善念的互助，还是释放人性中的恶意？
Why similar: FMV 44.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, RPG 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Adventure 6.8%
- #30 Long Time No See
78% matchVery Positive98% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: Incredulous Interactive
Windows
Reunite with your best friends, unravel the secrets of a haunted house, and assist a cute little ghost in this heartwarming adventure where every puzzle brings you closer to the mysteries within.
Why similar: Investigation 31.6%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Mystery 18.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Adventure 10.8%
- #31 Heartbeat in Thailand
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,047 reviews2025
Dev: RainbowGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Freshly graduated, you head to Bangkok’s Chinatown to find your uncle—only to lose contact. Seeking a steady job, you’re mistaken for a gang boss and thrown into chaos. Along the way, you meet a sweet cousin, cold widow, mysterious performer, quirky ghost, and even... someone unexpected.
Why similar: FMV 58.3% ★, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Visual Novel 7.7%, RPG 6.9%
- #32 Firework
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 43,818 reviews2021
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
Why similar: Mystery 36.5%, Visual Novel 28.6%, RPG 20.9%, Indie 11.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #33 Killed by Love 99 Times
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 547 reviews2025
Dev: 游影互娱
Windows · Mac
架空世界悬疑、解密类真人影游——玩家将从房间莫名醒来，在和四位女生合租的生活中寻找唯一逃生之路，期间不仅需避开各种死亡陷阱，还要提防无处不在的黄色行刑队。最终解开真相时才发现，自己已身处百万年之后……
Why similar: FMV 55.7% ★, RPG 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Mystery 9.1%, Adventure 4.5%
- #34 深海：即刻抉择
81% 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 46.6% ★, RPG 20.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Choices Matter 3.8%
- #35 Sanfu
74% matchVery Positive83% of 17,512 reviews2023
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
2000年，山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告，而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入，一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: RPG 30%, Mystery 24.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Adventure 13.1%, Investigation 7.8%
- #36 108 Silly Ways to Die
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 196 reviews2025
Dev: SEED StudioPub: Liquid Meow
Windows
Caichen made an appointment with a female netizen from the same school to meet at an abandoned medical college, but was caught up in a conspiracy. Caichen planned to explore here and find a way to escape, but the sudden roar and the appearance of zombies implied that there were secrets hidden here.
Why similar: FMV 74% ★, RPG 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #37 Cellveillance
72% matchVery Positive86% of 596 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
"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 54.9% ★, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 7%, Visual Novel 6.8%
- #38 Paper Bride
73% matchVery Positive91% of 2,220 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Mystery 27.7%, RPG 25.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Casual 5.5%
- #39 记忆重构/Memories
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 248 reviews2019
Dev: 百恩互娱
Windows · Mac
Memories is a suspense movie game of live-action escape room, which presents a multitude of mind-twisting missions. By solving the puzzles with the clue of the plot, players will explore the vein of the whole story and accomplish the missions with the progress of the game.
Why similar: FMV 61.5% ★, RPG 16.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Choices Matter 4.1%, Casual 2.9%
- #40 欢迎来到林葬屋
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
Mourningwood Lodge is a full-motion video (FMV) live-action mystery horror game. As the first installment in the Funeral Houseseries, players will assume different roles across various game modes to participate in a suspenseful horror journey blending conspiracy and fantasy.
Why similar: FMV 54.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Mystery 7.1%, Visual Novel 6.6%
- #41 极速营救
71% matchVery Positive86% of 2,108 reviews2025
Dev: 优映文化Pub: 想象颗粒
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Ex-cop's life shatters when kidnappers take his daughter, implant a bomb, and force him on lethal missions. With enigmatic allies, his choices rewrite destinies while unraveling a conspiratorial web.
Why similar: FMV 47.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, RPG 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Mystery 6.5%
- #42 墨心：波云诡船
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,395 reviews2020
Dev: 1001 Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主（你）从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆，发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异，恐怖致命的巨型怪物，你们能否成功逃脱？而这超自然的现象，似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......
Why similar: Nonlinear 22.3%, Investigation 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 11%
- #43 镇邪
71% matchVery Positive87% of 2,948 reviews2022
Dev: 灵煦工作室Pub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
《镇邪》是一款单机国风道士题材游戏，根据大量的民间故事改编。玩家将扮演道门弟子前往神秘村庄调查身世之谜，不想却无意中卷入一场巨大的阴谋。摸金寻宝，驱邪镇灵，开坛做法，画符炼尸...空前绝后的人鬼较量，灵异邪祟的无尽纠缠。二十载宿命，难抵一生夙愿。
Why similar: RPG 44.9%, Mystery 27.7%, Adventure 22.8%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #44 Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
70% 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 59.1% ★, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Mystery 7.1%, RPG 6.4%
- #45 Filthy us 2
70% matchVery Positive88% of 453 reviews2023
Dev: Game Logic Studio
Windows
千禧年初西北某地，一起恶性杀人事件轰动一时，行凶者临死前紧紧握着半张佛脸，他强烈的怨念引起了“无者”的注意。随着探究的深入，竟又牵扯出十年前另一起纵火灭门案！相同的一尊佛像，背后暗藏的究竟是天灾还是人祸。在那片由怨念产生的怨秽地之中，种种诡异可怖的表象之下，深埋着未知的秘密。
Why similar: Multiple Endings 35.4%, RPG 29.9%, Mystery 17.2%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 7.6%
- #46 Insects Awaken
69% matchVery Positive90% of 445 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: RPG 20.8%, Multiple Endings 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #47 小林正雪復仇之密室重制版 Cheney Wood The Ultimate Revenge
72% matchVery Positive89% of 324 reviews2019
Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio
Windows
香港，密室逃脱，刑侦推理，解谜！ 风流倜傥略爱搞怪的刑警，屡破奇案，轻松应付着海量的案件与狡猾的罪犯，直到那件事的发生……为了逃避最不喜欢的人，他调职到这座城市。然而，等待他的将是从警以来最大的敌人和暗中策划的巨大阴谋。外表看似有些憨傻，推理却过于常人的谜样男子小林正雪，能带领刑侦组走出困境吗？
Why similar: RPG 35%, Adventure 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Casual 6.5%
- #48 Love is All Around 2
67% matchVery Positive83% of 4,202 reviews2025
Dev: intiny
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
原班人马古装惊艳回归！继承前作心动体验，喜剧元素与深度权谋悬疑剧情交错。“情感线”与“悬疑线”双轨并行——专注情缘可能错失真相，执着探秘或与真爱无缘。你的选择决定命运走向，多重结局待你探索。即刻再续完蛋宇宙的感动与心跳，再一次让你心动！
Why similar: FMV 58.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, RPG 7.8%, Visual Novel 7.2%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
- #49 Breakout 13
68% 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 54.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, RPG 9.2%, Choices Matter 5.3%
- #50 Mandate Of Heaven
66% matchVery Positive92% of 5,678 reviews2025
Dev: 木焱工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You will take on the role of the Second Prince of Xuan, heir of the Southern Regime. With foreign invaders entrenched in the north and a complacent court content to linger in the south, you face a defining choice:The choice… is yours!
Why similar: FMV 60.8% ★, RPG 12.1%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #51 Visitor 来访者
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 760 reviews2018
Dev: Zhongce Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Visitor is a full-motion video (FMV) detective suspense game. The game tells a story that on a winter night in 2017, a murder case happened in a residential building, a prostitute Shasha died in her own home.
Why similar: FMV 83.7% ★, Violent 13.8%, Indie 2.5%
- #52 花母
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: e-sheep
Windows
你来到了一所郊外的“荒野高校“，你发现了这所学校，不仅仅是表面上残破不堪 ，而且每个角落都透露着诡异且压抑的气氛。随着时间的流逝以及事件的推进，被尘封已久的历史真相被一步步揭露。 我与寥寥几名的“全校同学”展开了对于学校的探索，已生命为代价换取来的真相，才是整个事件的冰山一角。
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Survival Horror 10.7%, RPG 10.4%
- #53 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
68% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Investigation 21.6%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, RPG 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Mystery 10.3%
- #54 MeiQi 2022
69% matchVery Positive80% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
At the end of 1990, there was a murder in Changzhuang community. Both mother and son were killed. The case is full of doubts. According to the clues, you plan to visit the murder scene alone at night, search for evidence, obtain clues, and crack the truth.
Why similar: RPG 37.4%, Mystery 22.5%, Adventure 19.4%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #55 重返现场：真人版
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 269 reviews2024
Dev: 欢乐不二Pub: Phoenix Game
Windows
游戏故事发生在东南亚某国，这里潮湿闷热，城市混杂着现代化高楼与旧街小巷，充斥着神秘与危险。玩家将扮演一名法医实习生，通过在各类案件现场进行取证、分析线索，逐步揭开案件背后的真相。
Why similar: RPG 59.2%, Adventure 34%, Story Rich 5.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #56 Revenge on gold diggers
64% matchVery Positive80% of 50,687 reviews2025
Dev: 前方工作室
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this first FMV game about emotional fraud, you’ll face their true colors. As a hunter of hearts, strike back against a secret network of gold diggers. Unmask lies, evade traps, and let revenge ignite. Will they burn—or you? Or could love still rise from the ashes? The choice is yours to make.
Why similar: FMV 47.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, RPG 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Mystery 6.2%
- #57 Shanghai Summer
67% matchVery Positive91% of 444 reviews2024
Dev: FUTU StudioPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Multiple Endings 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Investigation 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, RPG 11.8%
- #58 我只是想让她们都幸福
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,935 reviews2025
Dev: 心宿影视
Windows
You are a playboy, fearless of bloody endings, whom even Casanova would envy: Once you get killed, time rewinds. Death may never defeat you, yet... fate prevails.
Why similar: FMV 49.9% ★, Nonlinear 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, RPG 8.5%, Multiple Endings 6.4%
- #59 Departed Away
66% matchVery Positive90% of 546 reviews2024
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Nonlinear 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Investigation 9.7%
