- #1 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,127 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 15.1 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 55.9% ★, Detective 12.3%, Cinematic 12.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This high-production FMV mystery features a complex, multi-era murder investigation that perfectly mirrors the cinematic detective gameplay of the seed game.
- #2 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,249 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 28.6% ★, Detective 15.7%, Crime 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Investigation 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential FMV detective game where you must cross-examine suspects and identify inconsistencies in their testimonies.
- #3 Breakout 13
95% matchVery Positive88% of 7,474 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 30.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Detective 13.8%, Cinematic 13.1%, Immersive Sim 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes FMV interactive drama that emphasizes player choices and branching paths in a tense, story-rich environment.
- #4 Telling Lies
96% matchMixed63% of 1,323 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 31.1% ★, Detective 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Crime 12.5%, Mystery 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This non-linear FMV mystery requires you to piece together the truth by searching through a database of recorded video clips.
- #5 Her Story
94% matchVery Positive89% of 10,391 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 29.3% ★, Detective 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Crime 13.5%, Investigation 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational FMV investigation game where you analyze fragmented video interviews to solve a cold case.
- #6 神都不良探 Underdog Detective
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,860 reviews2022
Dev: 天津芸芸科技有限公司
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 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 31.1% ★, Cinematic 9.7%, Immersive Sim 9.5%, Mystery 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a high-quality Chinese FMV experience with strong detective elements and cinematic production values.
- #7 The Shapeshifting Detective
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,707 reviews2018
Dev: D'Avekki Studios LtdPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.8 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 61% ★, Detective 22%, Mystery 7.8%, Story Rich 3.4%, Adventure 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: This FMV mystery allows you to take the form of other characters to uncover secrets and solve a murder case.
- #8 Murderous Muses
92% matchMixed69% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 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 42.7% ★, Detective 20.3%, Investigation 11.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural FMV mystery that tasks you with investigating a gallery of suspects to find the truth behind a painter's death.
- #9 Case Files: Behind Closed Doors
91% matchPositive90% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Think Ten Media Group
Windows
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: FMV 28.6% ★, Detective 15.1%, Crime 12.1%, Investigation 8.9%, Mystery 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated detective FMV that focuses on investigation and crime-solving mechanics within a realistic setting.
- #10 Cellveillance
90% matchVery Positive86% of 624 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"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 25.1% ★, Cinematic 10.9%, Word Game 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Detective 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This FMV immersive-sim focuses on surveillance and evidence gathering to piece together a complex mystery.
- #11 Uncover the Smoking Gun
89% matchVery Positive96% of 449 reviews2024
Dev: ReLU Games, Inc.
Windows
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Detective 14.1%, Crime 13.6%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Investigation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the investigative process, requiring players to analyze evidence and interrogate suspects to reach the truth.
- #12 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
89% matchMixed66% of 1,200 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 36.6% ★, Detective 11.4%, Crime 8.8%, Mystery 8.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A unique FMV mystery where you must investigate a family gathering to find out who poisoned the protagonist's uncle.
- #13 The Joker's Game
86% matchVery Positive83% of 512 reviews2025
Dev: All In Game Co., Limited
Windows · Mac
"The Joker's Game" is an FMV crime battle royale. Jack, drowning in debt, joins a lethal game. Critical choices, even small ones, shape outcomes. Outwit rivals, uncover truths, or perish? Every move decides survival... or the deadly prize.
Why similar: FMV 28.3% ★, Detective 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Immersive Sim 9.1%, Visual Novel 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive FMV experience that combines battle-royale tension with mystery-solving and branching narrative paths.
- #14 Night Book
88% matchMixed68% of 605 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
Why similar: FMV 38.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Detective 12.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Visual Novel 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive FMV thriller that focuses on suspenseful decision-making and multiple endings based on your choices.
- #15 Interrogation Simulator
87% matchVery Positive95% of 62 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: Word Game 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Crime 15.2%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Investigation 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A focused detective game that challenges you to use logic and evidence to break down suspects during intense interrogations.
- #16 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
86% matchVery Positive82% of 616 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 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 37.9% ★, Detective 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Mystery 10%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: An FMV-based mystery where you play as a psychiatrist interviewing patients to solve a murder, requiring careful deduction.
- #17 Game Of Fate 3：Clash Of Crowns
84% matchVery Positive85% of 879 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 33.6% ★, Cinematic 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Detective 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic FMV experience that continues the lore-rich, choice-heavy tradition of its predecessors.
- #18 Late Shift
85% matchVery Positive86% of 9,253 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 56.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Crime 8.3%, Story Rich 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic FMV crime thriller that features a branching narrative where every choice significantly impacts the protagonist's fate.
- #19 反转21克
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,134 reviews2024
Dev: 想象颗粒
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 43.5% ★, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An FMV-heavy title that blends RPG elements with a complex, choice-driven narrative centered on mystery and survival.
- #20 Inner Scales 1:Choice
82% matchVery Positive85% of 1,000 reviews2026
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Inner Scales 1:Choice》is a first-person FMV. Set in a sealed cage. It pushes survival, humanity, emotion and moral dilemmas to the extreme. You will face surveillance, cages, and the fates of eight trapped women—every choice you make decides life and death for others and yourself.
Why similar: FMV 35.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Immersive Sim 9.4%, Cinematic 9.2%, Visual Novel 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An FMV-based interactive fiction game that emphasizes RPG-like decision-making and character development.
- #21 Back：Fade
83% matchVery Positive82% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back：Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
Why similar: FMV 32.9% ★, Cinematic 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Visual Novel 8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror FMV that utilizes a dark, atmospheric narrative to keep players guessing until the final reveal.
- #22 Vanity Fair: The Pursuit
81% matchVery Positive88% of 4,574 reviews2024
Dev: 木焱工作室Pub: Wave Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 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 38.2% ★, Cinematic 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Word Game 10.2%, Immersive Sim 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic FMV game that prioritizes player choice and story-rich consequences in a dramatic setting.
- #23 Killed by Love 99 Times
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 597 reviews2025
Dev: CineGame Interactive
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 42.1% ★, Mystery 15.4%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, RPG 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-puzzle game that uses a unique narrative structure to explore a recurring, suspenseful crime scenario.
- #24 Trials of Innocence
79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,779 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏Pub: Right Mind
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Crime 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Mystery 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich detective game that focuses on the legal and investigative aspects of solving high-stakes crimes.
- #25 逆光迷途 Lost in Darklight
82% 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 29.5% ★, Cinematic 12.4%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Mystery 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven FMV game that offers a deep, lore-rich mystery experience with multiple paths to explore.
- #26 Interrogation Files: Port Landsend
81% matchVery Positive87% of 89 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 30.3% ★, Detective 13.1%, Cinematic 10.7%, Crime 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused FMV game that tasks players with solving local crimes through careful observation and questioning.
- #27 Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
78% matchVery Positive87% of 1,127 reviews2024
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 31.7% ★, Cinematic 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Mystery 8.4%
- #28 FLAM EVAW
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,490 reviews2025
Dev: 北京万合瑞晟文化传媒有限公司
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In"FLAM EVAW ", you will continue to embody the community detective Maple Kurosawa, using your powerful detective and hacker skills to embark on a journey of investigation against the Rainbow Crime Organization with several female assistants of different styles.
Why similar: FMV 35.3% ★, Detective 16%, Cinematic 13%, Immersive Sim 8.5%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #29 Evil School
76% matchVery Positive93% of 994 reviews2026
Dev: CineGame Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
This game is an FMV about anti-bullying. A teenage girl mysteriously disappeared, and the truth was buried by power for eight years. Now, you return to this place of evil with a bloodstained list. The moment of slay & judgment has arrived...
Why similar: FMV 27% ★, Interactive Fiction 12%, Cinematic 10.5%, Crime 10.2%, Visual Novel 8%
- #30 晨昏线
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 505 reviews2025
Dev: Enter GamesPub: 景秀游戏
Windows
《DayBreak》 is an anti-narcotics-themed interactive video work, adapted from real volumes, with a unique two-line narrative system that brings a differentiated interactive experience.
Why similar: FMV 26.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 12%, Detective 11.9%, Cinematic 11.2%, Immersive Sim 8.9%
- #31 法医探案团之碎嘴小诗
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: 芒果互娱
Windows · Mac
在《法医探案团之碎嘴小诗》中，玩家将化身被害人小诗，用独特的“逝者视角”沉浸式与法医一同寻找自己死因真相！通过“拟真尸检”和“嫌疑人的调查”、“多样的剧情选择”和“技能释放”中冲出层层迷雾，而在扑朔迷离的案情不断袭来之时，一个「糖果岛」的神秘符号，竟引出无数少女的神秘失踪与被囚禁的线索，把案件再次推向新的高潮！
Why similar: FMV 35.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Investigation 8.2%, Logic 7.7%
- #32 Mute
75% 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 35.7% ★, Detective 14.4%, Cinematic 12.5%, Mystery 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #33 我16岁辍学做游戏！
79% matchMixed46% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: 好好回去读书
Windows
《我16岁辍学做游戏！》是一款双结局的游戏开发模拟游戏。讲述一位16岁学生在辍学游戏开发和正常上学导致的不同结局。 制作目的是为了给对独立游戏行业一无所知的人指引一条正确的道路。
Why similar: Multiple Endings 46.9%, Strategy 42.9%, Singleplayer 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A detective visual novel that blends psychological horror with complex logic puzzles and mystery-solving.
- #34 THE VIG
73% matchVery Positive90% of 583 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 31.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Cinematic 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Immersive Sim 10%
- #35 16叠谋杀之谜
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 剧谜科技
Windows
Sixteen Layers of Mini Murder" is a video adventure game of the detective puzzle genre, where level-based puzzles drive the story's progression through video narration. Players must complete the level puzzles and uncover the identities of the various participants in order to clear the game.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Word Game 16.6%, Cinematic 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%
- #36 重返现场：真人版
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 275 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: Word Game 41.8%, Immersive Sim 18.3%, RPG 17.6%, Adventure 8.5%, Strategy 6.8%
- #37 下一个就是你
75% matchMixed69% of 178 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 24.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Cinematic 12.9%, Immersive Sim 9.6%, Detective 9.5%
- #38 看不见的我们
72% matchVery Positive93% of 252 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 31% ★, Detective 16.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Visual Novel 7.4%
- #39 True Game
76% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows · Mac
"True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Detective 18.5%, Logic 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Mystery 10.3%
- #40 SIFU Kidnapped! Adventure in the Women's Kingdom
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,783 reviews2026
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Modern worker reborn as Golden Cicada in the all-female Land of Women. Unravel the Mother-Son River’s secrets, battle Demon King Mara, and bond with seven goddesses. Your choices shape many endings—balance enlightenment and love to rewrite the Three Realms.
Why similar: FMV 33.1% ★, Cinematic 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Visual Novel 8%
- #41 Hua Manlou
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,464 reviews2026
Dev: 初域游戏
Windows
Infiltrate the enemy capital, using the entertainment venue "Hua Man Lou" as a cover, and secretly train six talented and beautiful women as spies to carry out reconnaissance and assassinations. Advance the plot through skill development, and unlock three endings through love, hate, and revenge.
Why similar: FMV 29.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Cinematic 11.4%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #42 导演，请多多指教
71% matchVery Positive90% of 609 reviews2025
Dev: 星源星屹
Windows
《导演，请多多指教》是steam全球首部导演模拟器，而你则将化身导演，经历从选角到发掘演员的内心的一系列内容，为拍摄出一部完美的作品而殚精竭虑。6位性格各异的女性，将会给你的电影生涯带来怎样的变化？导演，请来多多指教吧。《导演，请多多指教》是steam全球首部导演模拟器，而你则将化身导演，经历从选角到发掘演员的内心的一系列内容，为拍摄出一部完美的作品而殚精竭虑。6位性格各异的女性，将会给你的电影生涯带来怎样的变化？导演，请来多多指教吧。
Why similar: FMV 37.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 17%, Cinematic 13.7%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #43 欢迎来到林葬屋
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 183 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 34.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Mystery 9.8%, Cinematic 9.5%, Detective 9%
- #44 52Hertz
71% matchVery Positive89% of 116 reviews2026
Dev: Moonlit Apple
Windows
An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Logic 11.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #45 执念刑警之消失的证人
70% matchNo user reviews89% of 259 reviews2026
Dev: 迷雾工作室
Windows · Mac
Lu Yan has 9 days to find the truth and bring five strangers back alive. Hours of cinematic video — surveillance, dashcam, interrogations — are the evidence you study; a punishing board demands you connect 130+ clues and 70+ deductions by hand. Stuck? Spend Intuition. 6–8 hours.
Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Crime 18.6%, FMV 15.8% ★, Mystery 13.5%, Investigation 12.7%
- #46 东北往事
70% matchVery Positive84% of 183 reviews2026
Dev: 二狗科技
Windows
Immersed in the turbulent "Tohoku" underworld epic of the 1980s, "Northeast Past" is a real-life interactive video game that combines hardcore underworld survival rules with multi-branching narratives, taking you to experience the underworld and get involved in the bloody fate of gang disputes.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.4%, FMV 20.1% ★, Word Game 18%, Visual Novel 9.7%, RPG 9.1%
- #47 流言侦探
73% matchVery Positive82% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: WoodenWolf
Windows
《流言侦探》是一款诡异，烧脑，悬疑推理剧情游戏，在游戏的体验中，玩家自主找出线索，并利用线索，和角色对话后推进故事。严格的推理玩法，玩家将扮演一个神秘的联络者，玩家的选择将影响了解故事的不同侧面。通过和诸多角色的聊天推理出事件一层层真相，找出隐藏的凶手。
Why similar: Word Game 31%, Detective 20%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Mystery 13%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #48 规则怪谈：盛崖小区
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 307 reviews2024
Dev: ZHUYUAN Co.,Ltd
Windows
这是一款怪谈类剧情游戏。在宏大的原创世界观下你需要一步步探索盛崖小区的“全貌”，你能做到仅仅是依靠“规则”在这里觅得一线生机。你可以假装无事发生，安然度日；也可以想尽办法，逃出生天；或许你也可以直面它，成为它的一部分……但无论如何，请你记住，保持理智，遵守规则。
Why similar: FMV 32.3% ★, Cinematic 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Mystery 9%
- #49 PatriotMemoirs
68% matchNo user reviews84% of 584 reviews2026
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Shangchuan, 1939, Japanese-occupied. By day a bowing traitor, by night a ghost, in Demon's Lair, No. 86. All wear masks: pretend, kill, survive. When sacrificing a friend is the only way, when betrayed, when only isolated cities remain - fight to the end, live a coward, or take an unimagined path?
Why similar: FMV 41.9% ★, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 6.7%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #50 Blood Money: Lethal Eden
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,439 reviews2026
Dev: 碧火互娱Pub: Jade Flame
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lured by an online lover, you're trapped in a scam compound—a true hell where compassion kills and greed consumes. Will you burn this abyss down or be its guiding light? Rule with beauty or betray for life? Your choices decide all: between life and death, heaven and hell.
Why similar: FMV 36.9% ★, Cinematic 15.2%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Mystery 8.2%, Interactive Fiction 6.8%
- #51 Enjoy Amoy&Sisters
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 961 reviews2026
Dev: Choice Studio
Windows
"Enjoy Amoy & Sisters" is a live-action interactive romance game. You play as an overseas Chinese person who, in response to the invitation from the two female leads, Ah Yin and Xiao Xi, visits Xiamen, the ancestral hometown, for the first time.
Why similar: FMV 40.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Immersive Sim 8.4%, RPG 6%
- #52 The Murder Hotel
68% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Crime 14.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Mystery 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%
- #53 The Narcotic Operation
67% matchVery Positive88% of 519 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 27.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Crime 10.7%, Cinematic 10.7%, Visual Novel 8.1%
- #54 Superscout
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 736 reviews2024
Dev: Mountain and Sea Studio
Windows · Mac
"Superscout" is a live-action interactive movie game where you will unravel the secrets of the girls you meet. The love beyond lifetimes, never let it go; the kindness in this life, engraved in your soul. Your choices will change your loved ones’ fate; those who love you will change yours...
Why similar: FMV 36.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Cinematic 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #55 深海：即刻抉择
73% matchMixed44% of 667 reviews2020
Dev: 舞刀弄影Pub: INDIECN
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
《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 47.2% ★, RPG 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Casual 7.9%, Indie 6.7%
- #56 CaseCracker3
66% matchVery Positive86% of 422 reviews2026
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?
Why similar: Word Game 22.3%, Detective 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Mystery 13.2%
- #57 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 312 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕，刑警程佑接到报案，动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入，案件的疑点层层浮现，将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动，深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Detective 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Crime 17.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Investigation 10.9%
- #58 The Operator
64% matchVery Positive92% of 8,818 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 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 22.6% ★, Detective 18.6%, Crime 11.6%, Investigation 11.6%, Immersive Sim 10.4%
- #59 Love is All Around 2
65% matchVery Positive83% of 4,397 reviews2025
Dev: intiny
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 35.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Cinematic 15%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Visual Novel 9.3%
