- #1 The Complex
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,459 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.
Why similar: FMV 50% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Thriller 6.6%, Adventure 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Produced by the same team, this FMV thriller features a similarly tense, claustrophobic atmosphere and high-stakes decision-making.
- #2 Late Shift
96% 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 48.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Multiple Endings 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard of FMV thrillers, it offers a fast-paced, cinematic experience where every choice significantly alters the plot.
- #3 Erica
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,713 reviews2021
Dev: Flavourworks
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.
Why similar: FMV 33.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Thriller 8.4%, Detective 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This high-production FMV mystery features a branching narrative that relies heavily on player intuition to uncover dark secrets.
- #4 I Saw Black Clouds
95% matchMixed62% of 633 reviews2021
Dev: Ghost Dog FilmsPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 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 36.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Mystery 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural FMV thriller that mirrors the occult themes and psychological tension found in Night Book.
- #5 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
94% matchVery Positive83% of 596 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: FMV 39.6% ★, Detective 12.9%, Mystery 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%, Drama 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This FMV detective game blends supernatural mystery with interactive interrogation, perfect for fans of occult-themed investigations.
- #6 The Isle Tide Hotel
94% matchMixed65% of 254 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a mysterious hotel and infiltrate a cult in this FMV detective game, featuring a cast from GoT, The Witcher, and more. Every decision counts as you gather clues and question guests. Can you unearth the ominous secrets at The Isle Tide Hotel before it's too late to save your missing daughter?
Why similar: FMV 32.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Detective 8.7%, Thriller 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This FMV mystery focuses on a cult-like setting, offering a deep, lore-rich experience with multiple branching paths.
- #7 The Bunker
93% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,859 reviews2016
Dev: Splendy InteractivePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 64.5% ★, Thriller 8.8%, Adventure 6.5%, Mystery 6.2%, Psychological Horror 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric FMV psychological thriller that traps the player in a confined space, mirroring the lockdown-era intensity of the seed game.
- #8 She Sees Red - Interactive Movie
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,141 reviews2019
Dev: Rhinotales
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.
Why similar: FMV 46% ★, Choices Matter 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%, Thriller 7.2%, Detective 7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes FMV thriller that forces players to make quick, impactful decisions in a violent and mysterious narrative.
- #9 Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 483 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 32.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Detective 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Thriller 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This FMV series features supernatural and mystery elements with a focus on character-driven choices and multiple endings.
- #10 The Shapeshifting Detective
91% 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 62.8% ★, Detective 15.9%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Mystery 6.7%, Adventure 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural FMV murder mystery that uses branching dialogue and character interaction to drive the narrative forward.
- #11 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
90% 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 37.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Detective 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Mystery 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused FMV that relies on gathering clues through conversation to solve a family-centered puzzle.
- #12 SIMULACRA
89% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 31.4% ★, Detective 12.6%, Thriller 10.7%, Choices Matter 7%, Visual Novel 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: While not strictly FMV, this found-phone horror game captures the same feeling of being trapped in a digital mystery.
- #13 Five Dates
89% matchVery Positive85% of 2,798 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 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 41.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Visual Novel 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: From the same publisher, this FMV title focuses on the interactive narrative experience and branching social dynamics.
- #14 Saint Kotar
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Thriller 10.3%, Mystery 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that dives deep into occult mystery and psychological horror with a heavy emphasis on player choice.
- #15 Mia and the Dragon Princess
87% matchMixed67% of 280 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A live-action, interactive action movie following Mia, a plucky barmaid whose life is thrown into chaos when a mysterious woman turns up at her workplace, on the run from a group of violent thugs and unable to speak English.
Why similar: FMV 36.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Drama 8.8%, Choices Matter 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented FMV that maintains the cinematic quality and branching narrative structure of the seed game.
- #16 Loretta
86% matchVery Positive93% of 414 reviews2023
Dev: BonereadersPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Thriller 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Drama 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that uses a branching narrative to explore dark themes and the consequences of the protagonist's choices.
- #17 Bloodshore
86% matchMixed69% of 916 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Bloodshore is an interactive action movie about a televised battle royale between high-profile streamers, entertainers and death row inmates. You control the fate of Nick, a washed-up actor who fights for a life-changing cash prize.
Why similar: FMV 44.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%, Choices Matter 7.1%, Visual Novel 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane FMV thriller that emphasizes survival and moral choices within a deadly, televised competition.
- #18 At Dead Of Night
85% matchVery Positive94% of 3,362 reviews2020
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
At Dead Of Night is part horror film, part horror game and part ghost hunt. It blends live-action and graphics to create a unique immersive horror experience like no other.
Why similar: FMV 49.4% ★, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Point & Click 8%, Horror 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This unique hybrid of live-action FMV and 3D horror creates an unparalleled sense of dread and pursuit.
- #19 A Night at the Watermill
83% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Thriller 22.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Point & Click 9.3%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, mystery-focused visual novel that provides a compelling, choice-driven narrative experience.
- #20 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
84% 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 40.9% ★, Detective 16%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Investigation 11.3%, Mystery 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic FMV detective game that challenges players to catch characters in lies through careful observation and questioning.
- #21 The Tartarus Key
82% matchVery Positive93% of 291 reviews2023
Dev: Vertical ReachPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
There’s no way out for Alex Young who wakes up to find herself locked in a strange mansion filled with puzzles, traps, and cameras following her every move. Whether she and her companions live or die, and find the truth behind their abduction, is up to you in this first-person mystery thriller.
Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Detective 17.4%, Mystery 13%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-horror game that features puzzle-solving and branching choices within a confined, dangerous environment.
- #22 Morph Girl
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: Autumn Knight
Windows
Morph Girl is a Japanese horror inspired FMV game about loss, depression and the supernatural.
Why similar: FMV 53.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 8.2%, Visual Novel 7.1%, Adventure 5.4%, Drama 5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie FMV horror game that explores supernatural grief and haunting imagery through a branching story.
- #23 Ten Dates
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 547 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 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 43.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A direct evolution of the FMV dating-sim genre that keeps the player engaged through constant, impactful choices.
- #24 The Gallery
82% matchMixed69% of 169 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 30.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Detective 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Investigation 7%
Why You'll Like It: A tense FMV hostage thriller that forces the player to navigate complex social interactions under extreme pressure.
- #25 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
81% matchVery Positive86% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Horror 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that shares the occult and mystery-heavy atmosphere of Night Book.
- #26 Bad Omens: 8th Apartment
79% matchVery Positive89% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Flamingo Games
Windows
You play as a student named Lisa, who has just moved in with her university friend. But instead of a carefree student life, Lisa faces events full of despair and fear when she is left alone in her apartment number 8...
Why similar: Thriller 24.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Investigation 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that utilizes multiple endings and a dark narrative to keep players on edge.
- #27 It Happened At Night
80% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.
Why similar: Mystery 30.2%, Thriller 28.4%, Horror 13%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-horror game that focuses on exploration and atmospheric storytelling in a dark, isolated setting.
- #28 Case #1472
79% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Broken at Release Game Studio
Windows
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: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Detective 16.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Investigation 11.6%, Drama 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused visual novel that requires players to piece together a mystery through investigation and logical deduction.
- #29 Heart of the Forest
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Trapped PredatorPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
An ill-fated hiking trip spirals into a chilling fight for survival in this interactive psychological horror movie, inspired by centuries-old tales of vengeful spirits from Germany’s Black Forest.
Why similar: FMV 36.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Mystery 7.9%, Visual Novel 7.2%
- #30 August Night
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Sahl Ibrahimi
Windows
Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.
Why similar: Mystery 31.2%, Psychological Horror 26%, Adventure 22%, Horror 20.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror title that emphasizes mystery and atmospheric tension in a first-person perspective.
- #31 Love Love Mystery Club
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 559 reviews2026
Dev: LuminDrivePub: NANA Stories
Windows · Mac
In Love Love Mystery Club, you’re the newest member of the Detective Club at a seemingly ordinary high school. Through Full Motion Video (FMV) storytelling, your choices steer the narrative—will your heart find tenderness… or will hidden horrors emerge from the darkness?
Why similar: FMV 47.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Choices Matter 6.3%, Mystery 5.9%
- #32 YOUR HOUSE
77% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Why similar: Thriller 18%, Detective 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Investigation 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
- #33 Deathtrap Dungeon: The Interactive Video Adventure
78% matchVery Positive90% of 188 reviews2020
Dev: Branching Narrative Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Deathtrap Dungeon is an interactive video realisation of Ian Livingstone's multi-million selling classic gamebook starring Eddie Marsan (Fast & Furious presents Hobbes & Shaw, Deadpool 2, Atomic Blonde) as narrator.
Why similar: FMV 80.3% ★, Adventure 19.7%
Why You'll Like It: An FMV adaptation of the classic gamebook that brings a dark, fantasy-adventure narrative to life.
- #34 Obsessed : Night Shift
75% matchVery Positive89% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: arydkPub: Akhir Hayat Studio
Windows
A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.
Why similar: Thriller 37.2%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Horror 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #35 CLeM
76% matchVery Positive92% of 276 reviews2024
Dev: Mango ProtocolPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Why similar: Mystery 21.6%, Detective 20%, Investigation 17.3%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #36 The Séance of Blake Manor
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,784 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Detective 27.8%, Mystery 17.9%, Investigation 17.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Adventure 5.7%
- #37 Nightmare Shift
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 221 reviews2025
Dev: Binary Lunar
Windows
Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.
Why similar: Thriller 34.3%, Drama 16.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Horror 9.4%
- #38 Deluded I
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: New IDEA Games
Windows
A worn out detective with his demons to fight and a homicide case to solve. Deluded is an interactive crime thriller movie with point-and-click investigation and adrenaline pumped quick time events.
Why similar: FMV 30.2% ★, Thriller 12.4%, Detective 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #39 Night Loops
74% matchVery Positive89% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Multiple Endings 20.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #40 IMMORTALITY
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,884 reviews2022
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Half Mermaid
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 33.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Detective 11.4%, Drama 7.5%
- #41 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 38.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Thriller 10.1%, Mystery 9.5%, Detective 7.3%
- #42 Devil's Hideout
73% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.9%, Investigation 18.1%, Point & Click 12.8%, Horror 10.5%, Adventure 9.2%
- #43 NIGHTBELL
71% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: TrueGames
Windows
Nightbell is a first-person Christmas Eve horror told through the eyes of a boy who stayed home with his mother. After a bedtime story about a witch with a bell, he wakes up to that same familiar chime, discovers his mother is missing, and comes face to face with a creature eerily similar to her.
Why similar: Thriller 49.2%, Adventure 16.7%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #44 Dead of Night: Supermarket
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: SilverMoon Studios
Windows
Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.
Why similar: Thriller 31.6%, Mystery 19.4%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Adventure 10.1%
- #45 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
70% matchVery Positive92% of 3,008 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Thriller 14.2%, Mystery 12.3%, Drama 11.5%, Point & Click 11.2%
- #46 Unavowed
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,539 reviews2018
Dev: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.
Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Mystery 17.8%, Point & Click 15.7%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Adventure 11%
- #47 Who's Lila?
69% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Detective 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 10%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #48 THIEF'S SHELTER
68% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Geo GamesPub: Restless Corp.
Windows
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Investigation 24.1%, Point & Click 11%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Adventure 7.7%
- #49 Confabulation
70% matchVery Positive91% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.
Why similar: Mystery 29.1%, Investigation 17.3%, Horror 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #50 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 36% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Detective 11.6%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #51 MOOD
68% matchVery Positive87% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: MAT Affect
Windows
MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Choices Matter 21.3%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Horror 9%
- #52 Back
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 365 reviews2024
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back》 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 46.9% ★, Thriller 17.7%, Drama 8.7%, Mystery 8.3%, Visual Novel 6.4%
- #53 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
70% matchVery Positive86% of 1,500 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Horror 10.4%
- #54 My Sleeping Girlfriend
66% matchVery Positive95% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Thriller 42%, Mystery 17.3%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10%, Adventure 7.3%
- #55 Murderous Muses
69% matchMixed68% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.
Why similar: FMV 42.1% ★, Detective 14.2%, Investigation 9.5%, Mystery 8.6%, Choices Matter 5.8%
- #56 Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches
72% matchMixed63% of 150 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Detective 19.2%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Investigation 10.6%, Drama 9.3%
- #57 The Mortuary Assistant
65% matchVery Positive92% of 8,435 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Mystery 33.1%, Thriller 26.8%, Horror 26.6%, Adventure 6.9%, Female Protagonist 5%
- #58 The Black Within
66% matchVery Positive91% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: waleedzo
Windows
"The Black Within is a single-player first-person psychological horror game that takes players on a chilling journey into the depths of the human psyche. When selling her soul for fame and fortune, Laila Rose faces the consequences of her actions. A tale where greed, fear, and change intertwine.
Why similar: Thriller 26.9%, Investigation 16.9%, Mystery 16.8%, Drama 13.2%, Horror 7.7%
- #59 Lust Night💋
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: Play and Cum 💦
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lust Night💋 invites you to step into a mysterious world, blending elements of horror and romance in this captivating adult visual novel. A group of friends finds themselves trapped in a cursed house, then murder comes onto the scene and a game for their lives begins!
Why similar: FMV 47.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Horror 5.1%
- #60 The Run
63% matchVery Positive92% of 73 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 37.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Thriller 10.9%, Choices Matter 6.4%