Games Like Night Book

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 50.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Thriller 6.5%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Produced by the same team, this FMV thriller features a similarly tense, claustrophobic atmosphere and high-stakes decision-making.

Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.

Why similar: FMV 49.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, 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.

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

Why similar: FMV 34.1% ★, 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.

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 37.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Mystery 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural FMV thriller that mirrors the occult themes and psychological tension found in Night Book.

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 12.8%, Mystery 8.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This FMV detective game blends supernatural mystery with interactive interrogation, perfect for fans of occult-themed investigations.

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 32.7% ★, 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.

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 46.3% ★, Choices Matter 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.2%, 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.

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 64.7% ★, Thriller 8.7%, Adventure 6.5%, Mystery 6.1%, Psychological Horror 5%

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.

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 62.2% ★, Detective 15.8%, Choices Matter 8%, Mystery 6.7%, Adventure 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural FMV murder mystery that uses branching dialogue and character interaction to drive the narrative forward.

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 33.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Detective 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Thriller 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This FMV series features supernatural and mystery elements with a focus on character-driven choices and multiple endings.

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 36.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Drama 8%, Detective 8%, Choices Matter 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused FMV that relies on gathering clues through conversation to solve a family-centered puzzle.

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

Why similar: FMV 33.2% ★, Detective 13.2%, Thriller 11.1%, Visual Novel 7.3%, Choices Matter 7.2%

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.

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 42% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Visual Novel 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: From the same publisher, this FMV title focuses on the interactive narrative experience and branching social dynamics.

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 19.7%, Thriller 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.6%

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.

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 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Thriller 10.2%, 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.

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 44.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%, Choices Matter 7%, 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.

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 50% ★, Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Point & Click 7.9%, 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.

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 38.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Visual Novel 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented FMV that maintains the cinematic quality and branching narrative structure of the seed game.

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

Why similar: FMV 41.2% ★, Detective 16%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Investigation 11.2%, 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.

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 43.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A direct evolution of the FMV dating-sim genre that keeps the player engaged through constant, impactful choices.

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 23.1%, Thriller 22.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, 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.

Morph Girl is a Japanese horror inspired FMV game about loss, depression and the supernatural.

Why similar: FMV 52.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 7.9%, Drama 7.4%, Visual Novel 6.9%, Adventure 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: An indie FMV horror game that explores supernatural grief and haunting imagery through a branching story.

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 32.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Detective 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Investigation 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tense FMV hostage thriller that forces the player to navigate complex social interactions under extreme pressure.

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 20.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Horror 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that shares the occult and mystery-heavy atmosphere of Night Book.

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 12.3%, 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.

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 11%, 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.

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 28.3%, Horror 13.1%, Female Protagonist 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.

Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.

Why similar: Mystery 31.1%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Adventure 22.1%, Horror 20.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror title that emphasizes mystery and atmospheric tension in a first-person perspective.

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 37% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Mystery 7.8%, Visual Novel 7.2%

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 35.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Drama 8.2%, Choices Matter 6.4%

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 80.4% ★, Adventure 19.6%

Why You'll Like It: An FMV adaptation of the classic gamebook that brings a dark, fantasy-adventure narrative to life.

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 23.7%, Detective 18.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Investigation 12.9%, Mystery 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused visual novel that requires players to piece together a mystery through investigation and logical deduction.

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 35.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 9.9%

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 28.2%, Mystery 18%, Investigation 17.8%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Adventure 5.7%

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

Why similar: Thriller 17.9%, Detective 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Investigation 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%

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 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

Why similar: Mystery 18.2%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Detective 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Psychological Horror 6.9%

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%

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 50.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choices Matter 6.3%, Mystery 5.9%

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 30.4% ★, Thriller 12.4%, Detective 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%

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 20.5%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 10.7%

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 34.8%, Investigation 18.1%, Point & Click 12.8%, Horror 10.5%, Adventure 9.3%

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%, Adventure 16.8%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%

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 41.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Thriller 10.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Detective 7.7%

Moving into a shabby apartment, a saturnine girl with hidden secrets finds a notebook that allows her to communicate with another world. A thrilling adventure taking place across multiple timelines ensues.

Why similar: Thriller 25.4%, Mystery 17.7%, Detective 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%

Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.

Why similar: Thriller 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.8%

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 31.5%, Mystery 19.4%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Adventure 10.2%

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 17.7%, Point & Click 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Adventure 11.1%

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 46.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Horror 5%

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

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Detective 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 10%, Choices Matter 9.2%

Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.

Why similar: Thriller 41.9%, Mystery 17.3%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10%, Adventure 7.4%

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 20.6%, Thriller 16%, Mystery 13.9%, Point & Click 12.7%, Investigation 9.9%

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 23.1%, Choices Matter 21.1%, Multiple Endings 15%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Horror 9%

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%

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 33.8% ★, Thriller 13.2%, Detective 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Mystery 8.8%

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 32.9%, Investigation 24.1%, Point & Click 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Adventure 7.8%

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 36.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Detective 11.6%, Choices Matter 7.7%

Put on your headphones, close your eyes and watch the story in your imagination. What seems like a game may be something more. Is it a story waiting to be told or... felt? Enter the universe of Edgar A. Poe, where reason, like the devil, says "Goodnight".

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.6%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Story Rich 8.5%

Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Mystery 15%, Investigation 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%

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 40.7% ★, Detective 12.4%, Thriller 12%, Adventure 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%