- #1 Kai UnEarthed
97% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Dr. Matthew CoopiltonPub: USC Games
Windows
Explore an afrofuturistic 3D world scavenging and journaling your way to becoming a wildtender: someone who heals the relationship between humans and more-than-human beings. Reflect on the choices you make, the artifacts you leave behind, and the worlds that will grow out of them.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Psychedelic 15%, Exploration 11%, Cinematic 10.7%
- #2 FLAM EVAW
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,480 reviews2025
Dev: 北京万合瑞晟文化传媒有限公司
Windows
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 34.5% ★, Detective 21.7%, Cinematic 14.1%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #3 Breaker of fatalism
96% matchVery Positive90% of 769 reviews2025
Dev: showplay entertainmentPub: BOBO GAMES
Windows
You were originally an ordinary young man, but due to an accident, you awakened the ancient artifact that was sleeping inside your body and became the "Lord of Destiny" focused on the three realms. All of this is written by your own hands with a unique destiny ending.
Why similar: FMV 31.1% ★, Cinematic 15.7%, Modern 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Emotional 6.9%
- #4 Orange Life
95% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Bonea Ionut Daniel
Windows
Step into the bittersweet chaos of Orange Life — a narrative-driven game where every choice matters and nothing is quite what it seems
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Cinematic 14.3%, 3D Platformer 13.8%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 8.3%
- #5 下一个就是你
94% 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 23.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Cinematic 13.6%, Detective 12.5%, Immersive Sim 11.3%
- #6 Call into the Hollow : [ 2300 ]
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: RunGround Works
Windows
A next-gen SF narrative adventure combining AI with voice input. Communicate in real-time with a lonely girl in a crumbling world. As her operator, your actual words will guide her through a 3D first-person immersive experience where your voice shapes the fate of the story.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.3%, Cinematic 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, 3D Platformer 6.1%, Action 5.8%
- #7 Cradlemoor
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TallHead
Windows · Mac
Cradlemoor is a cinematic multi-layered narrative game, which casts you as Journalist William Marlowe as he journeys to the Dartmoor village of Cradlemoor to investigate a missing film crew. Cradlemoor features a persistent story across multiple playthroughs and hours of film, files and documents.
Why similar: FMV 29.9% ★, Detective 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Cinematic 11.2%, Emotional 8.5%
- #8 Mute
92% 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 37.5% ★, Detective 20.9%, Cinematic 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Immersive Sim 8.8%
- #9 Mourningwood Lodge:Pray
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows
"Mourningwood Lodge:Pray" is a full-motion video (FMV) live-action mystery horror game. As the third installment in the "Mourningwood Lodge" series, players will delve into an entirely new story, assuming the role of a fresh character to embark on a suspenseful journey.
Why similar: FMV 38.4% ★, Cinematic 13.3%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Emotional 10.6%
- #10 007 First Light
90% matchVery Positive91% of 2,097 reviews2026
Dev: IO Interactive A/S
Windows
Earn the Number. 007 First Light is a thrilling espionage action-adventure game from IO Interactive. Follow James Bond as a young, resourceful and sometimes reckless recruit in MI6's training programme, and discover an origin story of the world’s most famous spy.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 18%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Cinematic 15%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #11 The Gallery
91% 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 27.8% ★, Detective 19.6%, Cinematic 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Immersive Sim 11.9%
- #12 Cellveillance
89% matchVery Positive86% of 605 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.0 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 29.1% ★, Detective 15.2%, Cinematic 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Immersive Sim 11.8%
- #13 Последнее желание
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: YePlay
Windows
An adventure game in the genre of mystical detective. Student Kris is on the trail of the killer. Every decision has consequences, and every wish may be the last.
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Dialogue Heavy 19.1%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Emotional 8.2%
- #14 Misty Judgment
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,414 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 30% ★, Detective 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Cinematic 14.5%, Immersive Sim 10.7%
- #15 satori
87% matchPositive91% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: Burg Game StudioPub: burg
Windows
This game is a multi-ending horror game set in Japan. The story branches based on the player's choices, leading to different endings.
Why similar: Psychedelic 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Cinematic 19%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Adventure 9.4%
- #16 Godless tower
88% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: JXTD
Windows
Now you are ready to accept the trial.
Why similar: FMV 22.8% ★, Third-Person Shooter 16.6%, 3D Platformer 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
- #17 Mexico, 1921. A Deep Slumber.
86% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Mácula Interactive
Windows
Immerse yourself in an emotional and intriguing narrative adventure video game about the awakening of a country.
Why similar: Collectathon 16.9%, Detective 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Immersive Sim 12%
- #18 白纸星途:民国乱世歌姬
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows
"Oriental Songstress1930" is a FMV. Players will participate from a third-person perspective in the growth process of the historical figure "Zhou Xuan" . Explore Zhou Xuan’s story through extensive branching plots, item collection, and experience and collect the storylines of multiple characters.
Why similar: FMV 40% ★, Cinematic 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Emotional 11.3%, Third Person 9.6%
- #19 Orbo's Odyssey
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,600 reviews2023
Dev: Feverdream JohnnyPub: Feverdream Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Hop into Orbo's shoes! Run, jump and drill around your boss's office, make some new friends, and uncover terrifying secrets about the company you work for in this comedically surreal 3D platformer!
Why similar: Psychedelic 25.1%, 3D Platformer 21.7%, Collectathon 15.8%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Exploration 6.4%
- #20 Undercover
83% matchMostly Positive80% of 693 reviews2026
Dev: intiny
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
《对不起,我是警察》是一款由“小有内容”打造的硬核港风卧底题材互动影像。产品由全香港班底制作,金马奖影帝、金牌老戏骨重磅加盟,香港实地取景,力求还原黄金时代港片的质感。你将化身潜伏在黑暗深处的卧底,在回归前的香港街头,面对毒品、暴力与职场背叛。 这不只是一场关于生存的选择,更是一次关于“命运”的豪赌。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, FMV 17.4% ★, Cinematic 12.5%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
- #21 Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
84% matchVery Positive88% of 1,111 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 34.2% ★, Cinematic 15.5%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Detective 11.5%
- #22 Game Of Fate 3:Clash Of Crowns
81% matchVery Positive85% of 864 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 35.1% ★, Cinematic 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Detective 8.4%
- #23 和她一起整顿职场!
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZHUYUAN Co.,Ltd
Windows
作为企业的一名新职员,您加入了雪豹文娱这个“大家庭”,但很快您就发现了公司中的同事各怀鬼胎。他们或身处地狱,或图谋逆袭,或收买人心。虚拟的职场,您的选择是否会更加无所畏惧?
Why similar: FMV 28.4% ★, Cinematic 16.4%, Modern 13%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Emotional 9.8%
- #24 晨昏线
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 504 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 31.7% ★, Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Cinematic 14.8%, Immersive Sim 13%
- #25 Blood Money: Lethal Eden
79% matchVery Positive93% of 1,403 reviews2026
Dev: 碧火互娱Pub: Jade Flame
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 37.8% ★, Cinematic 17.2%, Modern 16.1%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%
- #26 AnShi
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 38 reviews2021
Dev: Andre LedermüllerPub: Lion Castle Entertainment
Windows
Grab your hoverboard and explore the ancient, mysterious world of AnShi as you glide across caves, large deserts and old temple ruins to discover its secrets. Featuring stunning visuals and an original soundtrack, AnShi delivers a unique, breathtaking experience.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Cinematic 9.5%, Exploration 9.3%
- #27 PISCIS x MACHINA 4.44 You [are] Fish
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FlowtPub: Lixeira Publishing
Windows
The most unhinged fishing game you've ever seen! Fish and hookshot your way around trash island to collect the coherence cores to win! Fish you! You (are) fish!
Why similar: Collectathon 21.4%, Psychedelic 16.1%, Cinematic 16.1%, Action-Adventure 10%, Exploration 7.8%
- #28 Resonant Dusk
78% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Verdite Interactive
Windows
Unravel the secrets of the Bariton mansion! Take on the mantle of detective in the role of Lucas Usher, and solve the riddles plaguing the ghosts of those left behind! Uncover their secrets and help them find salvation … or damnation.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, Exploration 10.2%, Third Person 9.8%
- #29 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 2
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
An FMV game where YOU are a psychiatrist trying to solve a double murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Ask questions and link answers to determine their fates, and your own!
Why similar: FMV 33% ★, Detective 25.2%, Cinematic 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #30 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 33.5% ★, Detective 25.1%, Emotional 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Immersive Sim 6.7%
- #31 天呐!找不到真爱就扑街!
78% matchVery Positive80% of 456 reviews2024
Dev: 國王互娛King Interactive
Windows
First-person perspective through role-playing When getting along with the "Destined Heroine", they constantly make choices to deepen mutual understanding, and strive to exchange sincerity for true love. These choices determine the final emotional outcome. In the end, who will Huang Di's true love be
Why similar: FMV 33.4% ★, Cinematic 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Emotional 11.4%, Immersive Sim 11%
- #32 Open Roads
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: Open Roads TeamPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Detective 19.7%, Cinematic 18%, Exploration 10.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #33 Markus Ritter - The Lost Family
77% matchVery Positive85% of 178 reviews2021
Dev: Flimmersoft
Windows · Linux
Play as Markus Ritter in this short full motion video game in the style of the famous 90's point-and-click adventures.
Why similar: FMV 34.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Detective 12.4%, 1990's 11.7%, Cinematic 11.6%
- #34 悠久教室 - Perpetual Classroom -
76% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: CraftFox Creations
Windows
A horror adventure where you confront supernatural phenomena and unravel mysteries in a school transformed into another world, all to save your childhood friend. Exploration, combat, and psychological terror await you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Cinematic 12.2%, Adventure 8.7%
- #35 Love is All Around 2
74% matchVery Positive83% of 4,291 reviews2025
Dev: intiny
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 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 38.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Cinematic 17.9%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Emotional 4.9%
- #36 Riftaway
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mahou Boshi
Windows
Riftaway is an NDS/N64-inspired 3D platformer in which you help a young witch recover her lost memories in an outter-space-like world known as... the Riftaway! Collect memory-refreshing crystals and meet unique personalities in a world where even gravity is broken.
Why similar: Collectathon 26.4%, 3D Platformer 20.5%, Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Exploration 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #37 Road to Empress Ⅱ
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Play as the protagonist in this live-action interactive palace survival drama! Take a dynasty's fate into your own hands in Road to Empress II, the upcoming new content of a global hit. Defy fate, navigate intrigue, and claim the throne of power. You decide it all!
Why similar: FMV 43.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 17%, Cinematic 13.2%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #38 Proud To Love
75% matchMostly Negative35% of 371 reviews2024
Dev: Master EntertainmentPub: Master Entertainment
Windows
《自豪!美女全攻略》是一款真情真人互动恋爱视觉小说。你,王自豪,一位“躺平废柴”,好像要触底反弹了!睁眼醒来,世界突然开始围绕你运行了。百亿遗产、各色美女近在眼前,是美梦还是危机,你要如何选择?你将在这十余小时的旅途中,与不同角色在多元世界中,体验真实的笑与泪。入梦吧!少年!
Why similar: FMV 30.7% ★, Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Cinematic 7.3%
- #39 Vanity Fair: The Pursuit
73% matchVery Positive88% of 4,501 reviews2024
Dev: 木焱工作室Pub: Wave Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 41.4% ★, Cinematic 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #40 Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,232 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Transported back a century by fate, you find yourself in a legendary tale of vengeance. Amidst powerful enemies in a tumultuous era, your mission is to assist those around you. Experience this immersive epic from a first-person perspective—authentic, weighty, yet brimming with hope.
Why similar: FMV 34.9% ★, Cinematic 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Immersive Sim 13%, Detective 9.8%
- #41 天平游戏1:抉择
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows
《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 43.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, Cinematic 12.6%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #42 逆光迷途 Lost in Darklight
73% matchMixed52% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Beijing Changyou Chuangxiang Software Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: Changyou.com HK Limited
Windows
Themed on urban suspense, Lost in Darklight is a live action interactive game. A retired ace soldier, four girls, a hidden chamber at home, genetic cloning tech... Experience interactive VR panoramic evidence searching with this game and decide your own ending. Every choice you make is crucial!
Why similar: FMV 31.1% ★, Cinematic 14.5%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Modern 8.5%
- #43 Fortune
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: BiKun
Windows
An RPG science fiction game. Collect clues and evidence to break a murder case. Options for the task will lead to different story-lines and endings. Searching mysterious debris to unlock the history of the world and discover their relationship with human race.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22.1%, Detective 18.8%, Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Exploration 8.9%
- #44 After Juice: Animal Disco Mafia
71% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Virtual Seed
Windows · Linux
Welcome to our wild neon flashing graphic adventure! Play as Tofu 🐹 a little hamster with a big attitude and experience his misadventures through a frantic college night in a city brimming with parties and mystery. Packed with humor, terrible jokes and tons of dru— I mean, SUGAR!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Detective 17.5%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 8.1%
- #45 Trilogy of the Moon
70% matchVery Positive86% of 219 reviews2025
Dev: SKYPLUS
Windows
Immerse yourself in a romantic fantasy where past meets present! Experience a unique interactive game featuring Korea's stunning photoshoot models in this cinematic adventure.
Why similar: FMV 32.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 19%, Cinematic 14.7%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%
- #46 Project: New Light City
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Catch Light Interactive, LLC
Windows
You are Max Boston, tasked with solving a murder-suicide crisis in this third person psychological thriller. Use futuristic forensic tools, gather evidence, interrogate suspects, and solve challenging puzzles as you explore the city. Fair warning, Max has to face a few demons of his own, as well...
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Third Person 8.7%
- #47 IndependANT
72% matchVery Positive82% of 110 reviews2023
Dev: Young Horses: Free RangePub: Young Horses
Windows
Explore the vast Living Room to find food for your struggling ant colony in this cute and casual collectathon!
Why similar: Collectathon 27.9%, 3D Platformer 22.3%, Exploration 12.8%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Third Person 7.7%
- #48 DETRA
70% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Steel CoffinPub: Ahlman Games
Windows
DETRA is a story-rich supernatural horror game where you follow the story of Vir and Druxy, a scientist couple who delve into an abandoned laboratory, in search of a cure for an illness that Druxy has got. Follow along as the trip ends up revealing more about their relationship than was intended.
Why similar: FMV 28.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, Emotional 8.1%
- #49 Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamercury AI
Windows · Mac
Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets. Break them with words or evidence — or realize too late that you were only a pawn in their game. A detective game built around truly lifelike AI NPCs.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Cinematic 14%, Immersive Sim 10.7%
- #50 Dismal Reverie
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LEMAPub: InnerSelf Games
Windows · Linux
A short FMV puzzle about a woman trying to escape from her reality. Or is it just a dream?
Why similar: FMV 41.4% ★, Cinematic 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Emotional 9.8%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #51 IMMORTALITY
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,916 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 25.3% ★, Detective 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Cinematic 11.9%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
- #52 Directorate Novitiate
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nesting Games
Windows
Become Mercury, a ruthless enforcer with deadly arcane power in this thrilling third-person action RPG. By night, hunt killers and battle supernatural Syndicates in the underworld of early 2000s Los Angeles. By day, keep your real life from falling apart.
Why similar: Detective 20.7%, Dialogue Heavy 20.3%, Third-Person Shooter 19.2%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Third Person 8%
- #53 Kill The Shadow
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShadowlightPub: Phoenix Game
Windows
In an alternate post-war divided city, players take on the role of Detective Lucas. Use your eloquence, intelligence, the ability to rewind time (or even violence) to investigate and deduce various bizarre cases, unraveling a shocking secret behind them. Justice or love? The decision is yours.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.5%, Detective 21.6%, Cinematic 14.4%, 1990's 9.5%, Emotional 9.4%
- #54 Half Billion: Love Choice
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 731 reviews2024
Dev: 东阳开局互动影视有限公司Pub: 坤舆科技
Windows
"Half Billion" is a surreal simulation business interactive game, where you will complete the entrepreneurial journey with a start-up capital of half billion. Six beauty enter your life. How will you balance the relationship? Note that "wealth" and "likability" will jointly determine the your story.
Why similar: FMV 34.4% ★, Cinematic 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Immersive Sim 12%, Emotional 5.6%
- #55 新世界:暗影成双
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ALT Lab
Windows · Mac
这是一款双人合作类的互动影游。两位玩家分别扮演「秘密特工」与「商界之女」,经历一场充满挑战与救赎的冒险。1941年的上海孤岛,金融界的血案,各怀鬼胎的多方势力。你们的选择将共同影响故事走向,一起开启专属你们的乱世迷局。
Why similar: FMV 27.8% ★, Detective 17%, Cinematic 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Immersive Sim 10.8%
- #56 I Know This Place..? (chapter II)
67% matchVery Positive91% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: SameFrame
Windows
Chapter II of an extremely unusual trans-media franchise with game and short film chapters. Players influence the plot of the chapters and can leave their real-life items in the chapters. Game+Short films+visual novel. Ultra-deep meaning, nostalgic references, vibe mysticism.
Why similar: FMV 22.2% ★, Detective 21.3%, Psychedelic 14.7%, Cinematic 14.6%, 1990's 10%
- #57 Yokai Crossing
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jotaz Larrain
Windows
A 7-year-old boy has vanished inside his own home. Find him and uncover what happened beneath its walls, while evading the Yōkai that have claimed this place as their own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Detective 19.5%, Cinematic 16.6%, Action-Adventure 13%, Exploration 9.8%
- #58 Sovereign Brain Empire
66% matchVery Positive81% of 447 reviews2025
Dev: Mountain and Sea Studio
Windows
“Who isn’t a baby anyway?”~You travelled to a parallel world governed by the Sovereign Brain AI. In SB Empire, you’re an adopted “one-year-old”, recognized as a "Monarch-level" prodigy! There will be beauties giving you a sheltered babyhood. Your brilliance and privileges will change their fates!
Why similar: FMV 38.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Cinematic 10.9%, Emotional 8.6%
- #59 AKIBA LOST
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: IzanagiGames
Windows
Thirteen years ago, six girls vanished in Akihabara in the unsolved case “Akiba’s Spirited Away”. Daiki Shinjo announces a live-action game based on the incident, gathering six women who embody Akihabara’s subculture. But their story begins to seep into reality. Can AKIBA LOST be finished?
Why similar: FMV 36.4% ★, Cinematic 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Modern 11.4%, Detective 6.1%
- #60 The Joker's Game
65% matchVery Positive86% of 498 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 32.9% ★, Detective 20%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Cinematic 9.4%