- #1 Rest House III - Chlorophilia
97% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Don Quixote
Windows
Explore Rest House III intriguing world and step into a dark and wet Chlorophilia. Psychological first person adventure. All the population moved to the capital. You are special correspondent of the famous journal. Disaster! What will happen to the earth in the future? Psychological human dilemmas.
Why similar: Video Production 42.5% ★, Noir 16.6%, Cinematic 12.8%, Aliens 9.6%, Realistic 6%
- #2 First Date : Late To Date
96% matchVery Positive80% of 894 reviews2022
Dev: Digital Fossil
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
FIRSTDATE: LATE TO DATE is a romantic-comedy interactive cinematic (FMV) game in which the audience determines the progress of the movie with the options that appear every minute.
Why similar: Video Production 43.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Cinematic 13.1%, Emotional 7.6%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #3 Beneath the Mind
96% matchNo user reviews
Pub: Birnchen Interactive GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hopelessly trapped in a bunker, you play as Evelyn Rothé having to deal with the horrors of her traumatic past. Do you have what it takes to look beneath the mind? Experience a captivating story in our Full Motion Video Point-and-Click Horror Game.
Why similar: Video Production 43.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 14%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Realistic 7.1%, Emotional 6.9%
- #4 A Plague Tale: Requiem
94% matchVery Positive91% of 25,496 reviews2022
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
Why similar: Alternate History 19.6%, Cinematic 19%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Emotional 10.2%, Realistic 9.4%
- #5 Haunted House Escape: A VR Experience
95% matchMixed42% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: MEPTIK
Windows
Enter, if you dare...Haunted House Escape - A VR Experience: A chilling mini escape adventure leading through an abandoned house. Highly realistic, immersive graphics and sounds. Be aware, you might not be the only one there.
Why similar: Video Production 43.9% ★, Cinematic 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Action-Adventure 8%, Realistic 7.6%
- #6 M.S. Salmon
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SoybloQ
Windows · Mac · Linux
M.S. Salmon is an interactive 2D story adventure. Help Ben Hearnden and Ranieri solve a murder on a luxury liner. As they gather more evidence, they uncover not only the truth about the murder but also their own dark past.
Why similar: Noir 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Cinematic 17.4%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #7 The Final Stay - Chapter 1
93% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: CyberZone Games
Windows
The Final Stay - Chapter 1 is a psychological horror experience that immerses players in a dark and unsettling world filled with mystery and fear. You arrive at an abandoned hotel, but something is wrong. The deeper you explore, the more the environment begins to change.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Cinematic 18.2%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Realistic 8.9%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #8 Subway Story
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spawn Cube
Windows · Mac
A narrative-driven exploration game set in the New York City subway, where you ride trains, interact with strangers, and make choices that shape how the city's underbelly responds.
Why similar: Noir 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Cinematic 17.1%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #9 The Incident Room
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludotronics
Windows
A 2–4 player cooperative supernatural horror investigation about intervening in recorded tragedies. The opening chapter unfolds in a fog-shrouded 1700s coastal town, where players inhabit different townsfolk and act within a relentless final hour before the outcome becomes irreversible.
Why similar: Noir 25.9%, Cinematic 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Realistic 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
- #10 Cloud House - Virtual Arts Space
72% match9 user reviews80% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: The Doodle People
Windows
Cloud House is a revival of a physical location of a performing arts space, Centre 42 within the digital realm, featuring a single-player experience titled 'Love Letters to 42'.
Why similar: Video Production 51.6% ★, Cinematic 16.9%, Futuristic 10.1%, Realistic 8.1%, Emotional 5.7%
- #11 Dream Nest
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Three Old Pals
Windows
Dream Nest is a director simulator where you create films by choosing storyboards, casting AI actors, balancing budgets, and even rewriting the ending with a single line.
Why similar: Video Production 60.8% ★, Cinematic 13.7%, Realistic 7.1%, Simulation 6.6%, Emotional 6.3%
- #12 captain midnight
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tim OxtonPub: oxblud
Windows
the tide always wins
Why similar: Noir 27%, Alternate History 17.4%, Realistic 9.9%, Futuristic 8.3%, Horror 7.6%
- #13 Alone in the Dark Prologue
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,639 reviews2023
Dev: Pieces InteractivePub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 36 min≥1hr: 7%
This stand-alone prologue puts you in the tiny shoes of Grace Saunders – an 11-year-old girl delivering a letter, when things go horribly wrong… Experience the unique 1920s horror atmosphere of Alone in the Dark and prepare for the terror that awaits in Derceto Manor
Why similar: Noir 30.9%, Cinematic 22.3%, Realistic 11.4%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Horror 7%
- #14 Hunkenstein
71% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Oubliette
Windows
The most fearsome monsters of classic cinema are now common household pests. You're the new exterminator in town. Unlicensed, of course. Shoot, crush, burn, or mulch these physics-based ghouls, then collect the check.
Why similar: Noir 23.5%, Alternate History 18%, Cinematic 17.6%, Action RPG 15.6%, Realistic 8.7%
- #15 Deliver Us Home
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KeokeN Interactive
Windows
Deliver Us Home is a solitary sci-fi experience where one astronaut works to secure a home and new future for humanity.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.4%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Realistic 11.4%, Emotional 10.1%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #16 Berserker 2: The Saga of Hilde
68% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: One Life Games
Windows
Norse action-adventure side-view game where rage-fueled combat, mythic storytelling, and shifting perspectives collide. Fight as Asbjorn and Volva in a dark saga of loss, runes, and vengeance.
Why similar: Alternate History 20.1%, Cinematic 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Realistic 9.3%
- #17 Buried Spirits
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jordan Jenkins
Windows
Buried Spirits is a short historical horror story, set in the old Toronto Lunatic Asylum. Can you find the secrets it holds, or will you become its next victim?
Why similar: Alternate History 21.8%, Cinematic 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Realistic 10.6%, Emotional 9.2%
- #18 Siyah: Initiation
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gallic Entertainment
Windows
Follow Avni's search for her father during the Deccan famine of 1630, caused by swarms destroying crops and spreading the plague, while in the 21st century, Smriti investigates similar events, confronting her flaws and seeking answers.
Why similar: Alternate History 27.5%, Cinematic 17.6%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Realistic 8.9%, Emotional 8%
- #19 Blood & Silence
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Netrigo Game Studios
Windows · Linux
Blood & Silence is a brutal third-person survival horror game driven by grief. Navigate the decaying city of Ashvale as an ordinary woman pushed to the edge. Manage real-time inventory, clear weapon jams under fire, hold your breath to hide, and survive unrelenting psychological trauma.
Why similar: Noir 19.6%, Cinematic 18.5%, Alternate History 16%, Realistic 11.6%, Emotional 7.9%
- #20 The Wall
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dad and Son Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cinematic sci-fi horror visual novel, with multiple endings and a shocking mature story where your decisions will impact your psichology and the events of the story.
Why similar: Noir 26.1%, Cinematic 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Realistic 9.9%, Emotional 7.9%
- #21 接触: 第一章(The Encounter: Chapter One)
67% matchMixed60% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: 红门游戏工作室(RedDoorStudio)
Windows
This game tells the story of a Chinese family who inexplicably disappeared in 1999. Afterwards, a journalist was sent by the TV station to investigate and visit this incident and the subsequent events. The final outcome will be unimaginable to you! Looking forward to your experience!
Why similar: Aliens 18.5%, Action RPG 13.8%, Emotional 12.6%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Mystery 9.9%
- #22 Depth Perception
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: One Man Symphony
Windows
It’s the 1980s. A rural cop investigates a fellow officer’s disappearance. With limited ammo and failing gear, you'll explore eerie landscapes, piece together clues, and face your own fears; no jumpscares, just tense psychological unraveling. Will you find the truth… or lose yourself?
Why similar: Noir 26.9%, Cinematic 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Realistic 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #23 Neurosis
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MindMaze Studios
Windows
Neurosis is a horror-thriller interactive movie where every choice matters. Play as a psychiatrist leading an online group of troubled patients, each hiding secrets. Unravel psychological mysteries, confront real mental health issues, and stop a lurking psychopath before it’s too late.
Why similar: Video Production 51.5% ★, Cinematic 18.5%, Realistic 10.1%, Emotional 9.7%, Horror 4.3%
- #24 Orph - The Lost Boy
67% matchMixed68% of 38 reviews2022
Dev: Marius Popa
Windows · Linux
Orph - The Lost Boy is a first-person horror game where you have to find out what happened with your son. Explore an old orphanage, uncover secrets long forgotten and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Noir 33.6%, Cinematic 18.1%, Horror 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #25 Imaginary Friend Asylum
65% matchVery Positive100% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Nightmare Emporium
Windows
A psychological horror game about being a child in an insane asylum. You're in a cruel world but your imaginary friends have your back. Here, you will uncover a dark conspiracy where you are to receive a terrible fate.
Why similar: Cinematic 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Realistic 11.8%, Emotional 11%, Mystery 6.5%