- #1 Late Shift
97% matchVery Positive86% of 9,157 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 48.9% ★, Choices Matter 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.5%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Story Rich 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This high-budget interactive crime thriller mirrors the cinematic pacing and high-stakes decision-making found in She Sees Red.
- #2 The Complex
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,504 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 52.3% ★, Choices Matter 21.1%, Adventure 5.4%, Multiple Endings 4.3%, Thriller 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, sci-fi thriller that forces players to make rapid, life-or-death choices in a confined, high-pressure environment.
- #3 Bloodshore
96% matchMixed69% of 935 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 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 45.5% ★, Choices Matter 13.3%, Cinematic 11.3%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This violent, fast-paced interactive movie captures the same gritty, action-oriented tone and multiple-ending structure.
- #4 The Shapeshifting Detective
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,689 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 63.9% ★, Choices Matter 15.4%, Detective 10.8%, Adventure 4.8%, Story Rich 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural murder mystery that emphasizes detective work and character interrogation through an immersive FMV lens.
- #5 Erica
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,724 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 39% ★, Choices Matter 14.1%, Cinematic 8.2%, Multiple Endings 6.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished cinematic experience that uses interactive touch mechanics to deepen the player's connection to its dark, branching mystery.
- #6 I Saw Black Clouds
94% matchMixed61% of 640 reviews2021
Dev: Ghost Dog FilmsPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 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 37.6% ★, Choices Matter 15.6%, Cinematic 11.9%, Female Protagonist 6.9%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological thriller combines supernatural elements with a branching narrative that reacts to the player's personality traits.
- #7 Death Come True
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 950 reviews2020
Dev: IzanagiGames
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Everything rides on your choices in this new wave interactive movie game. Experience a thrilling science fiction mystery in full-length live-action format—from genius creator of the "Danganronpa" series, Kazutaka Kodaka!
Why similar: FMV 45.7% ★, Choices Matter 14.5%, Cinematic 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%, Visual Novel 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the mind behind Danganronpa, this high-stakes thriller features a time-loop mechanic and intense, branching narrative paths.
- #8 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
92% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,112 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 52.6% ★, Choices Matter 12.1%, Cinematic 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.8%, Detective 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sophisticated, multi-generational murder mystery that challenges players to piece together clues in a high-production FMV format.
- #9 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,230 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 63.6% ★, Detective 16.4%, Crime 6.9%, Story Rich 6.2%, Adventure 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic FMV detective game that focuses on identifying inconsistencies in witness testimonies to solve a murder.
- #10 Night Book
91% matchMixed68% of 594 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 46.3% ★, Choices Matter 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.2%, Thriller 7.2%, Detective 7%
Why You'll Like It: A modern thriller filmed entirely during lockdown that focuses on the tension of a supernatural mystery unfolding over a video call.
- #11 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
90% matchMixed66% of 1,175 reviews2022
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.0 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 46% ★, Choices Matter 16.8%, Multiple Endings 8%, Detective 6.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: A clever, mystery-focused FMV game where players must uncover the truth behind a family poisoning through strategic questioning.
- #12 Breakout 13
88% matchVery Positive88% of 7,422 reviews2023
Dev: ALT Lab
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.1 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 40.4% ★, Choices Matter 16.1%, Cinematic 13.8%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Detective 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, choice-heavy narrative set in a controversial treatment center that emphasizes the consequences of every decision.
- #13 The Bunker
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,873 reviews2016
Dev: Splendy InteractivePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 75.6% ★, Story Rich 7.8%, Adventure 7.6%, Thriller 5.5%, Indie 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, live-action psychological horror game that delivers a claustrophobic and gripping story within a single location.
- #14 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
89% matchVery Positive83% of 601 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 48.4% ★, Choices Matter 10.6%, Detective 10.3%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Story Rich 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian murder mystery where you play as a psychiatrist interviewing patients to uncover a dark, unfolding conspiracy.
- #15 At Dead Of Night
87% matchVery Positive94% of 3,429 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 67.2% ★, Cinematic 20.6%, Story Rich 7.7%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique hybrid of FMV and survival horror that forces players to navigate a haunted hotel while avoiding a dangerous antagonist.
- #16 Mia and the Dragon Princess
86% matchMixed67% of 284 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 32% ★, Choices Matter 13.5%, Cinematic 12.2%, Violent 10.2%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-packed FMV adventure that blends martial arts and crime-thriller elements with a branching story.
- #17 Murderous Muses
86% matchMixed69% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 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 55.8% ★, Choices Matter 14%, Detective 12.4%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Story Rich 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish, supernatural detective game that tasks players with solving a murder by exploring an art gallery and interviewing suspects.
- #18 The Isle Tide Hotel
84% matchMixed65% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 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 43.7% ★, Choices Matter 15.5%, Detective 7.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cult-themed mystery that requires players to infiltrate a strange gathering and make critical choices to save a missing person.
- #19 Jessika
85% matchMixed68% of 238 reviews2020
Dev: Tritrie GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Jessika committed suicide, and it’s up to you to find out why she did what she did by prying into her digital past. What at first seems to be a job like any other quickly develops into a dark drama with twists and turns.
Why similar: FMV 53.7% ★, Detective 9.8%, Thriller 8.1%, Female Protagonist 7.3%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep-dive investigation game where you piece together a tragic story by searching through a deceased person's digital archives.
- #20 Press X to Not Die
84% matchVery Positive90% of 4,055 reviews2017
Dev: All Seeing Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A ridiculous live-action B-movie adventure you will never forget! You wake up to find your town in chaos. Everyone has gone crazy and is just attacking each other! A cryptic message is the secret to survival-- Press X to not die!
Why similar: FMV 73.4% ★, Choices Matter 13.5%, Violent 8.6%, Indie 2.5%, Gore 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy FMV game that mirrors the frantic, survival-based quick-time events seen in She Sees Red.
- #21 SIMULACRA
82% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 40.2% ★, Choices Matter 16.3%, Detective 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Thriller 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A disturbing, phone-based thriller that uses realistic UI to immerse players in a mystery involving a missing person.
- #22 Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 487 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 45.7% ★, Choices Matter 13.6%, Detective 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A series of supernatural mysteries featuring two charismatic leads and a branching narrative that rewards careful observation.
- #23 Her Story
82% matchVery Positive89% of 10,294 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 50.9% ★, Detective 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Visual Novel 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential FMV investigation game that tasks players with navigating a non-linear police database to solve a cold case.
- #24 The Gallery
81% 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 35% ★, Cinematic 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Detective 8.4%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A suspenseful FMV thriller that forces players to navigate a hostage situation with limited time and high stakes.
- #25 FLAM EVAW
77% 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 51.5% ★, Cinematic 15.1%, Detective 11%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #26 Hacked: The Streamer
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 274 reviews2026
Dev: Button InteractivePub: GameDev.ist
Windows
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 46% ★, Choices Matter 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #27 The Run
78% matchVery Positive89% of 89 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 36.2% ★, Cinematic 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Violent 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.8%
- #28 Telling Lies
81% matchMixed63% of 1,297 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 48.4% ★, Choices Matter 13.4%, Detective 11.3%, Thriller 10.2%, Story Rich 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A revolutionary investigation game that uses a searchable video database to uncover the truth behind a complex, multi-character conspiracy.
- #29 Deluded I
80% matchMostly Positive75% 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 45.8% ★, Detective 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Thriller 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that utilizes FMV sequences to tell a dark, character-driven story about investigation and obsession.
- #30 神都不良探 Underdog Detective
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,849 reviews2022
Dev: 天津芸芸科技有限公司
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 8.1 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 45.9% ★, Choices Matter 18.7%, Cinematic 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Story Rich 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique historical detective game that blends FMV with RPG elements to create a rich, choice-driven mystery experience.
- #31 Loretta
77% matchVery Positive93% of 421 reviews2023
Dev: BonereadersPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.2 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: Choices Matter 19.5%, Thriller 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #32 Blues and Bullets
79% matchMixed62% of 1,374 reviews2015
Dev: A Crowd of Monsters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Blues and Bullets is a dark and violent crime thriller. Set in an alternative Eliot Ness & Al Capone story, Blues and Bullets blends a stunning script with detective work to deliver an amazing interactive experience.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.6%, Detective 17.9%, Cinematic 16.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Story Rich 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired detective game that features a gritty atmosphere and difficult moral choices in a crime-ridden city.
- #33 Russian Psychiatric Pastoral: Prologue
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Ivan Lysenko
Windows
Introductory demonstration version. An interactive movie that combines a psychiatrist simulator, a detective story and unique fight sequences. Take on the role of a psychiatrist, encounter various psychiatric diagnoses, and investigate disappearances of various people.
Why similar: FMV 36.8% ★, Cinematic 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.7%
- #34 Twin Mirror
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,651 reviews2021
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.5%, Cinematic 20%, Detective 13.2%, Psychological 7.6%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #35 The Narcotic Operation
74% matchVery Positive88% of 515 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 39.6% ★, Cinematic 12.1%, Violent 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #36 Dead Reset
73% matchVery Positive88% of 715 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Rift HorrorPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Trapped in a terrifying death-loop, surgeon Cole Mason is kidnapped and brought to an underwater facility, forced to operate on a patient to extract an evolving parasitic horror. Dead Reset is a blood-soaked interactive horror, where each death brings you closer to the truth.
Why similar: FMV 40.7% ★, Cinematic 13.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Violent 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #37 Mute
73% 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 54.7% ★, Cinematic 15.1%, Detective 10.3%, Choices Matter 5.7%, Violent 5.6%
- #38 Road to Empress I
71% matchVery Positive87% of 11,584 reviews2025
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
Why similar: FMV 43.3% ★, Choices Matter 20.5%, Cinematic 8.9%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #39 Love Love Mystery Club
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 594 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 59% ★, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Visual Novel 7.7%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #40 Heavy Rain
73% matchVery Positive86% of 28,418 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Why similar: Choices Matter 31.5%, Cinematic 16.6%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Detective 9.4%, Story Rich 8%
- #41 As Dusk Falls
72% matchVery Positive91% of 4,224 reviews2022
Dev: INTERIOR/NIGHTPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.
Why similar: Choices Matter 26.2%, Cinematic 20.4%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Violent 8.9%
- #42 Interrogation Files: Port Landsend
74% matchVery Positive86% of 88 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 43.7% ★, Cinematic 12.2%, Adventure 10.9%, Detective 8.8%, Thriller 6.9%
- #43 Choose Wisely
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 132 reviews2018
Dev: ID Card
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
This interactive adventure features no specific hero. YOU are the one who decides who makes it out alive - or not. Your actions determine the outcome of the story. In total there are 9 playable heroes and more than 50 different paths all featuring intense dialogues and thrilling events.
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.9%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Violent 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.1%
- #44 Misty Judgment
70% 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 46.3% ★, Cinematic 15.9%, Detective 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Visual Novel 5.7%
- #45 17 ways to not die (or not, IDK) - Interactive Movie
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Denis TeT
Windows
17 Ways Not to Die is a movie, first and foremost. A movie in which you can influence what happens on the screen. There are 17 endings, or not endings, or not 17, I don’t know. I don’t care.
Why similar: FMV 42% ★, Choices Matter 17.9%, Cinematic 12.2%, Thriller 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.1%
- #46 The Insider – interactive movie
75% matchMixed41% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Inters Media
Windows
The Insider is an interactive film where a viewer’s choices decide how the story goes. It has five different endings and her fate depends entirely on your choice.
Why similar: FMV 46.2% ★, Choices Matter 16.4%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7%
- #47 Song of Farca
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,607 reviews2021
Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.
Why similar: Choices Matter 31.7%, Detective 16.8%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #48 Cellveillance
69% 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 44.1% ★, Cinematic 15.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Detective 7.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.6%
- #49 The Joker's Game
69% 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 43.9% ★, Detective 9%, Cinematic 8.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #50 Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
70% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows · Mac
Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Violent 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #51 Five Dates
70% matchVery Positive85% of 2,808 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 50.8% ★, Choices Matter 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Visual Novel 5.7%
- #52 Methods: The Illusion Murders
68% matchVery Positive89% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Detective 30%, Female Protagonist 25%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Story Rich 14.9%, Crime 11.2%
- #53 Red Line
67% matchVery Positive97% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Cat StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
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 28%, Detective 20%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Story Rich 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%
- #54 Jenny LeClue - Detectivu
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,363 reviews2019
Dev: Mografi
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
JENNY LECLUE is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet, mysteries and puzzles to solve across a vibrant, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Cinematic 27.9%, Detective 20%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #55 This Bed We Made
66% matchVery Positive91% of 3,051 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Why similar: Cinematic 26.6%, Detective 14.4%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Choices Matter 12%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #56 Nobody Wants to Die
65% matchVery Positive84% of 6,806 reviews2024
Dev: Critical Hit GamesPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.1%, Detective 19.1%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Thriller 16%, Psychological 9.6%
- #57 Rainy Butcher
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Genunie Studio
Windows
On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.
Why similar: Cinematic 30.8%, Detective 15.9%, Visual Novel 13%, Thriller 10.7%, Adventure 10%
- #58 Case #1472
67% 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: Detective 26.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Psychological 13.1%
- #59 of the Devil
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,338 reviews2025
Dev: nth Circle Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.2%, Detective 20.2%, Female Protagonist 17%, Thriller 12%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #60 Paradise Killer
65% matchVery Positive93% of 4,418 reviews2020
Dev: Kaizen Game WorksPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.9%, Detective 18.4%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Story Rich 9.9%
