- #1 Late Shift
97% matchVery Positive86% of 9,253 reviews2017
Dev: CtrlMoviePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.
Why similar: FMV 48.8% ★, Choices Matter 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%, Multiple Endings 7.4%, Story Rich 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for cinematic FMV thrillers, offering a high-stakes heist narrative with branching paths that feel just as fluid as She Sees Red.
- #2 The Complex
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,557 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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% ★, Choices Matter 21%, Adventure 5.5%, Multiple Endings 4.3%, Thriller 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, claustrophobic thriller that forces you to make rapid-fire decisions under pressure, mirroring the intensity of the seed game.
- #3 Erica
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,757 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 38.7% ★, Choices Matter 14%, Cinematic 8.3%, Multiple Endings 7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-production value mystery that uses tactile, cinematic FMV to immerse you in a dark, branching narrative.
- #4 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,127 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 52.3% ★, Choices Matter 12%, Cinematic 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.9%, Detective 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a complex, multi-generational mystery that rewards careful observation and logical deduction within a polished FMV format.
- #5 Bloodshore
94% matchMixed69% of 964 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 44.4% ★, Choices Matter 13%, Cinematic 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: If you enjoyed the violent and fast-paced nature of She Sees Red, this battle-royale style FMV provides a similar adrenaline-fueled experience.
- #6 I Saw Black Clouds
94% matchMixed61% of 657 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 37.3% ★, Choices Matter 15.4%, Cinematic 12%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural thriller that utilizes FMV to build a dark, atmospheric mystery with multiple endings based on your choices.
- #7 The Shapeshifting Detective
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,707 reviews2018
Dev: D'Avekki Studios LtdPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.8 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 63.7% ★, Choices Matter 15.3%, Detective 10.9%, Adventure 4.9%, Story Rich 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique detective game that uses FMV to let you interrogate suspects and transform into them to uncover the truth.
- #8 Death Come True
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 960 reviews2020
Dev: IzanagiGames
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 45.4% ★, Choices Matter 14.3%, Cinematic 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%, Visual Novel 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the mind behind Danganronpa, this fast-paced sci-fi mystery uses FMV to deliver a gripping, time-loop narrative.
- #9 Her Story
91% matchVery Positive89% of 10,391 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 50.6% ★, Detective 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Visual Novel 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive non-linear detective game that requires you to piece together a crime through fragmented video clips.
- #10 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
91% matchVery Positive82% of 616 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 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 48.1% ★, Choices Matter 10.5%, Detective 10.4%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Story Rich 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological detective game where you must interview patients via FMV to solve a murder mystery.
- #11 Night Book
90% matchMixed68% of 605 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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% ★, Choices Matter 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%, Thriller 7.2%, Detective 7%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, supernatural thriller told entirely through video calls, capturing the modern, isolated feel of digital-age mystery.
- #12 Telling Lies
89% matchMixed63% of 1,323 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 48.2% ★, Choices Matter 13.3%, Detective 11.4%, Thriller 10.3%, Story Rich 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to Her Story, this deep investigative experience rewards players for meticulously searching through video databases.
- #13 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
89% matchMixed66% of 1,200 reviews2022
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 45.8% ★, Choices Matter 16.7%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Detective 6.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: An engaging mystery that focuses on family dynamics and uncovering secrets through interactive video conversations.
- #14 Mia and the Dragon Princess
88% matchMixed66% of 292 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 31.6% ★, Choices Matter 13.3%, Cinematic 12.3%, Violent 10.3%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-packed FMV that emphasizes combat and character-driven choices in a high-energy narrative.
- #15 The Isle Tide Hotel
87% matchMixed64% of 276 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 43.5% ★, Choices Matter 15.4%, Detective 7.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.4%, Multiple Endings 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cult-themed mystery that offers a rich, branching narrative with a distinct cinematic aesthetic.
- #16 Jessika
86% matchMixed68% of 238 reviews2020
Dev: Tritrie GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 53.3% ★, Detective 9.8%, Thriller 8.1%, Female Protagonist 7.6%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep dive into a digital mystery that uses found-footage style FMV to reconstruct a tragic past.
- #17 SIMULACRA
85% matchVery Positive90% of 4,678 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 39.8% ★, Choices Matter 16.2%, Detective 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Thriller 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A found-phone mystery that perfectly captures the feeling of digital investigation and psychological tension.
- #18 At Dead Of Night
84% matchVery Positive94% of 3,555 reviews2020
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 67.8% ★, Cinematic 20.3%, Story Rich 7.5%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A terrifying blend of FMV and stealth-horror that forces you to investigate a haunted hotel while avoiding a killer.
- #19 The Bunker
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,910 reviews2016
Dev: Splendy InteractivePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Bunker is an award-winning interactive psychological horror movie. You are John, born underground the day the bombs fell, now alone and trying to survive. But when an alarm goes off, a catastrophic chain of events begins. Unlock the dark secrets of your past as you try to escape The Bunker.
Why similar: FMV 75.3% ★, Story Rich 7.9%, Adventure 7.8%, Thriller 5.5%, Indie 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric and claustrophobic FMV thriller that focuses on survival and uncovering secrets within a hidden facility.
- #20 Breakout 13
83% matchVery Positive88% of 7,474 reviews2023
Dev: ALT Lab
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Breakout 13 is a thrilling narrative game with interactive cinematic experience. Based on true stories. Embark on a revealing journey as you attempt to break free from a negligent correctional institute and carve out your own path to justice. Each decision you make shapes the story.
Why similar: FMV 40.2% ★, Choices Matter 15.9%, Cinematic 13.9%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Detective 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, choice-heavy narrative about surviving a brutal reform school that features strong FMV production.
- #21 Murderous Muses
84% matchMixed69% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 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 55.5% ★, Choices Matter 13.9%, Detective 12.5%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Story Rich 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: An art-focused mystery that combines FMV investigation with puzzle-solving mechanics to uncover a dark truth.
- #22 Loretta
82% matchVery Positive91% of 447 reviews2023
Dev: BonereadersPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 19.2%, Thriller 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological thriller that explores the consequences of your choices in a tense, narrative-heavy environment.
- #23 Twin Mirror
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,721 reviews2021
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 25.2%, Cinematic 20.1%, Detective 13.3%, Psychological 7.5%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that features a strong focus on detective work and character-driven choices in a gritty setting.
- #24 Case Files: Behind Closed Doors
81% matchPositive90% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Think Ten Media Group
Windows
An FMV murder mystery, police interrogation, detective experience.
Why similar: FMV 48% ★, Choices Matter 17.1%, Detective 12%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Story Rich 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward detective investigation game that utilizes FMV to ground the mystery in reality.
- #25 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,249 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 63.5% ★, Detective 16.5%, Crime 6.8%, Story Rich 6.3%, Adventure 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic FMV detective game where you must catch suspects in their lies through careful questioning and evidence gathering.
- #26 Not For Broadcast
79% matchVery Positive94% of 12,650 reviews2022
Dev: NotGamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?
Why similar: FMV 47.3% ★, Choices Matter 20.5%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.7%, Story Rich 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: An FMV-heavy game where you control the narrative flow of a news broadcast, offering a unique take on interactive storytelling.
- #27 Five Dates
80% matchVery Positive85% of 2,825 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 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 50.7% ★, Choices Matter 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%, Multiple Endings 7.4%, Visual Novel 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern FMV experience that emphasizes branching paths and character interaction in a relatable, yet high-stakes setting.
- #28 Hacked: The Streamer
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 332 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 45.6% ★, Choices Matter 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #29 The Gallery
79% matchMixed69% of 175 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 34.8% ★, Cinematic 12.6%, Choices Matter 12%, Detective 8.4%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique FMV mystery that blends two different time periods to create a compelling, choice-driven narrative.
- #30 The Run
77% matchVery Positive90% of 109 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 36.8% ★, Cinematic 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Violent 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.8%
- #31 Press X to Not Die
78% matchVery Positive90% of 4,094 reviews2017
Dev: All Seeing Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.8 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 73.2% ★, Choices Matter 13.5%, Violent 8.8%, Indie 2.5%, Gore 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, action-oriented FMV that mirrors the chaotic intensity and survival focus of She Sees Red.
- #32 Ten Dates
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 572 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ten Dates is the sequel to the interactive rom-com, Five Dates. Misha, a millennial from London in search of that elusive in-person connection, tricks her best friend Ryan into going to a speed dating event with her.
Why similar: FMV 45.2% ★, Choices Matter 18.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A romantic-themed FMV that shares the same branching choice mechanics and high-quality production as the seed game.
- #33 FLAM EVAW
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,490 reviews2025
Dev: 北京万合瑞晟文化传媒有限公司
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 51.2% ★, Cinematic 15.1%, Detective 11%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #34 Dead Reset
75% matchVery Positive88% of 787 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Rift HorrorPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 40.5% ★, Cinematic 13.4%, Choices Matter 13%, Violent 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #35 Russian Psychiatric Pastoral: Prologue
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 111 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 36.5% ★, Cinematic 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 7.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.7%
- #36 Interrogation Files: Port Landsend
76% matchVery Positive87% of 89 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 41.6% ★, Cinematic 11.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Detective 8.5%, Thriller 6.7%
- #37 The Narcotic Operation
73% matchVery Positive88% of 519 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 39.2% ★, Cinematic 12.1%, Violent 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #38 Deluded I
76% 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 45.5% ★, Detective 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Thriller 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7%
- #39 Mute
72% 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 54.3% ★, Cinematic 15.3%, Detective 10.4%, Violent 5.7%, Choices Matter 5.6%
- #40 Love Love Mystery Club
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 621 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 58.6% ★, Choices Matter 13.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Visual Novel 7.7%
- #41 As Dusk Falls
72% matchVery Positive90% of 4,427 reviews2022
Dev: INTERIOR/NIGHTPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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%, Cinematic 20.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Violent 9%
- #42 Evil School
70% matchVery Positive93% of 994 reviews2026
Dev: CineGame Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
This game is an FMV about anti-bullying. A teenage girl mysteriously disappeared, and the truth was buried by power for eight years. Now, you return to this place of evil with a bloodstained list. The moment of slay & judgment has arrived...
Why similar: FMV 42.6% ★, Choices Matter 14.7%, Cinematic 13.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Thriller 5.6%
- #43 Road to Empress I
69% matchVery Positive87% of 13,226 reviews2025
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 43.2% ★, Choices Matter 20.2%, Cinematic 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #44 Inner Scales 1:Choice
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,000 reviews2026
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《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 57.3% ★, Cinematic 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Visual Novel 5.6%
- #45 Choose Wisely
74% matchMixed70% of 136 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 19.5%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Violent 14.8%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%
- #46 Misty Judgment
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,519 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 46.1% ★, Cinematic 16%, Detective 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Visual Novel 5.7%
- #47 Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 493 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 45.4% ★, Choices Matter 13.5%, Detective 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
- #48 17 ways to not die (or not, IDK) - Interactive Movie
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 90 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 41.7% ★, Choices Matter 17.8%, Cinematic 12.3%, Thriller 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.2%
- #49 Song of Farca
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,676 reviews2021
Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 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 31.3%, Detective 16.8%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #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 13.3%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #51 The Insider – interactive movie
73% 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 45.8% ★, Choices Matter 16.2%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.1%
- #52 The Joker's Game
68% matchVery Positive83% of 512 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 43.5% ★, Detective 9.1%, Cinematic 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #53 This Bed We Made
68% matchVery Positive91% of 3,323 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 26.3%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Detective 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #54 Blues and Bullets
71% matchMixed62% of 1,375 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 24.3%, Detective 17.9%, Cinematic 16.8%, Multiple Endings 9%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #55 Cellveillance
66% matchVery Positive86% of 624 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"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 43.7% ★, Cinematic 15.2%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Detective 7.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.6%
- #56 Heavy Rain
66% matchVery Positive86% of 30,842 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.4 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 31.2%, Cinematic 16.6%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Detective 9.5%, Story Rich 8%
- #57 Methods: The Illusion Murders
67% matchVery Positive85% of 102 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 29.9%, Female Protagonist 25.5%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Story Rich 14.8%, Crime 11%
- #58 HEADLINER
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 937 reviews2017
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.
Why similar: Choices Matter 38.3%, Multiple Endings 19.2%, Adventure 9%, Violent 8.7%, Indie 7%
- #59 Jenny LeClue - Detectivu
67% matchVery Positive87% of 1,379 reviews2019
Dev: Mografi
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 9.2 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 27.8%, Detective 19.9%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #60 Red Line
66% 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 27.7%, Detective 19.9%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.7%
