- #1 Death Come True
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 948 reviews2020
Dev: IzanagiGames
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 50.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Cinematic 9.6%, Mystery 9.2%, Choices Matter 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes FMV mystery from the creator of Danganronpa that shares the same cinematic, choice-driven DNA as the seed game.
- #2 The Shapeshifting Detective
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,677 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 69% ★, Detective 11.9%, Choices Matter 6.7%, Mystery 6.1%, Adventure 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This FMV mystery game features a unique supernatural premise where you must deduce the culprit through interactive interviews.
- #3 Her Story
96% matchVery Positive89% of 10,228 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 53.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Detective 14%, Realistic 5.7%, Story Rich 5%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal FMV investigation game that requires you to piece together a fragmented narrative by searching through a database of video clips.
- #4 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
95% matchVery Positive83% of 596 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 58.1% ★, Detective 12.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Story Rich 5.5%, Choices Matter 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric FMV mystery where you play as a psychiatrist questioning patients to solve a murder, mirroring the investigative focus of the seed game.
- #5 IMMORTALITY
94% matchVery Positive84% of 1,884 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 51.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Detective 11.8%, Realistic 7.3%, Story Rich 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: An ambitious, high-quality FMV experience that tasks you with uncovering the truth behind a missing actress by analyzing hidden details in film footage.
- #6 Late Shift
94% matchVery Positive86% of 9,107 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 61.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Story Rich 3.6%, Adventure 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A polished, cinematic FMV thriller that emphasizes branching paths and high-stakes decision-making.
- #7 Erica
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,713 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 49.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Detective 7.6%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Cinematic 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A visually stunning interactive movie that blends live-action performance with tactile, choice-based gameplay.
- #8 The Case of the Golden Idol
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Historical 24.9%, Detective 24.2%, Mystery 22%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: While not FMV, this game captures the exact same 'detective board' logic and deductive satisfaction found in the seed game's investigation segments.
- #9 Telling Lies
92% matchMixed63% of 1,290 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 55.6% ★, Detective 13.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Realistic 6.8%, Story Rich 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to Her Story that offers a deep, non-linear detective experience through the lens of recorded video files.
- #10 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
91% matchMixed66% of 1,161 reviews2022
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 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 51.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Mystery 8.1%, Detective 7.7%, Choices Matter 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A murder mystery FMV that combines a lighthearted tone with the same core mechanic of interviewing suspects to find the truth.
- #11 She Sees Red - Interactive Movie
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,141 reviews2019
Dev: Rhinotales
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.
Why similar: FMV 53.1% ★, Choices Matter 12.4%, Cinematic 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.9%, Detective 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, short-form FMV thriller that relies on player choices to navigate a complex web of crime and deception.
- #12 Jessika
89% matchMixed68% of 238 reviews2020
Dev: Tritrie GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 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 56.8% ★, Mystery 10.9%, Detective 10.6%, Realistic 5.8%, Adventure 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A compelling FMV mystery that uses a digital interface to uncover the dark secrets of a missing person.
- #13 Murderous Muses
89% matchMixed68% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 60.6% ★, Detective 13.9%, Mystery 10.2%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Story Rich 6%
Why You'll Like It: An FMV mystery game that tasks you with solving a murder in an art gallery, featuring the same blend of puzzle-solving and cinematic storytelling.
- #14 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,223 reviews2015
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: FMV 60.6% ★, Detective 16%, Mystery 11.7%, Story Rich 5%, Atmospheric 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic FMV detective game that focuses on identifying inconsistencies in witness testimonies through clever questioning.
- #15 The Isle Tide Hotel
87% matchMixed65% of 254 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 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 49.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Detective 9%, Mystery 8.5%, Choices Matter 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive FMV mystery that focuses on exploration and lore-rich investigation within a confined, eerie setting.
- #16 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
86% matchVery Positive89% of 7,723 reviews2014
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Why similar: Detective 39%, Mystery 21.7%, Historical 12.8%, Adventure 7.8%, Choices Matter 7%
Why You'll Like It: A premier detective game that excels at the deduction-based gameplay and evidence-linking mechanics central to the Shijima story.
- #17 Breakout 13
84% matchVery Positive88% of 7,394 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 47.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Detective 10.3%, Cinematic 10.1%, Choices Matter 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive cinematic game that focuses on choices and survival within a high-stakes, narrative-heavy environment.
- #18 I Saw Black Clouds
86% matchMixed62% of 633 reviews2021
Dev: Ghost Dog FilmsPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 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 49.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Cinematic 9.9%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Mystery 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller FMV that uses branching narrative paths to explore supernatural and grounded mysteries.
- #19 Murders on the Yangtze River
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,376 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Historical 26.1%, Mystery 18.9%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A detective adventure that emphasizes logical deduction and puzzle-solving in a historical setting.
- #20 Attentat 1942
85% matchVery Positive93% of 479 reviews2017
Dev: Charles Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.
Why similar: FMV 43.1% ★, Historical 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Cinematic 10.5%, Realistic 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A historical narrative game that uses live-action segments and interviews to uncover the truth about the past, matching the historical depth of the seed game.
- #21 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
83% matchVery Positive94% of 3,907 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 41.3%, Mystery 28.6%, Story Rich 14.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A detective game that blends supernatural elements with traditional investigation and evidence-linking mechanics.
- #22 The Complex
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,459 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 68.1% ★, Choices Matter 11.2%, Adventure 5.2%, Mystery 4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi FMV thriller that focuses on character-driven choices and the consequences of your actions in a high-pressure environment.
- #23 SIMULACRA
82% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 55.5% ★, Detective 15.1%, Mystery 9.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Story Rich 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-mystery game that uses a simulated phone interface to uncover the truth, similar to the digital investigation aspects of modern FMV titles.
- #24 Return of the Obra Dinn
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,398 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Detective 34.4%, Mystery 27.5%, Historical 15.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, Atmospheric 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in deduction and mystery-solving that rewards players for piecing together complex timelines and identities.
- #25 Unheard - Voices of Crime
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,839 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Detective 55.5%, Mystery 29.6%, Story Rich 11%, Atmospheric 3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: An innovative audio-based detective game where you must listen to conversations to solve a crime, echoing the deduction focus of the seed game.
- #26 Return to Shironagasu Island
80% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Mystery 35.7%, Detective 21.7%, Adventure 16.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-adventure visual novel that captures the same sense of intrigue and detective work found in the seed game.
- #27 The Bunker
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,859 reviews2016
Dev: Splendy InteractivePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 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 77.3% ★, Story Rich 6.7%, Mystery 6.1%, Adventure 5.8%, Atmospheric 4%
Why You'll Like It: A fully live-action psychological horror game that emphasizes narrative immersion and environmental storytelling.
- #28 Road to Empress I
77% matchVery Positive87% of 11,428 reviews2025
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.5 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 56.7% ★, Historical 13.5%, Choices Matter 11%, Cinematic 7.4%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #29 Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,212 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 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 47% ★, Historical 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Cinematic 9.6%, Mystery 8.6%
- #30 Five Dates
79% matchVery Positive85% of 2,798 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 60.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Realistic 4.5%, Story Rich 4%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive FMV experience that focuses on character relationships and branching dialogue choices.
- #31 Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,092 reviews2024
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 54.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Cinematic 11.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Detective 6.4%
- #32 Misty Judgment
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,412 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 57.3% ★, Detective 12.5%, Cinematic 12.4%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #33 FLAM EVAW
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,478 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 59% ★, Detective 12.9%, Cinematic 10.9%, Mystery 5.6%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #34 Ten Dates
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 547 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 55.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Realistic 6.5%, Story Rich 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sequel to Five Dates that expands on the interactive narrative mechanics and character-focused storytelling.
- #35 Mute
75% 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 57.7% ★, Detective 11.2%, Mystery 10.4%, Cinematic 10.1%, Realistic 3.2%
- #36 The Roottrees are Dead
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,749 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 40.5%, Mystery 34.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Adventure 5.1%
- #37 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
73% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Mystery 29%, Detective 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Story Rich 13.3%, Adventure 8.9%
- #38 神都不良探 Underdog Detective
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,843 reviews2022
Dev: 天津芸芸科技有限公司
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 8.2 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 48.8% ★, Historical 18%, Mystery 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Cinematic 7.6%
- #39 法医探案团之碎嘴小诗
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: 芒果互娱
Windows · Mac
在《法医探案团之碎嘴小诗》中，玩家将化身被害人小诗，用独特的“逝者视角”沉浸式与法医一同寻找自己死因真相！通过“拟真尸检”和“嫌疑人的调查”、“多样的剧情选择”和“技能释放”中冲出层层迷雾，而在扑朔迷离的案情不断袭来之时，一个「糖果岛」的神秘符号，竟引出无数少女的神秘失踪与被囚禁的线索，把案件再次推向新的高潮！
Why similar: FMV 70.9% ★, Mystery 14.5%, Cinematic 6.9%, Adventure 4.2%, Female Protagonist 3.4%
- #40 TAPE: Unveil the Memories
74% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: BlackChiliGoat StudioPub: Meridiem Games
Windows
Use a special video camera that can rewind time to explore memories of the past in TAPE: Unveil the Memories, a first-person narrative mystery adventure set in 1990s Northern Spain.
Why similar: FMV 77.5% ★, Story Rich 7.9%, Female Protagonist 4.8%, Atmospheric 4.8%, Adventure 4%
- #41 The Method of Hiding a Body
73% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Sea of Ghosts
Windows
A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.
Why similar: Mystery 37.2%, Choices Matter 27.1%, Story Rich 19.2%, Violent 6%, Gore 5.9%
- #42 This Bed We Made
71% matchVery Positive91% of 2,983 reviews2023
Dev: Lowbirth Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Mystery 18.3%, Historical 15.7%, Cinematic 15.6%, Detective 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%
- #43 The Painscreek Killings
72% matchVery Positive91% of 6,013 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Mystery 29.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Realistic 10.8%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #44 Love Love Mystery Club
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 559 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 78.1% ★, Mystery 8.1%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Female Protagonist 3.4%, Adventure 2.2%
- #45 Case #1472
71% 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 31.5%, Mystery 20.5%, Realistic 18.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #46 The Shell Part I: Inferno
70% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Detective 23%, Mystery 19.8%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Cinematic 11.8%
- #47 Bloodshore
72% matchMixed69% of 916 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.9 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 54.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Cinematic 8.5%, Choices Matter 6.6%, Story Rich 5%
- #48 Cellveillance
69% matchVery Positive86% of 596 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 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 49.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Cinematic 10.8%, Mystery 9.9%, Detective 9%
- #49 428: Shibuya Scramble
70% matchVery Positive95% of 3,587 reviews2018
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.
Why similar: FMV 57.4% ★, Mystery 15.1%, Detective 6.9%, Story Rich 6.5%, Choices Matter 5.7%
- #50 The Chrono Jotter
69% matchVery Positive94% of 2,205 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Mystery 26.7%, Story Rich 14.7%, Atmospheric 9%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #51 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,520 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Mystery 36.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.5%, Story Rich 17.4%, Adventure 12.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #52 逆光迷途 Lost in Darklight
71% matchMixed51% of 82 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 50.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Cinematic 10.6%, Mystery 9%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #53 The Joker's Game
66% matchVery Positive87% of 493 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 52.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Detective 11.1%, Cinematic 6.7%, Mystery 6.5%
- #54 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
70% matchVery Positive82% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Mystery 41%, Adventure 26.7%, Story Rich 18.8%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #55 A Case of Distrust
69% matchVery Positive82% of 601 reviews2018
Dev: An Open Ben
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Historical 22.8%, Detective 17.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #56 SHINJUKU SOUMEI
67% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Through the eyes of Torao, explore a story that raises profound questions about the value of life. Questions that speak to those living in modern times, those in the city, and for all of us.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 43.4%, Choices Matter 19.9%, Adventure 19.8%, Gore 10.2%, Story Rich 5%
- #57 The Council
67% matchVery Positive84% of 5,581 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.1%, Detective 19.3%, Historical 16.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #58 The Run
64% matchVery Positive92% of 73 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 48.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Cinematic 11.8%, Choices Matter 6.1%, Violent 5.8%
- #59 AI: The Somnium Files
66% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 29.1%, Mystery 26.1%, Story Rich 12.7%, Choices Matter 10%, Gore 8.6%
- #60 TOKYO PSYCHODEMIC
68% matchMostly Negative32% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: GRAVITY GAME ARISEPub: GRAVITY
Windows
5% of murder cases remain unsolved... it's time to open up these cases and confront the supernatural with forensic science! Solve cases by analyzing evidence and consulting with specialists. Enter a world that artfully blends 2D illustration and real-life visuals!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Cinematic 16.5%, Detective 15.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%
