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  1. #1 The Complex
    97% 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 48.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 4.4%, Thriller 4.4%

  2. #2 Late Shift
    96% 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 42.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

  3. #3 She Sees Red - Interactive Movie
    96% 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 34.9%, Cinematic 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Detective 8.3%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

  4. #4 Erica
    95% 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 31.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Detective 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Cinematic 8.7%

  5. #5 SIMULACRA
    94% 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 25.2%, Detective 15.9%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Psychological 8.8%, Multiple Endings 6.3%

  6. #6 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
    94% 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 31.8%, Detective 16.3%, Psychological 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%, Drama 6%

  7. #7 The Isle Tide Hotel
    93% 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 26.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Detective 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Immersive Sim 7.1%

  8. #8 Her Story
    92% 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 25.2%, Detective 15.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%

  9. #9 Ib
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
    Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.1%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Story Rich 15.2%, Exploration 11.7%

  10. #10 The Occupation
    91% matchMixed60% of 408 reviews2019
    Dev: White Paper GamesPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    The Occupation is a fixed-time, investigative thriller set in North West England on Saturday 24th October, 1987.

    Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Immersive Sim 21.6%, Thriller 12%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Investigation 7.8%

  11. #11 Misty Judgment
    89% 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 25.9%, Detective 13.1%, Cinematic 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Immersive Sim 9%

  12. #12 The Assembly
    91% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2016
    Dev: nDreams
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    A first-person interactive story inspired by real-world anxieties, The Assembly is a long-form game designed for VR. Explore a morally ambiguous organization as two individuals and face tough decisions from contrasting perspectives, that culminate in one of multiple thrilling conclusions.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Drama 15.7%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Realistic 14.2%, Story Rich 11%

  13. #13 The Run
    88% 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 30.9%, Cinematic 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Thriller 6.1%

  14. #14 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 37.1%, Detective 19.7%, Investigation 13.7%, Drama 6.9%, Story Rich 5.9%

  15. #15 Twisted Gallery 异馆
    87% matchVery Positive85% of 349 reviews2025
    Dev: FH Create Inc
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    You're trapped in an endlessly looping art gallery — familiar, yet uncanny. If you can notice the changes, maybe you can find your way out.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 32.7%, Simulation 19.7%, Realistic 19.2%, Exploration 15.7%, Adventure 8%

  16. #16 THE VIG
    86% matchVery Positive92% of 502 reviews2026
    Dev: 亦盈文化
    Windows

    You'll be "Xie En", infiltrating the traitor's money empire. This urban hunt is a revenge saga where wit is your spear. Return as "Wu Wei," using rules as your shield in a world of grey. Will you choose love or vengeance? This lethal game of cash, betrayal and redemption awaits your move.

    Why similar: FMV 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Cinematic 11.9%, Visual Novel 8.3%

  17. #17 As Dusk Falls
    86% matchVery Positive91% of 4,052 reviews2022
    Dev: INTERIOR/NIGHTPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.5 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: Cinematic 25.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Thriller 9.7%

  18. #18 Loretta
    85% matchVery Positive93% of 414 reviews2023
    Dev: BonereadersPub: DANGEN Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.1 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Psychological 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Thriller 9.7%, Drama 9.6%

  19. #19 Dead Reset
    84% matchVery Positive88% of 677 reviews2025
    Dev: Dark Rift HorrorPub: Wales Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 30.7%, Cinematic 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Drama 7.9%

  20. #20 Blood Money: Lethal Eden
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,367 reviews2026
    Dev: 碧火互娱Pub: Jade Flame
    Windows

    Lured by an online lover, you're trapped in a scam compound—a true hell where compassion kills and greed consumes. Will you burn this abyss down or be its guiding light? Rule with beauty or betray for life? Your choices decide all: between life and death, heaven and hell.

    Why similar: FMV 36.5%, Cinematic 15.4%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Thriller 7.5%, Drama 6.8%

  21. #21 Attentat 1942
    84% 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 25.9%, Cinematic 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Investigation 11%, Drama 7.3%

  22. #22 Night Book
    83% matchMixed68% of 586 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 30.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Detective 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Investigation 7%

  23. #23 Breakout 13
    79% 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 23.6%, Detective 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Cinematic 10.5%, Immersive Sim 9.5%

  24. #24 Telling Lies
    82% 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 27.7%, Detective 15.5%, Investigation 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Thriller 7.5%

  25. #25 Cellveillance
    79% 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 22.9%, Cinematic 10.2%, Detective 9.6%, Immersive Sim 9%, Psychological 8.7%

  26. #26 Mute
    78% 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 35.1%, Detective 15.8%, Cinematic 12.6%, Immersive Sim 8%, Interactive Fiction 6.9%

  27. #27 MADE : Interactive Movie – 01. Run away!
    82% matchMixed62% of 53 reviews2021
    Dev: JOONSPICTURES
    Windows

    One day, JURI gets kidnapped and wakes up in dark basement. Desperately seeking her way to escape, JURI runs into a random guy who is indeed another hostage. And someone is chasing them! Who kidnapped them and why? Would they be able to survive?

    Why similar: FMV 39.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Visual Novel 6.3%

  28. #28 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
    81% 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 31.9%, Detective 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Realistic 6.7%

  29. #29 IMMORTALITY
    78% 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 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Detective 13.1%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%

  30. #30 Jessika
    80% 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 36.5%, Detective 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Realistic 8%, Thriller 7%

  31. #31 IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™
    77% matchMostly Positive73% of 166 reviews2025
    Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
    Windows

    You’re torn between a girl who is obsessed with you and a creature. Whose words can lead you out of this endless loop? Trust the right person in the right cycle to get closer to the exit, or be misled by facades, complicating your next loop.

    Why similar: Cinematic 20.2%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Psychological 16.6%, Realistic 12.5%, Exploration 8.9%

  32. #32 The Butterfly Collector
    74% matchVery Positive89% of 870 reviews2025
    Dev: Wicky Yu
    Windows

    investigate the evidence left by a stalker and kidnapper and track the fate of a college girl. The player advances and watches the plot by clicking to make choices for the heroine at key moments, with different choices leading to different endings.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 59.5%, Story Rich 16.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Singleplayer 6.7%, Indie 3.1%

  33. #33 The Suicide of Rachel Foster
    77% matchMixed68% of 6,754 reviews2020
    Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.

    Why similar: Psychological 25.7%, Drama 17.4%, Thriller 16.6%, Realistic 13.5%, Story Rich 10%

  34. #34 YOUR HOUSE
    75% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2025
    Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
    Windows · Mac

    A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.

    Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Investigation 19%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Thriller 11.8%

  35. #35 The Change Architect
    76% matchMixed65% of 54 reviews2020
    Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
    Windows · Mac

    You are a protest organiser, coordinating the crowd outside your window. When the police move in on your position you have to decide whether to tell the protestors to hold the line or pull back.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.7%, Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Adventure 4.7%

  36. #36 Russian Psychiatric Pastoral: Prologue
    73% matchMostly Positive78% of 95 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 27.1%, Cinematic 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Realistic 7.5%

  37. #37 I Saw Black Clouds
    76% 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 27.8%, Psychological 12.9%, Cinematic 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Interactive Fiction 8%

  38. #38 Life Gallery
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 421 reviews2023
    Dev: 751 Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Life Gallery is a puzzle game with a unique, illustration-style art design that leads the players into a world of profound horror.

    Why similar: Drama 37.2%, Thriller 36.5%, Exploration 18.5%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  39. #39 Interrogation: You will be deceived
    75% matchMostly Positive78% of 369 reviews2019
    Dev: Critique GamingPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    As a detective tasked with bringing down a dangerous terrorist group, you fight on two fronts: interrogating suspects & managing your team and its reputation. With time running out, how far will you go to stop these criminals? Manipulation, threats or even torture? Does the end justify the means?

    Why similar: Detective 25.7%, Psychological 21%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Realistic 11.3%, Choices Matter 11%

  40. #40 Mia and the Dragon Princess
    74% matchMixed67% of 280 reviews2023
    Dev: Wales Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    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 22.6%, Cinematic 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%

  41. #41 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,598 reviews2024
    Dev: DeluCat Productions
    Windows

    You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.8%, Visual Novel 33%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Simulation 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  42. #42 The Darkest Files
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 580 reviews2025
    Dev: Paintbucket Games
    Windows · Mac

    Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?

    Why similar: Detective 37.9%, Immersive Sim 19.4%, Investigation 19%, Simulation 10.7%, Choices Matter 5.4%

  43. #43 Case #1472
    73% 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 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Psychological 14.3%, Investigation 13.4%, Drama 9.9%

  44. #44 Road to Empress I
    68% 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 34.8%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Cinematic 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%

  45. #45 Interrogation Simulator
    72% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
    Windows · Linux

    Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Investigation 19.2%, Immersive Sim 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%

  46. #46 Matsuro Palette
    72% matchVery Positive99% of 319 reviews2020
    Dev: SleepingMuseumPub: KEMCO
    Windows

    Survive seven days with a cursed painting. Rely on notes from past victims and manage to successfully paint her portrait. But be careful not to upset her, or you'll quickly find yourself dead! An assortment of terminal tableaus awaits you. Will you be the one to finally finish her?

    Why similar: Cinematic 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Drama 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

  47. #47 1998: The Toll Keeper Story
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 316 reviews2025
    Dev: GameChanger Studio
    Windows

    A narrative simulation game where you play as a mother-to-be working as a toll keeper in the fictional country of Janapa, a nation on the brink of chaos. Navigate daily challenges and make difficult moral choices to survive—all for the sake of your unborn child.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Immersive Sim 21.4%, Investigation 15.8%, Drama 12.3%, Simulation 12.2%

  48. #48 The Joker's Game
    67% 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 24.6%, Detective 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Immersive Sim 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%

  49. #49 The Operator
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 8,099 reviews2024
    Dev: Bureau 81
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    Why similar: FMV 22.1%, Detective 19.9%, Investigation 15.3%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Thriller 7.7%

  50. #50 FLAM EVAW
    66% 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 35.5%, Detective 18.1%, Cinematic 13.5%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

  51. #51 Gamer Girl Adventure
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 155 reviews2025
    Dev: Katrina 3DxPub: Gamer Girl Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The story of a gamer girl who expertly juggled two secret romances, until her double life came crashing down with the arrival of the police.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Simulation 14.9%, Drama 10.9%, Realistic 8.6%

  52. #52 Love Love Mystery Club
    65% 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 36.3%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Multiple Endings 6.6%

  53. #53 STAY
    71% matchMixed68% of 566 reviews2018
    Dev: Appnormals Team
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Psychological 17.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Thriller 11.3%

  54. #54 The Diary
    68% matchMixed68% of 199 reviews2025
    Dev: HuCang StudioPub: IndieArk
    Windows · Mac

    Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Drama 13%, Visual Novel 12.9%

  55. #55 [Chilla's Art] The Kidnap | 誘拐事件
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 537 reviews2023
    Dev: Chilla's Art
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    The Kidnap | 誘拐事件 is a Japanese horror game about a kidnapping incident.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 26%, Investigation 21.3%, Thriller 20.7%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

  56. #56 Save Koch
    71% matchMixed64% of 154 reviews2019
    Dev: Wooden Monkeys
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    You are local mafia kingpin, Jeffrey Koch. Your empire in New Kandinski is in total chaos because an unknown Mastermind has decided to take your place. And they’ve planted a sleeper Mole inside your operation. It’s time to act, but you need to act smart.

    Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Simulation 16.5%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Story Rich 10.8%, Multiple Endings 7.5%

  57. #57 The Shapeshifting Detective
    69% 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 59.3%, Detective 23.7%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Adventure 3.7%, Story Rich 3.4%

  58. #58 The Subject
    71% matchMixed69% of 61 reviews2018
    Dev: DarkStone Digital
    Windows · Linux

    You have been taken prisoner and sold to a deep space testing facility. Upon arrival, you are fitted with a device forcing you to participate in their experiment. Released into a massive complex, the dark halls wind around testing rooms and conceal pieces to puzzles. There is no option but to comply.

    Why similar: Realistic 29%, Thriller 25.1%, Exploration 16.7%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 8.4%

  59. #59 Interrogation Files: Port Landsend
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 87 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 30.9%, Detective 14.9%, Cinematic 11.2%, Psychological 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%

  60. #60 Dyscourse
    70% matchMostly Positive77% of 444 reviews2015
    Dev: Owlchemy Labs
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Dyscourse is an interactive choice-based narrative adventure game where you journey through a stylized world of choice and consequence. Choose wisely.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 45.4%, Choices Matter 21%, Simulation 18.7%, Adventure 9.7%, Indie 3.7%

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