Games Like Viy: Retold Story

Set during a pandemic lockdown in France, The World After is a FMV adventure game experience that tells the story of a man who tries to uncover the truth behind his strange nightmares and the mystery of the village he's living in.

Why similar: FMV 27.5% ★, Point & Click 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Cinematic 9.7%, Investigation 8.3%

A short FMV puzzle about a woman trying to escape from her reality. Or is it just a dream?

Why similar: FMV 35.6% ★, Cinematic 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Point & Click 12.4%, Psychological 5.3%

Cradlemoor is a cinematic multi-layered narrative game, which casts you as Journalist William Marlowe as he journeys to the Dartmoor village of Cradlemoor to investigate a missing film crew. Cradlemoor features a persistent story across multiple playthroughs and hours of film, files and documents.

Why similar: FMV 29.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Cinematic 11.4%, Investigation 10.4%, Psychological 7.1%

You are alone in the forest. You remember nothing. In this live-action interactive survival thriller, the story is written not by dialogue, but by your choices.

Why similar: FMV 31.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Cinematic 15.2%, Point & Click 9%, Survival 6.6%

Corporate collapse, financial crisis, a ransomware plague... and you have become trapped! The crumbling head office of J.R Holder & Sons will ensnare you in a mystery. Interact and navigate between rich, detailed 360° panoramas, while using items to uncover the story in Ellingby House.

Why similar: FMV 35.7% ★, Point & Click 21.9%, Cinematic 12%, Adventure 7.8%, Realistic 5.9%

Play as Markus Ritter in this short full motion video game in the style of the famous 90's point-and-click adventures.

Why similar: FMV 33% ★, Point & Click 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Cinematic 11.7%, Old School 7.3%

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 28.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Point & Click 11.5%, Psychological 10.9%, Investigation 10.9%

The Void Between is a psychological horror-puzzle game about a man’s dream holiday that turns into a nightmare. Point & Click around a mysterious mansion filled with tricksy puzzles, creepy clues and otherworldly challenges. Unravel the mystery of the mansion or become part of it...

Why similar: FMV 39.1% ★, Point & Click 15.8%, Supernatural 14.6%, Psychological 6.7%, Cinematic 6.6%

Interactive Film: THE THIRSTY DEAD

Why similar: FMV 29.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Cinematic 16.7%, Point & Click 16.4%, Realistic 7.6%

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 29.4% ★, Cinematic 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Psychological 11%, Investigation 9%

Venture into the surreal worlds of Obƨidian...if you dare. In Obƨidian, your life is in your hands, so tread carefully. Forget everything you know about existence and prepare to be flipped on your ear. Welcome to the unknown...

Why similar: FMV 36.5% ★, Point & Click 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Old School 9.7%, Investigation 7.8%

You’re looking to disconnect in a secluded country house. A family welcomes you in. Soon, you’ll discover that feeling at home here… may be more real than you imagine.

Why similar: FMV 39.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Cinematic 12.2%, Point & Click 12%, Adventure 7.7%

Meet Víctor, a paranormal investigator from Guadalajara who crosses paths with María while gathering information on the urban legend "smile 333." María is a lonely woman, deeply scarred by the loss of her only child and the unsettling paranormal activity haunting her home.

Why similar: FMV 39% ★, Cinematic 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Point & Click 14.8%, Realistic 5.6%

A survival horror experience inspired by 90s FMV games and VHS nightmares. Choose your path as a paranormal investigator in a haunting interactive film and uncover the secrets of Barlang Valley. Every choice you make shapes the story—leading to new scenes, multiple endings, and many ways to die.

Why similar: FMV 35.6% ★, Cinematic 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Point & Click 14.4%, Investigation 5%

In the 1930's, Samuel, a man with occult beliefs is contacted by S. Stenfield, an elderly man desperate for the suicide of Alice, his daughter. Through a voodoo ritual, Samuel enters a world that only the dead can access. There he will try to recover Alice's soul... But nothing is what it seems.

Why similar: Cinematic 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Investigation 10.7%, Realistic 10.1%, Supernatural 9.7%

A cinematic interactive narrative game. Follow a memory investigator as he uncovers the hidden consequences of implanted experiences and confronts a question that could redefine humanity: what separates a life truly lived from a memory merely copied?

Why similar: FMV 35.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Cinematic 16.4%, Adventure 8.8%, Exploration 7.9%

A 2D adventure with psychological thriller elements exploring guilt and fear. A young girl wakes in a stranger's attic, lost in the middle of nowhere. Who took her—and why? With no way out and something lurking in the shadows, escape may be just an illusion.

Why similar: FMV 24.4% ★, Point & Click 17.2%, Side Scroller 15%, Cinematic 13.1%, Investigation 10%

Interactive Film: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

Why similar: FMV 30.5% ★, Cinematic 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Point & Click 15.5%, Realistic 7.9%

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 39.8% ★, Cinematic 14.4%, Point & Click 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Realistic 6.7%

Enter the virtual REMADE world of Under a Killing Moon, where it is December 2042, and you, as Tex Murphy, must stop the forces of evil before they destroy mankind and rob you of your next unemployment check. This thrilling and hilarious adventure is unlike anything you've seen before.

Why similar: FMV 36.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Point & Click 15.1%, Cinematic 8.9%, Investigation 6.8%

《Back3:Spooky》 is a moderately horror-themed FMV.As the third game in the Back series, the story unfolds after protagonists Ren Xing and Gao Yan survive their escape from the strange realm in the previous Back2. embarking on a brand-new adventure.

Why similar: FMV 27.4% ★, Cinematic 14.7%, Supernatural 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Psychological 11.1%

Thirteen years ago, six girls vanished in Akihabara in the unsolved case “The Akiba Vanishing”. Daiki Shinjo announces a live-action game based on the incident, gathering six women who embody Akihabara’s subculture. But their story begins to seep into reality. Can AKIBA LOST be finished?

Why similar: FMV 36.9% ★, Cinematic 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Realistic 8.5%, Adventure 6.2%

An FMV anomaly horror game. You are a night guard at a desolate graveyard. Monitor the cameras, spot the unnatural, and survive.

Why similar: FMV 30.7% ★, Cinematic 14.3%, Point & Click 13.2%, Supernatural 12.4%, Investigation 10.2%

A cinematic point-and-click adventure where you step into the shoes of photographer Charlotte Gray as she explores the abandoned camp of Deer Creek and uncovers the tragedy that befell the camp and its people.

Why similar: Cinematic 18%, Supernatural 17.9%, Point & Click 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Investigation 9.4%

Piece together a cursed family photo album in 1990s NZ. Examine haunted photographs, encounter the paranormal & uncover your dark family history.

Why similar: FMV 27.9% ★, Supernatural 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Investigation 13.6%, Point & Click 12.1%

《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 45.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Cinematic 13.9%, Survival 7.7%, Multiple Endings 3.6%

《Back：Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.

Why similar: FMV 31.7% ★, Cinematic 15.2%, Supernatural 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Realistic 6%

"Mourningwood Lodge2:Hidden Voice" is a Chinese folk horror FMV mystery about a forbidden ghost marriage, a cursed nursery rhyme, and a string of fear-stricken deaths. Investigate a haunted mansion, uncover buried sins, and face multiple endings.

Why similar: FMV 30% ★, Cinematic 15.1%, Supernatural 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Investigation 8.6%

A found footage horror game where you need to piece together a timeline in chronological order of a Kaiju incident that occurred.

Why similar: FMV 36.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Point & Click 14.9%, Investigation 8%, Supernatural 6.9%

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 32.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Point & Click 12.1%, Investigation 10.5%, Realistic 8.5%

As an operator, you must guide an android through an abandoned mansion in search of the object responsible for the paranormal activities in the location. As you explore, solve puzzles and investigate the dark past that runs in the blood of the Bailey family.

Why similar: FMV 37% ★, Investigation 18.7%, Cinematic 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Mystery 7.6%

"You And I” is an interactive film where you guide Mark, lost deep in the woods with his friend, Ace. However the more time the two spend together, the stranger the two become.

Why similar: FMV 44.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Cinematic 14.1%, Psychological 6.5%, Mystery 3.8%

Mourningwood Lodge is a full-motion video (FMV) live-action mystery horror game. As the first installment in the Funeral Houseseries, players will assume different roles across various game modes to participate in a suspenseful horror journey blending conspiracy and fantasy.

Why similar: FMV 43.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Cinematic 13.9%, Supernatural 9.3%, Mystery 6.8%

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 36.4% ★, Cinematic 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Realistic 9.7%, Atmospheric 5.7%

When his 2 young children vanish mysteriously throughout the night, it's up to single-dad Dean Hamilton to do what any good dad would do: Go to the end of the universe and bring them back home in this thrilling FMV/Interactive Movie.

Why similar: FMV 34.5% ★, Cinematic 18.4%, Point & Click 14.7%, Investigation 11.1%, Exploration 6.4%

1 isolated hotel. 1 dead body. 16 suspects... Will YOU be the one to solve The Murder of Jessica Channing in this thrilling FMV murder mystery?

Why similar: FMV 43.7% ★, Cinematic 17.7%, Point & Click 17.2%, Psychological 8.5%, Mystery 5.7%

A 20 minute story about a mysterious ghost and an even more mysterious journalist.

Why similar: Supernatural 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Cinematic 16.7%, Investigation 16.4%, Mystery 7.3%

A standalone lore drop from the world of Clive is a Good Guy - free, weird, and packed with unstable secrets.

Why similar: FMV 30.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Point & Click 13.1%, Psychological 11.1%, Cinematic 10.4%

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 34.2% ★, Cinematic 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Point & Click 9%, Investigation 8.8%

A new-gen detective adventure combining deduction gameplay with a gripping story full of twists and turns. Gather clues, establish connections, and solve a series of increasingly challenging cases. Will you uncover the feud that began at the end of the world?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Point & Click 21%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Adventure 10%, Investigation 8.7%

An ill-fated hiking trip spirals into a chilling fight for survival in this interactive psychological horror movie, inspired by centuries-old tales of vengeful spirits from Germany’s Black Forest.

Why similar: FMV 31% ★, Cinematic 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Point & Click 12.9%, Realistic 6.6%

The old Kilminorth Manor Farm is said to be haunted! A mysterious sealed box was discovered - Inside were old letters and a few glass photographic plates. A terrible crime happened nearly 200 years ago. Using deduction and paranormal investigation, do you have the skill to solve the case?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Point & Click 22.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Realistic 10.3%, Investigation 10.3%

Cinema-based detective puzzle game based on real images and open world. Beyond the interactive cinema, it is a multi-layered detective adventure where you can solve the secrets with your detective skills and deepen the investigation by doing research.

Why similar: FMV 32.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Cinematic 15.4%, Investigation 12.5%, Realistic 8.8%

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 38.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Supernatural 11%, Investigation 9.9%, Cinematic 8.6%

You are the only male intern in the stockings design department. Faced with five female colleagues with different personalities, you are looking forward to a beautiful relationship.

Why similar: FMV 41.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Point & Click 13.9%, Cinematic 11.3%, Exploration 5.8%

In front of you lies a classic FMV point and click adventure game. Can you stop a serial killer who is murdering his way through Vienna? Experience a week in the life of Markus Ritter, who really just wants to lie on the couch at home, but suddenly has to juggle a job, love and the supernatural.

Why similar: FMV 33.3% ★, Point & Click 15.6%, Cinematic 10%, Investigation 8.9%, Realistic 8.6%

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 34.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Cinematic 17.4%, Investigation 7.8%, Survival 6%

Breath of Ghosts is a first-person horror game made in realistic 3D graphics that immerses you in an atmosphere of horror and scares you in every way. The main goal is to survive and be saved.

Why similar: FMV 27.3% ★, Cinematic 18.9%, Supernatural 16.1%, Psychological 10.3%, Realistic 9.6%

A surreal interactive experience exploring dementia through FMV storytelling. Navigate a fading mind, make choices that shape reality, and uncover multiple endings in this emotional and psychological descent into memory loss.

Why similar: FMV 30.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Cinematic 17.1%, Realistic 8.1%, Exploration 6.8%

The story of Myst continues in this third entry of the series, originally released in 2001. Return to this strange and wondrous universe, where books become portals into worlds, and where the lessons of the past may yet hold meaning for today...

Why similar: FMV 37.8% ★, Point & Click 23.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 9%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Survive heart-pounding chases in this first-person found footage psychological horror. With the help of a camcorder, explore dark tombs and tight halls under the great pyramid. Find its terrible secrets, manage your batteries and, if you can, SURVIVE.

Why similar: FMV 22.6% ★, Supernatural 16.7%, Cinematic 13.8%, Investigation 10.3%, Survival 9.2%

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 38.3% ★, Cinematic 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Point & Click 9.1%, Mystery 4.9%

Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Cinematic 21.2%, Investigation 17.2%, Exploration 10.4%, Adventure 7.3%

Return to Zork: A mesmerizing interactive adventure of danger, intrigue and cunning.

Why similar: FMV 59.2% ★, Point & Click 22.6%, Adventure 18.2%

a short but incredibly touching experience.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Point & Click 19.5%, Cinematic 19.5%, Psychological 8.1%

The long awaited new adventure by James Peris, after No License, No Control, Much more of everything! A point-and-click adventure with adult humor and a touch of hooliganism. Totally open gameplay and non-linear puzzles.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Point & Click 21.2%, Cinematic 20.1%, Investigation 10.5%, Exploration 8.9%

You discover a suspicious box on your parents attic. Uncover a long hidden family secret by rummaging through old homevideo and letters.

Why similar: FMV 47.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Point & Click 11.8%, Exploration 5.9%, Adventure 5.4%

In Voyeur, you take on the role of a private investigator hired to collect evidence of wealthy CEO Reed Hawke’s corruption by a member of his family. Originally released on the Phillips CD-i back in 1993, it was one of the first games to fully utilize Full-Motion-Video as an integral game mechanic.

Why similar: FMV 37.3% ★, Point & Click 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Investigation 12.3%, Realistic 6.9%

This is a live action interactive video game that combines "love cultivation" and "exploration synthesis". After the shipwreck, you are stranded on a deserted island. You need to lead a group of beautiful women to collect supplies, build tools, and work hard to survive.

Why similar: FMV 49.4% ★, Cinematic 19.7%, Survival 9.3%, Exploration 7.7%, Interactive Fiction 6.8%

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 43.2% ★, Cinematic 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Mystery 6.2%, Realistic 6%