- #1 The Shapeshifting Detective
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,689 reviews2018
Dev: D'Avekki Studios LtdPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.
Why similar: FMV 60.1% ★, Detective 14.8%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Mystery 5.9%, Adventure 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This FMV mystery features a similar focus on interviewing suspects and uncovering hidden secrets through branching dialogue choices.
- #2 The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,112 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Unravel the mysteries of death, and find the answers to life.A unique Mystery-Adventure Game:The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Why similar: FMV 51.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Mystery 8.1%, Detective 7.8%, Choices Matter 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-production FMV murder mystery that challenges you to connect clues to solve complex cases across different time periods.
- #3 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,230 reviews2015
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: FMV 33% ★, Conspiracy 13.5% ★, Crime 13%, Detective 12.4%, Mystery 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This classic FMV detective game requires you to identify inconsistencies in witness statements, much like the investigative gameplay in Uncle Marcus.
- #4 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
95% matchVery Positive83% of 601 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: FMV 40.8% ★, Detective 12.7%, Mystery 8.2%, Multiple Endings 6.3%, Choices Matter 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric FMV mystery where you play as a psychiatrist questioning patients to uncover the truth behind a murder.
- #5 The Isle Tide Hotel
94% matchMixed65% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a mysterious hotel and infiltrate a cult in this FMV detective game, featuring a cast from GoT, The Witcher, and more. Every decision counts as you gather clues and question guests. Can you unearth the ominous secrets at The Isle Tide Hotel before it's too late to save your missing daughter?
Why similar: FMV 31.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Detective 8.1%, Crime 7.4%, Choices Matter 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same publisher, this FMV title offers a similarly quirky and mysterious narrative set within a confined, eccentric location.
- #6 Telling Lies
94% matchMixed63% of 1,297 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: FMV 33.5% ★, Detective 11.5%, Crime 11.2%, Mystery 7.9%, Realistic 7%
Why You'll Like It: This non-linear investigation game tasks you with piecing together a mystery by searching through a database of recorded video clips.
- #7 Late Shift
93% matchVery Positive86% of 9,157 reviews2017
Dev: CtrlMoviePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.
Why similar: FMV 46.9% ★, Choices Matter 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Multiple Endings 6.8%, Crime 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic FMV thriller that emphasizes high-stakes decision-making and multiple branching paths based on your actions.
- #8 Erica
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,724 reviews2021
Dev: Flavourworks
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.
Why similar: FMV 36.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Detective 8%, Crime 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A polished, cinematic interactive movie that uses your choices to shape the protagonist's dark and twisting journey.
- #9 Murderous Muses
91% matchMixed69% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.
Why similar: FMV 45.1% ★, Detective 14.6%, Mystery 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural FMV mystery that combines investigation with puzzle-solving as you explore an art gallery to find a killer.
- #10 Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 487 reviews2020
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
Why similar: FMV 36.5% ★, Detective 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8%, Choices Matter 7%
Why You'll Like It: A charming FMV adventure featuring a radio host duo who find themselves entangled in strange, supernatural mysteries.
- #11 She Sees Red - Interactive Movie
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,149 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 46% ★, Choices Matter 16.8%, Multiple Endings 8%, Detective 6.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty FMV thriller where you play as an investigator trying to uncover the truth behind a nightclub massacre.
- #12 Night Book
89% matchMixed68% of 594 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
Why similar: FMV 36.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Drama 8%, Detective 8%, Choices Matter 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tense FMV thriller filmed entirely during lockdown that focuses on a translator caught in a supernatural conspiracy.
- #13 SIMULACRA
89% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 37.5% ★, Detective 14.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Visual Novel 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique found-phone mystery that uses realistic interfaces to immerse you in the investigation of a missing person.
- #14 Five Dates
88% matchVery Positive85% of 2,808 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Five Dates is an interactive rom-com about the unpredictable world of digital dating. With five potential female matches, Vinny explores whether compatibility, chemistry and connection is still possible in a world where physical touch is no longer an option.
Why similar: FMV 40.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Choices Matter 10%, Visual Novel 6.9%, Interactive Fiction 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focusing on the social interaction aspect of FMV games, this title explores the complexities of modern dating through branching narrative paths.
- #15 The Operator
85% matchVery Positive92% of 8,280 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 24.8% ★, Conspiracy 21% ★, Detective 13.6%, Crime 10.5%, Mystery 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A modern detective game that puts you in the shoes of a computer operator solving crimes through remote investigation and data analysis.
- #16 Jessika
87% matchMixed68% of 238 reviews2020
Dev: Tritrie GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Jessika committed suicide, and it’s up to you to find out why she did what she did by prying into her digital past. What at first seems to be a job like any other quickly develops into a dark drama with twists and turns.
Why similar: FMV 37.8% ★, Crime 10.9%, Detective 10%, Drama 8.5%, Mystery 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A compelling mystery game where you analyze video files on a computer to reconstruct the life and death of a young woman.
- #17 Bloodshore
86% matchMixed69% of 935 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Bloodshore is an interactive action movie about a televised battle royale between high-profile streamers, entertainers and death row inmates. You control the fate of Nick, a washed-up actor who fights for a life-changing cash prize.
Why similar: FMV 41.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Point & Click 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane FMV interactive movie about a televised battle royale that forces you to make difficult moral choices under pressure.
- #18 I Saw Black Clouds
86% matchMixed61% of 640 reviews2021
Dev: Ghost Dog FilmsPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines.
Why similar: FMV 41.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 7%, Mystery 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological FMV thriller where your choices significantly impact the protagonist's path and the ultimate revelation of the mystery.
- #19 The Case of the Golden Idol
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,351 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: Conspiracy 24.2% ★, Detective 17%, Mystery 11.8%, Crime 11.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: While not FMV, this game offers a brilliant deduction-based mystery experience that rewards the same observant mindset as Uncle Marcus.
- #20 Mia and the Dragon Princess
84% matchMixed67% of 284 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A live-action, interactive action movie following Mia, a plucky barmaid whose life is thrown into chaos when a mysterious woman turns up at her workplace, on the run from a group of violent thugs and unable to speak English.
Why similar: FMV 37.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Realistic 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-packed FMV adventure that features branching paths and a fast-paced story similar to the interactive style of Wales Interactive titles.
- #21 Ten Dates
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 554 reviews2023
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 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 40.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Realistic 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sequel to Five Dates that expands on the interactive social mechanics with more characters and complex relationship dynamics.
- #22 Death Come True
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 950 reviews2020
Dev: IzanagiGames
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Everything rides on your choices in this new wave interactive movie game. Experience a thrilling science fiction mystery in full-length live-action format—from genius creator of the "Danganronpa" series, Kazutaka Kodaka!
Why similar: FMV 42.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Mystery 8.4%, Visual Novel 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: An FMV visual novel from the creator of Danganronpa that features a time-loop mechanic and intense mystery-solving.
- #23 Death Trick: Double Blind
81% matchVery Positive87% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.
Why similar: Detective 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Crime 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A non-linear mystery visual novel that focuses on gathering information and questioning suspects to solve a disappearance.
- #24 Not For Broadcast
79% matchVery Positive94% of 12,442 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 41.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A satirical FMV simulation game where you control the live feed of a news broadcast, influencing the public perception of events.
- #25 The Dark Side of the Moon: An Interactive FMV Thriller
82% matchMixed67% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Tayanna Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 40.3% ★, Conspiracy 17.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Detective 9.6%, Mystery 9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style FMV mystery that involves exploring a house and solving puzzles to find a missing family.
- #26 Attentat 1942
80% matchVery Positive93% of 488 reviews2017
Dev: Charles Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 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 40.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Realistic 9%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Visual Novel 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A historical narrative game that uses FMV interviews and interactive comics to uncover the truth about a family's past during WWII.
- #27 Misty Judgment
77% matchVery Positive94% of 1,414 reviews2025
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
This is a suspense reasoning interactive work with real people. You will play the protagonist "Qi Yi", find evidence in a series of murders, piece together the truth, and find the ultimate murderer, all of which will lead you to an unpredictable future.
Why similar: FMV 36.7% ★, Detective 11.3%, Crime 8.9%, Mystery 8.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%
- #28 SIMULACRA 2
79% matchVery Positive87% of 1,664 reviews2020
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: FMV 40.4% ★, Detective 15.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Visual Novel 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Expanding on the original, this sequel offers a deeper look into digital investigation and the dark secrets hidden on a smartphone.
- #29 Mute
77% 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 51.7% ★, Detective 14.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Realistic 4.9%, Visual Novel 4.8%
- #30 The Bunker
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,873 reviews2016
Dev: Splendy InteractivePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Bunker is an award-winning interactive psychological horror movie. You are John, born underground the day the bombs fell, now alone and trying to survive. But when an alarm goes off, a catastrophic chain of events begins. Unlock the dark secrets of your past as you try to escape The Bunker.
Why similar: FMV 73.6% ★, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 7.6%, Mystery 6.3%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fully live-action psychological horror game that relies on exploration and decision-making to uncover the secrets of a nuclear bunker.
- #31 Press X to Not Die
78% matchVery Positive90% of 4,055 reviews2017
Dev: All Seeing Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A ridiculous live-action B-movie adventure you will never forget! You wake up to find your town in chaos. Everyone has gone crazy and is just attacking each other! A cryptic message is the secret to survival-- Press X to not die!
Why similar: FMV 81.2% ★, Choices Matter 9.6%, Realistic 3.6%, Indie 2.8%, Casual 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A comedic FMV action game that parodies the genre while providing a fun, interactive experience.
- #32 Deathtrap Dungeon: The Interactive Video Adventure
78% matchVery Positive90% of 188 reviews2020
Dev: Branching Narrative Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Deathtrap Dungeon is an interactive video realisation of Ian Livingstone's multi-million selling classic gamebook starring Eddie Marsan (Fast & Furious presents Hobbes & Shaw, Deadpool 2, Atomic Blonde) as narrator.
Why similar: FMV 68.4% ★, Adventure 17.3%, Casual 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: A faithful FMV adaptation of the classic gamebook that offers a nostalgic and challenging interactive adventure.
- #33 Ellingby House
76% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Jepfore Games Ltd.
Windows
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 39.8% ★, Conspiracy 19.1% ★, Point & Click 9.6%, Drama 7.1%, Mystery 7%
- #34 Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 660 reviews2026
Dev: BRANEPub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
Why similar: Conspiracy 32.3% ★, Detective 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Mystery 10.3%, Point & Click 7.8%
- #35 Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
73% matchVery Positive88% of 1,111 reviews2024
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 48.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Detective 8.1%
- #36 Interrogation Files: Port Landsend
76% matchVery Positive86% of 88 reviews2020
Dev: Visual Interactive
Windows
Search through the interrogation footage of suspects of a bizarre and horrific crime. Decide who committed the crime and see them get arrested and have their day in court. The latest interactive video experience.
Why similar: FMV 36.4% ★, Detective 10.7%, Crime 9.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Casual 8.2%
- #37 Cellveillance
73% matchVery Positive86% of 605 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
"Cellveillance" is a detective drama entertainment product, you will visit the apartment every day, and the entire apartment is responsible for everything that happens in the apartment, a mysterious organization asks you to return the information of the residents.
Why similar: FMV 40.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Detective 10.4%, Mystery 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #38 For Your Tranquility
75% matchMixed68% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Gamesung Games
Windows · Mac
It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.
Why similar: Detective 19%, Crime 17.8%, Choices Matter 13%, Mystery 12.3%, Point & Click 9%
- #39 Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit
71% matchVery Positive98% of 480 reviews2025
Dev: Default Cube Games
Windows · Mac
Pick up your magnifying glass as writer-turned-detective Penelope Pendrick in this first-person point and click mystery adventure! Three people have suddenly vanished from the sleepy town of Carlisle. Follow the clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to end this case - before it ends you.
Why similar: Mystery 20.2%, Detective 16.5%, Drama 15.8%, Point & Click 13.7%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #40 Dead Reset
71% matchVery Positive88% of 715 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Rift HorrorPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Trapped in a terrifying death-loop, surgeon Cole Mason is kidnapped and brought to an underwater facility, forced to operate on a patient to extract an evolving parasitic horror. Dead Reset is a blood-soaked interactive horror, where each death brings you closer to the truth.
Why similar: FMV 42.4% ★, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Visual Novel 7.7%, Mystery 7.6%
- #41 The Roottrees are Dead
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,392 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.8 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 34.1%, Mystery 21.8%, Point & Click 12.4%, Story Rich 9%, Interactive Fiction 6.5%
- #42 Deluded I
74% 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 36.3% ★, Detective 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Realistic 6.6%, Interactive Fiction 6.1%
- #43 Hacked: The Streamer
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 274 reviews2026
Dev: Button InteractivePub: GameDev.ist
Windows
You are blackmailed in Hacked: The Streamer. Investigate clues, make impactful decisions, and shape your story to uncover the culprit is in this thrilling interactive movie. The fate of PinkyPie, a fan-favorite streamer, is in your hands.
Why similar: FMV 39% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Drama 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%
- #44 Untale: King of Revinia
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Empty Die Studio
Windows · Linux
Unravel the mystery of the King's sudden death... Claim your right for the throne. Try to stay alive as long as possible. Will you take the risk? The story for those who are brave enough to dive in a dark story and are able to think reasonably.
Why similar: Conspiracy 19.7% ★, Detective 15%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #45 Markus Ritter - The Lost Family
72% matchVery Positive85% of 178 reviews2021
Dev: Flimmersoft
Windows · Linux
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 55.6% ★, Detective 10%, Point & Click 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%, Realistic 7.8%
- #46 Detective Grimoire
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,355 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Detective Grimoire has been called to investigate a murder. The owner of a small tourist attraction, seemingly killed by the mythical creature his attraction is based around... Explore the area, inspect the crime scene, grill suspects, solve puzzles, hunt for clues & uncover the secret of the swamp!
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Crime 19.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Point & Click 12.6%, Mystery 11.6%
- #47 Murder Is Game Over
69% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: HitherYon Games
Windows
Join the investigation in Murder Is Game Over, a pixel art point-and-click game where you and Cleo try to solve the murder of a famous game designer. Can you uncover the clues and catch the killer before it's game over?
Why similar: Detective 24%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Point & Click 13.6%
- #48 Kill The Clock
67% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Slugs
Windows
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Mystery 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #49 Eternal Threads
68% matchVery Positive86% of 856 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmonaut StudiosPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #50 Breakout 13
67% matchVery Positive88% of 7,422 reviews2023
Dev: ALT Lab
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Breakout 13 is a thrilling narrative game with interactive cinematic experience. Based on true stories. Embark on a revealing journey as you attempt to break free from a negligent correctional institute and carve out your own path to justice. Each decision you make shapes the story.
Why similar: FMV 35.2% ★, Detective 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Choices Matter 9%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #51 The Deed: Dynasty
70% matchVery Positive82% of 1,022 reviews2016
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Getting away with murder has never been easy. These three members of a proud and noble family are separated by five centuries, but have in common a vengeful and murderous intent. Plans must be formed, blood must be spilled and evidence must be planted ...
Why similar: Crime 22.1%, Detective 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Choices Matter 13%, Mystery 8.9%
- #52 FAKEBOOK
66% matchVery Positive91% of 747 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Mystery 16.5%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Detective 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #53 Mind Diver
65% matchVery Positive96% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Crime 20.4%, Mystery 14.4%, Realistic 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #54 Murder Mystery Adventure
73% matchMostly Negative28% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: EnsenaSoft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Murder Mystery Adventure tells the suspenseful story of a chilling murder committed in a mysterious mansion upon the hillside at the outskirts of town. Only you can solve the crime. Only you have the wits to solve challenging puzzles to unveil critical clues.
Why similar: Adventure 63.3%, Indie 36.7%
- #55 The Posthumous Investigation
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 521 reviews2026
Dev: Mother Gaia StudioPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Crime 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Mystery 10.4%
- #56 BEAST CRIMES
69% matchMixed64% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Detective 13.7%, Drama 13.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #57 Moses & Plato - Last Train to Clawville
65% matchVery Positive91% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
A murder mystery where you are the main suspect! An ambassador on a peace mission has been killed on board the Clawville Express. Time progresses as you sniff out clues, eavesdrop on conversations, and interrogate passengers. Can you solve the case before the train reaches the last station? Or else.
Why similar: Crime 22.9%, Detective 21.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Point & Click 10.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #58 Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
64% matchVery Positive97% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: Crucible Juice Games
Windows · Mac
Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.8% ★, Detective 17.9%, Crime 17.3%, Mystery 14.1%, Point & Click 12.1%
- #59 UNMEMORY
68% matchVery Positive84% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: PATRONES & ESCONDITES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Mystery 17.7%, Realistic 11.8%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%