Games like Misty Judgment

This is a visual novel mystery game where players investigate murders, gather clues, and interact with characters to uncover the truth. It features branching narratives and relationship building with female characters.

93% positive from 1,401 · 2025 · 5% finish it · Steam Deck Playable · $8.99 $4.49 -50% · Lowest ever $2.24 (2025-07-22)

Early AccessInteractive FictionFMVVisual Novel MysteryStrategy

Six games like Misty Judgment

Superscout

75% positive from 710 reviews202426% finish itDeck Playable

A first-person dating sim where players solve puzzles to uncover girls' secrets, influencing their fate and world-line. It's a fantasy journey about love and destiny.

The catchThe plot is confusing and hard to follow, with scenes that jump around unexplained.

Both are tagged FMV, Interactive Fiction and Strategy.

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428: Shibuya Scramble

95% positive from 3,831 reviews201828% finish itDeck Playable

Live-action visual novel following five strangers through one day in Shibuya after a kidnapping, with a JUMP system for switching between their parallel stories when one hits a dead end.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique, well-made visual novel experience with a masterfully connected, mind-blowing mystery plot.

The catchNo text skip and slow text speed force rereading the same scenes repeatedly.

Both are tagged FMV, Mystery and Visual Novel.

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Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure

87% positive from 1,316 reviews2014Deck Playable

Cyberpunk noir detective adventure with live-action FMV and 3D environments. Solve puzzles and dialogue to uncover a lost memory and prevent a dark future.

What players likedPlayers praise "Tesla Effect" as a strong Tex Murphy adventure, often ranking it second only to "Under a Killing Moon."

The catchConvoluted puzzles and a dragging final act

Both are tagged FMV, Mystery and Adventure.

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Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise

80% positive from 1,241 reviews202523% finish itDeck Playable

This is a first-person, sci-fi interactive movie with live-action footage. Players make choices that impact the story and uncover secrets in a revenge mystery.

The catchEnglish subtitles are broken, with missing lines and text that falls out of sync.

Both are tagged FMV, Mystery and Adventure.

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The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story

80% positive from 1,117 reviews202239% finish itDeck Playable

This is a live-action mystery-adventure game where players solve murders across time by collecting clues and piecing together evidence. It features a three-part loop: Incident, Reasoning, and Solution.

What players likedPlayers praise this FMV detective mystery as a high-quality, lengthy experience akin to Ace Attorney or Danganronpa.

The catchThe clue and hypothesis deduction system is slow, fiddly and tedious to sit through.

Both are tagged FMV, Mystery and Adventure.

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BURIED STARS

84% positive from 2,200 reviews202147% finish itDeck Verified

This is a narrative mystery adventure game where players uncover a murder through dialogue choices and social media mechanics, set in a cinematic, atmospheric style.

What players likedPlayers praise its engaging story, character drama, and tense mystery, comparing it to Danganronpa and the Nonary Game.

The catchThe same topics get rehashed with every character, and read text cannot be skipped.

Both are tagged Interactive Fiction, Mystery and Visual Novel.

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More about Misty Judgment

What players liked

Players praise its deep narrative and atmospheric mystery, reminiscent of other FMV games.

The catch

Machine translated English makes an already confusing story very hard to follow.

Reviews: 93% positive from 1,401
Released: 2025
Finish it: 5% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: $8.99 $4.49 -50% · Lowest ever $2.24 (2025-07-22)
Play: Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 93% positive, but with 1,401 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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