Games like Vanity Fair: The Pursuit

This is an interactive narrative game about life choices and survival in the entertainment industry. Players make choices that drive branching storylines and lead to multiple endings.

88% positive from 4,526 · 2024 · 50% finish it · Steam Deck Playable

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Six games like Vanity Fair: The Pursuit

She Sees Red - Interactive Movie

78% positive from 3,154 reviews201924% finish itDeck Unsupported

This is an interactive movie thriller where players make choices to influence a non-linear narrative and experience multiple endings. It features professional production values and offers dual audio tracks.

What players likedIt's like a dark, bloody, fast-paced crime film praised for its great acting, visuals, and immersive atmosphere.

The catchOne playthrough runs about half an hour and replays only add a few extra scenes.

Both are tagged Cinematic, FMV and Choices Matter.

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Motesolo : No Girlfriend Since Birth

86% positive from 1,094 reviews20215% finish itDeck Unsupported

This is a narrative choice-driven visual novel where players influence a tense blind date through dialogue selection. The game focuses on the awkward social dynamics and psychological maneuvering of a perpetually single man.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique, comical story reminiscent of a quirky K-drama, offering an enjoyable and re-playable experience.

The catchBoth leads come across as unlikeable, so the date is uncomfortable rather than charming.

Both are tagged Cinematic, FMV and RPG.

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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 Cinematic, FMV and RPG.

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As Dusk Falls

90% positive from 4,314 reviews202249% finish itDeck Unsupported

Interactive drama where player choices shape entangled family lives across decades. Experience a crime story with a motion comic art style and cooperative multiplayer.

What players likedPlayers praise its impactful choices and engaging story, comparing it to interactive narrative games like Detroit: Become Human and Telltale titles.

The catchThe story stops on an unresolved cliffhanger with no sequel to finish it.

Both are tagged Cinematic, Choices Matter and Story Rich.

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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, Choices Matter and Story Rich.

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Five Dates

85% positive from 2,813 reviews202024% finish itDeck Verified

This is a live-action FMV romantic comedy where player choices shape conversations and relationships with five potential dates. The game explores modern digital dating through branching dialogue and interactive scenarios.

What players likedPlayers praise its deep exploration of love and realistic portrayal of dating, akin to a light-hearted comedy FMV.

The catchThe five women come across as unlikable archetypes and the dialogue feels staged.

Both are tagged FMV and Choices Matter.

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More about Vanity Fair: The Pursuit

What players liked

Players find it a decent historical drama, praising actress Xiang Weijing's performance, though hoping for a sequel as good as "Mandate of Heaven."

The catch

The English translation is bad, with whole scenes left unsubtitled or untranslated.

Reviews: 88% positive from 4,526
Released: 2024
Finish it: 50% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Play: Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 88% positive, but with 4,526 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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