428: Shibuya Scramble
428: Shibuya Scramble is an Adventure, Visual Novel, and Single-player video game created by Chunsoft and published by Spike. The game takes place in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo where the story is presented using the combination of scrolling text, video sequences, and live action. It shares many gameplay and story elements with sound novel game Machi, released in 1998 by Chunsoft. In the game, the player partake in several events from the perspectives of a different protagonist, all serving in parallel with no knowledge. The story is set in the modern Japanese city, Tokyo, where characters are involved in the complex mystery that can’t be solved without interaction, and the plot is progressed by following clues discovered within the text of the game and accompanying video sequences. Depending on the choices of the player, several new scenarios become available, which lead the player to different outcomes and endings. There are over eighty-five possible endings, and the game introduces a cast of characters, including Achi Endo, Shinya Kano, Kenji Osawa, and more.
#1 Alice: An Interactive Museum
Alice: An Interactive Museum is an Adventure, Visual Novel, and Single-player video game Toshiba EMI Ltd and published by Synergy Interactive Corp. The game uses the point-and-click interface, and it takes place in the pre-rendered 3D world. It takes the player in the mansion of 12 rooms, including a wine cellar, a gallery, a photo studio, and more. Each room is laced via secret passages, doors, and halls. The primary object of the player is to wander through a massive mansion in order to search for a deck of playing cards. The artwork in the game is attractive, resulting in clues or surprises. The game represents the choice-making gameplay with multiple endings. The outcome depends on the actions and choices made by the player while playing the game. There are a variety of mind-blowing levels, and each level offers a set of objectives and tasks that must be accomplished to advance the game. Alice: An Interactive Museum provides with core features, engaging gameplay, detailed graphics, a beautiful cast of characters.
#2 Revenge of the Ninja
Revenge of the Ninja is an Adventure, Interactive Movie, Single-player and Two-player video game developed by Taito and published by Wolf Team. The game unfolds the daring and skilled teenage ninja’s story named Hayate, exploring an evil castle to save the Princess he loves. The player needs to survive in a variety of deathtraps and take down several mythological beings and other enemies on his epic quest to rescue the Princess and smash the castle. The game lets the player controls his character using a joystick for moving him across the stage and make use of one-button for several weapons through fifteen stages, taking place in Feudal Japan-based environment. The game introduces three difficulty levels and comprises traps and beings that need the player to dodge or attack them at a certain point. The game rewards with points to the player and unlocks further levels as he advances through the game. The player is equipped with a sword which he can be used to take down enemies and other strange beings. As the game proceeds, it becomes difficult to play. With immersive storyline, addictive gameplay, and superb graphics, Revenge of the Ninja is the best game to play.
#3 The Vortex: Quantum Gate II
The Vortex: Quantum Gate II is a First-person Perspective, Adventure, Full Motion Video, and Single-player video game developed and published by Hyperbole Studios. The game is a sequel to The Vortex: Quantum Gate and takes the player in the cinematic journey of the protagonist, a young soldier named as Drew Griffin in the hostile world where he battles against enemies for his life. In the game, the player is capable of deciding the fate of the protagonist by making investigations and displaying emotions that will assist the player’s actions from the First-person viewpoint like other interactive movies. There are a series of levels, and the player needs to complete each one by solving the tricky puzzles. In the game, the player is able to freely move across the areas of the world to find items and use when needed. He can interact with NPCs using dialogues system and can collect information about the event. The Vortex: Quantum Gate II includes prominent features, impressive gameplay, and good visuals. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.
#4 Under a Killing Moon
Under a Killing Moon is an Adventure, Interactive Movie, Point-and-Click, and Single-player FMV video game developed and published by Access Software. The game acts as the 3rd title in the series of Tex Murphy based on Adventure games. The story follows the protagonist, a detective named Tex Murphy who discovers himself involved in the affairs of a dangerous cult. The game dramatically shifted the core gameplay of its predecessors by using the interactive 3D environments. In the game, the player as the protagonist can explore the landscape from a first-person perspective. The virtual world enables the player for full freedom of movement and searches for clues in every corner. Like previous games of the series, it takes place in the post-WWII San Francisco in the futuristic year 2042. After the event of devastation due to nuclear war, major cities have been reconstructed, though specific areas remain as they were before the war. The story follows the protagonist, who sets out to hunt for work after recently divorced from his wife named Sylvia. Other parts of the story will be unlocked as the player advances through the game. Check it out, and have fun.
#5 Tex Murphy Overseer
Tex Murphy Overseer is an Adventure and Single-player video game developed and published by Access Software. The game serves as the fifth title in the series of Tex Murphy of graphic adventure video games. In the game, the player controls the private investigator named as Tex Murphy as he struggles to recounts his first case’s story to his beloved girlfriend, named as Chelsee Bando. Like the previous two titles, Under a Killing Moon and The Pandora Directive, the game mixed the use of FMV (Full Motion Video) with 3D environments. The game takes place in the WWII-themed in San Francisco. After the brutal events of World War II, most major cities have been reconstructed, though specific areas remain as they were before the conflict. World War II left a mark on the world such as the formation of two classes of inhabitants the Norms and the Mutants. The game lets the player free move across the city and enables him to find clues in every corner to advance through the story. It has two different modes such as Gamer Mode and Entertainment Mode. Try it out, and you’ll like it.
#6 Ripper
Ripper is an Adventure, Point-and-Click, Interactive Movie, and Single-player video game relies on Full Motion Video elements. The game takes place in the fictional New York City in 2010, and the gameplay starts with an investigation of the recent murder of Renee Stein, who was a third victim of the serial killer called The Ripper. The player takes on the role of the protagonist named as Jake Quinlan, a reporter for the Virtual Herald, whom the serial killer sends a short message to detailing his murders. Along with the police, the player must find the true identity of The Ripper to save other citizens from being killed with the serial killer’s hands. After investigating the murder of Renee Stein, the player receives a message from the serial killer, who warns him that his beloved girlfriend will be the next victim, as she is gotten very close to finding his real identity. Now, as the protagonist the player must save the life of his girlfriend and uncover the identity of the serial killer. With thrilling storyline, addictive gameplay, and superb graphics, Ripper is the best game to play.
#7 Urban Runner
Urban Runner (also known as Lost in Town) is an Interactive Movie, and Single-player video game created by Coktel Vision and published by Sierra On-Line. The storyline of the game focuses on an American Journalist in Paris, who has been arrested for murder during the investigation’s course. In the game, the player is Max Gardner, who is investigating a story about the huge and vicious drug dealer, covered by an influential politician. To communicate with a drug dealer, the player offers him incriminating photoshoot against some information. When the player reaches the destination at the meeting point, he found the drug dealer dead, and the police considered Max as the killer on the spot. Now, the player must find the murderer of the drug dealer to prove that he is innocent. The player proceeds through the game by gathering items, interacting with characters, and solving tricky puzzles. During the gameplay, the player can accumulate clues (pieces of information) which are necessary to solve the mystery. With thrilling storyline, multiple endings, good graphics, and FMV gameplay, Urban Runner is the best game to play.
#8 The Daedalus Encounter
The Daedalus Encounter is an Adventure, Puzzle, Interactive Movie, and Single-player FMV video game created by Mechadeus and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment. The game’s premise is that three different marines have battled as the part of the interstellar conflict. One of them has been brought back to the life by his companion after the brutal space accident, and now, he is a brand grafted in a system. The three characters and the player must solve all types of challenging puzzles to save themselves. Ariel Matheson, Casey O’Bannon, and Zack Smith are space marines who fought in the war. As the story advances, their spaceship is attacked by foes, and a hunk badly injures Casey. During the navigation, Zack and Ari get into the Central Hub comprises six doors in the hexagons’ shapes. They manipulate all the areas of the ship but don’t find any navigational controls. After that, Casey discovers how to manipulate the device in the room, activating the elevator which takes Casey including other space marines up and out of the Central Hub. With a compelling story, impressive gameplay, and beautiful graphics, The Daedalus Encounter is the wonderful game to play.
#9 Harvester
Harvester is a 1996 FMV, Adventure, Point-and-Click, and Single-player Interactive Movie video game developed by DigiFX Interactive and published by Merit Studios. The plot of the game revolves around the character named as Steve, who finds himself in the strange town in 1953, known as Harvest with a case of amnesia. Steve can’t remember anything from his past, and when he tells the inhabitants of the town that claims to be his beloved family, the people of town tell him what a kidder he is. The inhabitants of the town stress the protagonist to join the lodge, a huge building located at the town’s center that acts as the headquarters of the Harvest Moon. Now, the player must encounter the Sergeant at Arms, who informs him that he can find the answers to his all questions in the building. To get into the building, the player needs to join the Order of the Harvest Moon. But to participate, the player needs to complete a variety of tasks, ranging from vandalism to arson. With addictive gameplay, brilliant graphics, and super story, Harvester is the interesting FMV video game to play.
#10 Contradiction: Spot The Liar!
Contradiction: Spot The Liar! is an Adventure, Full Motion Video, and Single-player video game developed and published by Baggy Cat for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. The game revolves around the protagonist, a detective named as Inspector Frederick Jeans who are trying to solve the complex case of suicide of Kate Vine in the Edenton’s village. In the game, the player controls Jenk, and the gameplay mainly focuses on interviews or interrogations with Non-player Characters. At the start, the player has a list of subjects which the can ask the interviewees about, and the answers of the characters are recorded as small snippets of information. The game enables the player to move freely across the village to find out the further clues which can be used by the player as subjects when interacting with other players. While exploring the environment, the player can use the subjects which detective has found at the certain points in the village to proceed with the story. Contradiction: Spot The Liar! relies heavily on recorded video. Contradiction: Spot The Liar! includes core features such as FMV Gameplay, Interrogate the Suspects, Exciting Story, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#11 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker is an Adventure, Full Motion Video, Psychological Horror, and Single-player Simulation developed and published by D’Avekki Studios Ltd. The game comes with challenging gameplay, in which the player takes on the role of the psychiatrist, who is struggling to solve the murder case while treating the patients of the deceased Doctor Dekker, there is nothing as it seems. During the game, the player can type the question, and his patients will replay in Full-Screen Video. They also will have some questions for the player, but be careful what the player said. The words of the player will decide the fates of his patients and his own. There are over sixteen-hundred video responses available, and the player can input the text to ask the question from his patients. The game becomes complex as the player advances through it. The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker includes core features such as Multiple Stories, Multiple Endings, Suggested Questions, Achievements, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#12 Stay Dead Evolution
Stay Dead Evolution is the unique blend of Beat ‘em up, Rhythm, Action, Full Motion Video, and Single-player video game developed by Brucefilm and published by Plug In Digital. The game offers the Beat ‘em up gameplay with Street Fighter elements and comes with a real-time interaction inside the cinematographic scene, using the primary character. The visual and sound quality of the movie joins the interaction of the next-gen video game, developing the unique and involving experience. In the game, the player controls the main character from a third-person perspective, fight against an opponent, and follows the directions appear on the screen to beat the opponent. The game introduces five martial arts characters from which the player selects his one of them to start his game. There are five different environments each with a unique look, fell, and direction-style. In the game, the player can perform more than hundred martial-art moves while battling against an opponent. It has four difficulty levels, and the player can select according to skills. Stay Dead Evolution includes core features such as Five Unique Environment, Real-time Interaction, Five Martial Arts, Fast Action, and more.
#13 Surgical Strike
Surgical Strike is a FMV (Full Motion Video), Action, and Single-player Interactive Movie video game created by The Code Monkeys and published by Sega of America, Inc. The game offers a stunning storyline, in which a Middle Eastern madman has launched nuclear rockets against innocent populations of the territory. The United Nations has deemed the madman behaviour unacceptable, and General has issued the order of the surgical strike in order to curb these attacks. In the game, the player controls a fully equipped vehicle with weapons in the war to follow the orders of the general. The game revolves around on-rails shooter gameplay that takes place in the world of war. The player pilot the hovercraft, fire either rockets or bullets according to the situation, and command turn directives at the junctures. He navigates the environment from a first-person viewpoint, the battle against enemies using a variety of weapons and takes down them to advance through the game and curb the attacks. With immersive gameplay, brilliant graphics, and superb controls, Surgical Strike is the best game to play.
#14 Supreme Warrior
Supreme Warrior is an Action, FMV, and Single-player video game developed and published by Digital Pictures. The game takes place hundreds of years ago in China, where the player is tasked with defending the magical mask. The person who wears this mask will be granted untold powers. According to the storyline, the antagonist named Fang Tu has half of the mask and struggle to get the half-mask of the player. The game revolves around fighting against Fan Tu’s minions, and the antagonist himself. In the game, the player commands the player throughout the game with a simple objective to kill the antagonist and his minion to maintain the peace in balance. To destroy the world and full his dreams, the antagonist needs all the mask, but the player is standing on his way to fend off him. The player has an opportunity to become the commander and show off his skills by rescuing the world from danger. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and cool graphics, Supreme Warrior is the best game to play.
#15 Dracula Unleashed
Dracula Unleashed is an Adventure, FMV, and Single-player video game developed by ICOM Simulations and published by Viacom New Media. The serves as one of the earliest titles to make heavy use of FMV (Full Motion Video) as its primary gameplay. In the game, the player takes on the role of the protagonist, a young Texas Businessman, Alexander Morris, who has come to London during the winter season of 1899 to discover the strange surroundings, involving the death of his brother ten years earlier. As the story advances, the player encounters an English woman named as Annisette Bowen, and the player becomes engaged to marry her. Due to their close relationship, the good friend of Quincey named as Lord Arthur Holmwood has proposed the induction of the player into the mysterious and exclusive Hades Club. However, the player soon finds out a part of the life of his brother and discover that Quincey Morris was a part of a team which demolished the legendary vampires. The player needs to complete several levels and solve the mystery to proceed through the game. Check out, and have fun.
#16 Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Volume II
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Volume II is an Adventure, Interactive Movie, and Single-player video game relies on Full Motion Video (FMV) developed by ICOM Simulations. The game acts as the sequel to Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, released in 1992. It offers the similar gameplay to the first title, and it introduces three new complex cases to solve such as The Two Lions, The Pilfered Paintings, and The Murdered Munitions Magnate. The ultimate goal of the player is to solve the complex cases as the detective. The player receives a strange note on his door, leading him with his companion to interrogate the death of two lions who were a part of the animal show. At the same time, a strange, mysterious death appears that might connect the two cases. According to the 2nd case, the pair of beautiful paintings is stolen from the National Gallery a couple of days before they were to be uncovered to the public in a show. The game lets the player unleash his detective skills, solve complex mysteries to advance through the story and more. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and cool graphics, Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Volume II is the best game to play.
#17 Night Trap
Night Trap is an Interactive Movie and Single-player video game developed by Digital Pictures and published by Sega for multiple platforms. The game is presented through the use of FMV (Full Motion Video), where the player takes on the role of the protagonist, an agent who is tasked to watch over teenage girls, visiting a house full of danger. During the gameplay, the player must struggle to watch the surveillance footage of the home and triggers deadly traps to capture the girls. In the game, the player freely can switch between different cameras to keep an eye over the girls. The player is guided by the police squad to watch the live footage of the house and save the guests. There are a series of challenging levels, and each level has a set of objectives that the player has to complete at any cost. The story of the game follows the five teenage girls, spending their weekend at the Martin home. With a compelling storyline, addictive gameplay, and dynamic sound effects, Night Trap is the best game to play.
#18 Tomcat Alley
Tomcat Alley is an Action, Full Motion Video, Interactive Movie, and Single-player video game developed by The Code Monkeys and published by Sega. The game takes place in the stunning environment where the player commands the United States Navy pilot, who must struggle to restore the peace and stability to the world after the deadly conflict. The player explores the environment from a first-person perspective and can engage himself in FMV gameplay experience. During the gameplay, the player must struggle to launch the missiles speedily at the enemy aircraft to destroy them. There are a series of levels, and each level comes with a set of objectives that the player has to complete at any cost. Other levels will be unlocked to play as the player proceeds through the story. The player has an opportunity to become the hero by showing off his skills. Tomcat Alley includes prominent features such as Become a Pilot, First-person Action, FMV Gameplay, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#19 Late Shift
Late Shift is an Adventure, Interactive Movie, and Single-player video game developed by CtrlMovie Ltd. The game serves as the high stakes Full Motion Movie crime thriller. The story revolves around the mathematics student, who must struggle to prove his innocence in the London heist, after being forced into the massive robbery of the auction house. The choices of the player will have a consequence from the start to the end. One small choice could change the entire result in the gameplay that can lead to one of seven different conclusions. How will the player decide to act when everything in the game is going against the protagonist? The player must take decisions for the hero of interact thriller while the movie keeps on running seamlessly. The game comes with multiple-optional storytelling such as one story, limitless storylines and seven different endings. During the gameplay, the player will experience the completely live action, interactive thriller, filmed in High Definition in London. Late Shift includes core features such as 180 Decision Points, Complete Live Action, Multiple Endings, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#20 Press X to Not Die
Press X to Not Die is a Full Motion Video, Action, First-person Perspective, and Single-player video game developed and published by All Seeing Eye Games. The game focuses on the character, who finds his town in chaos. In the game world, everyone has gone mad and is just attacking each other. In the game, the player assumes the role of the protagonist, who must survive in the streets, find his beloved girlfriend, uncover the secrets behind the scene, and get the hell out of his town in the live-action interactive movie game. During the game, the player must press buttons because his life depends on it. There are over thirty-five minutes of footage available with amazing graphics, looking like real life. The game introduces twenty-nine unique way to die, and in the game, the player needs to uncover the secrets behind the madness in a dozen stories that reflect the player choices. There is a dynamic dialogue system available that built key spoken sentence on the fly to reflect the actions and performance of the player, offering for a dynamic experience in an interactive movie. Try it out, and you’ll like it.
#21 Roundabout
Roundabout is a Driving, Full Motion Video, Female Protagonist, Action-Adventure, and Single-player video game created and published by No Goblin LLC for multiple platforms. The game revolves around the continuously rotating limousine which the player has to drive across an open world environment while accomplishing difficult objectives like picking up and dropping people off or locating collectible items. The game takes place in 1977, and the storyline revolves around the adventure of the female protagonist named as Georgia Manos, who is the world’s first limousine driver. The player must drive his vehicle around the inhabitants of the city on their daily needs. In the game, the ultimate task of the player is to pick up the passengers and drive them to their destinations to earn money. The vehicle of the player is constantly spinning in circles. To move across the city, the player requires to time the movement of his limousine with the constant rotation to curve around deadly obstacles, hurdles, building, etc. Roundabout includes core features, addictive gameplay, detailed graphics, and compelling storyline. Try it out, and you’ll like it.
#22 Bad Mojo
Bad Mojo is an Adventure and Single-player video game developed by Pulse Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment. In the game, the player is cast as Roger Samms, an entomologist who is planning to embezzle cash from a research agent to escape his hard life above a bar. An accident with the mother of the protagonist enchanted the locket uncovers the bad mojo, turning the protagonist into a cockroach. The storyline of the game loosely based on The Metamorphosis of Franz Kafka. In the game, the name of the cat is Franz, and the name of the main character is Roger Samms. The gameplay involves the player guiding the cockroach through a variety of puzzles. It takes place in the bar controlled by Eddie Battito. The protagonist serves as one of Eddie’s tenants, who has stolen a million dollar worth of loan money from the corporation. The player had previously worked for and is deciding to leave the city to start a new life. But as the player leaving the bar, his transformation starts. From within the wall of the bar, the player emerges a cockroach. Bad Mojo includes core features such as Dark San Francisco Building, Play as a Scientist, Exploration, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#23 Echoplex
Echoplex is a Time-based Puzzle-Platform, and Single-player video game with Full Motion Video story developed and published by Output Games. The game offers exciting gameplay that you have never experienced before. According to the storyline, you are trapped in a strange looping simulation where you are followed by an Echo, the duplicate of yourself. In the game, the Echo repeats all the action you do. There are several levels, and each level comprises a memory fragment that uncovers more stories. The game mixes the minimalist graphics with FMV footage to offers an immersive and story-rich experience to you. During the gameplay, you have to solve the tricky puzzles anchored by the Echo gameplay mechanics. Experience the entire storyline through challenging live action-video clips and puzzle-solving gameplay. Explore the environment from a third-person viewpoint and enjoy the abstract soundscape. As the game proceeds, it becomes challenging to play, and further levels will be unlocked to complete. Echoplex includes prominent features such as Puzzle-solving Gameplay, Minimalist Environments, Abstract soundscape, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#24 Kimulator: Fight for your destiny
Kimulator: Fight for Your Destiny is an Action-Adventure, First-person Shooter, and Single-player video game with Full Motion Video cutscenes developed and published by Bmc Studio. The game allows the player to prepare himself for the FPS battle with FMV twist. In the game, the player will play as the French Canadian, who requires to infiltrate the base of North Korea with his friend. The game two different modes such as Story mode and Practice mode. The main job of the player is to explore the environment from a first-person perspective, use advanced weapons to take down enemies while completing objectives to advance through the story. The game introduces a new 3D Platform mode, where the player plays like the rabbit and navigate the world to complete the challenges. The game rewards him with points which he may use to unlock further content. Kimulator: Fight for Your Destiny includes core features such as Bonus Levels, Real Actors, a Campaign Mode, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#25 LocoCycle
LocoCycle is the perfect blend of Racing and Vehicular combat elements developed by Twisted Pixel Games and published by Microsoft Studios. The game comes with both Single and Multiplayer modes and mixes the Action-Adventure and Racing elements with Full Motion Video cutscenes. It comes with exciting gameplay, where the player takes on the role of the protagonist, a bike rider whose ultimate task is to escape. The player manipulates the environment from a third-person perspective, complete a variety of challenges to advance through the game and unlock further levels to become the master. The game starts with the player, a scientist motorcycle that looks same like Light Cycles. The player can perform more than forty forms of battle and can speak up to fifty languages. The ultimate job of the player is to hit as many pedestrians as possible standing in his way to scoring the points. The enemies are chasing the player in order to kill, but the player must play the game wisely, kill enemies, and reach the end of each level while scoring the best points. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and detailed graphics, LocoCycle is the wonderful game to play.
#26 Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective revolves around Interactive Movie, Full Motion Video, and Adventure elements, created and published by ICOM Simulations. The game offers exciting gameplay based on the tabletop book with the same name. It uses the live actors and puts the player in charge of the protagonist named as Sherlock Holmes and his partner named as Dr Watson, struggling to solve three complex crime cases by exploring different locations. The player needs to solve the cases by investigating the locations, listening to the sounds, and reading the dialogues between characters. The game starts with the player meeting a client and collecting clues about the case. After that, the player must visit the location or person, read the newspapers for evidence or interact with NPCs to investigate. The objective of the player is to unleash his inner detective, interrogate the suspects, and solve the mystery to advance through the game. The game will take the player back to the study of the protagonist and his partner where they will figure out the events that transpired, and Dr Watson will tell the player of his/her score.
#27 Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine
Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine is an Action, Interactive Movie, and Single-player Shooting video game created by Rocket Science Games and published by BMG Interactive. The storyline revolves around the main character named as Tully Bodine, who has agreed to convoy contraband camels for massive rewards. During the gameplay, the player has to steer the police and struggle to take down foes and creatures like Sewer Shark. The main task of the player is to reach the destination while controlling the camel. The player can use a powerful shield to deflect the enemy attacks. There are several stages available, and the player needs to complete each one to advance through the game. The game becomes difficult to play as the player fulfill the requirements. The gameplay mainly focuses on Rail-shooter elements, and it rewards the player with points for each defeated enemy. With cool mechanics, superb graphics and brilliant mechanics, Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine is the wonderful game to play.
#28 Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Volume III
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Volume III is an Adventure, FMV and Interactive Movie video game developed created by ICOM Simulations. It acts as the sequel to Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Volume II, released in 1993. The game follows the similar format to the first two titles, except that there are three new exciting crime cases to solve such as The Solicitous Solicitor, The Bank’s Final Debt, and The Thames Murders. According to the first case, Melvin Tuttle, a promoted solicitor, has recently died of a heart attack. Scotland Yard hires Holmes and Watson to investigate the case since they believe that Melvin Tuttle was poisoned. As he advances through the game, they learn about the reputation of Tuttle for romancing different women, including the beautiful wife one of his employees. In the 2nd case, Oswald Mason is killed in his house by an intruder. The Exchequer has called detectives to investigate the death of Mason. As the player solves two cases, the third case will be unlocked to solve. With detective gameplay, superb graphics, and best mechanics, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Volume III is the best game to play.
#29 Duke Nukem II
Duke Nukem II is a Platform, Side-scroll, and Single-player video game created by Apogee Software and published by Interactive Software for Multiple Platforms. The game takes place in the thrilling environment invaded by an evil named Regelatins who plans to take over the planet Earth and kidnap the protagonist named Duke Nukem, in order to use his brain to plot the attack for the forces. The game comprises four episodes, and each episode contains eight levels. The game is the follow-up to the game Duke Nukem, released in 1991. The main goal of the player is to advance through the levels by gathering items, smashing enemies to the level exit and at the final stage, the player needs to take down the supervillain boss. During the gameplay, the player can pick up four types of weapons such as the flamethrower, the laser, the rocket launcher, and more. The player gets a rapid-fire power-up and can gather health items to heal damage. With addictive gameplay, superb graphics, and core mechanics, Duke Nukem II is the best game to play.
#30 Umineko When They Cry: Question Arcs
Umineko When They Cry: Question Arcs, developed by 07th Expansion, is an Anime, Visual Novel, Horror, and Single-player video game. During the gameplay, the player sets off on a journey on an island with a group of eighteen companions. Some mysterious murders befall the friends, and the player needs to investigate and fetch out the person behind the scene.
The game serves as a third installment in the When They Cry series offering some advanced features. While playing the game, the player needs to make decisions based on the text narrations to reach the outcome of the story. The tips mode permits the player to read the information relevant to the murders and murderer.
The game has four main chapters where the player must complete all the chapters to get to the advance. While playing the game, the player can’t interact with the companions and has to make decisions alone to search the murderer. The game has core features, such as Eighteen NPC, Text-based, Multiple Endings, Four Chapters, and Tips Mode.
#31 Higurashi When They Cry Hou
Higurashi When They Cry Hou is an Adventure, Visual Novel, and Single-player video game offered by 07th Expansion for multiple platforms. The player takes on the role of a protagonist named Keiichi Maebara, and his main task is to reveal the criminal behind the strange happenings.
The game takes place in the small village of Hinamizawa, and the population is less than two thousand. Every year, an event held in the village and almost all the people take part in the event. This time, the event becomes horrible as some persons killed and kidnapped during the event. The player needs to examine the scenes and bring the culprit to light to rescue the villagers.
The game offers seven different characters where each character has a special sense of examining the clues. It contains text dialogues and a set of narrations through which the player can make decisions and come to the end of the game. A player can interact with the NPCs to investigate the pieces of evidence. Some core features of the game are NPC Communication, Horrible Scenes, Text-based, Multiple Endings, Seven Characters, and Choice Matters Gameplay.
#32 Raging Loop
Raging Loop is an Anime, Adventure, Visual Novel, and Single-player video game developed by KEMCO. The game takes place in the village of Japan named Yasumizu, where the ancient gods attacked to hunt the villagers, and the main task of the player is to rescue the villagers alive from the gods.
The player takes on the role of a young man named Haruaki Fusaishi and serves for the lives of villagers. The game has multiple endings as every time the player battles against the gods in a different style, and when an NPC dies, it provides some information to the player that a player can investigate to get to advance.
The revelation mode allows the player to explore the inner thoughts of the characters and see insight them to reveal several secrets. A situation in the game comes when the player finds himself in the clutch of an inextricable loop, and escape is impossible, and then the character takes advantage of the information gathered before.
The core features of the game are Ancient Gods, NPC Interaction, Revelation Mode, Inextricable Loop, Pieces of Information, Multiple Endings, Horror Gameplay, and Visual Novel.
#33 Root Letter: Last Answer
Root Letter: Last Answer is a Visual Novel, Anime, Detective, and Single-player video game developed by KADOKAWA GAMES Ltd for multiple platforms. During the gameplay, the player takes on the role of a detective and needs to explore the lost girl named Aya Fumino, who is missing for the last 15 years.
The game offers four different scenarios with different locations and gameplay. The player will discover various clues, pieces of evidence, and must reveal the hidden secrets by investigating the clues deeply. The Max mode allows the player to play with friends altogether, where all the players can interact with each other.
The game has five different endings that depend on the player’s route of investigation. The entire game has two different parts, such as Adventure Part and Simulation Part. The adventure part allows the player to investigate different characters that have a deep relationship with the lost girl, while the simulation part permits the player to play through earlier communications with the girl. Root Letter: Last Answer has core features, such as Two Story Parts, Detective Gameplay, Five Endings, Hidden Secrets, and Four Scenarios.
#34 Tesla Effect
Tesla Effect is an Adventure, Detective, and Single-player video game developed by Big Finish Games for Windows. It serves as the sixth main entry in the series Tex Murphy and offers the same gameplay as the previous releases. During the gameplay, the player takes on the role of a protagonist Tex where the player needs to recover the lost memory of the past seven years.
While exploring the world, the player views the environment from a first-person perspective. It comes up with the puzzles and logical conversation system that allows the player to interact with the NPCs formally. The player has to find out the lost Chelsee Bando, a person attacked at the end of Tex Murphy.
A player will find out many clues and pieces of evidence that help him to remember memories and provides him a sense to identify the objective. Tesla Effect has multiple endings as the outcome of the story bends on the player’s choices, and memory recovered. Significant features of the game are Multiple Endings, NPC Interaction, First-person, Puzzles, and Mysteries to Explore.