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Higurashi When They Cry
Adventure 10 August 2002
Higurashi When They Cry is a Japanese adventure in the visual novel category. The production is kept in a horror atmosphere and tells the story of a small village of Hinamizawa, which in June 1983 became the scene of a series of brutal murders. The game boils down primarily to passive tracking of the plot presented in text form enriched with simple pictures.
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Anniversary Edition
Adventure 12 January 2017
The third full-fledged installment in the series of mystery thriller adventure visual novels developed by Spike Chunsoft. The plot of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony tells the story of a kidnapped high school student named Kaede Akamatsu. Together with other students, he is taken to a school called Gifted Inmates Academy. The academy’s director is a teddy bear named Monokuma.
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
Action 24 September 2014
Action game enriched with elements of survival horror, which is a spin-off of the Danganronpa cycle. The player plays the role of a teenage Naegi mosquito, whose task is to stop a childish gang murdering adult inhabitants of Towa City in order to create their own utopia. The game focuses on solving a variety of environmental riddles and fighting against hostile enemies with the help of the original arsenal.
Hatoful Boyfriend
Adventure 04 September 2014
Original Japanese visual novel game. The main character moves to a secondary school for intelligent and speaking birds. On the spot she can make friends with her students and find true love.
Overclocked: A Story of Violence
Adventure 12 October 2007
Overclocked is another adventure from House Of Tales studio. In the case of a German producer we could always count on an interesting and captivating plot (e.g. The Moment of Silence), often touching on sensitive topics. It is no different this time.
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Action 11 March 2008
Condemned 2: Bloodshot is a continuation of the game presented in the perspective of the first person, described by the authors themselves as a dark, brutal psychological thriller. As in the previous installment, the production allows us to play the role of a detective exploring the mysteries of mysterious serial murders. The game was developed by Monolith Productions, a studio with, among others, the first part of Condemned, and also F.E.A.R.
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Adventure 16 February 2012
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward is an adventure game produced by Chunsoft development studio, which is the second edition of the Zero Escape series after 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors. The player takes on the role of one of nine participants in a bizarre game and tries to get out of an abandoned warehouse solving a number of more or less complicated puzzles.
Urban Runner
Adventure 31 December 1996
A detective adventure thriller made in the form of an interactive film. We play the role of an American journalist who, while investigating a dangerous drug dealer in Paris, is caught up in his murder. Our hero has to unravel the case and prove his innocence by exposing the influential politician behind the whole affair.
Yesterday
Adventure 22 March 2012
A point-and-click adventure psychological thriller game by Spanish studio Pendulo Studios, known for the Runaway series. Yesterday is set in New York and its story focuses on a mysterious series of murders of homeless people. What links the individual cases are the characteristic Y-shaped scars. You play as John Yesterday, a man with no memory, who is trying to find out the truth about his past and ends up involved in a serious plot associated with the murders.
Still Life
Adventure 14 April 2005
A classic adventure game produced by Microids, which is responsible for the creation of the "Siberia" series. "Still Life" presents a script that could be successfully used to produce a classic action film.
Deus Ex: The Fall
RPG 10 July 2013
Spin-off of the popular cyberpunk action RPG series, referring in its climate to the last full-fledged part of the series. The game was originally created for mobile devices, but it was also converted for PC. Its action takes place parallel to the events from the predecessor, but presents the whole story from the point of view of a completely different character. We play as a former member of SAS, who is a mercenary in service of a private military corporation.
Steins;Gate 0
Adventure 10 December 2015
A visual novel adventure game developed by Nitroplus and 5pb. Studios. The game is a direct continuation of the original Steins;Gate from 2009. The plot picks off using one of the alternative endings of the predecessor. Okabe Rintaro, a student heartbroken after the tragic death of his friend Kurisu Makise, makes an appointment to a psychiatric health facility.
Root Letter
Adventure 16 June 2016
An adventure game/visual novel developed by Kadokawa Games. The action of Root Letter takes place in present-day Japan, with players taking control of a thirty-something man who discovers long forgotten letters that he had exchanged fifteen years ago with a penfriend named Aya Fumino. Her last letter contains a murder confession, and states that she has to atone for her sin. After that, she suddenly broke off all contact.
The Town of Light
Adventure 26 February 2016
First-person adventure game in the form of a psychological thriller and the debut of an independent Italian studio Lka.it. The game's plot is set in an mental institution located in the Italian town of Volterra. Creators of The Town of Light decided to depict in their game the history of an actually existing place, focusing on dramas of its residents, treated by facility staff like animals.
The Occupation
Adventure 05 March 2019
A first-person adventure game created by White Paper Games - an independent British studio. The story involves politics to a large extent, and is set in England of the 1980s. The player takes on the role of a journalist who is investigating the circumstances of passing a controversial bill that reduces the citizens' freedoms. For the most part, the player explores the in-game locations and solves puzzles.
Late Shift
Adventure 09 March 2016
An adventure game in the form of an interactive FMV thriller, developed by the Swiss team at CtrlMovie and directed by Tobias Weber; the script on the other hand, was written by Michael Robert Johnson. Though the game debuted on mobile devices, it also came out for PC and consoles a year later. Matt, the protagonist, is a young student of mathematics, who tries to make some money as a car park guard. He gets charged with stealing Chinese porcelain from an auction house in London.
The Suicide of Rachel Foster
Adventure 19 February 2020
The Suicide of Rachel Foster is a narrative thriller adventure game. During the game, the players take on the role of Nicole, who returns to a hotel belonging to her family, burdened with tragedy. The heroine is trapped in a mansion and starts to discover its dark secrets.
Intruders: Hide and Seek
Action 13 February 2019
Stealth game, in which we play the role of a ten-year-old boy trying to save his parents who are hostages of three mysterious attackers. Although Intruders: Hide and Seek uses virtual reality sets, it does not require them to work.
Dry Drowning
Adventure 02 August 2019
Detective visual novel game with noir and cyberpunk atmosphere. As a private investigator, Mordred Foley, we move to a futuristic metropolis to solve the mystery of murders based on Greek myths.
This is the Zodiac Speaking
Adventure 15 October 2020
A psychological thriller adventure game based on the true story of an American serial murderer - Zodiac. During the game, we travel through climatic locations, solve riddles and make choices that influence the ending of the story.
Those Who Remain
Adventure 28 May 2020
Those Who Remain is a psychological thriller taking place in a small town in the USA, where the action is observed from a first person perspective. The game puts a lot of emphasis on the heavy, disturbing atmosphere and can evoke associations with titles such as Alan Wake, as well as Polish The Vanishing of Ethan Carter and Kholat.
Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo
Adventure 16 December 2021
Narrative adventure game in the style of a psychological thriller. The main character of Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo is a writer who tries to solve the mystery of a tragic accident.
Aftermath
Action canceled
A TPP action adventure game in the style of a psychological thriller. In Aftermath we play the heroine named Charlie, who wanders the European city overrun by aliens, trying to find her lost daughter.
