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Her Story (2015)

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Her Story
Game
7.8/10on IGDB
Released
Viva Seifert’s seven police interviews sit in a searchable video database. If a word catches your attention, type it in to see what else she says about it. The order you find the clips in changes which pause or choice of words you notice next.
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Not for Broadcast (2022)

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Not for Broadcast
Game
8.0/10on IGDB
Released
You’re cutting a live TV bulletin while the presenters are still talking. Pick the camera that should be on air, switch when somebody else becomes the focus, and decide what viewers hear. The actors’ timing gives you cues, and the cuts you make can change what the public takes from the show.
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Ten Dates (2023)

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Ten Dates
Game
Released
Play as Misha or Ryan and pick a subject during a round of speed dating. Watch your date’s reaction before you decide whether to stay with the topic or change it. The conversations branch, and how the meeting goes helps decide what happens between the two of you afterward.
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4

Immortality (2022)

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Immortality
Game
8.2/10on IGDB
Released
Click a face or object in footage from one of Marissa Marcel’s films to jump to another clip that contains something similar. An actor you noticed in a finished scene can send you to a performance from another production. Try following one face for a while and see what else goes with it.
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Contradiction: Spot the Liar! (2015)

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Contradiction: Spot the Liar!
Game
7.1/10on IGDB
Released
Inspector Jenks can ask villagers about the evidence he’s found. When two statements conflict, pair them and see how the person responds. An entertaining way to play is to watch the interview once for the facts, then think back to how confidently each answer was delivered.
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6

The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story (2022)

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The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Game
Released
Watch the live-action incident before turning its details into hypotheses in the reasoning phase. The actors give you a scene to interpret, and some of what you notice can point toward a wrong answer. Part of the pleasure is going from a convincing performance to an explanation that fits the evidence.
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The Shapeshifting Detective (2018)

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The Shapeshifting Detective
Game
7.0/10on IGDB
Released
Ask someone a question as the detective, then see what they’ll say to a different person. Taking on another character’s appearance opens conversations and encounters your own face couldn’t get you into. The change in what a witness is willing to say gives the recorded performances a job to do.
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Late Shift

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Late Shift
Game
Matt has only seconds to respond to another person’s demand, and the film keeps running while you choose. Watch for the line or expression that makes you want to change your mind. The pressure of deciding at the pace of the scene is part of what makes the branches feel like a film.
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9

The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker (2017)

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The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
Game
6.5/10on IGDB
Released
You’re taking over the late doctor’s appointments. Type a question or pick one from the suggested list, then watch how the patient answers. They sometimes ask you questions, too. What you say back can affect their outcomes, which gives the interviews a life beyond the mystery.
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10

Erica (2019)

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Erica
Game
6.1/10on IGDB
Released
Choose how Erica responds to another character and watch the next part of the exchange play out. The dialogue choices shape her relationships as well as her route through the story. Pay attention to when someone seems willing to tell her more, since that can matter as much as the clue she just found.
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11

Tender Loving Care (1998)

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Tender Loving Care
Game
6.0/10on IGDB
Released
John Hurt’s Doctor Turner asks how you read the other characters’ behavior between scenes. Your answers affect the course of the film and its outcome. It makes your judgment of a performance one of the ways you participate in the story.
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12

At Dead of Night (2020)

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At Dead of Night
Game
7.5/10on IGDB
Released
Maya explores a hotel where events from the past appear as live-action scenes. Use the ghost voice receiver to communicate with the people behind those glimpses. Their accounts gradually give you a different sense of the rooms you’ve been trying to get through.
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13

The Gallery (2025)

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The Gallery
Game
Released
Each of the two stories puts an art curator under pressure, once in 1981 and once in 2021. Pay attention to how the supporting characters react before choosing how to deal with them. The game tracks those relationships across scenes, and you can play with timed or paused decisions.
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14

Death Come True (2020)

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Death Come True
Game
7.0/10on IGDB
Released
When Makoto dies, he can return to the past and make a different decision. Repeating a hotel scene gives you another chance to reconsider a character’s words or expression. The performance you’ve already seen is part of the information you take into the next attempt.
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15

Double Switch: 25th Anniversary Edition (2018)

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Double Switch: 25th Anniversary Edition
Game
7.0/10on IGDB
Released
The rooms in the Edward Arms keep filling with people while you’re checking other views. Follow who has come in and what they’re doing before you decide when to spring a trap. The remastered edition keeps the original idea of making you read an actor’s movement quickly.
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16

Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive (1996)

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Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
Game
7.6/10on IGDB
Released
A conversation can go in several directions depending on how you answer. Aaron Conners’s own example with Louie shows how many recorded exchanges fit into what can be a very short encounter. Try another tone on a second run and see how differently a familiar face reacts to Tex.
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The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (1995)

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The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery
Game
8.5/10on IGDB
Released
Click a person to begin a filmed conversation as Gabriel or Grace. One puzzle turns an exchange with a zoo supervisor into material you need to listen to again and work with. The acting becomes something you examine, much like an object you’ve picked up.
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The X-Files Game (1998)

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The X-Files Game
Game
6.9/10on IGDB
Released
In some conversations, choosing an emotion changes both what agent Craig Willmore says and how the other person responds. The game joins filmed lines and reactions around that choice. Watch how a witness answers an approach you thought would put them at ease.
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Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? (2022)

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Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
Game
6.0/10on IGDB
Released
The family quiz turns its video calls into a chance for Abby to find out what her relatives know. Go into a conversation with one thing you want to clear up, then pay attention when the person takes the discussion somewhere else. Their answers are the evidence you have to work with.
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