The Best Cinematic Games

Update : Cairn added at rank #48.
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Sacred Fire (2021)

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early access Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Sacred Fire is a psychological role-playing game. You’re a refugee hunted by Rome, your actions compromised by fear and rage. Build up your willpower to control story choices and master battle tactics. Outsmart opponents and gain allies. Wage war or strive for peace. End up a hero or an outcast.


  • choices
  • cinematic
  • conversation
  • psychological
  • character
  • tabletop
  • rpg
  • visual-novel
  • multiple-endings
  • romance
  • detective
  • old-school
  • turn-based
  • customization
  • narrative

2

I accidentally restarted the USSR (2020)

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PC Windows

Have you ever went on google and searched "I accidentally"? If you did then you saw that google autosuggest "I accidentally restarted the USSR". In this game you will be able to play the tail of Igor Ivanov as he accidentally restarts the USSR.

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  • memes
  • cinematic
  • third-person
  • adventure

3

Meridian 157: Chapter 3 (2021)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS

You have ventured this far, now there is no turning back. Uncover the island’s dark history by travelling through crumbling caverns and mysterious laboratories, but be warned, some may not be too welcoming of your presence…

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  • exploration
  • cinematic
  • point-and-click
  • puzzle
  • lovecraftian
  • hidden-object
  • investigation
  • adventure
  • atmospheric
  • casual
  • detective
  • realistic
  • survival-horror
  • challenging
  • sci-fi

4

The Eternal Castle REMASTERED (2019)

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Linux Mac OS Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] is a remake of the original "ETERNAL CASTLE" from 1987, with additional game mechanics, sophisticated sound design, polished 2-bit CGA animated graphics, and modernized game design.


  • cinematic
  • cyberpunk
  • 1980s
  • post-apocalyptic
  • surreal
  • dark
  • action-adventure
  • multiple-endings
  • atmospheric
  • futuristic
  • remake
  • horror
  • sci-fi
  • old-school
  • survival

5

Aperture Desk Job (2022)

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96
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Linux PC Windows

Introducing Aperture Desk Job — a free playable short made for the Steam Deck, set in the universe of the modestly popular Portal games.

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  • cinematic
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • 3d
  • comedy
  • funny
  • single-player
  • casual
  • shooter
  • robots
  • family-friendly
  • story
  • simulation
  • on-rails

6

The one who pulls out the sword will be crowned king (2022)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

Are you The Rightful King™ or just a filthy peasant? The sword is waiting for you to lift it, but it gets longer and heavier each time some else succeeds...

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  • instrumental
  • cinematic
  • short
  • experimental
  • emotional
  • soundtrack
  • music
  • dark
  • medieval
  • comedy
  • atmospheric
  • walking-simulator
  • historical
  • 3d

7

Evil God Korone (2021)

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Nintendo Switch j Playstation 4 PC Windows

An unexpected collaboration from Tsugunohi, the game where horror invades daily life, and VTuber Inugami Korone, from VTuber group hololive. Inugami Korone, who has been live streaming many horror game, has become an evil goddess and taken over Tsugunohi. Now, chop your finger and give it to her.

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  • horror
  • dark
  • cinematic
  • scroller
  • horror-comedy
  • action-adventure
  • story
  • thriller
  • adventure
  • realistic
  • walking-simulator

8

Crimson Snow (2022)

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early access Android PC Windows

Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.


  • horror
  • walking-simulator
  • conversation
  • cinematic
  • multiple-endings
  • psychological
  • choices
  • narration
  • thriller
  • drama
  • stealth
  • exploration
  • first-person
  • story
  • atmospheric

9

Coralina (2023)

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PC Windows

A RETRO RPG about lost MEMORIES in the LIMBO! Coralina needs to solve cases, alongside a Crow with a tophat.

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  • psychological
  • cinematic
  • psychedelic
  • fiction
  • action-adventure
  • travel
  • top-down
  • interactive
  • supernatural
  • colourful
  • thriller
  • surreal
  • pixel
  • time
  • dark

10

Summerland (2020)

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ds PC Windows

Summerland is a first-person narrative game about morality and the afterlife. You take control of Matthew, a detective reliving the events of his past, being questioned on his morals along the way. In every door lies another memory, and every memory unlocks another door.

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  • philosophical
  • walking-simulator
  • cinematic
  • investigation
  • detective
  • fiction
  • point-and-click
  • linear
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • first-person
  • story
  • emotional
  • 3d
  • interactive

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