The Best Quick-time-event Games

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Update 16 April 2024: The Mildew Children added at rank #20.

Here are our 10 Best Quick-time-event Games, position 11 to 20:

Shenmue III
Once Upon a Jester
The Expanse: A Telltale Series - Episode 3
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
Of Bird and Cage
Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
Fort Solis
Gripper
Heatchain
The Mildew Children

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Shenmue III (2019)

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PC Windows Playstation 4

Shenmue III sees the eagerly anticipated continuation of the epic story-driven saga. Take control of Ryo Hazuki, a teenage martial artist, determined to unravel the mystery behind his father's murder and to exact revenge on the killer.

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open-world
martial
quick-time-event
arts
rpg
action-adventure
1980s
classic
life
cult
fight
simulation
spin-off
arcade
adventure

Once Upon a Jester (2022)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Travel the kingdom as Jester with his best friend Sok to improvise theatre shows and perform on stages far and wide. Sing your hearts out, crack jokes and impress audiences to become the stars of the famous Royal Theatrical Spectacle!

Buy Buy Buy

romance
drama
heist
quick-time-event
horror
genre-bending
funny
quick-time-events
musical
adventure
rhythm
interactive
satire

The Expanse: A Telltale Series - Episode 3 (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows

An epic adventure across the land and skies of Hyrule awaits in The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo Switch™. The adventure is yours to create in a world fueled by your imagination.

In this sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you’ll decide your own path through the sprawling landscapes of Hyrule and the mysterious islands floating in the vast skies above. Can you harness the power of Link’s new abilities to fight back against the malevolent forces that threaten the kingdom?

Nintendo Switch Online members can buy a pair of Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers* and redeem each one for any game in the voucher catalog—including The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

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narrative
exploration
episodic
quick-time-event
pirates
book
sci-fi
novel
adventure
story
politics
difficult
space-pirate
tried-and-true
choices

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope (2020)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch

Trapped and isolated in the abandoned town of Little Hope, 4 college students and their teacher must escape the nightmarish apparitions that relentlessly pursue them through an impenetrable fog.

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quick-time-event
horror
interactive
narrative
cooperative
survival-horror
psychological
supernatural
mystery

Of Bird and Cage (2021)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Of Bird and Cage is a unique metal album presented through a two-hour-long story-driven game. Play music in a brand-new way. Featuring famous artists like Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-Guns N' Roses), Rob van der Loo (Epica), Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation), and many others!

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nonlinear
music
emotional
modern
choices
fiction
interactive
multiple-endings
quick-time-event
stylized
psychological
dark
first-person
drama
story

Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo (2021)

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Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.

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quick-time-event
thriller
narrative
mystery
investigation
adventure
cinematic
fiction
choices
classic
story
interactive
detective
drama
psychological

Fort Solis (2023)

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Playstation 5 Mac OS PC Windows

Fort Solis a riveting story-driven thriller on the Red Planet.

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thriller
quick-time-event
walking-simulator
sci-fi
narrative
horror
mars
third-person
story
psychological
exploration
space
cinematic

Gripper (2023)

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Android PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Gripper is a story-driven action game with boss fights on wheels. Tear your enemies apart with a grappling hook. Rip out their metal hearts to gain abilities. Rescue your family and uncover the secrets of the collapsing world.

Buy Buy Buy Buy

boss-fight
bullet-hell
boss
top-down
quick-time-event
cyberpunk
arena
emotional
rush
futuristic
dystopian
soundtrack
rpg
twin-stick
rogue-like

Heatchain (2023)

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Arcade game where you need to find the next glyph to make the longest chain

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attack
score
quick-time-event
point-and-click
steampunk
nonlinear
arcade
stylized
rogue-like
top-down
choices
casual
fast-paced
action

The Mildew Children (2024)

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Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.