Voyeur

Voyeur is an unusual interactive thriller built around spying, investigation, and the uncomfortable realization that being nosy is apparently a legitimate career choice. Released in 1993, it puts the player in the role of an investigator who must observe suspicious characters, gather evidence, and uncover a conspiracy involving the wealthy residents of a mansion. The game uses live-action video extensively, giving it a distinctly early-1990s multimedia flavor. Rather than relying on traditional adventure-game exploration alone, the player spends considerable time watching events unfold and deciding what information is important. Timing matters, because characters follow their own routines and can reveal different pieces of the mystery depending on when you are watching. The result is part detective story, part interactive television experiment, and part gloriously dated multimedia showcase. It is undeniably strange, but that strangeness makes Voyeur memorable even decades later.