Games Like Daffodil Yellow: A few poems from an insect collector

Atuel is an award-winning surrealist documentary game in which you explore beautiful, dreamlike landscapes inspired by the topography and wildlife of the Atuel River Valley in Argentina.

Why similar: Philosophical 15.3%, Experimental 14.1%, Abstract 10.6%, Psychedelic 10.4%, Surreal 8.6%

Chasing colors in the void. A game we made to Zen you.

Why similar: Experimental 21.9%, Philosophical 18.1%, Psychedelic 15.1%, Surreal 10.8%, Walking Simulator 9.3%

The Web is a first person pure walking simulator. A surreal journey. Explore an interconnected web of environments. Discover strange places and meet odd characters.

Why similar: Psychedelic 17.1%, Abstract 13.9%, Philosophical 13.9%, Surreal 13.2%, Walking Simulator 12.3%

Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

Why similar: Experimental 19.2%, Abstract 17.1%, Philosophical 15.2%, Psychedelic 13.7%, Surreal 11.9%

Explore this set of 4 distinct short experimental games and experience impossible worlds filled with audiovisual and narrative contradictions.

Why similar: Experimental 28.7%, Abstract 14.6%, Psychedelic 12.8%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Surreal 11.1%

Two games in one! - Prove you are not human by completing 9 impossible challenges. - Explore various scenes directly inspired by a poem, solving a few riddles along the way.

Why similar: Philosophical 15.7%, Abstract 15.4%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Surreal 12%, Psychedelic 11.4%

TMOY is a series of interactive art installations hidden inside a first person adventure game. Explore the “museum” and the surreal void space it resides in, make choices, discover new worlds, play (or suffer through) a variety of strange minigames - it’s up to you. It is your museum, after all.

Why similar: Philosophical 20.1%, Abstract 18.8%, Experimental 13.7%, Surreal 12.1%, Psychedelic 11.2%

Traverse a harmonious hand painted forest in this first person hike. ☀️The trees guide you with gentle whispers, as you explore a philosophical story.

Why similar: Experimental 27.5%, Abstract 18.2%, Philosophical 15.2%, Walking Simulator 12%, Nature 8.8%

MaryPark St. is a short story telling indie game, set in a black and white dream-like world. Featuring two interpretations of the same story, The Dream & The Nightmare.

Why similar: Experimental 33.5%, Philosophical 18.4%, Abstract 17.2%, Surreal 13.3%, Relaxing 6.9%

Three AI Lifeforms used to live here, thinking and dreaming about their existence. Three AI Lifeforms went on into a higher reality and left everything behind. Three AI Lifeforms stories are left to unfold… Can you understand and unravel their past? Their AI Stories? Made by Emir Akyazi

Why similar: Psychedelic 18.1%, Philosophical 16.1%, Abstract 14.4%, Surreal 12.8%, Walking Simulator 10.4%

CUCCCHI is a game where you explore beautiful dioramas and go through dangerous and trippy labyrinths, in a journey inside the paintings of Enzo Cucchi.

Why similar: Experimental 24.8%, Abstract 18.7%, Psychedelic 15.6%, Surreal 12.6%, Walking Simulator 9.3%

Explore an avant-garde cubist dream, stimulate your visual senses and immerse yourself in a surreal TRIP. A visually tantalizing open world artware that culminates the player to relax and enjoy a safe enviroment for them to explore at their own pace. There are no objectives, no rules, just art.

Why similar: Experimental 21.3%, Abstract 16.3%, Psychedelic 15.2%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Surreal 10.3%

Explore an abstract ecosystem in What Surrounds Us, a cozy indie puzzling adventure. Encounter unique species and solve environmental challenges to protect their colourful habitat. Find your way through curious biomes and overcome the threat looming over this peaceful little world.

Why similar: Experimental 25.8%, Abstract 15.8%, Nature 15.1%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Atmospheric 6.6%

This VR Journey takes you to the 'behind the scenes' of the Universe. Beyond a door lies a barren landscape inhabited by strange rocky heads. Here, the maintenance and heavy lifting required keeps existence stable and temporal. You are a tourist. Don't do anything foolish.

Why similar: Experimental 23.4%, Philosophical 22.1%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Surreal 11.1%, Psychedelic 9.6%

Blast your way through millions of particles as you explore someone's dreams in this narrative driven adventure.

Why similar: Experimental 20.2%, Philosophical 16.6%, Abstract 15%, Surreal 10.5%, Walking Simulator 9.4%

Lost Voice is a story-based first-person sci-fi adventure game with strong action elements, puzzles, and unique gameplay mechanics.

Why similar: Experimental 31.2%, Philosophical 26.3%, Psychedelic 16%, Surreal 13.9%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Look for your car in a series of mazes and parking lots while you talk to your therapist about feeling lost. An interactive short story about trying to make sense out of the unreal. Based on real dreams!

Why similar: Experimental 31.4%, Philosophical 26.4%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Emotional 7.9%, Exploration 7.5%

INTRAQUARTZ is a multidimensional experimental maze puzzler where you control a microscopic mining rover inside extraterrestrial crystals.

Why similar: Experimental 28.6%, Abstract 20.3%, Psychedelic 18.3%, Surreal 9.7%, Colorful 5.8%

A surrealist indie first-person adventure game based on art and derealization. Explore the idea of a mind losing its grasp with reality, as reality turns into a dream, and that dream turns into a nightmare.

Why similar: Experimental 22.1%, Philosophical 18.4%, Psychedelic 15.8%, Surreal 13.1%, Walking Simulator 9.9%

Gamitate is a like a gym for your mind and soul. "Work Out" your mind with carefully selected meditation techniques! Gamitate is designed to make you feel calmer, happier, and more peaceful. Enjoy the benefits of a wide variety of easy meditation techniques.

Why similar: Experimental 28.6%, Abstract 18.7%, Psychedelic 15.8%, Philosophical 10.4%, Colorful 5.8%

The goal of the game is to find your favourite room in the catacombs.

Why similar: Psychedelic 28%, Abstract 23.8%, Surreal 16.5%, Exploration 7%, Walking Simulator 5.8%

The Memories That Shape Us is a narrative video game that lasts about two hours. Find the Memory Capsules to uncover the story of a person’s life from childhood to adulthood, all the joys, all the struggles, and all the lessons. How much can one take before they’ve had enough?

Why similar: Experimental 19.5%, Abstract 19.3%, Philosophical 17.5%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, Emotional 9.4%

Immerse yourself in an adaptation of an old story about Ewan Berrington.

Why similar: Abstract 17.9%, Philosophical 16.7%, Psychedelic 16.2%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Surreal 12.7%

Destiny Island is a very short computer game. You play a man who visits his memories. You can walk and talk to mannequins about 7 sins. Associate essence with anything comes to your mind.

Why similar: Experimental 38.6%, Philosophical 17.4%, Abstract 15.7%, Surreal 13.7%, Walking Simulator 6.2%

Rememoried is an independent video game, a virtual place where memories change to dreams and the only possible way is forgetting, which becomes a mechanism for proceeding to the next layer of dreams. The Surrealist explorative first-person adventure game.

Why similar: Experimental 19%, Abstract 18%, Psychedelic 16.1%, Surreal 13.7%, Walking Simulator 8.4%

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Experimental 18%, Abstract 16.4%, Philosophical 12.7%, Surreal 10.2%

Take a break from action-packed franchises and brain teasers. Slowly explore a procedural world of beauty and scan mysterious Treasures and Creatures. Gentle adversity and frequent milestones keep you engaged while you get lost in a pathless paradise.

Why similar: Philosophical 18.9%, Psychedelic 17.3%, Nature 13.3%, Surreal 12.8%, Walking Simulator 12.6%

Listen to the whispers of the sands in this meditative journey. Seek the light of the desert and confront its shadow in meditation. Uncover echoes of lost souls as you survive a boundless sea of dunes.

Why similar: Philosophical 21.5%, Psychedelic 15.9%, Abstract 14.7%, Surreal 9.7%, Walking Simulator 7.9%

The abyss called your name. You followed it here. Now you are its prisoner. A Butterfly is part horror, part interactive poem about overcoming and bittersweet surrender

Why similar: Philosophical 21.5%, Psychedelic 15.5%, Abstract 14.1%, Surreal 13%, Walking Simulator 9.6%

A game about boredom and self-pity. It's about myself mostly. You walk around and press the 'interact' button. Sorry for making this.

Why similar: Experimental 32.6%, Abstract 20.7%, Surreal 16.8%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Emotional 11.2%

I’m releasing this collection of games so that you may start talking to me again

Why similar: Experimental 20.7%, Philosophical 19.3%, Abstract 19%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Exploration 6.7%

Overseas is a collection of four short art games, or digital poems. So far, it includes four episodes: a psychedelic trip, a forest horror, a crash course on shamanic techniques, and a simulator of an identity crisis. Take a journey across worlds and figure out the obscure meaning of what is going on.

Why similar: Experimental 20.9%, Philosophical 17%, Abstract 15.1%, Surreal 10.3%, Walking Simulator 9.8%

A virtual reality experience where you explore mysterious landscapes and meet the entities inhabiting it.

Why similar: Experimental 26.3%, Abstract 17%, Psychedelic 13.8%, Walking Simulator 12%, Philosophical 10.1%

The familiar becomes magical in this critically acclaimed interactive artscape. Explore ten scenes inspired by the everyday and let your expectations of reality be transformed. Carl Burton's other work has been featured in the New York Times, Serial, Colossal, and Medium.

Why similar: Experimental 34.9%, Abstract 23.8%, Surreal 18.3%, Relaxing 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Small Island is an upcoming first-person exploration game where you have to escape the small mysterious Island you find yourself on. The game consists mainly in exploring the secret rooms and areas you'll find inside of it.

Why similar: Abstract 25.4%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Surreal 13.7%, Psychedelic 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Welcome to the Reincarnation Ethics Program "Children's Garden." This is a puzzle game where you seek eternal rest.

Why similar: Philosophical 19.7%, Abstract 17%, Experimental 16.6%, Psychedelic 15.2%, Surreal 14.2%

A thrilling, poignant story-driven experience about a daughter who returns to her childhood home after receiving a letter that her estranged mother has left something mysterious for her. Explore, interact and experience a narrative about love, hope and umm.... HAUNTING DARK PAST!? WHAT?

Why similar: Philosophical 25.4%, Abstract 16.8%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Relaxing 7.5%, Emotional 6.7%

Hadr is a short atmospheric game where you control a piece of flying fabric. Every single thing you can cover with your cloth, will disappear. Items, puzzles and story, they all have their place in Hadr. Are real things disappearing or just memories?

Why similar: Experimental 26.5%, Philosophical 17.3%, Abstract 16.1%, Surreal 11.1%, Relaxing 6.4%

An abstract interactive experience about a Gap

Why similar: Experimental 33.4%, Abstract 28.7%, Philosophical 27.2%, Emotional 7.4%, Indie 2.4%

Explore imaginary landscapes, like you're flying in another world. Observe and dive into those chaotic shapes all around you. And even transform them! You're totally free to move where you want, you will discover a tremendous variety of shapes and colors!

Why similar: Abstract 20.6%, Psychedelic 20.4%, Surreal 13.4%, Emotional 9.6%, Relaxing 9.2%

Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.

Why similar: Abstract 21.8%, Surreal 20.1%, Psychedelic 17.3%, Walking Simulator 15%, Exploration 7.2%

Explore different worlds and interact with the environment to the sound of a musical playlist showcasing music from Jesse Aidyn, Multi-Memory Controller, and Ginger Breaker.

Why similar: Psychedelic 32.3%, Abstract 25.5%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Colorful 9.6%, Exploration 7.8%

Crawl through the darkness in this psychological horror visual novel with multiple endings, where you will traverse a surreal nightmare as you choose your own path and explore strange spaces in an attempt to wake up, if you can...

Why similar: Experimental 24.2%, Abstract 17.1%, Psychedelic 15.3%, Philosophical 14%, Surreal 13.9%

To My Best Friend is a first-person exploratory narrative experience delivering an emotional story. Made to be experienced in one sitting, it offers something you can return to, revisit, and think on whenever you feel like you need to remember the good times life has to offer.

Why similar: Experimental 23.1%, Abstract 14.5%, Walking Simulator 11%, Surreal 10.8%, Nature 8.5%

Chionophile is a very short experience about the mood of winter in the woods.

Why similar: Experimental 40.5%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Philosophical 12.3%, Nature 7.6%, Exploration 7.4%

Your future is vaster than the cosmos.

Why similar: Experimental 44.1%, Philosophical 34%, Surreal 18.5%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%

A minimalist journey though life.

Why similar: Philosophical 25.5%, Abstract 20.4%, Surreal 15.5%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Emotional 9.2%

PULMO is a casual puzzle game where you control a lone character in a world full of faceless crowds.

Why similar: Philosophical 22.3%, Abstract 18.1%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Surreal 11.7%, Nature 9.6%

Mesoké is a poetic and introspective flying game. Glide freely through an ever-shifting inner world, where every movement brushes against memory, emotion, and beauty. Explore, take risks, and collect the vital energy that brings your inner sanctuary back to life.

Why similar: Abstract 18.9%, Surreal 12%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Nature 10.2%, Emotional 8.9%

A short and atmospheric retro exploration game where brutalist architecture becomes the labyrinth of a decaying mind. Inspired by David Lynch's work, explore vast concrete spaces and unravel the story of an architect lost in his own creation.

Why similar: Philosophical 20.4%, Abstract 16.9%, Psychedelic 15.4%, Surreal 11.5%, Walking Simulator 10.8%

VIDEO CHAPEL is a virtual art installation by Jonathan Turner and Marsia Alexander-Clarke. Through First Person and VR, users can explore the secrets of a sprawling exhibition environment offering new interpretations, freedoms, and constraints.

Why similar: Philosophical 19.9%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Nature 13.6%, Abstract 13%, Surreal 9.5%

Just stop and relax. Forget about all the fuss and feel the magic of music in this game. Four different modes.

Why similar: Experimental 28.6%, Abstract 21.7%, Surreal 12%, Philosophical 11.7%, Psychedelic 10.5%

This game is about making this game.

Why similar: Experimental 22%, Philosophical 18.8%, Abstract 16.1%, Psychedelic 14.1%, Surreal 11.8%

You awaken at the bottom of a rusted pit, another forgotten machine amongst a pile of those who came before. On your right, an extendable grappling claw, and on your left, a melted screen. You are given only one goal - reach the light above.

Why similar: Abstract 20.7%, Psychedelic 17.3%, Walking Simulator 17%, Philosophical 16.2%, Exploration 7.3%

A story rich narrative puzzle game in which an artist comes to terms with their grief. Explore an infinitely recursive world of strange fractal beauty and solve mind-bending puzzles. Confront the ineffable and chat with your cat in a search for meaning and hope.

Why similar: Experimental 21.4%, Philosophical 19.1%, Abstract 17.8%, Surreal 12.8%, Exploration 7%

Wander through a shifting simulation that feels both tragic and hilarious. Observe, interact, or simply exist as the world reshapes around you — a meditative, overstimulated reflection on what it means to keep going when everything’s falling apart.

Why similar: Abstract 19.7%, Psychedelic 19.1%, Philosophical 18.5%, Surreal 14%, Walking Simulator 11.8%

Enter Xerme, a mysterious world full of challenging puzzles and unique discoveries on a journey of evolution and exploration.

Why similar: Abstract 25.6%, Philosophical 17.8%, Psychedelic 17.7%, Relaxing 8.2%, Exploration 7.4%

Nebula Within is a contemplative yet challenging twin-stick shooter about exploring your emotions and finding self-acceptance. Plunge into a colorful consciousness and reveal a mysterious diary alone or with up to 8 of your friends.

Why similar: Experimental 25.6%, Philosophical 21.8%, Abstract 15.8%, Psychedelic 11.2%, Emotional 8.1%

Forever Someday is a short narrative experience about dealing with depression and the end of a relationship, with a surreal and dream-like aesthetic.

Why similar: Experimental 33.3%, Abstract 22.6%, Surreal 19%, Psychedelic 7.5%, Emotional 6.9%

Squingle is the ultimate Mixed Reality 3D puzzle game. Navigate glass-like mazes called ‘Squingles,’ guiding orbs while avoiding edges and collecting points. Discover why it’s a critically acclaimed 5-star masterpiece!

Why similar: Experimental 21.3%, Philosophical 17.9%, Abstract 15.9%, Psychedelic 13.4%, Surreal 12.4%