60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Experimental, Singleplayer, Indie, Atmospheric.
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.
MaryPark St.
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.
The Beginner's Guide
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.
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 42.6% ★, Surreal 14.2%, Philosophical 12.8%, Abstract 11.8%, Story Rich 6.6%
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: Narration 20.4%, Experimental 19.5% ★, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Abstract 9.6%, Surreal 9.3%
Your future is vaster than the cosmos.
Why similar: Experimental 55.1% ★, Philosophical 23.2%, Surreal 19.4%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Lost Voice is a story-based first-person sci-fi adventure game with strong action elements, puzzles, and unique gameplay mechanics.
Why similar: Experimental 43.2% ★, Philosophical 19.9%, Surreal 16.2%, Minimalist 7%, Story Rich 4.8%
I’m releasing this collection of games so that you may start talking to me again
Why similar: Experimental 28.8% ★, Narration 15.7%, Philosophical 14.7%, Abstract 14.4%, Walking Simulator 9.8%
Explore this set of 4 distinct short experimental games and experience impossible worlds filled with audiovisual and narrative contradictions.
Why similar: Experimental 43.4% ★, Surreal 14.2%, Abstract 12%, Narration 8.4%, Walking Simulator 8.1%
An abstract interactive experience about a Gap
Why similar: Experimental 45.1% ★, Abstract 20.9%, Philosophical 20%, Minimalist 11.5%, Indie 1.6%
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 23.9% ★, Narration 16.2%, Abstract 12.8%, Philosophical 11.7%, Surreal 8.9%
Julian Luxemburg has prepared a dinner for two at his place – but things go awry when the date does not show up and he is left waiting at his dinner table, the clock’s ticking growing unbearably loud. „Dinner Date” is the character portrait of Julian: by becoming his subconsciousness you gain a clear vantage point on the worries which...
Why similar: Experimental 70.5% ★, Narration 11.7%, First-Person 9.8%, Indie 4.7%, Simulation 1.9%
A short puzzle game with a big story to tell. Dive in to reveal the mysteries of Amy's past.
Why similar: Experimental 47.3% ★, Narration 22.4%, Abstract 16%, Story Rich 7.8%, First-Person 4.6%
Reflections is a real-world adventure game where every action you take has meaningful consequences that radically shape the experience. Each action you take is punctuated by flushing the black and white environment with color, illustrating your progress and providing clues to what your future might hold.
Why similar: Experimental 59.5% ★, First-Person 14%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, Story Rich 6.3%, Adventure 3.8%
Change the dim world, fill it with light. Each inky struggle improves your sight. "Sometimes words alone can't paint the whole picture." A VR game about depression.
Why similar: Experimental 40.2% ★, Abstract 11.7%, Philosophical 11.7%, Surreal 9.4%, Narration 9.1%
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 32.1% ★, Surreal 16.8%, Abstract 15.5%, Philosophical 14%, First-Person 8.4%
Play as you playing as you.
Why similar: Experimental 41.9% ★, Philosophical 18.1%, Surreal 16.3%, Abstract 13%, Minimalist 8.7%
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 48.1% ★, Philosophical 22.1%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Story Rich 9%, First-Person 4%
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 50.4% ★, Surreal 22.3%, Abstract 18.6%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Indie 4.1%
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: Experimental 27.7% ★, Philosophical 16.5%, Surreal 14.3%, Abstract 11.3%, Narration 10.7%
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 44.5% ★, Abstract 16%, Philosophical 13.5%, Narration 9.5%, Walking Simulator 8.8%
Under the cloud, pressure is crushing – only machines survive in the open. LAMINA BRUISE is a narrative-driven first-person adventure. Solve thoughtful puzzles and overcome revealing obstacles in a tense, hostile environment.
Why similar: Experimental 54.9% ★, Surreal 20.1%, First-Person 7.8%, Minimalist 7.3%, Story Rich 4%
You are an insect collector. Wander through old summer memories looking for colors.
Why similar: Experimental 34.8% ★, Philosophical 15.8%, Abstract 14.2%, Surreal 12.5%, Narration 10.8%
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 31.6% ★, Philosophical 14.1%, Surreal 13.1%, Abstract 12.4%, First-Person 7%
Three Interwoven tales ruminating on beginning and end and everything in-between.
Why similar: Experimental 69.5% ★, Philosophical 24.1%, Atmospheric 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Difficulty is a short, experimental visual novel, about both the difficulty level of stories, and the difficulties of real life. The plot, themes, challenges, and morals all become greater and harder to understand and accept as the difficulty increases.
Why similar: Experimental 61.1% ★, Philosophical 25.1%, Abstract 12%, Indie 1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
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 49% ★, Surreal 21.2%, Abstract 16.8%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Indie 2.7%
FOR GOD'S SAKE, HELP HIM! is a tiny, surreal first-person art "game" about what it's like. your goal is singular and simple: try to help him, however you can... if you can. that's a tall order considering you're both in a blank void and he's being crushed over and over.
Why similar: Surreal 27.8%, Abstract 18.8%, Philosophical 18.5%, Minimalist 14%, First-Person 7.8%
After shouting "Let Me Play!" to the cast in a theatre, the fiction comes crashing down as everyone, including you, becomes aware they're only following a script. Will you let the play continue? Or will you write your own ending?
Why similar: Experimental 46.8% ★, Surreal 21.1%, Philosophical 13.2%, Minimalist 10.1%, Story Rich 4%
Imagine waking up on a small dock with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. The first person you find is a grumpy, old man who enlists you to work on his ferry boat which seems to have materialized behind you.
Why similar: Experimental 70.6% ★, First-Person 9.1%, Walking Simulator 6.3%, Atmospheric 4.7%, Adventure 4.6%
A contemplative experience where you’ll wander through the dreams, memories and fantasies emerging from a dialogue between a grandfather and his grandchild.
Why similar: Experimental 39.9% ★, Surreal 16.9%, Narration 14.6%, Walking Simulator 8.5%, Story Rich 7.5%
Uncover cheating optical illusions, with your brain and eyes deceiving you at every opportunity... Experience these popular eyetwisters interactively like you've never seen before! This minimalist, but surreal game will make you question all senses you have.
Why similar: Experimental 47.5% ★, Abstract 16.7%, Surreal 14.2%, Philosophical 11.1%, Minimalist 9.4%
A hike above ancient woodland on summer solstice.
Why similar: Experimental 51.7% ★, Abstract 12.3%, Story Rich 10.6%, Narration 9%, Minimalist 6%
Forgetter is a destructive journey of pain, memory and artistry. In the future, creative minds can be inherited by clients’ newborns. You're hired to destroy unhealthy memories in the minds of deceased artists. Remember to smash everything. Don't let the artists’ remaining consciousness stop you.
Why similar: Experimental 42% ★, Narration 18.1%, Philosophical 15.6%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, Story Rich 8.5%
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 38.2% ★, Philosophical 19.7%, Surreal 15.3%, Walking Simulator 8.2%, Abstract 7.9%
808 explores the memories that define us and what happens when they're taken away. It's a surreal game about love, loss, and a difficult choice: the pain of authenticity, or the peace of self forgetfulness.
Why similar: Narration 23.3%, Philosophical 17.1%, Abstract 16.1%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, First-Person 10.5%
A miniature frozen between the atmosphere of a small room and Castaneda with Lovecraft. The story of radical spiritual practices in the search for truth among panels and stacks.
Why similar: Experimental 50.6% ★, Minimalist 9.6%, Surreal 9.4%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, Philosophical 8.7%
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 48.9% ★, Surreal 23.5%, Abstract 18%, Atmospheric 3.6%, Story Rich 2.6%
A puzzle game about running, not because one has somewhere to be, but because one has somewhere they don't want to be. Different doors are blocking the way, that need to be unlocked to proceed. Each door will give a different benefit, and a combination of them is the key to succeed .. or fail.
Why similar: Experimental 62.2% ★, Abstract 20.8%, Surreal 14.9%, Indie 1.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%
In this unique game, you get to see what a two-dimensional world composed of multicolored lines looks like from the perspective of the main character, Linus. Whereas you and I see our 3D world as a series of 2D images, Linus sees his 2D world in one dimension: as a single vertical line!
Why similar: Experimental 54.9% ★, Abstract 20%, First-Person 14.9%, Minimalist 8.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
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 34.8% ★, Narration 13.9%, Surreal 13.7%, Abstract 11.8%, First-Person 7.6%
Immerse yourself into unstable reality. In order to get out you must exploit glitch in a world around you. You can be sure of one thing, any rules you known no longer exist!! Do you have a courage to dip in it?
Why similar: Experimental 45.8% ★, Abstract 13.3%, Surreal 11.5%, Narration 10.8%, Minimalist 6.9%
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 36.3% ★, Surreal 18.1%, Philosophical 16.6%, First-Person 8.3%, Walking Simulator 7.3%
There are one million buttons. Only one button is correct. The correct button is chosen randomly, and there are no hints. Good luck!
Why similar: Experimental 55.2% ★, Abstract 18.6%, Minimalist 14.8%, Walking Simulator 5%, First-Person 4.4%
enter a dark 2d platform style game with choices to speak the truth and the lie it will only depend on the path you want to follow and beware of the ending you will achieve
Why similar: Experimental 62.3% ★, Narration 13.2%, Minimalist 11.6%, Story Rich 4.8%, Atmospheric 3.5%
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 32.2% ★, Surreal 16.3%, Philosophical 15.7%, Abstract 14.5%, First-Person 9%
The Appraiser is a short, first person narrative game. As an art appraiser you will sell the art collection of a dying man. Each painting is by 4 famed artist. They have a story to tell you, but only if you choose to listen.
Why similar: Experimental 38.2% ★, Surreal 14.7%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, First-Person 8.8%, Story Rich 7.7%
Use quick reflexes to defend the core in this addictive, orbital reinvention of Pong! Get power-ups, stay focused, and deflect your way to victory! NOTE: GAME IS BEST PLAYED WHILE INGESTING LIGHT BULBS.
Why similar: Experimental 53.1% ★, Surreal 20.7%, Abstract 16.9%, Minimalist 7.4%, Indie 1.4%
A minimalist journey though life.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.2%, Surreal 18.9%, Narration 16%, Abstract 16%, Walking Simulator 9.5%
Emporium is a short interactive vignette. Exploring notions of escapism, loss and a fragmented sense of self in the wake of a personal tragedy.
Why similar: Experimental 37.7% ★, Philosophical 18.9%, Surreal 14.8%, Minimalist 8.3%, Walking Simulator 5.8%
Understand is an experimental puzzle game about guessing rules. In each level, you have to figure out the rules through trial and error, then draw a line satisfying all rules.
Why similar: Experimental 56.8% ★, Abstract 26.5%, Minimalist 14.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Indie 0.7%
Rediscover a familiar world by splashing it with color and find your way through the darkness in this first-person exploration game. Traverse 30+ surreal locations, solve intriguing puzzles, and face your demons. Uncover fragments of your story through a meditative journey between light and shadow.
Why similar: Experimental 30.7% ★, Surreal 17.8%, Abstract 14.6%, Narration 14.1%, First-Person 9.3%
Aquarelle is a surreal adventure with parkour elements, where you have to find a way out of the virtual space into which its creator D-504 fell.
Why similar: Experimental 47.6% ★, Surreal 24.1%, Walking Simulator 8.5%, First-Person 8%, Atmospheric 4.9%
Is the earth a globe? Why do you think that? Does your everyday life confirm that fact? Explore the alternative of the Flat Earth Simulator! An interactive simulation of the day and night cycle on a flat earth with information waypoints all over the terran plane.
Why similar: Experimental 59.3% ★, Surreal 14.6%, Narration 13.9%, Atmospheric 4.1%, Walking Simulator 3.6%
Explore an abandoned club intermittently lit by strobe lights and try to follow in the footsteps of a strange dancer. A short first-person audio-visual experience.
Why similar: Experimental 68% ★, Walking Simulator 11.4%, First-Person 11.3%, Simulation 4.6%, Adventure 2.5%
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 31.5% ★, Surreal 19.2%, Abstract 16.2%, First-Person 8.6%, Minimalist 7.4%
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 42.3% ★, Philosophical 15.2%, Surreal 14.9%, Abstract 13.9%, Minimalist 9.3%
Chionophile is a very short experience about the mood of winter in the woods.
Why similar: Experimental 64.3% ★, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Philosophical 10.7%, First-Person 9%, Atmospheric 3.3%
Eschaton is a short, experimental, surreal first-person exploration game. Explore the 'aftermath' of a cult ritual in the grounds of a manor in the remote and picturesque Scottish Highlands.
Why similar: Experimental 36.9% ★, Philosophical 19.9%, Surreal 19.1%, Abstract 8.6%, First-Person 6.5%
The Triennale Game Collection is a free virtual exhibition of video games created for the 21st International Exhibition of Triennale Milano by five of the world’s most renowned independent game designers, showcasing these artists’ experimental approach to interactivity.
Why similar: Experimental 94.7% ★, Indie 5.3%
A minimalist puzzle game in which you rotate the world instead of controlling the player. Play through the many level packs and compare your score to others in the leaderboards.
Why similar: Experimental 68% ★, Minimalist 14.5%, Abstract 12.4%, Atmospheric 2.4%, Indie 2%
A first-person psychedelic movie embedded in a 3D environment
Why similar: Experimental 55.7% ★, Surreal 12%, Narration 11.9%, First-Person 11.2%, Story Rich 4%
