Games Like Forever Someday

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 35.8% ★, Surreal 25.4%, Abstract 22.1%, Casual 7.6%, Atmospheric 6%

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 40.8% ★, Surreal 21.8%, Abstract 18.9%, Casual 4.4%, Atmospheric 4.2%

A very short tap-and-jump game that brings along some personal complaints.

Why similar: Experimental 44.5% ★, Narrative 32.3% ★, Abstract 14.6%, Linear 3.5%, Casual 1.8%

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 36.7% ★, Surreal 25.5%, Abstract 21.1%, Emotional 14.6%, Indie 2.1%

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 22% ★, Surreal 20.5%, Abstract 17.5%, Psychological 10.7%, Emotional 8.4%

A darkened sky. A blazing fire. A wretched tombstone. And you, here at the end of everything. End of Garbage is a short, first-person puzzle game exploring the dark surreality of endings.

Why similar: Narrative 35.9% ★, Surreal 27.5%, Experimental 14% ★, Puzzle 6.3%, Psychedelic 5.2%

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 46.7% ★, Abstract 26.1%, Surreal 17.9%, Puzzle 7.5%, Indie 1%

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

Why similar: Surreal 21.9%, Experimental 19% ★, Abstract 17.7%, Psychological 9.9%, Emotional 8.1%

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

Why similar: Experimental 39% ★, Surreal 20.4%, Abstract 17.9%, Psychedelic 6.4%, Atmospheric 4.9%

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 35.5% ★, Abstract 17.2%, Surreal 14.3%, Psychological 13%, Psychedelic 8.5%

Explore the past as you resolve the present in Anamorphine, a surreal adventure of rendered emotions. Journey into the mind of the main character, a young man in denial. His subconscious is pushing him to face his past - or be consumed by it.

Why similar: Experimental 24.4% ★, Narrative 22.2% ★, Surreal 18.9%, Psychological 11.1%, Emotional 9.1%

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 29.3% ★, Narrative 27.2% ★, Surreal 18%, Abstract 8.4%, Atmospheric 5%

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 48.9% ★, Surreal 23.5%, Abstract 18%, Atmospheric 3.6%, Story Rich 2.6%

An abstract visual novel about a girl dealing with the challenges of having ADHD while trying to complete a school assignment before the deadline.

Why similar: Narrative 33.3% ★, Experimental 21.9% ★, Abstract 20.7%, Surreal 14%, Psychological 5%

A narrative game about grief, memory, and perception. Explore a shifting home that reshapes itself around emotion. What you’re willing to face will determine what you find, or what stays hidden.

Why similar: Narrative 43% ★, Surreal 18.2%, Psychological 14.5%, Emotional 8.9%, Atmospheric 4.9%

A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.

Why similar: Surreal 25.3%, Narrative 22.6% ★, Psychological 11.5%, Emotional 10.1%, Point & Click 5.7%

A short and deeply emotional game experience where life itself is presented through a unique perspective.

Why similar: Experimental 30% ★, Surreal 18.9%, Abstract 17.4%, Psychological 11.5%, Emotional 8.2%

I have some memories of saying goodbye that I don't want to forget, so I turned them into 11 minigames and backed them up in this collection.

Why similar: Narrative 36.5% ★, Experimental 26.2% ★, Psychological 10%, Emotional 8.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%

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 40.7% ★, Surreal 25.4%, Abstract 21.6%, Psychedelic 7.1%, Casual 3.5%

Navigate broken memories in a powerless fantasy fueled equally by nightmares and confessional poetry. A narrative experiment in adapting dreams and poems to the medium of video games.

Why similar: Experimental 28.2% ★, Narrative 24.2% ★, Surreal 19.7%, Emotional 10.7%, Psychological 10%

Dive into the enchanting world of LEAVES 3, a handcrafted adventure full of mysteries and wonders. Explore a world crafted with love and imagination, solve puzzles and free the Treefruities.

Why similar: Surreal 31.5%, Abstract 21.3%, Puzzle 9.5%, Adventure 8.9%, Point & Click 8.6%

An original puzzle/adventure game inspired by the writings of Franz Kafka.

Why similar: Experimental 38.9% ★, Surreal 35%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Adventure 5.1%, Point & Click 4.2%

A short visual novel about a man living its worst nightmare. There is no way out, no safe place, no death, just eternal limbo. Only you can help him... if that's what you want.

Why similar: Experimental 33% ★, Abstract 21.2%, Surreal 18%, Psychological 13.1%, Psychedelic 7.8%

Ņ̴̣͕̻̤̣̞̝͑̾̉̄̃͊̀̚ͅĘ̵̢̺̞̱̙̔ͅǓ̶̢͚͕̙̙͕̙̻̖̥̗̗̦̾͆̄͋̉̈́͂̄̉̽̉̒̓R̸̨͈̝͇̰͇̺̼̙͕̄̇̃̈́͜͠Ǒ̸͔̳͇̏̽̽̒́̾Z̵̛͕͙͍͚̒̇̏̆̍̌̂̔̕Ȃ̶͇̱̫͌̌̑́̒̂́̑́̒̈͐͘͠ is a hidden object game. The player's task is to find things hidden on the map.

Why similar: Experimental 26.4% ★, Surreal 18.1%, Abstract 16.6%, Psychological 11.2%, Emotional 8.7%

Employee 925 is a short psychological horror game about compliance and the quiet erosion of self in the workplace.

Why similar: Narrative 30.9% ★, Experimental 24% ★, Surreal 21.4%, Psychological 13.6%, Atmospheric 5%

A first-person psychological experience set inside a fading mind. Explore an empty asylum, shifting memories, and the quiet weight of promises left behind. No puzzles. No escape. Just one last visit.

Why similar: Narrative 33.4% ★, Surreal 29.5%, Emotional 14.4%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Adventure 8%

Age of spiritual inequality concentrated in one yard. Because today the environment around us is diversified with guests and mirror reflections, a walk can be helpful. 9490.

Why similar: Experimental 50.3% ★, Surreal 17.1%, Adventure 7.8%, Puzzle 6.3%, Point & Click 6.2%

CLOSER - anagnorisis is a game with distinctive art and gameplay. It contains a lot of creative designs. Here you will feel the spiritual experience.

Why similar: Experimental 39% ★, Surreal 18.3%, Abstract 15.1%, Psychological 6.6%, Casual 6.5%

Unwind with Triversal: An award-winning casual spatial puzzle game that mixes chill with challenge.

Why similar: Experimental 34.4% ★, Surreal 24.2%, Abstract 21.6%, Psychedelic 5.6%, Puzzle 5.1%

An atmosphere-driven walking simulator where you explore familiar yet unsettling spaces, interact with fragmented conversations, and influence partial changes in the world through small actions, observation, and quiet choices that shape how the experience unfolds.

Why similar: Narrative 21% ★, Surreal 19.3%, Emotional 14.6%, Psychological 14.1%, Abstract 12.4%

Unburied and forgotten undead gather in the city center, while the citizens of Greenberg go about their day-to-day lives.

Why similar: Surreal 29.3%, Abstract 25.5%, Psychological 13.8%, Point & Click 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%

An abstract interactive experience about a Gap

Why similar: Experimental 42.4% ★, Abstract 32.9%, Emotional 10.9%, Casual 5.1%, 2D 4.1%

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 22.6% ★, Abstract 20.3%, Surreal 13.4%, Emotional 12.6%, Psychological 11.8%

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 30.5% ★, Surreal 23.7%, Abstract 19.5%, Psychological 10.2%, Psychedelic 7.1%

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 25.6% ★, Surreal 24.9%, Abstract 22%, Psychedelic 8%, Adventure 6.8%

A puzzle game with twenty small mazes.

Why similar: Abstract 43.2%, Surreal 36.1%, Adventure 8.2%, Puzzle 5.8%, 2D 5%

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 35% ★, Surreal 24.1%, Abstract 23.9%, Psychedelic 8.2%, Atmospheric 3.9%

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 29.3% ★, Surreal 24.6%, Abstract 23.6%, Psychedelic 7.8%, Puzzle 5.6%

A short point & click narrative adventure inspired by the real life experience of a struggling solo indie game developer. A story about everything and hence nothing at all. Discover what truly matters to you.

Why similar: Narrative 30.9% ★, Surreal 18.7%, Abstract 16.9%, Psychological 13.5%, Point & Click 5.5%

An anthology of short indie games with emotional storytelling and simple gameplay. Discover unique experiences, each with distinct art, music, and tone. Perfect for players who enjoy narrative adventures, hidden details, and bite-sized stories.

Why similar: Narrative 32.4% ★, Experimental 29.8% ★, Psychological 14.3%, Emotional 13.1%, Casual 2.8%

An elaborate puzzle challenge combined with an unconventional story.

Why similar: Experimental 44.6% ★, Abstract 21.7%, Point & Click 10.6%, Adventure 8.6%, Casual 6.3%

YANKAI'S TRIANGLE is a love letter to TRIANGLES. A puzzling puzzle game about the beauty and joy of infinitely tapping on TRIANGLES for some reason.

Why similar: Experimental 42.1% ★, Abstract 32.8%, Puzzle 8.6%, Casual 7.9%, Indie 3.9%

A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.

Why similar: Experimental 34.6% ★, Abstract 21%, Surreal 15.8%, Psychological 12.7%, Emotional 9.5%

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 38.7% ★, Abstract 22.8%, Emotional 8.5%, Psychedelic 7.9%, Psychological 5.6%

The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.

Why similar: Narrative 28.3% ★, Surreal 19.4%, Psychological 11.4%, Emotional 9.9%, Psychedelic 8%

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

Why similar: Experimental 28.4% ★, Surreal 20%, Abstract 19.1%, Psychological 12.2%, Emotional 10.1%

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 27.3% ★, Surreal 22.1%, Abstract 20.6%, Emotional 9.4%, Puzzle 6%

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 41.4% ★, Abstract 24.4%, Surreal 19.8%, Psychological 7.2%, Puzzle 5.9%

An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.

Why similar: Surreal 25.1%, Experimental 22.3% ★, Abstract 21.1%, Psychological 16.2%, Psychedelic 6.6%

When demons leave your head and fill the whole world, all you can do is close your eyes and go forward. Immerse yourself in the atmospheric and moving adventure of white crow Ankou — one of pain, loneliness, and salvation that no one asked for.

Why similar: Narrative 31.7% ★, Surreal 21.7%, Psychological 13.8%, Emotional 10.4%, Point & Click 6%

HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles. Unravel the strange puzzles hidden in your dreams.

Why similar: Surreal 26.5%, Abstract 21.3%, Experimental 11.3% ★, Psychological 11.2%, Point & Click 7.5%

The Space Between is a surreal short narrative experience in three acts about the walls we build for us.

Why similar: Experimental 40.4% ★, Surreal 26.2%, Emotional 10.7%, Psychological 9.9%, Atmospheric 6.2%

A mysterious muse calls upon you to investigate a Large tower in an oneiric land.

Why similar: Experimental 43.5% ★, Abstract 24.2%, Surreal 13.8%, Psychedelic 10.3%, Adventure 5.9%

You find yourself stranded in a forest after your car breaks down. A short psychological horror game.

Why similar: Experimental 37.6% ★, Surreal 23.1%, Abstract 16.3%, Psychological 14.1%, Atmospheric 6%

You are trapped in a strange dream from which there is no waking. It is stitched from Chinese nostalgia, childhood echoes, and liminal spaces—where sense and nonsense blend freely. All you can do is keep exploring, until you must choose: return to restless reality, or stay in the dream forever?

Why similar: Surreal 27%, Abstract 19.7%, Psychological 15.4%, Emotional 10%, Psychedelic 8.9%

In 2020, The origin of time, life, and civilization lurks inside a deep cosmic shaft known as the "Space Hole." Various beings explore the holes, and inside find commonalities in the systems and games. You gotta go in the Space Hole!

Why similar: Experimental 45.3% ★, Surreal 26.7%, Psychological 12.5%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Psychedelic 3.8%

A short visual novel about the day to day life of a grieving women. Join her story and make the right decisions so she can get out of a cycle that seems to have no end.

Why similar: Experimental 30.1% ★, Abstract 19.7%, Surreal 19.4%, Psychological 12.4%, Psychedelic 7.6%

Alice Mesmerizing Episodes of Neurosis (AMEN) is a hidden object game. The player's task is to find things hidden on the map. Help Alice cross this path, destroy the ego-structure, get out of the abyss, find the key.

Why similar: Experimental 23.1% ★, Surreal 20.9%, Abstract 19%, Psychological 12.5%, Psychedelic 9.1%

Taking the form of a first-person experience of a bad trip, Californium pays homage to sci-fi legend Philip K. Dick by transporting you into the life of a writer searching for his own identity. Explore, solve the riddles and conduct your investigation. Will you find what’s behind the simulacra ?

Why similar: Experimental 35.3% ★, Surreal 22.1%, Abstract 14.8%, Psychedelic 9.5%, Point & Click 5.6%