60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Experimental, Indie, Singleplayer, Surreal.
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.
ISLANDS: Non-Places
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.
THE GAP
An abstract interactive experience about a Gap
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 37.1%, Surreal 18%, Abstract 17.2%, Casual 9.1%, Relaxing 7.5%
An abstract interactive experience about a Gap
Why similar: Experimental 35.1%, Abstract 20.5%, Philosophical 18.8%, Minimalist 11.2%, 2D 6.1%
Your future is vaster than the cosmos.
Why similar: Experimental 49%, Philosophical 24.9%, Surreal 19%, 2D 3.5%, Indie 2.9%
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 42.8%, Surreal 14.1%, Philosophical 12.7%, Abstract 11.8%, Story Rich 6.5%
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 50.7%, Minimalist 13.6%, Abstract 11.6%, Relaxing 9.6%, Casual 6.4%
Lost Voice is a story-based first-person sci-fi adventure game with strong action elements, puzzles, and unique gameplay mechanics.
Why similar: Experimental 39.5%, Philosophical 22%, Surreal 16.3%, Minimalist 8%, Story Rich 5%
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 26.1%, Philosophical 18.8%, Surreal 14.9%, Abstract 13.4%, Relaxing 7.3%
You are an insect collector. Wander through old summer memories looking for colors.
Why similar: Experimental 33.5%, Philosophical 18.4%, Abstract 17.2%, Surreal 13.3%, Relaxing 6.9%
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 50.5%, Philosophical 25.1%, Abstract 12.5%, Casual 6.5%, 2D 3%
Play as you playing as you.
Why similar: Experimental 36.7%, Philosophical 19.1%, Surreal 15.6%, Abstract 14.2%, Minimalist 9.6%
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 51.5%, Abstract 21.6%, Surreal 13.5%, Cartoony 10.5%, Indie 2.1%
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 40%, Abstract 17.7%, Surreal 13.1%, Philosophical 11.3%, Minimalist 10%
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 28.9%, Abstract 17.5%, Surreal 16.6%, Philosophical 15.2%, Minimalist 8.2%
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 41.1%, Surreal 21.6%, Abstract 18.9%, Casual 4.3%, Atmospheric 4.2%
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 41.3%, Surreal 20.4%, Philosophical 14%, Minimalist 11.1%, Adventure 4.7%
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 33.9%, Philosophical 14.6%, Abstract 13.9%, Surreal 13.1%, Minimalist 9.3%
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 27.5%, Abstract 18.5%, Philosophical 16.3%, Surreal 11.2%, Story Rich 9.7%
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 31.9%, Philosophical 19.3%, Surreal 13.7%, Minimalist 8.8%, Casual 8.1%
Meadowland is an interactive poem. Explore a world, partake in a story.
Why similar: Experimental 35%, Abstract 14.2%, Surreal 12.2%, Minimalist 7.9%, Cartoony 7.1%
INTRAQUARTZ is a multidimensional experimental maze puzzler where you control a microscopic mining rover inside extraterrestrial crystals.
Why similar: Experimental 41.2%, Abstract 19.9%, Surreal 12.9%, Minimalist 11.5%, Relaxing 5.7%
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 46.1%, Surreal 19.7%, Abstract 18.4%, Minimalist 8.1%, Casual 4.7%
A short and deeply emotional game experience where life itself is presented through a unique perspective.
Why similar: Experimental 33.7%, Philosophical 18.7%, Abstract 14.7%, Surreal 14.5%, Story Rich 6.1%
Revive seven sickly creatures in a short adventure through a surreal, vibrant world.
Why similar: Experimental 36.1%, Abstract 19.6%, Surreal 18.9%, Relaxing 7.4%, Casual 6.1%
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 41.4%, Abstract 18.4%, Minimalist 10.2%, Philosophical 9.9%, Casual 5.3%
Unwind with Triversal: An award-winning casual spatial puzzle game that mixes chill with challenge.
Why similar: Experimental 37.8%, Surreal 18.2%, Abstract 17.8%, Minimalist 8.9%, Relaxing 7%
A casual puzzle game about manipulating and playing with light.
Why similar: Experimental 64.6%, Casual 12.6%, Minimalist 11.5%, 2D 7.6%, Indie 2.7%
Chasing colors in the void. A game we made to Zen you.
Why similar: Experimental 38.4%, Philosophical 20.9%, Surreal 17.5%, Relaxing 7.9%, Atmospheric 4.9%
Connect non-matching pieces to reach level 99.
Why similar: Experimental 32.5%, Surreal 18.4%, Philosophical 18%, Abstract 13.6%, Minimalist 11.4%
Play a series of tiny games based on well-known classics, each with a unique twist and connected to each other. Race cars, hit golf balls, uncover mines, and more in this experimental action/puzzle game.
Why similar: Experimental 69.2%, Minimalist 10.8%, 2D 6.7%, Relaxing 6.4%, Casual 3.6%
Three Interwoven tales ruminating on beginning and end and everything in-between.
Why similar: Experimental 64.9%, Philosophical 27.2%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%
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 52.8%, Surreal 21.2%, Minimalist 8.8%, Story Rich 4.4%, Indie 4.2%
Vignettes is a unique exploration game without text or characters, where objects shapeshift as you spin them around to wander through a kaleidoscope of different moods and settings.
Why similar: Experimental 51%, Minimalist 14.4%, Relaxing 10.7%, Casual 10.2%, Indie 6.8%
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 29.6%, Abstract 22.5%, Philosophical 21.9%, Minimalist 17.1%, Atmospheric 6.5%
Corona plunged the world into chaos in 2020. That sparked anger and frustration. Here you can let your frustration run free and Corona really express your opinion!
Why similar: Experimental 56%, Abstract 23.6%, Casual 10.8%, 2D 6.7%, Indie 2.2%
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 39.3%, Abstract 16.4%, Minimalist 9.3%, Relaxing 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.7%
Explore a surreal world full of contrasts: black and white, friends and enemies, serenity and agitation. When the time comes, what we resist will persist, what we accept will transform, and through self transformation, we will discover the spectrum in between.
Why similar: Surreal 26%, Abstract 20.8%, Relaxing 13.4%, Minimalist 11.4%, Casual 9.8%
Experience a 'painfully human', 'psychological' narrative through dreams and allegory. Live in a flat. Buy things. Use things. Tire yourself out. Sleep. Dream. Wake up. Repeat. And maybe, just maybe, find a Bear in a Pit. What could be scarier than the Bear? Find out.
Why similar: Experimental 35.6%, Philosophical 24.5%, Abstract 20%, Surreal 12.2%, Atmospheric 4%
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 30.3%, Philosophical 16.3%, Abstract 14.9%, Surreal 13.8%, Relaxing 6.6%
A Raven Monologue is a short experimental silent story about a raven that does not know how to croak and his relationship with the people in the town.
Why similar: Experimental 52.3%, Casual 11.1%, Relaxing 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Indie 7.7%
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 46.4%, Abstract 27.2%, Casual 10.1%, Indie 8.6%, 2D 6.3%
Spread decks of cards to solve challenging spatial puzzles and progress through dream-like landscapes in this award-winning title. Traverse beautifully crafted, isometric puzzles that give way to a wordless coming-of-age story, that invites you to reflect on the formative moments of your own life.
Why similar: Experimental 36.8%, Philosophical 16%, Abstract 13.3%, Surreal 12.6%, Relaxing 7.9%
A fully functional text editor topped with lots of juicy animations and effects that exaggerate your every action.
Why similar: Experimental 44.4%, Abstract 19.9%, Cartoony 10.3%, Minimalist 10.2%, Relaxing 5.5%
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 36.8%, Philosophical 23%, Surreal 16.2%, Abstract 9.6%, Story Rich 4.7%
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 51.7%, Abstract 21.9%, Minimalist 17.3%, Casual 6.1%, Indie 1.9%
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: Experimental 22.3%, Philosophical 21.6%, Abstract 20.8%, Surreal 18.2%, Minimalist 9.8%
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 39.6%, Philosophical 18.1%, Abstract 18%, Surreal 12.4%, Story Rich 6.1%
Featuring the ground-breaking Bridge Gun™!
Why similar: Experimental 40.6%, Abstract 19.7%, Philosophical 11.2%, Cartoony 10%, Minimalist 8.7%
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: Experimental 27.2%, Abstract 16.8%, Story Rich 14.2%, Surreal 14.2%, Philosophical 12.6%
Just stop and relax. Forget about all the fuss and feel the magic of music in this game. Four different modes.
Why similar: Experimental 41.1%, Abstract 21.1%, Surreal 15.9%, Philosophical 11.2%, Relaxing 5.4%
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 47.7%, Abstract 27.9%, Minimalist 15.6%, 2D 4.8%, Casual 1.7%
Explore this set of 4 distinct short experimental games and experience impossible worlds filled with audiovisual and narrative contradictions.
Why similar: Experimental 49.6%, Surreal 17.8%, Abstract 17.1%, Casual 6%, Atmospheric 4.7%
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 49.5%, Surreal 23.5%, Abstract 21.4%, Indie 5.6%
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 41.8%, Abstract 15.2%, Philosophical 14.6%, Surreal 10.7%, Minimalist 8.4%
A minimalist logic game. Can you solve for 𝒙?
Why similar: Experimental 27.7%, Abstract 19.4%, Surreal 17.2%, Minimalist 12.4%, Relaxing 8.9%
A collection of three small games. Catch fish on an ocean, solve a riddle in a desert, and make stew in a grove - all within 3 post card sized games.
Why similar: Experimental 64%, Indie 14%, Relaxing 13.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%
n-body is a chill space golf videogame! Launch stars in different solar systems with relaxing soundscapes and slowly form constellations.
Why similar: Experimental 63%, Minimalist 14.1%, Casual 12.3%, 2D 6.8%, Indie 2.7%
Blast your way through millions of particles as you explore someone's dreams in this narrative driven adventure.
Why similar: Experimental 32.7%, Philosophical 17.8%, Abstract 16.6%, Surreal 15.8%, Relaxing 7%
A visual 2D icon-based environment, with puzzles, traps, and obstacles, and no written text. Try to beat every level in a single run with limited lives, or see how fast you can run in a random level sequence time attack mode.
Why similar: Experimental 40%, Minimalist 17.3%, Surreal 14.9%, Relaxing 9.1%, 2D 6.7%
A hike above ancient woodland on summer solstice.
Why similar: Experimental 49.4%, Abstract 14.8%, Story Rich 11.5%, Minimalist 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.8%
