Games Like reYal

Connect non-matching pieces to reach level 99.

Why similar: Experimental 20.9% ★, Philosophical 16.3%, Surreal 13.4%, Grid-Based Movement 10%, Abstract 9.6%

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 37.3% ★, Philosophical 19%, Surreal 15.5%, Abstract 14.2%, Minimalist 9.4%

An abstract interactive experience about a Gap

Why similar: Experimental 33.4% ★, Philosophical 25.2%, Abstract 21.2%, Minimalist 13.9%, 2D 2.8%

Your future is vaster than the cosmos.

Why similar: Experimental 45.2% ★, Philosophical 32.4%, Surreal 19.9%, 2D 1.6%, Singleplayer 1%

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% ★, Philosophical 17.9%, Surreal 16%, Abstract 12.9%, Minimalist 8.5%

Featuring the ground-breaking Bridge Gun™!

Why similar: Experimental 30.7% ★, Abstract 16.2%, Philosophical 11.9%, Minimalist 8.5%, Surreal 6.8%

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 27.7% ★, Philosophical 26.8%, Abstract 17%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Surreal 10.8%

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 29.3% ★, Philosophical 17.9%, Abstract 13.2%, Surreal 12.9%, Minimalist 10.5%

This game is a grid-based puzzle with a twist: The layout of each level is hidden from you at the start of every room. 60 levels filled with various puzzles. Make determinations on your surroundings, project your moves, utilize mechanics of teleportation, wraparounds and more!

Why similar: Experimental 41.7% ★, Grid-Based Movement 19.9%, Puzzle 10.5%, Minimalist 8.3%, Stylized 6.1%

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 25.3% ★, Philosophical 18.6%, Abstract 16.7%, Surreal 16.4%, Minimalist 9.3%

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 35.3% ★, Abstract 17%, Philosophical 14%, Surreal 13.1%, Minimalist 11.4%

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

Why similar: Experimental 37.8% ★, Philosophical 29.6%, Surreal 17.7%, Minimalist 10.1%, Adventure 3.3%

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 36.6% ★, Surreal 20.5%, Philosophical 17.5%, Minimalist 12.9%, Stylized 6.2%

Struggle. Fall. Triumph. Hold on. A small yet grand journey across life. Simple interactions connect seemingly unrelated moments, from the microscopic to the cosmic.

Why similar: Experimental 41.4% ★, Philosophical 21.2%, Abstract 19.6%, Minimalist 8.2%, Adventure 4.6%

A collection of tiny experimental games (and "notgames") inspired by travel.

Why similar: Experimental 32.3% ★, Philosophical 24.1%, Abstract 13.3%, Minimalist 12.2%, Stylized 6.1%

A minimalist logic puzzle played on a 3×3 grid. Take on 200+ puzzles built around simple rules and intuitive controls.

Why similar: Experimental 37.1% ★, Abstract 21.4%, Grid-Based Movement 16.1%, Minimalist 14.7%, Puzzle 7.8%

You are an insect collector. Wander through old summer memories looking for colors.

Why similar: Experimental 33% ★, Philosophical 25.5%, Abstract 18.4%, Surreal 14.8%, Colorful 5.7%

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 29.6% ★, Philosophical 23.4%, Abstract 13.6%, Minimalist 9.4%, Space 8.5%

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 40.4% ★, Surreal 19.6%, Abstract 17.6%, Minimalist 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%

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 49.6% ★, Philosophical 34.7%, Abstract 13.4%, 2D 1.4%, Singleplayer 1%

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 24.6% ★, Philosophical 19.2%, Surreal 15.1%, Abstract 13.6%, Space 10.3%

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 25.3%, Abstract 18.9%, Experimental 18.5% ★, Surreal 17.2%, Minimalist 10.6%

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 49.2% ★, Abstract 22.5%, Surreal 14.7%, Puzzle 12.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%

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 31.2% ★, Philosophical 19.1%, Abstract 12.3%, Surreal 12.1%, Stylized 7.3%

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 26.4%, Experimental 26% ★, Surreal 16.8%, Abstract 14.5%, Stylized 7.6%

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

Why similar: Experimental 30.7% ★, Philosophical 24%, Surreal 15%, Abstract 14.6%, Stylized 5.9%

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

Why similar: Experimental 37.8% ★, Abstract 19.9%, Minimalist 13.8%, Surreal 13.5%, Puzzle 8.6%

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

Why similar: Experimental 34.6% ★, Philosophical 26.6%, Surreal 17.9%, Stylized 7.9%, Colorful 5.4%

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 60.5% ★, Minimalist 12.3%, Puzzle 11.3%, Stylized 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%

Explore bizarre procedural generated psychedelic worlds, encounter surreal creatures, experience shifting rulesets, retro aesthetics, and altered music for a wild and truly strange experience.

Why similar: Experimental 43% ★, Surreal 12.4%, Abstract 12%, Stylized 10.9%, Retro 7.1%

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 38.1% ★, Abstract 18.4%, Philosophical 12.8%, Minimalist 12.2%, Stylized 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 29.8%, Philosophical 27.3%, Abstract 21.8%, Minimalist 19.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%

MOLY is a VR puzzle-solving immersive rowing simulator that uses VR rowing gameplay to represent the authors' perceptions of the world and their aspirations for the future as they come of age.

Why similar: Philosophical 26.3%, Surreal 15.1%, Abstract 14.5%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Minimalist 9.8%

Take your place at the terminal. Follow the procedures, process the records, and read messages never meant for you. NOEMA is a quiet, unsettling narrative experience about work, obedience, human connection, and what routine teaches us not to see.

Why similar: Experimental 44.3% ★, Philosophical 20.3%, Surreal 11.5%, Abstract 8.6%, Minimalist 7.3%

Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.

Why similar: Philosophical 35.7%, Space 17.3%, Abstract 15.3%, Surreal 15.1%, Minimalist 4.5%

Agence places the fate of artificially intelligent creatures in your hands. Will you help to maintain their peaceful existence, or throw them into a state of chaos? A dynamic film that merges cinematic storytelling, artificial intelligence, and user interactivity, Agence is never the same twice.

Why similar: Experimental 32.2% ★, Philosophical 21.3%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Space 11.1%, Minimalist 9.9%

You are fragile and the world is dangerous. Explore with care and courage. Solve puzzles, overcome obstacles, in search of something. An outlet? An answer? A hope? A doubt?

Why similar: Experimental 28.1% ★, Philosophical 20.7%, Surreal 13.9%, Minimalist 12.2%, Stylized 7.7%

Faraway Proximity is a third-person puzzle game about recovering lost books. You have been contacted to recover a set of misplaced books. Find them by solving different types of challenges and uncover more puzzles by reading their stories.

Why similar: Philosophical 28.1%, Abstract 24%, Surreal 15.6%, Puzzle 13.6%, Space 13.1%

Watch your cursor dance a creature into existence, line by line. Something in this place has been waiting. It will teach you everything you need to know.

Why similar: Philosophical 24.4%, Experimental 18.8% ★, Abstract 15.6%, Surreal 11.7%, Minimalist 10.5%

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 26.8% ★, Philosophical 22.2%, Surreal 16.9%, Abstract 16.6%, Puzzle 9.4%

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

Why similar: Experimental 34.7% ★, Surreal 19%, Abstract 17.9%, Minimalist 10.7%, Puzzle 8.2%

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

Why similar: Experimental 36.1% ★, Abstract 20.3%, Surreal 15.9%, Philosophical 13.8%, Puzzle 6.7%

P.I.G.E.O.N. is a short surrealist visual novel RPG in which you become a pigeon, armed with a camera, sent to spy. You will have to make choices, but you won't always be able to make a choice.

Why similar: Experimental 30.3% ★, Philosophical 23%, Abstract 15.7%, Surreal 14.3%, Stylized 7.1%

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 41.9% ★, Surreal 25%, Abstract 21.1%, Puzzle 5.4%, Adventure 2.7%

Kanso, a beautiful and hyper relaxing line following game. Avoid obstacles while you trace around circular forms and find your moment of Zen.

Why similar: Philosophical 20.1%, Abstract 19%, Minimalist 13.2%, Puzzle 10.5%, Experimental 10.3% ★

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 26% ★, Surreal 19.7%, Abstract 18.3%, Minimalist 9.9%, Space 9.6%

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 29.9% ★, Philosophical 27.5%, Surreal 19.3%, Abstract 9.5%, Stylized 6.7%

A puzzle game with twenty small mazes.

Why similar: Abstract 36.8%, Surreal 28%, Puzzle 12.2%, Colorful 10.1%, Adventure 5.8%

MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving.

Why similar: Abstract 23.8%, Experimental 20.9% ★, Space 15.5%, Surreal 12.7%, Puzzle 9.9%

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 42.2% ★, Abstract 26.9%, Minimalist 18%, Puzzle 9.4%, 2D 2.1%

This game is nothing more than a black image covering the entire screen area, without the presence of any incentives.

Why similar: Experimental 31.9% ★, Philosophical 26.8%, Abstract 16.7%, Minimalist 11.6%, Immersive Sim 10.4%

Spatial expectations built up and torn down. Spoken word inspired pacing. Ode to bilinguality. Interactive slam poem anthology. Concrete Spaces.

Why similar: Experimental 35% ★, Philosophical 24.7%, Abstract 17.7%, Space 5.7%, Stylized 5.5%

A casual puzzle game about manipulating and playing with light.

Why similar: Experimental 61.7% ★, Minimalist 14.3%, Puzzle 11.3%, Colorful 7.7%, 2D 3.5%

Collaborate with your past self to change the present and influence the future. Only your vision affects the world.

Why similar: Philosophical 29.1%, Experimental 24.8% ★, Surreal 19.4%, Puzzle 9%, Stylized 8.4%

Build your intuition for four-dimensional space, starting with walking and jumping. Master a wide variety of interactions and solve challenging 4D Sokoban-style puzzles.

Why similar: Abstract 24.3%, Philosophical 19.9%, Immersive Sim 18.3%, Puzzle 11%, Surreal 10.9%

Three Interwoven tales ruminating on beginning and end and everything in-between.

Why similar: Experimental 61.7% ★, Philosophical 36.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%

The Dew is a puzzle game focused on storytelling. You will become a dewdrop—experience the past wars fought by black and white in puzzle form, and uncover the neglected truth.

Why similar: Philosophical 30.1%, Abstract 21%, Grid-Based Movement 19.1%, Minimalist 16.2%, Puzzle 9.6%

Imagine Q-Bert + Pacman but with surrealistic horror aesthetics...

Why similar: Experimental 48.7% ★, Surreal 22.4%, Grid-Based Movement 11.9%, Puzzle 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%

You are Death, the Grim Reaper, the dark collector of lost souls. Unfortunately, your horse has fallen ill so you need to drive a bus instead.

Why similar: Experimental 35.2% ★, Abstract 14.9%, Minimalist 14.7%, Puzzle 9.7%, Retro 8.4%