Games Like Superliminal

Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.

Why similar: Psychological 15.2%, Surreal 14.4%, Narration 13.8%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%, Physics 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It similarly builds first-person puzzles around changing reality through perspective, asking you to treat images and space as manipulable objects.

Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.

Why similar: Surreal 30.3%, Puzzle 27.7%, First-Person 14.8%, Exploration 6.9%, Psychedelic 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It turns perception and expectation into the puzzle, sending you through surreal first-person spaces that refuse to obey normal logic.

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: Surreal 24%, Psychedelic 19.6%, Puzzle 13.8%, Puzzle Platformer 11.6%, First-Person 10%

Why You'll Like It: You navigate beautiful impossible architecture where gravity, scale, and orientation become mind-bending puzzle tools.

Hyperbolica is a whimsical Non-Euclidean adventure with mind-bending worlds full of games, puzzles, mazes, and secrets! Immerse yourself in reality-warping geometries where lines can never be parallel, horizons are curved, and space grows exponentially.

Why similar: Surreal 20%, Psychedelic 15.9%, Psychological 15.8%, Physics 10%, Puzzle 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Superliminal was wandering through impossible geometry, this non-Euclidean world delivers that sensation constantly.

Maquette is a first-person recursive puzzle game that takes you into a world where every building, plant, and object are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.7%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, First-Person 21.1%, Adventure 9.6%, Exploration 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its central gimmick of recursive scale makes everyday spatial relationships feel impossible in the same satisfying way Superliminal does.

Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.7%, Puzzle 28.3%, Physics 17%, First-Person 16.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person puzzler mixes physics, dimensional tricks, and lighthearted narration in a way that scratches a very similar weird-room-puzzle itch.

A first-person puzzler where shadows kill you. Watch your step or be swallowed by the darkness.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.9%, Narration 26.3%, First-Person 20%, Adventure 14.1%, Puzzle Platformer 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its clever environmental puzzles and constant narrator commentary capture both the wit and first-person problem-solving flow of Superliminal.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

Why similar: Narration 34.5%, First-Person 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Funny 10.2%, Dark Humor 9%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more narrative than puzzly, but its dry narrator, surreal office dream logic, and meta tone are a near-perfect tonal match.

Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time.

Why similar: Puzzle 19.4%, First-Person 15.8%, Physics 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Funny 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Another story-rich first-person puzzler built around a single reality-bending mechanic that snowballs into inventive room-scale challenges.

The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.

Why similar: Puzzle 28.6%, Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, First-Person 20.1%, Story Rich 15.4%, Exploration 11%

Why You'll Like It: It offers more cerebral first-person puzzle spaces with a philosophical story and a similarly reflective atmosphere.

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Puzzle 42.7%, First-Person 19.4%, Exploration 12.9%, Surreal 9.4%, Colorful 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: While its puzzles are more line-based, it captures the same solitary first-person discovery and aha cadence.

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Why similar: Dark Humor 19.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Puzzle 15.3%, Physics 13.8%, First-Person 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same approachable first-person puzzle design, sharp narration, and escalating sense of physical rule-breaking.

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

Why similar: Puzzle 28.8%, Puzzle Platformer 24.7%, First-Person 15.1%, Physics 10.6%, Dark Humor 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Like Superliminal, it's a compact first-person classic about learning a strange spatial rule and using it in ever smarter ways.

The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

Why similar: Puzzle 48.9%, First-Person 22%, Story Rich 14.3%, Exploration 6.8%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its isolated first-person puzzle chambers and contemplative storytelling make it a natural next step if you want more brainy immersion.

Moncage is a unique puzzle adventure game where you explore a fascinating world trapped inside a mysterious cube. With each face displaying a unique scene, you’ll have to leverage the illusions and discover the hidden links to solve the puzzle.

Why similar: Puzzle 31.9%, Surreal 28.6%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Though not first-person, it's built around impossible perspective connections, making it a great pick if that visual logic was your favorite part.

Bend and twist reality in A Fisherman's Tale, the mind-bending VR puzzle adventure game in which being turned upside down and inside out is not merely a play on words.

Why similar: Surreal 18.9%, Psychological 18.4%, Narration 15.3%, Physics 14.6%, Puzzle 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its size-shifting, self-referential VR puzzles are one of the closest mechanical cousins to Superliminal's perspective tricks.

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Surreal 18.8%, Psychological 17.7%, Puzzle 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, First-Person 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is more observational than puzzle-box, but its liminal repetition and subtle reality glitches hit a similar psychological nerve.

Find a way through the towers and dungeons of TRI by solving puzzles, climbing impossible ascents and reflecting light-rays. The mystical TRI will let you create your own paths in this strange world – just try not to lose your mind when you're falling upside down!

Why similar: Surreal 22%, Narration 14.8%, Puzzle 13.9%, Physics 11.8%, First-Person 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person puzzle-platforming revolves around constructing impossible-looking paths through abstract spaces.

The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.

Why similar: Surreal 27.1%, Puzzle 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, First-Person 14.5%, Colorful 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This dreamlike first-person puzzler similarly uses abstract spaces and elegant mechanics to make you question what you're seeing.

Will you be able to break the vicious circle? Can you regain control? Experience the surreal adventure filled with many puzzles and psychedelic visions.

Why similar: Surreal 24.5%, Psychedelic 20.9%, Narration 20.1%, Puzzle 13.2%, First-Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its odd dream setting and quirky first-person escape-room structure tap directly into Superliminal's oneiric mood.

Check-in to The Spectrum Retreat for a stay you won’t forget. Manipulate your way to the truth in this captivating narrative-driven puzzler.

Why similar: Puzzle 41.1%, First-Person 32.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Adventure 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its eerie hotel setting and story-driven first-person puzzles echo Superliminal's surreal guided progression.

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: Surreal 26%, Puzzle Platformer 20.5%, Puzzle 17.7%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This lesser-known first-person game blends recursive geometry, surreal spaces, and introspective storytelling in a very Superliminal-like way.

Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.

Why similar: Puzzle 45.7%, First-Person 22.6%, Adventure 20.2%, Puzzle Platformer 7.7%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers polished first-person room puzzles, spatial manipulation, and a guided narrative structure that will feel familiar.

The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.

Why similar: Puzzle 45.4%, First-Person 28.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, Adventure 6.3%, Psychological Horror 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It trades surrealism for sci-fi, but the clean first-person puzzle design and story-driven progression are very similar.

Traverse mirrors as if they were natural extensions of space to solve puzzles and uncover secrets. Reshape your perspective to perform gravity-shifting acrobatics as you jungle-gym through a sprawling environment. You'll never look in a mirror the same way again.

Why similar: Surreal 27.2%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Puzzle 15.3%, First-Person 13.6%, Minimalist 8.9%

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 35.3%, Surreal 16.6%, Psychological 16.1%, Story Rich 12%, First-Person 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: If the narrated, introspective, reality-bending side of Superliminal mattered more than the puzzles, this is an excellent tonal companion.

Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base.

Why similar: Narration 24%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Physics 15.1%, Puzzle 12.5%, First-Person 11%

Why You'll Like It: If you want more first-person physics puzzling with a strong central mechanic, this is a solid follow-up.

Chromatic Conundrum is a first person puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine different colors and form shadows to illuminate your way through an enigmatic world.

Why similar: Puzzle 21.2%, Physics 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, First-Person 16.4%, Minimalist 11%

In Frame of Mind, you are placed in a world where logic is escaping you. Each area of the game defies reason, requiring you to think outside the box in order to solve the illogical and escape madness.

Why similar: Surreal 18.3%, Psychedelic 14.1%, Psychological 14.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Physics 8.9%

Now with Vive Support! A cryptic, brain-racking, button-pushing non-linear puzzle game.

Why similar: Puzzle 72.7%, Adventure 21.4%, Singleplayer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person experimentation-driven puzzles reward the same kind of playful what-happens-if-we-interpret-this-differently thinking.

FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.

Why similar: Puzzle 37.2%, First-Person 25.5%, Exploration 16.8%, Surreal 11.5%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: An abstract first-person world, strong atmosphere, and environmental problem-solving make it a good fit for the seed game's more psychedelic side.

Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".

Why similar: Narration 22.5%, Surreal 16.8%, Puzzle 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, First-Person 10.5%

NOX: Chapter 1 is a first-person puzzle game, where the player has to make use of gravity changes, gravity shifts and portals to explore the dreams and nightmares of a child. All this, in a world inspired by the work of Escher.

Why similar: Surreal 21%, Psychological 14.7%, Puzzle 14%, First-Person 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

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: Surreal 18.7%, Psychological 16.8%, Psychedelic 16.1%, Dark Humor 10.6%, Psychological Horror 7.8%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Puzzle 31%, Minimalist 17.9%, First-Person 16.5%, Adventure 13.3%, Exploration 12.3%

"Asemblance: Oversight" is a first-person exploration and puzzle-based game. You are part of a team of scientists and engineers charged with using a classified technology to aid in recreating the human mind.

Why similar: Adventure 100%

Why You'll Like It: It channels the same reality-is-unreliable feeling through short first-person psychological puzzles and looping spaces.

You have a strange dream where you meet a creature named Glitch Daddy, telling you that the world is ending very soon. Then, you wake up and go to unravel the truth through a wild, abstract psychedelic journey.

Why similar: Psychedelic 21.3%, Surreal 21.2%, Cinematic 12%, Puzzle 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

Experience liminal spaces like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?

Why similar: Surreal 35.1%, Psychological Horror 18%, First-Person 15.9%, Minimalist 13.8%, Exploration 10.2%

The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.

Why similar: Narration 32.6%, Psychological 23.4%, First-Person 11.9%, Surreal 8.8%, Funny 8.1%

Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

Why similar: Surreal 33.8%, Psychedelic 20.6%, Dark Humor 10%, First-Person 9.9%, Funny 7.4%

SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.

Why similar: First-Person 38.6%, Puzzle 28.4%, Minimalist 22.8%, Singleplayer 8.9%, Adventure 1.3%

In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.

Why similar: Psychedelic 19.8%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Puzzle 17.9%, Story Rich 12.5%, First-Person 11.8%

Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.

Why similar: Puzzle 22%, Surreal 19.1%, First-Person 17%, Minimalist 13.4%, Exploration 8.3%

A Surreal Puzzle Shooter Adventure Fueled By Madness!

Why similar: Surreal 21.2%, Psychological 17.5%, Psychedelic 17.1%, Puzzle 11.5%, First-Person 9.7%

Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.

Why similar: Thriller 28%, Surreal 20.9%, Puzzle 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, First-Person 10%

Suicide Guy Deluxe Plus is the surreal puzzle game set in the dreams of its protagonist. Will you be able to save the thing you love most and overcome the neverending whirlwind of nightmares? Now in a new shiny edition.

Why similar: Surreal 21.3%, Physics 15.8%, Dark Humor 14.9%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, First-Person 10.3%

Zero hand-holding. Dismantle this dense open-world of unconventional puzzles by thinking outside the box and exploiting every ability you discover. Solve mysteries hidden in plain sight where every piece of supposed decoration has a purpose.

Why similar: Puzzle 24.5%, Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, First-Person 18.8%, Exploration 12.2%, Funny 12.1%

I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?

Why similar: Surreal 29.2%, Puzzle Platformer 24.7%, Puzzle 21.9%, Minimalist 12.8%, Colorful 6.6%

Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...

Why similar: Psychedelic 17.5%, Psychological 17.4%, Surreal 17.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle 10.6%

DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream.

Why similar: Surreal 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle 14.7%, Psychedelic 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%

Embark on a journey of anomalies and repetition in "Prison Loop," a captivating indie puzzle game. Trapped in a mysterious temporal loop within a high-security prison, your objective is to observe anomalies throughout the environment.

Why similar: Surreal 19.8%, Psychological 18.8%, 3D Vision 18.8% ★, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Puzzle 11.1%

First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.

Why similar: Puzzle 52.8%, First-Person 23.6%, Adventure 7.4%, Story Rich 6.9%, Exploration 5.5%

Sans Logique is a first-person game that blends puzzle and adventure gameplay. You'll explore different dreamlike worlds, discover the story of your character, and solve some original puzzles.

Why similar: Surreal 29%, Puzzle 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, First-Person 12.1%, Exploration 8.3%

You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.2%, First-Person 21.3%, Funny 19.7%, Exploration 13.1%, Colorful 4.9%

MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!

Why similar: Surreal 42.7%, Puzzle 27.6%, First-Person 15.6%, Adventure 8.2%, Exploration 4.7%

Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

Why similar: Puzzle 74.8%, Minimalist 8.4%, Surreal 7.7%, Singleplayer 7%, Funny 2.1%

There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!

Why similar: Narration 31.8%, Puzzle 26.1%, Funny 17.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Adventure 7.1%

Ilamentia is an experimental abstract puzzler where you must first discover the level mechanics before solving them. Delve into mysterious mind-bending levels that each have unique mechanics to explore that will test the limits of every facet of your cognitive faculties.

Why similar: Surreal 25.7%, Psychedelic 24.7%, Puzzle 15.7%, First-Person 12.5%, Psychological 10.8%

A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.

Why similar: Surreal 26.4%, Psychedelic 19.8%, Puzzle 17%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, First-Person 12.3%

Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Physics 20.6%, Puzzle 15.8%, First-Person 14.5%, Exploration 9.5%