60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Abstract, Philosophical, Exploration, Surreal.
The 52 Fragments are an experimental, esoteric series of games and experiences. Beginning Nov. 1, 2023, one fragment will be added to the library each week for one year. These games examine themes related to identity, agency, perception, and the creative process.
FOR GOD'S SAKE, HELP HIM!
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.
Forwards
An experiential linear narrative walking sim
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 27.4%, Philosophical 26.9%, Abstract 24.2%, Minimalist 14.6%, Exploration 4.8%
An experiential linear narrative walking sim
Why similar: Philosophical 30.1%, Game Development 29.2% ★, Emotional 10.5%, Minimalist 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
Follow coins under the electric mist of a clouded starry sky. Discover hyper-links. Listen to the words both inside and outside your head. Seal your fate before the productivity machine in this interactive-essay-meets-walking-sim about technocapitalism and the things we lost along the way.
Why similar: Game Development 26.6% ★, Programming 22.3% ★, Philosophical 17.2%, Abstract 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
A minimalist journey though life.
Why similar: Philosophical 30.1%, Abstract 21.1%, Surreal 19.1%, Emotional 10.6%, Narration 9.4%
Find as many of your friends as possible before the monster gets you. Save all you can, as the amount of friends you have is endless! You can't save them all but find the best strategy and do your best sweetie! I hope everything's ok and hope you'll enjoy this mini game I finished for you.
Why similar: Game Development 24.8% ★, Programming 23% ★, Abstract 18.4%, Surreal 15.9%, Minimalist 8.2%
An abstract interactive experience about a Gap
Why similar: Philosophical 35.9%, Abstract 33.4%, Minimalist 14.7%, Emotional 9.5%, Casual 4.9%
SIRE is a narrative card game about dealing with the death of a parent, and the whirlwind of emotions that follow. Players combine cards to explore a darkly comedic, surreal world of loss and learning, in a combination of classic point-n-click adventure and real video footage.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.5%, Abstract 13.6%, Surreal 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Emotional 9.7%
You’re a grade-schooler at a religious institution where something feels off in this surreal, first-person adventure game. Do your genes make a difference in the outcome of your suffering? Will your faith be enough to shroud your fears? Perhaps you already know the answer.
Why similar: Philosophical 39.8%, Surreal 25.6%, Abstract 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 6.9%, Exploration 6.8%
Enter Xerme, a mysterious world full of challenging puzzles and unique discoveries on a journey of evolution and exploration.
Why similar: Abstract 29.8%, Philosophical 23.6%, Minimalist 13.7%, Surreal 10.1%, Exploration 9.3%
This video game realized how boring it had been and now is trying its best to fix that.
Why similar: Game Development 35.2% ★, Philosophical 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Emotional 12%, Minimalist 4.4%
The abyss called your name. You followed it here. Now you are its prisoner. A Butterfly is part horror, part interactive poem about overcoming and bittersweet surrender
Why similar: Philosophical 30.1%, Surreal 19%, Abstract 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Emotional 10%
This game is about making this game.
Why similar: Game Development 31.9% ★, Philosophical 25.4%, Abstract 19.1%, Surreal 16.7%, Exploration 6%
PULMO is a casual puzzle game where you control a lone character in a world full of faceless crowds.
Why similar: Philosophical 30.2%, Abstract 21.6%, Surreal 16.6%, Minimalist 10.7%, Emotional 8.4%
The Gray Man is a surreal first-person point-and-click adventure about a serial killer who confronts the player, as the murderer's conscience, with interpretations of his internal conflict.
Why similar: Abstract 23.5%, Philosophical 22.8%, Surreal 20%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Point & Click 6.7%
you are a game developer who writes game code according to the tasks assigned by the company. You need to drag and drop nodes and connect them to build a complete behavioral logic!
Why similar: Programming 47% ★, Game Development 39.6% ★, Education 12.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%, Indie 0.4%
Based on interdisciplinary research in VR, HYPNOSIS REVERIES takes an abstract and minimalist approach to tell a story about growing. Through a 20-minute experience, you will step into a mental maze, looking back at the important moments that changed you, and see yourself again.
Why similar: Philosophical 34.2%, Abstract 27.7%, Minimalist 12.7%, Emotional 7.6%, Surreal 6.9%
Shaderland :: a creative-programming puzzle game :: wire up nodes // create world of pixels // guide polygonal creatures // learn computer graphics
Why similar: Programming 40.8% ★, Game Development 26.5% ★, Abstract 10.7%, Education 10.1%, Surreal 6.2%
Numbers are light; logic is the lens. "Prime Prism" is a pure logic puzzle game themed around prime numbers and factorization. Construct circuits of light using optical tools like "Prisms" and "Lenses" to decompose and synthesize numbers. Over 140 stages across 11 worlds await your challenge.
Why similar: Programming 45.3% ★, Abstract 32.9%, Education 10.5%, Minimalist 9.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
DreamScript is an experimental first-person puzzle game. Reprogram your environment, complete tasks and explore the dreamy world of DreamScript.
Why similar: Programming 31.7% ★, Game Development 30.3% ★, Abstract 14.3%, Education 8.7%, Surreal 8.2%
You find yourself in a utopian setting, immersed in the matrix of an omnipotent AI that holds all knowledge and wisdom. There is no clarity as to how you got here, but a mission looms before you.
Why similar: Philosophical 27.8%, Abstract 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Exploration 12.7%, Narration 12.6%
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 34.9%, Abstract 32.9%, Surreal 17.9%, Exploration 10.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Answer the question of mortality in this sidescroller inspired by the adventures of old. Wander the depths of two parallel worlds. Confer with gods, locals, and other travelers. Solve problems through intuition and a collection of odd trinkets. Choose: death, or eternal life?
Why similar: Philosophical 44.3%, Surreal 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Minimalist 10.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Horror Stories: PLEASE COMPLY is a short interactive horror experience with a dark twist on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs that will leave a long lasting chill down your spine. The only hope of escape its to comply. But how much are you ready to give up for a chance of freedom?
Why similar: Philosophical 30.5%, Abstract 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Minimalist 10.8%, Exploration 7.4%
Prismania is a surreal puzzle adventure game. Solve prism puzzles to escape from the well and find out how you ended up there.
Why similar: Philosophical 47.9%, Surreal 26.6%, Abstract 17.3%, Point & Click 5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
You are a cube. A mysterious voice wakes you up and promises a beautiful world above. The only way to see it is by climbing. Jump between platforms, press un-labeled buttons and discover what this world has to offer.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.4%, Abstract 21%, Narration 17.6%, Minimalist 15.8%, Emotional 13.2%
Survive a plane crash and enter the veil between life and death. Solve physics-bending puzzles, collect lost stars, and cultivate a garden within your mind. In this atmospheric journey inspired by The Little Prince and Sufi mysticism, the only way out is within.
Why similar: Philosophical 33.2%, Narration 19.8%, Surreal 18.6%, Emotional 13.4%, Minimalist 7.6%
A thrilling, poignant story-driven experience about a daughter who returns to her childhood home after receiving a letter that her estranged mother has left something mysterious for her. Explore, interact and experience a narrative about love, hope and umm.... HAUNTING DARK PAST!? WHAT?
Why similar: Philosophical 36%, Abstract 20.9%, Narration 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Emotional 9.2%
You're fired! Who needs game writers when AI can do the job? …What? You want to join the Resistance? Don't make me laugh — that's just an urban legend!
Why similar: Philosophical 35.3%, Game Development 21.2% ★, Surreal 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Emotional 6.5%
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 36.2%, Surreal 21.9%, Abstract 21.9%, Minimalist 11.7%, Exploration 7.2%
An obscure collection of 8 surreal and dark horror games.
Why similar: Philosophical 32.3%, Abstract 25.2%, Surreal 21.6%, Minimalist 9.6%, Exploration 7%
Glitchhikers is a surreal journey through the spaces between places. A late night drive, a deserted airport lounge, a moonlit walk through an empty park, a quiet carriage on an overnight train. Who will you meet? What will you talk about? Where will the journey take you? Find yourself along the way.
Why similar: Philosophical 35.3%, Abstract 23.9%, Minimalist 8.9%, Emotional 8.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
BIND is a slow-paced metaphysical puzzle journey set in the liminal realm between death and rebirth.
Why similar: Philosophical 30.9%, Abstract 24.5%, Surreal 17.9%, Narration 10.9%, Minimalist 6.8%
A grave robbery gone wrong sends you tumbling down an absurd rabbit hole.
Why similar: Abstract 25.8%, Philosophical 25.7%, Surreal 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Exploration 6.8%
Modify the world around you with pseudocode as you journey through blended realities and discover why Frank became a game developer in the first place.
Why similar: Programming 36.5% ★, Game Development 34.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 11%, Emotional 8.6%, Point & Click 4.9%
The Web is a first person pure walking simulator. A surreal journey. Explore an interconnected web of environments. Discover strange places and meet odd characters.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.7%, Surreal 25.5%, Abstract 22.7%, Minimalist 10.1%, Exploration 9.4%
Play a video game while it is being created and follow the adventures of its developer throughout the game's development process. The developer narrates. The world evolves. It's not a bug, it's a feature.
Why similar: Game Development 44.6% ★, Abstract 18.9%, Narration 16.1%, Minimalist 10%, Exploration 6.8%
Use programming and autonomous robots to dodge bullet hells, defeat enemies, and solve challenges in a virtual world. With the power of programming, you can even create a world of your own.
Why similar: Programming 42.1% ★, Game Development 38.9% ★, Education 11.8%, Minimalist 5.9%, 3D 1.1%
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.9%, Surreal 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Minimalist 12.9%, Emotional 12.2%
droqen's desperate attempt to explain, or explore, or understand the true meaning of "kill gameplay."
Why similar: Philosophical 29.9%, Abstract 25.2%, Surreal 22.9%, Minimalist 11.2%, Exploration 9.5%
Fight through the twisted Napolean era nightmares of the nothing in this Hack and Slash adventure. Go solo, or with a party to reach the end of the nothing before everyone loses their minds. Chose your abilities, and master combos, while unlocking new areas of solstice along the way.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.5%, Abstract 23.4%, Surreal 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Exploration 8.4%
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Philosophical 30.2%, Surreal 23.1%, Abstract 16.2%, Emotional 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%
RAIN DOGS is a single-player, narrative experience set in a reflection of the urban sprawl you used to call home. Explore and interact with other prisoners of this throw-away society to learn more about why you were put here and what your path forward will be.
Why similar: Philosophical 32.8%, Abstract 25.9%, Surreal 21.4%, Emotional 9.6%, Exploration 6.6%
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: Philosophical 31.6%, Abstract 25.9%, Surreal 23.7%, Minimalist 11.6%, Casual 5.6%
Enter the loop, explore abstract spaces, find and process bad memories to unfold your story and learn your fate. Fragment tells a story of generational trauma and addiction, you decide whether to break the loop or be consumed by it.
Why similar: Abstract 38.2%, Surreal 23.1%, Emotional 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Minimalist 8.2%
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 33%, Abstract 20%, Surreal 19.4%, Emotional 9.9%, Narration 8.4%
"Intuitive Level Design" is an interactive course designed for aspiring game developers. Find and activate commentary nodes scattered throughout the game to learn about the core principles of intuitive level design, illustrated with dozens of practical examples. Learn while having fun!
Why similar: Game Development 62.8% ★, Education 15.4%, Narration 10.4%, Minimalist 7.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
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: Philosophical 28.6%, Surreal 23.6%, Abstract 22.7%, Narration 13.8%, Minimalist 10.1%
swamp_land.mp4 is a found footage horror walking sim set in southern Chile. Descend through 7 symbolic levels of sin to uncover a haunting past and open your museum. A 30-minute story with twists, eerie landscapes, and hidden collectibles.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.3%, Abstract 19.9%, Surreal 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Narration 10.6%
SEED OF LIFE is a relaxing puzzle game in which you create beautiful and enlightening spirographic patterns.
Why similar: Philosophical 29.2%, Abstract 19.5%, Surreal 18.7%, Minimalist 10.6%, Emotional 10.5%
Below the Underworld is a story-driven, artistic walking simulator where you play as Jing, a boy shaped by childhood bullying and trauma. Guided by light, you explore surreal dreamscapes, confront symbolic inner shadows, on a journey of fear, memory, and healing.
Why similar: Abstract 26.9%, Philosophical 24.7%, Surreal 11.9%, Exploration 10.3%, Emotional 10.1%
Beauty and the Beast is a narrative mystery adventure game. Explore, uncover, and unravel the mystery behind the Beast and his residence in this heartwarming take on the classic story.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.9%, Surreal 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Narration 11.8%, Minimalist 9.2%
A minimalist art-inspired game that reimagines classic mini-games with visual artistry, world-class music, and philosophical insights.
Why similar: Philosophical 35.4%, Abstract 21.5%, Minimalist 14.9%, Emotional 12.8%, Education 10.3%
Crayon Computer is a 2D physics-based open-ended programming puzzle game. (if you call that programming)
Why similar: Programming 56.7% ★, Abstract 31.4%, Education 6.4%, Casual 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.
Why similar: Philosophical 30.5%, Surreal 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Emotional 8.6%, Point & Click 8.3%
Small Island is an upcoming first-person exploration game where you have to escape the small mysterious Island you find yourself on. The game consists mainly in exploring the secret rooms and areas you'll find inside of it.
Why similar: Abstract 35.4%, Surreal 22.7%, Minimalist 16.2%, Philosophical 13.3%, Exploration 11.9%
Assign, undo, deduce! Solve a series of minimalist number puzzles. Use constraints to assign numbers to the correct stips. Navigate the interconnected puzzles to uncover secrets. Please ignore any odd Stip behavior.
Why similar: Philosophical 28.6%, Abstract 24.8%, Surreal 21.5%, Minimalist 17.6%, Casual 4.8%
Stumble through the contorted geometry at the end of everything, commanding flickering echoes of life to forge your path. Unravel the history of troubled souls as you guide them to their final resting place in hopes of undoing Death's inevitable promise.
Why similar: Surreal 31.2%, Philosophical 28.7%, Abstract 26.1%, Emotional 10.4%, 3D 2%
Omnia is an 2D platform adventure game created to help the player identify their own behavior. The game allows the player to embark on the world of their subconscious by putting them in front of decisions that need to be made based on emotions.
Why similar: Philosophical 38.1%, Surreal 20.9%, Abstract 18.7%, Education 11.2%, Emotional 6%
A Surreal Puzzle Shooter Adventure Fueled By Madness!
Why similar: Abstract 32.2%, Philosophical 23.3%, Surreal 22.4%, Minimalist 11.6%, Exploration 8.2%
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: Philosophical 28.7%, Abstract 28.2%, Surreal 23.3%, Minimalist 10.6%, Exploration 7.7%
