The Best Experimental Games for Playstation 4

Update : Mind Palace added at rank #5.
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Manifold Garden (2019)

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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.


  • abstract
  • surreal
  • philosophical
  • nonlinear
  • puzzle
  • psychedelic
  • experimental
  • minimalist
  • multiple-endings
  • first-person
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • relaxing
  • colourful
  • mystery

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Nour: Play with Your Food (2023)

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An interactive exploration into the aesthetics of food.


  • experimental
  • relaxing
  • atmospheric
  • physics
  • simulation
  • casual
  • food
  • privacy-policy
  • bowling

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EchoBlade (2022)

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Venture forth in this puzzle-combat dungeon explorer. Blinded and trapped inside a dungeon tower, every sound you make illuminates your path to freedom. Danger lurks around every corner: trapdoors, chambers filled with toxic fumes, and halls patrolled by crusader knights are only the beginning.


  • dark
  • action-adventure
  • atmospheric
  • minimalist
  • puzzle
  • medieval
  • experimental
  • dungeon
  • first-person
  • stealth
  • puzzle-combat
  • 3d
  • combat
  • explorer
  • war

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Manifold (2021)

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The game takes place in a "universe with a different set of physical laws" where the player can manipulate gravity, being able to "turn walls into floors".[6] The player must solve puzzles using the world's geometry in addition to devices within the architecture of the world.[6] To aid the player, the world's tone takes on one of six colors depending on which direction they have manipulated gravity. Several facets of the game's world may only be interacted with when the gravity is oriented directly, with these objects sharing one of the six colors.


  • puzzle
  • philosophical
  • abstract
  • 3d
  • nonlinear
  • platform
  • exploration
  • surreal
  • psychedelic
  • atmospheric
  • experimental
  • cinematic
  • scroller
  • artificial
  • intelligence

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Mind Palace (2024)

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early access Playstation 4 PC Windows

Explore your own notes in this experimental VR journey. Climb, jump & slide along the way on your adventure of building your personal Mind Palace. Make connections and place categories to arrange your notes in memorable places.


  • experience
  • transhumanism
  • soundtrack
  • experimental
  • vr
  • philosophical
  • walking-simulator
  • psychological
  • atmospheric
  • abstract
  • physics
  • stylized
  • exploration
  • relaxing
  • first-person

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Edge of Reality (2020)

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It seems that there can be no more boring profession in the world than a pawnshop appraiser. But a meeting with a mysterious but pretty stranger changes Dan's idea of his job.


  • visual-novel
  • beautiful
  • investigation
  • interactive
  • fiction
  • experimental
  • education
  • noir
  • atmospheric
  • choices
  • text
  • detective
  • adventure
  • cartoony
  • hand-drawn

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Titan Chaser (2021)

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Titan Chaser is a surreal driving and walking experience. Your job is to scout giant creatures and use the light to drive them off without fighting or killing.


  • dynamic
  • simulation
  • auto
  • walking-simulator
  • lore
  • music
  • immersive
  • surreal
  • investigation
  • driving
  • narration
  • experimental
  • atmospheric
  • meditative
  • open-world

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Kojou (2021)

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early access arcade Playstation 4 Playstation 3 vita PC Windows

You and your friends are staying in Kojou castle for a night - but one of you is a killer. Find them before the night breaks - or fail and be forced to choose between running or hiding to stay alive..


  • investigation
  • experimental
  • 2d
  • pvp
  • stylized
  • survival-horror
  • fight
  • cooperative
  • survival
  • stealth
  • horror
  • atmospheric
  • team
  • multiplayer
  • online

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Heal: Console Edition (2021)

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Guide an old man through the dark and atmospheric world.


  • experimental
  • abstract
  • driven
  • narrative
  • atmospheric
  • puzzle

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The Dark World: KARMA (2023)

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This is a first-person story-driven psychological horror game. Delve into this dark and strange world with an investigation officer from Roam to find traces of lost memories and fulfill your destiny.


  • horror
  • dystopian
  • walking-simulator
  • psychedelic
  • immersive
  • psychological
  • experimental
  • vision
  • thriller
  • cold
  • multiple-endings
  • lore
  • atmospheric
  • first-person
  • 3d

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