The Best Nonlinear Games - Page 3

Update : Dreamcore added at rank #25.
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Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders (2024)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders is an action-adventure RPG with base-building elements, where you take on the role of a classic hero who stands up to the tyranny and injustice that haunts Sherwood. Fight, craft, steal, and of course help the local people grow and prosper.


  • base-building
  • medieval
  • archery
  • nonlinear
  • open-world
  • rpg
  • action-adventure
  • nature
  • building
  • management
  • exploration
  • crafting
  • third-person
  • 3d
  • survival

22

The Inheritance of Crimson Manor (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 j Xbox Series X

Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.


  • escape
  • room
  • horror
  • walking-simulator
  • puzzle
  • nonlinear
  • gothic
  • narration
  • first-person
  • logic
  • exploration
  • mystery
  • 3d
  • investigation
  • inventory

23

Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms (2024)

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PC Windows

Baldur's Gate and Dark Souls had a baby! A thrilling RPG game that blends real-time action with an isometric view, set in a world of magic and monsters. Players must navigate through dangerous dungeons, battle fierce bosses, and uncover ancient secrets to save Plamen from an impending doom!


  • isometric
  • rpg
  • souls
  • fantasy
  • hack-and-slash
  • swordplay
  • nonlinear
  • lore
  • dungeon-crawler
  • dark
  • sandbox
  • magic
  • open-world
  • top-down
  • old-school

24

Murderous Muses (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Mac OS PC Windows

Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.

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  • mystery
  • fmv
  • procedural
  • puzzle
  • detective
  • lovecraftian
  • lore
  • investigation
  • nonlinear
  • replay-value
  • resource-management
  • drama
  • supernatural
  • walking-simulator
  • exploration

25

Dreamcore (2025)

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Xbox One Android Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows

Step into the surreal with Dreamcore, a body-cam styled psychological horror game that plunges you into the eerie beauty of "liminal spaces." Unravel the mysteries of Dreamcore’s non-linear worlds and uncover its hidden secrets. Can you discover what lies beyond the edge of reality?


  • horror
  • nonlinear
  • surreal
  • escape
  • walking-simulator
  • psychological
  • room
  • investigation
  • underwater
  • exploration
  • minimalist
  • atmospheric
  • mystery
  • relaxing
  • 3d

26

Of Bird and Cage (2021)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Of Bird and Cage is a unique metal album presented through a two-hour-long story-driven game. Play music in a brand-new way. Featuring famous artists like Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-Guns N' Roses), Rob van der Loo (Epica), Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation), and many others!

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  • nonlinear
  • music
  • emotional
  • modern
  • choices
  • fiction
  • interactive
  • multiple-endings
  • quick-time-event
  • stylized
  • psychological
  • dark
  • first-person
  • drama
  • story

27

Puddle Knights (2020)

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Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Protecting nobles from mud may look simple on the surface, but the intricate cape arranging puzzle mechanics ensure steadily increasing difficulty. Join the Knights on their quest to preserve dignity, and mindmuck is practically guaranteed! Playtime 10-35h.


  • sokoban
  • nonlinear
  • logic
  • isometric
  • puzzle
  • movement
  • relaxing
  • turn-based
  • cute
  • minimalist
  • family-friendly
  • funny
  • difficult
  • mud
  • colourful

28

Sidereal (2024)

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PC Windows Android

A tall man with a black hat wanders across desolated worlds, stumbling beneath the endless stars.


  • nonlinear
  • 3d
  • emotional
  • immersive
  • collectathon
  • abstract
  • mythology
  • narration
  • music
  • post-apocalyptic
  • fiction
  • dark
  • fantasy
  • stylized
  • inventory

29

The Mobius Machine (2024)

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j PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.

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  • metroidvania
  • nonlinear
  • shooter
  • scroller
  • twin-stick
  • pve
  • underwater
  • exploration
  • space
  • action-adventure
  • aliens
  • robots
  • 3d
  • open-world
  • local

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The Norwood Suite (2017)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Explore the mysterious Hotel Norwood in this surreal first-person adventure. Curious characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await your arrival.


  • nonlinear
  • investigation
  • music
  • surreal
  • psychological
  • walking-simulator
  • horror
  • casual
  • psychedelic
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • first-person
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • stylized

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