The Best Psychedelic Games for Xbox Series X

Update : Krimson added at rank #11.
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The Artful Escape (2021)

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Xbox Series X PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

The Artful Escape is a psychedelic journey of self-discovery and creativity, following the story of a young musician trying to break out of his famous uncle's shadow. The game features simple platforming and a unique music interface, where players can create their own musical compositions. The game's beautiful visuals and uplifting story, supported by an outstanding voice cast, make it a must-play for music lovers and fans of visual novels.


What we like:
  • Gorgeous visuals,Unique music interface,Outstanding voice cast,Uplifting story
What could be improved:
  • Lack of challenging gameplay,Short game length,More of a visual novel than a traditional game

  • psychedelic
  • platform
  • sci-fi
  • narrative
  • self-discovery
  • adventure
  • rhythm
  • side-scrolling
  • music
  • aliens
  • dylan

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Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (2024)

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42 of the weirdest, trippiest, sheepiest games ever created. Enter the mind of Jeff Minter, the legendary creator of Attack of the Mutant Camels, Gridrunner, and Tempest 2000, in this interactive documentary from Digital Eclipse.


  • platform
  • precision
  • psychedelic
  • documentary
  • controller-support
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter
  • interactive
  • surreal
  • 1980s
  • arcade
  • abstract
  • retro
  • pixel
  • 1990s

3

Burnhouse Lane (2022)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Burnhouse Lane tells a story of Angie Weather, a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to win her life back. Solve puzzles, make friends and enemies, run, hide and fight in this dark adventure that'll take you on a trip to another world and back...


  • horror
  • dark
  • cats
  • psychedelic
  • humor
  • scroller
  • choices
  • action-adventure
  • drama
  • psychological
  • atmospheric
  • surreal
  • multiple-endings
  • story
  • adventure

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MOTHERED - A ROLE-PLAYING HORROR GAME (2023)

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Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch

An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.


  • horror
  • point-and-click
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • psychedelic
  • emotional
  • immersive
  • psychological
  • surreal
  • narrative
  • dark
  • first-person
  • fiction
  • 1980s
  • cyberpunk

5

Road 96: Mile 0 (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X/s

The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Challenge your beliefs!


  • skateboard
  • narrative
  • rhythm
  • political
  • psychedelic
  • runner
  • story
  • adventure
  • first-person
  • choices
  • politics
  • quick-time-event
  • multiple-endings
  • on-rails
  • surreal

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Manifold Garden (2019)

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

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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Papetura (2021)

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

Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.


  • point-and-click
  • puzzle
  • psychedelic
  • stylized
  • hand-drawn
  • surreal
  • exploration
  • atmospheric
  • family-friendly
  • 2d
  • relaxing
  • beautiful
  • moth
  • adventure
  • thought

8

Breakout: Recharged (2022)

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The original brick breaker returns with its toughest challenge yet. Survive as long as you can in arcade or take on one of 50 challenges picking up game-changing power-ups along the way.


  • arcade
  • retro
  • cooperative
  • psychedelic
  • modern
  • 1980s
  • multi-ball
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • attack
  • score
  • linear
  • local
  • classic
  • 2d

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Catie in MeowmeowLand (2022)

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

Catie in MeowmeowLand is a classical humorous point-and-click adventure game. Help little Catie get back home from the bizarre cat world of MeowmeowLand!


  • point-and-click
  • cats
  • surreal
  • psychedelic
  • hand-drawn
  • family-friendly
  • cute
  • comedy
  • funny
  • adventure
  • atmospheric
  • colourful
  • puzzle
  • 2d
  • cat

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Mothered (2021)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch

An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.


  • horror
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • psychedelic
  • emotional
  • immersive
  • psychological
  • surreal
  • point-and-click
  • dark
  • fiction
  • 1980s
  • cyberpunk
  • atmospheric
  • interactive

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