The Best Surreal Games - Page 2

Update : Pathologic 3: Quarantine added at rank #15.
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Plug & Play (2015)

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Android IOS iPhone Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Explore the universe of Plug & Play, an interactive animation drawn by Michael Frei and coded by Mario von Rickenbach. Run, hit, switch, fall, love, plug, pull.


  • surreal
  • short
  • interactive
  • funny
  • horror
  • psychological
  • entertainment
  • puzzle

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Rusty Lake Hotel (2015)

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Android Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone

Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.


  • surreal
  • puzzle
  • point-and-click
  • horror
  • hand-drawn
  • inventory
  • puzzle-escape
  • comedy-adventure
  • story
  • adventure
  • abstraction
  • slideshow
  • mystery

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GLASS (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox One

Glass is a 3D, first-person psychological thriller that will lead you through an increasingly dark and volatile world in search of an enigmatic author and his mysterious, tragic past. What you uncover will change you forever.


  • narration
  • walking-simulator
  • dynamic
  • psychological
  • surreal
  • thriller
  • linear
  • atmospheric
  • hidden-object
  • 3d
  • first-person
  • dark
  • investigation
  • puzzle
  • mystery

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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

15

Pathologic 3: Quarantine (2025)

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PC Windows

In this free prologue to a narrative-driven adventure, watch a mysterious plague break out in a small town. Learn what drove a celebrated academic to leave his acclaimed lab. Examine patients, uncover strange secrets, and make first steps towards immortality.

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  • immersive
  • lovecraftian
  • horror
  • simulation
  • dystopian
  • surreal
  • detective
  • non-chronological
  • rpg
  • psychological
  • atmospheric
  • first-person
  • survival-horror
  • survival
  • choices

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Completely Stretchy (2024)

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PC Windows

A befuddling mishap has made you COMPLETELY STRETCHY! Stretch, swing and stick around the delightfully odd and vibrant Grombi Isles in this eccentric and light-hearted 3D platformer.

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  • parkour
  • 3d
  • exploration
  • platform
  • funny
  • immersive
  • surreal
  • open-world
  • abstract
  • first-person
  • cartoony
  • stylized
  • colourful
  • relaxing
  • wall-crawler

17

Cat Museum (2022)

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Android IOS iPhone PC Windows

Immerse yourself in the bizarre art style and the surreal world of Cat Museum, a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure game. Solve the strange puzzles with your mischievous cat, and unveil the truth behind the mysterious museum.


  • surreal
  • puzzle-adventure
  • cats
  • psychedelic
  • 2d
  • hand-drawn
  • side-scrolling
  • puzzle
  • horror
  • dark
  • point-and-click
  • scroller
  • stylized
  • exploration
  • fantasy

18

Cruelty Squad (2021)

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PC Windows

Cruelty Squad is a first-person shooter set in a science-fiction dystopia where you're a killer for hire, harvesting organs from your fallen enemies to make bank. With an array of weapons and the ability to upgrade your body with cybernetics, you must fight your way through pulsing fleshy walls and bookstores filled with sourceless, agonised wailing. Play through a unique story that questions hypercapitalism as you hunt down targets and keep your corporate overlords happy.

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What we like:
  • Unique story questioning hypercapitalism
  • Wide arsenal of weaponry
  • Interesting level design with MC Escher elements
  • Flechettes from shotgun feel solid and impactful
What could be improved:
  • Relatively low recoil on weapons
  • Difficult to differentiate friends from foes

  • shooter
  • first-person
  • capitalism
  • fps
  • surreal
  • assassin
  • immersive
  • simulation
  • psychedelic
  • stealth
  • horror
  • lore
  • tactical
  • dystopian
  • cyberpunk

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Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow (2023)

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

In this puzzle platformer, you will embark on a touching journey through the surreal world of a person's mind as a young Griffin and his faithful bear, Birly. Overcome challenges, avoid traps and defeat enemies to help the man find peace.


  • platform
  • puzzle
  • emotional
  • surreal
  • horror
  • 2.5d
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • cute
  • psychological
  • dark
  • adventure
  • action-adventure
  • colourful
  • fantasy

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Promesa (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One

A contemplative experience where you’ll wander through the dreams, memories and fantasies emerging from a dialogue between a grandfather and his grandchild.


  • surreal
  • underground
  • walking-simulator
  • short
  • experimental
  • relaxing
  • stylized
  • narration
  • pixel
  • psychological
  • cinematic
  • atmospheric
  • shooter
  • exploration
  • story

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