Games like The Artful Escape
by Beethoven and Dinosaur
A teenage guitar prodigy sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.
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$19.99Everhood 2
Mar 4 · Chris Nordgren, Jordi Roca
Both: Psychedelic · Music
AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!🎵
PsychedelicMusicIndieStory Rich2DRPGPixel GraphicsChoices MatterSingleplayerRhythm👍 2,205
$9.99Dancing Line
May 31 · Somnartis, Cheetah Technology Corporation Limited
Both: Music · Stylized
Guide an ever-growing Line through a multiple of environments, listening carefully to the music. Tap the screen to make a sharp turn, avoiding obstacles and reacting to the World changing before your eyes.
CasualRhythmMusic3DAbstractColorfulSingleplayerStylizedDifficult👍 1,624
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Both: Psychedelic
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$14.99Melody's Escape 2
Jun 12 · Icetesy
Both: Music
Run to the rhythm of your own music library! Melody is back, with vastly improved audio analysis algorithms. Each MP3 creates a unique obstacle course synchronized to the beat and the intensity of your music.
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$19.99Great God Grove
Nov 15 · LimboLane
Both: Psychedelic
THE WORLD IS ENDING AND THE GODS ARE SQUABBLING! Suck up and launch dialogue in a world of puzzles, puppets, and weird gods… or THE RIFT WILL CONSUME US ALL!
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$16.99Space Accident VR
Jan 21 · VR-WRG
Both: Stylized
Step into the future with our groundbreaking VR game set in the year 2119, where humanity embarks on a historic journey into space. Join the "CCM-1" (Callisto Colonization Mission) expedition, aimed at the enigmatic moon of Jupiter - Callisto.
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$19.99Minds Beneath Us
Jul 31 · BearBoneStudio
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CinematicAtmosphericStory RichCyberpunkChoices MatterVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureDystopian RPG2D👍 5,754
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On the moon Europa, a lush terraformed paradise in Jupiter’s shadow, an android named Zee sets out in search of answers. Run, glide and fly across the landscape, solve mysteries in the ruins of a fallen utopia, and discover the story of the last human alive.
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$6.99SERPENT AT THE VERNISSAGE
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Both: Psychedelic
A psychedelic trip to an abandoned island paradise, where nothing is quite what it seems. Explore forgotten villas, sentient art pieces and sunken opera houses. And find your way back home before the archipelago swallows you whole.
AdventureActionFirst-PersonExplorationAction-AdventurePsychedelicSurrealAtmosphericPuzzle Platformer3D
$8.99反转21克
Feb 1 · 想象颗粒
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$29.99The Talos Principle 2
Nov 2 · Croteam
Both: Sci-fi
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
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Jan 23 · Montraluz
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$14.99DEAD LETTER DEPT.
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Both: Stylized
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$3.99Unveiling
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Both: Sci-fi
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AliensWalking SimulatorMysteryPsychological HorrorStory RichMinimalistAtmosphericSci-fiNoirSupernatural
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Both: Psychedelic
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Visual NovelTranshumanismLore-RichStory RichText-BasedDetectiveDialogue HeavyNonlinearMultiple EndingsChoices Matter👍 255
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AdventureHorrorAtmosphericDark FantasySingleplayerVRDarkStealthCinematicStory Rich👍 2,691
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An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
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Both: Sci-fi
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Both: Sci-fi
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FreeSonder
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Both: Stylized
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