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Eschaton is a short, experimental, surreal first-person exploration game. Explore the 'aftermath' of a cult ritual in the grounds of a manor in the remote and picturesque Scottish Highlands.
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-35%$0.64Close Me
Aug 9 · Yai Gameworks
Both: Surreal · Exploration · Experimental
You start the game, you wake up, and eventually you will close the game. One day, you may even start the game again. That's the game.
IndieAdventurePsychological HorrorHorrorSurrealExplorationExperimentalMysteryPsychologicalPsychedelic👍 107
$4.990°N 0°W
Mar 1 · Colorfiction
Both: Surreal · Exploration
Ready for a wild trip of psychedelic sights and sounds? 0°N 0°W is a chill, first-person walking sim for everyone, where each run is a fresh adventure!
ColorfulSurrealExplorationPsychedelicOpen WorldPlatformerWalking SimulatorFirst-Person3DRelaxing👍 363
$0.99"I Know This Place..?" chapter I (prologue)
Apr 20 · SameFrame, RBL LABS
Both: Detective · Exploration · Surreal
The 1st chapter of mystic trans-media adventure with the atmosphere of Eastern Europe of the last century. After completing the 1st chapter, each player can influence the further plot of the game chapters/short films/visual novel.The plot in your hands...
Detective1990'sExplorationAtmosphericPuzzleSurrealVisual NovelHidden ObjectSci-fiFirst-Person👍 144
$29.99Obduction
Aug 24 · Cyan, Inc.
Both: Exploration · Mystery · Surreal
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
AdventurePuzzleExplorationIndieFirst-PersonMysterySurrealVRWalking SimulatorAtmospheric👍 3,032
$4.99Cat Museum
Mar 17 · 751 Games
Both: Surreal · Stylized
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.
PuzzleSurrealPsychedelicPoint & ClickHand-drawnHorrorStylized2DCatsSide Scroller👍 835
$6.99Fractal Block World
Oct 18 · Dan Hathaway
Both: Exploration · Surreal
This is a surreal exploration game. Explore a massive fractal with great complexities. You can shrink infinitely to go deeper into the fractal. Or you can become larger by growing. Inner space awaits you in this infinite world.
ExplorationOpen WorldSurrealFPSVoxelIndiePsychedelicFirst-PersonAdventureNonlinear👍 1,490
$9.99The Void
Dec 15 · Ice-Pick Lodge
Both: Surreal · Philosophical
Only brought to life by scarce sparks of Color, the bleak, grey Void is a peculiar place. The player gets to explore it, get to know the Sisters, Brothers, and other weird creatures inhabiting it, and learn the ways of Color, harvesting it and drawing sigils that change the world around them.
SurrealPhilosophicalNudityStory RichAdventureEmotionalMultiple EndingsAtmosphericPsychologicalDark👍 941
$4.99ISLANDS: Non-Places
Nov 17 · Carl Burton
Both: Surreal · Experimental
The familiar becomes magical in this critically acclaimed interactive artscape. Explore ten scenes inspired by the everyday and let your expectations of reality be transformed. Carl Burton's other work has been featured in the New York Times, Serial, Colossal, and Medium.
IndieCasualSurrealAtmosphericExperimentalAbstractRelaxing👍 325
FreeAll Our Asias
Feb 7 · Melos Han-Tani
Both: Surreal · Philosophical
In this free 3D adventure, explore someone's mind and discover their secrets in a surreal story about a father, son, Asian-America and more. Explore a dying father's "Memory World", and travel to familiar, supernatural spaces. By Melos, co-creator of Anodyne and Angeline Era.
Story RichWalking SimulatorSurrealPsychologicalSci-fiAdventurePhilosophicalTranshumanismControllerThird Person
$12.99Shape of the World
Jun 5 · Hollow Tree Games
Both: Surreal · Exploration
A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of flourishing flora, rambling waterfalls, burgeoning mountains, glowing monoliths and graceful creatures. A 1-3 hour escape from work, anxiety and stress.
CasualNatureIndieAtmosphericSurrealWalking SimulatorExplorationFirst-PersonRelaxingAdventure👍 263
$19.99OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
Jul 12 · Night School Studio
Both: Supernatural · Mystery · Exploration
Five years after the events of OXENFREE, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals. What she finds is more than she bargained for.
ThrillerSupernaturalAdventureMysteryStory RichFemale ProtagonistExplorationChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionSide Scroller👍 1,976
$3.99The Search
Apr 13 · Jason Godbey
Both: Exploration · Surreal
Embark on a journey of discovery and inspiration in The Search - a story-driven puzzle-adventure set in a mysterious world where art comes to life!
ExplorationPuzzleHidden ObjectPoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistFirst-PersonSurrealRelaxingStory RichCasual👍 356
$19.99Paradise Killer
Sep 4 · Kaizen Game Works
Both: Exploration · Detective · Surreal
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Story RichInvestigationOpen WorldFemale ProtagonistExplorationDetectiveFirst-PersonSurrealPoint & ClickChoices Matter👍 3,298
$17.99Dreamcore
Jan 23 · Montraluz
Both: Exploration · Surreal
Experience backrooms like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?
ExplorationWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSurreal3DHorrorNonlinearRelaxingAtmospheric👍 1,881
$14.99MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
Aug 5 · Pantumaca Barcelona, @CarlosGameDev, Dani Navarro, Luka Nieto
Both: Surreal · Exploration
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
AdventurePuzzleWalking SimulatorIndieSurrealAtmosphericFirst-PersonStrategyExplorationVR👍 855
$8.99Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1
Mar 3 · Andrew Quist
Both: Exploration · Mystery
The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.
HorrorPsychological HorrorExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerMysteryRealisticWalking SimulatorProcedural GenerationAtmospheric👍 1,153
$19.99The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Sep 25 · The Astronauts
Both: Mystery · Detective · Exploration
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
MysteryAtmosphericDetectiveWalking SimulatorExplorationFirst-PersonAdventureHorrorStory RichSingleplayer👍 6,860
$39.99Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Oct 15 · ZA/UM
Both: Detective
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
RPGStory RichChoices MatterDetectiveIsometricAtmosphericSingleplayerPoint & ClickCRPGNoir👍 118,190
$5.99Year Walk
Mar 6 · Simogo
Both: Supernatural · Surreal
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
DarkAdventureAtmosphericSupernaturalHorrorPuzzleStory RichSurreal2DShort👍 1,258
$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: Philosophical · Exploration
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
PuzzlePhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackRobotsExploration👍 29,240
FreeRen's Demons I
Aug 8 · yo252yo
Both: Philosophical · Experimental · Exploration
Did you think this game was only about saving the world from an army of demons? No. This is a game about YOU. On the surface, it may be a new form of innovative experimental philosophical narrative RPG, but its deeper secrets could make you a god.
RPGJRPGInteractive FictionPhilosophicalExperimentalProcedural GenerationDark FantasyExplorationStory RichCharacter Customization
$29.99The Talos Principle 2
Nov 2 · Croteam
Both: Philosophical · Exploration
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.
PuzzleStory RichPhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiPuzzle PlatformerExplorationWalking Simulator3D PlatformerLore-Rich👍 12,481
$19.99INDUSTRIA
Sep 30 · Bleakmill
Both: Mystery · Surreal
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
FPSActionSci-fiSingleplayerDystopian AtmosphericStory RichMysteryShooterSurreal👍 3,056
$0.99Landlord of the Woods
Mar 17 · Madison Karrh
Both: Surreal
You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.
Point & ClickHidden ObjectPuzzleSurrealCuteAdventurePhysicsShortHand-drawnAtmospheric👍 1,242
-30%$20.99Enigma of Fear
Nov 28 · Dumativa, Cellbit
Both: Mystery · Supernatural · Detective
Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.
DogsMysteryInvestigationSupernaturalDetectiveSurvival HorrorPixel GraphicsPuzzleFemale Protagonist2D👍 3,057
$15.99Backrooms: Lost Tape
Dec 23 · Cortez Productions
Both: Exploration · Mystery
You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.
HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkExplorationSingleplayerAtmosphericLore-RichMysteryInvestigation👍 1,334
$5.99The Old City: Leviathan
Dec 3 · PostMod Softworks
Both: Exploration · Surreal
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
Walking SimulatorAdventureAtmosphericExplorationIndieFirst-PersonSurrealStory RichGreat SoundtrackHorror👍 528
$29.99Saturnalia
Nov 8 · Santa Ragione
Both: Exploration · Stylized · Conspiracy
A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.
AdventureAction-AdventureExplorationStylizedThird Person1980sAtmosphericConspiracyDetectiveHorror👍 116
$24.99Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition
Feb 22 · Cardboard Computer
Both: Surreal · Mystery
KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.
AdventureAtmosphericPoint & ClickIndieSurrealStory RichEpisodicGreat SoundtrackNarrativeMystery👍 3,243
-50%$0.99DIVINATION
Dec 12 · Mojiken
Both: Philosophical · Experimental
"What if you're born into this world without your permission?" DIVINATION is a very short visual novel where you act as a fortune teller in a futuristic world. Talk and listen to people's stories, then foresee their future using the runes they had drawn.
Visual NovelCyberpunkShortPhilosophicalExperimentalPoint & ClickNoirText-BasedStory RichChoices Matter👍 201
$4.99Through The Fragmentation
May 13 · Máté Pribelszky
Both: Exploration · Mystery · Stylized
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Dialogue HeavyAdventureImmersiveExplorationFirst-PersonAtmosphericMysteryNonlinearStylizedChoices Matter👍 217
$4.99Noise
Oct 13 · Talentplace
Both: Mystery · Surreal
The USSR era is coming to its end – it is 1988. The radio amateur catches a strange signal that emits incomprehensible noises. It is broadcast around the clock and only sometimes a human voice makes its way through the air. You will have to uncover terrifying secrets about this enigmatic signal.
AdventureIndieHorrorVRMysteryAtmosphericCold WarEarly AccessFirst-PersonSurreal👍 153
$4.99Follow the meaning
Nov 22 · HiKing Mind Studio
Both: Mystery · Detective · Surreal
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
AdventurePuzzlePoint & Click2DHand-drawnMysteryMultiple EndingsIndieDetectiveSurreal👍 992
-80%$0.99Magnus Positive Phototaxis
Nov 29 · Sons of Welder, FM Simple Games Studio
Both: Surreal · Exploration · Philosophical
Magnus Positive Phototaxis is an atmospheric journey through a mysterious world of characters, traces and symbols. The task of the player is to solve the puzzles, using proper combinations of objects, finding them in the environment around him.
HorrorEscape RoomVisual NovelSurrealPoint & ClickExplorationPuzzlePhilosophicalNoirPsychological Horror
$5.99TIMEframe
Jul 7 · Random Seed Games
Both: Exploration · Stylized
Time is relative. Sometimes 10 seconds can feel like an eternity... In TIMEframe you will discover a world in slow motion. Explore the remnants of a mysterious civilization on the brink of destruction.
IndieCasualWalking SimulatorAtmosphericGreat SoundtrackExplorationFirst-PersonAdventureStylizedShort👍 269
$4.99Sense of Darkness
Dec 21 · Iurii Coseacov
Both: Exploration · Surreal · Philosophical
Where am I? Is it a dream? The afterlife? Or just a hallucination? You have a rare chance to experience awakening in this adventure VR game. Are you ready to step into the darkness and discover what lies beyond the veil?
VRImmersive SimAdventureExplorationPuzzleSurrealAtmosphericPhilosophicalDarkHorror
-70%$1.79Myst: Masterpiece Edition
Feb 2 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Exploration · Mystery
The classic Myst experience with point and click controls, released as a remaster to the original in 2000. Enter a world where nothing is as it seems... and adventure knows no bounds!
AdventureCasualPoint & ClickPuzzleClassicAtmosphericExploration1990'sMysteryFirst-Person👍 990
SCP: Secret Files
Sep 13 · GameZoo Studio
Both: Mystery
SCP: Secret Files is a collection of paranormal cases from the SCP Foundation, an organization tasked with containing dangerous anomalies. You join as an assistant researcher for Dr. Raymond Hamm and complete a strenuous induction program that will make you question everything you know.
AdventureStory RichPsychological HorrorAtmosphericMysteryPuzzleHorrorWalking Simulator3DSingleplayer👍 3,912
-60%$2.79Unheard - Voices of Crime
Mar 28 · NEXT Studios
Both: Detective · Mystery
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
ThrillerDetectiveMysteryCrimeShortPuzzleStory RichTop-DownIndieRPG👍 30,988
$19.99Lucifer Within Us
Oct 15 · Kitfox Games
Both: Detective · Experimental
Solve 3 increasingly intricate murders by examining the evidence -- find the motive, the means, and the opportunity. Use testimonies of the suspects as evidence by examining every detail for contradictions... and signs of sin. Purify the possessed. Purge the daemons.
InvestigationDetectiveDemonsExperimentalDarkPoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistNoirIsometricDystopian 👍 636
$14.99TRI: Of Friendship and Madness
Oct 9 · Rat King Entertainment
Both: Exploration · Surreal
Find a way through the towers and dungeons of TRI by solving puzzles, climbing impossible ascents and reflecting light-rays. The mystical TRI will let you create your own paths in this strange world – just try not to lose your mind when you're falling upside down!
AdventureIndiePuzzleExplorationFirst-Person3D PlatformerSurrealPlatformerAtmosphericSingleplayer👍 365
-40%$5.99OneShot
Dec 8 · Future Cat LLC
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Story RichPixel GraphicsIndieGreat SoundtrackCuteAtmosphericPuzzleSingleplayerChoices MatterAdventure👍 59,257
$4.99Matter
Dec 18 · Uki Uki Lab, Concrete Games
Both: Exploration · Stylized · Mystery
Dive into a mystical world where gravity crumbles and landscapes transform. Matter is a dreamlike platformer, a contemplative and abstract journey. Explore a strange universe in 30 minutes of serene parkour, where matter and sound harmonize with your actions. A unique sensory experience awaits!
AdventureAtmosphericExplorationRelaxingStylizedMusicMystery3DSingleplayerParkour👍 159
$9.99HOST
Jul 1 · Garrett Fuselier
Both: Exploration · Surreal
When your spacecraft crashes on an unknown planet, you navigate your way through its dark and puzzling corridors. Using only your hands and your wits, will you discover your parasitic power before it's too late?
Early AccessExplorationPuzzleWalking Simulator3DFirst-PersonVRSurrealUndergroundLinear
$1.99The Test
Feb 24 · Randumb Studios
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Choose Your Own AdventureSimulationMultiple EndingsStory RichPixel GraphicsPsychological HorrorPsychologicalSingleplayerChoices MatterVisual Novel👍 19,596
-55%$2.24Strange Telephone
Jan 21 · HZ3 Software
Both: Surreal
Strange Telephone is a 2D adventure game in which the player explores strange worlds created with merely 6 digits, and has multiple endings.
IndieAdventureCasualPixel GraphicsFemale ProtagonistSurreal2DAtmosphericSingleplayerPsychological👍 325







