Games like ISLANDS: Non-Places
by Carl Burton
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.
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$9.79POOLS
Apr 26 · Tensori
Both: Surreal · Relaxing
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Psychological HorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericRealisticExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerSurrealImmersiveRelaxing👍 6,465
$9.99Arctic Eggs
May 16 · The Water Museum, cockydoody, abmarnie, Cameron Ginex
Both: Surreal
Eggs: perfection in two parts. The simple whites. The sublime yolk. Each the lesser without its partner. Chorus and verse. A symphony of flavor. The catchy tune reminding us of warm baths and late-night movies. The elevator music to whatever lies beyond.
CookingSurrealPhysicsAtmosphericSci-fiFirst-PersonExplorationLore-RichCyberpunkCrime👍 5,344
$17.99Dreamcore
Jan 23 · Montraluz
Both: Surreal · Relaxing
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
$4.99Nubby's Number Factory
Mar 7 · MogDogBlog Productions
Both: Surreal
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
RoguelikeStrategySurrealArcadeSingleplayerPsychological HorrorStylizedDeckbuildingIndie2D👍 18,152
$9.99Glum Buster
Sep 15 · Justin D Leingang
Both: Surreal
Take a mind-bending trip through a mysterious, haunting alternate reality. Use your newly discovered magic, wits, and curiosity to cleanse the world of glum and find a way back to your family. Experience the wonder of this 2009 AIGF Showcase winner and indie cult classic.
AtmosphericActionSurrealAdventureDarkExploration2D PlatformerPixel GraphicsPuzzleAction-Adventure
$1.99Ballads of Hongye: REBORN
Oct 23 · 珠海金山数字网络科技有限公司
Both: Relaxing
《东方:平野孤鸿》是一款休闲、轻度的“国风造景”游戏。游戏中包含大量细节精美的国风建筑,还原了许多祖国的大好河山和人文景观,你将沉浸在古建筑的精致美学和壮阔的东方情怀之中,并由此打造出自己心中独一无二的、充满东方韵味的古代盛世。
City BuilderCasualSimulationRelaxingAtmosphericNatureFamily FriendlyImmersive SimDesign & IllustrationSingleplayer👍 3,977
-50%$3.99Unbox the Room
Oct 17 · Weird Penguin Games
Both: Relaxing
Unbox the Room is a relaxing simulator where you play as an interior designer helping clients move into their new homes. Unbox and arrange their belongings to create a cozy space, placing everything just right — from the smallest cup to the largest sofa.
RelaxingDecoratingOrganizingCozyCuteCasualIsometricPixel GraphicsFamily FriendlySimulation👍 243
$14.99Boxes: Lost Fragments
Feb 1 · Big Loop Studios
As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.
PuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickAdventureCasual3DAtmosphericHidden ObjectIndieStory Rich👍 3,245
-80%$4.99SteamWorld Build
Dec 1 · The Station
Both: Relaxing
SteamWorld Build is a casual city-building and dungeon-management cross-over set in the SteamWorld Universe, where you build and manage a town on a dying planet. You'll need to balance resources, construction, and exploration to its depths to ensure your town's survival and eventual escape.
City BuilderCasualRelaxingEconomySingleplayerResource ManagementCartoonyColorfulControllerCute👍 1,885
$17.99Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip
May 30 · snekflat
Both: Relaxing
Terry wants to launch himself into space using his new car. Doing something this cool and reckless will surely make him the talk of the town. Run, drive and glide through this small journey of big discoveries as Terry works towards achieving this goal.
FunnyAdventureOpen WorldExplorationIndie3DCasualSingleplayerRelaxingCute👍 1,451
$19.99Until Then
Jun 25 · Polychroma Games
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Visual NovelEmotionalPixel GraphicsStory RichInteractive FictionPsychological2DRomanceMysteryAdventure👍 15,742
$17.99Station to Station
Oct 3 · Galaxy Grove
Both: Relaxing
‘Station to Station’ is a minimalist & relaxing game about building railway connections. Grab your conductor’s hat and bring the voxel-art world to life through the magic of trains!
PuzzleRelaxingSimulationTrainsVoxelCozyNatureWholesomeAtmosphericManagement👍 1,239
Freean unplayable game?!
Oct 20 · ./badgames.zip
Both: Abstract
a game about accessibility settings that's just a *bit* too hard for you to play effectively. 10-15 minutes in length with 30+ minutes of developer commentary!
LinearActionCasualAbstractShortPuzzle PlatformerEmotionalPuzzle2D PlatformerPixel Graphics
-20%$7.99OneShot: World Machine Edition
Sep 30 · Future Cat LLC
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
PuzzleStory RichIndiePixel GraphicsChoices MatterMultiple EndingsCuteExploration2DAdventure👍 5,353
$4.99The Greenening
May 7 · Erkberg Games
Both: Relaxing
A short and wholesome incremental journey about exploring and reawakening a forgotten world. Wash away the ashes to discover the secrets hidden beneath, upgrade your versatile watering abilities, and grow your own cozy space garden.
IncrementalCasualIdlerExplorationNatureRelaxingCleaningCuteCozyWholesome👍 484
$4.99Follow the meaning
Nov 22 · HiKing Mind Studio
Both: 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
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Share some of the same DNA, but further from the original.
$14.99Outpath
Oct 16 · David Moralejo Sánchez
Both: Relaxing
An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
AutomationBase BuildingCraftingSandboxResource ManagementIncrementalExplorationSimulationOpen WorldRelaxing👍 2,899
$8.99UFO: Henfield
Jan 25 · TACS Games Ltd.
Both: Surreal
A point and click puzzle adventure game set across multiple time periods. Discover and enjoy this strange and surreal story about a mysterious letter, a missing professor and a confusing mansion. With more than a hundred items, locations and objects to investigate, can you solve the mystery?
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionPuzzlePoint & Click2DCuteTop-DownDetectiveFunnySurreal
$19.99Everhood 2
Mar 4 · Chris Nordgren, Jordi Roca
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
-30%$6.99Undusted: Letters from the Past
Oct 13 · 5minlab Corp.
Both: Relaxing
Undusted: Letters from the Past is a casual game in which you clean and restore dirty items. What is her story as she returns to a long-neglected house? Enjoy the satisfying audiovisuals featuring sensually designed sounds and graphics.
CozyRelaxingShortStory RichFamily FriendlyVisual NovelWholesomePuzzleCleaningSimulation👍 1,738
$19.99Minds Beneath Us
Jul 31 · BearBoneStudio
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
CinematicAtmosphericStory RichCyberpunkChoices MatterVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureDystopian RPG2D👍 5,754
$4.99Pin Puck
Mar 7 · Patrick Davis
Both: Experimental
Master the unique shape of your player and out-manoeuvre your opponents in this high speed local multiplayer sports game. Play 1v1 or 2v2 versus matches, or race against the clock solo in target smash.
SportsIndieLocal MultiplayerCompetitiveExperimental4 Player LocalArcadeActionPhysicsLevel Editor













