Games like Paradigm
by Jacob Janerka
Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, whose past comes back to haunt him in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy.
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$8.99Psychopomp GOLD
Oct 24 · Fading Club
Both: Surreal
Psychopomp is BACK. The catacombs stretch down farther than ever before. Your entire life has been a lie. Delve into the depths, and discover the horrors that lie below. More realms, more modes, more secrets. An ancient voice calls to you from the center of the earth. Will you answer it?
Psychological HorrorSurrealAtmosphericFemale ProtagonistDungeon CrawlerAdventurePsychologicalAnimeFirst-PersonCute👍 4,887
$0.99One Long Night with the Circleheads
Jul 29 · Jam J
Both: Point & Click · Funny · Surreal
You are a nine-year-old runaway who gets trapped in a bizarre pocket dimension with colorful, deceptively friendly Circle-headed creatures who may or may not be murderous psychopaths. Can you survive one long night with them?
Survival HorrorStrategyHorrorSurvivalSimulationPoint & ClickThrillerPsychological HorrorFunnySurreal
$9.99DREAMOUT
Oct 20 · Game Dynasty
Both: Surreal · Funny · Comedy
Explore a surreal world with a drunken alpaca! Solve puzzles, fish out the most unusual items from rivers, fight watermelon thugs, and uncover all the secrets of this world!
CuteAdventureAction-Adventure2DSurrealExplorationFunnyPuzzleComedyFantasy
$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
$24.99INDIKA
May 2 · Odd Meter
Both: Surreal
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
SurrealPuzzleHorrorThird PersonStory RichPsychedelicDarkPsychologicalExplorationCinematic👍 7,039
$14.99THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE
Nov 29 · Three Dots Games
Both: Surreal
Dr. Herman, your sci-fi journey begins. Armed only with your mind and the Manipulator that operates with different types of energy, you'll have to pass through portals, visit parallel worlds, and solve physics-based puzzles.
PuzzleStory RichAdventureSciencePhysicsSurrealSci-fiFirst-PersonSingleplayerExploration👍 341
$19.99The Roottrees are Dead
Jan 15 · Evil Trout Inc.
Both: Point & Click
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
DetectivePuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickInvestigationStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayer1990'sLogic👍 9,716
$17.99Dreamcore
Jan 23 · Montraluz
Both: 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
$12.99CorpoNation: The Sorting Process
Feb 22 · Canteen
Both: Point & Click
Greetings, valued employee. You have been tasked with sorting the Ringo CorpoNation's genetic samples. With the credits that you earn, you can shop, game and pay your bills on time. Rogue workers may try to entice you into betraying your beloved employer, but we know you'll give 110%.
AdventureDystopian SimulationJob SimulatorPoint & ClickStory RichPolitical SimCapitalismMysteryRetro👍 118
$19.99WORLD OF HORROR
Oct 19 · panstasz
Both: Point & Click
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
HorrorLovecraftianPixel GraphicsPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPoint & ClickRogueliteDifficultRPG2D👍 8,992
$4.99D'LIRIUM
Oct 25 · B52 Development Team
Both: Surreal
An experimental 2D-shooter with the elements of a horror game. D'lirium brings together some mechanics back from 90s classics. Non-linear levels, search for the keys, violence and a lot of other things. Including the colourful ponies.
Top-Down ShooterAction-Adventure2DHorrorPsychological HorrorPixel GraphicsSurrealMultiple EndingsActionShooter👍 987
-35%$9.74SANABI
Nov 8 · WONDER POTION
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Pixel GraphicsStory RichActionCyberpunk2D PlatformerAdventureSingleplayer2DIndieAction-Adventure👍 41,734
$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
$9.99ANEURISM IV
Mar 11 · Vellocet
Both: Surreal
A dystopian simulator where your choices shape a decaying city. Join other players to protect the metropolis from ruin, hasten its downfall, or simply work in the factories. With no set goals or rules, every action has consequences in a world teetering on the brink.
Dystopian Immersive SimPsychological HorrorCraftingPvPRPGLife SimSandboxSurrealFPS👍 5,695
$7.99Brownie's Adventure 2
Aug 1 · Beardy Ramblin Games
Both: Point & Click
Join Brownie in a hilarious, darkly humorous, 1990s-inspired adventure! Solve puzzles, make choices, and explore a post-apocalyptic South Yorkshire. With player-driven decisions and alternate endings, can you stop the plot to take over the world? Relive the classic point-and-click magic!
RPGPoint & ClickChoose Your Own Adventure2DAdventureCartoonyPixel GraphicsFantasyParody Post-apocalyptic
-80%$0.99Lazarus A.D. 2222
Dec 20 · Sons of Welder, FM Simple Games Studio
Both: Point & Click
The final part of the Sons of Welder game series, set in a dystopian universe, which uniquely combines games from the Magnus series. A game that you can experience on two levels. Hand-drawn motion comics. A metaphorical journey into oneself. A mystical experience with a touch of good humor.
Visual NovelCyberpunkPoint & ClickAdventurePsychedelicHand-drawnDystopian PuzzlePsychological HorrorAbstract
$0.99SOS (Save Our Sandwiches)
May 8 · Jleger91
Both: Point & Click
Point & click aboard a private luxury yacht on a dark and stormy night with funny evil witches and sandwiches Features rain effects, exploration of an entire ship, puzzles, and monsters
AdventureSingleplayerPoint & ClickPuzzleLinearChoose Your Own AdventureIncrementalExplorationHidden Object2D
$4.99The Kindeman Remedy
Nov 16 · Troglobytes Games
Both: Point & Click
The most blasphemous, diabolical and insane management game ever created. Aided by a lascivious nun in a grim prison, rig executions, conduct horrid experiments and do the unspeakable to cook up your cure-all: The Kindeman Remedy. Do not be afraid. This time, you're the monster.
Medical SimTime ManagementCrimeIncrementalManagementVillain ProtagonistPoint & Click2.5DNoirDark Humor👍 270
$4.99Gnosis
Mar 15 · So Ro
Both: Point & Click
A dark atmospheric test that asks you to see things in new ways, including the experience of playing itself. In this love letter to flash horror, explore 60 ending permutations and reactivity to your answers, as the game not only allows but implores you to play and break it how you see fit.
Interactive FictionPoint & ClickGothicChoose Your Own AdventureAtmosphericHand-drawnMinimalistMysteryStylizedText-Based
$14.99Afterplace
Jul 22 · Evan Kice
Both: Comedy
Made by one person, an open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Explore the woods, find hidden paths, hack and slash through strange monsters, and try very, very hard not to break reality. Or don't. You do you.
ComedyExplorationStory RichChoices MatterRPGMultiple EndingsHack and SlashPixel GraphicsActionAdventure👍 172
-30%$6.99MIMESIS
Oct 27 · ReLU Games, Inc.
Both: Funny
A 4-player online co-op survival horror game. Avoid the contaminated rain, gather scrap and get back to the tram. Monsters that copy your friends' voices and behavior, and many other threats, stand in your way. Gear up and stick together to survive.
Early AccessOnline Co-OpSocial DeductionPsychological HorrorFunnyPvEPost-apocalypticExplorationRogueliteSurvival Horror👍 8,404
$1.00Dead Garden Zero
Dec 28 · Butterfly
Both: Surreal
Find as many of your friends as possible before the monster gets you. Save all you can, as the amount of friends you have is endless! You can't save them all but find the best strategy and do your best sweetie! I hope everything's ok and hope you'll enjoy this mini game I finished for you.
ActionCasualSurrealArcadeHorrorAbstractSurvival HorrorMinigamesExplorationHidden Object
$29.99The Talos Principle 2
Nov 2 · Croteam
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
$17.99Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip
May 30 · snekflat
Both: Funny
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
$34.99Abiotic Factor
Jul 22 · Deep Field Games
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.
SurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen World Survival CraftCraftingBase BuildingSci-fiExplorationCo-op CampaignMultiplayerFirst-Person👍 42,120










