The Best Experimental Games

Update : Piecing It Together added at rank #37.
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Understand (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS

Understand is an experimental puzzle game about guessing rules. In each level, you have to figure out the rules through trial and error, then draw a line satisfying all rules.

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  • experimental
  • abstract
  • logic
  • mouse
  • minimalist
  • 2d
  • puzzle

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Tandis (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Tandis is a short puzzle game where you discover mind-bending geometric forms.

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  • illustration
  • design
  • abstract
  • psychedelic
  • education
  • development
  • experimental
  • 3d
  • building
  • procedural
  • minimalist
  • relaxing
  • nature
  • puzzle
  • science

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Juice Galaxy (2023)

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early access Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Juice Galaxy is a happy place to fly around and smack things and drink juice. And explore things. And just, flip around doing stuff.

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  • psychedelic
  • souls
  • immersive
  • hack-and-slash
  • experimental
  • vampire
  • nonlinear
  • inventory
  • physics
  • 3d
  • atmospheric
  • relaxing
  • rpg
  • management
  • simulation

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NKODICE (2021)

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PC Windows

NKO DICE is an adaptation of a traditional Japanese dice game Chinchirorin. The game features graphics that recreate the atmosphere of a post-war Japanese gambling hall, along with traditional Japanese music.

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  • gambling
  • experimental
  • 3d
  • casual
  • dice
  • single-player

5

Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience (2020)

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Oculus Rift HTC Vive PC Windows

Cosmic Flow is a relaxing visual experience, an audio-visual massage for the mind, a kaleidoscopic meditation.

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  • relaxing
  • psychedelic
  • experience
  • vr
  • experimental
  • interactive

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The one who pulls out the sword will be crowned king (2022)

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Are you The Rightful King™ or just a filthy peasant? The sword is waiting for you to lift it, but it gets longer and heavier each time some else succeeds...

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  • instrumental
  • cinematic
  • short
  • experimental
  • emotional
  • soundtrack
  • music
  • dark
  • medieval
  • comedy
  • atmospheric
  • walking-simulator
  • historical
  • 3d

7

Progressbar95 (2020)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS

Progressbar95 is a unique nostalgic game. It turns vintage GUI elements like panels, buttons and icons into game elements! Fights againts virtual office assistans, calculators, annoying pop-ups and maddening visual glitches.

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  • typing
  • 1990s
  • hyper-casual
  • experimental
  • parody
  • retro
  • tower-defense
  • abstract
  • logic
  • cartoony
  • minimalist
  • life
  • 2d
  • arcade
  • casual

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D'LIRIUM (2017)

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PC Windows

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.

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  • horror
  • editor
  • experimental
  • level
  • gore
  • shooter
  • dark
  • survival-horror
  • violent
  • short
  • top-down
  • psychological
  • multiple-endings
  • surreal
  • atmospheric

9

Knock Harder (2020)

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PC Windows

The only way to wake up is to die. The player must decide for himself whether he is inside a dream or is in reality.

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  • addictive
  • experimental
  • atmospheric
  • comedy
  • replay-value
  • hand-drawn
  • horror
  • top-down
  • zombies
  • mystery
  • 2d
  • survival
  • simulation
  • casual
  • rpg

10

Townscaper (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS IOS iPhone Xbox Series X Xbox One Android Nintendo Switch

Townscaper is a relaxing and creative town-builder game that lets you design your own picturesque floating towns with ease. With its colorful blocks and shapes that you can mix and match, you can create your dream villages whether you’re fidgeting or multitasking. The absence of missions or objectives allows you to immerse yourself fully in your creative flow and design your perfect idyllic town in no time. Get Townscaper for a soothing and creative gaming experience!


What we like:
  • Simple mechanics
  • Stress-free
  • Perfect for fidgeting
What could be improved:
  • Limited building tools and updates
  • Lack of variety in buildings and structures
  • Unsymmetrical grid pattern
  • No greenery except in enclosed areas
  • Building larger structures can be tedious

  • city-building
  • experimental
  • sandbox
  • building
  • short
  • cute
  • minimalist
  • grid
  • procedural
  • relaxing
  • nature
  • family-friendly
  • stylized
  • colourful

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