The Best Nonlinear Games - Page 3

Update : Dimenshift: Direction is Meaningless added at rank #1.
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Nova: Cloudwalker's Tale (2023)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Nova: Cloudwalker's Tale is a charming puzzle game about moving clouds and walking on them to gather the lost star shards across the skies.

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  • illustration
  • design
  • sokoban
  • nonlinear
  • emotional
  • logic
  • relaxing
  • point-and-click
  • minimalist
  • cute
  • post-apocalyptic
  • family-friendly
  • stylized
  • casual
  • top-down

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Single Malt Apocalypse (2023)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Not everything is fine in the small mining town of Cinderbrook. Your task is to find out what on earth is happening in the shadows of the town! Solve the mystery in this old-school adventure game with RPG influences!

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  • lovecraftian
  • nonlinear
  • old-school
  • noir
  • detective
  • investigation
  • choices
  • mystery
  • rpg
  • turn-based
  • exploration
  • horror
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • retro

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Paquerette Down the Bunburrows (2023)

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PC Windows

The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!


  • sokoban
  • nonlinear
  • collector
  • creature
  • pathfinding
  • bunny-catching
  • logic
  • family-friendly
  • top-down
  • minimalist
  • puzzle
  • open-world
  • pixel
  • cute
  • relaxing

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Chef Survivor (2023)

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PC Windows

Chef Survivor is an action-packed game that puts you in the shoes of a skilled chef facing a nightmare scenario.

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  • sport
  • movement
  • nonlinear
  • simulation
  • quick-time-event
  • grid
  • action
  • must-play
  • resource-management
  • adventure
  • controller-support
  • reflexes
  • physics
  • combat
  • difficult

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Danger Cliff (2023)

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Android PC Windows

It's a 2D Collectathon! Run, jump and drill your way through huge levels with crazy mechanics and unique visual style to find collectables in whatever order you want!


  • collectathon
  • nonlinear
  • 2d
  • platform
  • cartoony
  • colourful
  • pixel
  • comedy

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Chronautical (2023)

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PC Windows Mac OS

In this narrative-driven sci-fi mystery, investigate across space and time to uncover clues and unravel the secrets of a star system that has disappeared, and the man trying to find it.

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  • travel
  • nonlinear
  • steampunk
  • time
  • lore
  • lgbtq
  • visual-novel
  • point-and-click
  • hand-drawn
  • sci-fi
  • space
  • futuristic
  • conversation
  • story
  • fiction

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DOOMBLADE (2023)

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PC Windows

Take on the role of Gloom Girl as you join forces with a talking sentient sword, Doomblade, to exact vengeance on the Dread Lords. Explore interconnecting worlds, slaying monsters with the sword's brutal wrath. With memorable boss design, good graphics, and catchy music, prepare to teach your enemies fear with the Doom Drop, Wicked Wind, and the Nightmare Onion abilities. Are you ready for the quest?


What we like:
  • Refreshing movement mechanics
  • Engaging exploration
  • Great art
  • Fun boss fights
  • Nuanced gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Sluggish player movement
  • Lack of guidance
  • Challenging environmental hazards
  • Frustrating difficulty spike

  • dark
  • nonlinear
  • metroidvania
  • humor
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • multiple-endings
  • platform
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • souls
  • colourful
  • atmospheric
  • soundtrack
  • fantasy

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Yunoia (2023)

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PC Windows

Iris, a light spirit, tends to the color of her world with a prismatic mask. One day, darkness envelops the skies and it begins to vacuum away the colors of her beloved Eden. Set out on a journey together to restore this world by dispersing the iridescence that can be found within.

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  • 2.5d
  • development
  • nonlinear
  • cinematic
  • platform
  • emotional
  • stylized
  • puzzle
  • casual
  • single-player
  • controller-support
  • strategy

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The Shape of Things (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Experience a relaxing atmosphere from the comfort of your cozy room by solving small 3D puzzles inside collectible gachapons, and find the original shape of things inspired by Rubik’s style.


  • nonlinear
  • point-and-click
  • logic
  • 3d
  • platform
  • colourful
  • puzzle
  • relaxing
  • precision
  • vision
  • minimalist
  • cute
  • atmospheric
  • casual
  • family-friendly

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Dead Ink (2023)

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PC Windows

Dead Ink is a hardcore souls-like game set at dizzying height atop a perilous vertical world. Use harvested ink from your enemies to print weapons, inventory items and your corporeal form.

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  • souls
  • nonlinear
  • top-down
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • rpg
  • sci-fi
  • cyberpunk
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • action
  • combat

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