The Best Nonlinear Games for PC Windows - Page 5

Update : The Horror At Highrook added at rank #25.
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Manifold (2021)

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Playstation 5 Xbox Series X PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Mac OS

The game takes place in a "universe with a different set of physical laws" where the player can manipulate gravity, being able to "turn walls into floors".[6] The player must solve puzzles using the world's geometry in addition to devices within the architecture of the world.[6] To aid the player, the world's tone takes on one of six colors depending on which direction they have manipulated gravity. Several facets of the game's world may only be interacted with when the gravity is oriented directly, with these objects sharing one of the six colors.

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  • puzzle
  • philosophical
  • abstract
  • 3d
  • nonlinear
  • platform
  • exploration
  • surreal
  • psychedelic
  • atmospheric
  • experimental
  • cinematic
  • scroller
  • artificial
  • intelligence

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Orten Was The Case (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Orten Was The Case - A free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as a youngster stuck in a time loop with the simple task of saving the world from literal destruction.

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  • manipulation
  • time
  • nonlinear
  • lore
  • metroidvania
  • 2.5d
  • humor
  • conspiracy
  • time-management
  • dystopian
  • choices
  • mystery
  • detective
  • dark
  • open-world

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Through The Fragmentation (2021)

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PC Windows

Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.

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  • immersive
  • nonlinear
  • conversation
  • investigation
  • stylized
  • choices
  • exploration
  • mystery
  • multiple-endings
  • atmospheric
  • first-person
  • conspiracy
  • 3d

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illum (2023)

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Android Mac OS PC Windows

Embark on a heartwarming journey with your little light friend to solve puzzles and bring light to the mystical realm of Illum.


  • nonlinear
  • third-person
  • 3d
  • relaxing
  • family-friendly
  • emotional
  • exploration
  • stylized
  • cute
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • fantasy
  • casual

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Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa MosqueA (2022)

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PC Windows

This is an Action Game which addresses the Israel x Palestine conflict from a Palestinian perspective, breaking the cliché of portraying Arabs as Terrorists. You will play in missions across Palestine with many objectives to accomplish, epic battles, powerful guns, vehicles to drive and more.

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  • hero
  • shooter
  • wargame
  • pve
  • nonlinear
  • first-person
  • modern
  • emotional
  • historical
  • military
  • fps
  • drama
  • team
  • survival-horror
  • tactical

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FREERIDE (2025)

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(Nintendo Switch) Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Hop on board the ride of your life. FREERIDE is a narrative RPG that’s (not-so) secretly a PERSONALITY TEST. Help others solve their Unfinished Business, navigate a looping, branching story, and use telekinesis to change Fate itself. Your subconscious playstyle will reveal who you really are.

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  • nonlinear
  • emotional
  • choices
  • multiple-endings
  • psychological
  • replay-value
  • story
  • comedy
  • colourful
  • funny
  • horror
  • rpg
  • cute
  • supernatural
  • atmospheric

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Serin Fate (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Evil is afoot... Wielding your new Magic, bound into mysterious Monster-infested lands to uncover ancient relics and restore the Fate Stone. Along the way, explore the depths of every nook to find creatures, garner ingredients, train in Witchery, and craft new equipment.


  • collector
  • creature
  • nonlinear
  • magic
  • immersive
  • farming
  • simulation
  • exploration
  • sandbox
  • fantasy
  • replay-value
  • open-world
  • crafting
  • pixel
  • action-adventure

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Haydee 2 (2020)

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PC Windows

Haydee II is a third-person puzzle-shooter, but with a sexy character and a cake!

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  • moddable
  • tps
  • nonlinear
  • survival-horror
  • third-person
  • robots
  • exploration
  • zombies
  • editor
  • multiple-endings
  • level
  • resource-management
  • shooter
  • puzzle
  • 3d

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Absence of Light (2024)

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PC Windows

Embark on an epic journey in Absence of Light, an enchanting Action RPG set in the mesmerizing world of Cloudia. Unleash devastating attacks, uncover hidden secrets, and save the realm from darkness! Join the gaming community, master formidable combos, and claim your heroic destiny.

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  • soundtrack
  • metroidvania
  • twin-stick
  • bullet-hell
  • nonlinear
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter
  • action-adventure
  • atmospheric
  • stylized
  • abstract
  • souls
  • dark
  • exploration
  • minimalist

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Digested (2024)

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PC Windows

Digested is a bodycam horror survival game in which you must evade a giant snake intent on eating you alive. Utilize various tools and abilities to formulate an escape strategy, and use the map to navigate through unfamiliar terrain. Locate your extraction pod and don't get digested.

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  • horror
  • nonlinear
  • cinematic
  • survival-horror
  • open-world
  • dark
  • psychological
  • atmospheric
  • first-person
  • survival
  • realistic
  • perma-death
  • mystery
  • exploration

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