The Best Nonlinear Games

Update : Burden of the Blue added at rank #1.
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Burden of the Blue (2025)

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Explore mysterious worlds, solve puzzles and battle in order to uncover the burdens of the past.

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  • nonlinear
  • dungeon-crawler
  • action-adventure
  • top-down
  • exploration
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • atmospheric
  • packed

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The Precinct (2025)

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Android

Averno City, 1983. Gangs rule the streets and your father lies restless in his grave. Clean up the city, uncover the truth, and embark on thrilling vehicle chases through destructible environments in this neon-noir action sandbox police game.

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  • noir
  • heist
  • sandbox
  • nonlinear
  • simulation
  • investigation
  • 1980s
  • procedural
  • immersive
  • detective
  • crime
  • neon-noir
  • top-down
  • driving
  • open-world

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Sipssassin (2025)

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You are the Sipssassin and your mission is to drink people’s drinks without getting caught. Run, fight, sneak and drink through unique levels, tackle challenges across four different game modes, unlock new characters, tools and power ups, while discovering hidden secrets.

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  • nonlinear
  • parody
  • sandbox
  • noir
  • heist
  • assassin
  • action-adventure
  • ninja
  • hand-drawn
  • exploration
  • cartoony
  • stylized
  • stealth
  • funny
  • 2d

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Bleeding Deities (2025)

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Embark on a journey through a hand-drawn world of Bleeding Deities inspired by ancient tribes and their beliefs. Unveil dark secrets, face ruthless challenges, and confront evil deities as you search for the Legendary Baktun Stone. Will you restore peace to your people?

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  • travel
  • nonlinear
  • metroidvania
  • time
  • 2d
  • mythology
  • fantasy
  • scroller
  • action-adventure
  • hand-drawn
  • platform
  • dark
  • exploration
  • story
  • atmospheric

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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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Demining (2025)

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early access j

Demining is a 1-4 player semi open-world horror experience where every step could be your last. Work together or by yourself as you disarm deadly mines, delve into bountiful ruins, and fight to see another day.

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  • nonlinear
  • cooperative
  • survival-horror
  • psychological
  • open-world
  • horror
  • dark
  • mystery
  • exploration
  • player-to-player
  • online
  • atmospheric
  • difficult
  • puzzle

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World Alone: Dreampools (2025)

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World Alone: Dreampools is a single-player Backrooms experience focused on dreamlike liminal pools. The game features a narrative told through cinematic sequences and immersive environments. Feel the true essence of solitude in World Alone...

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  • solitaire
  • nonlinear
  • walking-simulator
  • vision
  • immersive
  • 3d
  • simulation
  • cinematic
  • 1990s
  • relaxing
  • psychological
  • sandbox
  • atmospheric
  • 1980s
  • exploration

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Desert Angels (2025)

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A story-driven exploration game set in a desert scrapyard. Search for memories in the trash, speak to its ghosts, and blast new paths with the weapons you find. Seek the generator to save your oasis village, and make your choices: What gets to be remembered, and what gets to be forgotten?

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  • walking-simulator
  • nonlinear
  • third-person
  • emotional
  • visual-novel
  • exploration
  • story
  • open-world
  • narrative
  • lgbtq
  • stylized
  • sci-fi

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Lushfoil Photography Sim (2025)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox Series X/s j

A tranquil exploration and photography experience set across a vast selection of faithfully detailed landscapes.

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  • ambient
  • simulation
  • walking-simulator
  • snow
  • nature
  • illustration
  • design
  • immersive
  • nonlinear
  • relaxing
  • exploration
  • realistic
  • sandbox
  • first-person
  • hidden-object

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Hope Deferred (2025)

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Hope Deferred is a first-person psychological horror RPG. Explore nightmare worlds and search for understanding in this PSX inspired dungeon crawler.

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  • horror
  • nonlinear
  • lore
  • philosophical
  • dungeon-crawler
  • psychedelic
  • multiple-endings
  • psychological
  • abstract
  • survival-horror
  • choices
  • surreal
  • medieval
  • supernatural
  • stylized

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