The Best Surreal Games for Playstation 5

Update, : Clash: Artifacts of Chaos added at rank #12.
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Manifold Garden (2019)

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Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.


  • abstract
  • surreal
  • philosophical
  • nonlinear
  • puzzle
  • psychedelic
  • experimental
  • minimalist
  • multiple-endings
  • first-person
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • relaxing
  • colourful
  • mystery

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Dreaming Sarah (2015)

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Dreaming Sarah is a surreal adventure platformer game with puzzle elements, an engaging environment, an incredibly diverse cast of characters, and of course, a young girl named Sarah. Sarah has been in an accident and is currently in a coma. It's up to you to help her wake up by exploring her dream world. Features: * Explore mysterious psychological areas * Collect, equip and use items * Interact with a vast cast of weird characters * Solve brain-teasing puzzles


  • surreal
  • philosophical
  • platform
  • metroidvania
  • psychological
  • psychedelic
  • walking-simulator
  • puzzle
  • abstract
  • supernatural
  • exploration
  • pixel
  • atmospheric
  • relaxing
  • adventure

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Call of the Sea (2020)

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Call of the Sea is an otherworldly tale of mystery and love set in the 1930s South Pacific. Explore a lush island paradise, solve puzzles and unlock secrets in the hunt for your husband’s missing expedition.


  • puzzle
  • surreal
  • adventure
  • walking-simulator
  • lovecraftian
  • first-person
  • horror
  • narrative
  • mystery
  • story
  • exploration
  • investigation
  • atmospheric

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Catie in MeowmeowLand (2022)

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Catie in MeowmeowLand is a classical humorous point-and-click adventure game. Help little Catie get back home from the bizarre cat world of MeowmeowLand!


  • cats
  • surreal
  • point-and-click
  • psychedelic
  • hand-drawn
  • family-friendly
  • funny
  • comedy
  • cute
  • atmospheric
  • colourful
  • 2d
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • cat

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OVIVO (2018)

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OVIVO is mesmerizing platformer with unusual mechanics where everything is as simple as black and white. The journey in the metaphoric world filled with illusions and hidden messages awaits you!


  • abstract
  • psychedelic
  • minimalist
  • platform
  • surreal
  • atmospheric
  • 2d
  • puzzle
  • physics
  • exploration
  • controller-support
  • mystery
  • ambient
  • single-player
  • adventure

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Summertime Madness (2021)

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Prague, July 1945. An artist has made a deal with the devil and he is now trapped inside one of his canvases. He has to find the way back to the real world or his soul will be stuck forever in the painting.


  • puzzle
  • surreal
  • first-person
  • abstract
  • maze
  • atmospheric
  • war-torn
  • puzzle-adventure
  • dystopian
  • hand-drawn
  • stylized
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • colourful
  • puzzling

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Salamander County Public Television (2022)

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Become a professional thing-doer! Complete wacky assignments for Salamander County's local TV station, and solve the mystery of why nearly everyone in the county suddenly disappeared.


  • fmv
  • surreal
  • memes
  • collectathon
  • abstract
  • basketball
  • cooking
  • comedy
  • linear
  • dog
  • bowling
  • funny
  • stylized
  • 2d
  • story

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Manifold (2021)

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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.


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

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Titan Chaser (2021)

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Car. Foggy night. Mystical landscapes. And if you want to work - titans. Titan Chaser is a surreal driving and walking experience, where your job is to scout giant creatures and use the light to drive them off without fighting or killing.


  • simulation
  • dynamic
  • lore
  • walking-simulator
  • driving
  • automobile
  • meditative
  • immersive
  • surreal
  • investigation
  • music
  • open-world
  • atmospheric
  • narration
  • mystery

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Shape of the World (2018)

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Shape of the World is an ephemeral first-person exploration game where the world grows around you in a procedurally populated environment. Exploration is about intentionally getting lost and the joy of being found again. Your presence is the driving force behind the evolving environment as you establish permanent monuments to mark your way. Without your presence, will the forest still come alive? Shape of the World builds on the ideas of experiential games like Proteus and Flower where points and combat don’t enter the equation. An evolving world that grows with each step and hints at distant landmarks encourages the player to explore. Shape of the World offers a unique unfolding experience for those seeking an alternative to quest-driven adventure games.


  • walking-simulator
  • surreal
  • explorer
  • relaxing
  • first-person
  • exploration
  • casual
  • nature
  • dream
  • atmospheric
  • interactive
  • psychedelic

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