The Best Surreal Games for Playstation 5 - Page 2

Update : Tales from Candleforth added at rank #19.
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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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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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The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales (2023)

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The Bookwalker is a narrative adventure in which you play as Etienne Quist, a writer-turned-thief with the ability to dive into books. Use your powers to journey between reality and book worlds, and steal legendary items like Thor's Hammer and Excalibur to restore your ability to write.


  • turn-based
  • isometric
  • surreal
  • noir
  • lore
  • dystopian
  • partner-in-crime
  • fiction
  • story
  • book
  • exploration
  • adventure
  • thriller
  • puzzle
  • dark

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Papetura (2021)

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Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.


  • point-and-click
  • puzzle
  • psychedelic
  • stylized
  • hand-drawn
  • surreal
  • exploration
  • atmospheric
  • family-friendly
  • 2d
  • relaxing
  • beautiful
  • moth
  • adventure
  • thought

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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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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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Under The Warehouse (2023)

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A mysterious caller sends you on a surreal journey to find a colorful egg in a sprawling warehouse. Meet the workers, collect items, and solve puzzles in this first person adventure with multiple endings.


  • walking-simulator
  • surreal
  • humor
  • 3d
  • multiple-endings
  • adventure
  • dark
  • exploration
  • pixel
  • puzzle
  • linear
  • horror
  • old-school
  • inventory
  • management

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Kargast (2023)

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Kargast is a dark narrative exploration game with light RPG elements, branching endings, and a semi-satirical view of narrative RPGs. It tells the story of an unwell child on the brink of death, and his adventures through his surreal, cryptic surroundings.


  • soundtrack
  • surreal
  • dark
  • multiple-endings
  • satire
  • humor
  • demons
  • fiction
  • choices
  • retro
  • cartoony
  • action-adventure
  • turn-based
  • pixel
  • 2d

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Tales from Candleforth (2024)

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Tales from Candleforth is a collection of fairy tales that were written on top of a forbidden book many years ago to hide its content. Years later, the dark text is bleeding out and onto the pages of the tales, mixing with them and twisting the stories. Discover a 2D world brimming with detail, fully drawn and animated by hand.


  • horror
  • hand-drawn
  • dark
  • conversation
  • surreal
  • lore
  • hidden-object
  • old-school
  • psychological
  • mystery
  • point-and-click
  • horror-puzzle
  • puzzle
  • fantasy
  • cute

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Candle Knight (2023)

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Wield your flame to overcome menacing creatures lurking in the shadows of a ruined castle, use the dynamic difficulty system to your advantage, traverse challenging platforming sections and solve cryptic puzzles inside surreal paintings in this 2.5D action adventure platformer.- FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE DARKNESS WITH FIRE- A DYNAMIC IN-GAME DIFFICULTY SYSTEM- SOLVE MYSTERIES INSIDE SURREAL PAINTINGS- 2.5D PLATFORMING ACTION- STUNNING VISUALS AND CHARACTERS- BRING BACK THE LIGHTPlay as an enchanted candle holder trying to restore the light to its home, Do you have what it takes to journey deep into the heart of an abandoned castle?Does your flame represent hope, or will it bring nothing but destruction?


  • platform
  • action-adventure
  • metroidvania
  • surreal
  • gothic
  • 2.5d
  • medieval
  • souls
  • dark
  • 2d
  • puzzle
  • exploration
  • story
  • challenging

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