The Best Surreal Games for Xbox Series X - Page 3

Update : Stasis Valley added at rank #24.
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Rain on Your Parade (2021)

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Linux Mac OS Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

You are a mischievous Cloud set to rain on everyone's parade! Travel the world and cause mayhem in numerous short-and-sweet levels, each with unique objectives. The ultimate Schadenfreude Simulator!


  • protagonist
  • dinosaurs
  • funny
  • relaxing
  • cute
  • surreal
  • stealth
  • comedy
  • villain
  • puzzle
  • military
  • 3d
  • destruction
  • colourful
  • physics

22

Papetura (2021)

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

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

23

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.


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

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Stasis Valley (2025)

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Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch j Xbox Series X

Stasis Valley is a puzzle-platformer which follows Adam, a young man who descends into a world frozen in time. Uncover its secrets, experience a story about grief, and confront the dangers lurking within the valley.


  • platform
  • 2d
  • surreal
  • scroller
  • stylized
  • puzzle
  • linear
  • atmospheric
  • controller-support
  • colourful

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Kargast (2023)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4

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

26

Under The Warehouse (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5

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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Tales from Candleforth (2024)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows j Nintendo Switch

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

28

Candle Knight (2023)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

Never let your light go out. Wield a powerful flame, overcome menacing creatures and explore the shadows of a ruined castle in this compelling 2.5D action adventure platformer which features a unique dynamic difficulty system.


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

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Salamander County Public Television (2022)

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Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

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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Mothered (2021)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch

An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.


  • horror
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • psychedelic
  • emotional
  • immersive
  • psychological
  • surreal
  • point-and-click
  • dark
  • fiction
  • 1980s
  • cyberpunk
  • atmospheric
  • interactive

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