Fav/Random Avant-Garde Games

Some of my favourite games that are very strange, and also a couple games that aren't my favourite. Generally games that grant experiences beyond what conventional game design allows.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Series of games for children suddenly decides to let kids know about death before returning back to normal.
Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium
CRPG that finally tosses out combat
Papers, Please
Papers, Please
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls
Rain World
Rain World
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
God Hand
God Hand
The games just fun, and they don't give a shoot. I just like this game I guess.
Drakengard
Drakengard
Lisa: The Painful
Lisa: The Painful
Doesn't make sense for this list but I love this game so there you go, idiot
Katamari Damacy
Katamari Damacy
Pathologic 2
Pathologic 2
Important NPCs can die based on rng. Little to no information given about the consequences of players choices before player is forced to make them.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Snake to Raiden switcheroo
Gone Home
Gone Home
I've never played this game.
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
I'm going to be honest time has kind of made me hate this game but I cannot deny that it was the first to ask "What if our game was very hard, AND we took it really really really seriously?"
Shenmue
Shenmue
Billion dollar game that had you talking to people. Playing gacha. I don't know but I know people would want this on this kind of list.
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
I may not be a big fan, but I am perfectly impartial.
QWOP
QWOP
Dwarf Fortress
Dwarf Fortress
Zineth
Zineth
NaissanceE
NaissanceE
Walking simulator makes compelling emotional content from navigating an environment. This is a completely new idea.
The Longing
The Longing
I mean for real what even IS a game?
NEO Scavenger
NEO Scavenger
You can eat a berry then die hours later from food poisoning.
Jagged Alliance 2
Jagged Alliance 2
if you include 1.13
Duskers
Duskers
Goblet Grotto
Goblet Grotto
Goblet Grotto
Goblet Grotto
I personally view thecatamites style as the solidification of "weird indie games" into coherence.
La-Mulana
La-Mulana
The Desolate Hope
The Desolate Hope
The first and last game of the Pre-Renderered 3d background revival. Absolutely stunning visuals.
Receiver 2
Receiver 2
Game that makes you turn your safety off. Ends up being about learning patience and discipline. Also recommends buying a firearm as a treatment for depression. Irresponsibly based.
Dominions 5
Dominions 5
Candy Box
Candy Box
The game that inspired the much worse game, Cookie Clicker, which itself blighted us with the "clicker" genre
Barotrauma
Barotrauma
Space Station 13
Space Station 13
Literally an entirely new artform in its own right

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