Artful / Thoughtful / Experimental / Unique Games
Artsy stuff I've played. I'll start adding a short description note to each game explaining why I included them.
Disclaimer: Not all of these are successful at what they're aiming, but they at least tried to stand out or be somewhat meaningful or compelling.
Disclaimer: Not all of these are successful at what they're aiming, but they at least tried to stand out or be somewhat meaningful or compelling.
142 Games
A game simulating the experience of being on a commercial flight.
I know, I know... but it's the one that popularized the "interactive movie" genre so might as well add it. Same with Bandersnatch.
Surreal game with no real plot.
Brutalist digital gallery.
Short nihilistic meditation on emptiness and god.
I don't really give my opinions on this list, but seriously stay away from this one. Nihilistic "life is worthless" views. Adding it because it does use the medium in a vaguely experimental way, nothing more.
Cinematic retro game with great imagery and framing.
A meditation on compassion.
Experimental game where you talk to a couple in a dysfunctional relationship.
Works as a metaphor for grief. Interesting art style.
An experimental FMV game with a non-linear story.
Arthouse surreal game on various themes: Poverty, solitude, addiction, relationships, etc. Dream logic with no real plot.
Symbolic game with an artstyle inspired by H. R. Giger and Beksiński.
Same as Silent Hill 1; cinematic and symbolic. A self-reflection on the main character featuring various themes: Grief, trauma, lust, masculinity, mental illness, etc.
Philosophical story on humanity; what it means to be human.
Obscure cathartic game on depression, loneliness, and trauma.
A complete re-creation of the Titanic.
