Top rated free games from 2021 tagged Experimental

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HOW WE KNOW WE'RE ALIVE

A point-and-click mystery set in the bible belt of Sweden

Motvind Studios

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(929 total ratings)

Adventure

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Swallow the Sea

Take a Short Surreal Swim.

ItsTheTalia

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(306 total ratings)

Adventure

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Gob

Groggy and hungry, you search for the ingredients of your favorite meal.

gamma girl

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(165 total ratings)

Adventure

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Rebound

Repair old books and vibe to cozy beats

Jaiden Gerig

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(153 total ratings)

Simulation

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Everhood

EverhoodDev

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(162 total ratings)

Adventure

This Game is Self-Aware

Hang out with our disgruntled self-aware protagonist while bullying him with pop-culture references

Lukas Krew

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(410 total ratings)

Visual Novel

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WANrobo

-30%

you are a smart home ai.

npckc

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(75 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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A Wheel Without a View

-30%

ONLY ONE RIDE PER DAY. OPEN UNTIL OTHERWISE.

npckc

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(47 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

HyperRogue

A puzzle roguelike in hyperbolic plane

Zeno Rogue

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(95 total ratings)

Puzzle

Ramiel

One day we will all find our wings, little angel.

LOVE, STARGIRL

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(43 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Wolf's Wool

An abstract visual novel about wondering what you are under the crumbling cover.

Knickknack PJ

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(53 total ratings)

Visual Novel

JOGO SATANISTA PARA PRATICAR O MAL

Este é um jogo de escrever. Escreva INICIAR para iniciar.

Virgula Leal

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(52 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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rainy day

a short game about a family's struggle with and recovery from depression

bee tea

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(38 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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Paper Boats

A short experimental game about sharing and contemplating.

Harry Alisavakis

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(36 total ratings)

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you are the hero

the story is always about you. scream, scream, scream into the mirror because you are a narrative structure.

mlkrn

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(30 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Tyl3R5

An unsettling story about the difference between yesterday and today.

1537639

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(17 total ratings)

Hello Goodbyes

A writing experience with yourself.

Velvet

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(33 total ratings)

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🧑🐱

Sean

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(30 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

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The Creature

You enter a room only to find a strange creature.

AnizyArt

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(29 total ratings)

Visual Novel

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the worm game (SOUP 1.0)

local multiplayer worm simulator

loren schmidt

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(14 total ratings)

时间的形状 The Shape of Time (Remake)

A Experimental Philosophical Game about Time

zitaoye

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(19 total ratings)

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cloudfishing

reel em in

Sean

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(13 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

Play in browser

Cell Machine: Mystic Mod

The classic simulation based sandbox puzzle game, now Free to Play on PC and Mobile!

Mystic

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(39 total ratings)

Puzzle

Exactly 7

A puzzle game with no instructions

matrix67

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(14 total ratings)

Puzzle

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Rouge noir

Short non euclidian experience

gubebra

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(72 total ratings)

Platformer

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The Snowperson [Demo, Winter VN Jam 2021]

Experience the harsh world from the perspective of a freshly awakened snowperson, before winter ends.

Gaming Variety Potato

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(13 total ratings)

Visual Novel

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PROJECT FORLORN

ABANDONED ARCHIVES OF THE WEDNESDAY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

𝖘𝖞𝖓𝖙𝖍𝖈𝖔𝖉𝖊𝖗

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(22 total ratings)

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City of Muse

Explore an empty City - Meet it's Master

Nikolay Ushakov

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(131 total ratings)

Adventure

10 HOURS BELOW

Explore time to found monsters on this 3D simulation scene

Bastinus Rex

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(15 total ratings)

Simulation

ENCORE

Wait. Is this part of the game?

Savvy Community

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(38 total ratings)

Puzzle

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FISH HAT

WOMEN WANT ME FISH FEAR ME

brandonhare

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(17 total ratings)

Simulation

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The Name Garden

Generates a garden unique to your name.

squali

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(32 total ratings)

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Cataphract OI

Experimental RPG about mercenaries battling eternal recurrence

sraëka-lillian

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(22 total ratings)

Role Playing

Catharsis Maker

A collage for total abandon.

PLUTONIST

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(13 total ratings)

Adventure

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Decay - a real time experience

Interactive graphics demo made in the Godot Engine.

Andres Hernandez

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(13 total ratings)

The Split

short multiplayer escape room

hhmmhm

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(17 total ratings)

Puzzle

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