Top rated 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

(919 total ratings)

Adventure

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Swallow the Sea

Take a Short Surreal Swim.

ItsTheTalia

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(301 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

(164 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

(150 total ratings)

Simulation

Play in browser

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Everhood

EverhoodDev

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(161 total ratings)

Adventure

Landlord of the Woods

In bundle

A hand-drawn, physics-based point & click game about feeling like you're behind all of your peers

madison karrh

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(174 total ratings)

Puzzle

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

(405 total ratings)

Visual Novel

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WANrobo

you are a smart home ai.

npckc

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(75 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

Yedoma Globula

$10

3D fractals exploration game

Bananaft

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(119 total ratings)

Adventure

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A Wheel Without a View

ONLY ONE RIDE PER DAY. OPEN UNTIL OTHERWISE.

npckc

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(46 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

HyperRogue

A puzzle roguelike in hyperbolic plane

Zeno Rogue

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(95 total ratings)

Puzzle

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

(51 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

Play in browser

Ramiel

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

LOVE, STARGIRL

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(42 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

Play in browser

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

(52 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Before Your Eyes

$9.99

Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story with your real-life blinks.

Skybound Games

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(34 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

Tôtem

In bundle

A Unique Translation Game With Unidentified Entities

Shakles

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(66 total ratings)

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rainy day

-100%

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

Play in browser

Tux and Fanny

$9.99

When you take a closer look, everything is an adventure.

Means Interactive

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(23 total ratings)

Adventure

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)

Play in browser

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🧑🐱

Sean

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(30 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

Play in browser

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

THE CORRIDOR

$2.35

THE CORRIDOR is a 20-30 minute experience about the relationship between player and game.

Thomas Mackinnon

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(39 total ratings)

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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)

CUCCCHI

An exploration/maze game set inside the art of a painter

Julián Palacios

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(14 total ratings)

Adventure

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cloudfishing

reel em in

Sean

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(13 total ratings)

Interactive Fiction

Play in browser

时间的形状 The Shape of Time (Remake)

A Experimental Philosophical Game about Time

zitaoye

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(18 total ratings)

Play in browser

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Rouge noir

Short non euclidian experience

gubebra

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(71 total ratings)

Platformer

Exactly 7

A puzzle game with no instructions

matrix67

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(14 total ratings)

Puzzle

Play in browser

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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 5.0 out of 5 stars

(11 total ratings)

Visual Novel

Play in browser

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PROJECT FORLORN

ABANDONED ARCHIVES OF THE WEDNESDAY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

𝖘𝖞𝖓𝖙𝖍𝖈𝖔𝖉𝖊𝖗

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(22 total ratings)

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

Play in browser

Cell Machine: Mystic Mod

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

Mystic

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(36 total ratings)

Puzzle

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