Hello everyone,

I’m new to the itch.io community and super excited to be here! I’ve always been a big fan of indie games because of their creativity and unique storytelling. I recently discovered itch.io, and it feels like I’ve stepped into a whole new world of games I never knew existed.

I’m currently looking for some game recommendations to get started. I love anything with a strong narrative, creative puzzles, or even something a bit weird and experimental! I’m particularly drawn to games that make me think or have a really atmospheric vibe.

If anyone has favorites they think I should try, please let me know! I’m excited to dive into what itch.io has to offer and support some awesome indie developers.

Thanks in advance, and I’m looking forward to exploring more with all of you!

Welcome in!

Strong narrative and creative puzzles? We have those! :D

https://krunchyfriedgames.itch.io/five-day-detective

Hi! I created The Forest of Endings. It is a puzzle game about trying to find all the different endings in a cheerful forest.

It doesn’t have the strongest narrative, but there is a bit of lore that I don’t think anyone’s found? Plus, it is completely based upon the story with micro-interactions with the characters.

The Game

Try this: The War of the Worlds Multiplayer by Team Green (itch.io)

Welcome to Itch.io!

If you enjoy horror survival games, check out Phantom's Estate. It's just been updated to —v0.3: "The Sanity Shift." This new update adds a Sanity System that affects how the ghosts behave. The lower your sanity, the more aggressive they get, and the less evidence they leave behind.

Give it a try, and I’d love to hear your thoughts if you play!

Welcome to Itch.io!

If you're into Horror Survival games then give this a try!

It's just been updated to v0.3 called "The Sanity Shift" where sanity has been brought into the game and depending no your sanity the ghosts will be stronger. Let me know what you think if you play it!

https://realmadchicken.itch.io/phantoms-estate

Hello andileluthuli, do you like jumpscare ? Try my game Pikabuu: Antar, a horror game with story

https://joykeratif.itch.io/pikabuu-antar

Welcome aboard andileluthuli.

I love anything with a strong narrative, creative puzzles, or even something a bit weird and experimental! I’m particularly drawn to games that make me think or have a really atmospheric vibe.

I rarely play such games so it's hard to find something to recommend. However, I did find something quite close to your description: Lost in Lampyrid Fog. It has unique atmosphere which part of its lore and you really have to think to solve puzzles and win the game.

Hi,

How about a quirky and experimental platforming game?

https://themetalcarrotdev.itch.io/steppingstonejack

Me and my team (Millisecond Studios) made Dishes n' Dragons. It has a fun story and intricate strategic gameplay. Hope it's enjoyable!

Hello, and welcome!

Typically everyone here recommends their own games, but I'll try to refrain from that... Are you looking for free or paid games?

If you look at my creator page, I share a couple of collections: the arcade games collection contains free, short and fun browser games. The bundle collections contain some of my favorite paid games on here.

Considering your preferences, if you're looking for paid games: I can really recommend Hypagogia Boundless Dreams (weird, atmospheric), Pikuniku (narrative, simple puzzles, very funny) and Micro Dash (exploration, puzzles, retro) - you can find the links in my collections.

We just released a puzzle horror game that takes place in an abstract environment. It has a few hours of content and a unique story that actually happened to one of our team members. It is a commercial game though, currently on sale. https://thehemohscinproject.itch.io/another-nightmare

my rpg maker game, The Greatest Story Ever Told 3 goes FAR into weird/experimental territory with tons of beavis and butthead / early southpark -esque humor, give it a shot of that sounds interesting to you! also feel free to tell me what you thought of the game if you do play it, i always love to hear feedback on my projects!
https://vetticon.itch.io/the-greatest-story-ever-told-3

Welcome to itch! If you're a fan of old-school ARPGs, you'll like this one. This is Tower of the Immortals, which draws a ton of inspiration from Diablo, A Link to the Past, and Baldur's Gate (both from PC and console). The current build already has hours of content if you decide to play all of it! You can find it here: https://bynary-fission.itch.io/tower-of-the-immortals

if you like puzzle adventure games where you can approach it in a variety of different ways check my game Crown Jewelz. I have a free demo also to entice peopel to try it. Hope you can check it out and support me :)

Crown Jewelz by fun games for all