Best Experimental games on PC
Games that test unconventional ideas in structure, interaction, or presentation, often departing from familiar genre rules. They range from abstract puzzles and narrative experiments to open-ended sandboxes and unusual simulations.
- Unconventional mechanics and presentation
- Genre-blending structures
Related: Indie, Abstract, Puzzle, Sandbox
529 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Skyward Collapse
Turn-based god game about keeping two warring factions alive
49% positive
191 reviews
Promesa
A walking simulator exploring dreams and memories across surreal places
85% positive
190 reviews
pemsa
A free collection of retro games from the PICO-8 console
92% positive
Free
Row Divers
Incremental dungeon crawler built around repeated dives and skill tree upgrades
85% positive
190 reviews
Turn on the light
Circuit-based logic puzzles with smaller challenges nested inside larger ones
94% positive
189 reviews
36 apples
First-person puzzle adventure about collecting apples and uncovering secrets
92% positive
Free
Cozy Merge
A candy-merging puzzle game with a donut as the goal
95% positive
188 reviews
Temporality
A side-scrolling war game played by advancing and reversing time
90% positive
Free
Simp Simulator
A simulation about collecting cash to win an e-girl's attention
79% positive
183 reviews
Demo Bonesaw
Turn-based tabletop horror where you gamble with your own fingers
87% positive
183 reviews
Barbotine
Short, experimental horror with apartment exploration and close-range combat
91% positive
183 reviews
VICCP
Point-and-click puzzles with a mysterious control panel and multiple endings
69% positive
182 reviews
Artifact Adventure
Open-world, turn-based RPG with branching quests and lasting consequences
71% positive
181 reviews
Space Choice: Data Analyzer
Space fleet strategy driven by a stream of timed choices
92% positive
Free
Fly in the House
First-person physics game about killing a fly with household objects
54% positive
179 reviews
Loneliness
A minimalist exploration game about isolation, told through moving squares
88% positive
Free
Eschaton
A surreal exploration game about conspiracies and the world's end
87% positive
178 reviews
Snap the Cat
An incremental photography game about turning cat pictures into likes
93% positive
178 reviews
Bientôt l'été
Experimental walking simulator where separated lovers communicate through a chessboard
56% positive
177 reviews
20,000 Miles Under the Sea
First-person idle horror on a descent toward the Mariana Trench
40% positive
Free
Project Chemistry
A chemistry simulation for examining molecules and testing reactions
84% positive
176 reviews
Some Goodbyes We Made
Short narrative minigames built around everyday moments of farewell
98% positive
172 reviews
Typefighters (Steam Edition)
Competitive typing duels built around speed, accuracy, and quick reactions
73% positive
171 reviews
CIPHER ZERO
A minimalist logic puzzler with rules you learn by experimenting
89% positive
169 reviews