Surreal indie games

indielist tracks 74 indie surreal games with the Steam user tag "Surreal", together holding 1,376,893 reviews at an average of 92% positive. The most reviewed is Inscryption with 147,219 reviews.

Tagged titles

74

Total reviews on Steam

1,376,893

Avg positive %

92%

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Open the live data report for the best surreal indie games, ranked from the same catalog with methodology, review counts, and white-box sales estimate links.

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Related tags

Adventure (36) Story Rich (31) Puzzle (28) Exploration (25) Casual (22) First-Person (19) Horror (19) Psychological Horror (17) Action (16) Dark (16)

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Inscryption

2021 · Adventure

147,219 reviews · 97% positive

Card Battler Card Game Story Rich Deckbuilding Horror
D

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut

2019 · RPG

116,394 reviews · 93% positive

RPG Story Rich Choices Matter Detective Isometric
D

DELTARUNE

2025 · Indie

114,321 reviews · 98% positive

Story RichGreat SoundtrackPixel Graphics Funny RPG
H

Hotline Miami

2012 · Action

108,178 reviews · 97% positive

Great SoundtrackViolent ActionIndiePixel Graphics
B

Buckshot Roulette

2024 · Action

107,350 reviews · 95% positive

MultiplayerDark Gambling Horror First-Person
G

GRIS

2018 · Adventure

83,323 reviews · 96% positive

BeautifulAtmosphericGreat SoundtrackIndieFemale Protagonist
O

OneShot

2016 · Adventure

64,077 reviews · 98% positive

Story Rich Pixel GraphicsIndieGreat SoundtrackCute
L

LIMBO

2011 · Action

40,239 reviews · 92% positive

Puzzle-PlatformerIndiePuzzle Platformer Dark
T

The Stanley Parable

2013 · Adventure

40,164 reviews · 92% positive

Comedy NarrationIndieWalking Simulator First-Person
A

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

2010 · Action

35,529 reviews · 95% positive

Horror Gore Psychological Horror Survival HorrorAtmospheric
M

Mouthwashing

2024 · Adventure

33,709 reviews · 95% positive

Psychological Horror Story Rich HorrorAtmosphericRetro
M

Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

2020 · Adventure

31,530 reviews · 96% positive

Visual Novel Psychological Horror Horror Experimental Abstract
A

ANIMAL WELL

2024 · Action

22,562 reviews · 96% positive

Metroidvania Exploration Puzzle Pixel Graphics Puzzle-Platformer
B

Before Your Eyes

2021 · Adventure

20,899 reviews · 98% positive

Emotional Narrative Story RichIndieFirst-Person
B

Baba Is You

2019 · Indie

20,810 reviews · 98% positive

PuzzleIndieDifficultSingleplayerLogic
M

Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk

2021 · Casual

20,531 reviews · 97% positive

Psychological Horror Visual Novel Psychedelic Pixel Graphics Story Rich
F

Fran Bow

2015 · Adventure

20,316 reviews · 97% positive

Psychological Horror Story Rich Point & Click Puzzle Horror
T

The Beginner's Guide

2015 · Adventure

19,654 reviews · 88% positive

Story Rich Walking Simulator NarrationIndieAtmospheric
A

ATLYSS

2024 · Action

19,051 reviews · 97% positive

Action RPG RPG Cute Adventure Character Customization
G

Gorogoa

2017 · Adventure

18,947 reviews · 98% positive

Puzzle Hand-drawnIndieBeautifulAtmospheric
D

Demonologist

2023 · Action

18,671 reviews · 85% positive

HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-op
M

Machinarium

2009 · Adventure

17,253 reviews · 95% positive

Point & Click Puzzle Hand-drawn Steampunk Robots
T

The Witness

2016 · Adventure

16,982 reviews · 84% positive

Puzzle Exploration First-Person Open WorldSingleplayer
P

Pseudoregalia

2023 · Action

16,677 reviews · 97% positive

3D Platformer Metroidvania Female Protagonist Parkour Exploration
T

The Past Within

2022 · Adventure

14,508 reviews · 95% positive

Co-opPuzzleOnline Co-OpMultiplayerEscape Room
S

Scorn

2022 · Action

14,255 reviews · 77% positive

Gore HorrorAtmosphericPuzzleSexual Content
B

Baldi's Basics Plus

2020 · Action

10,600 reviews · 98% positive

Rogue-like Stealth Horror Procedural Generation Funny
I

Iron Lung

2022 · Adventure

10,023 reviews · 92% positive

HorrorAtmosphericPsychological HorrorSubmarineUnderwater
I

Into the Radius VR

2020 · Action

9,680 reviews · 94% positive

VRExtraction ShooterFPS PvE Surreal
P

Pathologic 2

2019 · Adventure

9,478 reviews · 92% positive

Story RichAtmosphericChoices Matter RPG Difficult
L

Little Inferno

2012 · Adventure

9,081 reviews · 95% positive

CasualIndiePuzzleSingleplayerSatire
V

Visage

2020 · Action

8,680 reviews · 84% positive

Horror Psychological Horror Survival Horror DarkMultiplayer
H

Hylics

2015 · Indie

8,187 reviews · 98% positive

SurrealIndieRPG Abstract RPGMaker
M

Melatonin

2022 · Action

8,145 reviews · 94% positive

RhythmIndieCute Hand-drawn Colorful
L

Lost in Play

2022 · Adventure

7,799 reviews · 98% positive

Puzzle Point & ClickIndieSingleplayerMystery
C

Cozy Grove

2021 · Casual

7,448 reviews · 90% positive

Relaxing Cute Story Rich Cozy Collectathon
T

The Mortuary Assistant

2022 · Adventure

7,180 reviews · 92% positive

Horror Supernatural Demons MysteryAtmospheric
J

Jazzpunk: Director's Cut

2014 · Adventure

6,338 reviews · 94% positive

ComedyIndieSurreal Adventure Funny
C

Call of the Sea

2020 · Adventure

6,293 reviews · 88% positive

Adventure Puzzle Story Rich First-Person Female Protagonist
F

Felvidek

2024 · Indie

5,443 reviews · 98% positive

RPG Medieval Dark Fantasy Pixel Graphics JRPG
I

Ib

2022 · Adventure

5,236 reviews · 99% positive

Story Rich Pixel GraphicsIndieHorror Exploration
C

Creaks

2020 · Adventure

5,165 reviews · 95% positive

Puzzle Hand-drawnAtmosphericSurreal Puzzle-Platformer
O

OneShot: World Machine Edition

2024 · Adventure

5,066 reviews · 99% positive

Puzzle ExplorationIndieStory Rich Multiple Endings
W

World of Goo

2008 · Indie

4,807 reviews · 94% positive

PuzzleIndiePhysicsSingleplayerGreat Soundtrack
D

DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game

2021 · Action

4,766 reviews · 92% positive

Exploration Sandbox Physics Funny Third Person
G

GRIME

2021 · Action

4,576 reviews · 85% positive

Metroidvania Souls-like Platformer Dark Fantasy Difficult
S

Samorost 3

2016 · Adventure

4,343 reviews · 94% positive

Point & Click Hand-drawn Relaxing Story Rich Stylized
O

Obduction

2016 · Adventure

3,976 reviews · 80% positive

Adventure Puzzle ExplorationIndieFirst-Person
B

Birth

2023 · Adventure

3,922 reviews · 96% positive

Point & Click Surreal Puzzle Relaxing Hidden Object
A

ANTONBLAST

2024 · Action

3,885 reviews · 95% positive

2D Platformer2DActionSingleplayerFast-Paced
H

HOLE

2024 · Action

3,783 reviews · 94% positive

FPSExtraction ShooterIndieHorrorAtmospheric
P

Paradise Killer

2020 · Adventure

3,257 reviews · 93% positive

Story Rich Investigation Female Protagonist Open World Exploration
K

Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition

2013 · Adventure

3,220 reviews · 80% positive

AdventureAtmosphericIndiePoint & Click Surreal
N

NORCO

2022 · Adventure

2,725 reviews · 92% positive

Point & ClickAtmosphericStory Rich Pixel Graphics Mystery
T

The Unfinished Swan

2020 · Adventure

1,860 reviews · 83% positive

Adventure Puzzle ExplorationIndiePuzzle-Platformer
P

Psalm 5:9-13

2024 · Indie

1,799 reviews · 84% positive

Psychological Horror HorrorIndieExploration Mystery
C

Critters for Sale

2021 · Action

1,762 reviews · 94% positive

Surreal Gore Visual Novel Psychedelic Psychological Horror
D

Dreamcore

2025 · Adventure

1,751 reviews · 89% positive

Exploration Walking Simulator Psychological Horror3DNonlinear
C

Cryptmaster

2024 · Adventure

1,665 reviews · 93% positive

TypingDungeon Crawler Word Game Party-Based RPG Fishing
C

Children of Silentown

2023 · Adventure

1,546 reviews · 87% positive

AtmosphericAdventure Point & Click Puzzle Story Rich
F

Fractal Block World

2021 · Action

1,415 reviews · 98% positive

Exploration Open World FPS Surreal Voxel
C

Clash: Artifacts of Chaos

2023 · Action

1,247 reviews · 90% positive

Action Adventure RPG Souls-likeSingleplayer
R

Rain on Your Parade

2021 · Action

956 reviews · 96% positive

Relaxing Puzzle Villain Protagonist Stealth Physics
L

Lingo

2021 · Adventure

815 reviews · 94% positive

IndiePuzzle First-Person Exploration Surreal
4

4D Golf

2024 · Casual

770 reviews · 98% positive

CasualMini GolfAbstract First-Person Puzzle
L

Liminalcore

2024 · Adventure

737 reviews · 83% positive

Walking Simulator Psychological HorrorAtmosphericAdventure Exploration
R

REVEIL

2024 · Adventure

728 reviews · 87% positive

AdventureIndieHorror Walking Simulator First-Person
7

77p egg: Eggwife

2023 · Action

663 reviews · 90% positive

ActionIndieGore Violent Boomer Shooter
A

Anthology Of The Killer

2024 · Adventure

606 reviews · 99% positive

Horror Cartoon Surreal Story Rich Hand-drawn
S

Studio System : Guardian Angel

2025 · Action

524 reviews · 94% positive

Shooter3DAction Horror Cute
T

The Anomaly Project

2024 · Action

514 reviews · 82% positive

AdventureOnline Co-OpCasual Psychological Horror Walking Simulator
K

Kristala

2026 · Action

434 reviews · 75% positive

Fantasy Action Action RPG Souls-like Dark Fantasy
L

Lingo 2

2025 · Adventure

431 reviews · 93% positive

Puzzle Adventure Nonlinear Exploration Word Game
C

Click To Continue

2025 · Indie

419 reviews · 93% positive

Clicker Puzzle Casual Simulation First-Person

Frequently asked questions

What are the best surreal indie games?: By Steam review count, indielist ranks 74 tracked surreal indie games led by Inscryption (147,219 reviews).
How is the surreal list built?: This page uses SteamSpy user tags from tracked games, then ranks matching public games by Steam review count. It is not hand-picked.