Games like Awkward Dimensions Redux

This is an interactive dream journal game with non-traditional interaction. It focuses on understanding a person through their dreams and thoughts.

80% positive from 2,957 · 2016 · Steam Deck Playable

Free to PlayAdventureWalking SimulatorIndieHorrorFirst-Person

Six games like Awkward Dimensions Redux

When the Darkness comes

92% positive from 8,420 reviews20199% finish itDeck Playable

This is a walking simulator exploring depression and anxiety through glitchy digital landscapes. Players navigate themes of loneliness and fear with simple movement and interaction controls.

What players likedPlayers praise this psychological horror for its emotional storytelling and unique exploration of the human mind, offering a quiet, introspective journey.

The catchThe heavy depression messaging lands as shallow and pretentious rather than meaningful.

Both are tagged Walking Simulator, First-Person and Free to Play.

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KARMA: The Dark World

92% positive from 4,412 reviews202550% finish itDeck Verified

This is a first-person psychological thriller where players investigate memories using advanced tech. It features a dystopian 1984 East Germany setting with a focus on espionage and betrayal.

What players likedPlayers praise its deep, emotional, and thought-provoking psychological horror story, often compared to "1984," "Still Wakes The Deep," and "Observer: System Redux."

The catchThe story starts strong then collapses into a confusing ending that explains nothing.

Both are tagged Walking Simulator, First-Person and Horror.

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Welcome to Kowloon

81% positive from 1,910 reviews202371% finish itDeck Unsupported

This is a short, first-person indie horror walking simulator with a focus on atmosphere and exploration of a mysterious, densely populated city. It features creepy characters and a sense of hidden secrets.

What players likedPlayers praise its tense atmosphere and realistic visuals, reminiscent of other horror escape games with key/item puzzles.

The catchThe horror is carried by cheap, repetitive jumpscares rather than real tension.

Both are tagged Walking Simulator, First-Person and Horror.

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Dreamcore

89% positive from 1,798 reviews202569% finish itDeck Unsupported

Psychological exploration game featuring liminal spaces. Players use observation and intuition to navigate surreal, unsettling environments.

What players likedPlayers praise "Dreamcore" as the best backrooms/liminal walking simulator, compared to POOLS and The Complex Expedition, for its monster-free psychological horror and immersive exploration.

The catchMaps are huge, empty and samey, so progress means aimless wandering for hours.

Both are tagged Walking Simulator, First-Person and Adventure.

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Summerland

91% positive from 1,766 reviews202024% finish it

This is a first-person narrative game where players answer a ringing phone to relive memories and unlock new areas. It explores ethical philosophy and the afterlife with a haunting atmosphere.

What players likedPlayers praise its good writing and interesting narrative, comparing it to a walking simulator with light puzzling.

The catchThe morality debate is far shallower than it thinks, and the protagonist acts stupidly.

Both are tagged Walking Simulator, First-Person and Free to Play.

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The Light Remake

87% positive from 1,522 reviews202041% finish it

This is a first-person atmospheric puzzle exploration game. Players solve logic puzzles and find details to uncover a philosophical story with two endings.

What players likedPlayers praise this walking sim for its profound, heartfelt discussion of nuclear annihilation, reminiscent of a short, impactful experience.

The catchSeveral puzzle solutions are so obtuse that finishing means looking them up online.

Both are tagged Walking Simulator, First-Person and Adventure.

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More about Awkward Dimensions Redux

The catch

It plays as the developer's self-absorbed art project instead of an actual game.

Reviews: 80% positive from 2,957
Released: 2016
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Play: Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 80% positive, but with 2,957 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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