Games like Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition

A five-act magical realist adventure game focused on narrative and atmosphere. Players explore a surreal landscape, interacting with characters and uncovering a story of debt and community.

80% positive from 4,414 · 2013 · 9% finish it · Steam Deck Verified · Lowest ever $7.49 (2023-08-22)

AdventureAtmosphericIndiePoint & Click Surreal Story Rich

Six games like Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition

The Journey Down: Chapter One

87% positive from 1,295 reviews2013Deck Verified

This is a point-and-click adventure game featuring exploration and puzzle-solving. It has an Afro-Caribbean setting and a story about friendship and mystery.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique Afro-Caribbean noir atmosphere and character design, reminiscent of stop-motion puppets.

The catchMost of it is over in about two hours, and each short chapter is sold separately.

Both are tagged Surreal, Point & Click and Atmospheric.

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Mitoza

96% positive from 3,847 reviews202138% finish itDeck Playable

Surreal choice-driven exploration game. Players experience cycles of growth and decay, making decisions that impact the narrative.

What players likedPlayers praise Mitoza as a free, short, "choose your own adventure" game with an art style that offers many fun and unexpected possibilities.

The catchAmounts to picking A or B and watching animations, which gets repetitive fast.

Both are tagged Surreal, Point & Click and Adventure.

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Samorost 2

87% positive from 2,880 reviews200931% finish itDeck Verified

Point-and-click adventure game. Explore surreal worlds, solve puzzles to rescue a dog. Relaxing, atmospheric.

What players likedPlayers praise Samorost 2 as a classic, quirky Amanita Design point-and-click adventure with engaging puzzles and imaginative visuals.

The catchObjects stop responding to clicks, forcing level restarts or blocking the game entirely.

Both are tagged Surreal, Point & Click and Adventure.

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Birth

96% positive from 2,637 reviews2023Deck Verified

Adventure game with creature construction from collected parts. Solve physics puzzles and interact with creatures in a hand-drawn city.

What players likedPlayers praise this cozy, hand-drawn puzzle game for its unique blend of cute and gruesome, often compared to Rusty Lake.

The catchThe puzzles are so simple they solve themselves, and the whole game ends in two hours.

Both are tagged Surreal, Point & Click and Adventure.

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Four Last Things

95% positive from 1,544 reviews201747% finish itDeck Verified

This is a point-and-click adventure game featuring Renaissance art and classical music, focused on sin and the Four Last Things. It offers a traditional interface with a verb coin and inventory system.

What players likedPlayers praise its Pythonesque humor and silliness, finding it an absurdly brilliant and fun experience.

The catchThe jokes often fall flat and several puzzle solutions make little sense.

Both are tagged Surreal, Point & Click and Adventure.

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Landlord of the Woods

97% positive from 1,250 reviews2021Deck Playable

A short, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure with physics puzzles. Players collect rent from woodland residents in a delicate story.

What players likedPlayers praise its imaginative, whimsical, and clever puzzle gameplay with a mild horror ambience.

The catchIt is over in under half an hour and the puzzles are far too easy to resist.

Both are tagged Surreal, Point & Click and Adventure.

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More about Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition

What players liked

Players praise its deep, magical realism narrative, comparable to Pink Floyd's "The Wall" or "Apocalypse Now."

The catch

Painfully slow pacing and walls of dialogue with almost no actual gameplay.

Reviews: 80% positive from 4,414
Released: 2013
Finish it: 9% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Verified
Price: Lowest ever $7.49 (2023-08-22)
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 80% positive, but with 4,414 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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