Games like The Unfinished Swan

83% positive from 1,977 reviewsReleased 202038% finish itSteam Deck Playable

What it is

A first-person puzzle adventure where players reveal a world by splatting paint. It features surreal exploration and a storybook feel.

What players liked

Players praise its innovative story and unique mechanics, comparing it to "What Remains Of Edith Finch" for its narrative depth.

The catch

The novelty wears off fast and painting the world quickly turns monotonous.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 83% positive, but with 1,977 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like The Unfinished Swan

Manifold Garden

95% positive from 4,447 reviews2019Deck Verified

A first-person puzzle game where players manipulate gravity to navigate an infinite, Escher-inspired world. Its core loop involves solving spatial puzzles by walking on any surface and restoring life.

What players likedPlayers praise its mind-bending puzzles, beautiful Escher-esque visuals, and gravity mechanics, feeling like a mix of Portal 2 and Superliminal.

The catchFinding the next puzzle in huge empty spaces takes far longer than solving it.

Both are tagged Surreal, Puzzle-Platformer and Exploration.

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The Bridge

87% positive from 4,352 reviews20135% finish itDeck Verified

A hand-drawn logic puzzle game where players manipulate gravity to navigate impossible architecture. It offers a challenging, intellectual experience with a time-backtracking mechanic.

The catchSolutions come down to slow, precise physics fiddling and trial and error, not logic.

Both are tagged Surreal, Puzzle-Platformer and Puzzle.

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Creaks

95% positive from 2,021 reviews202034% finish itDeck Verified

Creaks is a hand-painted puzzle adventure game with precise animation and eerie sounds. Players solve environmental puzzles in a mansion, exploring and uncovering secrets.

What players likedPlayers praise Creaks' unique, dreamlike atmosphere, art, and music, comparing it to Machinarium but with distinct charm.

The catchThe puzzles recycle the same few mechanics and get repetitive well before the end.

Both are tagged Surreal, Puzzle-Platformer and Puzzle.

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Hyperbolica

83% positive from 1,317 reviews202225% finish itDeck Verified

A first-person exploration game featuring non-Euclidean geometry puzzles and traversal. It offers a surreal experience with mind-bending spatial mechanics.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique exploration of hyperbolic geometry, unlike anything seen in other games.

The catchGameplay rarely uses the non-Euclidean geometry meaningfully

Both are tagged Surreal, Exploration and Puzzle.

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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, Exploration and Adventure.

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Arctic Eggs

96% positive from 3,775 reviews2024Deck Verified

A narrative cooking simulator where players cook eggs for inhabitants. The core loop involves listening to stories or quickly cooking, with realistic physics.

What players likedPlayers praise Arctic Eggs as a unique, atmospheric, and philosophical cooking simulator with satisfying physics and jazzy music.

The catchCore frying mechanic feels unrefined and tedious

Both are tagged Surreal, Exploration and Adventure.

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