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Best Experimental Games

Top 50 of 97 qualifying games — tagged Experimental (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-05-20.

1 Juice Galaxy (2023) Early Access · Psychedelic · Physics · 200K–500K owners · $4.99 98.4%8,330 reviews 2 Wobbledogs (2022) Dog · Wholesome · Cute · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 98.2%12,145 reviews 3 Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to) (2019) Emotional · Relaxing · Cozy · 200K–500K owners · $4.99 98.2%8,936 reviews 4 Trombone Champ (2022) Rhythm · Comedy · Funny · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 98.0%9,777 reviews 5 Nodebuster (2024) Casual · Clicker · Strategy · 200K–500K owners · $2.99 97.8%11,604 reviews 6 Gorogoa (2017) Puzzle · Hand-drawn · Indie · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 97.6%17,966 reviews 7 Tiny Glade (2024) Building · Design & Illustration · Relaxing · 500K–1M owners · $14.99 97.6%19,845 reviews 8 Inscryption (2021) Card Battler · Card Game · Story Rich · 2M–5M owners · $7.99 96.9%131,890 reviews 9 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk (2020) Visual Novel · Psychological Horror · Horror · 500K–1M owners · $1.49 96.7%29,935 reviews 10 14 Minesweeper Variants (2022) Puzzle · Logic · Minimalist · 50K–100K owners · $6.99 97.1%1,266 reviews 11 (the) Gnorp Apologue (2023) Clicker · Idler · Strategy · 200K–500K owners · $6.99 96.4%8,143 reviews 12 Buckshot Roulette (2024) Multiplayer · Dark · Gambling · 2M–5M owners · $2.99 96.0%95,541 reviews 13 Progressbar95 (2020) Casual · Arcade · Experimental · 200K–500K owners · $4.99 96.1%2,955 reviews 14 1000xRESIST (2024) Female Protagonist · Thriller · Futuristic · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 96.0%4,280 reviews 15 Townscaper (2021) Experimental · Building · Relaxing · 1M–2M owners · $5.99 95.6%21,028 reviews 16 Windowkill (2024) Action · Indie · Action Roguelike · 200K–500K owners · $4.99 95.9%3,057 reviews 17 Manifold Garden (2020) Puzzle · Surreal · Abstract · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 95.5%7,229 reviews 18 Warsim: The Realm of Aslona (2022) Text-Based · Simulation · RPG · 100K–200K owners · $9.99 95.9%1,998 reviews 19 Pony Island (2016) Puzzle · Indie · Psychological Horror · 500K–1M owners · $4.99 95.1%17,182 reviews 20 Wandersong (2018) Music · Adventure · Comedy · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 95.3%3,613 reviews 21 Coffee Talk (2020) Conversation · Pixel Graphics · Visual Novel · 200K–500K owners · $6.49 94.9%11,267 reviews 22 Cloud Gardens (2021) Nature · Sandbox · Atmospheric · 100K–200K owners · $17.99 95.0%2,214 reviews 23 The Confession (2020) Simulation · Dark Humor · Funny · 0–20K owners · $1.99 95.5%1,016 reviews 24 Yume Nikki (2018) Indie · Free to Play · RPGMaker · 500K–1M owners · Free 94.1%8,629 reviews 25 A Raven Monologue (2018) Free to Play · Indie · Casual · 100K–200K owners · Free 94.5%2,657 reviews 26 Human Resource Machine (2015) Programming · Puzzle · Indie · 500K–1M owners · $14.99 93.9%4,408 reviews 27 Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist (2015) Free to Play · Comedy · First-Person · 500K–1M owners · Free 93.2%9,773 reviews 28 Zup! Zero (2017) Puzzle · Casual · Indie · 100K–200K owners · $1.99 93.6%2,467 reviews 29 PLAYNE : The Meditation Game (2020) Relaxing · Singleplayer · Philosophical · 0–20K owners · $14.99 93.9%1,192 reviews 30 The Plan (2014) Free to Play · Indie · Atmospheric · 500K–1M owners · Free 92.3%23,087 reviews 31 Moncage (2021) Puzzle · Casual · Indie · 100K–200K owners · $14.99 92.6%5,299 reviews 32 I hate this game (2019) Indie · Puzzle · Pixel Graphics · 100K–200K owners · $1.99 92.8%2,262 reviews 33 THE LONGING (2020) Point & Click · Walking Simulator · Choose Your Own Adventure · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 92.3%6,788 reviews 34 KARMA: The Dark World (2025) Walking Simulator · Psychological Horror · First-Person · 100K–200K owners · $24.99 92.2%2,835 reviews 35 Occupy White Walls (2022) Building · Sandbox · Simulation · 100K–200K owners · Free 92.5%1,275 reviews 36 VLADiK BRUTAL (2024) FPS · Shooter · First-Person · 500K–1M owners · $11.99 90.4%8,452 reviews 37 Press Any Button (2021) Emotional · Story Rich · Interactive Fiction · 100K–200K owners · $1.99 90.7%3,247 reviews 38 Uplink (2006) Hacking · Indie · Strategy · 500K–1M owners · $11.99 90.8%2,359 reviews 39 Umurangi Generation (2020) Indie · Casual · Simulation · 100K–200K owners · $14.99 91.3%1,132 reviews 40 Lorn's Lure (2024) Parkour · Dark · Singleplayer · 50K–100K owners · $14.99 89.1%2,151 reviews 41 Mountain (2014) Simulation · Indie · Casual · 500K–1M owners · $0.79 88.2%16,243 reviews 42 The Beginner's Guide (2015) Story Rich · Walking Simulator · Narration · 500K–1M owners · $9.99 88.0%22,002 reviews 43 Say No! More (2021) Indie · Funny · Comedy · 100K–200K owners · $14.99 88.5%2,325 reviews 44 Music Racer (2018) Music · Rhythm · Indie · 200K–500K owners · $1.99 88.2%3,643 reviews 45 Pan'orama (2023) City Builder · Building · Relaxing · 100K–200K owners · $8.39 89.0%1,155 reviews 46 KarmaZoo (2023) Action · Casual · Platformer · 100K–200K owners · $9.99 88.6%1,286 reviews 47 Port of Call (2015) Indie · Adventure · Free to Play · 100K–200K owners · Free 88.1%1,251 reviews 48 PUSS! (2018) Psychedelic · Difficult · Indie · 50K–100K owners · $9.99 87.8%1,489 reviews 49 Enter The Backrooms (2021) Adventure · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror · 50K–100K owners · $9.99 88.0%1,020 reviews 50 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut (2020) Indie · Horror · Adventure · 100K–200K owners · $6.99 87.3%2,187 reviews