Games like individualism in the dead-internet age: an anti-big tech asset flip shovelware r̶a̶n̶t̶ manifesto

This is an interactive-essay-meets-walking-sim about technocapitalism and the things we lost along the way. Follow coins under the electric mist of a clouded starry sky. Discover hyper-links. Listen to the words both inside and outside your head. Seal your fate before the productivity machine. Together we can defeat the machine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Individualism In The Dead Internet Age: An Anti Big Tech Asset Flip.

Deep dive into space and explore the story of Robert and Catriona. You will discover the catastrophic events that happened on the station and get to know mysterious Resonances while being confronted with a tragic past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Resonance.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

89% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Step into the shoes of Dr Vincent Batten, who takes on his new role at the Ministry of Health of the Fourth Republic. Known as a care center for mentally unstable patients, you will find yourself curious, yet intimidated behind the walls of this facility. In times when the republic is characterized by unrest and riots, it is all the more honourable to tackle such a task. Your family must be prou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Doctor's Term.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

75% User Score Based on 240 reviews

The Radio Station is a Japanese psychological horror game. It gives the player an atmospheric, photo-realistic graphics intensifies the horror experience. This game is primarily a "walking simulator" genre with puzzle-solving elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Radio Station.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

62% User Score Based on 74 reviews

Liminal Universe is a solo first-person adventure game that takes you deep into Liminal Space. In this experience, you focus not on the story but on understanding the world around you and the atmosphere it creates. The game starts on an entirely empty snowy map, and then continues with a pool and ocean. Although the game sometimes tells you what to do, it leaves it unclear what exactly you sh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Universe.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

96% User Score Based on 184 reviews

Blackshard is a first-person exploration game. Wander through a strange megastructure, the Labyrinth, to unravel its mysteries... Your behavior within the Labyrinth will define the outcome of your journey. What path will you choose to take? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLACKSHARD.

61%Game Brain Score

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77% User Score Based on 30 reviews

THE COMPANY is a realistic Backrooms horror game with multiple levels where you wonder thorough the backrooms and explore the levels. watch out for the entity's some entity are safe and wont chase you but some might your just have to find out :) there are 2 endings. THE COMPANY is based of The complex found footage. (will be coming to steam at a later date) Features  Realistic camera shake  Fla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BACKROOMS.

78%Game Brain Score

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78% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Welcome to Liminal Lane Liminal Lane is a short, single player, first person, atmospheric walking simulator. A nostalgic, surreal experience exploring Liminal Spaces. Uncover the secrets of Liminal Lane and escape the Lucid Dreams and Haunting Nightmares. The Game features many different linear and unique Liminal levels with some puzzles and escape areas. Explore 10 levels, each with un… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Lane.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

98% User Score Based on 5,330 reviews

Find your way out of Babbdi. A short, first person exploration experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BABBDI.

Adult game made in Unreal Engine 5.Pushing the boundaries of reality using the newest technology.Revealing beauty using raytracing and the highest quality textures.Giving characters a soul by using Metahuman for facial motion capture.Adding a touch of art with an original story and unique characters.The sky is not the limit. Go for the walk on the moon.Experience a scene from every perspective and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Moon Time.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

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70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Coded Black is a bold, narrative-driven experience that immerses players in the hidden and haunting histories of anti-Blackness in the US and UK. This is an experience designed to be difficult – mentally and emotionally. Drawing from primary sources, historical records and scholarly analysis, Coded Black offers a journey through past atrocities and moments of triumph. Explore two distinct… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coded Black.

After the first station is to create a chill and relaxing landscape for the players to explore. It includes light puzzles and fantasy elements. Let’s embark on a journey into the uncharted realm. • • • • • • • • If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After the first station.

94%Game Brain Score

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94% User Score Based on 100 reviews

You have found yourself in a space that reminds you of nothing, and everything. A space of rooms, that are both comfortingly familiar, yet strangely unknown. A space of quiet and loneliness. You have found the BACK*SPACE. You aren't sure if you are alone. You aren't sure if you want to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BACK*SPACE.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Nullwake demo In this demo, you find yourself in a strange, quiet place that feels… strange. Not dangerous, not dramatic—just strange, in the sense that it begs the question: “Why does everything here feel a little off?” There's fog everywhere, empty houses, cracked roads, a long silence. No one's chasing you, no one's jumping out—but everything around you seems to be hiding something and pr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nullwake.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

83% User Score Based on 477 reviews

Descend into the Depths of the UnknownA man gasps for air as he surfaces from water—only to find himself trapped in a room of white tiles and endless pools. This is Level 37, the Poolrooms, a place where the familiar dissolves into the unknown. In this surreal journey, you will explore spaces that exist between worlds—hauntingly empty, disturbingly quiet, and yet strangely familiar. As you traver… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminalcore.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

75% User Score Based on 55 reviews

All seems calm. The multitude of towering trees sway in the breeze... But something feels wrong. Something is watching you, something omniscient. The feeling that you may not be alone grows ever-stronger... It's coming... find the tapes... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Colossus Is Coming: The Interactive Experience.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

69% User Score Based on 29 reviews

A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Locked in my Darkness.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

76% User Score Based on 2,249 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it. The procedurally generated islands are home to creatures natural and imagined, tranquil valleys and ruins with magical properties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Proteus.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

92% User Score Based on 957 reviews

To say it’s a PC sandbox-building, AI-driven MMO where people play with Art, developed by folks who really love architecture and abstract characters… would be a bit of a mouthful. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Occupy White Walls.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

84% User Score Based on 62 reviews

The Space Between by Christoph Frey is a surreal short narrative experience in three acts about the walls we build for us. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Space Between.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

95% User Score Based on 74 reviews

A small game about letting go. Stay up late. Smoke cigarettes. Talk to strangers. Think about what you've lost. Someone you used to love? Or someone you used to be? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Immaculate Drag.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

71% User Score Based on 104 reviews

The Backrooms is a survival horror game set in one of the most terrifying environments of the human psyche. Navigate through to backrooms of an old office complex and remember the terror you experienced as a child. . A single player horror survival game that places you in a maze of rooms and hallways with terrifying creatures. Run through a dozen unique rooms to stay alive as long as possible... a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms.

The Final Hour is a captivating first person horror game with its very own story. Can you solve the mystery of the mysterious house? Story: As you are finally driving home after a long day at work, you drive your car off the road. In doing so, you must have been very lucky and you are uninjured. However, your car and cell phone are in a completely different situation. You now go in search of hel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Final Hour.

The Night Walk is a quiet, first‑person journey through a vast moonlit park. A place where the world falls away, the air is cold, and your thoughts finally have room to breathe. There is no story to chase, no puzzles to solve, and no pressure to perform. You simply walk. And as you do, your mind drifts, settles, and slowly finds clarity. The park offers several branching paths, each reflecting a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night Walk.

Welcome to the World of Nightmares! You play as Aleon, you woke up in an unfamiliar place. You need to understand what is going on and get help from the surrounding objects. After that read the documentation to find clues and then get out of the nightmare world. You have to meet Jouka and get ideas from him about the nightmare world. There are strange creatures that you don't know where they ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ALEON's Nightmare 2.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

100% User Score Based on 27 reviews

JOIN OUR DISCORD About the GameDon't forget to wishlist and follow! ABOUT FRIENDLY SHEEPSFriendly Sheeps is a relaxing sheep farming game that includes some Crafting and Business Management elements with its simple gameplay. Meet the needs of your sheepies, craft and sell your products, grow your business and unlock every corner of your farm! RELAX BY TAKING CARE OF YOUR SHEEPSSheeps a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Friendly Sheeps: A Cozy Simulator.

An unguided, free-to-roam, seamless, VR experience, centered around product and architecture visualization. Supports both VR and 2D modes. (renderB does NOT feature audio and is NOT a game) - Wander about in a furnished apartment; look around and see what you might find. - Build/unbuild the tower. - Get to the top of the tower. - Get inside a luxury sports car and admire the inte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to renderB.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization

97% User Score Based on 35 reviews

Investigate an abandoned multiplayer server frozen in time, where something clearly went wrong. What once felt familiar now feels empty, distorted, and watching. This atmospheric walking simulator focuses on exploration, tension, and discovery. There are no hand-holding objectives. Instead, you are left to navigate liminal, blocky environments inspired by early multiplayer worlds, slowly uncoveri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barnacle.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

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85% User Score Based on 55 reviews

INFORMATION Backrooms - 2005 is a chapter-based Backrooms exploration game. Progress through multiple chapters, each introducing new liminal spaces to explore. More chapters will be released as free updates. FEATURES A unique camcorder graphic that makes the experience even better! Interactions with Doors, Light Switches and much more! Many Atmospheric and Liminal areas with Var… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms - 2005.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Liminal Shroud is a first-person psychological horror experience driven by atmosphere, not monsters or combat. Set within surreal environments that evoke a twisted sense of nostalgia, your focus is on navigating shifting spaces and concealed routes while piecing together fragments of a mystery woven into the Shroud itself. By interacting with the spaces and objects around you, you'll uncover and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Shroud.

67%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

67% User Score Based on 161 reviews

From the developer:We are not trying to invent something fundamentally new; we simply love the dreamcore aesthetic. However, it seemed to us that existing games often emphasize the unsettling side of liminal spaces, which usually evoke feelings of anxiety and loneliness. So we decided to create a softer, dreamier, and less frightening interpretation. We hope it gives you that very feeling of anemo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole.

30%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

44% User Score Based on 18 reviews

“Every guest who checked in… was never seen again.” stumble across a half-abandoned motel deep in the woods. It looks lived-in. Warm lights glow in the hallways. There’s luggage left behind. But no one answers the bell. In Echoveil: The Last Guest, you play as a lone Journalist seeking shelter —only to uncover a chilling secret hiding behind every door. The motel seems to breathe. Rooms shift. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoveil : The Last Guest.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

82% User Score Based on 33 reviews

World Alone: Dreampools is a single-player Backrooms experience focused on dreamlike liminal pools. The game features a narrative told through cinematic sequences and immersive environments. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World Alone: Dreampools.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

98% User Score Based on 48 reviews

A story-based exploration game about the very far future. Explore The Library, a megastructure the size of the universe, filled with all of humanity's knowledge. To guide you are two Artificial Intelligences, built to process its massive collection of information. But something else is calling you - a distress call from the center of the universe. The stagnant universe is breaking down… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Year Unknown.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

If you're here to simply do nothing for a while – welcome home. Become a floating spirit and explore peaceful places, alone or together with friends. Enjoy tranquil landscapes, adjust the weather and lighting to match your mood, and experience relaxing moments without stress or objectives. Switch between first-person and third-person view, discover forests, ruins, houses, islands, and other coz… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Relaxing Simulator.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

74% User Score Based on 173 reviews

Abandoned Souls is a realistic horror game created in the style of found footage. Plot: The player takes on the role of a video blogger, Tim, who loves to explore abandoned places. This time Tim sets off to explore an old abandoned hospital in the midst of a deep forest, to capture exclusive footage for his viewers. Rumor has it the hospital was somehow connected to a case of disappearances in the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abandoned Souls.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

78% User Score Based on 72 reviews

Trapped In Stone is a cinematic linear World War 2 Horror Game where you play as A German Officer who gets trapped inside a bunker by American troops. Explore the bunker, find a way out and fight for your life. GameplayTrapped In Stone offers a unique non-repetitive gameplay. It takes inspirations from various genres. -Explore the claustrophobic bunker (which is based on real location). -Fight of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trapped In Stone - World War II Horror.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music

87% User Score Based on 600 reviews

You are a bird, you are free in this small place, but you can't get out, all you can do is fly around. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bird.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

82% User Score Based on 276 reviews

ADD TO WISHLIST NOW! About the GameThis is a playable teaser for a game Cognition Method. Cognition Method is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game inspired by Space Odyssey 2001 and Solaris. Discover innovative mechanics of altering gravity and dive into the surreal setting. Earth is on the brink of demise when the scientists discover the Cube, a mysterious space structure of unknown origi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cognition Method: Initiation.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

93% User Score Based on 90 reviews

In this game, there is no combat system, no monsters, leveling, quests, and generally any goals other than those that you set for yourself. You are not waiting for a dynamically developing plot and exciting adventures, where do you even come from adventures in a tiny, abandoned village? Once there was a bustling life, however, the lack of work, entertainment and generally any prospects forced all … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to СИМУЛЯТОР ОДИНОЧЕСТВА В РУССКОЙ ДЕРЕВНЕ.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

90% User Score Based on 30 reviews

This is a single player experience with a deep story and detailed environments. The game takes place over 6 chapters. Each chapter has a unique environment ranging from orbital platforms, an ammonia manufacturing bases, the Martian surface, hollowed out caves, and a frozen New York. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CAT Interstellar: Recast.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

74% User Score Based on 125 reviews

A man embarks on a journey toward the top of a mountain, to discover the truth of his existence. Along the way, he ponders the nature of life itself. Drizzlepath: Deja Vu is a spiritual revisitation of Tonguç Bodur's very first game, Drizzlepath. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drizzlepath: Deja Vu.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Jotunn is a small First-Person-Horror experience. Set in a dark and mysterious norse forest, the player is tasked with activating multiple magic runestones to open the Serpent-Gate and to escape the mystical forest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jotunn: Day of Judgement.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization

79% User Score Based on 68 reviews

Panel houses, ruined huts, rusty cars, cracked asphalt on narrow roads... Russian City Sim is a digital tour of an abandoned Russian town. You will not find here quests, spectacular action or other attributes inherent in modern games. You'll have to figure out how to cheer yourself up. Or why would you want to amuse yourself at all? Just wander through the desolate streets, shabby apartments and t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Мухосранск | Russian City Sim.

ISSUE #56 Cover - konstantinos korakonero Hello and welcome to Indiepocalypse! Indiepocalypse is a curated monthly collection looking to highlight the very best of the alternative indie game scene.  Each month features games by 10 different developers, including a newly commissioned game exclusive to the bundle-zine. The games cover a wide variety of styles, genres, and themes as they fight … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Indiepocalypse #56.

WALLS is a First person horror game featuring bizzare visuals, VHS camera, and bunch of eyes moving on the wall. A procedural generated singleplayer horror game. Stay focused, try not to get close to them. dodge 4 types of ghosts, locate the keys. Keys have different colors on each day. Look for the glowing light to find the keys. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WALLS.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Indie Horror. The main character arrives in the forest in a Motorhome. The forest is covered with secrets and mysteries. Exploring the forest, over time, the campsite turns into a real nightmare. The hero understands that he is not alone in the forest... Search for firewood for a fire, abandoned places. And a dangerous monster. All this awaits you in this game. . The game is well optimized, BUT… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creepy Camping.

Want to beat up a certain politician? This is your healthy, legal outlet to do so! This satire parody game explores the idea of what if politicians stopped holding back and let loose their mighty wrath upon each other for the right to rule the oval office. With recreated motion-captured faces and stunningly realistic models, you can feel the sweet sweet catharsis of every punch to your least favor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Election FighterZ: Kamala vs trump.

Devils Wind Mine is an indie minigame where you play an engineer from the mine's pump control room, seeking to save the son of a desperate mother. You are the decider of this story, inspired by Baldomero Lillo's tale. In 1904, the Lota coal mine in Chile captured the attention of the country's miners. Because food was scarce, and their needs were increasing, entire families sacrificed their liv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devils Wind Mine.

32%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

50% User Score Based on 14 reviews

The Tunnels is a procedural maze environment, where everyone loses except grief This work reflects on the human cost of conflict. The information presented is based on real-time data, aiming to show how statistics can obscure the profound grief behind the numbers, and how we always see information through different lenses. This experience is not intended to entertain, but to provide a s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tunnels.