Games like Where the Trees Remember

"Islands: Non-Places" is an interactive art game that transforms mundane environments into magical landscapes. Explore ten surreal scenes, inspired by everyday life, in this 45-minute experience. Created by artist and animator Carl Burton, known for his work on Serial podcast and the NYTimes, this critically acclaimed game offers a unique blend of reality and imagination. Also try out Carl Burton's free game, The Conference, for another immersive experience.

"Ether One" is a first-person adventure game that explores the human mind's fragility through two paths. One path is a story exploration without puzzles, while the other involves solving complex puzzles to restore patients' life-changing events. The game offers accessible and optional challenging environmental puzzles, encouraging players to solve them with friends and family. It brings back pen and paper puzzle-solving for a nostalgic experience.

Forgotten Fields is a narrative-driven adventure game that follows the story of a struggling writer seeking inspiration for his final novel. The game explores themes of nostalgia, creativity, and self-discovery as you navigate through beautifully crafted pixel art environments and interact with a cast of quirky characters. With a poignant and emotional narrative, Forgotten Fields invites players to reflect on their own dreams and aspirations.

"Depression Quest" is a text-based game that simulates living with depression, presenting players with everyday challenges to manage while dealing with the illness. The game offers multiple endings and features over 150 unique encounters, with available choices and generated content based on the player's depression levels. The audio and visuals also adjust to reflect the player's emotional state, enhancing the immersive experience.

"Pluviophile" is a single-player adventure game with exceptional visuals and an awesome soundtrack, offering a slow-paced, atmospheric journey through a rainy wilderness. Accompanied by a poem from Julius Cawein and an original score by Pınar Karabaş, the game provides a immersive experience of tranquility and introspection. Progress is saved at the start of each chapter, making it easy to take breaks during this short, but impactful journey.

Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game that tells a poignant story about childhood, hope, and memory. It draws inspiration from the rural American South and literature like John Steinbeck's East of Eden and Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life. The game features a quiet, non-linear narrative and can be completed in 15-30 minutes, with a focus on atmosphere rather than action or puzzles.

"Awkward Dimensions Redux" is an interactive dream journal that showcases the dreams, thoughts, and fears of its creator. Lasting between 20 minutes to an hour, the game features unconventional interactions and a variety of quirky elements, including conversations with roosters and disembodied legs. The game is available on Windows, Mac, and Linux, with a limited gamepad support. The soundtrack can be obtained separately. This game is a remastered version of the original jam prototype.

The End of Gameplay is a poetic anthology exploring subtle moments and shared experiences through minimalistic interactions. It offers a contemplative journey of connection, repetition, and silence, inviting players to reflect on the quiet intricacies of relationships. The game blurs the line between player and observer in a unique, emotionally resonant way.

"Hypnagogia 催眠術" is a first-person exploration game that takes players through surreal, dream-inspired environments. Collect dream crystals while interacting with various characters and uncovering the game's themes of deep dreams and liminal spaces. With hand-crafted levels based on real dream journal entries, the game offers a unique and intriguing experience.

Some houses aren’t just homes. They’re shaped by the experiences of their inhabitants, both good and bad. Through love and anger, happiness and despair, some houses become… more. The Cunningham House, formerly home to generations of the family, is one such house, and something is very wrong inside. With most of her family having abandoned the charming home in small-town Oklahoma, Joni Evers mus…