illumine
Experience a different take on the roguelike genre. Explore a world created on the fly by your actions. Wonder about your purpose.
88% of 67 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
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Miss the atmospheric and surreal pull of Proteus? These games offer a similar pull for your backlog.
Shape of the World
A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of flourishing flora, rambling waterfalls, burgeoning mountains, glowing monoliths and graceful creatures. A 1-3 hour escape from work, anxiety and stress.
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73% of 268 Steam reviews are positive$12.99Pattern
Sometimes art isn't the product of a grand vision but rather the process. It's hard to know what you are trying to say until you've already said it.
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
81% of 27 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Paradise Marsh
Stars vanished from the sky and scattered across a perfect endless wetland... Catch bugs and chat with many characters while playfully wandering through peaceful scenery. But don't lose sight of the night sky, the constellations need help!
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96% of 423 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Onde
Catch a wave in this smooth sound-surfing platformer: Let ethereal tunes carry you fluidly through serene abstract landscapes, tune into soothing sound spheres and revel in a meditative journey of life.
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
91% of 238 Steam reviews are positive$13.99Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
A deserted Hebridean island, a voice reading fragments of a letter, and nothing to do but walk. Dear Esther trades puzzles and combat for a poetic story of love, loss and guilt, told through a haunting island and a soundtrack by Jessica Curry. Every visit plays out a little differently. Come to wander, listen and piece together what happened.
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
79% of 2,502 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$9.99illumine
Experience a different take on the roguelike genre. Explore a world created on the fly by your actions. Wonder about your purpose.
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
88% of 67 Steam reviews are positive$1.99RiME
A puzzle adventure about a boy who washes up on a sunlit island after a storm. With a fox at your heels, you explore ruins, solve puzzles with sound, light and shadow, and climb toward a tower that keeps its secrets. It tells its whole story without a single word, and the ending lands hard.
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
90% of 3,234 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$29.99Island of the Lost
A relaxing first-person exploration game. Journey through eight unique environments as you collect treasures, unlock secrets and search for a way off the island.
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78% of 23 Steam reviews are positive$7.99Journey
Glide across the sands of a vast, wordless desert toward a distant mountain, through the ruins of a lost civilization. A short, calm, beautiful adventure with a Grammy-nominated score, best played in the quiet company of a stranger you will never speak to.
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94% of 35,101 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 40$14.990°N 0°W
Ready for a wild trip of psychedelic sights and sounds? 0°N 0°W is a chill, first-person walking sim for everyone, where each run is a fresh adventure!
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
85% of 367 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Everything
Everything is a reality simulation where every object is a playable character, from animals and rocks to planets and galaxies. Shrink from outer space down to atoms, gather herds of fellow things, and let Alan Watts' narration and a rich score wash over you. No goals, no scores, no way to lose. Just a universe to roll around in.
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
83% of 3,205 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$14.99Mu Cartographer
Colourful sandbox toy - Experimental treasure hunt. Manipulate an abstract machine to shape and explore colourful landscapes, and find the mysteries hidden in a shifting world.
Atmospheric, Surreal, Relaxing
88% of 186 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Cheaper than Proteus
Island of the Lost
A relaxing first-person exploration game. Journey through eight unique environments as you collect treasures, unlock secrets and search for a way…
78% of 23 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
0°N 0°W
Ready for a wild trip of psychedelic sights and sounds? 0°N 0°W is a chill, first-person walking sim for everyone, where each run is a fresh…
85% of 367 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Oracle
ORACLE is a single player, open world experience with dozens of locations to explore, great soundtrack and an awesome story ready to be unraveled.
52% of 236 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Mu Cartographer
Colourful sandbox toy - Experimental treasure hunt. Manipulate an abstract machine to shape and explore colourful landscapes, and find the mysteries…
88% of 186 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Wilderless
Wilderless is a walking/hiking/photography simulator set in a fantasy wilderness.
80% of 88 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
PANORAMICAL
Manipulate the look, sound, and feel of more than a dozen mesmerizing landscapes in this immersive musical adventure through space and time.
91% of 204 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
There The Light
Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization.
79% of 91 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Mountain
Float in space as a mountain, catch the weather, let the seasons turn, and let time pass without lifting a finger.
88% of 12,930 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 73$0.99
Expand
Expand is a meditative video game in which you explore a circular labyrinth that constantly twists, stretches and expands around you.
91% of 119 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Quiet as a Stone
Quiet as a Stone is a meditative digital toy and landscape creator.
89% of 27 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Heaven Island - VR MMO
More a Journey in your Inner Self than a game, "Heaven Island" is an experience in which you'll explore wonderful places.
54% of 376 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$0.65
Hidden gems like Proteus
Keeper
Guide a wandering lighthouse and its bird companion through a wordless, surreal journey across a dying island.
91% of 1,082 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don't Be Cruel To Me
A slow first-person walk through a dreamlike nowhere where lost inhabitants trade regrets and half-finished sentences.
91% of 154 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$10.99
Eclipsium
Follow a pale light through tombs and cathedrals of flesh, piecing together the memory of Her in a sunless world.
91% of 3,497 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$12.99
Escape From Lavender Island
Explore a dream that refuses to end. As Zede Aksis, wander a surreal city that feels both alive and liminal, filled with digital citizens and absurd…
97% of 207 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
NIDANA
She continues to dream. A first-person dream simulator where you explore a corner of a dream.
83% of 195 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
SEASON: A letter to the future
Ride, photograph and record a fading world at your own unhurried pace, one story at a time.
93% of 1,848 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$24.99
Paradise Marsh
Stars vanished from the sky and scattered across a perfect endless wetland...
96% of 423 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
The Indigo Parallel
A surreal mind-bending journey into the depths of madness. You assume the role of Tom, a man hopelessly in love with Daisy, who embarks on a…
95% of 264 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$12.99
Onde
Catch a wave in this smooth sound-surfing platformer: Let ethereal tunes carry you fluidly through serene abstract landscapes, tune into soothing…
91% of 238 Steam reviews are positive$13.99
The Pathless
Race across a cursed island as an archer and her eagle, chasing corrupted spirits through a beautiful open world where you can't die.
90% of 1,987 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$39.99
LAY
Immerse yourself in this adventure of poetic and contemplative exploration as Elise, a young explorer full of energy.
84% of 520 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Hohokum
Take on the role of a curious flying kite-like being and travel to colorful, curious worlds waiting to be discovered.
86% of 124 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Newest games like Proteus
My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don't Be Cruel To Me
A slow first-person walk through a dreamlike nowhere where lost inhabitants trade regrets and half-finished sentences.
91% of 154 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$10.99
Keeper
Guide a wandering lighthouse and its bird companion through a wordless, surreal journey across a dying island.
91% of 1,082 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Eclipsium
Follow a pale light through tombs and cathedrals of flesh, piecing together the memory of Her in a sunless world.
91% of 3,497 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$12.99
NIDANA
She continues to dream. A first-person dream simulator where you explore a corner of a dream.
83% of 195 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Shutter Stroll
Take a break and relax! No rush – enjoy the journey and soak in the sights.
100% of 26 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
The Collage Atlas
Lovingly crafted with pen & ink, by one person over 4.5 years. In The Collage Atlas your presence, your gaze, your movements all matter.
96% of 52 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Escape From Lavender Island
Explore a dream that refuses to end. As Zede Aksis, wander a surreal city that feels both alive and liminal, filled with digital citizens and absurd…
97% of 207 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
SEASON: A letter to the future
Ride, photograph and record a fading world at your own unhurried pace, one story at a time.
93% of 1,848 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$24.99
Wilderless
Wilderless is a walking/hiking/photography simulator set in a fantasy wilderness.
80% of 88 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
The Indigo Parallel
A surreal mind-bending journey into the depths of madness. You assume the role of Tom, a man hopelessly in love with Daisy, who embarks on a…
95% of 264 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$12.99
Paradise Marsh
Stars vanished from the sky and scattered across a perfect endless wetland...
96% of 423 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Hohokum
Take on the role of a curious flying kite-like being and travel to colorful, curious worlds waiting to be discovered.
86% of 124 Steam reviews are positive$9.99