366 Weird Video Games

This list is inspired by the website 366 Weird Movies. This list is for the video games that are unconventional in plot, narrative, gameplay, etc. or have a spark that make them unique, but it has to verge on the weird. These games can also dabble in surrealism and have themes or gameplay that alienates some gamers. The games are also in no specific order. Suggestions are welcome!

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Killer7
Killer7
Seaman
Seaman
EarthBound
EarthBound
Katamari Damacy
Katamari Damacy
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
Sonic Dreams Collection
Sonic Dreams Collection
Psychonauts
Psychonauts
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid
Another World
Another World
No More Heroes
No More Heroes
Limbo
Limbo
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Persona 3 FES
Persona 3 FES
NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata
God Hand
God Hand
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
What Remains of Edith Finch
What Remains of Edith Finch
Persona 4 Golden
Persona 4 Golden
Inside
Inside
BioShock
BioShock
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Garry's Mod
Garry's Mod
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3
Bloodborne
Bloodborne
Persona 5 Royal
Persona 5 Royal
Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight
Papers, Please
Papers, Please
Mother 3
Mother 3
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
Shadows of the Damned
Shadows of the Damned
Undertale
Undertale
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Ufouria: The Saga
Ufouria: The Saga
Cuphead
Cuphead
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Goat Simulator
Goat Simulator
BioShock Infinite
BioShock Infinite
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
Dark Seed
Dark Seed
Bastion
Bastion
Life is Strange
Life is Strange
Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Alan Wake
Alan Wake
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco the Dolphin
Elite Beat Agents
Elite Beat Agents
Catherine
Catherine
Dark Cloud
Dark Cloud
LSD: Dream Emulator
LSD: Dream Emulator
P.T.
P.T.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Ico
Ico
Chibi-Robo!
Chibi-Robo!
WarioWare: Touched!
WarioWare: Touched!
The Cat Lady
The Cat Lady
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
VVVVVV
VVVVVV
The Talos Principle
The Talos Principle
The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Ape Escape
Ape Escape
Return of the Obra Dinn
Return of the Obra Dinn
Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
WarioWare: Twisted!
WarioWare: Twisted!
Maniac Mansion
Maniac Mansion
Hylics
Hylics
Off
Off
Mr. Gimmick
Mr. Gimmick
I Wanna Be the Guy
I Wanna Be the Guy
We Love Katamari
We Love Katamari
Braid
Braid
Day of the Tentacle
Day of the Tentacle
Alien Hominid
Alien Hominid
The Ultimate Challenge from Beat Takeshi
The Ultimate Challenge from Beat Takeshi
Grim Fandango
Grim Fandango
EarthBound Beginnings
EarthBound Beginnings
Salt and Sanctuary
Salt and Sanctuary
Nights Into Dreams...
Nights Into Dreams...
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Guacamelee!
Guacamelee!
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Axiom Verge
Axiom Verge
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Pathologic
Pathologic
Don't Starve
Don't Starve
Portal
Portal

2 Comments


2 years ago

"Suggestions are welcome"

May I?

-Dandara
A jumpless platformer/metroidvania heavily influenced by contemporaneous urban brazilan culture.

-Dropsy
A surrealist adventure where you control a mutant clown and all "dialogue" is done through pictograms.

-Hypnospace Outlaw
Remember Geocites? Well, it's Geocites on acid.

-The Lords of Midnight
Besides being an unique mix of adventure and strategy, LoM is also able to use the limited color palette of the ZX Spectrum to great effect, creating some quasi-ethereal environments.

-Lovely Planet
More intense than Doom, more sugarcoated than My Little Pony

-Patapon
A mix of rhythm, strategy, rpg and god-game with impossibly stylish 2D art.

-Samorost
The Secret of Monkey Island for cool kids that do drugs. (Just kidding. Cool kids don't do drugs!)

-Vagrant Story
One of the most original RPGs/dungeon crawlers ever created. A unique battle system that mixes rhythm and real-time with pause in a fully rendered three-dimensional field, an absurdly complex craft system and visuals that make the PS1 spontaneously combust, all tied together with an intriguing narrative.

-Zeno Clash
A first-person brawler set in the most bizarre world possible.

2 years ago

Elite Beat Agents ended up on here twice. I suggest The Prisoner.


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