Surreal Games Iceberg (WIP)

Original iceberg by brainworms: https://icebergcharts.com/i/Surreal_Games

DISCLAIMER: While the iceberg itself is titled Surreal Games Iceberg, it isn't limited to surrealism, as postmodern games, absurdist comedies and outsider games are some of many other artistic movements that are represented here.

Besides that, the iceberg isn't mine, so even considering this more expansive interpretation of its purpose, there are still games that I truly believe aren't on the right layer or even on the right list, Pikmin being the most evident one in my personal view, as it really just is a cartoonier sci-fi adventure.

Iceberg Layers are divided by Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (1997)
Entries that are not yet available on IGDB's database are represented with iCarly 2: iJoin the Click (2010)

Entries that refer to more than a single game (series of games, specific creator/studio, or artistic movement) will only be represented by a single game, that being whichever game I personally believe to better represent the entry, using Backloggd's popularity as a criteria if it's something i'm REALLY not particularly knowledgeable about

Entries not on IGDB's database:
Most Johnny games
Remediation: A Dream Emulator DEMO
Most of Magicdweedoo's games
Most of blomb co's games
Insert Coin - Maze
YOU ARE MY HOME
Most Gigglebone Gang games
Most of Ivan Zanotti's games
Lost Cause
The Tender Cut
Buzzkill
GAMEDOG
They Grew Lungs and Drowned
The Dream of Yourself
RADBAD.sys
(probably) all Glorious Trainwrecks games
Dopaminium: The Heal Journey
Tantibus
Don't trust the cat
Cynical Software games
Catagrum
14/3 / 14/??
Vomit Pizza
The Club (not that one)
The Wyoming Incident
Unholy Eyeballs
Atman's Hyperspace Chronicle
Age of Deliverance
Darkest Corners
NAILS
はむはむ♪ (Ham Ham♪) (whatever the fuck this is)
Belong Nowhere
99Rooms
Ghost Dance

WIP

Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
LAYER 1
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
Ib
Ib
Popular RPG Horror Games (Mad Father, Ao Oni, Crooked Man)
LSD: Dream Emulator
LSD: Dream Emulator
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
Warioware
Omori
Omori
EarthBound
EarthBound
Desert Bus
Desert Bus
Undertale
Undertale
Jazzpunk
Jazzpunk
Katamari Damacy
Katamari Damacy
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill Series
Harvester
Harvester
Zeno Clash
Zeno Clash
Murder House
Murder House
Puppet Combo Games
Post Void
Post Void
American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice
Hong Kong 97
Hong Kong 97
Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition
Pony Island
Pony Island
The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable
The Binding of Isaac
The Binding of Isaac
Pikmin
Pikmin
Tomodachi Life
Tomodachi Life
Noby Noby Boy
Noby Noby Boy
Deltarune
Deltarune
Golden Light
Golden Light
Lisa
Lisa
LISA series
Façade
Façade
Superliminal
Superliminal
Fran Bow
Fran Bow
Antichamber
Antichamber
Limbo
Limbo
The Silver Case
The Silver Case
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
LAYER 2
Space Funeral
Space Funeral
Juice Galaxy
Juice Galaxy
Cruelty Squad
Cruelty Squad
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
The Neverhood
The Neverhood
Imscared
Imscared
LSD: Dream Emulator
LSD: Dream Emulator
Walking Simulators / Dream Walkers

I'd prefer to avoid having the same game twice (besides Glover, but Glover isn't here as a game), but considering most other major games of the genre are also mentioned later, it seems fair enough.
Sit and Spin Adventure
Worlds.com
Worlds.com
Toilet in Wonderland
Toilet in Wonderland
Utaho no Tatari
Utaho no Tatari
Soda Drinker Pro
Soda Drinker Pro
Revenge of the Sunfish
Revenge of the Sunfish
Everhood
Everhood
Hypnospace Outlaw
Hypnospace Outlaw
Middens
Middens
.Flow
.Flow
Yume Nikki Fangames (.flow,2kki,etc.)
Peret em Heru: For the Prisoners
Peret em Heru: For the Prisoners
Off
Off
Yuppie Psycho
Yuppie Psycho
Bernband
Bernband
Sonic Dreams Collection
Sonic Dreams Collection
Seaman
Seaman
The Battle Cats
The Battle Cats
Hylics
Hylics
No Delivery
No Delivery
Megaman Sprite Game
Megaman Sprite Game
Johnny
Johnny
Johnny series
Total Distortion
Total Distortion
Gregory Horror Show
Gregory Horror Show
Suits: A Business RPG
Suits: A Business RPG
Broken Reality
Broken Reality
Stray Cat Crossing
Stray Cat Crossing
Gingiva
Gingiva
Ena: Dream BBQ
Ena: Dream BBQ
Perfect Vermin
Perfect Vermin
Plug & Play
Plug & Play
iCarly 2: iJoin the Click
iCarly 2: iJoin the Click
Remediation: A Dream Emulator DEMO
#21: The World
#21: The World
Tamashii
Tamashii
M.Stain
M.Stain
In Somnio
In Somnio
Neko Yume
Neko Yume
You Left Me
You Left Me
Chulip
Chulip
The Norwood Suite
The Norwood Suite
Cosmo D's Games

While I do prefer Club Low over this, it really does encapsulate Cosmo D's style and creative vision really well, establishing the formula that gave its first steps in Off-Peak and that would be subverted and experimented with in Club Low.
Ok/Normal
Ok/Normal
Sludge Life
Sludge Life
B3313
B3313
Strangeland
Strangeland
Hello Charlotte Ep.1: Junk Food, Gods and Teddy Bears
Hello Charlotte Ep.1: Junk Food, Gods and Teddy Bears
Etherane games
Who's Lila?
Who's Lila?
Anodyne
Anodyne
Bad Mojo
Bad Mojo
Death Flush
Death Flush
Siphonopolis
Siphonopolis
Lost in Vivo
Lost in Vivo
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
The Residents' Bad Day on the Midway
The Residents' Bad Day on the Midway
Illbleed
Illbleed
Employee of the Month
Employee of the Month
Killer7
Killer7
My House
My House
The Cat Lady
The Cat Lady
Harvester Games
Night Signal
Night Signal

3 Comments


3 months ago

@HurtingOtherPPl Just forgot to update in a while, i'll update it sometime!

3 months ago

@HurtingOtherPPl Also, just to be clear, the iceberg in itself isn't mine


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