The Depths of Obscurity
This list was cobbled together from about a half dozen different variants of that "depth of gaming obscurity" icebergs image, along with several similar icebergs, lists, and recommendation charts for weird/obscure/surreal games.
Feel free to recommend additions, especially for the lower end of the list, preferably with a rough idea of where it would fall in terms of the "tiers."
The Kiddo (Minecraft)
The Gamer (StarCraft)
The Weird Guy (Hitman 2)
The Outcast (Silent Hunter)
The Hardcore (Cosmology of Kyoto)
The Alien (Eastern Mind)
The Pioneer (Painted Tomb)
....
Not currently on Backloggd:
3D Virtual Creature Evolution
ASCII Zanmai
Botulism
Dangaville 1998
Deepmatrix
Dyna Star
FLATLAND ROVER
Gallery of Dreams
Gates Of Ivory: A Descent Into Madness
I'M NULL
La Crypte Des Maudits
Needle
nepo-DXM
no3306.bin (Crash Bandicoot 2 hack)
Rainwalkers
supra mayro series
Tower (1995) [?]
Toy Maker
Troisième Personne Du Singulier (2016)
Xocotl: God of Stars
X-Piccies (Amstrad CPC)
Život není krásný
ящики [yaschiki]
..........
M dot strange games
Kanoguti Soft Games
Quimdung Games
Regtamad Games
Feel free to recommend additions, especially for the lower end of the list, preferably with a rough idea of where it would fall in terms of the "tiers."
The Kiddo (Minecraft)
The Gamer (StarCraft)
The Weird Guy (Hitman 2)
The Outcast (Silent Hunter)
The Hardcore (Cosmology of Kyoto)
The Alien (Eastern Mind)
The Pioneer (Painted Tomb)
....
Not currently on Backloggd:
3D Virtual Creature Evolution
ASCII Zanmai
Botulism
Dangaville 1998
Deepmatrix
Dyna Star
FLATLAND ROVER
Gallery of Dreams
Gates Of Ivory: A Descent Into Madness
I'M NULL
La Crypte Des Maudits
Needle
nepo-DXM
no3306.bin (Crash Bandicoot 2 hack)
Rainwalkers
supra mayro series
Tower (1995) [?]
Toy Maker
Troisième Personne Du Singulier (2016)
Xocotl: God of Stars
X-Piccies (Amstrad CPC)
Život není krásný
ящики [yaschiki]
..........
M dot strange games
Kanoguti Soft Games
Quimdung Games
Regtamad Games
733 Games
The Pioneer
2 Comments
@Rogueliker Thanks so much for the suggestions! I'll definitely be adding these to the list soon, as they would be great additions.
Rogueliker
7 days ago
The Kid:
Plants vs Zombies
Subway Surfers
Slender: The Eight Pages
Friday Night Funkin
Poppy Playtime
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure
Bloons TD 6
Hello Neighbor
Cut the Rope
Spore
The Gamer:
Castlevania
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Super Metroid
Metroid Prime
Don’t Starve Together
Resident Evil 4 (OG)
Slay the Spire
Enter the Gungeon
Diablo 2
Deathloop
A Short Hike
Max Payne
Max Payne 3
Fez
Hyper Light Drifter
Journey
Contra (1988)
Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior
Devil May Cry 5
Braid
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Dead Cells
Elden Ring
Into the Breach
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Journey
Soma
Super Meat Boy
Need for Speed: Underground 2
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005)
SuperHot
Gris
Marvel’s Spider-Man
The Weird Guy:
Prey (2017)
Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy
Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Grim Fandango
Ultima Online
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (2005)
Full Throttle
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Dark Messiah: Of Might and Magic
Beyond Good & Evil
Kingdom Rush
Guacamelee!
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Iron Lung
Hypnospace Outlaws
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Machinarium
Gunstar Heroes
CrossCode
Library of Ruina
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Inscryption
PaRappa The Rapper
Epic Battle Fantasy 5
God Hand
Touhou 6: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
Quake 3 Arena
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
Environmental Station Alpha
Touhou Luna Nights
Creaks
Pizza Tower
Psychonauts
Wario Land 4
Ratchet & Clank (2002)
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Gitaroo Man!
Rez
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Lost in Vivo
Okami
The Longest Journey
Hitman: Blood Money
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Chibi-Robo!
Ridge Racer Type 4
Alan Wake
The Henry Stickmin Collection (stand-in for the entire franchise)
Mark of the Ninja
The Outcast:
Prey (2006)
Blade Runner (1997)
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
Clive Barker’s Undying
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
The Last Express
Gothic
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
Nosferatu: Wrath of Malachi
Hexen: Beyond Heretic
Hexen 2
Arx Fatalis
Redneck Rampage
Kingpin: Life of Crime
The Dream Machine
Chasm: The Rift
Cryostasis
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
deSpiria
Toonstruck
Alien Soldier
Shadow Tower
Shadow Tower: Abyss
Echo Night
Kuon
Anachronox
The Operative: No One Lives Forever
Baldur’s Gate 2
Primordia
Beneath a Steel Sky
Enemy Zero
The 7th Guest
Prisoner of Ice
Haunting Ground
Claw
Fear & Hunger
The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall
Icewind Dale 2
Darklands
D2
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Little Samson
Sin & Punishment
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy
Ripper
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
La-Mulana
Outcast (lol)
Advent Rising
Twisted Metal: Black
Wonder Project J2
Spy Fiction
The 7th Guest
Koudelka
SiN
Pulseman
Nightmare Creatures
Nocturne
Gex: Enter the Gecko
Michigan: Report from Hell
Dungeon Siege
Darkwatch
Sentinel Returns
Wurroom
Strife: Quest for the Sigil
Powerslave
Shadow Man
The Dark Mod
Vagrant Story
Deadly Premonition
Dujanah
Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands
Shivers
Shivers II: Harvest of Souls
Moonlight Syndrome
Clock Tower
UnReal World
Cultist Simulator
Armored Core: For Answer
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
The Hardcore:
The Dark Eye
Ultima: The First Age of Darkness
Akalabeth: World of Doom (1979)
Iron Angel of the Apocalypse
Vivisector
Wasteland
Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard's Tale
Amber: Journeys Beyond
3D Monster Maze
BloodNet
Kileak: The DNA Imperative
Epidemic
Abuse
Alice: An Interactive Museum
The Elder Scrolls: Arena
The Terminator: Skynet
Martian Gothic: Unification
Shy Dwarf
Realms of the Haunting
Silent Hill: Play Novel
L-Zone
John Saul’s Blackstone Chronicles
Dead of the Brain
Ring: The Legend of the Nibelungen
Witchaven
Cybermage: Darklight Awakening
Four-Sight
Amerzone
Mode
Gothos
Roommania #203
Ken’s Labyrinth
The Alien:
Demonophobia
Surrealidade: Expressões do Inconsciente
Taboo: The Sixth Sense
The Space Bar
The Pioneer:
Ugetsu Kitan
Mr Mix
Ayumi: Enhanced Edition
Kang-Fu
You may change the placement for some of these games as you wish (and I may have put a game that was already on the list).