High Art Games

A list of mostly recent artistic games specially crafted to convey strong messages with their writing (e.g. The Beginner's Guide, BioShock, Deus Ex), game design (e.g. Catherine, Passage, Moirai), or cinematography/environment (e.g. Virginia, Control, Proteus). I'll add more as I remember them.

116 Games

BioShock
BioShock
Deus Ex
Deus Ex
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
Journey
Journey
Moirai
Moirai
Paradise Killer
Paradise Killer
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Spiritfarer
Spiritfarer
The Evolution of Trust
The Evolution of Trust
We Become What We Behold
We Become What We Behold
Welcome to Elk
Welcome to Elk
What Remains of Edith Finch
What Remains of Edith Finch
BioShock Infinite
BioShock Infinite
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Death Stranding
Death Stranding
Passage
Passage
The Beginner's Guide
The Beginner's Guide
The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable
With Those We Love Alive
With Those We Love Alive
Catherine
Catherine
Control
Control
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Far from Noise
Far from Noise
Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami
Ico
Ico
Papers, Please
Papers, Please
Papo & Yo
Papo & Yo
Spec Ops: The Line
Spec Ops: The Line
The Swapper
The Swapper
Wide Ocean Big Jacket
Wide Ocean Big Jacket
Firewatch
Firewatch
Neyasnoe
Neyasnoe
The Stillness of the Wind
The Stillness of the Wind
Dear Esther
Dear Esther
flOw
flOw
In the Pause Between the Ringing
In the Pause Between the Ringing
Proteus
Proteus

Unrated

4 Minutes and 33 Seconds of Uniqueness
4 Minutes and 33 Seconds of Uniqueness

Unrated

Airplane Mode
Airplane Mode

Unrated

Bientôt l'été
Bientôt l'été

Unrated

Boreal Tenebrae Act I: "I Stand Before You, A Form Undone"
Boreal Tenebrae Act I: "I Stand Before You, A Form Undone"

Unrated

Braid
Braid

Unrated

Bury me, my Love
Bury me, my Love

Unrated

Cruelty Squad
Cruelty Squad

Unrated

Detention
Detention

Unrated

Devotion
Devotion

Unrated

Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium

Unrated

Dreams
Dreams

Unrated

Dwarf Fortress
Dwarf Fortress

Unrated

Elegy for a Dead World
Elegy for a Dead World

Unrated

Event[0]
Event[0]

Unrated

Everything
Everything

Unrated

Fatale
Fatale

Unrated

Finding Paradise
Finding Paradise

Unrated

Florence
Florence

Unrated

Flower
Flower

Unrated

Gone Home
Gone Home

Unrated

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Unrated

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Unrated

If Found...
If Found...

Unrated

Inside
Inside

Unrated

Interaction Isn't Explicit.
Interaction Isn't Explicit.

Unrated

Kentucky Route Zero
Kentucky Route Zero

Unrated

Killer7
Killer7

Unrated

Last Day of June
Last Day of June

Unrated

Little Red Lie
Little Red Lie

Unrated

Luxuria Superbia
Luxuria Superbia

Unrated

Monuments to Guilt
Monuments to Guilt

Unrated

My Work Is Not Yet Done
My Work Is Not Yet Done

Unrated

Omori
Omori

Unrated

Pathologic
Pathologic

Unrated

Pathologic 2
Pathologic 2

Unrated

Return of the Obra Dinn
Return of the Obra Dinn

Unrated

Saya no Uta
Saya no Uta

Unrated

Sayonara Wild Hearts
Sayonara Wild Hearts

Unrated

Signs of the Sojourner
Signs of the Sojourner

Unrated

Soma
Soma

Unrated

Sunset
Sunset

Unrated

That Dragon, Cancer
That Dragon, Cancer

Unrated

The Cat Lady
The Cat Lady

Unrated

The Company of Myself
The Company of Myself

Unrated

The Graveyard
The Graveyard

Unrated

The Hex
The Hex

Unrated

The Last Guardian
The Last Guardian

Unrated

The Longing
The Longing

Unrated

The Magic Circle
The Magic Circle

Unrated

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

Unrated

The Talos Principle
The Talos Principle

Unrated

The Void
The Void

Unrated

The Witness
The Witness

Unrated

To the Moon
To the Moon

Unrated

Triennale Game Collection
Triennale Game Collection

Unrated

Trüberbrook
Trüberbrook

Unrated

Umurangi Generation
Umurangi Generation

Unrated

Undertale
Undertale

Unrated

Virginia
Virginia

Unrated

Wattam
Wattam

Unrated

Year Walk
Year Walk

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