Best Surreal Games on Steam
Steam currently has 4,391 Surreal games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Surreal game rankings were last updated on 10/30/2025.
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1. DELTARUNE
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-4 will be available on launch, with more planned as free updates!
DELTARUNE holds the #1 spot for "best Surreal game on Steam" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 78,116 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 76,991 positive reviews and 1,125 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
2. OneShot
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
OneShot has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 58,033 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 57,060 positive reviews and 973 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run OneShot on the Steam Deck.
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 12/8/2016 |
| Developer | Future Cat LLC |
| Publisher | KOMODO |
| Steam App Id | 420530 |
3. Sheepy: A Short Adventure
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 19,297 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 19,077 positive reviews and 220 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Sheepy: A Short Adventure on the Steam Deck.
| Release Date | 2/6/2024 |
| Franchise | MrSuicideSheep |
| Developer | MrSuicideSheep |
| Publisher | MrSuicideSheep |
| Steam App Id | 1568400 |
4. ENA: Dream BBQ
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
ENA: Dream BBQ has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 28,098 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 27,686 positive reviews and 412 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
5. Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Hotline Miami has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 115,873 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 112,453 positive reviews and 3,420 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 10/23/2012 |
| Developer | Dennaton Games |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Steam App Id | 219150 |
6. Inscryption
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Inscryption has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 137,246 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 132,970 positive reviews and 4,276 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $7.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Inscryption on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $7.99 |
| Release Date | 10/19/2021 |
| Franchise | Daniel Mullins Games |
| Developer | Daniel Mullins Games |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Steam App Id | 1092790 |
7. Before Your Eyes
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Before Your Eyes has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 19,782 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 19,383 positive reviews and 399 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Before Your Eyes on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 4/8/2021 |
| Franchise | Skybound Games |
| Developer | GoodbyeWorld Games |
| Publisher | Skybound Games |
| Steam App Id | 1082430 |
8. Please, Touch The Artwork 2
A handpainted cozy hidden object adventure. Explore a surreal world. Collect items for its quirky inhabitants. Fix damaged paintings and solve casual puzzles. Help a lost skeleton painter find his way home. This game is short but 100% FREE (no ads, no IAP).
Please, Touch The Artwork 2 has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,303 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,261 positive reviews and 42 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 2/19/2024 |
| Franchise | Thomas Waterzooi |
| Developer | Thomas Waterzooi |
| Publisher | Thomas Waterzooi |
| Steam App Id | 2600140 |
9. Baba Is You
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
Baba Is You has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 22,587 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 22,082 positive reviews and 505 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 3/13/2019 |
| Developer | Hempuli Oy |
| Publisher | Hempuli Oy |
| Steam App Id | 736260 |
10. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,622 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 18,201 positive reviews and 421 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $1.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $1.99 |
| Release Date | 7/6/2022 |
| Developer | turbolento games |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1999360 |
More Surreal Games
Explore even more rankings for the 100 best Surreal games available on Steam.
| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
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| 1,368 | 6/4/2025 | 97 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 60 | 12/8/2016 | 97 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 32 | 2/6/2024 | 96 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 94 | 3/27/2025 | 96 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 429 | 10/23/2012 | 96 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1,383 | 10/19/2021 | 96 | $7.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 18 | 4/8/2021 | 96 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 7 | 2/19/2024 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 146 | 3/13/2019 | 95 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 106 | 7/6/2022 | 95 | $1.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 9 | 4/11/2022 | 95 | $12.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 19 | 12/14/2017 | 95 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 259 | 8/27/2015 | 95 | $4.49 | Steam Charts | |
 | 14 | 10/2/2015 | 95 | $0.98 | Steam Charts | |
 | 70 | 8/10/2022 | 95 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 74 | 10/14/2020 | 95 | $2.24 | Steam Charts | |
 | 357 | 10/23/2023 | 95 | $11.69 | Steam Charts | |
 | 88 | 9/27/2023 | 95 | $2.24 | Steam Charts | |
 | 113 | 3/7/2025 | 95 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 7 | 3/29/2024 | 95 | $10.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 30). Steam Store. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 30). DELTARUNE on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 8). OneShot on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 4). Sheepy: A Short Adventure on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 28). ENA: Dream BBQ on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 25). Hotline Miami on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 28). Inscryption on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 6). Before Your Eyes on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 10). Please, Touch The Artwork 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 20). Baba Is You on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 17). Placid Plastic Duck Simulator on Steam. Steam Store.