Best Surreal Games on Steam

Steam currently has 3,922 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 5/19/2025.

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1. 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.

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OneShot holds the #1 spot for "best Surreal game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 53,531 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 52,621 positive reviews and 910 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

2. ENA: Dream BBQ

Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

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ENA: Dream BBQ has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 23,817 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 23,503 positive reviews and 314 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 3/27/2025
Developer ENA Team
Publisher Joel G
Steam App Id 2134320

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.

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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 17,204 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,007 positive reviews and 197 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. Hotline Miami

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

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Hotline Miami 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 106,219 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 103,187 positive reviews and 3,032 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $1.99 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 $1.99
Release Date 10/23/2012
Developer Dennaton Games
Publisher Devolver Digital
Steam App Id 219150

5. 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...

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Inscryption 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 131,524 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 127,446 positive reviews and 4,078 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

6. 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!

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Baba Is You has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 21,840 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,361 positive reviews and 479 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $10.49 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 $10.49
Release Date 3/13/2019
Developer Hempuli Oy
Publisher Hempuli Oy
Steam App Id 736260

7. 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).

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Please, Touch The Artwork 2 has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Surreal games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,845 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,809 positive reviews and 36 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

8. 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.

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Before Your Eyes 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 17,429 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,068 positive reviews and 361 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

9. 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.

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Placid Plastic Duck Simulator 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 17,653 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,273 positive reviews and 380 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
Publisher turbolento games
Steam App Id 1999360

10. Ib

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

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Ib 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 4,377 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,334 positive reviews and 43 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $12.99 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 $12.99
Release Date 4/11/2022
Developer kouri
Publisher PLAYISM
Steam App Id 1901370

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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 19). OneShot on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 24). ENA: Dream BBQ on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 14). Sheepy: A Short Adventure on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 29). Hotline Miami on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 29). Inscryption on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 29). Baba Is You on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 15). Please, Touch The Artwork 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 25). Before Your Eyes on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 27). Placid Plastic Duck Simulator on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 25). Ib on Steam. Steam Store.

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