What are the best Surreal games on Steam?

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Best Surreal games on Steam	Price	Steam Rating	Platforms
-- Hotline Miami	$9.99	Overwhelmingly Positive	Windows, Mac, Steam
-- Limbo	-	Very Positive	-
-- Kentucky Route Zero	$24.99	Mostly Positive	-
-- Psychonauts	-	-	-
-- Hypnospace Outlaw	$16.79	Very Positive	-

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Hotline Miami

Top Con

Buggy

Even after all the updates, AI in the game is still very buggy. See More

Top Pro

Unique, neon-soaked art style and surrealist, gritty story

Playing off of themes seen in movies like Scarface, Hotline Miami features a crazy violent story the exudes a very 80s feel. See More

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Steam Rating:Overwhelmingly Positive

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Top Con

Light on story and can be difficult

There is really no reason given as to why the player is doing what they are doing and the game itself has a fluctuating difficulty level that can be frustrating. See More

Top Pro

Great, tense soundtrack

The soundtrack has a very 80s electro flare to it that helps flesh out the feel of the game and it's violent story. See More

Top Pro

Excellent, ultraviolent close combat

The overhead view allows the player to see much of the level in order to plan how to attack each situation, in violent and gory aplomb. See More

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Limbo

Top Pro

Artistic puzzle

Limbo has very unique environment with highly creative puzzles that offer a great experience with monochrome, b/w and other dim colors. See More

Top Con

Keyboard controls not that good

Movement is locked to the arrow keys instead of wasd. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Top Pro

Unique black and white aesthetic

Limbo uses (what was once) a very unique monochromatic color scheme to give an atmospheric feel. See More

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Kentucky Route Zero

Top Pro

A game about the journey, not the destination

Players can casually play Kentucky Route Zero without being punished. See More

Top Con

No puzzles

Deviating from the norm of a point and click adventure, there are no puzzles to be found in the game. So for those looking for a traditional point and click may be disappointed. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Mostly Positive

Top Pro

Very atmospheric

From the soundtrack and sound effects to the stylistic graphics, Kentucky Route Zero exudes atmosphere. See More

Top Pro

Camera movement pulls player in

Unlike a lot of adventure games that have static cameras, Kentucky Route Zero has a camera that pans, zooms and rotates, giving a deeper sense of immersion. See More

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Psychonauts

Top Pro

Allows looking in the strange minds of different characters, literally

Each of the levels in the game are themed after different characters in the game, where the player enters their mind. This makes for a varied experience that will not get stale. It also allows for different gameplay elements due to the different tasks that are asked of the player to complete in each. See More

Top Con

Poor textures and animations

Even at the time of release (as the game is a bit old now) the textures used and the animations found within are a bit lacking, which may detract from the experience. See More

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Hypnospace Outlaw

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Steam Rating:Very Positive

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What are the best Surreal games on Steam?

5 Games Considered

Hotline Miami

My Recommendation for Hotline Miami

My Recommendation for Hotline Miami

Buggy

Unique, neon-soaked art style and surrealist, gritty story

Light on story and can be difficult

Great, tense soundtrack

Excellent, ultraviolent close combat

Limbo

My Recommendation for Limbo

My Recommendation for Limbo

Artistic puzzle

Keyboard controls not that good

Unique black and white aesthetic

Kentucky Route Zero

My Recommendation for Kentucky Route Zero

My Recommendation for Kentucky Route Zero

A game about the journey, not the destination

No puzzles

Very atmospheric

Camera movement pulls player in

Psychonauts

My Recommendation for Psychonauts

My Recommendation for Psychonauts

Allows looking in the strange minds of different characters, literally

Poor textures and animations

Hypnospace Outlaw

My Recommendation for Hypnospace Outlaw

My Recommendation for Hypnospace Outlaw

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