What are the best Experimental games on Steam?

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Best Experimental games on Steam	Price	Steam Rating	Platforms
-- Dear Esther	-	Mostly Positive	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Linux, macOS
-- Metronomicon	$19.99	Very Positive	-
-- Panoramical	$9.99	Very Positive	-

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Dear Esther

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Can be relaxing

Just sit back, relax, and spend some time with Dear Esther. The experience isn’t long and there’s no pressure to go past the pace you want to go. While it does have a sense of loneliness and isolation the graphics are beautiful and the music is soothing which also lends a hand in the relaxedness of the title. See More

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Short gameplay

Only about 90 minutes to two hours long which is pretty short for a game and can easily be finished in a single sitting. See More

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Steam Rating:Mostly Positive

Genre:First-Person Exploration

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Narrative driven experience

There are no waypoint markers, no quests, in fact nobody else in this world except the player and the narrator. Hike through the world and discover the inner workings of this person’s mind. See More

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Outstanding soundtrack

The soundtrack is hauntingly beautiful which suits the games visual atmosphere quite well. See More

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Pervasive sense of isolation, loneliness, and mystery

The game takes place on an abandoned island, so in a practical sense the player is alone. Add to that that this is a bit of a ghost story and mystery becomes enwrapped within the isolation of the island making for what is as much of an experience as it is a game that makes for a feeling and sense of loneliness and despair that often is only found in real life. See More

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Gorgeous, intricately detailed environments

There is no arguing that the scenery and graphics in Dear Esther is jaw dropping gorgeous. Due to how nothing can be interacted with the environment can be rendered in a much more beautiful way as not much needs to change while walking around. See More

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Metronomicon

Steam Rating:Very Positive

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Panoramical

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Steam Rating:Very Positive

What are the best Experimental games on Steam?

3 Games Considered

Dear Esther

My Recommendation for Dear Esther

My Recommendation for Dear Esther

Can be relaxing

Short gameplay

Narrative driven experience

Outstanding soundtrack

Pervasive sense of isolation, loneliness, and mystery

Gorgeous, intricately detailed environments

Metronomicon

My Recommendation for Metronomicon

My Recommendation for Metronomicon

Panoramical

My Recommendation for Panoramical

My Recommendation for Panoramical

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