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2020 PC free 👍 98 % Overwhelmingly positive, 2,300 reviews on Steam

A short, surreal swimming adventure where you play a tiny egg cell, eating smaller creatures to grow while drifting through a strange sea of humanoid fish.

What defines Swallow the Sea:

  • Distinctive, stylised art style

The closest matches for Swallow the Sea are LSD: Dream Emulator, Yume Nikki and Anodyne. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Swallow the Sea special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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LSD: Dream Emulator

87 %

1998 PlayStation

  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Gameplay comes before story
  • Focus on a single character

A surreal, goalless dream experience where you wander through psychedelic, randomly linked dreamscapes that shift whenever you bump into walls or objects. An experimental cult oddity that offers mood over traditional gameplay.

Yume Nikki

Distinctive, stylised art style

A wordless dream-exploration game where you wander surreal, unsettling dreamscapes as Madotsuki, collecting Effects. There is almost no plot, leaving all meaning to the player's own interpretation.

Anodyne

Distinctive, stylised art style

A surreal, Zelda-inspired pixel-art adventure where you roam the dreamlike subconscious of Young. Odd dungeons, bosses and strange places create a moody, cryptic and melancholic experience.

Kid A Mnesia Exhibition

Gameplay comes before story

A walkable, surreal art installation built around Radiohead's Kid A and Amnesiac. You wander without combat or pressure through strange spaces filled with artwork and music, making it an atmospheric experience more than a traditional game.

Perfect Vermin

Distinctive, stylised art style

A small pixel-art indie adventure where you smash vermin and office furniture with a sledgehammer against a ticking clock. The office setting and mystery hints give it an odd, offbeat mood.

Yomawari: Night Alone

Distinctive, stylised art style

A young girl wanders a eerie Japanese town at night searching for her sister and dog. Defenseless, she relies on a flashlight, hiding and running from disturbing spirits, all in a bleak storybook-like art style.

Growth

Distinctive, stylised art style

A 2.5D fan game inspired by Yume Nikki in which you explore the protagonist's surreal dream world without combat. It focuses on atmosphere, discovery and enigmatic places.

Northern Journey

Distinctive, stylised art style

A Norwegian-flavored indie adventure travelling through varied northern landscapes. Diving, flying, ziplines, assorted weapons and over 50 enemy and boss types keep the journey varied.

Garn47

Distinctive, stylised art style

A surreal low-poly 3D platformer with horror touches where you explore a strange world, collect badges and secrets, and help a friend reunite with someone they love.

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