Games where the soundtrack tells the story
You'll finish these and immediately search for the OST. The music isn't just background noise — it IS the game.
💎 Hidden GemMeg's Monster
Overwhelmingly Positive
Jrpg · Narrative Adventure · Adventure
Take control of the Underworld’s grumpiest ghoul to help a lost little girl find her way home in this creepy-cute indie adventure. Just be warned: if she cries, the whole world dies.
💎 Hidden GemSmile For Me
Overwhelmingly Positive
Point And Click · Narrative Adventure · Puzzle
A heartbroken clown, wayward souls, and juicy mechanical lips. As “The Big Event" draws near, help the troubled residents of the Habitat and de-mask the mysterious Doctor Habit... before it's too late.
darkOMORI
Overwhelmingly Positive
Jrpg · Turn Based Rpg · Adventure
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
whimsicalENA: Dream BBQ
Overwhelmingly Positive
Adventure · Puzzle · Narrative Adventure
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
mysteriousSayonara Wild Hearts
Overwhelmingly Positive
Rhythm · Action · Adventure
Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.
mysteriousOneShot
Overwhelmingly Positive
Puzzle · Adventure · Point And Click
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.
mysteriousWhat Remains of Edith Finch
Overwhelmingly Positive
Narrative Adventure · Walking Simulator · Adventure
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
whimsicalPsychonauts
Overwhelmingly Positive
Action · Adventure · Platformer
A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.
whimsicalMonument Valley
Overwhelmingly Positive
Puzzle · Adventure · Narrative Adventure
Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.
mysteriousOneShot: World Machine Edition
Overwhelmingly Positive
Puzzle · Adventure · Point And Click
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
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