Best Games Arthouse, included

Arthouse Cinema is beneficial to breaking conventions – creating experiences that prefer subversion and experimentation, evoke emotions that viewers have never expected. Fortunately for players, this avant -garde spirit occasionally pushes into the landscape of video games.

Yes, the video game rating is crazy – such as the effort to evaluate shapes or the strange colors that people see when their eyes are shaking. But that doesn't mean it's not a useful exercise. To quote David Cronenberg: “Everyone is a mad scientist and life is their laboratory. We all try to experiment and find a way to live, solve problems, bounce madness and chaos. “So it is time to go through the Surreal Laboratory and explore games that move the boundaries of playing.

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Off the top

Part of the music video, partial nightmare

Players know that there are something developer, “Cosmo D.” Man for this interesting nickname is Greg Hefffernan, classically trained cellist and former composer of television commercials.

Only when the foot injury held him inside to let Hefffernan set out on his nine. Its sophomore title, Off the topis an adventure game described as “satisfactory and disturbing at the same time”. It is an experience that is incredibly difficult to accept because it is a hellish mix of music video and fever. To say that simply strange would be a rejection, but it is certainly unusual. Set up on his cult success, Hefffernan released Norwood suiteSurrealistic sequel that dials the nightmare of the previous game to 11.

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Antichamber

MC Escher, eating your heart

Impossible objects are essentially optical illusions that play with perception. So how do someone build the whole game around this concept? Antichamber is a stunning answer. This brain puzzle has developed Australian creator Alexander “Demruth” Bruce and invites players to solve problems that resist the laws of geometry and traditional game logic.

Where Antichamber Really shines in its minimalist but striking artistic design that perfectly complements its smart and imaginative puzzles. The navigation of his unbelievable and disoriented world feels like entering Escher's painting. It is a rare, unforgettable experience for lovers of puzzles and art lovers.

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Vib-ribbon

It's not bad for Mercedes advertising

Vib-ribboncreated by the team for iconic Parappa rapper Games, their life began as an advertisement for a new Mercedes-Benz vehicle. When a mistake was discovered in the car, instead it evolved into a minimalist rhythmic game for PlayStation. In it, players control the vibration of the rabbit as they pass through the sound waves controlled by the audio accompaniment of the game.

The game stands out for its unpredictable mechanics and unique design and focuses more on playing than visual loyalty. His experimental design and catchy tunes made him a cult classic, even earning a place in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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Kid and the Mnesia Exhibition

This really happens

Mark the 21st anniversary of Radiohead's Child and and AmnesiacRadiohead has released a haircut Kid MnesiaFinally, realize the original plan of the group to imagine both albums as the only cohesive experience. But that wasn't all – the band also treated fans Kid and the Mnesia Exhibitionan interactive audiovisual experience.

While most would describe it as a SIM walk, the promotional material of the game calls it “digital/analog universe upside down made of original works of art and recordings”. Basically, it is a living, breathing vision museum and sound for players to think and get lost in. For fans of Diehard RadioHead, this is an experience of necessity. As for those who can't stand the band? Thom Yorke himself could suggest that they go to suck lemon.

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Mountain

Holy Mountain

Whenever David O'Reilly gets his hands on the project, players can always expect a wild ride (depending on their wilderness definition). And in 2014 O'Reilly really tested the definition of video game with release Mountain.

The game begins by asking players to draw answers to abstract, almost Rorschach's questions. Based on the entrances, the game creates a woman-like lonely mountain floating in space. From there, players can simply stare or rotate it. That's all. No climbing on it or even slap a handy little flag. This could offer occasional ideas or be hit by random objects that become permanent accessories on the landscape. Some players may go to consider it to be a celebrated screen saver, others as a thought experiment or even a sophisticated joke. And that's beauty Mountain – Its meaning is entirely up to the player.

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LSD: Dream emulator

Sunshine

LSD: Dream emulator It is one of those rare games that completely play players. The game was created by the Japanese artist of Osama Sato and was designed as works of art for those who considered conventional games too rigid or restrictive.

The content of the game is based on a ten -year -old dream diary written by the game designer Hiroko Nishikawa, who provides an incredible and fragmented foundation for strange world players. The result is a deeply unique reconnaissance game that casts players into the kaleidoscopic environment, full of bizarre and often worrying characters. It is not about solving puzzles or completing goals-it is atemental hasty of ever-changing landscape inspired by a dream, similar to the wandering thoughts that people could have in their sleep.

The game is as elusive as interesting – the experience that persists in the minds of the players long after they have set aside the driver.

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Monuments to blame

Guilt

Now this game is literally a simulator of the museum. But rather than offering a feast for the eyes, Monuments to blame He decides to question players mentally than aesthetically. And in a way, it reflects the goal of any museum: provoke the idea and reflection.

So what heavy object is this inventive game acting? Chair. But not only no chairs – these are real public chairs that have been specially designed to prevent people who experience homelessness to sleep on them. When exploring these functional but exclusive objects, players are asked to think about the unpleasant truths of society – as something as basic as the chair can become a symbol of social neglect and inequality.