Games Like The Elision Effect

The Elision Effect

The Elision Effect is a short surreal puzzle game. The last person finds themselves in an empty office. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit.

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Mosaic

74% 👍 OF 556
About This Game

Enter a world that’s utterly surreal and eerily familiar. Escape the mundanity of your existence in an experience that will stay with you. Mosaic is a narrative-driven modern adventure game with a story that lasts about 2-3 hours.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Walk the Gray Commute
  • …Complete Office Minigames
  • …Check Distracting Phone Apps
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TIMEframe

66% 👍 OF 712
About This Game

Time is relative. Sometimes 10 seconds can feel like an eternity... In TIMEframe you will discover a world in slow motion. Explore the remnants of a mysterious civilization on the brink of destruction.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Explore a Dying World
  • …Find Lost Artifacts
  • …Revisit Ten-Minute Loops
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Leaving Lyndow

82% 👍 OF 1.2K
About This Game

It's Clara's last day on the island where she grew up. She needs to complete preparations, visit her favorite places, and say her goodbyes before leaving on a journey she may not return from.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Pack for Departure
  • …Revisit Familiar Places
  • …Say Your Goodbyes
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Before I Forget

88% 👍 OF 214
About This Game

A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.

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NaissanceE

84% 👍 OF 4.5K
About This Game

NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Explore a Megastructure
  • …Solve Light Puzzles
  • …Use Light And Shadow
REL Feb 13, 2014 FREE ON STEAM See This Game →
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The Unfinished Swan

83% 👍 OF 2.0K
About This Game

From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Throw Paint to Reveal
  • …Grow Vines into Paths
  • …Guide Light Through Dark
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The Beginner's Guide

88% 👍 OF 23K
About This Game

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Explore Unfinished Game Worlds
  • …Follow a Narrated Story
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9.03m

84% 👍 OF 1.1K
About This Game

The media is quick to put figures to death tolls in such disasters, and 9.03m tries to remind people of the individuals behind those figures. 9.03m is set on Baker Beach in San Francisco, where debris from the tsunami has washed ashore in the years following the tsunami. To play, you must find the butterflies.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Explore Baker Beach
  • …Find the Butterflies
  • …Inspect Washed-Up Debris
REL Nov 20, 2013 FREE ON STEAM See This Game →