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2012PC

24 games that share what The Dream Machine does well: point and click, side-scrolling and puzzles. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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  • Sally Face

    2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Narrative, emotional

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~10h
    IGDB

    $2.99

    Best PC price · Humble Store · $0.30/hr

  • Chuchel

    2018PC · iOS · Android

    Surreal, hand-drawn

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    $4.49was $14.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam · $2.25/hr

  • Fran Bow

    2015PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Psychological, surreal

    Critics
    70
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~8h
    IGDB

    $4.49was $14.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.59/hr

    In EA Play

  • Unforeseen Incidents

    2018PC · Switch

    Hand-drawn, point & click

    Critics
    80
    Metacritic
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~7h
    IGDB

    $11.99was $19.99−40%

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.71/hr

  • Silence of the Sleep

    2014PC

    Psychological, emotional

    Critics
    66
    Metacritic
    Players
    77%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $0.69was $4.99−86%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.12/hr

  • Mindlock: The Apartment

    2024PC · iOS · Android

    Dialogue heavy, psychological

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $10.49was $14.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Edna & Harvey: The Breakout

    2008PC · iOS

    Psychological, hand-drawn

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $12.39was $14.99−17%

    Best PC price · GameBillet

  • Rusty Lake Paradise

    2018PC · iOS · Android

    Psychedelic, surreal

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~3h
    IGDB

    $2.79was $3.99−30%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.83/hr

  • My Brother Rabbit

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Hand-drawn, point & click

    Critics
    73
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.49was $14.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Röki

    2020PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Emotional, third-person

    Critics
    76
    Metacritic
    Players
    89%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~11h
    IGDB

    $1.49was $19.99−93%

    Best PC price · Fanatical · $0.14/hr

  • Strangeland

    2021PC · Switch

    Narrative, dialogue heavy

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~5h
    IGDB

    $4.49was $14.99Historical low

    Best PC price · GOG · $0.90/hr

  • Machinarium

    2009PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Surreal, hand-drawn

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $5.99was $19.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.06/hr

  • Arrog

    2020PC · PS · Switch · iOS · Android

    Narrative, psychological

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $1.49was $2.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Slender Threads

    2025PC · Switch · iOS · Android

    Psychological, surreal

    Critics
    80
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Dropsy

    2015PC · Switch · iOS · Android

    Psychedelic, surreal

    Critics
    80
    Metacritic
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~4h
    IGDB

    $0.99was $9.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.25/hr

  • Gorogoa

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Surreal, hand-drawn

    Critics
    84
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    $2.88was $14.99−81%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $1.44/hr

  • An English Haunting

    2024PC · Switch

    Point & click, mystery

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.79was $13.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Detention

    2017PC · PS · Switch · iOS · Android

    Surreal, point & click

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~4h
    IGDB

    $2.39was $11.99−80%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.67/hr

  • Wurroom

    2019PC · Switch

    Psychedelic, surreal

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~1h
    IGDB

    Free

    Free to play

  • Papetura

    2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Psychedelic, surreal

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~1h
    IGDB

    $11.99

    Best PC price · Fanatical · $11.99/hr

  • Tsioque

    2018PC

    Surreal, hand-drawn

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~5h
    IGDB

    $6.29was $13.99−55%

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.21/hr

  • Happy Game

    2021PC · Switch · iOS · Android

    Psychedelic, surreal

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    89%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    $4.49was $14.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam · $2.25/hr

  • Indika

    2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Dialogue heavy, psychedelic

    Critics
    80
    Metacritic
    Players
    89%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~5h
    IGDB

    $6.74was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Fanatical · $1.31/hr

    In Game Pass · PS Plus

  • Lost in Play

    2022PC · PS · Switch · iOS · Android

    Surreal, hand-drawn

    Critics
    82
    Metacritic
    Players
    98%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~5h
    IGDB

    $3.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.80/hr