The most unusual computer games. Very strange computer games (7 photos)

My little blacksmith shop - a simulator of a blacksmith workshop, where you will first buy material, and then smelt metal, create weapons or shields from various parts, temper metal in water, sell products to your customers and equip your forge with the money earned, as well as buy new ones (in future updates ).

The game has been updated to v0.1.1.1 Alpha 02. No changelog found.

Bird by Example - a sandbox in which you, as a "mother", will teach muscular birds to behave and live in a cruel game world, and AI based on a recurrent neural network will learn not only from you, but also from your fellow companions who can teach them not the best role models, for example, that you can devour your fellow tribesmen, thinking that they are as juicy and tasty as fruits. Just like in real life with children! The result is a sandbox where AI is not limited by anything and which can acquire behaviors that even the developer himself did not suspect! Build your own avian communist, totalitarian, capitalist or any other society!

Good morning - simulator of the morning routine. In this game, you will do everything that you do every morning before facing a busy world. The game aims to faithfully replicate the aesthetic of early morning, around 7 am, and uses vibrant and orange colors that make you feel like you are at this special time and feel like you are really getting ready to start the day.

The game has been updated to the Revisited version.

Self Portrait (Interior) - an unusual game in which you explore the surrealist works of the artist Theo Triantafyllidis, in which you literally study your internal organs and listen to his innermost thoughts, desires and fears.

The game has been updated to v1.2. No changelog found.

House flipper - a realistic home renovation simulator where you have to deal with the restoration of dilapidated housing!

You can not only make beautiful repairs in houses, but also break and destroy them. And then try to sell it all.

The game has been updated from version 1.17 to 1.18 (The Mancave Update).

SpaceEngine - a space simulator that will allow you to explore the Universe in three dimensions, starting with your home planet and ending with the most distant galaxies!

The game has been updated from version 0.980e to 0.990. The list of changes can be viewed.

Floating sandbox - a competing game that authentically simulates the sinking of ships or objects in a two-dimensional space, but unlike the first, this game has more complex physics of destruction, the sentimental sounds of metal grinding and various methods of causing chaos and destruction, in addition to breaking holes in the skin of ships, for example : What happens if the ship collides with something solid like an iceberg at high speed? Or what happens if a bomb detonates on a ship? But what if you turn it upside down, it floats? There are plenty of opportunities to mock ships. Arrange your Titanic!

The game has been updated to v1.11.1. List of changes inside the news.

D game - stylish hand-drawn point and click mini adventure game from talented developers Bits and Crafts (creators and noitanigami), whose work is reminiscent of a breath of fresh air in the adventure genre. D game is a very short game about the importance of getting fresh air (and some sun). You launch a game connected to various media channels in a city full of TV screens that bombard you with entertainment wherever you look. With a little experimentation, you can escape and find a way to silence these continuous media streams.

Flattened is a weird little game in which you try to survive while 150-meter women, men and furries walk and crush whatever gets in the way. The game's plot will tell you about alien giants using tiny people for entertainment in their popular TV show, but all you need to know is that you need to avoid collisions with 150-meter giants crushing your city.

The game has been updated to the version from 05/20/2019. From a developer's point of view, this is essentially a new game that adds the ability to play as a giantess.

Genesis noir is a stylish and weird, unique musical adventure in which you visit black holes, asteroid fields and jazz cafes as you try to stop the Big Bang.

Awards:
1st Place. NUS Games Dev Challenge. 2017
Official Selection. Strasburg Indie Game Contest. 2017
Official Selection. Fantastic Arcade. 2017
Official Selection. Dev of the Devs. 2017
Official Selection. UCLA Game Art Festival. 2017
Nomination. Technical.ly Brooklyn Awards. Indie Video Game of the Year. 2017
Unreal Grant Recipient
Official Selection. The MIX Dev Showcase. 2018

Venineth is a wonderful relaxing 3D physics exploration platformer in which you control a large metal ball that rolls across a variety of alien landscapes containing mysterious alien technology, all connected by a large central world. It is an addictive adventure that focuses on exploration and puzzle solving. The worlds are vast and stunningly beautiful - so much so that you can freeze any frame from the game, and it will look like a work of art.

The game has been updated to v0.00511. List of changes inside the news.

Explore Kyoto's Red Gates - an almost perfect recreation of the famous Fushimi Inari Taishi temple complex in Kyoto (Japan), built on the side of a mountain in honor of Inari, the Shinto god of rice. It is a vast place full of beautiful views, shrines and branched paths leading to the iconic red gate. The developer has managed to build a near-perfect sanctuary experience with photorealistic graphics, allowing you to walk, take photos and discover the beauty of the place in the first person.

There are a huge number of strange games in the world, the essence and rules of which may surprise people who did not know about them before. It is with such games that this post will introduce you.

Hurling is a very popular folk game in Ireland. It seems that once the Irish said: let's mix rugby, football, hockey and basketball, we will establish rules that no one will understand, and it will also be unclear who will win in the end.

Competition to keep the ferret in the pants. World record - 5 hours.

Shin kick championship ... Kick your opponent until he falls. On the left - the height of the tournament, on the right - the result.

In the same place where the "shin" is held (this is in the Cotswold Hills) - the famous cheese race is held. They throw down a head of cheese and everyone runs after it like crazy ...

In the English Eschborn, the whole city participates in a football match. It is called the Royal Shrovetide Football.

Shahbox ... that's a hybrid, a hybrid! Apparently, the origins go back to the significant scene in "Gentlemen of Fortune", when first to sit in chess, and then start mutuzin each other, then chess again, then mutuz again.

From the Indians came the Kabbadi competition. One team catches the opposing player who runs into "enemy" territory.

In Finland there is a running race with wives. Wife on shoulders, in front of a 250-meter obstacle course. The main prize is the amount of beer equal to the weight of the wife.

Tank biathlon.

Eton Wall is a wall game where players move along a wall to grab the ball. Attention now! The last time a goal was scored was in 1909 ...

Buzkashi is an Afghan polo. Only instead of a ball - a goat carcass.

Breaking the fruit of a horse chestnut by rivals is called a conker. Held in England.

Extreme ironing. Take your iron, board and iron in any unexpected place. Whether during a parachute jump, or on water skiing ...

World championship on charming worms ... In 30 minutes from a plot of 3 * 3 m you need to lure as many worms as possible!

Now, in the 21st century, stores sell thousands of titles of games on a variety of platforms. There are plenty of great action movies, RPGs, sports simulators and so on among them. Many genres have been with us for decades. But today we will not be talking about them. It's about the strangest games. Those that cannot be rewarded with genre either. And those in which do not understand what is going on.

“What did the designers think when they did this?” - you involuntarily ask yourself a question when you see the fruit of their imagination. Yes, you should know that strange does not mean bad. Most of the projects described below are very good, and some games are simply outstanding! And, yes, don't be surprised - most of the strange games are Japanese. Due to the special mentality, probably.

Japan World Cup 3

Well, a very strange game. So much so that, looking at it, you will be perplexed for a long time what it was. No, you are not directly involved in the process of the game - you place your bets on the outcome of the races. Think horses? No friends. Local jockeys prefer to race on the backs of Yeti, fighting Japanese housewives, remnants and more. Horses, by the way, are also present.

There are also flights into space on a rocket. The developers probably drank, ate and smoked a lot when they created Japan World Cup 3.

Katamari damace

Favorite by many, Katamari Damace is quite an addicting arcade game. Until that very time, until you understand and ask yourself a question: "What is happening here on the screen !?" Daddy - the great King of the Universe drank, blew away most of the galaxy ...

Having sober up, I decided to ask the Prince to return the stars and the moon to the sky. How? Having handed him Katamari, with the help of which the Prince has to roll everything that comes to hand - from a piece of paper to skyscrapers ... From this, the King of the Universe will subsequently create a new world. Monstrously strange! And it looks accordingly. It is better not to read dialogues for people with a healthy psyche.

Well, this is probably the best weird game in the history of the industry. Moreover, it is generally one of the best. It has everything - a stunning plot, deep subtext, beautiful girls and stunning style.

But the game itself, like a game, is very strange - you, with ram's horns on your head, dressed in family panties, climb the blocks, trying to avoid death.

The goal is to go upstairs. What is going on? The main character has dreams, and a clever game, meanwhile, studies your psychology. In addition, there are also mini-games, and a full-fledged bar-hub and a very, very lively, realistic story about our inner demons. Recommended.

Super Table-Flip!

The game was released in Japan, where you could grab the table, knock and twirl for a fee of 100 yen. All that is on the other side of the screen, meanwhile, fell and collapsed. You need to flip everything you see in 60 seconds.

Very strange, but they say extremely exciting. Very Japanese fun, it is not surprising that it took root only at home.

"Sea Muzhiu" is such a cult fun with Dreamcast that many have heard about, but only a select few have seen. It should be played with a microphone. You should communicate with a local monster - a fish with a human face, answer his questions, ask your own. And in between, monitor his aquarium and feed. The fish's face, by the way, is the face of the game's producer, Yuta Saito.

This strange game, like all the previous ones, is Japanese.

Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou

Starring Rin, who lost his soul and took another for 49 days. He needs to go to the island of Tong-Nu and find his own during this time. This is where the Japanese heresy familiar to the readers of this top begins. The island is the head of Osamu Sato, the game's chief designer. Further more. You have to pass the tests. Like throwing ants at a monster to sneeze and then fall into a deep depression and die.

There is also the possibility of rebirth. True, 3 out of 9 lives end in instant death. East is a delicate matter.

LSD: Dream Emulator

LSD gives you the chance to plunge into and explore a wonderful world. True, you cannot bump into objects - then you are sent to another dream. Each sleep is given about 10 minutes. The game, like Catherine, studies the behavior of the player and gives a brief description of the passage of the level. Surprisingly, the game has a random dream generator.

We just dream of a modern remake of this misunderstood masterpiece from the universe of other, strange games.

Mr. Mosquito

Mr. Mosquito is, as you might have guessed, the main character of the game, Mr. Mosquito. The game is Japanese, so he lives in Yamada's house. Biting the inhabitants is your goal. You also need to try not to get killed.

The game, by the way, is very difficult.

Beat ‘Em & Eat’ Em

Studio Mystique has made pornographic ugly crafts in their time, each of which was very strange. But this is the strangest creation. In the main role - two naked women. Are you surprised? Listen further - your goal is to catch the seed (well, you get the idea) with their mouths. For some reason it falls from a skyscraper. There must be some guy standing there. The Atari 2600 was not powerful enough to draw the man.

Therefore, yes, just a building. For every 69 portions caught you are given an extra life ...

Hatoful boyfriend

Like almost all of the top games, Hatoful Boyfriend is very weird and totally Japanese. It's about a bird dating simulator. The main role, however, is a man. He, or rather she, is the only one here, uh, not a dove.

She has to communicate with feathered men. That is, we are talking about dating a woman (man) with a dove (bird). Looks and plays well, very strange.

Metal wolf chaos

And this game is from the creators of Dark Souls, From Software, which was never released in the west. However, it contained an English translation, as well as an unusual battle led by the 47 US President (Michael Wilson) against Vice President Richard Hawk. The latter wants to seize power.

The head of state jumps into a giant robot and does good and justice on the battlefield.

Revolution X

I think those who grew up in the 90s remember this game very well, some in the halls of slot machines, and some in a stripped-down version for Mega Drive. Then, however, we did not see anything strange in it. Now we see.

A monstrous dictator (more precisely, a dictator, Helga), the head of the new world, for some reason steals representatives of the Aerosmith group. And we have to save them in a world where entertainment has become a crime.

I have no mouth and i must scream

The game is based on the book of the same name, tells about how artificial intelligence destroyed humanity and captured the last five survivors to torture them for 109 years.

Each person has to complete his tasks - such that will help him to surpass himself. If they succeed, the computer will understand that people have a right to life and will give humanity a new chance. The game has a very strange art style, strange tasks, but, in fact, very, very interesting.

Typing of the Dead

Seal the dead alive to death!

Is it strange? This is your task in this game. In fact, we have an ordinary shooting range, only we have to type “kill” (in different ways and with different weapons) using a special mini-keyboard that comes with the game. Which, by the way, was released on the Dreamcast. By the way, this game really helped to develop your skills and increase your typing speed.

Deadly premonition

Deadly Premonition is one of the most underrated, or perhaps overrated, games in history. It was recently reissued under the guise of Director's Cut for PS3. This version should be taken by all X-Files and Twin Peaks fans. This is a unique horror adventure game with a detective in the lead role. Who has an invisible friend ... And who is probably crazy. Here and there he sees zombies and ghosts. A huge villain with an ax is also present here.

Whether everything is in reality or in dreams - you have to decide for yourself. The game would be great without any "buts", if not for the terrible graphics and awful acting of the voice actors.

Super Columbine Massacre RPG!

The game was created by Danny Ledonne and released in April 2005. It is dedicated, you guessed it, to a terrible bloody massacre that happened at the school. You could download the game for $ 1, the media, of course, inflated everything, and the shameless villain Ledonne earned about half a million dollars. Don't play! But, if you try, you should know - the main role is played by those same school shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.

The first part of the game is the actual carnage. And the second is the adventures of a couple in hell! A very strange game that I don't want to talk about.

Hong Kong 97

There are a lot of weird things about Hong Kong 97. And terrible. For example, you've never seen inferior quality video in games. The resolution of video screensavers here hardly exceeds 100 by 80 pixels. The game seems strange if only because it is filled with racial animosity. What is at least the first two sentences that the player is greeted with: “1997 year. A handful of disgusting Reds are preparing to attack. "

Red refers to the Chinese Communists. By the way, Hong Kong 97 is a very rare game. Because of this, very dear. Platform - Super Nintendo.

Communist Mutants from Space

Recall that the Atari 2600 was released in 1977. The console was popular throughout the 80s. In 1982, a game about Communist Mutants from Space was released on it. The game required a dedicated system power booster, expanding the memory capacity from 128 bytes to 6272! Communists mutants here attack from the planet Rooskee - their goal is to enslave the democratic planets.

The player should shoot them with a cannon. Subsequently, we are also explained that the Communists are led by a Mother Being who has gone mad because of vodka.

Goat similator

Without the Goat Simulator, our top would not be complete. Released recently, this game literally blew up Steam, immediately topping the chart. What is this? The goat simulator is a kind of arthouse from the world of games, not really a game, an art canvas!

Now, in the 21st century, stores sell thousands of titles of games on a variety of platforms, so finding games in our time is not a big problem. There are plenty of great action movies, RPGs, sports simulators and so on among them. Many genres have been with us for decades. But today we will not talk about them. It's about the strangest games. Those that cannot be awarded with a genre. And those in which do not understand what is going on.

Japan World Cup 3


Well, a very strange game. So much so that, looking at it, you will be perplexed for a long time what it was. No, you are not directly involved in the game process - you place your bets on the outcome of the races. Think horses? No friends. Local jockeys prefer to race on the backs of Yeti, fighting Japanese housewives, remnants and more. Horses, by the way, are also present.

Catherine


Well, this is probably the best weird game in the history of the industry. Moreover, it is generally one of the best. It has everything - a stunning plot, deep subtext, beautiful girls and stunning style. But the game itself, like a game, is very strange - you, with ram's horns on your head, dressed in family panties, climb the blocks, trying to avoid death. The goal is to go upstairs. What is going on? The main character has dreams, and a clever game, meanwhile, studies your psychology. In addition, there are also mini-games, and a full-fledged bar-hub and a very, very lively, realistic story about our inner demons. Recommended.

Seaman


"Sea Muzhiu" is such a cult fun with Dreamcast that many have heard about, but only a select few have seen. It should be played with a microphone. You should communicate with a local monster - a fish with a human face, answer his questions, ask your own. And in between, monitor his aquarium and feed. The fish's face, by the way, is the face of the game's producer, Yuta Saito. In the English version, the fish speaks in the voice of Leonard Nimoy.

Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou

Starring Rin, who lost his soul and took another for 49 days. He needs to go to the island of Tong-Nu and find his own during this time. This is where the Japanese heresy familiar to the readers of this top begins. The island is the head of Osamu Sato, the game's chief designer. Further more. You have to go through tests. Like throwing ants at a monster to sneeze and then go into a deep depression and die.

Mr. Mosquito


Mr. Mosquito is, as you might have guessed, the main character of the game, Mr. Mosquito. The game is Japanese, so he lives in Yamada's house. Biting the inhabitants is your goal. You also need to try not to get killed.

Hatoful boyfriend

Like almost all of the top games, Hatoful Boyfriend is very weird and totally Japanese. It's about a bird dating simulator. The main role, however, is a man. He, or rather she, is the only one here, uh, not a dove. She has to communicate with feathered men. That is, we are talking about dating a woman (man) with a dove (bird). Looks and plays well, very strange.

The gaming industry literally every year tries to surprise players in one way or another. More or less original and unusual projects come out with enviable regularity, but choosing the best among them is an extremely difficult task. As part of this collection, we tried to kill two birds with one stone: firstly, choose really unusual games, albeit within the framework of quite traditional genres, and secondly, below you will find only relatively new projects, most of which are no more than two years old. Go!

1.80 Days

Genre: Text Quest
Developer / Publisher: inkle
Version: 1.1

The games in this collection are arranged in alphabetical order, and therefore it cannot be said that they won first place - this is just a coincidence. Nevertheless, the game based on the novel of the great French writer Jules Verne turned out to be extremely interesting and very unusual in modern realities. This is a very advanced text quest. Consequently, players will have to read a lot and carefully, as well as make decisions, so that by all means make a trip around the world in 80 days.

2. The Cave

Genre: Adventures
Developer / Publisher: SEGA
Version: 1.2

Moved to iOS from consoles and personal computers, but in terms of originality, a rare game can compare with this SEGA project. A great adventure with a non-linear storyline, arcade and puzzle elements, as well as a whole group of characters. The player chooses only two and, depending on this combination, a further adventure will be created in the depths of the caves. The Cave deserves the highest ratings and the closest attention of fans of unusual games.

3. Clumsy Ninja

Genre: Arcade
Developer / Publisher: NaturalMotion
Version: 1.11.0

It was originally created with an eye to demonstrating the capabilities of graphics and animation on Apple mobile devices, but in fact it turned out to be a solid arcade game in an original setting. Players will have to control an extremely awkward ninja and develop his skills, completing simple tasks. All this is flavored with a truly first-class cartoon picture and excellent animation. Be careful - the game is extremely addicting. Almost Tamagotchi, only about the ninja.

4. Device 6

Genre: Quest
Developer / Publisher: Simogo
Version: 1.1

This is not a text quest, or rather not just a text quest. The player travels through the text, laced with interactive elements, solves puzzles and gradually progresses through the plot. Excellent soundtrack and a lot of non-localized text make Device 6 not a game for everyone. Here you need to read and think, and act only in exceptional cases. However, the game is unusual enough to be included in this collection.

5. First Strike

Genre: Strategy
Developer / Publisher: FEINHEIT
Version: 1.2.0

Time for strategies. - a global strategy on the complex relationship between states in the field of geopolitics and nuclear weapons. The use of the latter is always the last choice in the arsenal of tools, and the developers were the best way to demonstrate this. First Strike has an excellent thoughtful gameplay, original style and topical theme. An unusual but very interesting strategy.

6. Hitman GO

Genre: Strategy
Developer / Publisher: Square Enix
Version: 1.11.2

Could anyone have imagined a couple of years ago that the Hitman stealth action series would turn into turn-based strategy? However, this is exactly what happened when 47 came to mobile devices. The limited number of moves, difficult levels and extremely original game mechanics - you may not like it only at first glance, after all, this is a very worthy transformation of action into a tactical strategy reminiscent of a board game.

7. Monument Valley

Genre: Puzzle
Developer / Publisher: ustwo
Version: 2.2.3

Best Puzzle of the Year. This is the end of the description, but we have a selection of original games, and this project has something to offer on this topic. The developers used original puzzles with perspective to turn ordinary labyrinths into unique entertainment that millions of players are crazy about. The deserved place in this collection is obvious. Apple, in turn, chose the game among the best this year - deservedly so.

8. Out There

Genre: Adventures
Developer / Publisher: Mi Clos Studio
Version: 1.04

Another variation of the text quest, but with graphics. A great adventure in outer space as the last member of the human race. The ship is on the verge of collapse, and only thoughtful actions, as well as a fair amount of luck, are able to save this hopeless expedition. Amazing atmosphere and many random events make Out There one of the most extraordinary projects of 2014.

9. Pixel People

Genre: Strategy
Developer / Publisher: Chillingo
Version: 1.92

It could have become a completely ordinary strategy in the spirit of the times - the game has all the prospects for this. But a number of original findings in the gameplay did their job. Management of the city of the future is directly related to the cloning of residents. This is the only way to get the necessary specialists in the future. Actually, the unusual gameplay of this strategy is built on the search and combination of various professions.

10. Threes!

Genre: Logic
Developer / Publisher: Sirvo LLC
Version: 1.2.3.4

Rounding off our selection of quirky games is the simplest puzzle game in terms of gameplay. Uncomplicated mechanics hides an exciting gameplay, where almost every move counts. The game was immediately cloned by not the most conscientious developers, which once again testifies to the originality of the idea and popularity