Awkward Dimensions Redux similar games & best alternatives

Awkward Dimensions Redux

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2016

Should you play it?

They may be awkward dimensions, but they're my dreams...

What works

  • Unique artistic expression
  • Emotional and introspective experience
  • Gorgeous visuals and soundtrack
  • Free to play
  • Immersive atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky controls
  • Short length
  • Some confusing or unclear objectives
  • Lack of polish in some mechanics
  • Not for players seeking traditional gameplay

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • 1000xRESIST

  • SWOLLEN TO BURSTING UNTIL I AM DISAPPEARING ON PURPOSE

  • Umfend

  • Backfirewall_

  • Yuki「清醒梦」

  • The Norwood Suite

Less expressive

Games that feels like Awkward Dimensions Redux but with less self-expression and customization

  • Sagebrush

  • A Place, Forbidden

  • Fingerbones

  • Potato Thriller

  • Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1

  • Paratopic

Less intimate

Games that feels like Awkward Dimensions Redux but with less focus on close relationships

  • Californium

  • Moral Dilemma: The Interview

  • Soul Axiom

  • TRI: Of Friendship and Madness

  • Small Radios Big Televisions

  • Bucket Detective

Choose your own criteria ->

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Awkward Dimensions Redux: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Strategy.

Last update: 03/08/2026