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Superliminal

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

What works

  • Unique and creative puzzle mechanics
  • Thought-provoking narrative and message
  • Immersive and surreal atmosphere
  • Well-optimized and polished
  • Calming music and sound design

Things to keep in mind

  • Short main story length
  • Some puzzles unintuitive or frustrating
  • Multiplayer mode buggy and unstable
  • Limited replay value for some players
  • Price considered high by some for content

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Moncage

  • Beyond a Steel Sky

  • Title_Pending

  • The Rise of the Golden Idol

  • Grim Fandango Remastered

  • Supraworld

Less social

Games that feels like Superliminal but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Discolored

  • The Spectrum Retreat

  • Agent A: A puzzle in disguise

  • Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1

  • Hyperbolica

  • Moral Dilemma: The Interview

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Superliminal but with a stronger survival pressure

  • IMSCARED

  • Out of Sight

  • Garten of Banban 0

  • Joyville

  • Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition

  • Garten of Banban 6

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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).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

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).

Superliminal: 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 Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Value.

Last update: 04/08/2026