The Unfinished Swan
The Unfinished Swan is an Adventure, First-person Perspective, and Single-player video game published by Sony Computer Entertainment and developed by Giant Sparrow. The game begins with white space, which you assume the role of the protagonist, a boy named as Monroe, who is chasing after a swan that has escaped while learning a story of a King. The game takes place in the surreal world full of mysterious and hidden kingdoms. During exploration, your journey is controlled by a runway swan who assists you through strange and mind-bending levels full of bizarre creatures. You must manipulate the world from a first-person perspective, complete a variety of levels while scoring the highest points to become the master. The game becomes desperate to play, as you advanced through it and unlocked further content for more fun. During the gameplay, you interact with environment and objects to learn about the level and find a way to complete it. The Unfinished Swan offers core features such as Explore a Surreal World, unique Game Mechanics, exciting Landscapes, enjoy Intuitive Controls, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#1 Rime
Rime is an Adventure, Third-person exploration, and Single-player video game Tequila Works and published by Grey Box. The storyline revolves around the boy, who is reaching at and finding a mysterious Island after witnessing his father fall from the boat during a strong storm. During the gameplay, the player needs to control the boy in accomplishing environmental puzzles divided into five massive levels based on the five grief’s stages. The game is played with a third-person viewpoint as the player guides a young boy that has washed ashore on an Island. The player can jump, climb, run, push or pull objects, and carry various objects around the landscapes of the Island. During the gameplay, the player can sing or shout, which can trigger specific events tied to nearby statues. The player can uncover mysterious islands at his pace where he can interact with wildlife, finding for hidden items, and more. Rime offers core features such as Exploration, Puzzle-solving Gameplay, Ancient Ruins, Uncover Dozens of Secrets, and more.
#2 Lifeless Planet
Lifeless Planet offers fantastic gameplay with a unique blend of Puzzle, Platform, and Third-person Perspective elements developed by Stage 2 Studios and published by Serenity Forge. The only Single-player mode is available in the game, and the story revolves around an astronaut on a trip to a planet that is considered to be filled with a lifeform. The assigned mission is a failure as the ship is lost in a crash and the protagonist is unable to find other crew members, and the planet transforms into an enormous wasteland devoid of life. The plot centres on the protagonist as he navigates the world in order to uncover how the Soviets successfully managed to traverse to the planet and why the outpost is now empty. He navigates through the world to get flashbacks of life on the planet Earth. As the player sinks deeper into the madness, he discovers that he isn’t alone and the only survivor is a Russian girl. The game comprises adventure platforming and puzzle to solve, and there are several linear levels.
#3 Planet Alpha
Planet Alpha is an Action, Platform, Adventure, and Single-player video game developed by Planet Alpha ApS and published by Team17 Digital Ltd. The game takes place in the beautiful alien world full of danger and mysteries. Relentless enemies pursue the world, and the player needs to harness the power of day and night as he struggles to survive. According to the plot, the player found himself on a strange alien planet. Alone, injured, and stranded he must venture around the foreign land, exploring the beautiful terrain as he struggles for his life to live alive. The word where the game is set, affected by the solar cycle and as the player advance he will find a unique gift. The main objective of the player is to explore the world to unlock mysteries to experience further content. Planet Alpha includes prominent features such as Power over Night and Day, Unlock the Mysteries of Planet Alpha, Alien World, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#4 Storm Boy
Storm Boy is an Adventure, Side-scroll, and Single-player video game developed and published by Blowfish Studios for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. The gameplay is based on a book of the same name. The game takes place on the beautiful beaches of South Australia near the Murray River. The protagonist saves orphaned chicks, one of whom becomes the faithful companion of the child. During the game, the player experience an interactive tale by commanding of both Mr Percival and Storm Boy in moments. The player has an opportunity to relive the friendship and experience the seaside activities around the assortment of fun while playing mini-games. Cockle Hunting, Sand Drawing, Sand Surfing, Sailing, etc. are prominent mini-games to play. The player moves across the world from a side-scroll perspective with an aim to complete the levels to advance through the game. During the gameplay, the player runs, jump, swim, and explore the world throughout a set of levels full of puzzles. Storm Boy is one of the best adventure games to play.
#5 AER: Memories of Old
AER: Memories of Old is an Adventure, Third-person Exploration, Open World, and Single-player video game developed by Forgotten Key and published by Daedalic Entertainment. The game takes place in the stunning world where the player controls a female protagonist and explore the surreal locations from a third-person viewpoint. According to the story, the kings of old are forgotten, lost in the past events that shattered the land, leaving the fragments of the land in the sky. The game introduces the dynamic world of endless skies, ancient ruins and colorful islands which is in danger of falling into darkness. There are only a few shape-shifters remain, and the protagonist is from one of them. However, the game sends the player on a pilgrimage to the land of kings. During the gameplay, the player needs to uncover the secrets that will assist rescue the reality itself. While playing the game, the player can fly and navigate by transforming into a bird and struggle to reveal the dark and hidden secrets, as well as discoveries. AER: Memories of Old includes prominent features such as Strong Focus on Atmospheric Puzzles, Hidden Secrets, Open World, and more. Check it out, and engage yourself in exploration gameplay.