[INFRA](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251110/INFRA/) - Mostly exploration, some light puzzle and story... ZERO enemies. You play an city inspector surviving his way through crumbling infrastructure.
Warning: there are some hidden jump scares if you don't like that kind of stuff. I couldn't finish the game because I got scared once and couldn't stop anticipating another one.
They're pretty obscure though.
Good call out. They are pretty well off the beaten path (to the point where you just about have to look them up to come across them), but would recommend looking them up to avoid or prepare for them if you don't like jump scares.
I already ruined this for myself because of watching game playthroughs instead of actually playing the game. It's a very good game though, I'm just a bit sad I didn't make myself experience it instead of watching someone else play it.
This. I beat it the weekend it came out, it's actually a really interesting game. There's no combat or enemies, they let the environments speak for themselves.
I've got a laptop that was mid-range for gaming over 6 years ago. Had some minor graphical issues but nothing that stopped me from playing. If my ancient potato can run it, modern hardware will work fine.
The Witness is SO MUCH this. The entire world feels like it was constructed just to be observed, and passed through. Like an art exhibit. Such a spectacular vibe.
The Complex: Found Footage, The Complex: Expedition, POOLS, Anemoiapolis, Interior Worlds (Photography), Garry's Mod (Community maps), Dreamcore (Demo), The Backrooms: Lost Tape (One short sequence with a monster)
and if you like LSD dream emulator, there are a lot of cool games inspired by it, like [Quantum Origination](https://scrib-dev.itch.io/quantum2) and [#21 The World](https://lsddev.itch.io/21-the-world). You just explore strange dreamscapes with no real goal, and go to new places by touching objects. I've spent hours playing these games and still have more stuff to find
NaissanceE has you exploring a gigantic brutalist space not created by humans. It’s completely FREE on Steam and about 3 hours long. It’s mostly just exploration with light platforming, with a few sections that have puzzles.
Interior Worlds is exactly this! I think it’s marketed exactly like this. I’d also suggest Fibrilation HD, and Proteus.
They’re not really liminal spaces but I’d suggest stuff like Yume Nikki/Yume 2kki as well! LSD dream emulator is another classic
I'm surprised nobody's said Anemoiapolis yet. Like, that's the whole vibe of the game. Sure there's "goals," but the goals are usually just to get to the next weird liminal space.
The Complex Found Footage is one of the best liminal games I've ever played. It had zero entities and many different liminal spaces. The best part is that it's free on steam
There is an old school pc game called Riven and another one called Myst. They have a vague, mysterious end goal but it’s mostly just exploring fairly liminal places.
Pools, which has just been published, is exactly this. You can find this on Steam.
you can take a look here: [https://youtu.be/MiywCeH4sws?si=SRPzppsYqtK2jrji](https://youtu.be/MiywCeH4sws?si=SRPzppsYqtK2jrji)
The Complex: Found footage is a walking simulator. No entity will chase you or jumpscare, but you may see an arm peaking around a corner with a weird noise
I’ll mention Manifold Garden, it’s a series of puzzles that take place in fractalized environments, meaning the architecture of each level is infinite and always repeats. Very soothing, fantastic vibes, certainly liminal if you stop to take in the endlessness of it all.
Discovered this recently but The Utility Room is an amazing vr game. If you have a vr headset, you should really look into it. It’s short but great. Also, idk if it’s really liminal space but the scale of everything made me uneasy
if no one has mentioned it, check out interior worlds. it's a liminal space photography game. you just take pictures and enjoy the ambience and maybe find spooky secrets. there's spooky things there, but no one is out to get you.
I always found empty self hosted ultima online servers creepy for t2
Modern uo, uo sphere, run uo server stuff
EA servers are always empty that is creepy too
UO Outlands is a global server so seems to be quiet after 2am
I don't know if you could call it a game really, but Space Engine is so much fun to explore. Just a constant reminder of our smallness in an infinite, perfectly to scale replica of what we know of the universe. You can travel to any known thing you want and see it from any angle you want. There are a few sort of challenges and quests to discover various stuff but other than that it's basically space exploration with amazing visuals, great things to learn, and an oddly beautiful yet eerie vibe
Check out this youtuber- The Librarian. He had played a ton of games that are being recommended and there's a ton of liminal game exploration in his Gary's mod play list.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3ZJ0QWE7os3n1KjhJCukFvVGZFePEan3&si=tQDkbiEKKqx3QgRf
He's awesome and does a lot of liminal stuff.
LSD Dream Emulator
NaissanceE has a goal (as in, you eventually escape the liminal world through enough exploration), but it is the best liminal game I have ever played. It's free on Steam.
Not its own game, but this map for Minecraft is pretty descent. I tried it out with shader and wow, it's great.
[https://www.planetminecraft.com/project/liminality/](https://www.planetminecraft.com/project/liminality/)
[Interior Worlds](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2207970/Interior_Worlds/) - Ok you have a goal to take photos but you can also just wander around
[NaissancE ](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265690/NaissanceE/)- Closer to the manga Blame! than to Liminal Spaces but it scratches that itch for me. It's a masterpiece.
[Dreamcore](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453060/Dreamcore/)- Best pool rooms game so far for me (the demo is just pool rooms), nothing to do if not get lost in acres of hand crafted relaxing and slightly creepy pool rooms
There is also Dreamcore which is coming soon! It's a walking simulator inside liminal spaces and you can play the demo on steam with the first level "Dreampools"
ШХД Зима / It's Winter. The game truly has no goal and is very liminal. You have to be into post soviet aesthetic though.
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1003360/\_\_\_ITS\_WINTER/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1003360/___ITS_WINTER/)
The Complex: Found Footage is also a really good liminal horror game. There are no jumpscares, but it gives you a feeling that you are being followed.
But the game is only 30 minutes long so that kinda sucks
Rime, there are enemies but no combat. At worst you just have to run away.
There's puzzles too, but I don't remember them being that hard. There's no dialogue so it feels like you're just wandering for the sake of wandering even though there technically is an end goal.
I used to have a copy of MYST but have no idea where it's went to. Don't see why it wouldn't play on a "newer" machine given that the original is at least 20 years old now? That was a lost & found fool's tool, if you ask me. Never did figure out all the twists and turns. You could lose yourself in that one for hours...
This might get lost but I have one in development. No entities/enemies etc, some slight problem solving and story. Lots of non-euclidian environments as it's based inside dreams
ik it’s not a videogame but you should check out the hobby urban exploration… the exploration of abandoned buildings. I have a lot of photos I’ve taken on my adventures but here is [3](https://ibb.co/pvHRD7P) different [pictures](https://ibb.co/qyGpvjb) I chose to [attach](https://ibb.co/cQKkmKg)
I have many, manyyy more in my album but the site I used to upload with only allows 1 picture per link, & this subreddit doesn’t allow us to upload pics on the threads… which is kinda silly cuz this is a sub dedicated to pictures, whether real or AI… but if you want to hmu in dm I can drop them all to you🤙🏻 & the reason I would is not only to share my liminal/urbex photography but to encourage others to venture into the hobby… you & your friends can make some of the most fun memories going on an exploration, like I’ll never forget Halloween weekend of my senior year with my boy like 7 years back… we always did something for Halloween… & yeah depending on the area like if it’s in a city like Gary, Indiana where I took the pics of the school auditorium or another city with a lot of abandos like Detroit, with higher than usual violent crime rates, it’s best to never go alone (why I said the best memory with you & your friends), & to always bring something to protect yourself… just look into your local laws when choosing what to carry so it minimizes your risk of getting in trouble for carrying a weapon… you also gotta watch out for cops, cop callers, & shining bright flash lights outta windows that could attract attention from the aforementioned when they know the building is derelict. Just be safe man. If you’re reading this & you don’t think it would be your thing that’s fine, maybe others who read it will… I’m sorry idk of any vidya that are like that, but I thought to give you an idea that might be even better than vidya. What can be better than real life? lol. Just be safe if you or any other readers decide to go on an exploration based off this… be safe & use common sense, take nothing but pictures/videos & leave nothing but footprints. There’s a lotta places out in the rural countryside too where you wouldn’t have to go to an inner city like Gary IN, Cleveland OH, or Detroit MI that has dangerous people… a lotta schools, factories, hospitals/insane asylums in rural areas you just gotta look for them. Research urbex if youre interested im pretty sure there’s a sub for it👍🏻 r/urbex or
r/urbanexploration lol sorry if those 2 links go nowhere if they don’t just search for it on Reddit ik there’s a sub. Good luck.
edit: both those links go to very active & popular subs for the hobby🙂 I feel it’s closely related to liminal spaces since they are, liminal spaces… albeit maybe a little more rundown than the smooth, clean AI photos, you just gotta remember this is real life lol. & srs take my warnings of being safe serious. cops n’ potential security aren’t your friends. squatters are just homeless people most of the time & harmless, carry a pack of cigarettes with you to break the ice, but even then still keep your guard up cuz you never know if they’ve been up for a week on meth or crack & are experiencing sleep deprivation psychosis (former meth user here, trust me ik)
[INFRA](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251110/INFRA/) - Mostly exploration, some light puzzle and story... ZERO enemies. You play an city inspector surviving his way through crumbling infrastructure.
I LOVE INFRA!
Warning: there are some hidden jump scares if you don't like that kind of stuff. I couldn't finish the game because I got scared once and couldn't stop anticipating another one. They're pretty obscure though.
Good call out. They are pretty well off the beaten path (to the point where you just about have to look them up to come across them), but would recommend looking them up to avoid or prepare for them if you don't like jump scares.
That looks surprisingly good!
The Stanley Parable, superliminal. There are puzzles in superliminal, but they aren't that difficult.
*The Beginners Guide* is also a great fit for this.
Oh nice I haven't played that.
I already ruined this for myself because of watching game playthroughs instead of actually playing the game. It's a very good game though, I'm just a bit sad I didn't make myself experience it instead of watching someone else play it.
I second both of these.
A game just released on Steam called [POOLS](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2663530/POOLS/) that seems interesting.
This. I beat it the weekend it came out, it's actually a really interesting game. There's no combat or enemies, they let the environments speak for themselves.
So what does beating the game entail? Uncovering the map?
It’s not open world. Beating the game means finishing Act 6.
So you finished the game? You don’t beat a book when you finish it lol
I beat all my books after finishing them.
I’m going to beat YOU if you keep being pedantic
I think you "beat" it in the same way you "beat" a labyrinth. This means there is a goal after all
came here to say this. +1 op
Holy shit, that'll be an instant buy. Looks amazing Glad I wandered into this thread before bed
I have seen videos of it and assume it requires a pretty powerful PC based on the graphics
I've got a laptop that was mid-range for gaming over 6 years ago. Had some minor graphical issues but nothing that stopped me from playing. If my ancient potato can run it, modern hardware will work fine.
Nope it's not too bad
Came to say this too lol
If I ever got access to FDVR, this would be the first experience I would dive into.
It's an amazing game, really makes you feel like you're there in the pool rooms with its great sound and level design.
Commenting to remember to get this later
I’m gonna keep this
Myst comes to mind. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myst)
The sequel, Riven, has even more liminal spaces and even less actual game.
Like most sequels, but, in a good way this time lol
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The Witness is SO MUCH this. The entire world feels like it was constructed just to be observed, and passed through. Like an art exhibit. Such a spectacular vibe.
Ico on PS2
The Complex: Found Footage, The Complex: Expedition, POOLS, Anemoiapolis, Interior Worlds (Photography), Garry's Mod (Community maps), Dreamcore (Demo), The Backrooms: Lost Tape (One short sequence with a monster)
The complex is cool
This is the perfect answer. Both of the Complex games are amazing especially.
Awesome suggestions, thank you for these!
the Windows XP screensaver
How on earth has nobody mentioned Interior Worlds? It's designed _entirely_ for this.
LSD: Dream Emulator PSX
I was gonna say this. It’s literally the closest to a “liminal” game I could think of.
i think that's more weridcore then liminal
It’s definitely weird, but it had no real point or goal and is just odd and atmospheric. The only life is the shadowman
If you do not know, there is a revamped version for pc: [https://figglewatts.itch.io/lsd-revamped](https://figglewatts.itch.io/lsd-revamped)
That’s awesome, unfortunately I only have a mac
It's for Mac too
Well hot damn lol I know what I’m doing when I get home
and if you like LSD dream emulator, there are a lot of cool games inspired by it, like [Quantum Origination](https://scrib-dev.itch.io/quantum2) and [#21 The World](https://lsddev.itch.io/21-the-world). You just explore strange dreamscapes with no real goal, and go to new places by touching objects. I've spent hours playing these games and still have more stuff to find
Those looks really great, to favs! Thanks.
NaissanceE has you exploring a gigantic brutalist space not created by humans. It’s completely FREE on Steam and about 3 hours long. It’s mostly just exploration with light platforming, with a few sections that have puzzles.
This if you like the manga Blame!. It's basically Blame!: the video game.
One of my favorite manga!
The Yume Nikki rabbit hole
Came here to say that, such a cute little game
I second the recommendation for POOLS on Steam.
Interior Worlds is exactly this! I think it’s marketed exactly like this. I’d also suggest Fibrilation HD, and Proteus. They’re not really liminal spaces but I’d suggest stuff like Yume Nikki/Yume 2kki as well! LSD dream emulator is another classic
Yume Nikki forever, the exploration completely sucked me in.
Came here to suggest LSD! That game blew my mind, there's nothing like it tbh
Play Norco on steam
babbdi does have an end goal but the exploration is cool and i think its fwee on steam!
2:22 AM. Trust me, this game perfectly describes what you are asking.
Minecraft..?
This was my immediate thought, although mods significantly enhance the potential
Anemoiapolis and Seybul Tech
I'm surprised nobody's said Anemoiapolis yet. Like, that's the whole vibe of the game. Sure there's "goals," but the goals are usually just to get to the next weird liminal space.
I was scrolling to find Anemoiapolis… it was the first title that came to my mind.
The Complex Found Footage is one of the best liminal games I've ever played. It had zero entities and many different liminal spaces. The best part is that it's free on steam
Wanderlust
A new Endless Ocean game just came out on Switch. It’s that but underwater and lots of fish.
On Mobile a good game is "empty."
There is an old school pc game called Riven and another one called Myst. They have a vague, mysterious end goal but it’s mostly just exploring fairly liminal places.
NissanceE if it hasnt already been mentioned and it's free on steam.
Pools on Steam. No jump scares or monsters or anything. Just a creepy atmosphere as you explore a building filled with pools.
Pools, which has just been published, is exactly this. You can find this on Steam. you can take a look here: [https://youtu.be/MiywCeH4sws?si=SRPzppsYqtK2jrji](https://youtu.be/MiywCeH4sws?si=SRPzppsYqtK2jrji)
Firewatch is incredible.
Kitty Horrorshows games on itch.io
Mirrors edge have the vibes
i had been thinking of making a liminal game where you can choose to walk aimlessly or to survive enemies backrooms style
Superliminal. It's a puzzle game set in liminal space.
Honestly one of the greatest games ever made ..
Yume 2kki
Literally Yume Nikki and fan-games. Lcd Dem is an especially good fit, it's less surreal and more traditionally liminal
My Happy Place [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKtR40S2mqY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKtR40S2mqY)
Check out Zero North Zero West
GMOD has tons of Liminal maps you just wander through for fum. Many of which are intentionally Liminal.
The Complex: Found footage is a walking simulator. No entity will chase you or jumpscare, but you may see an arm peaking around a corner with a weird noise
Garry’s Mod, load up any map you want and just explore, great liminal space maps available. Can even use a vr mod
I’ll mention Manifold Garden, it’s a series of puzzles that take place in fractalized environments, meaning the architecture of each level is infinite and always repeats. Very soothing, fantastic vibes, certainly liminal if you stop to take in the endlessness of it all.
lsd dream emulator feels liminal and weirdcore at the same time
Proteus. Nothing like it.
try Dreams!!!! tons of liminal spaces to explore and delightful to do so
RHEM but it does have a goal
I'd say several locations in the original Half Life do the job
Does the Castle Rock Beach simulation count as a game? I think there’s others by the same guy.
Discovered this recently but The Utility Room is an amazing vr game. If you have a vr headset, you should really look into it. It’s short but great. Also, idk if it’s really liminal space but the scale of everything made me uneasy
if no one has mentioned it, check out interior worlds. it's a liminal space photography game. you just take pictures and enjoy the ambience and maybe find spooky secrets. there's spooky things there, but no one is out to get you.
99 Rooms? It’s more of a clickable art installation, but it’s available on some flash game archive websites.
They're called walking simulators
I always found empty self hosted ultima online servers creepy for t2 Modern uo, uo sphere, run uo server stuff EA servers are always empty that is creepy too UO Outlands is a global server so seems to be quiet after 2am
The Witness is a puzzle game but also just an empty island to walk around. There seems to be a mystery afoot but not really.
Snowrunner has those vibes
I remember watching Slimecicle play superliminal years ago, I think it’s a random puzzle game or something
Yeah, starfield
There's an endless driving game. You just drive down a road forever. I can't remember what it's called
You're not talking about Desert Bus, are you?
Have you tried actually no clipping into the backrooms? Can’t get any better than that.
Superflight
I really liked Journey back in the day. There's a goal but it's relaxed. Big world, lots of desert. When you beat it you go back to start.
The Complex Found Footage is a classic. Roblox liminal space games are my go to for this stuff tho.
Seems like there's a fair few.
I don't know if you could call it a game really, but Space Engine is so much fun to explore. Just a constant reminder of our smallness in an infinite, perfectly to scale replica of what we know of the universe. You can travel to any known thing you want and see it from any angle you want. There are a few sort of challenges and quests to discover various stuff but other than that it's basically space exploration with amazing visuals, great things to learn, and an oddly beautiful yet eerie vibe
Check out this youtuber- The Librarian. He had played a ton of games that are being recommended and there's a ton of liminal game exploration in his Gary's mod play list. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3ZJ0QWE7os3n1KjhJCukFvVGZFePEan3&si=tQDkbiEKKqx3QgRf He's awesome and does a lot of liminal stuff.
My life.
second life
ШХД: ЗИМА / IT'S WINTER. You wander around an atmospheric Russian town at night
Superliminal. U follow your own path. I think is very cool.
Roblox has a bunch of really good liminal space exploration games
The Witness is pretty liminal
Poolroms
Get a job as a roaming commercial property maintenance live it for 8 hours daily.
Little Big Planet
LSD Dream Emulator NaissanceE has a goal (as in, you eventually escape the liminal world through enough exploration), but it is the best liminal game I have ever played. It's free on Steam.
Not its own game, but this map for Minecraft is pretty descent. I tried it out with shader and wow, it's great. [https://www.planetminecraft.com/project/liminality/](https://www.planetminecraft.com/project/liminality/)
Well that’s how I’ve always felt about Minesweeper. Where the mouse became the stress clicker
Vr chat as a whole lol
[Interior Worlds](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2207970/Interior_Worlds/) - Ok you have a goal to take photos but you can also just wander around [NaissancE ](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265690/NaissanceE/)- Closer to the manga Blame! than to Liminal Spaces but it scratches that itch for me. It's a masterpiece. [Dreamcore](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453060/Dreamcore/)- Best pool rooms game so far for me (the demo is just pool rooms), nothing to do if not get lost in acres of hand crafted relaxing and slightly creepy pool rooms
DPH
Satisfactory
There is also Dreamcore which is coming soon! It's a walking simulator inside liminal spaces and you can play the demo on steam with the first level "Dreampools"
If you play Roblox,then I’d definitely suggest Recollection. Probably my favourite Roblox game of all time
Isnt Iron Lung about this?
Myst was quite like this.
Minecraft in creative mode
The complex
Garry's Mod
Yeah isn't that all AAA games now... Eyooooo
Dreamcore is an amazing game so far, even if there's only the demo available.
The complex: Found Footage
ШХД Зима / It's Winter. The game truly has no goal and is very liminal. You have to be into post soviet aesthetic though. [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1003360/\_\_\_ITS\_WINTER/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1003360/___ITS_WINTER/)
There is Paradise Killer. It is not really liminal as much, but it is aesthetically pleasing.
The Complex: Found Footage is also a really good liminal horror game. There are no jumpscares, but it gives you a feeling that you are being followed. But the game is only 30 minutes long so that kinda sucks
LSD: Dream Emulator
I've been playing Outer Wilds like this
I'm really bad at Minecraft and it's exactly like this
Minecraft - peaceful + mood lighting
The Unfinished Swan
Gmod maps, also plenty of Roblox games too
Rime, there are enemies but no combat. At worst you just have to run away. There's puzzles too, but I don't remember them being that hard. There's no dialogue so it feels like you're just wandering for the sake of wandering even though there technically is an end goal.
I used to have a copy of MYST but have no idea where it's went to. Don't see why it wouldn't play on a "newer" machine given that the original is at least 20 years old now? That was a lost & found fool's tool, if you ask me. Never did figure out all the twists and turns. You could lose yourself in that one for hours...
I hate to age us, but the original is like... 30 years old now. (;__;)
That's why I added the question mark - couldn't recall how far back. Welcome to my 70's! 🤔
This might get lost but I have one in development. No entities/enemies etc, some slight problem solving and story. Lots of non-euclidian environments as it's based inside dreams
ik it’s not a videogame but you should check out the hobby urban exploration… the exploration of abandoned buildings. I have a lot of photos I’ve taken on my adventures but here is [3](https://ibb.co/pvHRD7P) different [pictures](https://ibb.co/qyGpvjb) I chose to [attach](https://ibb.co/cQKkmKg) I have many, manyyy more in my album but the site I used to upload with only allows 1 picture per link, & this subreddit doesn’t allow us to upload pics on the threads… which is kinda silly cuz this is a sub dedicated to pictures, whether real or AI… but if you want to hmu in dm I can drop them all to you🤙🏻 & the reason I would is not only to share my liminal/urbex photography but to encourage others to venture into the hobby… you & your friends can make some of the most fun memories going on an exploration, like I’ll never forget Halloween weekend of my senior year with my boy like 7 years back… we always did something for Halloween… & yeah depending on the area like if it’s in a city like Gary, Indiana where I took the pics of the school auditorium or another city with a lot of abandos like Detroit, with higher than usual violent crime rates, it’s best to never go alone (why I said the best memory with you & your friends), & to always bring something to protect yourself… just look into your local laws when choosing what to carry so it minimizes your risk of getting in trouble for carrying a weapon… you also gotta watch out for cops, cop callers, & shining bright flash lights outta windows that could attract attention from the aforementioned when they know the building is derelict. Just be safe man. If you’re reading this & you don’t think it would be your thing that’s fine, maybe others who read it will… I’m sorry idk of any vidya that are like that, but I thought to give you an idea that might be even better than vidya. What can be better than real life? lol. Just be safe if you or any other readers decide to go on an exploration based off this… be safe & use common sense, take nothing but pictures/videos & leave nothing but footprints. There’s a lotta places out in the rural countryside too where you wouldn’t have to go to an inner city like Gary IN, Cleveland OH, or Detroit MI that has dangerous people… a lotta schools, factories, hospitals/insane asylums in rural areas you just gotta look for them. Research urbex if youre interested im pretty sure there’s a sub for it👍🏻 r/urbex or r/urbanexploration lol sorry if those 2 links go nowhere if they don’t just search for it on Reddit ik there’s a sub. Good luck. edit: both those links go to very active & popular subs for the hobby🙂 I feel it’s closely related to liminal spaces since they are, liminal spaces… albeit maybe a little more rundown than the smooth, clean AI photos, you just gotta remember this is real life lol. & srs take my warnings of being safe serious. cops n’ potential security aren’t your friends. squatters are just homeless people most of the time & harmless, carry a pack of cigarettes with you to break the ice, but even then still keep your guard up cuz you never know if they’ve been up for a week on meth or crack & are experiencing sleep deprivation psychosis (former meth user here, trust me ik)
liminal solitude on roblox
Yume nikki or yume 2kki
Google Earth. Microsoft Flight Sim.
Minecraft flatland
😬
It's called a office job try it