Absurdist comedy

Genre

Absurdist or surreal comedy is a style of comedy that focuses on bizarre, unnatural, non-sequential, nonsensical, illogical, and/or - as the name suggests - absurdist behaviour and themes.

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Absurdist comedy

Top absurdist comedy games

Katamari Damacy [塊魂]

Rhythm Heaven Fever [みんなのリズム天国]

God Hand [ゴッドハンド]

Undertale

The Neverhood

Psychonauts

Deltarune

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! [メイドインワリオ]

Rhythm Tengoku [リズム天国]

10.

Deadly Premonition

11.

UmJammer Lammy [ウンジャマ・ラミー]

12.

Katamari Forever [塊魂TRIBUTE]

13.

The Stanley Parable

14.

WarioWare: Smooth Moves [おどるメイドインワリオ]

15.

Tales of Game’s Studios Presents Chef Boyardee’s Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa

16.

Harvester

17.

WarioWare Gold

18.

Revenge of the Sunfish

19.

Rhythm Heaven Megamix [リズム天国ザ・ベスト＋]

20.

The Operative: No One Lives Forever

21.

Chu♥lip [チュウリップ]

22.

Illbleed

23.

South Park: The Stick of Truth

24.

Space Funeral

25.

WarioWare: Touched! [さわるメイドインワリオ]

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Title / Release date

3.06

Parodius [パロディウスだ!　神話からお笑いへ]

1990 25 apr 1990 Scrolling shooter Cute 'em up

3.53

Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers

1991 04 mar 1991 Point-and-click adventure Science fiction

3.39

133

ToeJam & Earl

1991 oct 1991 Roguelite Alien

2.80

Eternam

1992 1992 Graphic adventure Absurdist comedy

1.93

Toilet Kids [トイレキッズ]

1992 06 mar 1992 Scrolling shooter Absurdist comedy

2.60

Cho Aniki [超兄貴]

1992 25 dec 1992 Scrolling shooter Absurdist comedy

2.85

Panic! [スイッチ]

1993 23 apr 1993 Surrealism Absurdist comedy

2.67

Power Instinct 2 [豪血寺一族2]

1994 apr 1994 Fighting Absurdist comedy

3.50

Fantastic Journey [極上パロディウス～過去の栄光を求めて～]

1994 26 apr 1994 Scrolling shooter Cute 'em up

3.29

268

Earthworm Jim

1994 02 aug 1994 2D platformer Absurdist comedy

2.25

Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time

1994 04 oct 1994 Absurdist comedy Parody

1.71

ClayFighter 2: Judgment Clay

1995 01 jan 1995 Fighting Absurdist comedy

2.03

Hong Kong 1997

1995 1995 Fixed shooter Black comedy

2.67

Gogetsuji Legends [Gouketsuji Ichizoku Saikyou Densetsu]

1995 jun 1995 Fighting Absurdist comedy

3.09

Total Distortion

1995 nov 1995 Point-and-click adventure Music

3.46

124

Earthworm Jim 2

1995 15 nov 1995 2D platformer Absurdist comedy

3.63

Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius [実況おしゃべりパロディウス]

1995 15 dec 1995 Scrolling shooter Cute 'em up

2.97

Cho Aniki [超兄貴～究極無敵銀河最強男～]

1995 29 dec 1995 Scrolling shooter Absurdist comedy

1.00

DEVO Presents Adventures of the Smart Patrol

1996 1996 Graphic adventure Surrealism

3.56

Sexy Parodius [セクシーパロディウス]

1996 mar 1996 Scrolling shooter Cute 'em up

3.73

173

Harvester

1996 25 sep 1996 Satire Point-and-click adventure

2.49

Mr. Bones

1996 01 oct 1996 Undead 2D platformer

2.79

Ace Ventura

1996 31 oct 1996 Graphic adventure Comedy

4.03

234

The Neverhood

1996 31 oct 1996 Point-and-click adventure Fantasy

3.56

177

Theme Hospital

1997 31 mar 1997 Business simulation Black comedy

3.68

Pilot Brothers [Братья Пилоты: По следам полосатого слона]

1997 22 sep 1997 Absurdist comedy Point-and-click adventure

Paro Wars [パロウォーズ]

1997 25 sep 1997 Absurdist comedy Parody

2.26

ClayFighter 63⅓

1997 23 oct 1997 Fighting Absurdist comedy

3.51

Skullmonkeys

1998 10 feb 1998 Absurdist comedy Fantasy

3.12

Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012

1998 30 sep 1998 Vehicular combat Absurdist comedy

3.85

Hakaiou: King of Crusher [破壊王: King of Crusher]

1998 12 nov 1998 Beat 'em up Absurdist comedy

3.83

139

UmJammer Lammy [ウンジャマ・ラミー]

1999 18 mar 1999 Rhythm Absurdist comedy

3.10

Incredible Crisis [とんでもクライシス!]

1999 24 jun 1999 Action Absurdist comedy

1.75

ARFENHOUSE!!!1

1999 jul 1999 Absurdist comedy RPG

1.75

ARFENHOUSE!!!1 TOO!!!!

1999 oct 1999 RPG Absurdist comedy

3.75

Monkey Island Collection

2000 2000 Adventure Graphic adventure

2.73

BCV: Battle Construction Vehicles [建設重機喧嘩バトルぶちギレ金剛!!]

2000 01 jun 2000 Car combat Absurdist comedy

1.75

ARFENHOUSE!!!1 #!!!!!!

2000 nov 2000 RPG Absurdist comedy

2.94

Escape from Monkey Island

2000 08 nov 2000 Graphic adventure Pirate

3.65

140

The Operative: No One Lives Forever

2000 09 nov 2000 Espionage First-person shooter

1.84

OH NO! [オーノー!]

2000 16 nov 2000 Auto runner Absurdist comedy

3.25

A Day for Fresh Sushi

2001 2001 Text adventure Parody

3.25

Segagaga [セガガガ]

2001 29 mar 2001 JRPG Postmodernism

3.83

Illbleed

2001 29 mar 2001 Survival horror Black comedy

3.65

150

PaRappa the Rapper 2 [パラッパラッパー2]

2001 30 aug 2001 Rhythm Music

3.27

Liberal Crime Squad

2002 2002 Roguelike Crime

2.00

Urban Yeti!

2002 16 aug 2002 Open world Arcade

3.76

Chu♥lip [チュウリップ]

2002 03 oct 2002 Absurdist comedy Romance

3.94

530

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! [メイドインワリオ]

2003 21 mar 2003 Absurdist comedy Arcade

3.44

Matrimelee [新豪血寺一族闘婚 -Matrimelee-]

2003 21 mar 2003 Fighting Absurdist comedy