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

Rhythm Heaven Fever [みんなのリズム天国]

Pizza Tower

Katamari Damacy [塊魂]

God Hand [ゴッドハンド]

Undertale

Deltarune

Psychonauts

The Neverhood

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

10.

Rhythm Tengoku [リズム天国]

11.

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

12.

No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way

13.

Katamari Forever [塊魂TRIBUTE]

14.

WarioWare: Smooth Moves [おどるメイドインワリオ]

15.

The Stanley Parable

16.

Deadly Premonition

17.

UmJammer Lammy [ウンジャマ・ラミー]

18.

WarioWare Gold

19.

Tomodachi Life [トモダチコレクション新生活]

20.

Rhythm Heaven Megamix [リズム天国ザ・ベスト＋]

21.

AI: The Somnium Files

22.

Chu♥lip [チュウリップ]

23.

Harvester

24.

The Operative: No One Lives Forever

25.

South Park: The Stick of Truth

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Games 388

Average

Ratings

Reviews

Title / Release date

3.18

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1984 1984 Text adventure Black comedy

2.78

Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel

1987 1987 Graphic adventure Crime investigation

3.10

Parodius [パロディウスだ!　神話からお笑いへ]

1990 25 apr 1990 Cute 'em up Scrolling shooter

3.00

Gobliiins

1991 1991 Point-and-click adventure High fantasy

3.45

Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers

1991 04 mar 1991 Point-and-click adventure Time travel

3.39

148

ToeJam & Earl

1991 oct 1991 Roguelite Alien

2.71

Eternam

1992 1992 Graphic adventure Absurdist comedy

3.07

Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon

1992 1992 Point-and-click adventure Comedy

1.91

Toilet Kids [トイレキッズ]

1992 06 mar 1992 Scrolling shooter Absurdist comedy

2.88

Cho Aniki [超兄貴]

1992 25 dec 1992 Scrolling shooter Absurdist comedy

2.47

Kendo Rage [負けるな!魔剣道]

1993 22 jan 1993 Action 2D platformer

2.74

Panic! [スイッチ]

1993 23 apr 1993 Surrealism Absurdist comedy

3.00

Mentor

1994 1994 Music Point-and-click adventure

3.21

Woodruff and the Schnibble of Azimuth

1994 1994 Point-and-click adventure Absurdist comedy

2.95

The Ren & Stimpy Show Presents: Stimpy's Invention

1994 mar 1994 2D platformer Absurdist comedy

3.56

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

3.27

334

Earthworm Jim

1994 02 aug 1994 2D platformer Absurdist comedy

2.51

Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time

1994 04 oct 1994 Graphic adventure Black comedy

2.53

Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure

1994 nov 1994 2D platformer Comedy

Harold's Mission

1995 1995 Point-and-click adventure Comedy

1.95

134

Hong Kong 1997

1995 1995 Fixed shooter Black comedy

1.50

Skaut Kwatermaster

1995 1995 Point-and-click adventure Comedy

2.80

Gogetsuji Legends [Gouketsuji Ichizoku Saikyou Densetsu]

1995 jun 1995 Absurdist comedy 2D fighting

2.81

Total Distortion

1995 nov 1995 Music Point-and-click adventure

3.50

151

Earthworm Jim 2

1995 15 nov 1995 2D platformer Absurdist comedy

3.55

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

1995 15 dec 1995 Cute 'em up Scrolling shooter

2.74

Cho Aniki [超兄貴～究極無敵銀河最強男～]

1995 29 dec 1995 Scrolling shooter Absurdist comedy

1.08

DEVO Presents Adventures of the Smart Patrol

1996 1996 Graphic adventure Surrealism

3.53

Sexy Parodius [セクシーパロディウス]

1996 mar 1996 Scrolling shooter Cute 'em up

3.69

227

Harvester

1996 25 sep 1996 Point-and-click adventure Satire

2.53

Mr. Bones

1996 01 oct 1996 Undead 2D platformer

2.77

Ace Ventura

1996 31 oct 1996 Absurdist comedy Point-and-click adventure

3.99

294

The Neverhood

1996 31 oct 1996 Point-and-click adventure Fantasy

3.33

453

PaRappa the Rapper [パラッパラッパー]

1996 06 dec 1996 Rhythm Music

1.72

Armed & Delirious [גרניקס]

1997 1997 Point-and-click adventure Surrealism

3.64

228

Theme Hospital

1997 31 mar 1997 Business simulation Black comedy

4.11

Pilot Brothers [Братья Пилоты: По следам полосатого слона]

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

Paro Wars [パロウォーズ]

1997 25 sep 1997 Turn-based strategy War

2.21

ClayFighter 63⅓

1997 23 oct 1997 Absurdist comedy Fighting

3.47

Skullmonkeys

1998 10 feb 1998 Absurdist comedy 2D platformer

3.45

Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012

1998 30 sep 1998 Black comedy Absurdist comedy

3.32

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

1998 12 nov 1998 Beat 'em up Absurdist comedy

3.64

Cookie's Bustle [クッキーズ・バッスル ~謎のボンボワールド~]

1999 1999 Point-and-click adventure Alien

3.83

226

UmJammer Lammy [ウンジャマ・ラミー]

1999 18 mar 1999 Absurdist comedy Rhythm

3.13

Incredible Crisis [とんでもクライシス!]

1999 24 jun 1999 Absurdist comedy Action

1.75

ARFENHOUSE!!!1

1999 jul 1999 RPG Absurdist comedy

3.57

Bangai-O [爆裂無敵バンガイオー]

1999 03 sep 1999 Multidirectional shooter Mecha

1.75

ARFENHOUSE!!!1 TOO!!!!

1999 oct 1999 RPG Absurdist comedy

3.77

Monkey Island Collection

2000 2000 Adventure Graphic adventure

2.08

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 Parody