Weird is not enough of a word to describe these games.
Are you tired of playing video games with realistic graphics, deep storyline, lifelike character movements, and all other details that follow the norms? If you’re looking for unusual, you’re in for a treat with our list of the weirdest video games ever made.
10. Plants vs. Zombies
Plants and zombies. One of the weirdest, but also the best combination ever made for a video game.
Who would’ve thought that plants shooting peas at zombies will be such a huge hit, it won several “Game of the Year” awards? It was even released in various platforms from consoles to tablets to phones. Oh, and it even got a sequel. It’s that successful.
It’s a tower defense game where you line your lawn with plants to prevent zombies from getting into your home to eat your brains out. Zombies can range from diving zombies, flying zombies, rugby player zombies able to withstand heavy damage, granny zombies that can become grumpy once hit, and even “Thriller” zombies that can raise minions from the grave and dance like Michael Jackson.
Don’t worry, your plants are not ordinary either, with some able to ignite peas, throw “winter” melons that slow enemies down, catapult butter and corn, and launch corn cobs like a devastating missile attack.
If you think about it, as in real hard, it really is a weird video game. But its oddity just added value to its entertaining and addicting gameplay.
Zombie detour. The roof is an easier path for them to eat your brains.
9. Katamari Damacy
Roll, roll, roll your ball gently down the street.
After King of All Cosmos wiped out every celestial body from the sky, he charges the Prince to go to Earth and collect enough materials to recreate the stars and the planets. To start, he gives you a “katamari” – a magical ball that allows anything smaller than it to stick and make it grow.
You control the Prince as he rolls the katamari around town to gather the required resources. The game uses size, weight, and surface area of the objects to determine which will stick to the katamari and which won’t. You’ll start small by picking up pins and insects, and as you grow, you’ll be able to drag in buildings, mountains, and even clouds.
Scrap those scientific theories on how our world came to be. This is the truth behind the birth of the Earth we’ve all been looking for.
Touch My Katamari Launch Trailer
8. Space Giraffe
Space giraffe on drugs. Get ready for a psychedelic gaming experience.
You take control of the Space Giraffe as it moves at the edge of a 3D figure. Enemies appear on the other edge of the dimension and you must shoot them to oblivion.
What makes it weird are the disturbing animal sound effects and the word “Giraffetastic!” appearing every now and then.
It’s more of a seizure-inducing game than an arcade shooter.
Who will be baaing? I can’t even see where my character is.
Space Giraffe gameplay
7. Goat Simulator
The gloat of the goat. You’ll be smiling like a goat after experiencing this game..
Released by Coffee Stain Studios on April 1, 2014, you’d think this game is just an April Fool’s joke. Nope, it’s real and it’s out in the market.
It’s classified as an open-ended action video game. You get to play as a goat because deep down in your heart, we know you dream to be one. You get to jump, run, bash, lick things, and drag objects around. You can also perform stunts like bouncing off trampolines, trying to chain tricks in the air similar to Tony Hawk sports games. There are also character modifiers and Easter eggs scattered in the game which can change your goat into a giraffe, an ostrich, or add a jetpack to your bearded goat. There’s also one that can get you spinning like Sonic the Hedgehog.
After reading all this, we know you’re itching to become a goat.
Inexplicable fun can be obtained for having your goat do front and backflips.
Goat Simulator official trailer
6. I am Bread
The triumph of the toasted. After a perilous journey, you just revel in the glory of getting toasted.
I don’t know if devs are running out of ideas or just genuinely creative. The game was published and developed by Bossa Studios and was released on April 9, 2015.
As a slice of bread, your goal is to get toasted. On your heroic journey to the toaster, you should avoid touching objects that will get your “edible” meter go down. ‘nuff said.
Unexpected journey. Your ultimate goal is to become butter toast.
I am Bread - Official Full Release Game Trailer
5. Enviro Bear 2000
A bear driving. As if that’s not weird enough.
Winter is coming, and this bear needs to fatten up for hibernation. He rides a car to get food by driving over water pools for fish or into bushes for berries. The concept is peculiar enough; match it with graphics and animation which looks like it was made by a 10-year old on a sugar rush, and you get a simply hilarious game.
Let's Play Enviro-Bear 2000 - Operation: Hibernation
4. Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Smooth criminal. Despite the strange concept, it received positive reviews on its release.
Based on the King of Pop’s 1988 hit film Moonwalker, Sega released games themed around the film. An arcade version of the game and a console version (Sega Genesis) made the market at that time.
The main objective of the game is to rescue the children while defeating henchmen along the way. What else would Michael use to crush enemies? None other than his infamous dance moves! In the arcade version, there’s a special attack called “Dance Magic”: a spotlight from the sky shines upon Michael, and he starts dancing his high-power trademark moves. All enemies within the area (except bosses) unable to resist the viral dance moves, will join the King of Pop until they’re destroyed at the end of the routine (apparently, they can’t keep up with his dancing prowess).
Weird is not even enough to describe this. Yep! That’s the King of Pop right there.
Now don’t laugh, I’m trying to be serious here. There’s still more.
In the console version, his attack moves are a little different. The normal kick attack is animated similar to his trademarked high kick. Hold the kick button, move backwards, and you’ll do the signature Moonwalk. There’s also an attack where Michael will do his spin move, rendering him invulnerable for a moment; hold it for two seconds more and he’ll throw his fedora hat like a boomerang, destroying most enemies.
Michael Jackson Moonwalker on Sega Genesis
Michael Jackson Moonwalker on arcade
3. Mister Mosquito
Bloodsucking is my job. Nothing’s better than young blood.
It’s not hard to guess that you’ll play as a mosquito in this game. Your goal is to suck the blood of the Yamada family and reach the quota for each stage. There are designated areas of the body where you can land and start sucking at specific times. Beware of the “stress meter” that acts as the awareness gauge of each victim; sucking too fast will cause the meter to rise, alerting the victim and initiating a hand slap to crush you down.
Just like real-life mosquitoes, you need to avoid getting swatted by filthy human hands. If you’re spotted while flying around, prepare to engage in a boss fight.
Being a vampire and sucking blood is one thing, but as a mosquito, really? I don’t know what the devs of this game took in to make one weird video game.
This is not a ‘dirty’ game as you might think. It’s just plain, pure bloodlust.
Mister Mosquito gameplay
2. Seaman
A new pet. Seaman is the dream-come-true pet everyone wants to have in their home.
Eccentric is not enough to describe this weird video game. Created for Sega Dreamcast, the game was released in the US on 2000. The game is narrated by none other than Leonard Nimoy himself (a.k.a. Mr. Spock) in the English version of the game.
As a pet owner of the mysterious “Seaman” species, your role is to feed, care, and provide it company. Sounds like a normal pet simulator, right? Well, it has a “-man” in its name because it has the body of a fish and a face of a human. It looks like something from a morbid horror movie where scientists mix species to create monster-like creatures.
No worries though as it’s actually friendly. You can talk to it via the microphone bundled with the game console, and it will respond back just like your average friend.
I… I don’t know what’s happening.
Let’s play Seaman! Seaman gameplay care of PewDiePie
1. Panic!
Panic! Get ready for the weirdest of the weird.
Made for the Sega CD console, the game was localized for North America in 1994. A virus has infected computers around the world. You play as Slap, and together with your dog Stick, you’re tasked to bring the antidote to the central computer to fix it.
In each level, you’re presented with new scenery or device and a set of buttons you must press to get through the level. Each button either displays mind-boggling animations or just teleports you to the next level. I promise you’ll wince and laugh at the same time, wondering how the hell this weird video game got published. It was rereleased for PS2 in Japan in 2002, gathering more crazy people to play it.
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