8 Brilliant Stop Motion Video Games

2022-07-30 07:46:28 By : Ms. Yoyo Xu

Stop Motion video games make for a thrilling gameplay experience since they have unique visuals. Here are some of the best Stop Motion games.

Stop Motion video games and movies have been stealing fans' hearts for decades now. While they might not be one of the most popular types of games, the stop-motion art style still provides unique experiences to its players through one-of-a-kind visuals that magnify the games' meaningful stories. Some of these games became classics however, there are also a few underrated creations and exciting new options gamers should know about.

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Stop motion games always have creative worlds and imaginative storylines with quirky characters and all kinds of cute animals that are also perfect for avid and casual gamers too who love to try animal or cat video games with beguiling and weird visuals.

Vokabulantis is one of the most exciting games coming in 2022. This stunning stop-motion video game is an upcoming platformer puzzle adventure about two kids who fell in love and go on an exciting and dangerous adventure to save the world of language.

Thanks to the game's clever storyline and the stunning hand-crafted world it'll surely provide a unique gaming experience for gaming fans who love single-players and co-op games with emotional stories as well as captivating and responsive gameplay. Players will also be able to experience the young lovers' budding romance in a new way thanks to its inventive game mechanics.

Tanita: Plasticine Dream is one of the most vibrant and charming stop-motion adventure games that's a whole lot of fun for adults and kids too. Thanks to its beautiful claymation it's one of those games that are fun to watch.

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The game's story is about Tanita a young and clever Plasticine girl who finds herself on a mysterious island after a plane crash. Players will have to find a way to help her survive and escape this island while also defeating an evil enemy who turns fishes into monsters. While solving fun puzzles, riddles, mini-games, and using weird machines players will go on Tanita's colorful and often humorous journey in this weirdly wonderful fantasy world.

The Dark Eye is one of the darkest psychological horror games that's one of the most beloved classic stop-motion games ever created. The game's creative story was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's spooky macabre stories. The creators used stop-motion animation, 3D graphics, and chilling video segments to create the game's unique world.

The game's story is about an unnamed character who's suffering from horrifying and surreal nightmares. After he visits his uncle he gets involved in the characters' ill-fated love story that leads to insanity. It's a dark yet beautiful adventure with atmospheric music that lets players experience some of Poe's most haunting stories in a completely new and unique way.

The Neverhood is one of the most charming puzzle adventure stop-motion video games from the late 90s. The game's world is filled with vibrant and weird hand-crafted creations and its story is wonderfully quirky and humorous. The Neverhood is about the story of a Klaymen who suddenly discovers that his entire world and he himself are made out of clay.

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Players will have to guide Klaymen through this imaginative world while solving puzzles and riddles and enjoying upbeat music. The goal is to help Klaymen figure out what's his purpose in clay life.

Harold Halibut is another new adventure indie stop-motion game that's not available yet but will be coming soon. While this story-rich and atmospheric game about life and friendship didn't even come out yet, it already won multiple prestigious gaming awards.

The game's story follows a young lab assistant named Harold and is set on a stunning city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. The spaceship's habitants fled Earth 250 years ago because a Cold War was coming. Players will get to go on an adventure in this extremely detailed and vibrant retro-future style world in which Harold and the ship's lead scientist Mareaux try to fix the ship and find a new dryer and happier home for everyone.

Derrick the Deathfin is one of the most colorful and entertaining modern stop-motion video games that takes its players on a fantastical underwater paper craft adventure. Players will have to help Derrick, a goofy shark, take revenge after his parents' death.

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While the story might seem menacing it's actually a joyful and fun game in which players can help Derrick eat all kinds of animals including bears, birds, and rabbits while leaping through flaming tires and collecting diamonds, and trying to destroy all man-made structures. The game has fun levels and is easy enough to be enjoyable for casual and beginner gamers too.

Lumino City is easily one of the most beguiling and charming stop-motion games ever created. This award-winning hand-made adventure is one of the greatest puzzle games with breathtaking visuals. Players will have to help Lumi explore this detailed and extraordinary city while using their wits and creativity to piece together imaginative puzzling mechanisms.

Players will get to discover all kinds of quirky and wonderful buildings and even create some themselves. The game's story follows Lumi as she tries to find her Grandad and while exploring the city she also learns interesting new things about his grandfather that puts him in a new light.

The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 is one of the most mind-bending award-winning games ever created. The game not only has one-of-a-kind visuals thanks to its stop-motion art style but also an inspired storyline with meaningful themes. This point & click adventure game takes its players on an atmospheric and weird adventure.

Players will control the character named Victor who can enter people's dreams. Through various engaging puzzles, players will have to help Victor save his neighbors from the dream machine. The Dream Machine's world is set in a creepy apartment complex filled with mystery and secrets and the creepy gameplay is matched with equally haunting music that increases the game's surreal atmosphere.

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