They Grew Lungs and Drowned 1.0

Low budget indie games tend to be some of the most creative around, assuming they aren't just flipping assets poorly in Unity. Without the budget to create an epic, the creators instead need to focus on one unique feature to make their games stick out. From these restrictions come some truly inventive concepts. One of them is They Grew Lungs and Drowned, a surreal horror game where it's up to you what you think is happening.

To play They Grew Lungs and Drowned, simply run the executable after unzipping it to a folder.

The premise of this game is...incredibly difficult to even explain. It is split into 5 different chapters. The first starts off with you walking on top of a river (yes, on top) and eventually being greeted by a freaky character named Lunchmeat. You'll quickly notice in conversations that the camera loves to stay glued to the front of their face even when they're flailing about, giving even conversations an uncomfortable feeling.

The problem with the game's story is that the rest of the game feels like it has nothing to do with that opener. This game carries a general feel of "let's be bizarre and surreal for the sake of being bizarre and surreal". You could argue over the meaning of it all with a friend, and you'd both probably be correct.

All in all, if you want to play a game with an incredibly unique premise, then you should give They Grew Lungs and Drowned a download.