DoCS Game Database
Games have the unique ability to place players in the middle of speculative worlds, making them active participants in the manipulation of time, space, and reality. The DoCS Game Database focuses on interactive experiences that push these boundaries, from puzzle games exploring quantum mechanics to RPGs where choices shape alternate timelines. Each entry explores how the mechanics of gameplay integrate with speculative concepts, giving players not just a story to follow, but an environment to actively engage with and explore. Whether you're interested in strategy, narrative, or sandbox experimentation, this database highlights games that expand your understanding of reality through play.
Twelve Minutes
08/18/2021
A man relives the same 12 minutes in a time loop, desperately trying to prevent a tragic series of events and uncover the truth behind a murder.
6.7
The Forgotten City
07/27/2021
A modern-day person must solve the mystery of a time-looped ancient Roman city governed by a strict moral law to prevent its destruction.
8
Cyberpunk 2077
12/08/2020
In a dystopian future, a mercenary grapples with their own identity after a biochip implants the consciousness of a long-dead revolutionary in their mind.
7.3
Superliminal
11/11/2019
A trapped subject must navigate a dream therapy experiment where reality warps according to how they perceive objects, testing the boundaries of perception and identity.
5
Control
08/26/2019
A woman with newfound supernatural abilities must navigate a constantly shifting government building while fighting a paranormal invasion.
7.3
Outer Wilds
05/27/2019
An astronaut trapped in a 22-minute time loop must explore a dying solar system and uncover ancient mysteries to prevent the end of the universe.
7.7
The Stanley Parable
10/16/2013
An office worker’s reality unravels as he explores a maze of narrative choices that question the boundaries between free will and predestination.
6
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
04/26/2000
A young hero is trapped in a three-day time loop and must continually reset time to prevent a moon from destroying a parallel world.
7
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
01/20/1998
A young hero uses time travel to navigate his past and future selves in a quest to save Hyrule from the dark ambitions of Ganondorf.
6.3
The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
12/30/1995
A framed time-traveling agent must navigate different eras, from the Renaissance to the distant future, to prevent historical artifacts from altering the timeline and save his own future.
6.7
Myst
09/23/1993
A journey through enigmatic worlds connected by linking books, where players solve puzzles to uncover a story of betrayal and manipulation of reality.
5.7
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
11/20/1991
A hero traverses between parallel dimensions to rescue a princess and stop a dark sorcerer from conquering the world, using magic to warp reality and overcome obstacles in both realms.
5
A janitor-turned-hero travels through time and parallel realities to stop his arch-nemesis from destroying the timeline and plunging his world into chaos.
3.3