12 Must-Play PC Indie Games Pushing Creative Boundaries This Year

6. Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios, July 2023)

Viewfinder is where your favorite photography mechanic gets a mind-bending twist. Crafted by Sad Owl Studios, this first-person puzzler lets you reshape reality itself—taking 2D photos and instantly turning them into 3D, explorable terrain. It makes your every snap a potential puzzle solution, and the sense of creative thrill is unlike anything in gaming right now. Viewfinder has drawn heaps of acclaim for pushing the genre forward, with many reviews highlighting its joyful “Eureka!” moments and gorgeously stylized worlds. If games like Portal or Superliminal got your gears turning, Viewfinder’s spatial brainteasers will be your next obsession. Just remember: your photos shape the world, literally!