If you’re looking for “games as art”, I have 3 recommendations:

1. Yume Nikki. It’s a classic RPGMaker horror game, which has inspired many Fan Games and even some more modern games, such as Undertale. Definitely at least give it a try and explore a little bit - the game play is minimal but it’s quite an atmospheric experience.

2. Disco Elysium. It’s more of a very interactive book than a game, but the writing is just phenomenal. In the game you have 24 skills as your personality traits, and depending which ones you level up, they often come and chime in during conversations, giving funny remarks or advice - I love it.

3. Pathologic 2. Can’t really get into its special mechanics without spoilers, but it’s such a gem of a game. I love it.