Artistic games needed!

Braid,play it...NOW

Limbo, Bastion or Mirrors Edge.

Aquatica, Braid, Limbo, windowsill, lume, trauma, bastion, botanicula, eufloria, nyxquest, osmos, probly alot more, but thats just a few to name

research and development for hl2ep2

the graveyard

Mari0 mix of nes marion and portal :)

Altered Beast is the Citizen Kane of video games

Minecraft

The Void

definitely Limbo and Bastion.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

I'm suprised no one mentioned machinarium

might i recommend Shadow of the Colossus?

Okami for PS2... is beautifull... (use an emulator, you HAVE TO play that game)
for PC you can try Alice Madness Returns, is pretty artistic

A few more I have that noone mentioned so far.

Like Terry Cavanagh's (creator of VVVVVV) Don't Look Back, which you can play for free on Kongregate. Hard as hell, but I love it. Another free flashy one is Every Day The Same Dream, which is an existencial artsy game with a weird sense of humor. It's one of those down-looked-on games that are put in the cathegory of "walk games", but I wholeheartedly recommend. Another game from that cathegory would be Dear Esther, which I have yet to play, but judging by the original sourcemod it's based on, it really is a love/hate kind of thing. Can't say i disliked it though.

For the PS2 if you're interested in Shadow of the Colossus, definitely play ICO. Most immersive game I've ever played, period.

And last but not least, Check out Sanitarium for the PC, an old (10+ years old) point-and-click adventure. It is unique in its own genre with its unusual inventory and presentation, and the whole game is basically a venture into the protagonist's mind, as it becomes way too obvious in the beginning. It has some creepy scenes, some awesome mystery stories, and overall is recommended, despite all the pixel hunt it forces onto you.

Oh, one more. Yume Nikki. Couldn't stop reflecting on it after I finished it first, this just might be the Eraserhead of videogames.

Braid, Dear Esther

What about Shin Megami Tensei games, like Persona 3, Persona 4, Nocturne, Digital Devil Saga...

Muramasa for the Wii
Odin Sphere for the PS2
both of the same creators

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Ones I haven't tried but am looking forward to:

Heavy Rain (PS3 only)

The Stanley Parable (Half-life 2 mod)

Triptych (Crysis mod)

To The Moon (as stated in other threads, it's coming to steam, YAY)

Nikopol (have it, need to play it)

I also know the Myst series is generally recommended when people ask for games like Dear Esther

Also, I loved Dear Esther too, amazing game (or whatever you want to call it). Never felt like I was actually in the gameworld before, all the atmospheric details really did a good job of doing that

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To The Moon is coming to steam I believe.

Trine

Mirrors Edge is pretty good, great artistic style and interesting gameplay.

Also +1 for Stanley Parable. That game is awesome.

+1 (roughly equal parts art and game): Braid, Limbo, Portal/Portal 2, NightSky, Indigo Prophecy (aka Fahrenheit), Deus Ex: HR, Bastion, Auditorium
+½ (perhaps more art than game): Trauma, Windosill, Machinarium, Samorost 2, The Cat and the Coup (although it's pretty blah), Chime, Coil
+oldschool: Zork: Nemesis, Grim Fandango, Deus Ex (original)
+troll: Secret of the Magic Crystals, Keyboard Drumset Fucking Werewolf
+random: Rock of Ages, Time Gentlemen Please/Ben There Dan That
+?????!!! (I've not played them (enough?)): Lume, Nikopol, Saira, Fate of the World, Mirror's Edge, Between (it says "IGF Demo", but it's the full game -- mp only...)

If you don't mind the repetitive and sub-par gameplay Alice: Madness Returns may interest you. It has lovely visuals and solid art direction which varies as you enter a different domain. I do however recommend playing in short bursts as the game is otherwise basically the same.
The voice acting is quite good, but sub-par compared to the previous game.

Scarygirl (despite the bugs)