Project Laika

Forget everything you know about traditional RPGs and step into the surreal, Lynchian world of Planet Laika (stylized as PLAЛET LДIKД). Co-developed by Quintet (Terranigma) and Zeque (Kowloon's Gate), this 1999 cult classic is a mind-bending descent into psychological sci-fi. You pilot an expedition to a Mars colony where humanity has traded its faces for dog heads, tasking you with navigating the protagonist's multiple personalities to solve puzzles and engage in abstract, Arkanoid-style combat. With its retro-futuristic Soviet aesthetic, unsettling pre-rendered backdrops, and fever-dream atmosphere, it’s one of the most bizarre and evocative titles in the PlayStation 1 library—a must-own for collectors who hunt for the "forbidden masterpieces" that never left Japan.