Alex Buscemi
Some moments in real life look so surreal they could pass as scenes from a video game.
This gallery highlights those perfectly timed shots, where the angles, lighting, or sheer weirdness of the moment make you do a double take.
These cool photos aren’t the result of graphic design or CGI—they’re the real deal.
Whether it’s landscapes that seem too perfect, structures that defy expectations, or everyday occurrences caught at just the right moment, each image blurs the line between reality and digital artistry.
Scroll through and see if you can believe your eyes.
1. There Is A House Near Me That Looks Like It’s Out Of A Fairytale
2. This Looks Like A Screenshot From A Video Game But Is Actually A Real Altar From An Entire Church Carved Underground In A Salt Mine In Poland
3. My Friend Took This Pic In Chile, When The Volcano Was Erupting. Looks Very Eerie
4. Long Exposure Photo Of Drones Circling Mountains Makes Them Look Like Sci-Fi Landscapes
5. I Drove Into A Deep Winter Forest At Night, And It Looks Like In Some Stephen King Story
6. At The Right Time Of Day, My Dog’s Favorite Napping Spot Makes Him Look Really Magical
7. Petrol Station After A Good Downpour
8. This Tree I Found Hiking Looks Like A Forest Monster Watching Over You
9. Found A Portal To Elsewhere
10. This Morning Reflection From My Front Door
11. Rose Mirror Tray From A Flea Market Yesterday. The Sky Reflection Makes It Look Like A Portal To Another Realm
12. Sword In The Stone. In Cheddar, England
13. Woke Up To Drink Water And Saw This On The Window’s Reflection (Thought It Was A Ghost, It’s Just A Chair With My Jacket)
14. The Sun Hit This Freshly-Paved Tarmac Just Right And Made A Real-Life Rainbow Road Through Polarized Lenses
15. Oh No, I Picked The Wrong Tree To Hide The Power Stone
16. San Francisco Be Looking Like Blade Runner 2049
17. There Was A Fire In My Hometown’s Cemetery Yesterday
18. Reflection Of Bathroom Mirror Makes It Look Like We Have An Outdoor Cinema Going On
19. This Photo Of My Son Looks Like A Horror Movie Poster
20. I Found A Door (And Nothing Else) On An Abandoned Beach
21. Alien Invasion (Ceiling Lights Reflecting On Glass Window)
22. If This Were A Video Game, There Would Definitely Be Something Behind There
23. The Sun On My Door Is So Bright You Can See It Through The Door
24. The Reflection Of The Light On My Coffee Looks Like A Glowing Castle
25. Welcome To Silent Hill. My Husband Just Sent Me This… It Was Taken On His Way To Work This Morning
26. This Tree That Was Struck By Lightning
27. My Neighborhood Turned Into Silent Hill Last Night
28. Real Life Video Game Glitches
29. The End Of This Tunnel Looks Like It Leads To A Video Game World
30. This Triangular Building, From This Angle, Looks Like A Movie Set Facade
31. Local Town Hall. This Looks Like 90s Pre Rendered Game Backgrounds
32. Empty Mall (Yes, Believe It Or Not This Really Is A Mall)
33. Our Power Went Out And Thankfully My Manager Had Some Lightsabers In His Car
34. The Frozen Windows On My Plane Made It Look Like We Were Flying Through A Nebula
35. This Hotel’s Carpet And Lighting Combo Produce A Really Trippy Effect
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