Best Atmospheric games on PC
Games in which the setting and presentation create a pronounced sense of place. They span action, RPG, survival, adventure, and simulation, so the tag describes tone rather than a specific type of gameplay.
- Visual and audio mood-setting
- Gameplay varies widely by genre
Related: Open World, Story Rich, Horror, Great Soundtrack
9,619 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Fishing Planet
First-person online fishing simulator with detailed tackle and global waterways
86% positive
Free
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition
Third-person action RPG with tough bosses and interconnected areas
91% positive
82K reviews
Demo Tom Clancy’s The Division™
Open-world third-person looter shooter in pandemic-stricken, snowbound New York
72% positive
81K reviews
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™
Free-to-play Star Wars MMORPG built around branching class stories
89% positive
Free
Papers, Please
Dystopian document-checking simulation where every stamp carries consequences
97% positive
80K reviews
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4
Third-person anime fighter with cinematic ninja battles and multiplayer
91% positive
80K reviews
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Open-world stealth action with flexible approaches to tactical missions
91% positive
79K reviews
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Fast-paced top-down action with brutal combat and shifting factions
94% positive
79K reviews
RV There Yet?
First-person co-op driving adventure with one RV and two winches
90% positive
79K reviews
Metro: Last Light Redux
Story-driven post-apocalyptic FPS mixing stealth, survival horror, and combat
91% positive
79K reviews
Content Warning
Online co-op horror where friends film monsters for viral views
93% positive
78K reviews
Demo Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Third-person jungle adventure mixing exploration, stealth, combat, and tomb puzzles
84% positive
77K reviews
Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
Open-world pirate adventure with naval combat, stealth, and parkour
87% positive
77K reviews
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Open-world martial arts action as an undercover Hong Kong cop
94% positive
76K reviews
DEVOUR
First-person co-op horror with rituals and escalating monster attacks
90% positive
76K reviews
Far Cry® 4
Open-world first-person shooter with stealth, mountain warfare, and rideable elephants
84% positive
75K reviews
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
Realistic open-world flight simulator spanning aircraft and the entire planet
76% positive
75K reviews
TEKKEN 7
Competitive 3D fighting with cinematic story battles and local or online duels
82% positive
75K reviews
Demo INSIDE
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about a hunted boy and a dark project
97% positive
74K reviews
Ultimate Custom Night
Free first-person survival horror built around customizable animatronic attacks
94% positive
Free
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
First-person survival horror across a vast animatronic-filled entertainment complex
86% positive
74K reviews
Dishonored
First-person stealth action with supernatural powers and reactive missions
97% positive
73K reviews
Company of Heroes 2
World War II RTS built around cover and combined arms
80% positive
72K reviews
The Last of Us™ Part I
Third-person survival action through a post-apocalyptic cross-country journey
81% positive
72K reviews