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
2,717 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
Open-world crime action with three protagonists and online heists
88% positive
2.1M reviews
Terraria
2D sandbox adventure built around digging, crafting, and boss fights
97% positive
1.6M reviews
Black Myth: Wukong
Chinese myth action RPG with staff combat and tough bosses
96% positive
1.2M reviews
ELDEN RING
Open-world action RPG with punishing combat and flexible character builds
93% positive
1.2M reviews
Cyberpunk 2077
Open-world first-person RPG set in a futuristic cyberpunk city
87% positive
981K reviews
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Open-world trucking simulation with cargo routes and company management
97% positive
944K reviews
Dead by Daylight
Asymmetrical horror where four survivors evade one player-controlled killer
78% positive
936K reviews
Red Dead Redemption 2
Open-world Western action adventure about an outlaw gang on the run
92% positive
920K reviews
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition
Third-person open-world RPG about monster hunting and consequential choices
97% positive
889K reviews
Call of Duty®
Military first-person shooter spanning campaigns, co-op, and online battles
59% positive
782K reviews
The Forest
First-person survival horror with base building and mutant cannibals
96% positive
683K reviews
Destiny 2
Free-to-play sci-fi looter shooter with co-op raids and PvP
79% positive
Free
Unturned
Free-to-play open-world zombie survival with crafting, bases, and PvP
91% positive
Free
Hollow Knight
Challenging 2D Metroidvania through a ruined underground bug kingdom
97% positive
562K reviews
Don't Starve Together
Difficult open-world survival crafting built for cooperative play
95% positive
543K reviews
Monster Hunter: World
Third-person action RPG about tracking and hunting giant monsters
89% positive
518K reviews
Lethal Company
First-person co-op horror about scavenging deadly moons for quota
97% positive
511K reviews
DayZ
Hardcore online survival sandbox where every stranger poses a risk
78% positive
470K reviews
Portal 2
First-person puzzle platformer built around portals, physics, and dark humor
99% positive
467K reviews
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Randomized action roguelike with bizarre upgrades and tough basement runs
97% positive
457K reviews
DARK SOULS™ III
Third-person dark fantasy RPG built around punishing combat and exploration
94% positive
440K reviews
Fallout 4
Open-world post-apocalyptic RPG with gunplay, choices, and settlement building
81% positive
429K reviews
No Man's Sky
Open-world space sandbox across a procedurally generated galaxy
85% positive
420K reviews
ARC Raiders
Third-person extraction shooter mixing machine hunts with player encounters
82% positive
416K reviews