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.
Quantum Break
Third-person sci-fi shooter mixing time powers with live-action episodes
86% positive
31K reviews
Alice: Madness Returns
Dark fantasy action-platformer through a shattered, hostile Wonderland
91% positive
31K reviews
Tiny Bunny
Horror visual novel with branching paths through a winter mystery
83% positive
31K reviews
Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition
Open-world action RPG about hunting machines in a dying future
88% positive
31K reviews
BioShock™ 2 Remastered
First-person shooter casts you as a Big Daddy in Rapture
72% positive
30K reviews
Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare
Futuristic first-person shooter with space combat, multiplayer, and zombies
62% positive
30K reviews
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Cyberpunk action RPG mixing stealth, hacking, dialogue, and gunfights
92% positive
30K reviews
Dead Space™ 2
Third-person sci-fi horror shooter built around strategic dismemberment
94% positive
30K reviews
Sally Face - Episode One
Hand-drawn point-and-click horror mystery about speaking with the dead
97% positive
30K reviews
Guild Wars 2®
Open-world fantasy MMORPG built around exploration and dynamic events
88% positive
Free
Tropico 6
Political city builder about managing a banana republic across islands
88% positive
30K reviews
Train Simulator Classic
Single-player train simulator with licensed locomotives and editable routes
72% positive
29K reviews
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Difficult dark fantasy action RPG built around martial-arts deflections
50% positive
29K reviews
A Story About My Uncle
First-person platformer about grappling through a fantasy world to find your uncle
92% positive
29K reviews
Dead Space (2008)
Third-person survival horror with strategic dismemberment aboard a mining ship
92% positive
29K reviews
Necesse
Top-down survival crafting RPG with automated settlements and co-op
93% positive
29K reviews
Half-Life: Opposing Force
Sci-fi first-person shooter revisiting Black Mesa from a soldier's perspective
95% positive
29K reviews
Risk of Rain Returns
2D action roguelike with escalating hordes and randomized loot
90% positive
29K reviews
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
Open-world fantasy RPG built around exploration and character freedom
95% positive
29K reviews
Sniper Elite 3
Third-person World War II sniper action built around stealth and ballistics
82% positive
28K reviews
Dead Frontier 2
Online third-person survival horror with scarce ammo and zombie scavenging
70% positive
Free
No More Room in Hell 2
Eight-player cooperative zombie FPS with infection and permanent character death
57% positive
28K reviews
NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139...
Post-apocalyptic action RPG mixing swordplay, magic, and a dark story
88% positive
28K reviews
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Tactical first-person shooter with multiplayer matches and bot campaigns
91% positive
28K reviews