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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.

Related: Open World, Story Rich, Horror, Great Soundtrack

10,284 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

10,284 games

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
First-person open-world RPG grounded in historical medieval Bohemia
92% positive 151K reviews
Darkest Dungeon®
Darkest Dungeon®
Dark fantasy roguelike RPG about stress, survival, and permanent death
91% positive 149K reviews
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Hand-painted Metroidvania platforming through a wounded fantasy world
96% positive 149K reviews
Black Mesa
Black Mesa
Sci-fi first-person shooter reimagining Half-Life with expanded alien-world levels
94% positive 145K reviews
The Elder Scrolls® Online
The Elder Scrolls® Online
Open-world fantasy MMORPG for solo questing, co-op, and PvP
81% positive 144K reviews
Celeste
Celeste
Difficult 2D precision platformer about climbing a mountain and persevering
97% positive 144K reviews
Need for Speed™ Heat
Need for Speed™ Heat
Open-world arcade racing split between legal events and police chases
84% positive 139K reviews
God of War
God of War
Third-person Norse action adventure with weighty close-range combat
95% positive 138K reviews
Rise of the Tomb Raider™
Rise of the Tomb Raider™
Third-person action adventure mixing Siberian exploration, combat, and tomb puzzles
94% positive 136K reviews
Far Cry 3
Far Cry 3
Open-world first-person shooter about surviving a lawless tropical archipelago
87% positive 135K reviews
Half-Life
Half-Life
Classic sci-fi first-person shooter mixing alien combat and environmental puzzles
96% positive 133K reviews
MiSide Demo
MiSide
First-person psychological horror where a cute anime world turns disturbing
98% positive 132K reviews
Starbound
Starbound
Spacefaring sandbox RPG built around exploration, crafting, and colonization
93% positive 131K reviews
Assassin's Creed® Origins
Assassin's Creed® Origins
Third-person open-world action RPG set across ancient Egypt
85% positive 128K reviews
ASTRONEER
ASTRONEER
Open-world space sandbox about reshaping planets and building bases
91% positive 128K reviews
Metro Exodus
Metro Exodus
Post-apocalyptic first-person shooter mixing open exploration, stealth, and survival horror
89% positive 128K reviews
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Choice-driven detective RPG built around dialogue and political intrigue
92% positive 126K reviews
NieR:Automata™
NieR:Automata™
Post-apocalyptic action RPG with androids battling machines across ruined Earth
87% positive 124K reviews
Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami
Fast-paced top-down action with lethal combat and rapid retries
96% positive 124K reviews
Starfield
Starfield
Single-player space RPG with planetary exploration and customizable spacecraft
62% positive 122K reviews
Subnautica 2
Subnautica 2
Underwater survival adventure on an alien world with optional co-op
91% positive 121K reviews
The Long Dark
The Long Dark
First-person survival sandbox against cold, hunger, and wildlife
89% positive 120K reviews
Batman™: Arkham Knight
Batman™: Arkham Knight
Open-world superhero action with stealth, combat, and a drivable Batmobile
92% positive 120K reviews
Frostpunk
Frostpunk
Survival city builder where heat, resources, and laws decide lives
92% positive 120K reviews