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
2,723 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Tourist Bus Simulator
Open-world bus driving sim with routes and company management
66% positive
3,501 reviews
The End Is Nigh
Difficult 2D platformer about building a friend after the apocalypse
94% positive
3,500 reviews
REKA
Witchcraft adventure exploring forests and building a chicken-legged cottage
82% positive
3,490 reviews
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
Top-down exploration RPG about surviving aboard a spacefaring steam locomotive
84% positive
3,483 reviews
Peripeteia
Cyberpunk immersive sim with freeform missions in alternate-history Poland
86% positive
3,481 reviews
Aces & Adventures
Fantasy deckbuilding adventure with poker-hand attacks and character abilities
89% positive
3,477 reviews
Sizeable
A diorama puzzle game about resizing objects to uncover hidden items
98% positive
3,477 reviews
Ash of Gods: Redemption
Turn-based fantasy RPG where choices can cost characters their lives
74% positive
3,476 reviews
Eternights
Post-apocalyptic action RPG mixing dungeon fights and relationship choices
85% positive
3,473 reviews
ΔV: Rings of Saturn
Top-down space mining sim with Newtonian physics and ship customization
92% positive
3,473 reviews
Shady Part of Me
Puzzle-platformer switching between a girl and her shadow
94% positive
3,472 reviews
7 Days to End with You
Narrative word puzzle about deciphering dialogue over seven days
88% positive
3,468 reviews
Only Climb: Better Together
Third-person climbing platformer where a missed jump can reset progress
53% positive
3,451 reviews
Primordia
Post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure about robots seeking a stolen power core
96% positive
3,447 reviews
The Night of the Rabbit
Point-and-click puzzles and magic in a forest of talking animals
89% positive
3,444 reviews
MADiSON
First-person psychological horror with an instant camera and demonic ritual
87% positive
3,443 reviews
My Friendly Neighborhood
First-person survival horror with hostile puppets and resource management
95% positive
3,440 reviews
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™
Third-person crime shooter with squad combat and uneasy partners
65% positive
3,438 reviews
Fears to Fathom - Norwood Hitchhike
Psychological horror about a detour and an unplanned motel stay
87% positive
3,428 reviews
Suicide Guy
First-person puzzle game about escaping dreams through bizarre deaths
88% positive
3,403 reviews
Dungeons of Hinterberg
Alpine dungeon-crawling adventure with puzzles and town friendships
93% positive
3,397 reviews
Guacamelee! 2
2D Metroidvania with wrestling combat and chicken-form platforming
91% positive
3,389 reviews
This Bed We Made
Third-person hotel mystery about snooping through guests' belongings
91% positive
3,387 reviews
SUMMERHOUSE
Sandbox builder for tiny homes in seaside, city, and mountain settings
93% positive
3,375 reviews