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.
9 Years of Shadows
Side-scrolling Metroidvania with elemental armor inside a mechanical fortress
77% positive
3,371 reviews
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
First-person Lovecraftian horror with puzzles, combat, and sanity effects
68% positive
3,370 reviews
Walkabout Mini Golf VR
VR mini golf with themed courses, hidden balls, and online play
98% positive
3,362 reviews
Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
Roguelike auto-battler with class combinations and rival player squads
84% positive
3,358 reviews
Umbrella Corps
Third-person team shooter with zombies in compact Resident Evil arenas
32% positive
3,356 reviews
Just Go
Turn-based Go board game with AI and online matches
93% positive
3,334 reviews
Soul Hackers 2
Turn-based cyberpunk RPG about summoning demons to avert disaster
66% positive
3,326 reviews
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Point-and-click folk horror mystery centered on an English burial mound
92% positive
3,325 reviews
The Old Tree
Short, wordless point-and-click puzzle game about guiding a tiny alien
90% positive
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Red Solstice 2: Survivors
Sci-fi tactical RPG with real-time missions against a spreading infection
70% positive
3,318 reviews
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[Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
First-person Japanese horror with puzzles on a convenience store night shift
82% positive
3,315 reviews
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land
Open-world action RPG about exploration, alchemy, and base building
64% positive
3,303 reviews
The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
First-person survival horror with four perspectives and campus ghosts
94% positive
3,302 reviews
OMON Simulator
Political police simulator about controlling protests and protecting officials
75% positive
3,302 reviews
GTTOD
First-person roguelike shooter with fast movement and shifting routes
87% positive
3,301 reviews
BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
Side-scrolling platformer about flying through forest traps and puzzles
86% positive
3,291 reviews
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
Side-scrolling Metroidvania with customizable sigils and demon battles
92% positive
3,289 reviews
Assassin’s Creed® Liberation HD
Open-world stealth action as a female assassin in colonial Louisiana
54% positive
3,289 reviews
Half Dead
First-person survival game with co-op and trap-filled rooms
78% positive
3,284 reviews
ArcaniA
Third-person fantasy action RPG about avenging a destroyed village
55% positive
3,274 reviews
Obscure
Third-person survival horror in a locked school with same-screen co-op
96% positive
3,267 reviews
Alaskan Road Truckers
Open-world trucking simulator with roadside repairs and survival needs
62% positive
3,266 reviews
Immortals of Aveum™
Fast-paced first-person fantasy shooter built around spell combat
70% positive
3,264 reviews
Shenmue I & II
Open-world martial arts adventures built around clues and daily routines
89% positive
3,263 reviews