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.
Ravenfield
Single-player FPS sandbox with AI armies, vehicles, and mods
97% positive
80K reviews
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Open-world martial arts action as an undercover Hong Kong cop
94% positive
80K reviews
Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
Open-world pirate adventure with naval combat, stealth, and parkour
88% positive
79K reviews
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition
Third-person action RPG with tough bosses and interconnected areas
92% positive
79K reviews
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Open-world superhero action with stealth, brawling, and detective work
96% positive
78K reviews
No More Room in Hell
Slow-paced cooperative zombie survival horror with scarce weapons and infection
90% positive
Free
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Third-person action adventure through Viking Hell and a warrior's visions
90% positive
77K reviews
Farming Simulator 19
Open-world farming simulator with licensed machinery and online co-op
94% positive
76K reviews
INSIDE
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about a hunted boy and a dark project
97% positive
76K reviews
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™
Free-to-play Star Wars MMORPG built around branching class stories
90% positive
Free
Far Cry® 4
Open-world first-person shooter with stealth, mountain warfare, and rideable elephants
85% positive
74K reviews
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
Realistic open-world flight simulator spanning aircraft and the entire planet
79% positive
73K reviews
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Linear medieval stealth adventure about siblings, soldiers, and swarming rats
93% positive
73K reviews
Planet Coaster
Single-player theme park simulation with detailed coaster and scenery building
91% positive
72K reviews
Resident Evil 6
Third-person zombie shooter with four interwoven action-horror campaigns
77% positive
72K reviews
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Atmospheric 2D Metroidvania focused on fluid platforming and exploration
95% positive
72K reviews
Dead Space
Third-person survival horror aboard a ship overrun by Necromorphs
91% positive
71K reviews
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Open-world fantasy RPG rebuilt with new visuals and refined gameplay
75% positive
70K reviews
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Open-world zombie survival with community management and base building
83% positive
70K reviews
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
First-person survival horror across a vast animatronic-filled entertainment complex
86% positive
70K reviews
REMNANT II®
Third-person Souls-like shooter with co-op and procedurally varied worlds
82% positive
69K reviews
DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Third-person delivery adventure about reconnecting a post-apocalyptic America
92% positive
69K reviews
Left 4 Dead
Co-op first-person shooter with dynamically paced zombie hordes
96% positive
68K reviews
Resident Evil 5
Third-person action horror built around a two-player co-op campaign
87% positive
68K reviews