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.
Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden
Hidden-object adventure investigating supernatural secrets in an underwater city
90% positive
1,538 reviews
Out Of Hands
Surreal horror deckbuilder where your body is made of hands
94% positive
1,531 reviews
Isle of Jura
Third-person island fishing game about collecting species for a report
63% positive
1,522 reviews
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
Pixel-art action RPG with Souls-like combat and seven possessed bosses
73% positive
1,517 reviews
Mundaun
First-person Alpine horror adventure with hand-drawn art and puzzles
93% positive
1,514 reviews
Dogs Organized Neatly
Grid puzzles about fitting differently shaped dogs together
98% positive
1,505 reviews
Black Mirror I
Gothic point-and-click adventure investigating a suspicious death and family secrets
84% positive
1,502 reviews
KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE
Rhythm game with shifting lanes and a ruined-world story
71% positive
1,495 reviews
The Shell Part I: Inferno
Detective visual novel with branching choices and a dark mystery
90% positive
1,491 reviews
Laysara: Summit Kingdom
Mountain city builder with avalanche defenses and intertown trade
82% positive
1,488 reviews
El Paso, Elsewhere
Supernatural third-person shooter through a shifting motel full of monsters
90% positive
1,483 reviews
No Umbrellas Allowed
Secondhand shop simulation of appraising and bargaining in dystopian Ajik City
81% positive
1,482 reviews
Pankapu
2D action platformer with shifting forms in a child's dreams
64% positive
1,475 reviews
Submachine: Legacy
Hand-drawn point-and-click puzzle adventure in a deserted machine network
98% positive
1,463 reviews
The Fisherman - Fishing Planet
Fishing simulation with varied techniques, tackle, and online competitions
63% positive
1,453 reviews
Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation (1999)
Third-person action adventure with Egyptian tombs, puzzles, and traps
85% positive
1,450 reviews
Osmos
Physics puzzle game about absorbing motes while losing mass to move
86% positive
1,445 reviews
Disciples II: Rise of the Elves
Turn-based fantasy strategy with five factions and an Elven campaign
88% positive
1,442 reviews
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
Isometric detective adventure about connecting clues in a snowbound manor
76% positive
1,441 reviews
Bootstrap Island
VR survival roguelike with changing threats on a 17th-century island
82% positive
1,440 reviews
Figment 2: Creed Valley
Action-adventure through a mind with puzzles and musical boss fights
94% positive
1,437 reviews
TimeShift™
First-person sci-fi shooter where you slow, stop, and reverse time
80% positive
1,437 reviews
Disney•Pixar WALL-E
Robot puzzle adventure building cube platforms across Earth and space
97% positive
1,435 reviews
Riven (1997)
First-person point-and-click adventure where exploration reveals clues to difficult puzzles
89% positive
1,432 reviews