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.
Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition
Story-driven sci-fi action RPG trilogy where choices carry forward
91% positive
67K reviews
Dishonored 2
First-person stealth action with supernatural powers and flexible assassinations
90% positive
67K reviews
Alien: Isolation
First-person survival horror where an unpredictable Alien hunts you
93% positive
67K reviews
GTFO
Four-player tactical horror FPS built around stealth and coordination
84% positive
67K reviews
Core Keeper
Underground mining sandbox with crafting, base building, and online co-op
93% positive
67K reviews
Plague Inc: Evolved
Global outbreak strategy simulation about evolving a world-ending pathogen
94% positive
66K reviews
Batman™: Arkham Origins
Open-world superhero action with stealth, brawling, and detective work
90% positive
66K reviews
SILENT HILL 2
Third-person psychological horror about searching a fogbound town for answers
95% positive
65K reviews
OneShot
Pixel-art puzzle adventure where the world knows you exist
98% positive
65K reviews
BioShock™ Remastered
Story-driven first-person shooter in a dystopian underwater city
83% positive
65K reviews
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
First-person medieval combat built around team battles and sieges
83% positive
65K reviews
Outlast 2
First-person survival horror amid an isolated doomsday cult
91% positive
65K reviews
Max Payne 3
Cinematic third-person shooter with bullet time and noir storytelling
87% positive
64K reviews
CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Third-person supernatural action with telekinetic combat and shifting environments
86% positive
64K reviews
Mafia III: Definitive Edition
Open-world crime shooter about dismantling the Mafia in 1968
57% positive
64K reviews
Hitman: Absolution™
Third-person stealth action built around disguises and improvised assassinations
93% positive
64K reviews
Sniper Elite 4
Third-person World War II sniper shooter with open-ended stealth missions
91% positive
63K reviews
Ultimate Custom Night
Free first-person survival horror built around customizable animatronic attacks
95% positive
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Wolfenstein: The New Order
Single-player first-person shooter in a Nazi-ruled alternate 1960s
92% positive
62K reviews
LIMBO
Dark 2D puzzle platformer about a boy seeking his sister
92% positive
62K reviews
Assassin's Creed 2
Open-world action adventure with parkour through Renaissance Italy
89% positive
62K reviews
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)
Military first-person shooter with campaign, co-op missions, and multiplayer
93% positive
61K reviews
Mortal Kombat X
Fast, violent 2D fighter with character-specific combat variations
86% positive
61K reviews
Need for Speed™ Unbound
Open-world arcade street racing with cop chases and custom cars
60% positive
61K reviews