Games With a Stark & Strange Atmosphere

Fantastical lands in muted colors. Alien worlds. Vast empty streets. Surreal landscapes. Strange skyboxes. Dream logic. Feeling lost and isolated. Creeping dread. Dark nights of the soul.

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The Maker Of Masks

208 Games

Bloodborne
Bloodborne
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Half-Life
Half-Life
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Super Metroid
Super Metroid
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Dark Souls II
Dark Souls II
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
Max Payne
Max Payne
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime
Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Don't Starve
Don't Starve
Soma
Soma
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
Fallout
Fallout
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Metro 2033
Metro 2033
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Quake
Quake
Dark Souls III: The Ringed City
Dark Souls III: The Ringed City
The Last Guardian
The Last Guardian
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Ico
Ico
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
Might seem like an odd choice, but the lack of in-level music, the cavernous quality of many of the stages, and the low draw distance can give the game an eerie feeling. Then there's the Atlanteans.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Lisa: The Painful
Lisa: The Painful
Xenogears
Xenogears
NieR
NieR
Doom 64
Doom 64
Axiom Verge
Axiom Verge
Drakengard
Drakengard
Scorn
Scorn
Machinarium
Machinarium
Diablo
Diablo
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Fear & Hunger
Fear & Hunger
MediEvil
MediEvil
Pathologic 2
Pathologic 2
Ico
Ico
Hylics
Hylics
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Darkwood
Darkwood
Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition
American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco the Dolphin
World of Horror
World of Horror
LSD: Dream Emulator
LSD: Dream Emulator
Planescape: Torment
Planescape: Torment
Vagrant Story
Vagrant Story
Devil Daggers
Devil Daggers
The Swapper
The Swapper
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Postal
Postal
Another World
Another World
Thief Gold
Thief Gold
Demon's Crest
Demon's Crest
Thief II: The Metal Age
Thief II: The Metal Age
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
Space Funeral
Space Funeral
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
System Shock
System Shock
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
Sunless Sea
Sunless Sea
Fatum Betula
Fatum Betula
Hylics 2
Hylics 2
Lunacid
Lunacid
Armored Core: For Answer
Armored Core: For Answer
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
The Neverhood
The Neverhood
Koudelka
Koudelka
Pathologic
Pathologic
Arx Fatalis
Arx Fatalis
Sanitarium
Sanitarium
Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
Zeno Clash
Zeno Clash
MDK
MDK
Harvester
Harvester
NaissanceE
NaissanceE
Nightmare Creatures
Nightmare Creatures
Baroque
Baroque
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Shadow Man
Shadow Man
The Dig
The Dig
D
D
Unreal
Unreal
Blade Runner
Blade Runner
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Seaman
Seaman
King's Field: The Ancient City
King's Field: The Ancient City
Creaks
Creaks

2 Comments

Lehuan

1 year ago

Looks like we made some pretty similar aesthetic lists. Mine's a bit more specific than yours, but feel free to check it out if you wanna add more games to yours.

cowboyjosh

7 months ago

Great list!! If you're taking suggestions I would consider That Night, Steeped By Blood River. Maybe more in the abstract/surreal direction than what you're looking for but it jumped instantly to mind when I saw the list description.
MendelPalace

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