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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208 Games

Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Bloodborne
Bloodborne
Hiversaires
Hiversaires
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Dark Souls III: The Ringed City
Dark Souls III: The Ringed City
Thief II: The Metal Age
Thief II: The Metal Age
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Planescape: Torment
Planescape: Torment
Hexcraft: Harlequin Fair
Hexcraft: Harlequin Fair
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Pathologic 2
Pathologic 2
Super Metroid
Super Metroid
Lisa: The Painful
Lisa: The Painful
Noctis
Noctis
Xenogears
Xenogears
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime
Azrael's Tear
Azrael's Tear
Garage: Bad Dream Adventure
Garage: Bad Dream Adventure
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3
Armored Core: For Answer
Armored Core: For Answer
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Darklands
Darklands
Ico
Ico
Baroque
Baroque
Ascendancy
Ascendancy
Hylics 2
Hylics 2
NieR
NieR
Pathologic
Pathologic
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
Northern Journey
Northern Journey
Cosmology of Kyoto
Cosmology of Kyoto
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
King's Field: The Ancient City
King's Field: The Ancient City
Soma
Soma
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls
Half-Life
Half-Life
Ico
Ico
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Knytt Stories
Knytt Stories
Veil of Darkness
Veil of Darkness
Thief Gold
Thief Gold
Vagrant Story
Vagrant Story
Max Payne
Max Payne
Fear & Hunger
Fear & Hunger
Blade Runner
Blade Runner
Lunacid
Lunacid
The Neverhood
The Neverhood
Darkwood
Darkwood
Dark Earth
Dark Earth
Quake
Quake
System Shock
System Shock
Shadow Tower: Abyss
Shadow Tower: Abyss
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
The Dark Eye
The Dark Eye
Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou
Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou
Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition
Primordia
Primordia
The Void
The Void
Fallout
Fallout
Chu-Teng
Chu-Teng
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
LSD: Dream Emulator
LSD: Dream Emulator
Machinarium
Machinarium
Space Funeral
Space Funeral
Koudelka
Koudelka
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Sanitarium
Sanitarium
Hexcraft: Eventide Sigil
Hexcraft: Eventide Sigil
Clive Barker's Undying
Clive Barker's Undying
Hired Guns
Hired Guns
Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land
Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land
Creaks
Creaks
Hylics
Hylics
The Last Guardian
The Last Guardian
The Dark Mod
The Dark Mod
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
World of Horror
World of Horror
Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon
Germs: Nerawareta Machi
Germs: Nerawareta Machi
Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
Sluggish Morss: A Delicate Time in History
Sluggish Morss: A Delicate Time in History
UnReal World
UnReal World
Arx Fatalis
Arx Fatalis
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Outcast
Outcast
Dune
Dune
Gadget: Invention, Travel & Adventure
Gadget: Invention, Travel & Adventure
The Residents' Bad Day on the Midway
The Residents' Bad Day on the Midway
Diablo
Diablo
Devil Daggers
Devil Daggers
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Seaman
Seaman

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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