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

Luna Abyss
Luna Abyss
Nazralath: The Fallen World
Nazralath: The Fallen World
Phobolis
Phobolis
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Beton Brutal
Beton Brutal
Bleak Faith: Forsaken
Bleak Faith: Forsaken
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
Scorn
Scorn
Quake Brutalist Jam
Quake Brutalist Jam
Incision
Incision
Lunacid
Lunacid
Hexcraft: Harlequin Fair
Hexcraft: Harlequin Fair
Northern Journey
Northern Journey
Cloud Climber
Cloud Climber
Hexcraft: Eventide Sigil
Hexcraft: Eventide Sigil
Creaks
Creaks
Hylics 2
Hylics 2
Fatum Betula
Fatum Betula
World of Horror
World of Horror
Pagan: Autogeny
Pagan: Autogeny
Pathologic 2
Pathologic 2
Fear & Hunger
Fear & Hunger
Pagan: Emporium
Pagan: Emporium
Pagan: Technopolis
Pagan: Technopolis
0_abyssalSomewhere
0_abyssalSomewhere
Muldulamulom
Muldulamulom
Darkwood
Darkwood
Classic Game
Classic Game
Fibrillation HD
Fibrillation HD
Dark Souls III: The Ringed City
Dark Souls III: The Ringed City
The Last Guardian
The Last Guardian
North
North
Devil Daggers
Devil Daggers
Hylics
Hylics
Soma
Soma
Serpent in the Staglands
Serpent in the Staglands
Axiom Verge
Axiom Verge
Bloodborne
Bloodborne
Tormentum: Dark Sorrow
Tormentum: Dark Sorrow
Sunless Sea
Sunless Sea
Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon
Lisa: The Painful
Lisa: The Painful
Betrayer
Betrayer
Dark Souls II
Dark Souls II
NaissanceE
NaissanceE
The Dark Mod
The Dark Mod
Teleglitch: Die More Edition
Teleglitch: Die More Edition
The Swapper
The Swapper
Don't Starve
Don't Starve
Hiversaires
Hiversaires
Sluggish Morss: A Delicate Time in History
Sluggish Morss: A Delicate Time in History
Kairo
Kairo
Primordia
Primordia
Inquisitor
Inquisitor
Ico
Ico
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
Capsized
Capsized
Space Funeral
Space Funeral
NieR
NieR
Metro 2033
Metro 2033
Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition
Machinarium
Machinarium
The Dark Spire
The Dark Spire
Zeno Clash
Zeno Clash
Cryostasis
Cryostasis
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
The Void
The Void
Armored Core: For Answer
Armored Core: For Answer
Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Knytt Stories
Knytt Stories
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
King's Field: Additional II
King's Field: Additional II
King's Field: Additional I
King's Field: Additional I
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Pathologic
Pathologic
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Shadow Tower: Abyss
Shadow Tower: Abyss
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Drakengard
Drakengard
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3
Salammbo: Battle for Carthage
Salammbo: Battle for Carthage
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Arx Fatalis
Arx Fatalis
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Noctis
Noctis
Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land
Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
King's Field: The Ancient City
King's Field: The Ancient City
Ico
Ico
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2

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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