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

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9: The Last Resort

9: The Last Resort
Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark
American McGee's Alice

American McGee's Alice
Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy

Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy
Another World

Another World
Armored Core: For Answer

Armored Core: For Answer
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Arx Fatalis

Arx Fatalis
Ascendancy

Ascendancy
Axiom Verge

Axiom Verge
Azrael's Tear

Azrael's Tear
Bad Mojo

Bad Mojo
Baroque

Baroque
Beton Brutal

Beton Brutal
Betrayer

Betrayer
BioForge

BioForge
Blackout

Blackout
Blade Runner

Blade Runner
Blade Warrior

Blade Warrior
Bleak Faith: Forsaken

Bleak Faith: Forsaken
Bloodborne

Bloodborne
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter

Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet

Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
Capsized

Capsized
Captain Blood

Captain Blood
Chakan: The Forever Man

Chakan: The Forever Man
Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess

Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess
Chu-Teng

Chu-Teng
The City of Lost Children

The City of Lost Children
Classic Game

Classic Game
Clive Barker's Undying

Clive Barker's Undying
Cloud Climber

Cloud Climber
Cosmology of Kyoto

Cosmology of Kyoto
Creaks

Creaks
Cryostasis

Cryostasis
D

D
Dark Earth

Dark Earth
Darkest Dungeon

Darkest Dungeon
The Dark Eye

The Dark Eye
Darklands

Darklands
The Dark Mod

The Dark Mod
Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder

Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Dark Seed

Dark Seed
Dark Souls

Dark Souls
Dark Souls II

Dark Souls II
Dark Souls III: The Ringed City

Dark Souls III: The Ringed City
The Dark Spire

The Dark Spire
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands

Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
Darkwood

Darkwood
Deadly Premonition

Deadly Premonition
Demon's Crest

Demon's Crest
Demon's Souls

Demon's Souls
Deus Ex Machina

Deus Ex Machina
Devil Daggers

Devil Daggers
Devilman

Devilman
Diablo

Diablo
The Dig

The Dig
Don't Starve

Don't Starve
Doom 64

Doom 64
Drakengard

Drakengard
Dreams to Reality

Dreams to Reality
Dreamweb

Dreamweb
Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages

Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages
Dune

Dune
Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou

Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou
Ecco the Dolphin

Ecco the Dolphin
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Eternal Ring

Eternal Ring
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy

E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
Fallout

Fallout
Fatum Betula

Fatum Betula
Faxanadu

Faxanadu
Fear & Hunger

Fear & Hunger
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina

Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
Fibrillation HD

Fibrillation HD
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Gadget: Invention, Travel & Adventure

Gadget: Invention, Travel & Adventure
Garage: Bad Dream Adventure

Garage: Bad Dream Adventure
Germs: Nerawareta Machi

Germs: Nerawareta Machi
Half-Life

Half-Life
Harvester

Harvester
Hellnight

Hellnight
Hexcraft: Eventide Sigil

Hexcraft: Eventide Sigil
Hexcraft: Harlequin Fair

Hexcraft: Harlequin Fair
Hired Guns

Hired Guns
Hiversaires

Hiversaires
Hylics

Hylics
Hylics 2

Hylics 2
Ico

Ico
Ico

Ico
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Immercenary

Immercenary
Incision

Incision
Inquisitor

Inquisitor
Kairo

Kairo
Kingpin: Life of Crime

Kingpin: Life of Crime
King's Field: Additional I

King's Field: Additional I

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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