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

Bloodborne
Bloodborne
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Half-Life
Half-Life
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Super Metroid
Super Metroid
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3
Xenogears
Xenogears
Max Payne
Max Payne
Dark Souls II
Dark Souls II
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
Soma
Soma
Fear & Hunger
Fear & Hunger
Drakengard
Drakengard
Fallout
Fallout
Scorn
Scorn
Ico
Ico
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Lisa: The Painful
Lisa: The Painful
Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon
The Last Guardian
The Last Guardian
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Pathologic 2
Pathologic 2
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Quake
Quake
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Vagrant Story
Vagrant Story
NieR
NieR
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
World of Horror
World of Horror
Ico
Ico
Baroque
Baroque
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Planescape: Torment
Planescape: Torment
Lunacid
Lunacid
Darkwood
Darkwood
Hylics
Hylics
Metro 2033
Metro 2033
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.
Dark Souls III: The Ringed City
Dark Souls III: The Ringed City
Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition
Don't Starve
Don't Starve
Doom 64
Doom 64
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Axiom Verge
Axiom Verge
LSD: Dream Emulator
LSD: Dream Emulator
American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice
Armored Core: For Answer
Armored Core: For Answer
Thief II: The Metal Age
Thief II: The Metal Age
Diablo
Diablo
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Koudelka
Koudelka
System Shock
System Shock
Machinarium
Machinarium
Thief Gold
Thief Gold
Hylics 2
Hylics 2
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
MediEvil
MediEvil
Pathologic
Pathologic
Fatum Betula
Fatum Betula
Postal
Postal
Arx Fatalis
Arx Fatalis
Shadow Tower: Abyss
Shadow Tower: Abyss
Space Funeral
Space Funeral
King's Field: The Ancient City
King's Field: The Ancient City
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco the Dolphin
Demon's Crest
Demon's Crest
Devil Daggers
Devil Daggers
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Shadow Tower
Shadow Tower
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
Another World
Another World
Sunless Sea
Sunless Sea
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
The Neverhood
The Neverhood
The Swapper
The Swapper
Harvester
Harvester
Garage: Bad Dream Adventure
Garage: Bad Dream Adventure
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Bleak Faith: Forsaken
Bleak Faith: Forsaken
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Zeno Clash
Zeno Clash
Dark Seed
Dark Seed
MDK
MDK
Chakan: The Forever Man
Chakan: The Forever Man
NaissanceE
NaissanceE
Blade Runner
Blade Runner
Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou
Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou
The Void
The Void

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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