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

King's Field: The Ancient City
King's Field: The Ancient City
Shadow Tower: Abyss
Shadow Tower: Abyss
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
Pathologic
Pathologic
Diablo
Diablo
The Void
The Void
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Armored Core: For Answer
Armored Core: For Answer
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Thief Gold
Thief Gold
Thief II: The Metal Age
Thief II: The Metal Age
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls
Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land
Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
The Dark Spire
The Dark Spire
Baroque
Baroque
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Inquisitor
Inquisitor
Sluggish Morss: A Delicate Time in History
Sluggish Morss: A Delicate Time in History
NieR
NieR
Bloodborne
Bloodborne
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Fallout
Fallout
Soma
Soma
Severance: Blade of Darkness
Severance: Blade of Darkness
The Dark Mod
The Dark Mod
Cosmology of Kyoto
Cosmology of Kyoto
Blade Runner
Blade Runner
Machinarium
Machinarium
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Sanitarium
Sanitarium
Zeno Clash
Zeno Clash
Don't Starve
Don't Starve
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Another World
Another World
BioForge
BioForge
Dark Earth
Dark Earth
The Swapper
The Swapper
Axiom Verge
Axiom Verge
Perihelion: The Prophecy
Perihelion: The Prophecy
Metro 2033
Metro 2033
Space Funeral
Space Funeral
Dreamweb
Dreamweb
X-COM: Apocalypse
X-COM: Apocalypse
Shadow Man
Shadow Man
Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition
The City of Lost Children
The City of Lost Children
Salammbo: Battle for Carthage
Salammbo: Battle for Carthage
Betrayer
Betrayer
Capsized
Capsized
UnReal World
UnReal World
Postal
Postal
Immercenary
Immercenary
Ico
Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Sentinel Returns
Sentinel Returns
Max Payne
Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Quake
Quake
Darkwood
Darkwood
Vangers
Vangers
Shadow of the Beast
Shadow of the Beast
Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou
Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou
Chu-Teng
Chu-Teng
Sunless Sea
Sunless Sea
NaissanceE
NaissanceE
Bad Mojo
Bad Mojo
American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice
Seaman
Seaman
Captain Blood
Captain Blood
Azrael's Tear
Azrael's Tear
9: The Last Resort
9: The Last Resort
The Residents' Bad Day on the Midway
The Residents' Bad Day on the Midway
Garage: Bad Dream Adventure
Garage: Bad Dream Adventure
The Dark Eye
The Dark Eye
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco the Dolphin
Drakengard
Drakengard
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
Faxanadu
Faxanadu
Veil of Darkness
Veil of Darkness
The Legacy: Realm of Terror
The Legacy: Realm of Terror
Gadget: Invention, Travel & Adventure
Gadget: Invention, Travel & Adventure
Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages
Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
Chakan: The Forever Man
Chakan: The Forever Man
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Dune
Dune
Noctis
Noctis
Doom 64
Doom 64
Arx Fatalis
Arx Fatalis
Kingpin: Life of Crime
Kingpin: Life of Crime
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi

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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