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

Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls
Bloodborne
Bloodborne
MediEvil
MediEvil
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Dark Souls III: The Ringed City
Dark Souls III: The Ringed City
Faxanadu
Faxanadu
Max Payne
Max Payne
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime
Hylics
Hylics

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0_abyssalSomewhere
0_abyssalSomewhere

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9: The Last Resort
9: The Last Resort

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Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark

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American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice

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Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy
Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy

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Another World
Another World

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Armored Core: For Answer
Armored Core: For Answer

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Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

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Arx Fatalis
Arx Fatalis

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Ascendancy
Ascendancy

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Axiom Verge
Axiom Verge

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Azrael's Tear
Azrael's Tear

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Bad Mojo
Bad Mojo

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Baroque
Baroque

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Beton Brutal
Beton Brutal

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Betrayer
Betrayer

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BioForge
BioForge

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Blackout
Blackout

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Blade Runner
Blade Runner

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Blade Warrior
Blade Warrior

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Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter

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

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Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet

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Capsized
Capsized

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Captain Blood
Captain Blood

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Chakan: The Forever Man
Chakan: The Forever Man

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Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess
Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess

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Chu-Teng
Chu-Teng

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Classic Game
Classic Game

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Clive Barker's Undying
Clive Barker's Undying

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Cosmology of Kyoto
Cosmology of Kyoto

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Creaks
Creaks

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Cryostasis
Cryostasis

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D
D

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Dark Earth
Dark Earth

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Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon

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Darklands
Darklands

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Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder

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Dark Seed
Dark Seed

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Dark Souls II
Dark Souls II

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Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands

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Darkwood
Darkwood

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Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition

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Demon's Crest
Demon's Crest

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Deus Ex Machina
Deus Ex Machina

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Devil Daggers
Devil Daggers

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Devilman
Devilman

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Diablo
Diablo

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Don't Starve
Don't Starve

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Doom 64
Doom 64

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Drakengard
Drakengard

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Dreams to Reality
Dreams to Reality

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Dreamweb
Dreamweb

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Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages
Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages

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Dune
Dune

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Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou
Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou

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Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco the Dolphin

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Eternal Ring
Eternal Ring

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E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy

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Fallout
Fallout

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Fatum Betula
Fatum Betula

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Fear & Hunger
Fear & Hunger

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Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina

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Fibrillation HD
Fibrillation HD

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Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon

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Gadget: Invention, Travel & Adventure
Gadget: Invention, Travel & Adventure

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Garage: Bad Dream Adventure
Garage: Bad Dream Adventure

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Germs: Nerawareta Machi
Germs: Nerawareta Machi

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Half-Life
Half-Life

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Harvester
Harvester

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Hellnight
Hellnight

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Hexcraft: Eventide Sigil
Hexcraft: Eventide Sigil

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Hexcraft: Harlequin Fair
Hexcraft: Harlequin Fair

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Hired Guns
Hired Guns

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Hylics 2
Hylics 2

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Ico
Ico

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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

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Immercenary
Immercenary

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Inquisitor
Inquisitor

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Kingpin: Life of Crime
Kingpin: Life of Crime

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King's Field: The Ancient City
King's Field: The Ancient City

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Knights of the Crystallion
Knights of the Crystallion

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Knytt Stories
Knytt Stories

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Koudelka
Koudelka

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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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Lighthouse: The Dark Being
Lighthouse: The Dark Being

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Lisa: The Painful
Lisa: The Painful

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LSD: Dream Emulator
LSD: Dream Emulator

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Luna Abyss
Luna Abyss

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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