dark, edgy, depressing

games that evoke a sense of darkness and maybe a bit of edge. most of these games are full of dread and sorrow.

i haven't played every game on this list. this is mostly a list of games i want to play. leave recommendations in the comments

75 Games

Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
Pathologic 2
Pathologic 2
Bloodborne
Bloodborne
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Kuon
Kuon
Siren
Siren
Off
Off
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3
Pathologic Classic HD
Pathologic Classic HD
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Quake
Quake
Shin Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei
Killer7
Killer7
The Evil Within
The Evil Within
D
D
Manhunt
Manhunt
Dead Space
Dead Space
Harvester
Harvester
American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice
Baroque
Baroque
Blood
Blood
The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai
The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai
Charlie Murder
Charlie Murder
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Salt and Sanctuary
Salt and Sanctuary
Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry
Dusk
Dusk
Diablo
Diablo
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Shin Megami Tensei II
Shin Megami Tensei II
Shin Megami Tensei if...
Shin Megami Tensei if...
Twilight Syndrome Tansaku-hen
Twilight Syndrome Tansaku-hen
The House of the Dead
The House of the Dead
Twilight Syndrome Kyuumei-hen
Twilight Syndrome Kyuumei-hen
Lost in Vivo
Lost in Vivo
Rule of Rose
Rule of Rose
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Cry of Fear
Cry of Fear
Lisa: The First
Lisa: The First
Saya no Uta
Saya no Uta
Paratopic
Paratopic
Haunting Ground
Haunting Ground
Space Funeral
Space Funeral
Faith: The Unholy Trinity
Faith: The Unholy Trinity
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Detention
Detention
Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon
World of Horror
World of Horror
Devotion
Devotion
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame
Nightmare Creatures
Nightmare Creatures
Nightmare Creatures II
Nightmare Creatures II
Lisa
Lisa
Sanitarium
Sanitarium
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Postal
Postal
Devilman
Devilman
Soma
Soma
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
Omori
Omori
Killer Is Dead
Killer Is Dead
Persona 3
Persona 3
Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts
Twisted Metal: Black
Twisted Metal: Black
Limbo
Limbo
Inside
Inside
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Inscryption
Inscryption
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve

5 Comments

Lead

2 years ago

SOMA’s very bleak

StardustSummons

2 years ago

thank you. i'll add it to the list

Sibus

2 years ago

Hotline Miami 2?

Sibus

8 months ago

Fear & Hunger 1 & 2

Moissy

4 months ago

Cruelty squad, Alice Madness Returns, GTA 4, Papers please, Gears of war, Halo Reach, Max Payne trilogy, The Suffering, All Fallout Games, Metro 2033, Manhunt 1 y 2, Both Kane y Linch games, Demon Souls, Mother 3, and Doom 3 would be fitting here
StardustSummons

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