Top Atmospheric Games
60+ atmospheric games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Singleplayer, Adventure, Action, Story Rich.
Recommended Atmospheric Games

Stray
Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.
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- #1 Stray98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 169,703 reviews2022Developer: BlueTwelve StudioPublisher: Annapurna InteractivePlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 5.9hMean: 14.8h≥1hr: 89%
Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.
- #2 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl98% matchMostly Positive80% of 130,480 reviews2024Developer: GSC Game WorldPublisher: GSC Game World (worldwide)Platforms: WindowsMedian: 28.7hMean: 53.9h≥1hr: 95%
Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.
- #3 Ori and the Will of the Wisps98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 143,220 reviews2020Developer: Moon Studios GmbHPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.6hMean: 24.3h≥1hr: 87%
Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.
- #4 Hollow Knight98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 534,538 reviews2017Developer: Team CherryPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 11.3hMean: 41.2h≥1hr: 87%
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
- #5 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 864,153 reviews2015Developer: CD PROJEKT REDPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 22.2hMean: 98.5h≥1hr: 91%
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
- #6 Black Mesa98% matchVery Positive95% of 141,170 reviews2020Developer: Crowbar CollectivePlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 8.2hMean: 23.5h≥1hr: 90%
Relive Half-Life.
- #7 GRIS98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 93,692 reviews2018Developer: Nomada StudioPublisher: Devolver DigitalPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.4hMean: 7.5h≥1hr: 78%
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
- #8 DARK SOULS™ III98% matchVery Positive94% of 432,074 reviews2016Developer: FromSoftware, Inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 44.9hMean: 108.5h≥1hr: 95%
Dark Souls continues to push the boundaries with the latest, ambitious chapter in the critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series. Prepare yourself and Embrace The Darkness!
- #9 Metro Exodus98% matchVery Positive90% of 129,434 reviews2020Developer: 4A GamesPublisher: Deep SilverPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 8.8hMean: 26.9h≥1hr: 90%
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
- #10 Journey98% matchVery Positive94% of 37,187 reviews2020Developer: thatgamecompanyPublisher: Annapurna InteractivePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.0hMean: 7.5h≥1hr: 76%
Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.
- #11 Little Nightmares98% matchVery Positive95% of 115,101 reviews2017Developer: Tarsier StudiosPublisher: BANDAI NAMCO EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.7hMean: 10.2h≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
- #12 Life is Strange - Episode 198% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 172,233 reviews2015Developer: DONTNOD EntertainmentPublisher: Square EnixPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.8hMean: 21.0h≥1hr: 83%
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
- #13 Outlast98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 133,959 reviews2013Developer: Red BarrelsPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.6hMean: 18.6h≥1hr: 83%
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
- #14 What Remains of Edith Finch98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 49,863 reviews2017Developer: Giant SparrowPublisher: Annapurna InteractivePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.6hMean: 6.4h≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
- #15 Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 69,981 reviews2016Developer: Moon Studios GmbHPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.0hMean: 21.2h≥1hr: 79%
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
- #16 The Long Dark98% matchVery Positive90% of 117,376 reviews2017Developer: Hinterland Studio Inc.Platforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 6.3hMean: 46.9h≥1hr: 84%
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
- #17 This War of Mine98% matchVery Positive94% of 96,656 reviews2014Developer: 11 bit studiosPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.3hMean: 16.6h≥1hr: 83%
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.
- #18 Metro 2033 Redux98% matchVery Positive92% of 129,041 reviews2014Developer: 4A GamesPublisher: Deep SilverPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 6.2hMean: 14.2h≥1hr: 83%
In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the Earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033.
- #19 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice98% matchVery Positive90% of 75,429 reviews2017Developer: Ninja TheoryPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.2hMean: 12.7h≥1hr: 85%
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
- #20 Ori and the Blind Forest98% matchVery Positive94% of 59,304 reviews2015Developer: Moon Studios GmbHPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.7hMean: 17.7h≥1hr: 87%
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.
- #21 Firewatch98% matchVery Positive91% of 96,852 reviews2016Developer: Campo SantoPublisher: PanicPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.4hMean: 13.5h≥1hr: 87%
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
- #22 Metro: Last Light Redux98% matchVery Positive91% of 75,789 reviews2014Developer: 4A GamesPublisher: Deep SilverPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 8.0hMean: 21.4h≥1hr: 90%
It is the year 2034. Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside – and within. Mutants stalk the catacombs beneath the desolate surface, and hunt amidst the poisoned skies above.
- #23 Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 27,120 reviews2014Developer: Ubisoft MontpellierPublisher: UbisoftPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.6hMean: 8.2h≥1hr: 89%
Valiant Hearts : The Great War is the story of 4 crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. Dive into a 2D animated comic book adventure, mixing exploration, action and puzzles. Lost in the middle of the trenches, play as each of the 4 strangers, relive the War and help a young German soldier find his love.
- #24 Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons98% matchVery Positive94% of 41,204 reviews2013Developer: Starbreeze Studios ABPublisher: 505 GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.1hMean: 10.7h≥1hr: 77%
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.
- #25 Fallout 498% matchVery Positive81% of 422,529 reviews2015Developer: Bethesda Game StudiosPublisher: Bethesda SoftworksPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 37.3hMean: 117.5h≥1hr: 93%
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
- #26 Hunt: Showdown 189698% matchMostly Positive74% of 268,980 reviews2019Developer: CrytekPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 13.5hMean: 177.8h≥1hr: 93%
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is a new era of the addictively unforgiving extraction shooter. In corrupted backwaters lost to history, fight back alone – or with friends – against timeless evil. Twisted monsters and other ruthless Hunters stand between you and your Bounty. Risk everything as Hunt consumes you
- #27 LIMBO98% matchVery Positive92% of 60,454 reviews2011Developer: PlaydeadPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.6hMean: 5.8h≥1hr: 73%
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
- #28 BioShock™ Remastered98% matchVery Positive83% of 62,579 reviews2016Developer: 2K BostonPublisher: 2KPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.8hMean: 11.9h≥1hr: 85%
BioShock is a shooter unlike any other, loaded with unique weapons and tactics. Complete with an arsenal of revolvers, shotguns, and grenade launchers, players will be forced to genetically modify their DNA to become an even deadlier weapon.
- #29 Alien: Isolation98% matchVery Positive93% of 64,460 reviews2014Developer: Creative AssemblyPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.8hMean: 16.8h≥1hr: 82%
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
- #30 ABZU98% matchVery Positive93% of 27,130 reviews2016Developer: Giant SquidPublisher: 505 GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.6hMean: 5.4h≥1hr: 80%
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
- #31 Resident Evil 7 Biohazard98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 115,718 reviews2017Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 10.7hMean: 27.5h≥1hr: 93%
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
- #32 DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin98% matchVery Positive84% of 126,754 reviews2015Developer: FromSoftware, Inc.Publisher: Bandai Namco EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 40.1hMean: 81.3h≥1hr: 90%
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.
- #33 Outer Wilds98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 99,459 reviews2020Developer: Mobius DigitalPublisher: Annapurna InteractivePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.6hMean: 16.7h≥1hr: 82%
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
- #34 The Plan98% matchVery Positive92% of 23,443 reviews2014Developer: Krillbite StudioPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 12mMean: 2.4h≥1hr: 5%
A fly ascends to the skies, pondering the pointlessness of its brief existence.
- #35 Resident Evil 298% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 201,291 reviews2019Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 14.4hMean: 32.0h≥1hr: 95%
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
- #36 DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT98% matchVery Positive92% of 61,333 reviews2022Developer: KOJIMA PRODUCTIONSPublisher: 505 GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 11.5hMean: 34.6h≥1hr: 91%
From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?
- #37 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut98% matchVery Positive93% of 124,984 reviews2019Developer: ZA/UMPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 7.3hMean: 22.3h≥1hr: 85%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
- #38 DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED98% matchVery Positive92% of 147,309 reviews2018Developer: QLOCPublisher: FromSoftware, Inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 31.1hMean: 56.1h≥1hr: 92%
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
- #39 Battlefield™ 198% matchVery Positive86% of 214,775 reviews2020Developer: DICEPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.2hMean: 50.4h≥1hr: 90%
Battlefield™ 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare forever.
- #40 SILENT HILL 298% matchVery Positive95% of 58,918 reviews2024Developer: Bloober Team SAPublisher: KONAMIPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 18.6hMean: 26.0h≥1hr: 93%
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
- #41 Dishonored98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 85,336 reviews2012Developer: Arkane StudiosPublisher: Bethesda SoftworksPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.4hMean: 20.8h≥1hr: 85%
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
- #42 A Plague Tale: Innocence98% matchVery Positive93% of 66,807 reviews2019Developer: Asobo StudioPublisher: Focus EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.8hMean: 25.3h≥1hr: 90%
Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.
- #43 MiSide97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 136,956 reviews2024Developer: AIHASTOPublisher: IndieArkPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.8hMean: 21.1h≥1hr: 92%
Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
- #44 Rain World97% matchVery Positive94% of 50,449 reviews2017Developer: VideocultPublisher: Akupara GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.2hMean: 23.7h≥1hr: 72%
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
- #45 Alan Wake97% matchVery Positive90% of 56,400 reviews2012Developer: Remedy EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.6hMean: 13.2h≥1hr: 87%
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
- #46 Little Nightmares II97% matchVery Positive93% of 55,847 reviews2021Developer: Tarsier StudiosPublisher: BANDAI NAMCO EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.9hMean: 8.6h≥1hr: 89%
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
- #47 BioShock™97% matchVery Positive94% of 31,721 reviews2007Developer: 2K BostonPublisher: 2KPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.4hMean: 9.6h≥1hr: 67%
BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.
- #48 Life is Strange: Before the Storm97% matchVery Positive93% of 37,673 reviews2017Developer: Deck NinePublisher: Square EnixPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 10.3hMean: 26.5h≥1hr: 94%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
- #49 OneShot96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 61,459 reviews2016Developer: Future Cat LLCPublisher: KOMODOPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.7hMean: 27.1h≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
- #50 Mafia II (Classic)96% matchVery Positive94% of 57,679 reviews2011Developer: 2K CzechPublisher: 2KPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 13.3hMean: 36.1h≥1hr: 84%
Vito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as...
- #51 Control Ultimate Edition95% matchVery Positive86% of 59,077 reviews2020Developer: Remedy EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 7.3hMean: 17.3h≥1hr: 88%
Winner of over 80 awards, Control is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
- #52 Tiny Bunny95% matchVery Positive83% of 29,932 reviews2025Developer: SaikonoPublisher: Serenity ForgePlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 8.5hMean: 12.6h≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
- #53 Return of the Obra Dinn95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,398 reviews2018Developer: Lucas PopePublisher: 3909Platforms: Windows, MacMedian: 6.7hMean: 8.5h≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
- #54 Prey95% matchVery Positive91% of 53,291 reviews2017Developer: Arkane StudiosPublisher: Bethesda SoftworksPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.0hMean: 27.2h≥1hr: 90%
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
- #55 Dishonored 295% matchVery Positive90% of 65,264 reviews2016Developer: Arkane StudiosPublisher: Bethesda SoftworksPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.5hMean: 23.2h≥1hr: 91%
Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.
