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The most atmospheric games

The atmosphere is not just graphics or music, but a combination of all the elements of the game that evoke certain feelings in the gamer. Mysterious forests, dark dungeons, abandoned cities — in the hands of talented designers, all of this can leave an unforgettable mark.

In this selection, you will find both horror and science fiction, as well as dreamy indie — all of them immerse you in worlds you don’t want to leave.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic
November 20, 2024
Players: 7.6/10
Metacritic: 75/100
The return to the post-apocalyptic world of Chernobyl. Players can finally roam the large open seamless world, containing iconic elements from the original trilogy...
Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world
October 26, 2018
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 96/100
Continuation of the adventure action game from 2008 with a third-person view in a large open world. Players are once again invited to conquer the Wild West...
Stray
Stray
Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie
July 19, 2022
Players: 9.2/10
Metacritic: 82/100
Post-apocalyptic cyberpunk of a distant future. A suffocating city with a stale atmosphere, inhabited by robots. A lost lonely cat that wants to return home. The...
The Long Dark
The Long Dark
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic
August 1, 2017
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 76/100
Post-apocalyptic action adventure with first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of pilot Will McKennzie, who caught his plane in a...
Metro Exodus
Metro Exodus
Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
February 15, 2019
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Continuation of the Metro shooter series. This time, the events will go beyond the familiar Moscow metro and allow you to explore the world of post-apocalyptic...
Subnautica
Subnautica
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world
December 14, 2014
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 83/100
A single-player adventure in a vast open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will evoke feelings that arise...
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Exploration
October 8, 2024
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 86/100
Third-person horror with survival and adventure elements Silent Hill 2 is a remake of the cult classic from 2001. The new game largely follows the canon...
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Exploration
December 9, 2024
VGTimes: 9.2/10
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 87/100
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is an immersive first-person adventure simulator, where an engaging story is woven into a well-developed game world with freedom...
Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view
February 24, 2017
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 89/100
An atmospheric action-platformer about a journey through the dying underground kingdom of Hallownest, inhabited by mysterious insects and strange creatures. A dark...
Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
October 6, 2014
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Alien: Isolation is a first-person stealth horror adventure set in the Alien universe. The plot of the game takes place fifteen years after the events of Ridley...
Dead Space
Dead Space
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival horror
January 27, 2023
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Third-person shooter with elements of horror and survival Dead Space — a completely revamped version of Dead Space (2008), featuring a new engine, modern...
Mass Effect
Mass Effect
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
November 20, 2007
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 90/100
Mass Effect is a sci-fi action RPG with a third-person perspective. The events of the game will take you to XXII, when humanity mastered the technology of...
BioShock
BioShock
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Steampunk
August 21, 2007
Players: 8.9/10
Metacritic: 89/100
BioShock is an adventure shooter with a first-person view in a steampunk style. The game takes place in 1960. The main character, a young man named Jack, as a...
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Legend of Zelda, Open world, Fantasy
May 12, 2023
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 96/100
Direct continuation of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. After Ganon's villainy, part of the continent soared into the air, and now Link sets out to...
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era
August 7, 2017
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 83/100
The game takes you on a dark and ruthless journey into the depths of the mind, where the lines between reality and madness blur. The story follows a warrior named...
SOMA
SOMA
Action, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
September 21, 2015
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 82/100
SOMA is a new project from Frictional Games, the creators of Penumbra and Amnesia. The plot revolves around the underwater research facility PATHOS-2, where...
Bloodborne
Bloodborne
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view
March 24, 2015
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 92/100
Bloodborne is a dark adventure role-playing action game with a third-person view from the creators of the Dark Souls series. The action takes place in a...
Firewatch
Firewatch
Adventure, First-person view, Indie
February 9, 2016
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Firewatch is an indie adventure with a first-person view, developed by former developers of The Walking Dead and BioShock 2. The action takes place in the forests...
Portal 2
Portal 2
Action, Platformer, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Online
April 18, 2011
VGTimes: 9.4/10
Players: 8.9/10
Metacritic: 95/100
The game takes place several years after Portal. The main character Chell wakes up after a long sleep to find that the Aperture Science complex is now in ruins...
Limbo
Limbo
Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view
July 21, 2010
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 88/100
A dark adventure platformer built on the atmosphere of silence, loneliness, and constant danger. The story tells about a boy who sets out to find his missing...
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Legend of Zelda, Fantasy
March 3, 2017
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 97/100
The game reveals Link's story at a time when Hyrule lies in ruins, and the hero's awakening is shrouded in mystery. The shattered kingdom becomes a vast sandbox...
Sunless Sea
Sunless Sea
Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view
February 6, 2015
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Sunless Sea is a dark, H.P. Lovecraft-inspired role-playing adventure set in the universe of London Has Fallen. You have to take the helm of a Victorian steamship...
Tiny Bunny
Tiny Bunny
Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie
April 16, 2021
VGTimes: 7.8/10
Players: 8.9/10
An adventurous visual novel with horror elements. Looking out of the window of an old house, the boy Anton sees a fading village, huge snowdrifts, and a frozen...
Rain World
Rain World
Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view
March 28, 2017
Players: 9.3/10
Metacritic: 63/100
An atmospheric hardcore platformer with survival elements. The story tells of a small creature named Slugcat, who was separated from his family in a world where...
Cozy Grove
Cozy Grove
Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Isometric
March 22, 2021
Players: 9.3/10
Metacritic: 71/100
Cozy Grove is an indie adventure simulator with an isometric view. Welcome to a life simulator about camping on an ever-changing haunted island. As a spiritual...
Spiritfarer
Spiritfarer
Simulation, Business / Management, Side view, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op)
August 18, 2020
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Spiritfarer is a fun management simulator with a side view that tells the story of death. You take on the role of a ferryman for the dead and build your own ship to...
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Fighting, First-person view, Detective
November 16, 2005
Players: 9.3/10
Metacritic: 80/100
A dark psychological thriller in which the hunt for killers gradually turns into a hunt for one's own sanity. FBI agent Ethan Thomas investigates a series of brutal...
ABZU
ABZU
Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie
August 2, 2016
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 80/100
ABZU is a fantastic adventure arcade game with a third-person view. As a scuba diver, you will go to conquer the depths of the seabed. There you can meet a variety...
Journey
Journey
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie
March 13, 2012
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 92/100
Journey is an atmospheric adventure with a third-person view. The main character is a nameless wanderer who must cross the desert and get to the mountain that is...
Night in the Woods
Night in the Woods
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view
February 21, 2017
Players: 9.1/10
Metacritic: 87/100
Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...
A Short Hike
A Short Hike
Adventure, Indie, Logic, Arcade
July 30, 2019
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 85/100
A Short Hike is an adventure arcade game with a top-down view. The game will take you to the expanses of the colorful mountains of Hawk Peak Provincial Park. You...
Dear Esther
Dear Esther
Adventure, First-person view
April 26, 2012
Players: 7.2/10
Metacritic: 68/100
Dear Esther is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view. The main character is a man staying on an island in the Hebrides archipelago. The island is...
Gris
Gris
Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view
December 13, 2018
Players: 8.9/10
Metacritic: 83/100
GRIS is an atmospheric adventure puzzle game with a side view. The game will tell the sad story of the main character named Gris. The girl is locked in her own...
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval
October 18, 2005
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 91/100
Shadow of the Colossus — action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You take on the role of a hero named Wander, who must go through...
Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason
Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
December 5, 2008
Players: 8.1/10
Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason is a first-person action game with shooter and horror elements from the Action Forms Ltd. studio. The game is published by 1C Company...
Kentucky Route Zero
Kentucky Route Zero
Arcade, Adventure, Indie
January 7, 2013
Players: 9.6/10
Metacritic: 86/100
A mystical adventure with a side view and a unique graphic design. The main character Conway travels to Kentucky to deliver a package. Upon arrival, it is...
Monument Valley
Monument Valley
Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Logic
April 3, 2014
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Meditative puzzle with minimalistic graphics. In the game, each level is an independent story, designed in its own unique style, where the building becomes not just...
Behind the Frame: Живые полотна
Behind the Frame: Живые полотна
Adventure, Anime / Manga, Puzzle, Logic, First-person view
August 25, 2021
Metacritic: 73/100
Behind the Frame: Living Canvases is an adventure puzzle game in the point and click genre with a first-person view. This is a vibrant piece of interactive fiction...
Chants of Sennaar
Chants of Sennaar
Isometric, Puzzle
September 5, 2023
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 82/100
Once upon a time, the peoples of the tower stopped understanding each other. But everyone has heard about the legend about the traveler who will unite disparate...
Alto's Odyssey
Alto's Odyssey
Arcade, Adventure, Free game, Side view
February 21, 2018
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 88/100
Alto's Odyssey is a continuation of the atmospheric arcade platformer Alto's Adventure for mobile devices. Now, instead of snow-capped mountains, you have to...
Мор. Утопия
Мор. Утопия
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, In real time, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie
June 9, 2005
Players: 9.9/10
Mor. Utopia — action role-playing game with a first-person view. The game offers a choice of three protagonists: Bachelor, Haruspex and Imposter (the...
Alto's Adventure
Alto's Adventure
Arcade, Sports game, Snowboard, Side view
February 19, 2015
Players: 9.4/10
Metacritic: 92/100
Alto's Adventure is a side-scrolling arcade platformer for mobile platforms. As a snowboarder, you will have to ride through picturesque locations, performing...

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