Best Atmospheric Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated atmospheric games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Atmospheric games on Steam.

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Duke Nukem Forever The King arrives with an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, giant explosions and pure unadulterated fun!

Price -98% 0.58€
Rating 6.8
Release 09 Jun 2011
Still Life Still Life 2 also now available!

Price -93% 0.62€
Rating 7.8
Release 01 Jun 2011
Syberia II Having searched Eastern and Western Europe for a missing heir, Kate Walker finally completed her long and arduous journey, obtaining the signature of Hans Voralberg and closing the automaton factory buyout.

Price 12.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 19 May 2011
Syberia Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.

Price -96% 0.60€
Rating 8.6
Release 19 May 2011
Terraria Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

Price -47% 5.17€
Rating 9.7
Release 16 May 2011
DETOUR A true test your wits and spatial reasoning. Detour combines highway-building fun with the excitement of a competitive real-time strategy game. Construct a path for your convoy to reach its destination in this incredibly addictive title. With online multiplayer!

Price 0.99€
Rating 6.0
Release 16 May 2011
BRINK You decide the combat role you want to assume in the world of Brink as you fight to save yourself and mankind’s last refuge!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.2
Release 09 May 2011
BEEP A combination of platforming with a gravity gun, BEEP is an amazing physics-platformer. Despite its friendly art style, this is a hardcore platformer in the truest sense.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.2
Release 06 May 2011
Capsized Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!

Price -90% 1.05€
Rating 7.3
Release 29 Apr 2011
The Tiny Bang Story Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 22 Apr 2011
Scratches - Director's Cut Dark Legends surround the old abandoned Blackwood house, secluded far away in the northern wastelands. For writer Michael Arthate, this cold, solitary atmosphere is fodder for his restless imagination. But Michael soon becomes distracted by the mysteries offered up, as he follows a trail exploring and delving into the secrets of the past.

Price 339.08€
Rating 7.7
Release 20 Apr 2011
Portal 2 The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Price 9.75€
Rating 9.8
Release 18 Apr 2011
Mafia II (Classic) 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...

Price 29.99€
Rating 9.3
Release 22 Mar 2011
Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition Aliens are decimating New York City, only you have the technology to survive. Be The Weapon.

Price -78% 6.77€
Rating 8.3
Release 22 Mar 2011
Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood It’s time to join the Brotherhood.

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 17 Mar 2011
Homefront The Rock Map Pack is Now Available! Join the Resistance, stand united and fight for freedom against an overwhelming military force.

Price -96% 0.96€
Rating 6.0
Release 14 Mar 2011
NightSky Nominated as a IGF Seamus McNally Finalist, NightSky is an ambient action-puzzle game that offers a gameplay experience unlike any other—cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed picturesque worlds. The player must maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance; each of these worlds is broken into different areas.

Price -98% 0.23€
Rating 8.4
Release 01 Mar 2011
BIT.TRIP RUNNER Experience the rhythmic thrill of BIT.TRIP RUNNER! With its retro charm, simple controls, and award-winning visuals, this classic sets the standard for rhythm gaming. Don't miss the game that started it all in the acclaimed runner series.

Price -89% 0.94€
Rating 8.3
Release 28 Feb 2011
Drakensang: The River of Time The prequel to Radon Labs' award-winning RPG, Drakensang: The River of Time introduces a brand new story within the Drakensang universe. The new story brings many innovations and new game elements for experienced as well for first time players, who will jump right into the fascinating medieval fantasy RPG scenario of Drakensang: The...

Price 18.99€
Rating 7.5
Release 16 Feb 2011
Two Worlds II HD Check out the new Velvet Edition bundle including both Two Worlds II and Pirates of the Flying Fortress DLC.

Price -99% 0.28€
Rating 6.2
Release 03 Feb 2011
Myst: Masterpiece Edition The classic Myst experience with point and click controls, released as a remaster to the original in 2000. Enter a world where nothing is as it seems... and adventure knows no bounds!

Price -50% 3.00€
Rating 8.1
Release 02 Feb 2011
Dead Space™ 2 Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.

Price 19.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 27 Jan 2011
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD You're the Stranger, a mysterious bounty hunter on a mission to bag the ultimate prize. And you need that money like no one else because there is something very wrong with your health and the only way to fix it is a very costly operation.

Price -97% 0.39€
Rating 8.3
Release 20 Dec 2010
STAR WARS™: The Force Unleashed™ II The Star Wars® Saga continues with Star Wars®: The Force Unleashed™ II, the highly anticipated sequel to the fastest-selling Star Wars game ever created.

Price 19.50€
Rating 6.3
Release 01 Dec 2010