Best Atmospheric Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated atmospheric games.

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80 Days 1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.

Price -74% 2.85€
Rating 8.6
Release 28 Sep 2015
Else Heart.Break() A game about friendship, love and technology in a place where bits have replaced atoms.

Price 24.50€
Rating 6.5
Release 24 Sep 2015
Missing Translation Lost in a weird city in the middle of the desert and surrounded by strange creatures that keep staring at you. This is a game about exploring the unknown and solving puzzles... lots of them! Don't be fooled by the looks, this isn't a point & click adventure.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.4
Release 24 Sep 2015
SOMA From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Price -30% 20.52€
Rating 9.4
Release 21 Sep 2015
Train Simulator Classic The ultimate railway hobby for more than 15 years! From historic steam locomotives to modern high-speed and heavy freight trains, and routes around the world, Train Simulator Classic is the simulation made by railfans for railfans.

Price -97% 0.96€
Rating 7.0
Release 17 Sep 2015
Albino Lullaby: Episode 1 Albino Lullaby is a horror adventure game that doesn't rely on jump scares or gore. Escape from a surreal psychological nightmare as the world dynamically twists and contorts around you.

Price 24.50€
Rating 6.7
Release 14 Sep 2015
Queen's Quest: Tower of Darkness Defeat the sorcerer and save your daughter!

Price -94% 0.98€
Rating 6.2
Release 10 Sep 2015
Cross of the Dutchman Cross of the Dutchman is an action adventure game based on the true story of the folk legend 'Pier Gerlofs Donia'. The story takes place in medieval Western Europe, in the province of Frisia, near the turn of the 16th century.

Price -61% 2.71€
Rating 7.1
Release 10 Sep 2015
Dropsy Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.

Price -94% 0.63€
Rating 8.9
Release 10 Sep 2015
Leo’s Fortune - HD Edition An award-winning platform adventure game where you hunt down the cunning thief who stole his gold. Beautifully hand-crafted levels bring the story of Leo to life, offering a journey full of challenges. Revisit this classic adventure as it celebrates its tenth anniversary.

Price 6.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 08 Sep 2015
Armello Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.

Price -80% 5.09€
Rating 8.0
Release 01 Sep 2015
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.

Price -54% 14.00€
Rating 9.0
Release 01 Sep 2015
Mad Max Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.

Price -98% 0.58€
Rating 9.1
Release 01 Sep 2015
STASIS STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

Price -82% 1.43€
Rating 7.9
Release 31 Aug 2015
Close Your Eyes [Old Version] A redux version of a 2014 Ludum Dare RPG Maker Horror Game. A poor little marshmallow escapes death row into an underground subway system, where they're asked questions by a mysterious game show host. Updated in 2025 with new content.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.2
Release 31 Aug 2015
Labyronia RPG 2 You return to the land of Labyronia, now in the cold grip of an evil force. Roam the wartorn lands. You are the only one who can save the planet from destruction. The epic sequel to the critically-acclaimed Labyronia.

Price -59% 0.83€
Rating 7.2
Release 28 Aug 2015
Port of Call Imagine waking up on a small dock with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. The first person you find is a grumpy, old man who enlists you to work on his ferry boat which seems to have materialized behind you.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.4
Release 28 Aug 2015
Fran Bow Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Price -1% 14.98€
Rating 9.5
Release 27 Aug 2015
The Black Watchmen Become a Secret Agent and investigate paranormal activities in this dark Lovecraftian universe. This Alternate Reality Game will have you explore complex puzzles in-game but also in real-life; interacting with real websites, companies, and NPCs that we created as part of our universe.

Price 8.19€
Rating 8.4
Release 27 Aug 2015
Satellite Reign Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.

Price -92% 2.00€
Rating 7.0
Release 27 Aug 2015
Evoland 2 Evoland 2 is an unique RPG, with its graphic style and gameplay changing as you progress through a deep storyline based on time travel.

Price -94% 1.20€
Rating 8.4
Release 25 Aug 2015
Planet of the Eyes An atmospheric narrative-platformer about a service robot stranded on a mysterious planet, Planet of the Eyes features a stunning visual mix of puzzle and platforming challenges, an original musical score, and fully voiced audio logs left by another survivor. Explore the mystery of an unknown world.

Price -96% 0.40€
Rating 7.9
Release 24 Aug 2015
Universe Sandbox Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.

Price -65% 10.22€
Rating 9.4
Release 24 Aug 2015
Farm Frenzy Collection Enjoy the farmhouse gems with this solid set of 12 Farm Frenzy titles! Join Scarlett throughout all of her adventures in hundreds of farming challenges. Raise chickens, ostriches, and dolphins. Bake cakes, grow crops, and sell items at markets. It's an all-out farming assault with one of the most enjoyed series ever!

Price -63% 7.49€
Rating 8.9
Release 21 Aug 2015
In Between In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate. Together you are on a journey through the protagonist's head, a world that doesn’t obey the laws of physics.

Price -96% 0.52€
Rating 7.9
Release 21 Aug 2015
Forget Me Not: My Organic Garden “Master, Master! I did it!!” "I can hear you, no need to shout! Oh, my! This is a rather firm Kidney." My Organic Garden is an avant-garde organ-clicking game. Whether it’s to get Master’s praise, or to please the customer, click away and ship those organs!

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.8
Release 21 Aug 2015
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!

Price -92% 1.66€
Rating 8.4
Release 20 Aug 2015
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a platforming game of action, puzzles and adventure, and the sequel to the award winning Trine and Trine 2. Reunite with the three heroes in an all-new adventure, now for the first time in full 3D!

Price -97% 0.85€
Rating 6.2
Release 20 Aug 2015
Viridi Nurture a small pot of succulents that grow in real time. Viridi is a safe haven, a place you can return to for a moment of peace and quiet whenever you need it.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.9
Release 19 Aug 2015
Volume Pure stealth action and infinite level creation from the award-winning studio behind Thomas Was Alone. Enter the Volume to halt Gisborne Industries' corruption and train the masses to rob from the rich.

Price -97% 0.69€
Rating 7.3
Release 18 Aug 2015
ZOMBI London is falling. Are you prepared? The Last Blight is upon us. It was foretold. For the second time in history, a great plague has shrouded London in a fog of death. Big Ben tolls as thousands of unprepared die, or worse, are infected by a sickness more gruesome than death.

Price 19.99€
Rating 6.3
Release 18 Aug 2015
Gathering Sky Guide a flock of birds on a playful journey across the sky.

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 13 Aug 2015
Hacknet Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

Price -95% 0.52€
Rating 9.2
Release 12 Aug 2015
Airscape - The Fall of Gravity Airscape is a fast-paced, ultra-challenging 60 level action platformer. You play a deep-sea octopus, kidnapped by a mechanical alien race. Jump, dodge, and swim through a skybound environment full of floating islands, water formations, and robotic terrors.

Price -62% 1.90€
Rating 7.9
Release 11 Aug 2015
the static speaks my name A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.9
Release 10 Aug 2015
Fingerbones Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.7
Release 03 Aug 2015

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