Best Emotional 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 emotional games.

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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons 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.

Price 14.99€
Rating 9.3
Release 03 Sep 2013
Shelter Experience the wild as a badger sheltering your cubs from harm. On your journey, you will be stalked by birds of prey, encounter perils of the night, cross fierce rivers, escape forest fires and face the looming threat of starvation. Food is to be found, but is there enough for everyone?

Price -95% 0.81€
Rating 8.2
Release 28 Aug 2013
Gone Home June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Price -72% 4.14€
Rating 7.6
Release 15 Aug 2013
Papo & Yo Quico’s best friend, Monster, is a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth, but that doesn’t scare Quico away from playing with him. That said, Monster does have a very dangerous problem: an addiction to poisonous frogs.

Price -97% 0.51€
Rating 8.9
Release 18 Apr 2013
The Bridge The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.

Price -96% 0.40€
Rating 8.4
Release 22 Feb 2013
To the Moon A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Price -42% 5.66€
Rating 9.5
Release 07 Sep 2012
Indie Game: The Movie The emotional journey of four developers as they sacrifice money, health and sanity to realize their lifelong dreams of sharing their games with the world.

Price -87% 1.33€
Rating 8.8
Release 12 Jun 2012
The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 11 May 2012
The Walking Dead A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.

Price -91% 1.34€
Rating 9.6
Release 24 Apr 2012
Portal 2 - The Final Hours Portal 2 draws from the award-winning formula of innovative gameplay, story, and music that earned the original Portal over 70 industry accolades and created a cult following. For more information on Portal 2 click here.

Price 1.59€
Rating 7.2
Release 17 May 2011
The Void Only brought to life by scarce sparks of Color, the bleak, grey Void is a peculiar place. The player gets to explore it, get to know the Sisters, Brothers, and other weird creatures inhabiting it, and learn the ways of Color, harvesting it and drawing sigils that change the world around them.

Price -95% 0.56€
Rating 7.7
Release 15 Dec 2009

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