Edit 2: got a notification about Cronos: The New Dawn as I was launching Steam and decided to go for it. So far… holy hell, yep! Soo much yep! Just, uuh… turn off ray-tracing…

Edit: thanks so much to everyone who chimed in, there are some awesome recs in this thread! Also, really sorry to hear so many of you can relate to such games, good thing we have’em!

I apologise if I missed anyone’s comment.

OP: So, going through It™ again and my mood’s really gloomy. Anyone got any good recommendations to go with my mood?

To specify, PC-only, and I’m mostly asking for atmosphere, though some mechanical goodness will not go unappreciated. Thinking of stuff like Observer, Silent Hill, Darkwood, Arx Fatalis, Fallout: NV, Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Elden Ring, etc. Played most of these except Bloodborne, gathering the patience to deal with emulation.

Edit: oh, and if the story’ll shred my soul to pieces, all the better! Hit me with your best shot!

  • Motorheadbanger@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    10 days ago

    Blasphemous (only the first one), This War of Mine, Valiant Hearts, Papers Please, Pathologic

    Edit: Strange Horticulture, Arctic Eggs, and Lies of P

    • latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      Thanks so much, this is certainly a lot of material!

      I have an off-and-on playthrough of Blasphemous going on my Deck, I love the atmosphere and the story, plus the art direction is gorgeous!

      Have played a bit of Papers Please and Pathologic, but didn’t have the proper mood for the first, and found it hard to get over the traversal hump in the latter.

    • mossy_@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      10 days ago

      Is Blasphemous 2 not as good? I haven’t played either but they’re on my wishlist

      • Motorheadbanger@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        10 days ago

        The second game feels to me much less unique, compared to the first, especially the atmosphere. It’s still a good game, just not what I expected from the sequel