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Melancholic Games

Games featuring melancholic elements. These titles offer unique experiences in the mood category.

1683 games Themes & Setting

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1.7K games
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
95
Metacritic Score: 95
Universal Acclaim

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

atmospheric intense
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
90
Metacritic Score: 90
Universal Acclaim

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone

atmospheric intense
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
Gameplay
story-driven combat-focused
87
Metacritic Score: 87
Generally Favorable

Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare

intense atmospheric
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
85
Metacritic Score: 85
Generally Favorable

Shadow Hearts: Covenant

atmospheric intense
Bulb Boy
Gameplay
puzzle-solving exploration-heavy
84
Metacritic Score: 84
Generally Favorable

Bulb Boy

atmospheric intense
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
84
Metacritic Score: 84
Generally Favorable

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly

intense atmospheric
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante - Digital Content Bundle
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante - Digital Content Bundle

atmospheric contemplative
Eternal Sonata
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Eternal Sonata

emotional atmospheric
Memoria
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
79
Metacritic Score: 79
Generally Favorable

Memoria

atmospheric contemplative
Else Heart.Break()
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
79
Metacritic Score: 79
Generally Favorable

Else Heart.Break()

atmospheric intense
Actual Sunlight
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Actual Sunlight

contemplative atmospheric
Haunted
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
76
Metacritic Score: 76
Generally Favorable

Haunted

atmospheric relaxing
House of the Dying Sun
Gameplay
system management exploration-heavy
76
Metacritic Score: 76
Generally Favorable

House of the Dying Sun

atmospheric intense
Pumpkin Jack
Gameplay
3D platformer combat-focused
76
Metacritic Score: 76
Generally Favorable

Pumpkin Jack

atmospheric dark
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Gameplay
real-time combat story-driven
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

emotional atmospheric
A Rose in the Twilight
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

A Rose in the Twilight

atmospheric intense
Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi

emotional atmospheric
Assassin’s Creed Rogue
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

Assassin’s Creed Rogue

atmospheric intense
Blues and Bullets
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
73
Metacritic Score: 73
Mixed or Average

Blues and Bullets

atmospheric intense
A New Beginning - Final Cut
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
72
Metacritic Score: 72
Mixed or Average

A New Beginning - Final Cut

atmospheric contemplative
Amnesia: Memories
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
72
Metacritic Score: 72
Mixed or Average

Amnesia: Memories

atmospheric intense
Ar nosurge Plus: Ode to an Unborn Star
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
72
Metacritic Score: 72
Mixed or Average

Ar nosurge Plus: Ode to an Unborn Star

atmospheric contemplative
Crossing Souls
Gameplay
exploration-heavy combat-focused
71
Metacritic Score: 71
Mixed or Average

Crossing Souls

atmospheric intense
Foregone
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
71
Metacritic Score: 71
Mixed or Average

Foregone

atmospheric contemplative
Fran Bow
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
70
Metacritic Score: 70
Mixed or Average

Fran Bow

atmospheric intense
The Moment of Silence
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
70
Metacritic Score: 70
Mixed or Average

The Moment of Silence

contemplative atmospheric
Soundfall
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
69
Metacritic Score: 69
Mixed or Average

Soundfall

atmospheric intense
In Between
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
68
Metacritic Score: 68
Mixed or Average

In Between

atmospheric contemplative
Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
68
Metacritic Score: 68
Mixed or Average

Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories

atmospheric intense
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon
Gameplay
real-time combat story-driven
66
Metacritic Score: 66
Mixed or Average

Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon

atmospheric intense
Remember Me
Gameplay
platforming combat-focused
65
Metacritic Score: 65
Mixed or Average

Remember Me

atmospheric intense
Nights of Azure
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
64
Metacritic Score: 64
Mixed or Average

Nights of Azure

atmospheric intense
YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
64
Metacritic Score: 64
Mixed or Average

YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World

atmospheric intense
TRAUMA
Gameplay
exploration-heavy puzzle-solving
62
Metacritic Score: 62
Mixed or Average

TRAUMA

contemplative atmospheric
Lifeline (2003)
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
61
Metacritic Score: 61
Mixed or Average

Lifeline (2003)

contemplative atmospheric
The Caligula Effect
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
61
Metacritic Score: 61
Mixed or Average

The Caligula Effect

intense atmospheric
Echo Night: Beyond
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
60
Metacritic Score: 60
Mixed or Average

Echo Night: Beyond

atmospheric intense
Lifeless Planet Premier Edition
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
59
Metacritic Score: 59
Mixed or Average

Lifeless Planet Premier Edition

atmospheric contemplative
Two Brothers
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
57
Metacritic Score: 57
Mixed or Average

Two Brothers

atmospheric contemplative
Kuon
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
57
Metacritic Score: 57
Mixed or Average

Kuon

intense atmospheric
Little Misfortune
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
57
Metacritic Score: 57
Mixed or Average

Little Misfortune

atmospheric intense
Woolfe - The Red Hood Diaries
Gameplay
side-scroller story-driven
55
Metacritic Score: 55
Mixed or Average

Woolfe - The Red Hood Diaries

atmospheric intense
Monochroma
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
55
Metacritic Score: 55
Mixed or Average

Monochroma

atmospheric intense
Lost: Via Domus
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
54
Metacritic Score: 54
Mixed or Average

Lost: Via Domus

atmospheric melancholic
Krai Mira
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
50
Metacritic Score: 50
Mixed or Average

Krai Mira

atmospheric contemplative
Corpse of Discovery
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
49
Metacritic Score: 49
Generally Unfavorable

Corpse of Discovery

atmospheric contemplative
Randall
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
48
Metacritic Score: 48
Generally Unfavorable

Randall

atmospheric contemplative
Eternity: The Last Unicorn
Gameplay
real-time combat-focused
38
Metacritic Score: 38
Generally Unfavorable

Eternity: The Last Unicorn

atmospheric contemplative
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