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Tense Games

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

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842 games
Into the Radius VR
Gameplay
exploration-heavy survival
76
Metacritic Score: 76
Generally Favorable

Into the Radius VR

intense atmospheric
Resident evil 7 Banned Footage Vol.1
Gameplay
exploration-heavy survival-horror
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Resident evil 7 Banned Footage Vol.1

intense atmospheric
Manhunt
Gameplay
stealth third-person
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Manhunt

intense atmospheric
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
Gameplay
exploration-heavy combat-focused
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

atmospheric intense
Resident Evil 7 End Of Zoe
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Resident Evil 7 End Of Zoe

intense atmospheric
Project Winter
Gameplay
cooperative survival
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Project Winter

intense cooperative
Digimon Survive
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Digimon Survive

intense atmospheric
Heavy Rain Chronicles: Episode One - The Taxidermist
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Heavy Rain Chronicles: Episode One - The Taxidermist

intense atmospheric
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Gameplay
survival-horror fixed-camera
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

intense atmospheric
Infested Planet
Gameplay
turn-based tactical
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Infested Planet

intense atmospheric
Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire
Gameplay
stealth-focused story-driven
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire

intense atmospheric
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
Gameplay
turn-based tactical
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear

intense tense
Iron Brigade
Gameplay
real-time combat-focused
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Iron Brigade

intense atmospheric
Bomber Crew
Gameplay
turn-based strategy
75
Metacritic Score: 75
Generally Favorable

Bomber Crew

intense atmospheric
Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack
Gameplay
turn-based stealth
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack

intense atmospheric
Delta Force: Land Warrior
Gameplay
combat-focused tactical
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

Delta Force: Land Warrior

intense tense
The Red Solstice
Gameplay
turn-based co-op
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

The Red Solstice

intense atmospheric
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2
Gameplay
tactical sniper-focused
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2

intense atmospheric
Arma 3 Apex
Gameplay
tactical combat team-based
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

Arma 3 Apex

intense atmospheric
Mordheim: City of the Damned
Gameplay
turn-based combat-focused
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

Mordheim: City of the Damned

intense atmospheric
ArmA: Combat Operations
Gameplay
tactical multiplayer
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

ArmA: Combat Operations

intense atmospheric
They Are Billions
Gameplay
turn-based base-building
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

They Are Billions

intense atmospheric
The Suffering: Ties That Bind
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

The Suffering: Ties That Bind

intense atmospheric
Act of War: High Treason
Gameplay
real-time tactical_combat
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

Act of War: High Treason

intense tense
Outlast: Whistleblower
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

Outlast: Whistleblower

intense atmospheric
Partisans 1941
Gameplay
turn-based stealth
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

Partisans 1941

intense atmospheric
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3
Gameplay
tactical shooter cover-based combat
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3

intense tense
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

intense atmospheric
Arma 3
Gameplay
tactical combat team coordination
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

Arma 3

intense atmospheric
Shadowgrounds
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration
74
Metacritic Score: 74
Mixed or Average

Shadowgrounds

intense atmospheric
Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Gameplay
third person combat-focused
73
Metacritic Score: 73
Mixed or Average

Alan Wake's American Nightmare

intense atmospheric
Caller's Bane
Gameplay
turn-based tactical
73
Metacritic Score: 73
Mixed or Average

Caller's Bane

intense atmospheric
Turmoil
Gameplay
turn-based survival
73
Metacritic Score: 73
Mixed or Average

Turmoil

intense atmospheric
Syphon Filter 3
Gameplay
cover-based combat stealth
73
Metacritic Score: 73
Mixed or Average

Syphon Filter 3

intense atmospheric
Death to Spies 2: Moment of Truth
Gameplay
stealth third person
73
Metacritic Score: 73
Mixed or Average

Death to Spies 2: Moment of Truth

intense atmospheric
ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead
Gameplay
real-time tactical
73
Metacritic Score: 73
Mixed or Average

ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead

intense atmospheric
Urban Chaos: Riot Response
Gameplay
real-time combat-focused
73
Metacritic Score: 73
Mixed or Average

Urban Chaos: Riot Response

intense tense
HAUNTED: Halloween '86 (Nintendo Switch)
Gameplay
exploration-heavy survival-horror
73
Metacritic Score: 73
Mixed or Average

HAUNTED: Halloween '86 (Nintendo Switch)

intense atmospheric
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
73
Metacritic Score: 73
Mixed or Average

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

intense atmospheric
Penumbra Overture
Gameplay
exploration-heavy puzzle-solving
73
Metacritic Score: 73
Mixed or Average

Penumbra Overture

intense atmospheric
State of Decay: Lifeline
Gameplay
survival resource management
72
Metacritic Score: 72
Mixed or Average

State of Decay: Lifeline

intense atmospheric
Dead by Daylight
Gameplay
co-op survival
72
Metacritic Score: 72
Mixed or Average

Dead by Daylight

intense atmospheric
The Sum of All Fears
Gameplay
tactical stealth-focused
72
Metacritic Score: 72
Mixed or Average

The Sum of All Fears

intense tense
République
Gameplay
stealth story-driven
72
Metacritic Score: 72
Mixed or Average

République

atmospheric intense
Alone in the Dark: The Trilogy 1+2+3
Gameplay
exploration-heavy puzzle-solving
72
Metacritic Score: 72
Mixed or Average

Alone in the Dark: The Trilogy 1+2+3

intense atmospheric
World in Conflict: Soviet Assault
Gameplay
real-time combat-focused
72
Metacritic Score: 72
Mixed or Average

World in Conflict: Soviet Assault

intense epic
Double Cross
Gameplay
stealth-focused story-driven
72
Metacritic Score: 72
Mixed or Average

Double Cross

intense atmospheric
Styx: Shards of Darkness
Gameplay
stealth-focused exploration-heavy
72
Metacritic Score: 72
Mixed or Average

Styx: Shards of Darkness

intense atmospheric
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