The Best Atmospheric Games for Playstation 5

Update : Creepy Tale: Some Other Place added at rank #5.
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Jusant (2023)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5 PC Windows

Ascend the enigmatic tower of Jusant and uncover the echoes of a lost civilization. Immerse yourself in a serene world filled with lush biomes, master intuitive climbing mechanics, and let the haunting soundtrack elevate your adventure. Solve puzzles with your adorable companion, Ballast, and experience a story that intertwines resilience and mystery in every climb.


What we like:
  • Intuitive climbing gameplay
  • Rich, immersive environments
  • Engaging puzzles with helpful companion
  • Profound storytelling
  • Beautiful soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Occasional collision issues
  • Some story elements are cryptic

  • vertical
  • puzzle
  • platform
  • narrative
  • controller-support
  • exploration
  • story
  • meditative
  • atmospheric
  • rock-climbing
  • relaxing
  • adventure
  • rhythm
  • mystery
  • cute

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Farewell North (2024)

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Playstation 5 j Xbox One IOS iPhone Xbox Series X PC Windows Nintendo Switch Mac OS

Restore color to the desolate islands of Farewell North, an atmospheric journey where you play as a border collie on an adventure with your human. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.


  • dog
  • emotional
  • atmospheric
  • nature
  • stylized
  • story
  • relaxing
  • exploration
  • family-friendly
  • third-person
  • colourful
  • dark
  • puzzle
  • open-world
  • cinematic

3

Strayed Lights (2023)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X/s PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch

Dive into Strayed Lights, an immersive action adventure where you battle emotion-deformed creatures in a dreamlike world. With a vibrant color palette, stunning visuals, and a strong soundtrack, you'll be captivated. Master the innovative combat mechanics, face memorable bosses, and explore beautifully crafted levels. Will you restore light and face your inner demons?


What we like:
  • Vibrant, wild color palette
  • Captivating soundtrack
  • Innovative and challenging combat mechanics
  • Memorable boss encounters
  • Beautifully crafted world
What could be improved:
  • Minimal and confusing story
  • Some upgrades feel less helpful
  • Lack of enemy variation

  • action-adventure
  • combat
  • boss
  • soundtrack
  • atmospheric
  • souls
  • boss-fight
  • story
  • fantasy
  • cinematic
  • philosophical
  • dark
  • emotional
  • fight
  • stylized

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Access Denied: Escape (2023)

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j PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Access Denied: Escape is a puzzle game where you have to hack data vaults and interact with various devices to escape.


  • escape
  • room
  • futuristic
  • puzzle
  • cyberpunk
  • device-hacking
  • atmospheric
  • linear
  • realistic
  • multiple-endings
  • single-player
  • 3d
  • exploration
  • mystery
  • first-person

5

Creepy Tale: Some Other Place (2024)

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j Xbox Series X PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Playstation 5

Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.


  • escape
  • dark
  • room
  • hand-drawn
  • scroller
  • puzzle
  • lore
  • atmospheric
  • narration
  • action-adventure
  • cartoony
  • linear
  • point-and-click
  • mystery

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Papetura (2021)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows

Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.


  • point-and-click
  • puzzle
  • psychedelic
  • stylized
  • hand-drawn
  • surreal
  • exploration
  • atmospheric
  • family-friendly
  • 2d
  • relaxing
  • beautiful
  • moth
  • adventure
  • thought

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One Last Breath (2024)

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j Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One

One Last Breath tells a story about despair but also about hope. Gaia has the ability to control the environment. Create paths using trunks, summon vines to hang between gaps, and solve puzzles using your powers to save our planet.


  • 2.5d
  • nature
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • platform
  • scroller
  • puzzle
  • story
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • exploration
  • adventure
  • action-adventure

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OVIVO (2018)

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OVIVO is mesmerizing platformer with unusual mechanics where everything is as simple as black and white. The journey in the metaphoric world filled with illusions and hidden messages awaits you!


  • abstract
  • psychedelic
  • minimalist
  • platform
  • surreal
  • atmospheric
  • 2d
  • puzzle
  • physics
  • exploration
  • controller-support
  • mystery
  • ambient
  • single-player
  • adventure

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Manifold (2021)

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The game takes place in a "universe with a different set of physical laws" where the player can manipulate gravity, being able to "turn walls into floors".[6] The player must solve puzzles using the world's geometry in addition to devices within the architecture of the world.[6] To aid the player, the world's tone takes on one of six colors depending on which direction they have manipulated gravity. Several facets of the game's world may only be interacted with when the gravity is oriented directly, with these objects sharing one of the six colors.


  • puzzle
  • philosophical
  • abstract
  • 3d
  • nonlinear
  • platform
  • exploration
  • surreal
  • psychedelic
  • atmospheric
  • experimental
  • cinematic
  • scroller
  • artificial
  • intelligence

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Mystery Box - Hidden Secrets (2023)

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A point-and-click puzzle game where you have to solve intriguing riddles around different boxes and discover some cool stories about popular inventions!


  • hidden-object
  • clicker
  • atmospheric
  • puzzle
  • exploration
  • mystery
  • surreal
  • choices
  • 3d
  • strategy
  • first-person
  • horror
  • illuminati
  • simulation

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