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Recommendations of really moody games for crummy days (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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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!

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[–] danciestlobster@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Last of us is an obvious answer I think if you haven't played either of those games. The exact opposite of your request, when I am feeling as you describe I really recommend wandersong. The game is like therapy, it looks campy and stupid at first but the dialogue has incredible depth and uplifting vibes.

[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Thank you! Wanted to play those two when they released them for PC, but then I've read about technical issues and I kinda' forgot about both.

As for playing games which fit my mood, I prefer to let things burn themselves out, make sure there's no unfinished business left. Pouring more fuel on the fire genuinely helps, horror/gloom makes me feel less alone.