Favorite "atmosphere" games
Recommendations by MathBrushThese are games that are fun because of the atmosphere and plot more than the puzzles. These games are not too hard and not too easy. They generally have a big over-arching theme. I have included most horror and comedy games in other lists, as this list is more about wonder.
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1. Photopia
by Adam Cadre
(1998)
Average member rating: (495 ratings)
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2. Robin & Orchid
by Ryan Veeder and Emily Boegheim
(2013)
Average member rating: (56 ratings)
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3. Coloratura
by Lynnea Glasser
(2013)
Average member rating: (83 ratings)
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4. Molly and the Butter Thieves
by Alice Grove (as Cosmic Hamster)
(2015)
Average member rating: (13 ratings)
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5. The Act of Misdirection
by Callico Harrison
(2004)
Average member rating: (56 ratings)
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6. Babel
by Ian Finley
(1997)
Average member rating: (136 ratings)
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7. The Dreamhold
by Andrew Plotkin
(2004)
Average member rating: (151 ratings)
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8. Moon-Shaped
by Jason Ermer
(2006)
Average member rating: (32 ratings)
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9. Hana Feels
by Gavin Inglis
(2015)
Average member rating: (49 ratings)
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10. The Mary Jane of Tomorrow
by Emily Short
(2016)
Average member rating: (19 ratings)
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11. To Spring Open, by Peter Berman and Yoon Ha Lee (as Two-Bit Chip) (2015)
Average member rating: (18 ratings)
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12. For a Change
by Dan Schmidt
(1999)
Average member rating: (105 ratings)
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13. Metamorphoses
by Emily Short
(2000)
Average member rating: (115 ratings)
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14. Zork III
by Dave Lebling, Marc Blank
(1982)
Average member rating: (67 ratings)
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15. Dead Like Ants
by C.E.J. Pacian
(2009)
Average member rating: (51 ratings)
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16. Walker & Silhouette
by C.E.J. Pacian
(2009)
Average member rating: (47 ratings)
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17. Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home
by Andrew Plotkin
(2010)
Average member rating: (78 ratings)
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18. Six
by Wade Clarke
(2011)
Average member rating: (38 ratings)
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19. Beautiful Dreamer
by S. Woodson
(2015)
Average member rating: (23 ratings)
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20. Distress
by Mike Snyder
(2005)
Average member rating: (21 ratings)
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21. Tales of the Traveling Swordsman
by Mike Snyder
(2006)
Average member rating: (44 ratings)
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22. Andromeda Dreaming
by Joey Jones
(2012)
Average member rating: (17 ratings)
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23. Eurydice
by Anonymous
(2012)
Average member rating: (36 ratings)
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24. Mercy, by Chris Klimas (1997)
Average member rating: (19 ratings)
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25. shadows on the mirror
by Chrysoula Tzavelas
(2003)
Average member rating: (26 ratings)
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26. Aayela, by Magnus Olsson (1996)
Average member rating: (24 ratings)
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27. Episode in the Life of an Artist
by Peter Eastman
(2003)
Average member rating: (24 ratings)
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28. Common Ground
by Stephen Granade
(1999)
Average member rating: (29 ratings)
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29. The Beetmonger's Journal
by Scott Starkey
(2001)
Average member rating: (16 ratings)
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30. Downtown Tokyo, Present Day, by John Kean (1998)
Average member rating: (25 ratings)
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31. Jacks or Better to Murder, Aces to Win, by J. D. Berry (1999)
Average member rating: (14 ratings)
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32. All Alone, by Ian Finley (2000)
Average member rating: (66 ratings)
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33. See the Constellation, by ed blair (2012)
Average member rating: (7 ratings)
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34. Three-Card Trick
by Chandler Groover
(2016)
Average member rating: (46 ratings)
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35. Aotearoa
by Matt Wigdahl
(2010)
Average member rating: (54 ratings)
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36. A Colder Light
by Jon Ingold
(2012)
Average member rating: (16 ratings)
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37. Cactus Blue Motel
by Astrid Dalmady
(2016)
Average member rating: (64 ratings)
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38. Tuuli
by Daurmith and Ruber Eaglenest
(2017)
Average member rating: (23 ratings)
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39. Tethered
by Linus Åkesson
(2018)
Average member rating: (26 ratings)
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40. Cannery Vale
by Hanon Ondricek (as Keanhid Connor)
(2018)
Average member rating: (17 ratings)
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41. DEVOTIONALIA
by G.C. "Grim" Baccaris (as G. Grimoire)
(2018)
Average member rating: (19 ratings)
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42. The Golden
by Kerry Taylor
(2020)
Average member rating: (6 ratings)
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43. Night Guard / Morning Star
by Astrid Dalmady
(2019)
Average member rating: (16 ratings)
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