Best Atmospheric Games on Steam
Steam currently has 17,254 Atmospheric games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Atmospheric game rankings were last updated on 5/16/2024.
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1. Portal 2
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Portal 2 holds the #1 spot for "best Atmospheric game on Steam" with a Player Score of 98. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 391,913 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 386,909 positive reviews and 5,004 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
2. Hades
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
Hades has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Atmospheric games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 256,259 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 252,122 positive reviews and 4,137 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $24.99 |
| Release Date | 9/17/2020 |
| Franchise | Supergiant Games |
| Developer | Supergiant Games |
| Publisher | Supergiant Games |
| Steam App Id | 1145360 |
3. Portal
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
Portal has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Atmospheric games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 156,432 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 154,077 positive reviews and 2,355 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
4. Terraria
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Terraria has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Atmospheric games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,283,872 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,253,426 positive reviews and 30,446 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
5. Euro Truck Simulator 2
Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.
Euro Truck Simulator 2 has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Atmospheric games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 723,123 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 706,085 positive reviews and 17,038 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $4.99 |
| Release Date | 10/12/2012 |
| Franchise | SCS Software |
| Developer | SCS Software |
| Publisher | SCS Software |
| Steam App Id | 227300 |
6. Half-Life: Alyx
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
Half-Life: Alyx has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Atmospheric games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 88,568 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 87,115 positive reviews and 1,453 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $59.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Half-Life: Alyx on the Steam Deck.
7. Lethal Company
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Lethal Company has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Atmospheric games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 393,808 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 383,931 positive reviews and 9,877 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Lethal Company on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
8. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Atmospheric games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 286,921 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 279,855 positive reviews and 7,066 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 11/4/2014 |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | Nicalis, Inc. |
| Steam App Id | 250900 |
9. Half-Life 2
1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve's debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named "Best PC Game Ever" by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold worldwide.
Half-Life 2 has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Atmospheric games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 191,699 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 187,134 positive reviews and 4,565 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
10. OneShot
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
OneShot has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Atmospheric games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 44,265 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 43,507 positive reviews and 758 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run OneShot on the Steam Deck.
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 12/9/2016 |
| Developer | Future Cat LLC |
| Publisher | KOMODO |
| Steam App Id | 420530 |
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| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
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 | 1,326 | 4/18/2011 | 98 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 19,941 | 9/17/2020 | 97 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 315 | 10/10/2007 | 97 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 17,462 | 5/16/2011 | 97 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 9,459 | 10/12/2012 | 97 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 248 | 3/23/2020 | 97 | $59.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 13,063 | 10/23/2023 | 97 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 11,085 | 11/4/2014 | 96 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 490 | 11/16/2004 | 96 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 59 | 12/9/2016 | 96 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 3,750 | 2/24/2017 | 96 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 883 | 1/25/2018 | 96 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 5,390 | 5/18/2015 | 96 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 6,566 | 5/13/2020 | 96 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 292 | 10/11/2012 | 96 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 20 | 2/4/2021 | 96 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 273 | 7/19/2022 | 96 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 31 | 2/11/2021 | 96 | $8.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 87 | 12/10/2021 | 96 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 2,349 | 8/6/2018 | 96 | $12.49 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 16). Terraria on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 16). Euro Truck Simulator 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
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- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 3). The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, March 22). Half-Life 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 6). OneShot on Steam. Steam Store.