The second game feels to me much less unique, compared to the first, especially the atmosphere. It's still a good game, just not what I expected from the sequel

Peripeteia- Dark cyberpunk imsim. Obviously inspired by GitS and deus ex. I’d consider it pretty dark and pessimistic but lots of fun to play around in and explore the different ways you have to solve a problem.

Thank you both! Gonna look into it, had it in the back of my mind for a while.

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 letthings burn themselves out, make sure there's no unfinished business left. Pouring more fuel on the fire genuinely helps, horror makes me feel less alone.

Omg, I completely forgot about Soma... and I even own it! Thank you!

This sounds like a nice "Deck in bed" game, thanks!

I've read/listened to a lot about Earthbound/Mother, maybe it's time to play them.

Still need to give that one a try, thank you!

Never heard about it until now, but it does sound very interesting from the Steam blurb! Thank you!

Thank you! I've played quite a bit of Dying Light back when it came out, lots of fun in co-op! As for Hardspace Shipbreaker and Dredge, the first I wanted to try for a while (big fan of Space Engineers), and the second looks like "life as a background character in a Lovecraftian story," so awesome!

Good! Hope it does thin slices, thank you!

I've had my eye on them for a while, but they look so cute to me that I feel I need a better mood to really enjoy them.

I've played Gemini Rue on my phone obsessively, great game! Night in the Woods and Sally Face both look like the kind of games which one underestimates then ends up sobbing after 12 non-stop hours, like SIGNALIS. Thank you! Oh, I've "used" the first two Thief games so much that I've sanded off any matte they had left:))

Yet another one I already own and completely forgot about, thank you!

For both rich atmosphere and unique game mechanics, you could do a lot worse than [Return of the Obra Dinn](https://youtu.be/ILolesm8kFY). If you're unfamiliar, the presentation evokes early PC (or Mac, more specifically) black and white "1 bit" games, but real time 3d. This already is very distinctive, but the gameplay also sets it apart. You are an insurance investigator with a magic pocket watch which allows you to travel back to the moment in time that someone expired, if you find their corpse. From these brief flashes (and by cross-referencing the ship manifest) you piece together what happened to all the crew and passengers on the ships ill-fated voyage, before it's baffling reemergence years after the fact.

Soumds fuel-efficient, thank you! Definitely looking into it!

Have fun, I think it really is one of the best games of the last decade.

Dear Esther and Kentucky route zero for the music and atmosphere, elden ring for the atmosphere and challenge.

You have so many great recommendations so i am gonna add more. Gulf Club Nostalgia/Wasteland: when depression hits hard why not hit it harder with a tale of nostalgia for a world we have not yet lost. Simple golf game but the radio station is... A lot. To the Moon: the whole series is just what if all we could give those dying the happiness of a lie implanted in their memories and what can we provide for those still living who dont get it so easy? Among the Sleep: just a 2 year old kid and your mom has gone missing and the world is so scary in the dark.

It is. Its also maybe not the best game to play when you're struggling. I played it when I lost a close family member and I became a wreck for weeks It helped me process the loss, but it drew all of my emotions out in the process