darkest dungeon?

That's what I was going to recommend too. And very short too. It's just a rainy afternoon.

Blasphemous (only the first one), This War of Mine, Valiant Hearts, Papers Please, Pathologic

the hunter call of the wild is my go to for depression gaming. very peaceful generally, walking around tracking animals. if you follow the story you often times end up cleaning up a reserve from trash and left behind tents etc. the hunting is ethical in the story too. gotta keep populations low because yada yada. its gorgeous aswell, very slow. really a good one. and every now and then you'll encounter a mythical animal and track it for 4 real world hours tryna get it for your trophy case.

Just finished that one, I fucking loved it, but that story just sort of brick walls at the end in a way that made me want a sequel really bad. I want more SCP inspired games like Control, the setting and anomalous items alone make for a great game.

Is Blasphemous 2 not as good? I haven't played either but they're on my wishlist

Oh boy, this is a game that absolutely ripped my heart out. I've never been great at saying goodbye, I did everything I could before the first goodbye and then I quit. I loved the game, but it hits me in a strange soft spot. Brothers is kinda similar to provide a recommendation.

Outer Wilds. Best game ever made. Stick with it.

Subnautica works for me on days like these. It's atmosphere, the clever design of how to explore more of the story and the constant danger. I also really like the ending, but I won't say more about that, cause spoilers.

STALKER, it's story may not wreck you but the monolith will. If you want to be kicked in the dick play the anomaly mod, pretty sure it's free and doesn't require the games.

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!