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

Darkwood.

I suppose they could be looked at in that way... I found them to be both thrilling and frightful.

Hollow Knight (more so than Silksong tbh) Night in the Woods

To The Moon broke me man

You might like ori

The long dark is a harsh winter survival game with a gloomy story (dlc). https://store.steampowered.com/app/305620/The_Long_Dark/

Have you played journey? It's great in my opinion the music and visuals bringe up every time I play it the end he sequence has made me cry in a few occasions.

These are basically ancient, but if you want to feel like crap. - The walking dead, from telltale - spec ops the line - this war of mine - papers please

The rest of that series is like that too.

Really does look moody, and I love the strategy bits! Thanks, definitely wishlisted!

I've been morbidly attracted to Cat Lady for a very, very long time now, but what I've heard about it makes me feel like it'd be too much in times of crisis. That feels more like a "I'm feeling ok, let's hurt myself a bit" kinda' game to me. Oxenfree looks really cool, looks like it'd make for a comfy bed game! Thank you!

Yepyep! On my NG+ currently, it's my form of Story Mode:))

Ooh, and it looks so sweet and wholesome!️ Thank you, will give it a whirl!

Well, that's what I'm looking for, honestly. Trying to burn the hurt out in a way, and it's easier to process when in a context where such issues are analysed.

Played it and it's very good for the mechanical buzz, but to me it feels pretty mild in the emotional department. Good game, though!

Thanks so much, this is certainly a lot of material! I have an off-and-on playthrough of Blasphemous going on my Deck, I love the atmosphere and the story, plus the art direction is gorgeous! Have played a bit of Papers Please and Pathologic, but didn't have the proper mood for the first, and found it hard to get over the traversal hump in the latter.