Suggest some beautiful games. Genre doesn’t matter. 3d or 2d no big deal. Hyper Light Drifter, Satisfactory, Cliff Empire, etc.
Mostly I’m talking about moments in the game where you can just stand there and look at the world and not be bored.
Thankssss.
Subnautica.
Damn fine game, too, if you look past the engine bugs.
Subnautica legitimately made me stop and stare at my screen with mouth agape at the wonder and terror of a glowing undersea behemoth. I’ve never had a game provoke pure awe like it does.
The excellent sound design helps, too. :)
Subnautica is on a whole different level. They made some wild impressions with the first game.
Too bad they dropped the ball on “below zero.”
Firewatch is a very beautiful game
Was coming here to say this. Game is good, but the artwork and feeling of the game is amazing.
Journey still looks pretty pretty.
Not sure whether it’s still enjoyable to play, since probably not many people are playing it these days.
Mmm yess. Recently did a play through, and luckily I played most of it with a fellow pilgrim. IMO Journey will always be gorgeous. The graphics are perfectly balanced between realism, performance and art. To me, it’s a timeless classic.
If you enjoyed journey for its beauty and the experience, I strongly recommend checking out their most recent game, Sky: Children of the Light
Oh wow, if it’s still possible to meet with online players, then I might want to replay the game again.
Still possible! Go forth!
Though exclusively single player, ABZU is also a nice, atmospheric game as well.
17 years on, Okami is still one of the best.
Just picked up the HD remake and was thrilled to see someone made a mod to patch out the film grain and motion blur. I’m puking rainbows.
I came to say the same thing
Hell yeah. I love that game, but got stuck on the last block guard guy. :_(
Use a piece of paper :)
Just gave me a flashback of my friends and I doing the same thing on a CRT lol.
That’s how these puzzles are meant to be solved and I won’t accept any other answer! Lol :D
Hollow Knight, if you’re not afraid of bugs.
That first City of Tears moment is incredible.
Music in this game is probably in my top 5
I think getting platinum for that game on ps is my crowning achievement of my gaming career, I’m never going to able to do that again.
Can’t wait for silksong!
I read recommendations for this game so often I’d be remiss to not try it at least once.
it’s great! but it’s hard. if you don’t have patience for difficult platforming and/or difficult 2d combat, it might not click for you.
I think I got it on my third attempt. Though I haven’t actually finished it yet! Only 2/3 in and then something shiny distracted me - I’ll pick it up again soon. People described it as a soulslike, so after Elden Ring clicked for me I decided I would try the funny bug game again. Glad I did!
Outer Wilds.
Really encapsulates the meaning of beauty a couple different ways.
Tetris Effect, particularly if you can play in VR.
Though if you’re strictly talking “aesthetically pleasing”, the options get wider. I absolutely loved the aesthetics of Hi-fi Rush. The absolute beauty of this comic-esque, cel-shaded world with every element, background and forground, moving to the rhythm of the soundtrack just blew me away when I started playing. But I’m a slut for rhythm games, so there’s just something about everything tiny fiber of the space connecting and syncing up that gets me.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” and “Ori and the Will of the Wisps”.
Xbox
It’s also on PC and switch
Stray. There were lots of times I’d perch up high and look around at everything going on below.
Horizon Zero Dawn. The sequel is likely even more beautiful but I haven’t played it yet
fr lol. My first play through I completed the storyline but wasn’t able to fit the Frozen Wilds into the narrative.
Ori (both ones). Absolutely stunning platformer. One of the best games I’ve every played, just started a second playthrough.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps has gorgeous art. The Luma Pools area is my personal favorite.
Gris, it has an exceptionally good art. Great landscape, sound effects and the storytelling.
The soundtrack by Berlinist is on Spotify.
Currently playing that game, and I fully agree.
NMS is amazing to play in VR.
Gris.
I think if you enjoyed the beauty in Hyper Light Drifter, then you will be entranced by Tunic. Bonus points for being one of the best puzzle exploration games of all time.
Spiritfarer is very, very pretty as well. It is dripping it atmosphere and I often found myself just afk breathing it all in.
Tunic is an amazing experience, I filled multiple pages of a notebook trying to figure out the puzzles, I wish I had more games that made me do that
Not only is tunic beautiful; the experience is amazing. It’s even better if you try to solve the main optional puzzle as you go.
Definitely agree that it’s one of the best.
Transistor - really any Supergiant game, but Transistor in particular.
