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.
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.
I really like the hunter call of the wild. it’s not perfect visually, but there have been moments when i just stop to look around and not even care about hunting
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The Witness
I love how distinctive the art style is, but also how the gameplay rewards you for paying attention to the world and design.
Abzu has a few moments like that, especially towards the end where you’re swimming through more and more densely packed environments.
Thanks! The same publisher is working on Nivalis, I’ll definitely check that one out sometime.
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.
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!
If you enjoyed journey for its beauty and the experience, I strongly recommend checking out their most recent game, Sky: Children of the Light
Though exclusively single player, ABZU is also a nice, atmospheric game as well.
My recommendation list is going to be a wild mix of different styles. Basically aynthing in my Games Library that I find visually appealing…
- Gibbous - A Cthulu Adventure: While it isn’t my favourite point&click (that price goes to the Deponia Trilogy), it’s by far the most beautiful I’ve played up to now. The attention the devs paid to detail is astounding. The animations are perfect. In other words: A work of art.
- Euro Truck Simulator 2: I might be an exception here, but to me the main selling point of this game is the scenery, not the trucks.
- Elite: Dangerous: Most of the times this game looks utterly boring. Sometimes however, you catch an exceptional sight. Here’s a screenshot of an eclipse in a binary system, as seen from an icy moon of a gas giant (behind which the primary star is hidden).
- Space Engine: Same argument as for Elite. Most of the stuff is boring. Sometimes you find an exceptional sight. Also, Space Engine isn’t really a game, but rather a “beautiful picture generator”, as there is no real gameplay as of yet.
- Dwarf Fortress in ASCII mode: The ASCII “graphics” are a work of art on their own. Especially the animations. And the best part: The ASCII version can be downloaded for free, while the (imho less beautiful) graphical version costs money.
- Pyre: A mix of Visual Novel and Sports Game. The backgrounds and characters are beautifully drawn.
- Beat Hazard: The colours of the effects are stunning.
Love that shot from Elite, nice work.
Thanks! I caught it more or less by chance though. I was just scanning all moons in the system, and thought that landing would be a nice break from the scanning routine. And then this happened. It looked even better a few moments before, when the sun that’s visible in the shot was still partially occluded by the gas giant. Took me too long to fire up camera mode to catch that though…
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Endless Legend is the most beautiful 4x game I’ve seen so far. All of the races are great designs and feel really different in gameplay.
Many of those already mentioned are great looking. I would add a personal choice, aesthetically pleasing for my taste: Dyson Sphere Program.
For more immersion, you might wanna try VR. And if looks is what you’re after then PCVR for specific, although there are some impressive contents on mobile VR too.
Most recently horizon: forbidden west had me moments that I would stop and just look the beautiful scenery. As a hardcore introvert, staying inside person I really admire such a great view.
I feel that. I’m anxiously waiting for it to be ported to PC. ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ
Fire watch
Outer Wilds has a lot of beautiful things to look at, whether it’s a planet or moon soaring overhead impossibly close, or something more cosmically spectacular. The music and sound design enhances the experience a lot too.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, but yeah, it’s basically a tech demo/walking sim
