Games For Lonely Souls

[IDMTINP]

Outside, the world blooms pink as the month of love invites lovers and friends to warm each other up with gifts, hugs and kisses!

For some of us, however, it’s just another winter month we’ll spend inside, not cuddling, not holding hands.

Loneliness is a feeling I like to explore, and games are an excellent way to do that!
It’s what I plan to do this Valentine’s, but the problem is I don’t know of enough games that can help me with that.

Some examples I've run into are beautiful adventures like Camp 1, and of course, Shadow of the Colossus. The atmosphere on both games sinks you into a world of isolation, however beautiful it may be.

For you guys, what are some games that explore that feeling? What are some games that remind the player of the feeling of being alone and missing out on whatever else may be going on?

 

[Ícaro Oliveira Santos]

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Yume Nikki has a very surreal and incredibly depressing atmosphere and a very strong sense of loneliness.

 

[RedCometHarry]

The Long Dark, maybe?

 

[LiberoVulpes]

Lone Survivor, it follows a man stuck in his apartment building trying to survive monsters, and his own imagination.

Don't Escape 4, follows a lone man living in a devastated world, after an unspecified catastrophe.

I am Alive, its a bit rough around the edges, guess what? It follows a man living in a world devastated, he is trying to find his family, and leave a record that he was alive.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Me saying Shin Megami Tensei can mean two things and both are true

The first being I attract no maidens and the second being "you literally spend most of the games alone in a post apocalyptic world besides the demons that pledge no real loyalty"

 

[Zachery2112]

Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk is a ten minute experience of a girl handling her grief. I've never played its sequel, "Bag of Milk Outside a Bag of Milk," but I've heard good things about it too.

It is a uniquely isolating experience and one of the best visual novels I've ever played. Granted, it is a very depressing experience, so viewer discretion and all that. But at the same time, I can't help but feel like the game is a work of art with a point to make. It is more than just a psychological horror game. It has a message about how depression affects us and our responses to it.

it costs about a dollar and usually goes on sale anyway. If you have a couple minutes to play, I highly recommend it.

 

[mel]

The static speaks my name and silent hill 2 are my top picks.

 

[Bakuma1997]

LIMBO, ¿what better game for lonely souls than one where the only living beings are for your blood?

 

[RageBurner]

Hm... to me soulslikes are lonely feeling and oppressive most of the time.

 

[jiyuuboyetsvi]

Wandering around aimlessly in Final Fantasy XIV when none of your friends are online. Peak lonelycore

 

[IDMTINP]

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Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk is a ten minute experience of a girl handling her grief. I've never played its sequel, "Bag of Milk Outside a Bag of Milk," but I've heard good things about it too.

It is a uniquely isolating experience and one of the best visual novels I've ever played. Granted, it is a very depressing experience, so viewer discretion and all that. But at the same time, I can't help but feel like the game is a work of art with a point to make. It is more than just a psychological horror game. It has a message about how depression affects us and our responses to it.

it costs about a dollar and usually goes on sale anyway. If you have a couple minutes to play, I highly recommend it.

This looks really, really interested, I have never heard of it. I'm adding it to my list. Thank you!