/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9011282
>>9011329
If you're looking for games that bleed soul and atmosphere.

Deus Ex is very good. You can play it Vanilla.
Call of Cthulhu on GOG comes pre-patched I think. It might not even run on Steam. It's very jank.
Alone in the Dark might not give you what you want.

Other games to consider:
Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl - There is a complete mod that makes the game easier. I was able to play it vanilla fine. If it doesn't work there's the zone reclamation mod. Play on the hardest difficulty because the difficulty scaling is fucked and makes the game more tedious on easier ones.
Stalker: Call of Pripyat - It's way more polished than SoC but it also doesn't have as strong atmosphere. Play SoC first
System Shock 1 - Made by the Thief devs. The UI has a learning curve but once you get over it and past the first few shitty levels it becomes amazing. The game just grabs you by the balls out of nowhere and SHODAN is at her best here.
System Shock 2 - It's in the Thief engine so you might spot some similarities. It has way stronger atmosphere than SS1 but feels slightly less alive for some reason. The RPG system might throw you off, if you get some hacking and standard weapons you can't go wrong.
Vampire the Masquerade - It's barely finished but the parts that are finished are some of the best shit in gaming. You need the fan mod that fixes a ton of bugs and even then it'll still be kinda jank.
Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen - It's an adventure that just bleeds soul. Kain is an amazing narrator.
Blood - It's not as atmospheric as the other games but it's style, execution and balance are great. It has a STEEP learning curve but once you get over it the feeling is sublime.
Arx Fatalis - Made by the Dishonored devs but it is a completely different game. Very very slow paced. Very thief-like in it's atmosphere and sound design. The world is extremely interactive and the magic system is pretty deep. Use the Arx Liberatis patch and go a mage.