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Best Melancholic Games

The best Melancholic games ranked by Belly Score. Browse games with a Melancholic vibe, scored by The Belly.

Games tagged with a Melancholic vibe, ranked by Belly Score. Vibe tags describe how a game feels to play — the mood and texture of the experience — so this list groups titles that share that Melancholic energy even across different genres. Browse to find games that hit the Melancholic note you're after, scored and verdict-ready.

16 games

9.9

FINAL FANTASY VI

RPG

Super Nintendo Entertainment System · PlayStation · Game Boy Advance · iOS · Android · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4

FantasyDark / GrimSteampunk

EpicEmotionalMelancholic+3

9.9

Final Fantasy IX

RPG · Adventure

PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable · PC · Android · iOS · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4

High FantasyMedieval

AdventurousWhimsicalCharming+3

9.8

The House in Fata Morgana

Visual Novel · Horror · Adventure

Microsoft Windows · iOS · Nintendo 3DS · PlayStation Vita · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch

GothicSupernaturalPsychological+1

MysteriousEmotionalMelancholic+2

9.8

Shadow of the Colossus

Action-Adventure · Puzzle

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4

FantasyMythologyNature / Wilderness+1

AtmosphericEmotionalMelancholic+3

9.7

SIGNALIS

Survival · Horror · Adventure

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Sci-FiDystopianPsychological+1

EerieUnsettlingTense+3

9.7

Final Fantasy X

RPG

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PS Vita · PC · Nintendo Switch

High FantasyMythologyNature / Wilderness+1

EpicEmotionalMelancholic+3

9.6

White Album 2

Visual Novel

Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Vita

School / AcademyRomancePsychological+1

EmotionalMelancholicBittersweet+3

9.6

Persona 3

RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation Portable · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Windows · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

School / AcademySupernaturalPsychological+1

MysteriousDarkEmotional+3

9.6

BLOODBORNE

Action · RPG · Horror

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+44

9.5

Transistor

Action RPG · Strategy

Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · OS X · Linux · iOS · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiCyberpunkDystopian+1

AtmosphericStrategicTactical+3

9.5

MOTHER 3

RPG

Game Boy Advance · Wii U · Nintendo Switch

FamilyDystopianSatire+1

EmotionalMelancholicThought-Provoking+3

9.4

ARCAEA

Rhythm / Music

Nintendo Switch · Mobile

MysteriousDiscovery-DrivenRelaxing+12

9.2

Chrono Cross

RPG

PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable · PlayStation Vita · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · PC

FantasyPsychologicalSurreal+1

AdventurousMysteriousAtmospheric+3

8.8

WHITE ALBUM: Memories like Falling Snow

Visual Novel

Windows · PlayStation 3

RomanceContemporaryPsychological

EmotionalMelancholicBittersweet+3

7.8

OMORI: REVERIE

RPG

PsychologicalSurrealDreamlike+1

MysteriousEmotionalMelancholic+3

7.8

BANISHERS: GHOSTS OF NEW EDEN

Action · RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S · PC · Steam · Epic Games Store · GOG

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+32

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