Looking for a feel good video game to ease your troubled mind? Keep looking. Each of these melancholy masterpieces have “troubled” as their middle name. These games are moody and macabre – the energy of that quiet kid in the back of the class whose parents just “don’t understand.” Big feelings captured by thousands of little pixels, these games aren’t “games” in the traditional sense – rather playable emotional landscapes, digital dives into the human heart. If you’re looking to get in touch with the more somber aspects of the human experience, you can’t go wrong with these ten best melancholy video games. Just make sure to play with a box of tissues on hand.
