Best Emotional Games

Every game with a Emotional vibe, ranked by Belly Score. These are the titles The Belly felt hit that Emotional note, sorted from the highest verdict down.

Games tagged with a Emotional 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 Emotional energy even across different genres. Browse to find games that hit the Emotional note you're after, scored and verdict-ready.

Best Emotional Games rankings

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

9.9

BALDUR'S GATE 3

RPG · Adventure · Strategy

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+18

9.8

Community

4.8

1 rating

UNDERTALE

RPG · Adventure

PC · macOS · Linux · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

FantasyMonstersPsychological+1

QuirkyWeirdEmotional+3

9.8

Shadow of the Colossus

Action-Adventure · Puzzle

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4

FantasyMythologyNature / Wilderness+1

AtmosphericEmotionalMelancholic+3

9.8

TSUKIHIME -A piece of blue glass moon-

Adventure · Visual Novel

PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch

Urban FantasySupernaturalDetective / Mystery+1

MysteriousAtmosphericCinematic+2

9.8

Celeste

Platformer · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC · macOS · Linux · Google Stadia

Psychological

ChallengingPrecision-FocusedEmotional+3

9.8

Community

10.0

1 rating

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

ALAN WAKE 2

Action · Horror · Adventure

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

MysteriousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+14

9.7

Kingdom Hearts II

Action RPG · Action-Adventure

PlayStation 2

FantasySupernaturalMythology

EpicCinematicChaotic+3

9.7

CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR

Action · FPS

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

AdventurousImmersiveDark+11

9.7

LISA: The Painful

RPG · Adventure

PC · Mac · Linux · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Android

Post-ApocalypticDark / GrimPsychological+1

DarkBleakUnsettling+3

9.7

Persona 4 Golden

RPG · Adventure

PlayStation Vita · PC · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

ModernDetective / MysterySchool / Academy+1

ImmersiveMysteriousEmotional+3

9.7

STEINS;GATE

Adventure · Visual Novel

Xbox 360 · PC · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Vita · Android · iOS

Sci-FiPsychologicalDetective / Mystery

MysteriousSuspensefulThought-Provoking+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

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

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

Action · RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · PC

Post-ApocalypticDark FantasyPsychological

EmotionalMelancholicThought-Provoking+3

9.6

ASSASSIN'S CREED: BLACK FLAG RESYNCED

Action · Adventure

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

ExploratoryAdventurousDiscovery-Driven+9

9.6

ICO

Action-Adventure · Puzzle · Platformer

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 3

FantasyAncient / HistoricalMonsters

AtmosphericDreamlikeEmotional+3

9.6

OMORI

RPG · Adventure

PC · macOS · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

PsychologicalSurrealDreamlike+1

MysteriousUnsettlingEmotional+3

9.6

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Strategy · RPG · Simulation

Nintendo Switch

FantasyMilitaryWar+1

StrategicTacticalEmotional+3

9.6

White Album 2

Visual Novel

Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Vita

School / AcademyRomancePsychological+1

EmotionalMelancholicBittersweet+3

9.5

UNDERTALE YELLOW

RPG · Adventure

Microsoft Windows

FantasyWesternMonsters+1

AdventurousEmotionalAtmospheric+2

9.5

Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Action RPG · Adventure

Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiFantasyMilitary+1

AdventurousEpicImmersive+3