The title basically says it all: I’m looking for games with first person perspective that have interesting architecture, preferrably modern or scifi, but historical or fantasy is fine too. The genre isn’t important, neither is the quality of the game, as long as it’s playable.
An example for this is P.A.M.E.L.A. It’s as if the game was an afterthought (and the gameplay definitely feels like an afterthought) and the main goal was to create a plausible scifi city, down to the realistic amount of toilets.
Another one would be the VR game Ghost Town, which had fascinating recreations of Trellick Tower in London.
Are there any more? The more obscure, the better.
INDUSTRIA is sort of bland gameplay-wise, but the architecture and level design really stood out to me, so I revisit it often.
Chernobylite used laser scans and HD photos to recreate parts of Pripyat. The sequel went in a different direction and from what I hear is not as good.
Prey, if you count a massive space station as architecture.
Still Wakes the Deep, if you count a massive oil rig as architecture.
I would do anything to go back and play Half Life 1 for the first time again.
Lorn’s Lure, if you want some megalophobia.
If you really want to get into it, check out Quake Brutalist Jam
Thanks! I think I’ll try Industria when it’s on discount. I’ve heard bad things about it, but that’s more or less a good sign in that case. I think I own Chernobylite, but never tried it since I played enough STALKER over the years. Half Life is kind of the opposite of what I’m looking for. There’s no real architecture, the levels are built to serve the gameplay. I think Lorn’s Lure might be similar there. Same goes for Quake Brutalist Jam, but it’s one of my favourite shooters of the recent years. Quake just can’t stay dead.