Top 7 Photography Games To Play On Steam
A lot of independent games, like these great ones, have worked hard to make beautiful photography games for Steam users to enjoy.
Photo Mode is a big part of video games today, and players take their time to get the best shot of their favorite figures or places. But there have also been more games that are all about taking pictures. These games are called “photography games” by their players.
The number of people who play these picture games is growing, especially in the indie space. And when it comes to independent games, the PC is the best way for independent creators to get their games out there. And PC gamers are lucky because Steam has a lot of great shooting games to choose from.
Alekon
In a lot of photography games, the main goal is to take pictures of different animals that live in the area. However, these animals are rarely able to be involved with after the fact. In Alekon, players can not only take a picture of a creature, but they can also do tasks to make friends with them.
Each level of Alekon gives players new places to explore and new animals to photograph. After a level, players can explore a hub where some of the creatures they took pictures of are. Here, they can do chores and play minigames that are run by these creatures.
Beasts Of Maravilla Island
Exploring nature always leads to photo-worthy moments, and Beasts of Maravilla Island is all about exploring a magical island full of animals that the real world has never seen before. That is, until Marina Montez, a photographer, takes a picture of them.
As Marina, players will have to take control of every part of Maravilla Island to save it. Players can look around the island, climb trees, and use the world around them to solve tasks that will let Marina meet more of the island’s animals. You can find more than 50 different animals in the game.
Fatal Frame: Mask Of The Lunar Eclipse
The rise of photography games could be linked to the rise of cozy games, but that doesn’t mean photography games can’t be a little scary. In fact, Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, which has been around for a long time, is one of the most well-known camera games.
Even though the horror series has been around since the early 2000s, Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is the first Wii game to come to PC more than a decade after it came out. The main way to play the game is to take pictures of ghosts to hurt them while trying not to get hurt yourself.
Penko Park
Pokemon Snap, an on-rail shooter for the N64 where players took pictures of Pokemon in their surroundings, is a big model for many photography games. Penko Park is a great independent artist who gets ideas from this and adds a bit of a scary twist to it.
In each level, players sit on their ride and take pictures of the animals that are hanging out in the background. But there are ways for players to change how they move through a level. For example, they can throw things that change how animals act or start events that change how they move through a level.
Eastshade
Eastshade is a photography game, even though painting is a very different way to capture a moment. The idea of Basket Random is to take a picture of a scenery and have it turn into a painting on the player’s easel.
On the island of Eastshade, players can walk around and look at the beautiful scenery and talk to the people who live there. Many of them will give the player a job, such as getting a certain shot and putting it on the easel, which can be put down at any time.
TOEM
There are so many beautiful things to photograph, but it’s easy to want to get that one great shot. In TOEM, the main character is on a quest to take a picture of the TOEM phenomenon. The idea is presented in a vague way so as not to give anything away and ruin the surprise.
On the way to TOEM, the character has to do a few things and help enough people to get a pass to the next place. Each part has a main idea and is filled with different characters who all want to do their own thing. Along the way, there are a lot of animals for players to keep track of and add to their compendiums.
Umurangi Generation
Photography can be used to tell a story visually, and Umurangi Generation does a great job of showing players a world that they can try to understand by just taking in the atmosphere and understanding both the calm and the tense times.
The game takes place in Tauranga, Aotearoa, and players take on the role of a carrier for the Tauranga Express. They are told to take pictures of their friends while they are with them. In each level, players have to try to finish a list of bounties while also enjoying times of both calm and real fear.
