I could talk about re7 for ages, i think its still underrated and the story (paired with re8) is amazing.

Ive played the main story at least 12 times and i barely get any more bored every time.

The DLCs are IMPECCABLE, make sense (apart from jack's 55th birthday and ethan must die), and the blackjack and nightmare modes are just astounding.

Not just the game is good though, even the challenges/achievements are fun, i found the "walk it off" (use no more than 3 healing items), "resource manager" (open the box no more than 3 times) and "just get me outta here" (complete the game in under 4 hours) really fun and even if there is no change in item placement, enemy health etc (unless you change difficulties), it felt different every time.

I remember seeing a video talking about re7 and how the characters relate to a specific horror genre in film (there are also many other horror movie references in re7) and it kinda fascinated me when i realised, and i think its great that all the bosses dont stick to one type of horror.

The settings are great too, i love progressing through the large main house knowing where everything is and where to go and the swampy area after escaping the ship feels so genuine and i love the end-game vibe it gives off.

Video games offer many unique horror experiences, and each one has its own way of scaring us. Personally, I’ve always been curious about what kind of horror other players prefer. So I’d love to know – what type of horror do you enjoy most when playing games?

Here are some of the most common types:

1. Psychological Horror: Focuses on atmosphere and the mind, where fear comes from confusion and paranoia. (e.g., Silent Hill 2, Layers of Fear)
2. Survival Horror: Resources are limited, and the constant threat of death is what builds the fear. (e.g., Resident Evil 7, The Last of Us)
3. Action Horror: Combat and constant tension with terrifying monsters and creatures, but with a more dynamic focus. (e.g., Resident Evil 4, Dead Space)
4. Exploration Horror: Slower-paced games where atmosphere and fear of the unknown are key while exploring creepy environments. (e.g., Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Outlast)
5. Psychological Horror with Limited Interaction: The narrative and environment are the main focus, with minimal interaction elements. (e.g., Soma, The Dark Pictures Anthology)
6. Surreal/Dreamlike Horror: Strange and bizarre, where environments and enemies defy reality, creating an eerie, confusing sense of fear. (e.g., Silent Hill 4: The Room, The Binding of Isaac)
7. Creature/Monster Horror: Fear of the unknown with creepy monsters or creatures lurking to get you. (e.g., Bloodborne, Alien: Isolation)

Which of these styles do you prefer? Or, if you enjoy another type of horror, feel free to share your thoughts! 👀✨

Hey I wanted to ask if anyone knew great horror games? I love Outlast and I was wondering if anyone knows a game with similiar vibes. I take any recommentation!

There this horror game I wanted to try but for personal reasons I wasn't at a point where I could just spend money on video games so I watched people play it on YouTube.

I really enjoyed it and just remembered it existed sometime this week. Now that I can, I'd like to buy the game and play it myself. If anyone can tell me the game's name, and where I can buy it I'd really appreciate it.

I believe you played as a delivery guy. When you get to the house there's this doll that follows you. There is also this lying white board that gives you wrong tips. Like for the first doll I believe it was "don't look at her" but you needed to do the opposite.

I think there were 4 dolls total. 1 was wearing some black dress and you needed to keep staring at her. 2 was a clown and you needed to not move when they appeared. 3 was some boy in a black suit and you needed to run away from him. 4 I literally have no idea how to counter that one.

Looking forward to playing it!

We're currently working on a new level for our game. The first level is in a Police station and the second one will be in an asylum. We've been thinking of the usual bedrooms, bathrooms, solitary, etc. But we were wondering if there are some clichés to avoid around this theme and place? Or things that are found "boring" for people who like horror movies, and games. And on the contrary, what are the unique elements you'd like to see, that are not explored that much in other fiction?

You can check out the overall ambiance of the game here (older footage): https://youtu.be/QPO1PEUYtzQ

They are currently on sale for console and I was curious if they are worth it. I know a decent bit about each one but I don’t know how good they are. I have heard both bad reviews and good reviews so I have no idea who to trust ngl.

In my opinion, the genre is underappreciated. Every once in a while, a great mascot horror game like Poppy Playtime: Chapter 3 will come out and get milked by content farmers. It really sucks.

I'm looking for a good psychological horror game that emulates things that can actually happen to you.

Something like (beware 2016).

That game really resonates with me as one of the scariest I've seen.

(Preferrabely something with lower demanding specs because I got a low end pc)

What generally scares me in a video game is when there is a scary well designed monster / are scary well designed monsters (generally, games with human antagonists do not scare me in the slightest actively chasing and hunting you, but their nature and origin is almost entirely unclear, if even hinted at at all. I like games that just feel wrong, like there's an uncanny layer underneath it all that almost makes it feel like you shouldn't be playing it, games that give you little to no safety. So basically I tend to love horror games that just feel wrong and unnatural, like an IRL cursed game. I also don't like horror games that are pretty much just moving setpiece to setpiece where the only thing you have to do is run, that's why I don't like little nightmares for example.

I should note that I really don't like those puzzle style horror games where you run around an enclosed area with a monster chasing you trying to solve puzzles to unlock a way out, because I am bad at them. Like Nun Massacre, Stay Out of the House, Monstrum and Aka Manto are scary but I pretty much played them once got killed then went "yeah I'm never finishing this" and stopped.

I also love games where the location you play at is equally unnatural, unsettling, and just flat out wrong feeling.

Games that successfully scared me:

- Voices of the Void: Best horror game I've ever played. Not a lot chases you but it nails that "this is just... wrong" atmosphere so perfectly. You feel like you're trapped in a nightmare. I think the scariest thing by far is that it doesn't let you pause when something scary is happening, so when I'm playing normally and all of a sudden I can't pause my fight or flight kicks into 110% instantly.

- Knock Knock: also nails the atmosphere perfectly, but the monsters aren't super scary past the first few times meeting each.

- Lost in Vivo: silent hill spiritual successor, yet again nails that atmosphere perfectly, especially since some of the scares are in your inventory and even in your safe room .

- Parts of ImScared: I can't say a lot without spoiling but this game is good.

- Lethal Company: slightly less scary now that we know all the monsters out there right now but damn this game gets me when I'm alone deep in the darkness with no clue how to get out and there's lots of very unnatural disturbing monsters like the coil head and barber. Murky divers also gets close cuz the monsters are scary as shit, content warning falls pretty flat on the scary front past the first time playing, more funny than anything.

- Amnesia: the bunker. I'm gonna give this one half points because it's not very scary for the first chunk since everything you need to do is so close to the safe room. Once you have to go farther for longer it gets scarier. Dark Descent also scared me a bit a few times but too much puzzle-ing

- OG silent hill 2. Was my first foray into that kind of horror.

Edit: also cry of fear and darkwood

Games that didn't scare me:

- Alien Isolation. The alien IP did it in for me, because it's been done to death.

- Outlast 1 and 2. Enemies are pretty much all just crazy people who rape and kill. I read Crossed by Garth Ennis which is pretty much the same thing but with 0 content filter so I was entirely desensitized. Every chase sequence is just "run and climb into vent," "run and hit switch then run to thing switch opened," "run into crawlspace / door they can't go through," etc.

- Every roblox game. Scan_Test.DEMO got me with one scare because it was very non-roblox but for every other game I just can't get over the fact they're in roblox.

- The Classrooms. Too jank and predictable.

- Every resident evil game. I have no idea why people think Mr. X is scary, you're faster than him by a lot, and the rest are equally un-scary. They're tense, but not scary.

- SOMA. Very good game, very well written, not scary at all, there's like 2 sequences that are pretty harrowing but past that it's just "here's a monster, avoid it for 30 seconds as you go to the next place.

- Every FNAF game. Even when they were new. Mascots aren't scary to me so. Same with Poppy Playtime.

Lighting round for the rest: The Evil Within (too over the top / explains too much), Dead Space (too much action), Condemned (I just bludgeoned 50 people to death why would I be scared), Phasmophobia (no one gets scared by it anymore everytime I try to play it they just robotically go through and do it perfect then leave), etc.

Somebody knows what are some good multiplayer horror games to play with friends? I played with my friends at: Lethal Company, Content Warning, Anomaly Exit, Crawlspace Multiplayer, Dark Hours, Infestation Origins and Escape The Backrooms. (My friends also have played games like Lunch Lady, Phasmophobia etc... but I didn't play with them)

Hi all! I'm new to this sub but i wanted to ask if anyone had recommendations.

Best if there's a story to it😅 For example: RE7, RE Village, outlast. Even smaller games like fears to fathom and all that is fine with me!

I plan to buy silent hill 2 but i also want to ask for more recommendations.. Thank you in advance:)