- We all love the rush of doing scary things, watching scary movies, even reading scary books, but no spooky experience is more immersive than the one found in video games. Gaming includes a full range of sights and sounds to set the scary environment, but also make the player an active participant in the horrible events that unfold. Here's my list of 5 terrifying games perfect for this Halloween season.
1. Amnesia: The Dark Descent
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| Boo! |
Price: $19.99 Here
Released in early 2011, Amnesia is a game that's quickly gained vast internet popularity due to its terrifying gameplay. The user plays a character named Daniel, who is suffering from a self-induced case of amnesia. Daniel must follow the clues he's left himself to make his way through the monster filled castle he's woken up in before it's too late. To figure out this deep mystery and complete the game, the player must face their fears and move through the castle to complete a series of exploration based puzzle games. This game is made especially horrible by its combat system, or lack thereof. The user is not given any way to fight the creature that patrols the castle and is left only with the option to try to hide from it whenever it approaches. All and all, Amnesia's sound effects, visual distortions, deep story line, and unique monster combat make it one of the scariest games to date. Don't believe me? Here's some gameplay footage of someone playing it for the first time >
2. Penumbra: Black Plague
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| ... That doesn't seem sanitary. |
Price: $9.99 for full collection here
Penumbra is an older game from the same people who brought you Amnesia, so you know it's going to be good. This story starts off where the first game, Penumbra Overture, leaves off. Protagonist Philip wakes up in a locked room of an underground research facility and must use logic and solve exploration puzzles to navigate his way out of the room. Once outside he realizes that the ruins of the old facility go much deeper than he anticipated and are much deadlier than he could have possibly imagined. Although the story line isn't quite as polished as Amnesia, intriguing puzzles and plagued lab workers are enough to distract you from its shortcomings. Here's a trailer to give you a better idea of what I had to go through for the sake of research >
3. Slender: The Eight Pages
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| He's right behind me... Isn't he? |
Platform: PC
Price: Free Download Here
Slender has recently been gaining a lot of attention online as being one of the scariest games in recent history. This psychological horror game is based on the legend of Slender man (Read here if you dare) and lands the user in the middle of a vast forest at night with nothing but a slowly depleting flashlight. The Forest consists of 10 landmarks scattered about that the user must venture to in order to find each of the 'eight pages'. Did I mention? The only other living thing in the woods is Slender Man and he is bound and determined to find you and stop you from getting those pages. This game is fairly short and consists of the player collecting as many pages as he or she can before Slender Man closes in. Can you get all 8? I couldn't. The sound and lighting effects make this game truly horrifying and it's an experience you have to try if not just for the bragging rights. Here's a trailer before you try to play the full game >
Video games not your thing? Stay tuned for my post on 5 Netflix instant horror movies for horrifying fun on Halloween night!
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