Horror(-ish) Amount?

[The Great Kaio]

I'm not sure if this counts as a horror game, but I've wanted to play this game for a while but I'm pretty squeamish, would you say I should play this even though I'm squeamish? Or should I skip it?

[AlexTECPlayz]

You can play it, it's not very creepy or scary. And it partially counts as a horror game, just like HL1 and the HL2 series.

[40ozKilla]

I dunno, there's a lot of mutilated dead bodies in dark and sketchy settings. Not to mention the zombies look and sound pretty freaky. I wouldn't consider this a "horror" game though.

[Redd]

It has horror aspects when needed, but this isn't any different from most other games. You should be fine playing it, I would not consider it a horror game.

[Cursed Hawkins]

Originally posted by AlexTECPlayz:

You can play it, it's not very creepy or scary. And it partially counts as a horror game, just like HL1 and the HL2 series.

Half Life 2 isn't exactly heavy on horror or even medium for that matter the only horror parts of Half Life 2 is Ravenholm but that eventually drops to not even being light with the horror after the first playthrough.

[V I D A L]

It's pretty light on the "horror". Overall.. this doesn't classified at all as a horror genre. Just slightly atmospheric at times.

[Cat]

It's very horror to me, just like half-life.

[Miles Vappa]

Matter of opinion. It's not specifically a horror game per se, but it has elements of horror.

IMO the game can be very depressing at times, and gore is not uncommon.

I always considered the half life games "action-horror" games, action primary, horror secondary.

[Doctor Go-Go]

I'd consider it sci-fi horror, because the experimentation and things going on at Black Mesa are horrific when you consider it, if you can see them as people, not just NPCs. (If you can get into it)

If you mean horror as in jumping out of your seat nerve racking ... No, Black Mesa is not. By Original design I think they tried to make Half-Life more neutral, sci-fi horror with an Element of subtle comedy or humor to keep the game innocent, user friendly. Black Mesa isn't much different, just modern.

Remember, this comes from the 1990's of gaming when humor kinda buffered these games. To constantly remind players it's not real, it's fake, fictional. just like they did with movies.

[Bitmiko]

Originally posted by The Great Kaio:

I'm not sure if this counts as a horror game, but I've wanted to play this game for a while but I'm pretty squeamish, would you say I should play this even though I'm squeamish? Or should I skip it?

Hello, I suggest watching some gameplay videos available on the internet, just to see if you could handle the game's environment and gameplay. Not sure how squeamish you are but if you have a chance to watch some videos, it might help you decide.

[Slim_Cognito]

Lmaooo this game is far from scary.

[Schnoz]

I had to uninstall this game after 3 hrs because i had nightmares from this game

[Doctor Go-Go]

Horrific things aren't necessarily scary. What you understand as horrific may be something different. To be scared is to be timid, naive. To be horrified is to be disturbed or disgusted by something. Two different things. Scare is associated with panic, fear. Horror is associated with disgust, remorse.

So what is horrific from any individuals point of view really depends on their level of empathy doesn't it?

Performing illegal surgeries on people against their will, deploying their security garrison to exterminate everyone on site. That's horrific, but not necessarily scary. :)