I need a horror game to play, a truly scary one.

[badguy.inc]

I played a lot of horror games, most of the good ones, nothing fazes me anymore. I need something truly scary to make me ♥♥♥♥ my pants. please help

[PaganGamer2025]

Originally posted by badguy.inc:

I played a lot of horror games, most of the good ones, nothing fazes me anymore. I need something truly scary to make me ♥♥♥♥ my pants. please help

If nothing fazes you, nothing will. Like me, you gotten so used to them, that now they all seem tame and boring

[Sagittarius A*]

Originally posted by badguy.inc:

I played a lot of horror games, most of the good ones, nothing fazes me anymore. I need something truly scary to make me ♥♥♥♥ my pants. please help

Create a quiji board at home. Ask to speak to deceased anyone you hold close.


Get ready for the fake claims.

[Paulie]

Originally posted by Facts Dont Care About Feelings:

Originally posted by PurpleCreativeValiant:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/698780/Doki_Doki_Literature_Club/

Why do people say this is a horror game? I still don't get it.

it has real world consequences for being good at it.

[Blims!]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/291710/The_Lost_Crown/

This is really old one but a classic.

[ReBoot]

Antichamber made me afraid of getting to the other end of the flat (I. E. to get to the toilet).

[Elucidator]

Originally posted by badguy.inc:

I played a lot of horror games, most of the good ones, nothing fazes me anymore. I need something truly scary to make me ♥♥♥♥ my pants. please help

That isn't really surprising.

Most horror games that get high rates and high amounts of players are "Call of Duty: Modern Warefare" reskins.
It is basically the movie "Die Hard" with bruce willis, and instead of some CIA agents of mobs being the villain, its zombies or tentacle things or whatever with... shading.

These horror games aren't designed to be horror. They only borrow elements of horror.

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When we look at Capcom, who started the "Survival Horror" idea, they placed this in a game that was clearly supposed to be a bad B-Movie immitation. Literally everything about it is an action hero movie. It was never intended to be 'horror', just a zombie shooter with stupid jokes.

This is why capcom has been slowly making this worse and worse when time passed, because capcom thinks you all want B-Movie experiences with horror elements.

Literally, there is no difference between Resident Evil and Devil May Cry, or Metal Gear anymore. Its the same stuff--- people think that is what you're interested in.

All of these games look and feel the same, because it is the same. It is all "Thriller", "Action Thriller", all those tags about psychological horror, surreal horror, horror, it's misplaced in a lot of these.

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Horror is a niche genre unfortunately. People don't generally appreciate the design behind the scare effects, immersing into this scary admosphere, etc.
... so called jumpscares isn't horror. Literally everything can jumpscare you. Its just a 'sudden surprise' with the intent of distracting you from your immersion and focus, which... real horror relies on which means, they can break horror quite easily.

You need a game that creates this unsettling atmosphere. A game that immerses you into the scene through, whatever happens in it, so that you feel the horror constantly.

And of course... it needs to be without cutscene plague.
Every time the game removes control away from the player, you break horror.

[badguy.inc]

Thanks for the great suggestions so far.. Amnesia: The Bunker, Soma and Silent Hill 2 sound like they might do the job.

[badguy.inc]

If I were to return the favor.. whoever's looking for a scary game, try: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096570/SONG_OF_HORROR_COMPLETE_EDITION/

[Savage Sloth]

Visage
https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/Visage/

From The Darkness
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517340/From_The_Darkness/

Silent Hill, Siren and Fatal Frame series, on emulator.

Edit: It's been mentioned before, but Subnautica is great for thalassophobic horror.

[sumolagann]

Haunting Ground is nice if you don't mind off steam