for those who play horror games

[JOHNNY]

1. what is the joy of playing horror games ?

2. any recommendation for me ? wanna get into it since i feel playing the same game over and over. never touched the horror since i am a wuss.

3. how is it scary if you can respawn ?

want to get to horror but to much of a wuss.

[ṼṏẌṏḭḊ]

1. Dunno, they’re just fun.
2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/698780/Doki_Doki_Literature_Club/
3. Respawning/reloading doesn’t make things any better or worse in ^

[Angel]

1. I just like the intense feeling or survival and psychological training (to see how I deal with stressful situations, similar to a "what if" this happened, what do I do?).

2. So if you're a beginner then Dying Light is a nice one to try. It's not too scary but it has it's moments. It's more of a hack and slash game mixed with parkour. State of Decay is also similar. The earlier and later Resident Evil games have a scarier feel to them (RE 5-7 were a bit more of a shooter than scary). Bioshock has elements of horror (highly recommend this series but 1 & 2 are horror themed) and Doom (first remake, not the later ones).

3. Some games restart at a checkpoint which means you'll need todo it all over again. I actually don't find horror games scary but I've been playing too many of them.

EDIT: Other tamed horror based games are Limbo/Inside and Little Nightmares. There's no (or very little) jump scares but both are excellent casual games in the genre.

[UwU King👑Pikachu]

i would divide it into

first : hardcore horror game ( you cant fight back , no weapons , pure terror )


second : soft horror game ( you can fight back , weapons upgrade , soft terror )


third : enjoyable horror game ( you can fight back , many varieties of game play on entertainment purpose , soft terror )


hardcore : outlast , P.T , FNAF

soft : dead space , resident evil 7 .alien isolation

Enjoyable : dead rising , dead by daylight , dying light , resident evil 8 ,

Obviously there are many out there , i just list few examples

UwU

[swillfly]

Some horror games are quite immersive and provide similar thrills as watching a horror movie for some people.

But if you scare very easily then maybe leave horror and checkout some other genre instead.

Either you like horror or you don't.

Nothing wrong with preferring Driving Miss Daisy over Friday the 13th.

And it has nothing to do with gender, age, etc.

You do you.

[invision2212]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/17470/Dead_Space/

only horror game you need to play

[Dracoco OwO]

Horror does nothing to me i said it already.

[BanOphobia My Struggle]

I think horror gaming is like a form of method acting or something? I get myself immersed into the role so I can be scared by make believe and lets pretend.

Nothing phases the eight year G/Son he brains sees films/games all as make believe so he can't pretend. Dying Light scared the poo out of me and he is like whatever its all fake.

[Bagel]

1. The big joy of horror games is that they are easy to get into and they keep me awake unlike visual novels.

2. Cry of fear (free), FEAR, Doom series when you're not confident to play games without a gun and Resident EVIL 8 if you like mild horror. Also I would count Layers of Fear as mild horror as well. (recommended)
Outlast, Dying Light, Amnesia if you like to take it a step further
Visage, Soma and Alien Isolation if you're a hard boiled egg.

3. The fact that you can die and respawn in these games isn't the scary part. The scary part is that you don't know what to expect and everything can suddenly pop up into your field of view anytime.

[nightnight]

I still find Amnesia and SOMA to be some of the best horror games of all time. L4D2 of course is a classic but I don't think of it as a horror game. Like others have said, Outlast and Alien Isolation of course are amazing. Oh and plug for Alan Wake.

[nightnight]

DUHHHH how could I forget SILENT HILL. Oh and Deadly Premonition. MUST PLAYS.

[AustrAlien2010]

Its not enjoyable because its horrible, and you're not supposed to enjoy yourself, or find it fun. They joy comes after, once its over. Then you be like: "I am glad that's over!", and you won't feel depressed once its over, but instead you will feel relieved, and happy to go on with your day-to-day things.

Its obviously not recommendable, unless you're some type of masochist that likes to torture yourself with something terrible, but you probably like nice things.

[Nomad]

They usually have cool atmosphere, locations and story.

[Valfossa]

1. The atmosphere, the attention to detail many of them have. And if it's a survival horror, the resource management.

2.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/302210/Curse_The_Eye_of_Isis/
Look at this video for more recommendations.
https://youtu.be/7tEtCEVJt6o

3. I think that depends on the game. In case of Resident Evil, that game gives you limited saves.

Amnesia and Eternal Darkness, use psychological horror and sound to keep you on edge.

And Alien Isolation, uses a unpredictable threat that can chase you almost anywhere as a another means.

[🔥Astral Rage🔥]

You feel some sort of adrenaline rush

[Voss]

the only true feeling is being afraid.