T he gameplay is tense and nerve-shredding and those first encounters with the Velociraptors, the massive Pteranodon and unstoppable Tyrannosaurus Rex are truly memorable. On the harder difficulties, you will die regularly. The sequel is also excellent, upping the pace and action with much more arcade-oriented gameplay, so either game is ripe for the remake treatment.
With the return of the Jurassic Park series in recent years, it feels like now is the right time for a new Dino Crisis release or re-release. Silent Hill is the only true contender to Resident Evil 's survivor horror crown. Despite the similarities of the viewpoint and horror themes, the games are actually very different. Silent Hill focuses much more on psychological terror, shrouded heavily in darkness and mystery.
The in-game fog lends the game an uneasy feeling of the unknown and is a great example of using the limitations of gaming hardware to your advantage. As a result, exploring the creepy abandoned locations while fighting off hideously deformed monsters is a petrifying experience. Considering the genuine love for 's P. System Shock 2 , created by the mastermind behind the Bioshock series, is a futuristic first-person shooter where an alien virus has infected the crew of a starship and you must stop the virus from spreading.
Along the way, you'll encounter violent infected crew members, an alien hive mind and a murderous artificial intelligence. It's frightening, psychologically trying and full of spooky locations. Psionic abilities such as invisibility and teleportation add depth to the gameplay, whilst weapons must be maintained and repaired over time which adds another layer of tension to the experience. System Shock 2 was a unique experience for the time, and even today it's a real shock to the system sorry.
When I first played Outlast, I was so frightened and shocked that a game could so powerfully rock me to the core that I felt sick.
Granted I played it with the lights out and a headset on around midnight, but I was truly, honestly frightened and very much felt as if I was the character.
Exploring an old asylum with nothing but a handicap that drains batteries with a vengeance, Outlast is incredibly thematic. Using a night vision to explore dark spaces, the grainy green glowing effect is very original and wholly terrifying. Simply one of the greatest and most terrifying games of all time, Outlast is singular. Your only options are to run or hide. Outlast is available for PC on Steam or the Microsoft store. The most famous survival horror franchise of all time took a huge risk in by tapping into the first-person titles waves at the time.
The main story is complex, shocking, and completely gripping. The horror is in your face, gruesome and gleefully evil. Plus, it can be played effortlessly as a standalone game or in VR. Proof, that 2o years on Capcom are the undeniable masters of horror. Darkwood is a truly horrifying experience, one that is a lot scarier than it may initially appear. This little indie game is inspired by Polish folklore and has a dream-like energy that soon starts to morph into a nightmare. You wake up in a twisted forest that has been cut off from the rest of the world.
So starts the nerve-shredding process of exploring and gathering supplies during the day, and then securing your home at night. Because at night terrible creatures will come looking for you. Or not. It really depends if they feel like it.
This tension, and the fear of what may be lurking just out of sight, is critical to Darkwood. I would argue that they are wrong. The game focuses more on psychological horror than violence. In terms of story, many have compared it to Lord of the Flies, but with young girls instead of boys. Rule of Rose could be one of the most misunderstood horror games of all time, especially when looking at the negative initial reviews. Getting a copy now is a challenge, as it sells for about dollars and can only be bought second-hand.
It is likely due to those prices that this game will only become more and more forgotten with time. Released originally in Russia in , Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason is a psychological horror game that was purely for the computer. The game was taken off of Steam, so it is currently difficult to obtain. This first-person title takes place in the artic during the early 80s. The story features time-travel elements, and a power that can take over people's bodies in history and change past events.
In this point-and-click horror game , gamers play as a man named Steve with amnesia who wakes up in a town called Harvest. Players must go around solving puzzles, helping NPCs, and figuring out what is going on in this mysterious town. The characters are pretty entertaining, as they seem to be satires of different stereotypes.
The game received mixed reviews and is actually a little controversial due to its violent content. It was banned in Germany and censored in Europe. This game's release dates back to , and has some similarities to Men in Black. Players take the role of a character simply called The Stranger, who works for a secret government organization called the "Spookhouse. According to nostalgic gamers, Nocturne has withstood the test of time. It is known to be difficult though, and players would be wise to safe often.
Exclusive to the PS2 and released in , Ghosthunter is an action survival horror game. Players take the role of Lazarus Jones as he seeks to save his partner from ghosts that he accidentally released from confinement.
As a rookie detective, he has to put his skills to the test as now a rookie ghost hunter. For a forgotten horror game, this one had pretty positive review scores across the board when it released for the Playstation 2, Windows, and Xbox in It was praised for taking a risk in distancing itself from horror classics like Resident Evil, Silent Hill , and Fatal Frame.
The game blended horror and action and focused a lot on combat. The game's themes and story are very clever and dive into the death penalty, slavery, racism, and prison culture. Silent Hill is the only true contender to Resident Evil 's survivor horror crown. Despite the similarities of the viewpoint and horror themes, the games are actually very different. Silent Hill focuses much more on psychological terror, shrouded heavily in darkness and mystery.
The in-game fog lends the game an uneasy feeling of the unknown and is a great example of using the limitations of gaming hardware to your advantage. As a result, exploring the creepy abandoned locations while fighting off hideously deformed monsters is a petrifying experience.
Considering the genuine love for 's P. System Shock 2 , created by the mastermind behind the Bioshock series, is a futuristic first-person shooter where an alien virus has infected the crew of a starship and you must stop the virus from spreading.
Along the way, you'll encounter violent infected crew members, an alien hive mind and a murderous artificial intelligence. It's frightening, psychologically trying and full of spooky locations. Psionic abilities such as invisibility and teleportation add depth to the gameplay, whilst weapons must be maintained and repaired over time which adds another layer of tension to the experience. System Shock 2 was a unique experience for the time, and even today it's a real shock to the system sorry.
American McGhee's Alice is a macabre psychological horror puzzle-platformer. There's a brutal back story where a young Alice witnesses the death of her parents in a horrific fire. Wonderland becomes a crumbling shadow of its former self, corrupted by Alice's failing mental health, and the aim of the game is to restore the world to its former glory.
A long-awaited sequel, released in , didn't quite live up to expectations so a remake of Alice on modern hardware would be a nightmare worth revisiting.
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