SOMA has problems, largely from the clumsy stealth section, but it also has, hands down, one of the most unpleasantly disturbing stories of anything in this list. The monster encounters can be horrific and stressful but it's the space between where the story expands, and twists and turns that really sells it. Whether you're a fan of the Amnesia franchise or not there's a real page-turning, 'must-see what happens' feel to the adventure. Tasi goes on a journey and there's a strong draw to following her to see where it all goes and what it means. There are some great puzzles, horrible monsters but it's that narrative that binds it all together. Familiar mechanics like failing sanity, eroded by the dark or looking at monsters, returns but this time contained within a much more coherent and enticing story. There's almost a literary feel to the game as you explore the darkness as Tasi, a French explorer lost in the desert. Platforms: PS4, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series Xīuilding on the themes of memory loss, pursuing monsters, and otherworldly magic, Amnesia: Rebirth builds on the previous games in the series to deliver a tense, playable slice of horror fiction. It's a feeling that returns constantly - whether it's one of the iconic boss fights, a battle across crumbling rooftops, or in the most expected location, Resident Evil 4's horror is in how it puts you on the backfoot and asks you to fight your way out. The sheer stress of being rushed by the parasite-infested local population, headed up by sack-masked, chainsaw-wielding maniac ranks up there with gaming's most frightening moments. Tell that to anyone coming to the Ganado-infested village for the first time. But, I hear you cry, how does that make it qualify as a top 10 horror game? Surely it's just an action experience in Resi clothing? Leon Kennedy's adventures in gunplay are rightly famous, the feedback-heavy combat making every situation a shaky joy. So in Resident Evil 4, he invented the modern third-person shooting, just for fun. This is the series that invented modern survival horror, but that wasn't good enough for director Shinji Mikami. Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC You'll laugh as much as you scream, if not more, and few horror games capture that sense of grisly fun so well. It's packed with winks to the slasher genre, and you'll still love the ridiculous twists even if you see them coming from a mile away. While many games on this list are here because of their fear-factor alone, Until Dawn earns a spot for more meta reasons, too - it's wilfully, soulfully entrenched in horror tradition, and uses those tropes brilliantly. But it's not all fun and games: the characters will die gruesome deaths if you can't navigate Until Dawn's horror movie logic, and it takes every opportunity to scare the bejaysus out of you. Or rather, Until Dawn (zing), a 2015 survival-horror game about a pack of randy teens going on vacation to an isolated mountain cabin, only to find that some heinous entity is set on killing them off. Teen slashers have been around for nearly four decades now, but aside from the abysmal Friday the 13th on NES, games haven't really been brave enough to venture into that territory. Taking on a group of enemies is challenging for all the right reasons: the encounters are well crafted, and the pistol-plus-flashlight combat combo is fun to use without making you feel invincible. Developer, Remedy is as famous for action as storytelling, and that comes to bear here, as simple, fluid controls do away with the stilted awkwardness that's characteristic of this genre. Maybe that sounds a bit mean, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a more enjoyable horror game than Alan Wake from a pure gameplay perspective. Its story unfolds like a thrilling TV miniseries, right down to the episodic structure that bookends each plot twist and revelation.Īlan Wake further distinguishes itself by, well, being a lot of fun to play. The dulcet tones of the night DJ rambling across the airwaves - mixed with the little vignettes you can catch on TV - make this town feel alive, like a character unto itself. That place is Bright Falls, a Twin Peaks-inspired mountain community with a terrible secret. But its sense of place and character is second to none. It doesn't trade in excessive gore or jump scares - in fact, it's not that scary on the whole. Platforms: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, PCĪlan Wake isn't like most horror games.
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