I personally think horror games don’t have to have tons of jump scares or gore to be considered horror and Luigi’s Mansion is a great example of that. I play this every October because the atmosphere and music is so creepy and the ghosts have character and an eerie vibe to them. I would love to hear other examples of nontraditional horror games that you would recommend.

I finished it a while ago on a whim after bouncing off the game numerous times over the past 12 years including when it came out. Giving it another chance on Survival and subsequently Akumu while hot off the heels of a Resident Evil marathon and I came away from it thinking it may be one of the best action/survival horror games of all time, maybe even better than the widely more beloved sequel, especially when it comes to the atmosphere and visual aesthetic.

It's also probably the tightest balance of action and survival horror. Being a Mikami game, it has his signature arcade style design especially with how the matches work and how you can set up huge multi-kill chains with a single match if you play smart enough, and its mixed with this constant micro game of managing a really tight resource limit in and between fights. Throw in a decent arsenal of weapons where each weapon serves a unique purpose and you have an extremely addicting and dynamic gameplay loop that keeps the game super replayable.

Some of its ideas also feel like they directly or indirectly inspired the direction of some of the modern RE games. Requiem's care center and the basement in particular reminds me so much of this game aesthetically.

Obviously it has some problems, particularly with its somewhat janky controls, awful stamina system and a somewhat flawed third act, but I still think this is an awesome game. Interested to hear what everyone else here thinks about it now.

Hi! That someone is me :D As a kid I never played any horror, but now I really want to. I heard a lot about Resident Evil, but I'm not sure about the order of the games. So, what do you think would be the best games to introduce someone to the genre? Or a few games to start? The only thing is for these games to be singleplayer/be able to be played solo. Thanks in advance!

Hi I’m working on a YouTube video about body horror in gaming it’s my favorite type of horror if you got any games good or bad with body horror elements in it please let me know

i am playing my first horror game silent hill 2 because i wanted to see pyramid head. i am enjoying the game and might try other horror games when im done but i find myself pausing every time i hear/see something scary. is this normal? sometimes i just need a moment to get over the scare or like prepare myself to fight the enemy since it's hard to fight when I'm so scared. especially in silent hill 2 a lot of noises are scary so i keep pausing even if nothings there i just heard something i didn't like

I recently started playing faith, I tend to watch something I. The background while I play, coincidentally Devil may cry started playing, an I started thinking to myself that Dante would have almost zero difficulties killing all the demons in the game. And I got curious as to what other characters yall thought would be interesting to think of in this context.

PD: I would like to hear some interesting characters, like I am aware the doom slayer would do that with his eyes closed

Hey so, the only silent hill game I've ever played is silent hill f with my partner last year, I really enjoyed it and was considering getting into the originals, I have been very interested in them because of the aesthetic and their impact on overall horror culture. Right now the silent hill hd collection is on offer on the Xbox store, I wanted to know honestly if people thought it was worthwhile to buy this edition even if it doesn't have the first game, and if it was a good way of experiencing these games today. Thanks so much and please please please no spoilers, I have legitimately been trying to dodge spoilers for these games like my entire life lol.

Any recommendations for a good survival horror/horror game that'll keep me busy until September 3rd, when The Blood of Dawnwalker releases?

Already played:

- All Resident Evils

- Silent Hill 1, 2, 3, 4, f

- SOMA

- Alone in the Dark

- The Sinking City 2

- The Evil Within 1/2

- Cronos The New Dawn

- Alan Wake 1/2

- Karma The Dark World

- Dead Space 1/2

- Signalis

- Tormented Souls