People enjoy when they find a good horror game that can give them a scare they can’t forget easily and they try to find such horror games which would give them a memorable experience. Unlike any other genre of games, this is just too much-loved genre by gamers. So let’s find out which are the Top 10 Best Horror Games to Play at Night.
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10. Layers of Fear
Basic Game Premise
Here players get to control a psychologically disturbed painter who is trying to complete his magnum opus as he navigates a Victorian mansion revealing secrets about his past. It is presented in a first-person perspective, is story-driven, and revolves around puzzle-solving and exploration.
It will change to anything if you take a turn. For each turn and getting in a room this game will deliver something horror to you.
Why is this Game Scary?
Layers of Fear is a psychological horror adventure as it features dark places, jump scares, scary paintings, quickly changing and distorted environments, and continuous encounters with a hideously deformed ghost woman that will scare the shit out of you.
9. Bloodborne
Basic Game Premise
It follows the player’s character as a Hunter, through the Victorian-era–inspired city of Yharnam, whose inhabitants are afflicted with a blood-borne disease that transforms the residents, called Yharnamites, into horrific beasts. It is also considered one of the hardest games too.
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Why is this Game Scary?
The areas in Bloodborne are genuinely spooky and the atmosphere that the player experience comes with progressing through the game. The game successfully mixes into the feeling of dread and anxiety as you explore each area, fight each boss, and discover new secrets about the world.
8. Alan Wake
Basic Game Premise
The story follows best-selling thriller novelist named – Alan Wake, as he tries to uncover the mystery behind his wife’s disappearance during a vacation in the small fictional town of Bright Falls, Washington. All of this while experiencing events from the plot in his latest novel, which he cannot remember writing, comes to life. Fighting through them to reach the goal.
Why is this Game Scary?
Alan Wake is described by Remedy as “the mind of a psychological thriller” and “the body of a cinematic action game” put together. Shooting action along with some jumpscares is not a big loss for gamers I guess.
7. Little Nightmares II
Basic Game Premise
The story follows Mono, who must work together with Six, the protagonist from the previous game, to survive the horrors of the Pale City and discover its dark secrets. It is full of great adventures and as the story reveals the mysteries is a treat for gamers.
Why is this Game Scary?
Little Nightmares 2 captures the uneasiness and dread feelings perfectly, through unsettling sound design, and a slow but gradual buildup to a scare. Even when you’re safe, you don’t feel safe and that is the fun behind playing a good horror game.
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6. A Little Hope
Basic Game Premise
Little Hope is one of the games from Dark Pictures Anthology and it follows the story of a small group from college (four students and their professor) who, during a bus trip in the woods of Massachusetts, got into an incident and found themselves trapped in a mysterious abandoned town of Little Hope. It will end or turn out as you pick your choices so the ending will totally depend on you.
Why is this Game Scary?
Players try to survive against seemingly impossible odds in a mysterious town. As a horror story, the game not only has numerous scary moments but a lot of blood and gore as well. It includes images of characters being shot, stabbed, mutilated, and hung. Sudden Jumpscares without any warnings. Constant thinking about the characters, and how to make them survive. Taking crucial decisions in the given time. All this builds a good horror game.
5. Dead Space
Basic Game Premise
It is set in the year 2508, a time when humanity has spread throughout the universe. Following the near-extinction of humans on Earth due to resource shortages, ships called “Planetcrackers” are being used to harvest resources from barren planets. It is filled with horrible-looking monsters which will kill you the instant you get near them.
Why is this Game Scary?
his system doesn’t randomize the behavior of enemies, but it sets off environmental features like steaming pipes, harsh whispers, and flickering lights. It does not just give us fear but terror means you constantly keep on anticipating that something might happen and that is the strong suit of Dead Space.
4. Visage
Basic Game Premise
The game takes place in a large suburban home in the 1980s and utilizes a first-person perspective. The player controls Dwayne Anderson, an inhabitant of the home who committed suicide after killing his wife and children. Dwayne is trapped inside the house and is tormented by supernatural entities. It is filled with random jumpscares that will startle you or you might even quit it.
Why is this Game Scary?
Visage does incorporate jump scares throughout its gameplay. it is meant to be more of a slow burn, letting the player’s imagination run wild a bit first before unleashing its full scares.
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3. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Basic Game Premise
The player controls Ethan Winters as he searches for his long-missing wife in a derelict plantation occupied by an infected family, solving puzzles and fighting enemies. You will find zombies trying to kill you but in a different form and are called the mold. It is a horror shooting game and is also considered the best horror game in the Resident Evil Franchise.
Why is this Game Scary?
The lack of resources, mysterious setting, attacks from horrific creatures, and gruesome sound effects, together create a terrifying atmosphere. A part of Resident Evil 7 is scary because of its array of villains and enemies. Whether it be the killer insects or a marauding member of the Baker family, the shadows always carry a promise of danger.
2. Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Basic Game Premise
It is the sequel to Rei Zero (Fatal Frame) where twin sisters get trapped in a haunted village. Mio, the younger twin, takes it upon herself to help her sister Mayu escape before they become the next victims of the village’s ghostly inhabitants. Her only tool to fight the spirits is her camera the Obscura. A camera with the power to see the impossible. So how will her journey take place?
Why is this Game Scary?
It is unrelenting when it comes to knocking you off balance and keeping you from feeling safe through the entire experience. There is no place to run or hide, and the village is as much a character as anyone or anything you encounter while playing.
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1. Outlast
Basic Game Premise
The game revolves around a freelance investigative journalist, Miles Upshur, who decides to investigate a remote psychiatric hospital named Mount Massive Asylum, located deep in the mountains of Lake County, Colorado. The monsters inside the building will haunt you and make you run all over the place. With that, you also need to solve any mysteries behind all this to escape from it.
Why is this Game Scary?
Players trying out the game will experience not just momentary scares and shocks, but a deep feeling of unsettling inner horror. The flickering lights, jerky camera movements, and eerie music also add to the experience and the infusion of stealth elements in the game lend it an entirely new dimension of gameplay
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Phasmophobia
Basic Game Premise
Phasmophobia is a first-person perspective, horror investigation survival game. The player works solo or in a group with up to three other players to complete a contract in which they must identify the type of ghost haunting the specified site. It gives you the feeling like you are a real ghost buster.
Why is this Game Scary?
Stressful experiences and social influences can also play a part. A person who has had a frightening experience involving ghosts or haunted houses, for example, might be more likely to develop this type of phobia.
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These were today’s Top 10 Best Horror Games and were part two of this Top 10 Horror Video Games series Part three of it will be posted soon so stay tuned.
Alrighty then, I guess that’s too many games for today. I will be back with some more upcoming games, so just be with me and we will continue to grow in this gaming world.
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