Horror games recommendation

[Ya_Mi]

Just finished RE7 with DLC 1 planning to buy DLC 2.

Well i was a bit scared playing it but Now i am getting used to it.

Can u guys recommend me an awesome horror games?

Oh and i dont like feeling hopeless in the game which i can only run like a lunatic i prefer  if i can fight back and turn the table..

You know like " Time for the prey to become the predator. Time for the hunted to become the hunter. Time... Jack :Jesus, we get it.They were right where you wanted them.

 

[Scruffy90]

Outlast and the amnesia series

[Ya_Mi]

Just now, Scruffy90 said:

Outlast and the amnesia series

Can i fight back?

[Volbet]

The main ones that i can think off are the Dead Space games. 

While I never found them to be all that scary, it does have a creepy atmosphere and you are capable of fighting back.

 

A good classic game would be System Shock 2. Also extremely atmospheric. 

 

Although, I will admit that games where you can actually fight the enemy never really scared me. 

 

Just now, Scruffy90 said:

Outlast and the amnesia series

You can't really fight back in either of those games. 

[ARikozuM]

Have you tried Amnesia or Penumbra? The Evil Within?

 

@Ya_Mi Legacy of Kain is pretty tense. 

Lost Planet series.

Metro series

Anything from Resident Evil.

[RollinLower]

the evil within is the only one that comes to my mind. if you want to feel scared and hopeless Alien: Isolation is still the scariest game i've ever played though

[Ya_Mi]

Just now, Volbet said:

The main ones that i can think off are the Dead Space games. 

While I never found them to be all that scary, it does have a creepy atmosphere and you are capable of fighting back.

 

A good classic game would be System Shock 2. Also extremely atmospheric. 

 

Although, I will admit that games where you can actually fight the enemy never really scared me. 

 

You can't really fight back in either of those games. 

I have finished Dead space series..

Really? have u played Dreadout? u can fight back with a camera and that is one strange game.

 

Just now, ARikozuM said:

Have you tried Amnesia or Penumbra? The Evil Within?

No. first time i heard of penumbra..there's quite a series huh.. can i fight back in that games?
I havent played the evil within yet.. i will take a look at the review later.. or have u play it?

[Mira Yurizaki]

The problem with being able to fight back is it can break the illusion of horror if it's not implemented correctly. The original Resident Evil played this rather well. However something like The Last of Us doesn't. It's not scary if I have a mountain of ways to fight back and can fight back easily.

 

That said, there are some horror games I would recommend, but they're not on PC. Like the Siren or earlier Silent Hill series.

[ARikozuM]

Just now, Ya_Mi said:

I have finished Dead space series..

Really? have u played Dreadout? u can fight back with a camera and that is one strange game.

Dreadout is very creepy. Highly recommended. 

Just now, Ya_Mi said:

No. first time i heard of penumbra..there's quite a series huh.. can i fight back in that games?
I havent played the evil within yet.. i will take a look at the review later.. or have u play it?

You can fight back, but you should only do so to stun an opponent. 

The Evil Within is creepy as well with a story that never fully explains itself (which I loved about it). I would recommend playing on Normal if you're not used to 3PS.

[Ya_Mi]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

 

 

@Ya_Mi Legacy of Kain is pretty tense. 

Lost Planet series.

Metro series

Anything from Resident Evil.

I dont think that is a horror games dude..

 

Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

The problem with being able to fight back is it can break the illusion of horror if it's not implemented correctly. The original Resident Evil played this rather well. However something like The Last of Us doesn't. It's not scary if I have a mountain of ways to fight back and can fight back easily.

 

That said, there are some horror games I would recommend, but they're not on PC. Like the Siren or earlier Silent Hill series.

Well siren and fatal frame series has been succeed to scare the shit out me..

well yes but RE7 actually pretty good since the ammunition is rather scarce in the game but after new game+ is not that intense anymore

[Mira Yurizaki]

Just now, Ya_Mi said:

Well siren and fatal frame series has been succeed to scare the shit out me..

well yes but RE7 actually pretty good since the ammunition is rather scarce in the game but after new game+ is not that intense anymore

I'm also questioning your requirement that you need to be able to fight back. I'd argue horror games are most effective if you can't at all and instead need to use your wits to evade the thing.

 

Nothing's scarier than feeling helpless.

[Volbet]

2 minutes ago, Ya_Mi said:

I have finished Dead space series..

Really? have u played Dreadout? u can fight back with a camera and that is one strange game.

I have played parts DreadOut and it didn't really do it for me. 

It was way too unstable and non-immersive to have any effect on me. 

I did enjoy the Fatal Frame-esque style they were going for, but yeah...

 

When you have the ability to fight back, then you lose the sense of helplessness and thereby you lose the sense of downright terror. 

 

I would have recommended Dead by Daylight, but I don't think you can actually fight back in that game. 

Which is a shame, since the concept is actually rather intersting. 

[Ya_Mi]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

Dreadout is very creepy. Highly recommended. 

You can fight back, but you should only do so to stun an opponent. 

The Evil Within is creepy as well with a story that never fully explains itself (which I loved about it). I would recommend playing on Normal if you're not used to 3PS.

I know right.. the atmosphere in dreadout is pretty intense..and the asian ghost is so scary as well.

I am stuck fighting those freakin cutter ghost since he can teleport here and there and always kicking my ass in the game..

 

The evil within it is..ohh i used to 3ps been finished dead space and lost planet series..thanks i'ill buy it later.

Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

I'm also questioning your requirement that you need to be able to fight back. I'd argue horror games are most effective if you can't at all and instead need to use your wits to evade the thing.

 

Nothing's scarier than feeling helpless.

Well in the first 1-3 hours on the game i do like the helpless feeling but after getting into the game and those freak keep kicking my ass like hundred times.. thats when i get pissed and the helpless feelings turns into rage which sometimes making me to quit the game and never play it again..

Dont get me wrong here i do like the horror atmosphere and the feeling of helplessness.. but that said if something like that happen which is sucks sometimes it breaks the game imo its like i didnt get scared of them anymore just because of that and i will never get scared again till the rest of the game.

[Ya_Mi]

Just now, Volbet said:

I have played parts DreadOut and it didn't really do it for me. 

It was way too unstable and non-immersive to have any effect on me. 

I did enjoy the Fatal Frame-esque style they were going for, but yeah...

 

When you have the ability to fight back, then you lose the sense of helplessness and thereby you lose the sense of downright terror. 

 

I would have recommended Dead by Daylight, but I don't think you can actually fight back in that game. 

Which is a shame, since the concept is actually rather intersting. 

Unstable u mean? badly optimized? 
Dreadout 1 is rather a bit meh but the Second Sequel are not..i am serious that game is so scary dude well not that i am scared its just sometimes the ghost just came out of nowhere and scare the crap out of me..

 

Yep dead by daylight is about surviving but no fighting has involved..

[Sokol1an]

minecraft is the scariest game it has creepers and zombies (18+)

[ARikozuM]

7 minutes ago, Ya_Mi said:

I dont think that is a horror games dude..

Which one isn't? Metro is very scary with the claustrophobic atmosphere that feels like it will choke you itself rather than let the monsters do it. 

Legacy of Kain has quite a few parts that are tense since you can't see enemies and it doesn't allow you to just die and retry portions. Especially Soul Reaver and Melchiah's Lair (spiders, yuck).

[Sokol1an]

Or download unturned from steam and go to the st. petersburg subway. best way to get traumas

[Ya_Mi]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

Which one isn't? Metro is very scary with the claustrophobic atmosphere that feels like it will choke you itself rather than let the monsters do it. 

Legacy of Kain has quite a few parts that are tense since you can't see enemies and it doesn't allow you to just die and retry portions. Especially Soul Reaver and Melchiah's Lair (spiders, yuck).

Lost planet and metro.. and i havent play legacy of kain just saw the gameplay and its not scary so i thought its not.

Well i didnt get scared playing metro its just like fallout4 though but your mileage may vary.

[Volbet]

Just now, Ya_Mi said:

Unstable u mean? badly optimized? 
Dreadout 1 is rather a bit meh but the Second Sequel are not..i am serious that game is so scary dude well not that i am scared its just sometimes the ghost just came out of nowhere and scare the crap out of me..

Unstable as in it crashed at random times throughout my playthrough. 

I probably got 2/3 through the game (which game in the series I'm not sure) before my savegame got corrupted and I never got back into playing it after that. 

 

And as I said, the game didn't really do anything for me. Jump scares never really scared me (which is why I dislike most modern horror movies) and the atmosphere wasn't really immersive enough to suck me in.

But to each their own, I guess. 

 

2 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Which one isn't? Metro is very scary with the claustrophobic atmosphere that feels like it will choke you itself rather than let the monsters do it. 

 The Library in Metro 2033 still stands as one of the most tense segments I've ever played. 

[Ya_Mi]

Just now, Volbet said:

Unstable as in it crashed at random times throughout my playthrough. 

I probably got 2/3 through the game (which game in the series I'm not sure) before my savegame got corrupted and I never got back into playing it after that. 

 

And as I said, the game didn't really do anything for me. Jump scares never really scared me (which is why I dislike most modern horror movies) and the atmosphere wasn't really immersive enough to suck me in.

But to each their own, I guess. 

 

 The Library in Metro 2033 still stands as one of the most tense segments I've ever played. 

Well thats strange dude cause i never experienced such thing..but i think its possible cause its made only by a couple of college student..better than no man's sky though.
 

Ohh yeah the library..i remember that..

Thought both last light and 2033 has the best story ever.

[Ryujin2003]

Metro by far is awesome! If you have PS, I'd definitely say Last of Us.

Deadspace series is phenomenal.

Resident Evil is great as well (but OP already has it.)

Dead by Daylight is also very fun.

I've heard Alien Isolation definitely is, but haven't played it yet.

 

And the Legacy of Kain series was intense and semi horror (more gothic) when I played them as a kid, but not quite as much as an adult.

[ARikozuM]

I can also recommend Alien: Isolation, but I think OP wants to punch something and the Alien basically cuts you in half for most of the game.

[typographie]

1 minute ago, Ryujin2003 said:

I've heard Alien Isolation definitely is, but haven't played it yet.

Alien Isolation is an absolutely fantastic horror game, but it's definitely more of the "cat and mouse" type that the OP seems to be avoiding. The best you can really do is drive the alien off with a flamethrower for just long enough to dive under a table.

[Ya_Mi]

Thanks for the recommendation guys i think i am gonna go with The evil within.

[KenjiUmino]

i played The Evil Within a few months ago and enjoyed it quite a lot.

atmosphere is good and the only problem i had was that on "normal" i was always out of ammo while on "easy" it was the opposite: too much ammo and thus no real challenge and not much tension. so deffinately do play on "normal"

 

also, anything resident evil except 5 and 6 - these are great co-op games but no horror atmosphere by any means. i recommend the HD remakes/remasters of 0 (zero) and 1, revelations 1 & 2 and maybe 4

 

if you happen to have a PS3, PS2 or gamecube or even a dreamcast you should also try "code veronica" - if you can handle the oldschool "tank controls" and outdated graphics.

 

speaking of outdated: try the silent hill series - i played 1 - 5 and liked them a lot. 

most of the games are available for PC and they also released 2 and 3 as HD version for the xbox 360 and ps 3 if that helps you in any way

 

metro 2033 has some spooky parts and a great atmosphere overall but i would not classify it a "horror" game personally.