{"id":81397,"date":"2024-02-10T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/18.134.249.59\/?p=81397"},"modified":"2024-02-05T11:15:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T11:15:44","slug":"horror-games-best-2014-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigbossbattle.com\/horror-games-best-2014-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"A Horror Game A Year for the Last Decade – Ten years of terror"},"content":{"rendered":"

Horror games will never go away. Whilst at times they may seem to fade into the background as more popular genres take centre stage, there will always be a sizeable audience for fear. And no matter how many big publishers tell us that fear isn\u2019t financially viable enough, you\u2019ll continue to find an underground of macabre indie delights. I\u2019ve been playing video games for many a year, with many a terrifying title in my time, but I\u2019ve decided to look back at the last ten years, rather than further. Possibly because my ever-advancing age dulls the memory somewhat. Possibly because I\u2019ve repressed the terrors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Regardless, here you will find a horror game a year for the past decade, along with the occasional honourable mention. You\u2019ll find fewer major releases here, as I\u2019m much keener to shine my torch on something you may have missed, forgotten, or never even heard of. Onwards, into the darkness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Horror Game of 2014<\/b> – <\/span>Among the Sleep<\/b><\/h2>\n

An interesting starting point, with a horror game in which you play a toddler exploring their house at night, avoiding the monsters within. Being small, you\u2019ll struggle to navigate the rooms, often needing to drag objects around to climb up to reach a door handle or light switch. All the while you are stalked by a creepy, long-limbed monster that seeks to do you harm. Your goal is simply to find safety, and where you find that safety is quite touching.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Among
Teddy is your best friend throughout the adventure, acting as something of a narrator and guide.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I think <\/span>Among the Sleep<\/span><\/i> spoke to me more then than it might now, being as this was released not long after I had become a father. Regardless of that fact though, the idea of a small child trying to navigate a gradually more terrifying environment as the house twists and corrupts is frightening in itself. The jump scares are there, yes, but also tension as you try to sneak around just out of sight of the monstrosity that stalks you. The one benefit of your size.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s interesting here too, is the house\u2019s increasingly distressing design could arguably be due to the young mind creating imagery because of the fear they are experiencing being out, alone, in the darkness. What child would venture forth without their teddy though? A teddy who you can hug to act as a torch in the darkness\/ It’s another nice touch to how a child copes with fear. This isn\u2019t the most frightening game you\u2019ll ever find, but it\u2019s likely something you\u2019ll have missed from ten years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Horror Game of\u00a0<\/b>2015 – White Night<\/b><\/h2>\n

A hard decision for this year, with plenty of interesting choices. I\u2019ve settled on <\/span>White Night<\/span><\/i> as I rarely hear it mentioned these days. There\u2019s a really neat story to discover even though it starts with the cliche of having a car accident and finding your way into an abandoned mansion for shelter. You quickly find that the darkness of the manor is more dangerous than the car crash you just survived, and only in light can you find safety.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"White
The visual style is incredibly striking. Much like the matches…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whilst it\u2019s certainly not up to the same standards as the genre classic, <\/span>White Night<\/span><\/i> reminds me a lot of the original <\/span>Alone in the Dark<\/span><\/i>. The fixed camera angles, esoteric puzzles, and arcane mysteries surrounding Vesper Mansion certainly elicit memories from that legendary title. The striking art style does an excellent job of not only drawing your attention but also creating a wonderfully creepy atmosphere as well as highlighting areas where you are safe from harm. Venturing into darkness is almost always a death sentence if you can\u2019t reach light again quickly, and the few matches you have on hand won\u2019t keep the ghosts at bay for long. The checkpoint system where you need to save in specific places can be a little irritating late in the game as they become fewer and farther between, and a few of the puzzles are made trickier due to the camera angles, but this is very much an overlooked horror game that will stick with you once completed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Honourable Mentions<\/b><\/h3>\n

Yes, there\u2019s <\/span>SOMA<\/span><\/i>, the exceptional horror narrative game, but I feel that that has been talked about at length. <\/span>Spooky\u2019s Jumpscare Mansion<\/span><\/i> starts as a cutesy series of, well, jump scares but becomes increasingly horrifying over time. The original is still free too. Creepy adventure <\/span>Fran Bow<\/span><\/i> is also worth a look.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Horror Game of\u00a0<\/b>2016 – Layers of Fear<\/b><\/h2>\n

A tricky year for me as I don\u2019t seem to have played many horror games from 2016. I\u2019ve gone with one of my favourite horrors, but one that I know isn\u2019t everyone\u2019s cup of tea. <\/span>Layers of Fear<\/span><\/i> recently had a <\/span>rerelease including the DLC and sequel<\/span><\/a>, but I\u2019m solely looking at the original, which you can still acquire. You play as a troubled painter, returning to his previous home to find it haunted, twisted, and seemingly bent on his torment. Throughout you\u2019ll find out what happened to his family and possibly even make amends for past transgressions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It’s aged quite well in the visual department, but the remake certainly has it beat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As I say, this isn\u2019t everyone\u2019s cup of tea as it\u2019s a walking simulator for the most part, with multiple endings but little in the way of indicating when you\u2019ve made a choice. A Bloober Team staple. What\u2019s also familiar in Bloober Team games is the atmosphere, visual style, and sound design. This is an impressive visual spectacle that constantly plays with your expectations. It arguably popularised the \u201cworld changed when you weren\u2019t looking\u201d trick that so many other games introduced. There are better games of this style now, but looking back at one of the earliest <\/span>P.T.<\/span><\/i> clones is quite a treat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Horror Game of\u00a0<\/b>2017 – ECHO<\/b><\/h2>\n

A bumper year for big names here, with the likes of <\/span>Hellblade<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>The Evil Within 2<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Little Nightmares<\/span><\/i> being released, amongst a slew of others. I\u2019m going with the much more interesting <\/span>ECHO<\/span><\/i> though. Perhaps not the most terrifying game here, but certainly one of the most tense. You play as En, a woman travelling to a mysterious structure called The Palace to find out who she is, and why she exists. And mysterious is an excellent way to describe The Palace as it has some odd effects. It\u2019s filled with clones of En, all of whom want to kill her. That in itself isn\u2019t the clever part, as En is capable enough of defending herself, although she won\u2019t survive long when attacked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Echo
You’re your own worst enemy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The clever thing is that The Palace watches what you do, and every minute or so, the lights go out for a few seconds before coming back on again. Now, all of En\u2019s clones know the behaviours you just used. Did you go in guns blazing? Now everyone\u2019s packing a gun. Snuck around for stealth kills? You should expect to get pounced on by sneaky enemies. You can use The Palace against itself though. If you only walk around, your enemies can only do the same. It\u2019s a genuinely fascinating system that uses your strengths against you, constantly keeping you on your toes. Plus, when the room goes dark and you’re being attacked from multiple sides with nothing but your torch to see with, it can be terrifying. The final act is a bit weaker, with super powerful foes, although the story goes to some enjoyably dark places. A strong recommendation for a game I rarely see talked about.<\/span><\/p>\n

Honourable Mentions<\/b><\/h3>\n

Doki Doki Literature Club<\/span><\/i> came out this year, which received a lot of interest and still holds up for those who haven\u2019t played it. There was also the release of chapter 1 of the horrifying <\/span>Faith<\/span><\/i> and the VR insanity of <\/span>Duck Season<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Horror Game of\u00a0<\/b>2018 – Paratopic<\/b><\/h2>\n

Again going for a less well-known title that I played a few years after its release, <\/span>Paratopic<\/span><\/i><\/a> is the hardest-to-define game I\u2019ve chosen here. It\u2019s certainly a horror game, but in a subtle way thanks to a Lynchian world and narrative filled with things that simply shouldn\u2019t fit but in a way do. <\/span>Paratopic <\/span><\/i>is a hard one to talk about without spoiling everything, but in a nutshell, you play a couple of unconnected characters tied up in a narrative of illicit videotapes that seemingly have power over people. To say much more would ruin a lot of the enjoyment of this, so I\u2019ll say no more.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Paratopic\"
You spend a lot of time driving, but the radio is certainly…engaging.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There\u2019s limited interaction, although conversations can be driven in different directions by your choices, revealing more of the world on repeated play-throughs. That might put some people off, which is fine, as <\/span>Paratopic<\/span><\/i> is absolutely not for everyone. The unsettling visuals, soundscape, and narrative though, will drive the curious on through a bizarre story that you won\u2019t soon forget. Terrifying? Not as such, but this <\/span>will<\/span><\/i> get under your skin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Honourable Mentions<\/b><\/h3>\n

Dusk<\/span><\/i><\/a> is an amazing horror FPS in the mould of <\/span>Quake<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Blood<\/span><\/i> with a delightful Eldritch twist. <\/span>Night of the Nun<\/span><\/i> is part of Puppet Combos insane 80s-inspired VHS horror series that\u2019s practically heart-attack-inducing. Then there\u2019s <\/span>Lost in Vivo<\/span><\/i>, which is pretty close to a first-person <\/span>Silent Hill<\/span><\/i> game in the PS1 style. 2017 and 2018 were great years for horror games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Horror Game of\u00a0<\/b>2019 – The Beast Inside<\/b><\/h2>\n

I was once again torn in a couple of directions, but I took the game that I once again hear little of these days. I actually backed <\/span>The Beast Inside<\/span><\/i><\/a> on Kickstarter during the post <\/span>P.T.<\/span><\/i> \u201crealistic horror\u201d wave that still seems to persist. Split across two centuries, you play a pair of characters both going through something of a torrid time in a countryside mansion. Initial protagonist Adam discovers a diary in the attic of his new abode, and the contents spill out, gradually infecting the world around him. Meanwhile, you\u2019ll take control of Nicolas a hundred years ago, whose story reveals the origins of the cursed diary. The two tales clash throughout the eight-or-so-hour game, and it\u2019s a pretty solid horror story. The ending does drag a little bit, as you\u2019ll put the pieces together before the characters, but I can\u2019t complain about the majority of the journey.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"The
Everything’s fine here. Move along.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You\u2019ll spend a lot of time exploring the mansion and the grounds around it, both in Adam\u2019s and Nicolas\u2019 era. The chapters present something of an open-ended approach, giving you the space to explore as much as you want, finding new information to flesh out the backstory. This does mean you can spend time wandering around not able to find the next story element, but I didn\u2019t find this happened too often.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Puzzles are mostly pretty solid too. The scares are excellent though. You\u2019ll find very little in terms of jump scares here, instead facing a ratcheting of tension over time before your character comes face to face with some ghostly terror at the culmination of a chapter. It\u2019s well done, and the gorgeous environment that still holds up well helps a lot in this regard. The boss battles I could do without though, as they feel a little out of place in an otherwise more survival-focused game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Honourable Mentions<\/b><\/h3>\n

Another solid year, and I was torn between choosing <\/span>The Beast Inside<\/span><\/i> or the bonkers <\/span>Yuppie Psycho<\/span><\/i> that recently had a console release. It reminded me of a more colourful but no less violent <\/span>Corpse Party<\/span><\/i>. Then there\u2019s a favourite of mine in <\/span>The Sinking City<\/span><\/i><\/a>, an investigation game wrapped in the Cthulhu mythos. The ending\u2019s a bit weak, but the journey is great fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Horror Game of\u00a0<\/b>2020 – Visage<\/b><\/h2>\n

A no-brainer for me, as <\/span>Visage<\/span><\/i><\/a> is one of the few modern horror games that <\/span>genuinely<\/span><\/i> scares me to the point of not wanting to play. Another Kickstarter FPS I backed that followed the <\/span>P.T.<\/span><\/i> mould, your character is shown shooting his family before turning the gun on himself, only to wake up in his house. The story is yours to uncover at your own pace as you explore the rooms and find new worlds that tell tales of others who have lived there, filling in the blanks as to quite why you did what you did. All the while you\u2019re haunted by ghosts, monsters, and the darkness itself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Visage<\/span><\/i> is a difficult game, with esoteric puzzles that you\u2019ll need to experiment to solve if you intend to reach the ending. All this time you\u2019re under threat too, there\u2019s very little in the way of safety aside from the odd save room. If you spend time in the dark, your sanity lowers, resulting in you seeing more horrors and strange events as well as making you more vulnerable to attack from the ghosts that stalk you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Visage\"
The P.T. Influences are unmistakeable, but it’s still a gorgeous looking game.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The main tale is really quite good too, but it\u2019s the house that sells this game. Aside from being utterly gorgeous, it evokes genuine haunted house vibes. You\u2019ll return to areas where you\u2019re <\/span>sure<\/span><\/i> you left the lights on, only for it to be in darkness. Videotapes you discover and watch alter the makeup of the rooms. Spirits flit in and out of view. Over time the threat increases, leaving you running from place to place, desperately trying to solve puzzles before the lights inevitably go out again and panic sets in. Probably the most frightening game in a long time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Honourable Mentions<\/b><\/h3>\n

A couple of neat ones here, including <\/span>Maid of Sker<\/span><\/i><\/a> which is more of a stealth horror as you sneak around a Welsh mansion to solve a mystery. The breath-holding mechanic here is used really well against the blind hunters. <\/span>Carrion<\/span><\/i> is more of a reverse horror metroidvania which is a hell of a sentence. Lots of body horror on show here. Then there\u2019s <\/span>Omori<\/span><\/i>, which is a trip and a half.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Horror Game of\u00a0<\/b>2021 – In Sound Mind<\/b><\/h2>\n

It was between this and <\/span>Inscryption<\/span><\/i><\/a> but the fact that no one talks about <\/span>In Sound Mind<\/span><\/i><\/a> is frankly a crime. You play as Desmond Wales, a therapist who is in a bit of a pickle. He\u2019s stuck in his apartment building that seems to have twisted beyond its usual form. The interior is now home to new rooms, toxic sludge, and a talking cat. He would escape, but the city outside appears to be flooded. Meanwhile, he\u2019s tormented by phone calls from someone who wants him dead. He finds that by listening to recordings of sessions with his old patients he can affect change in reality, giving him access to new places, new equipment, and maybe a way out.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"In
The boss designs are really a highlight. The design team clearly had a good time coming up with them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Sound Mind<\/span><\/i> is so enjoyable from a narrative and experience point of view. Each tape takes you to the same town but in a completely different way based on the needs of the patient, you\u2019re listening to. You need to face their demons whilst you\u2019re hunted by shadow monsters to escape and progress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Combat is the weakest element here, but shouldn\u2019t be your focus. The puzzles, environments, and story are all excellent. Even the bosses are puzzles themselves, as you work out how to help your patient overcome this monster. The finale is disappointing compared to the rest of it, but getting there is well worth it. There are a lot of horror elements in the tapes, especially early on as you don\u2019t know how to deal with the creature until you learn more, and even the apartment block hub becomes more unpleasant as features from those tapes start to slip into your reality. If there\u2019s one game on this list that you haven\u2019t tried and should, it\u2019s <\/span>In Sound Mind<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Horror Game of\u00a0<\/b>2022 – Faith<\/b><\/h2>\n

I only played <\/span>Faith<\/span><\/i><\/a> at the start of this year, and I\u2019m glad I finally did. The first chapter was released back in 2017 and it wasn\u2019t until 2022 that the full trilogy of chapters was available. Playing as a priest returning to the home of the previously failed exorcism, you\u2019ll discover that there are plans afoot to bring about the apocalypse by releasing a demonic entity. The story here is great, often necessitating the finding of notes to fill in the blanks, but you\u2019ll learn of cults, demons, and friends who are now in peril. I particularly liked that each chapter has multiple endings depending on not just the decisions you make, but also who you help to survive. Some of the endings are\u2026dark.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Few
May god protect me!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The gameplay is rudimentary, but how it\u2019s used is clever. In reality, all you can do is move in four directions and hold up your cross to ward off monsters and exorcise objects, but you\u2019ll need to learn very quickly when to defend and when you run. Death comes <\/span>very<\/span><\/i> quickly in <\/span>Faith<\/span><\/i>. Reaching the end of a chapter is as much about puzzles as it is about fighting and fleeing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Those notes you find will hint at what to do, but you\u2019ll need to put yourself in constant danger to work out and complete your exact task. And there are a lot of dangers. It\u2019s uncommon to come across the same enemy more than once, and they\u2019re regularly introduced through incredibly impressive and equally unsettling animations. The old-fashioned graphical style is used throughout, and quite how it\u2019s used to elicit horrifying imagery is nothing short of magic. You may struggle to succeed, but this is a pilgrimage worth undertaking.<\/span><\/p>\n

Honourable Mentions<\/b><\/h3>\n

Another bumper year! <\/span>Madison<\/span><\/i><\/a> and <\/span>Oxide: Room 104<\/span><\/i><\/a> were in real contention for this spot, being truly frightening first-person horror titles. The visuals, puzzles, and world are so well done. <\/span>Somerville<\/span><\/i><\/a> isn\u2019t perfect but has roots in the likes of <\/span>Limbo<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Inside<\/span><\/i> for its horror hit. There\u2019s <\/span>Signalis<\/span><\/i> too, a much more traditional survival horror with a great art direction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Horror Game of\u00a0<\/b>2023 – World of Horror<\/b><\/h2>\n

And so we reach now. Well, nearly now. And what better representation of reality is there than another retro-style horror experience? <\/span>World of Horror<\/span><\/i><\/a> is different. You\u2019ve not played something like this before. You\u2019re trying to prevent the arrival of an ancient god, bent on bringing chaos to the world. To do this, you need to investigate odd happenings in the local town that take the form of mini choose-your-own-adventure stories. As you complete these, you\u2019ll gain keys to access the old one\u2019s lair to end their plans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The journey is hard though, and your chosen character will be physically and mentally tested throughout the challenges, and there\u2019s a very real chance they won\u2019t survive the rogue-like playthroughs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"World
The first run you will likely do explains very little of how the main game works, which can be a little frustrating once you start proper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dealing with the old one isn\u2019t the interesting part. Those stories you investigate along the way are all fascinating, many of which are based on Eastern ghost stories. You\u2019ll see tales more than once, but depending on your choices, equipment, and stats, you may reach very different conclusions. Sometimes you\u2019ll escape, leaving the victim to a terrible fate, but others you\u2019ll fight some Eldritch abomination in the hopes of saving more people or gaining better equipment for future runs. It\u2019s a very well-put-together game, but it\u2019s the visuals that bring it all together. The monochrome art style is unique, and the fact that they\u2019re all made using MS Paint suggests the developers made their deal with an elder god. Impressive in itself, but being able to make so many creative monsters in that style is impressive. Well worth a look.<\/span><\/p>\n

Honourable Mention<\/b><\/h3>\n

I\u2019m breaking my own rule of focusing on games I\u2019ve played myself here, but <\/span>Slay the Princess<\/span><\/i> looks <\/span>very<\/span><\/i> interesting and I\u2019ve heard nothing but good things about it. It\u2019s on my to-play list.<\/span><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s ten years of horror games! Lots there to play through if you\u2019ve missed any, and everything here is worth your time. I\u2019m looking forward to the likes of <\/span>Alone in the Dark<\/span> having a remake this year, but I\u2019m sure there will be plenty more terror to come.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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