What Is The Scariest Game In The World?

Since the beginning of the spinoffs of films such as Friday's The 13th: The Computer Game, the maniacal massacre of buttons that Namco released with Splatterhouse in 1988, or the Doom explosion in 1993, video games have a long history of violence and horror game.

However, until the release of Resident Evil in 1996, the developers witnessed the birth of the survival horror genre. The success of Resident Evil has helped transform the horror genre into what it is today.

With Halloween just around the corner, we looked at some of the scariest video games ever made and narrowed the list down to the 4 scariest games in the world of all time.

1. Amnesia: The Dark Descent

After you have woken up with no memory of how you got there, your job is to navigate Daniel through the dark depths of this unforgiving environment.

As the title implies, you will spend a lot of time in the dark and hide from monsters. What makes Amnesia so punitive and often so frightening is the fact that these monsters can tear down doors and stop at nothing to find you.

Although you may be hiding in the dark, this has dramatic effects on your protagonist's mental health, which can lead to visual hallucinations.

2. Sentenced

At the time, Condemned was a new approach to the horror genre that video games really needed.

You play as an investigator trying to locate a serial killer. During the game many crime scenes are investigated, many of which are quite terrible.

The lack of light and focus on close combat - especially in earlier sections of the game - make Condemned a brutal visceral experience.

3. Blood Born

Bloodborne is heavily inspired by one of the biggest names in horror: H.P Lovecraft.

The worship of giant beings with tentacles is an allusion to Lovecraft's Call of Cthulhu, and themes like the merging of reality and dreams and people who are drawn to madness by the horror they've experienced are all too familiar to fans of Lovecraft Job.

While Bloodborne may not leave the player in constant fear, you'll discover some horror stories as you take time to explore the lore of the game and understand the context.

4. Alien isolation

Creative Assembly has been able to develop an alien game that has nothing to complain about, taking on what made the movies so special: the claustrophobic sense of horror and the absolute need for survival.

Alien Isolation contains a single alien creature that can not be defeated. Instead, you must learn to hide and escape while the alien relentlessly persecutes you throughout the course of the game.

It's a giant cat and mouse game, and though weapons are available to dodge the alien, you're prone to showcase it at every opportunity.

Conclusion

After spending the first few hours of the game ducking between slowly moving enemies, your first experience of terrorizing a zombie (again) from the dead and chasing you through the corridors was frightening for you.