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The 25 Best Horror Games Ever Made (as ranked by IGN)
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Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
Now it turns out that IGN lists Alien isolation as a great game, and they gave it a 5 score.
Rule of rose???
Haunting ground.???
Five Nights at Freddy's... Eso que??
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deriks
4-Time GIF/Meme God
Kojimaboys will cry a lot for this, and not because of your comment, just because it's true
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
If you speak out against silent hill than you’re a dummy according to neogaf or ign, and I don’t like that.
The Cockatrice
I'm retarded?
Goes to show how idiotic it is to trust these people and other similar sites.
Now it turns out that IGN lists Alien isolation as a great game, and they gave it a 5 score.
Rule of rose???
Haunting ground.???
Five Nights at Freddy's... Eso que??
Bad game, bad game, pretty fucking bad game
I mean I enjoyed RoR and Hunting Ground at the time, but they’re nowhere near as good as the great ones.
coachmcguirk91
Member
100% agree. There are very few horror games that are genuinely scary or disturbing. RE7 is both, and it is kind of ironic because I wouldn't even classify any other RE game as a horror game
Doctor Hades
Member
Silent Hill 2 might be the greatest horror game ever made but I'd argue that, good as the remake is, it shipped with performance and polish issues that distracted from the experience. The same is true of the Dead Space Remake. Yes, it is excellent but I'd argue the original is better because it doesn't have severe traversal stutter (that the developers never bothered to fix on PC).
In my opinion, if I had to rate a recent game for contender of Best Horror Game then I'd pick Alan Wake 2 or Resident Evil 7. Alien Isolation, though not quite so recent, is another strong contender and really deserves a remaster to fix the game's awful anti-aliasing.
In my opinion, if I had to rate a recent game for contender of Best Horror Game then I'd pick Alan Wake 2 or Resident Evil 7. Alien Isolation, though not quite so recent, is another strong contender and really deserves a remaster to fix the game's awful anti-aliasing.
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Vick
Gold Member
Would be the least insane reason.
LordBritish
Member
any game that got my heart racing wins for me, and only one does that for me..
PUBG
PUBG
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Do people actually get scared or is it just a tense feeling and maybe jump from jump scares?
I get the tense feeling but I'm starting to think all scared reactions are just hamming it up for youtube.
I get the tense feeling but I'm starting to think all scared reactions are just hamming it up for youtube.
RickSanchez
Member
Oh cool, let me check it o...
oh, f**k off
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Emulation is the only way. There's no native PC version of either the original or the Wii remake.
Auto_aim1
MeisaMcCaffrey
Amateurs.
Thief Deadly Shadows: Shalebridge Cradle level is a masterpiece.
www.polygon.com
Thief 1 and 2 were actually pretty creepy. In fact all three Thief games could be considered as survival horror.
Thief Deadly Shadows: Shalebridge Cradle level is a masterpiece.
Thief’s Shalebridge Cradle mission taught me to fear asylum/orphanage combo platters
This still scares the pants off me
www.polygon.com
Thief 1 and 2 were actually pretty creepy. In fact all three Thief games could be considered as survival horror.
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TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
Any horror list without minimum first 4 Resident Evil games and first three Silent Hills is....
Wrong.
Wrong.
Manhunt is as much horror as The Purge is IMO. I agree with it's inclusion.
No visual novel on this list is the takeaway.
fart town usa
Member
Well I gladly stand corrected.
RE96 is my GOAT, I get such a kick out of people revisiting it and sharing their positive gameplay experience. Such a good game.
I encourage you to try the true OG 96 release, I can't speak for PAL but in NA there was no auto-aim. The version on PS5 has auto-aim and it nerfed the hunters and final tyrant fight.
I should adjust my statement on RE96 not being scary, it doesn't scare me anymore BUT, the true OG NA release is still an exhilarating experience once hunters enter the scene and that final tyrant fight is always white knuckle. That version of the game makes you earn it, its so satisfying. I always say it too, it's a shame that version is lost to time because the NA 96 release, and it's brutal nature, is what caused the game to become a sensation. Director's Cut editions just don't capture that aspect IMO.
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fart town usa
Member
Hard to say. For YT it's definitely theatrics, unless the person doesn't play horror.
In VR, it's legit terrifying with certain games. You get serious adrenaline dumps and it is mentally and physically exhausting. Propagation: Paradise Hotel will cripple you with fear, it's an amazing experience if that's your thing.
For me, I get legit scared/unease mostly due to sound design. Something like Homecoming still puts me on edge and the game isn't necessarily scary. The first Fatal Frame too, that game is legit scary IMO and the difficulty helps to keep you on edge. The Evil Within as well because that game hamstrings the shit out of you, you always feel vulnerable.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
It’s always eyebrow-raising when an outlet makes a proclamation like this right after something has just launched.
The only way to claim something like this with any credibility is to look back five+ years from now and see how it’s held up vs what else has launched since.
The only way to claim something like this with any credibility is to look back five+ years from now and see how it’s held up vs what else has launched since.
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Saber
Member
Remake did a great job, I give yah that. But the original SH2 still tops above all.
Face it, the remake used all the advance tech already available at the time and a story that already exist and did changes for "adults" like IGN, because we all know IGN love some mature shit.
Original SH2 made all that atmosphere out of love and passion, with little they had and on a fucking PS2. Not to mention they throwed all they made initially because the director wasn't satisfied.
Face it, the remake used all the advance tech already available at the time and a story that already exist and did changes for "adults" like IGN, because we all know IGN love some mature shit.
Original SH2 made all that atmosphere out of love and passion, with little they had and on a fucking PS2. Not to mention they throwed all they made initially because the director wasn't satisfied.
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Hawk The Slayer
Member
I do enjoy RE4 especially RE4 Remake which I really like and was also my GOTY for 2023. But I never got spooked or creeped out by it anywhere as much as the others lol.
Don't be shy, Capcom made more Resident Evil games...
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Judge Magister
Member
I was just provocating you since your list has 10 Resident Evil games
Extermination is a cool pick though.
Gambit2483
Member
I think their editors should regulate their overall standards as a"professional" review site
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Kings Field
Member
Recency bias.
peek
Member
Teaser, yes... but its fucking GREAT. Sad that a little teaser like that is more effective in atmosphere and scares than some major studio "horror" games.
Project EVE
Member
Resident Evil Remake should be at the top for horror games
Fatal Frame 2 is one of the best games ever too
Fatal Frame 2 is one of the best games ever too
fart town usa
Member
Resident Evil Remake should be at the top for horror games
Fatal Frame 2 is one of the best games ever too
I really hope this is the next FF remaster from Koei Tecmo.
I also hope we get remasters for 1&2, even if they were largely the same visually, just give me gyro controls and I will be completely happy. FF is such an underappreciated series.
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Judge Magister
Member
I'm not saying it's not good. In fact i love almost all Kojima's games.
I just can't agree that a 19 min demo / teaser is almost considered the best horror game ever made.
It's nonsense imo. What's next? The Matrix Awakens best game ever made?!
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peek
Member
Ay man, if its good its good baby.
kurisu_1974
Member
Man this reminds me I should replay Dark Seed one day.
LimanimaPT
Member
Resident Evil 7 VR not on the list?
HerjansEagleFeeder
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