Ideas for horror games?

What kind of horror?

If you want heart-pounding terror, git gud at Pac-man. Classic arcade emulation only.

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A game where it shows what it's like to be black un todays society. Maybe you could be a black woman trapped in a town with heavy Republican influence. Id buy it day one and I'm not even black lol.

Games like outlast should have a system where when you are caught you dont die but they take you and drag you either to a central jail you escape from thats randomized each time or one for the area.

They would also have a chance to torture you and any injuries you get would carry through the game and impact the player.

Phantom Gate

Part of it is atmosphere, with things just creeping into and out of view. Part of it is the story/setting, being unclear on exactly what is going on. Part of it is being required to explore, but being uncertain of what new thing might be hiding around the corner. But the biggest part is certainly being forced to throw yourself into some obviously negative situations. The most effective points of dread are when you know what you have to do, you know it is going to be bad, but you are forced into doing it anyways - forcing the player to actively impose that on themselves is, for me, the most effectively.

Jumpscares are just temporary and a cheap trick. Aaaah, oooga boooga, but it's just the game pulling something on its own. It's as scary as a cheap horror movie, and is less impressive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnXj-tZUvdA

I know the Saw franchise is seen as shitty but I find this scene incredibly disturbing. If there were games where you actually had to make these kinds of decisions it would really scare me. The whole time you would have to listen to the people begging and arguing.

>>378275238
>outlast being next level

and no silent hill on the list,this has to be bait

(over all good list tho)

>>378273412
A free roam game where you're the last human on Earth, it has some time skips and your character slowly goes crazy.

There's no per-established story so you can properly put yourself in the character's place. You wake up and there's nobody, you can explore and do whatever you want. As the time skips certain lengths you start to hear things and everything grows more ominous but nothing actually changes. Difficulties would gauge how horrible things would get and how quickly they would escalate, your survival time is based on how long you can deal with it, there is no pausing.

>>378276746
pre-established*

Whoops.

>>378275238
>outlast
>scary

>>378276746
There is no half assing this as some kinda indie concept either.

You either go all out or it's trash like any other horror.

>>378275568
Oh god. It's just like those games where all the girls stop talking to you once you pick your waifu