Good PC horror games?

one word - Amnesia

it's from the makers of Penumbra. Scariest game i've played so far.

one word - Amnesia

it's from the makers of Penumbra. Scariest game i've played so far.

groowagon

Couldn't have said it better myself!

yeah amnesia for sure, fear 1 is good too although is combat oriented, fear 2 is just bad

You should definitely try Sanitarium, it's got some pretty twisted imagery without resorting to cheap guts&gore or bogeymen and the story is great. Clive Barker's Undying is also a game every fan of horror games should try; while it does feature a substantial amount of combat, I have a hard time considering it a FPS and there were plenty of moments of genuine horror in it (at least it was like that for me).

Other than that, I don't know. I've played Alone In the Dark and it didn't seem all that scary to me; neither did Resident Evil. Silent Hill had some merits but the gameplay/combat mechanics seemed tedious and uninspiring. Some people say F.E.A.R. is horror but again I have a hard time viewing it as such. I guess it all depends on the person and what type of horror sends chills down ones spine.

I'm not the best at recommending horror games because quite honestly none have made me even flinch, but I'll lay down a few for you.

• The Suffering
• The Suffering: Ties That Bind
• The Thing
• Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
• Resident Evil 1/2/3

Try Gabriel Knight 2. It's more suspense than horror, but there's plenty of scariness in there.

Try Gabriel Knight 2. It's more suspense than horror, but there's plenty of scariness in there.

dos4gw82

completely offtopic, but thank you for mentioning. serching for "gabriel knight" revealed this upcoming title Grey Matter, wich is looking extremely good.

painkiller: heavens got a hitman

painkiller: battle out of hell

painkiller: ressurection

painkiller: overdose (dont get this one unless you lvoe ressurection, its not a very fun game)

singularity (argueable)

bioshock (argueable)

the path isnt so much a blood and gore as it is a psychologicaly messed up game.. it messes with your head man..

amnesia: dark descent is an obvious choice

FEAR

FEAR:extraction point

PREY and QUAKE 4 both have their momments but thats going a ways back..

Amnesia

The first 3 Resident Evil (4 and 5, more of an action genre)

Fatal Frame series

Undying

Amnesia, its a very atmospheric horror game.

No love for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.?

I don't know bout you guys but when I got into those "X" labs I was experiencing some decent anxiety haha.

Not to mention in the sewers the first time you meet a controller.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="Animatronic64"]It had too many guns. I felt like Rambo in space. tlranft

Amnesia

Scratches - The Director's Cut.

The Black Mirror

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

The Lost Crown

Cryostasis

Dark Fall

Penumbra series

FEAR

Those are the ones that spring immediately to mind and I heartily recommend them all.

No love for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.?

I don't know bout you guys but when I got into those "X" labs I was experiencing some decent anxiety haha.

Not to mention in the sewers the first time you meet a controller.

tequilasunriser

i agree they were quite frightening

one of the scarier momments i gotta admit that ive experience is in singularity when you enter that warehouse via the flooded basement :P

that was 1000% freaky! if your unfamilir ill let a spoiler throught once..

[spoiler] basically after swimming through some flooded basements n such you wind up at a checkpoint and a body falls into the water in front of you. when you submerge your in a warehouse full of dudes on spikes n such and hanging from the roof by spikes an such.. it looks like some sort of storehouse for folks killed by the freaks from "the hills have eyes" :P [/spoiler]

Anything by Frictional Games.

[QUOTE="Animatronic64"][QUOTE="FelipeInside"] I don't agree with Dead Space using cheap jump scares....it was more of an atmospheric terrifying ordeal... where you were scared of turning the next corner... (although of course it did have jump scares too)FelipeInside

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="Animatronic64"]It had too many guns. I felt like Rambo in space. Animatronic64

[QUOTE="Animatronic64"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] Guns? in Dead Space.... hmmm....not really too many,,......you even started off with just a tool (not actually a gun)FelipeInside

Amnesia - atmosphere is incredible.

Dead Space - overall, my favorite this generation.

Resident Evil: Code Veronica - my favorite of all-time.

Amnesia - atmosphere is incredible.

Dead Space - overall, my favorite this generation.

Resident Evil: Code Veronica - my favorite of all-time.

Elann2008

[QUOTE="Elann2008"]

Amnesia - atmosphere is incredible.

Dead Space - overall, my favorite this generation.

Resident Evil: Code Veronica - my favorite of all-time.

tequilasunriser

[QUOTE="tequilasunriser"][QUOTE="Elann2008"]

Amnesia - atmosphere is incredible.

Dead Space - overall, my favorite this generation.

Resident Evil: Code Veronica - my favorite of all-time.

Elann2008

Cryostasis: It's a really good looking, moody FPS adventure game. It got mediocre reviews because of some technical issues, and the combat is kind of clunky, but I really recommend it if you have a good PC. Very good game.

Clive Barker's Undying: This one's tough to find, I got it out of a bargan bin years and years ago. It's an FPS game with some mild RPG elements like magical powers that are very well implemented. Great story, great mood, and some really cool enemies. And it's very scary.

Call of Cthulhu: Another FPS/adventure hybrid. It's probably the scariest game I've ever played (after Amnesia) and the first half of the game is VERY intense, since you don't have a weapon. Plus it's HP Lovecraft.

You should definitely try Sanitarium, it's got some pretty twisted imagery without resorting to cheap guts&gore or bogeymen and the story is great. Clive Barker's Undying is also a game every fan of horror games should try; while it does feature a substantial amount of combat, I have a hard time considering it a FPS and there were plenty of moments of genuine horror in it (at least it was like that for me).

Other than that, I don't know. I've played Alone In the Dark and it didn't seem all that scary to me; neither did Resident Evil. Silent Hill had some merits but the gameplay/combat mechanics seemed tedious and uninspiring. Some people say F.E.A.R. is horror but again I have a hard time viewing it as such. I guess it all depends on the person and what type of horror sends chills down ones spine.

Shadowboro

Yes, a couple old point-and-click adventures on GoG.com .....

Sanitarium and Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within

Probably the 2 best adventure games I've ever played.

Condemned was good, Undying was also decent. Amnesia is driving me nuts too.

I didn't like Dead Space all that much though. Atmosphere was good, the cursor pointing you to your destination was not. I thought I was going to get lost in that big spaceship (which is kind of the point of outer-space horror) sadly it wasn't so. ALTHOUGH, one boss fight in particular was really good and provided a feeling of Ctulhu-like inevitability (the one you freeze).

[QUOTE="tlranft"][QUOTE="deadnarc"] Sanitarium's available on GOG for $9.99FelipeInside

I like FelipeInside's convincing power haha! I agree, Sanitarium was great. I was fortunate enough to find it in a used game bin way back when. Being originally a King's Quest gamer it was a real treat for me.

Also, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father is also a good game to consider.

Well, the scariest games on PC, by far, would have to be the Penumbra series and Amnesia: The Dark Descent. I couldn't play them for more than 10-15 minutes each.

The most fun for me, though, were F.E.A.R. 1 & Dead Space.

Thief 1MoonAchilles

I can't argue with Amnesia, but I found playing Dead Space...in the middle of the night...with surround sound headphones...kept me on edge most of the game.

[QUOTE="tlranft"]Yes, yes, you get this thread a lot, I'm sure.. but I'm looking something more along the lines of an indie horror.. Doom 3 bores me. Bioshock 1 & 2 are too similar to System Shock - nothing new there for me, not exciting. I liked the Silent Hill series. Penumbra series were good, too. Dead Space had a good story, but it tried to scare you via cheap, jump scare tactics, just like Doom 3. Basically.. I want something with a solid storyline, good atmosphere.. preferably not super heavy with combat, but I'm not gonna complain too much. Like I said - indie horror games are pretty good, so feel free to throw some of those out there, but add a link for me to follow if you would. tl;dr: Good game with solid story, atmosphere, and is scary without putting monsters in your face from dark corners please.FelipeInside

I wasnt scared i ran through the whole game literally, and the guns made in not scary at all.

Undying