Scary games for PC?

thank you all for your comments, I read all your posts and this is what I got (by counting your comments), from the most mentionated game to the less (if I missed a game, let me know ;) ):

*F.E.A.R lllllllllll
Penumbra lllll
*Doom3 lllll
*Bioshock lllll
Call of Cthulhu llll
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: llll
Condemned llll
*RE4 lll
System shock 2 lll
AvP lll
Alien Vs Predator ll
Thief: Deadly Shadows ll
Scratches: Director's Cut ll
The Suffering l
Barrow Hill l
Alone in the dark l
HL2 E2 l
the cradle l
SS2 l
Undying l
Vampire The Masquerade l
*Silent Hill games l l
Project Origin l

those with * mean that I already own them, but thanks a lot for your opinion.

looks like F.E.A.R. is the most popular game, I already beat it, but I haven't played expansions, so I think I could buy them :) . after that I'll check this list and read again your comments for the next one ( I can't buy all of them at the time).

so thanks for the posting, those are games I will own and beat 8) .

DarkNeoBahamut

If you're really planning on playing the expansions of FEAR, just don't expect any thing new in terms of graphics. It's still has that same old look as the first one. But it's still pretty creepy.

thank you all for your comments, I read all your posts and this is what I got (by counting your comments), from the most mentionated game to the less (if I missed a game, let me know ;) ):

*Bioshock lllll

System shock 2 lll

DarkNeoBahamut

How the hell did BioShock get almost twice as many votes as System Shock 2 as a scary game? Jesus Christ. I'd recommend you disregard the entire list based purely on that.

And then get System Shock 2 (and penumbra).

Thief

Maybe Thief 3, but not as much. Better graphics at least.

Thief 1 though, I realize the graphics aren't that great cause it's old, but some of the those levels... like the abandoned mine, or the underground tomb, or some of the other levels, man. Those were nice and scary.

"The Cradle" level from Theif deadly shadows is the scariest thing on the Pc.

Try completing that without a walkthrough.

bonafidetk

I'll second that, but I would say Thief 1 as a whole is scarier despite the crappier graphics.

[QUOTE="DarkNeoBahamut"]

thank you all for your comments, I read all your posts and this is what I got (by counting your comments), from the most mentionated game to the less (if I missed a game, let me know ;) ):

*Bioshock lllll

System shock 2 lll

fatshodan

How the hell did BioShock get almost twice as many votes as System Shock 2 as a scary game? Jesus Christ. I'd recommend you disregard the entire list based purely on that.

And then get System Shock 2 (and penumbra).

i don't understand that either. i can't think of one single thing that scared me in bioshock. well, the little sisters looked creepy, i guess, but then i get scared by little girls with long, dark hair quite often (and only reason i didn't find the little sisters scary is cuz they had their hair bunched up in a ponytail). watched too many japanese horror movies...

[QUOTE="fatshodan"][QUOTE="DarkNeoBahamut"]

thank you all for your comments, I read all your posts and this is what I got (by counting your comments), from the most mentionated game to the less (if I missed a game, let me know ;) ):

*Bioshock lllll

System shock 2 lll

fireandcloud

How the hell did BioShock get almost twice as many votes as System Shock 2 as a scary game? Jesus Christ. I'd recommend you disregard the entire list based purely on that.

And then get System Shock 2 (and penumbra).

i don't understand that either. i can't think of one single thing that scared me in bioshock. well, the little sisters looked creepy, i guess, but then i get scared by little girls with dark hair quite often. watched too many japanese horror movies...

lol...Me too. I'm scared of little girls with dark hair. Then I saw your avatar and i freaked out.......momeeeeeee

[QUOTE="fatshodan"][QUOTE="DarkNeoBahamut"]

thank you all for your comments, I read all your posts and this is what I got (by counting your comments), from the most mentionated game to the less (if I missed a game, let me know ;) ):

*Bioshock lllll

System shock 2 lll

fireandcloud

How the hell did BioShock get almost twice as many votes as System Shock 2 as a scary game? Jesus Christ. I'd recommend you disregard the entire list based purely on that.

And then get System Shock 2 (and penumbra).

i don't understand that either. i can't think of one single thing that scared me in bioshock. well, the little sisters looked creepy, i guess, but then i get scared by little girls with long, dark hair quite often (and only reason i didn't find the little sisters scary is cuz they had their hair bunched up in a ponytail). watched too many japanese horror movies...

I thought the Sander Cohen parts were pretty horrific (and the only genuinely great part of the game, he's such a good character), but yeah, none of it was scary. Having God mode enabled by default and having near-unlimited supplies sort of took something out of it...

I thought the Sander Cohen parts were pretty horrific (and the only genuinely great part of the game, he's such a good character), but yeah, none of it was scary. Having God mode enabled by default and having near-unlimited supplies sort of took something out of it...

fatshodan

is that the part where you go around taking pictures of dead people and frame them or something (gosh, i have a bad memory)? that part was interesting. and i bought it after they allowed you to turn off the vita, but i still didn't find it scary. i thought the characters looked too goofy to be taken seriously. i dunno...

[QUOTE="fatshodan"]

I thought the Sander Cohen parts were pretty horrific (and the only genuinely great part of the game, he's such a good character), but yeah, none of it was scary. Having God mode enabled by default and having near-unlimited supplies sort of took something out of it...

fireandcloud

is that the part where you go around taking pictures of dead people and frame them or something (gosh, i have a bad memory)? that part was interesting. and i bought it after they allowed you to turn off the vita, but i still didn't find it scary. i thought the characters looked too goofy to be taken seriously. i dunno...

Yeah, that was the part. My eyes lit up when the [spoiler] pianist exploded. [/spoiler] It really was wonderful. He was the only truly original thing in BioShock (even Dr. Steinman sort of had a The Many equivalent.), and I thought Cohen was awesome.

I agree that the characters looked too goofy to be taken seriously. It's amazing that a game could sabbotage itself so much and yet still have a 95% score at Gamerankings.com.

I agree that the characters looked too goofy to be taken seriously. It's amazing that a game could sabbotage itself so much and yet still have a 95% score at Gamerankings.com.

fatshodan

well, i thought it deserved a 9.0, so i don't think that the score is too outlandish.

but i'm not the one to argue with about this game; i saw plenty of flaws in it. there's another fellow (you may have noticed him - he's hard to miss), called biggest_loser, whose the official champion for the game here at the forums. he'll definitely defend the game to the last ounce of his breath.

there's another fellow (you may have noticed him - he's hard to miss), called biggest_loser, whose the official champion for the game here at the forums. he'll definitely defend the game to the last ounce of his breath.

fireandcloud

I may have to introduce myself to him and then argue with him about things we don't agree on.

How the hell does Undying have only one vote, and that's mine?!

How the hell does Undying have only one vote, and that's mine?!

Baranga

LMAO.......Maybe you're the only one who thought the game was scary......

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How the hell does Undying have only one vote, and that's mine?!

Kuyt19

LMAO.......Maybe you're the only one who thought the game was scary......

Clive Barker's Undying

He gave us Candyman and Hellraiser. When movies weren't enough, he went and made this videogame that scared us s***less. If you've seen either of the aforementioned movies, you understand that Mr. Barker has quite a twisted imagination. Apply that to an interactive experience where the player is the target of the horror, and begin saying your prayers. Only the fearless need apply.

Candyman? Hellraiser? Hahahahaha......everytime i see Pinhead, i laugh. Those films are more gory than they are scary. How the hell is a black dude surrounded by bees(OUCH!) supposed to be scary? Hellraiser my ass - "We will tear your soul apaaaaart." lolKuyt19

Hellraiser sucks, and I haven't seen Candyman:P

Undying isn't gory, it's just scary. Damn scary.

http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages3/914322.asp

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/clivebarkersundying/review.html

[QUOTE="Kuyt19"]Candyman? Hellraiser? Hahahahaha......everytime i see Pinhead, i laugh. Those films are more gory than they are scary. How the hell is a black dude surrounded by bees(OUCH!) supposed to be scary? Hellraiser my ass - "We will tear your soul apaaaaart." lolBaranga

Hellraiser sucks, and I haven't seen Candyman:P

Undying isn't gory, it's just scary. Damn scary.

http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages3/914322.asp

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/clivebarkersundying/review.html

Okay, but why were you the only one in here thinking that it's scary?(just askin')

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

[QUOTE="Kuyt19"]Candyman? Hellraiser? Hahahahaha......everytime i see Pinhead, i laugh. Those films are more gory than they are scary. How the hell is a black dude surrounded by bees(OUCH!) supposed to be scary? Hellraiser my ass - "We will tear your soul apaaaaart." lolKuyt19

Hellraiser sucks, and I haven't seen Candyman:P

Undying isn't gory, it's just scary. Damn scary.

http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages3/914322.asp

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/clivebarkersundying/review.html

Okay, but why were you the only one in here thinking that it's scary?(just askin')

I have no idea. Others posted it in similar lists months ago, but now...:|

Maybe it's because mfsa was hit with the banhammer and GTA4 is officially the Jesus game or sumthin.

:|

System Shock 2.

Undying isn't scary. It's annoying.

Bioshock isn't scary either. It's atmospheric. Agree on Cohen, one of my favourite parts of the game, a certain cut-scene is also pretty freaky to look at for the first time. More of this next time, devs.

I'm sure the game is very good, but the hype is atrocious. It didn't bother me before, but now I'm like wtf. I've never seen so many pages as in the GTA4 360 board. Saturday there were "only" 70, I think, and now there are 221!

And everybody is going nuts about GTA, even on this PC board!

Meanwhile, I'm lmfaoing because of this:

http://newlevelgaming.blog-city.com/gamespot_bumps_gta_4_review_score.htm

On-topic: The Suffering is a nice horror game. It feels different than most others.

Undying isn't scary. It's annoying.

artur79

OMFG, why?:cry:

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Undying isn't scary. It's annoying.

Baranga

OMFG, why?:cry:

Umm, because I think it is? Don't have any better explanation than this. I was seriously disappointed when I played the game. Maybe all the hype got my hopes up high?

[QUOTE="Baranga"][QUOTE="artur79"]

Undying isn't scary. It's annoying.

artur79

OMFG, why?:cry:

Umm, because I think it is? Don't have any better explanation than this. I was seriously disappointed when I played the game. Maybe all the hype got my hopes up high?

I also found it more annoying than scary. I only played the demo, but I found monsters jumping really fast at me (or flying really fast at me) more, well, yeah - more annoying than scary.

It's not the monsters that are scary. I can only think at one scary monster in the game.

It's not the monsters that are scary. I can only think at one scary monster in the game.

Baranga

Then what is supposed to be scary? Admittedly, I did only play the demo, but what I saw in the demo was stormy weather, monsters moving at me quickly and generic shock horror.

Made me wonder why it was so well respected. But I wouldn't presume to know the game after just playing a demo... but man, that demo sure didn't make me want to play the rest of the game.

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

It's not the monsters that are scary. I can only think at one scary monster in the game.

fatshodan

Then what is supposed to be scary? Admittedly, I did only play the demo, but what I saw in the demo was stormy weather, monsters moving at me quickly and generic shock horror.

Made me wonder why it was so well respected. But I wouldn't presume to know the game after just playing a demo... but man, that demo sure didn't make me want to play the rest of the game.

Especially the sound. It's awesome.

Then would come the story, which is very good.

The locations - some of them were brilliant, like the monastery when you go back in the Medieval age, or the dead city of Oneiros.

The "things" that happen... some of them are worthy of the "Oh snap!" badge at Gamespot. Even things that would seem lame, like a vision in the mirror, scared the **** out of me. Others are pretty freaky and common. It's not just cheap horror, trust me that there are moments when you're just like WTF.

The gameplay is fast-paced and the action is awesome. I think that in the demo you're in one of the first levels, in the mansion, with a few weapons from the later levels. The thing is, almost all the weapons pwn, some are unique, like the scythe, and some have different ammo types - I love the phosphorus shells. You also have some upgradeable spells that can bring serious ownage, and are quite original: one of them makes you literally shoot flaming, laughing skulls:lol: The weapon system is kinda like Bioshock's, with the advantage that you shoot with the right hand and cast spells with the left one.

The boss fights alone are worth buying the game.

The problem is that you can't "feel" the game when you're just playing the tutorial levels. It's one of the most atmospheric games I ever played. It felt very weird at the beggining, especially because I was mainly investigating wtf was going on in the mansion and there were only a few enemies, but when you master the spells, you get some weapons and you leave the mansion, it's awesome.

I would compare it to Call Of Chtulhu. It's basically like that game, a story driven adventure, only that this one has much, much better gunplay. Definately better than Bioshock's:)

[QUOTE="fatshodan"][QUOTE="Baranga"]

It's not the monsters that are scary. I can only think at one scary monster in the game.

Baranga

Then what is supposed to be scary? Admittedly, I did only play the demo, but what I saw in the demo was stormy weather, monsters moving at me quickly and generic shock horror.

Made me wonder why it was so well respected. But I wouldn't presume to know the game after just playing a demo... but man, that demo sure didn't make me want to play the rest of the game.

Especially the sound. It's awesome.

Then would come the story, which is very good.

The locations - some of them were brilliant, like the monastery when you go back in the Medieval age, or the dead city of Oneiros.

The "things" that happen... some of them are worthy of the "Oh snap!" badge at Gamespot. Even things that would seem lame, like a vision in the mirror, scared the **** out of me. Others are pretty freaky and common. It's not just cheap horror, trust me that there are moments when you're just like WTF.

The gameplay is fast-paced and the action is awesome. I think that in the demo you're in one of the first levels, in the mansion, with a few weapons from the later levels. The thing is, almost all the weapons pwn, some are unique, like the scythe, and some have different ammo types - I love the phosphorus shells. You also have some upgradeable spells that can bring serious ownage, and are quite original: one of them makes you literally shoot flaming, laughing skulls:lol: The weapon system is kinda like Bioshock's, with the advantage that you shoot with the right hand and cast spells with the left one.

The boss fights alone are worth buying the game.

The problem is that you can't "feel" the game when you're just playing the tutorial levels. It's one of the most atmospheric games I ever played. It felt very weird at the beggining, especially because I was mainly investigating wtf was going on in the mansion and there were only a few enemies, but when you master the spells, you get some weapons and you leave the mansion, it's awesome.

I would compare it to Call Of Chtulhu. It's basically like that game, a story driven adventure, only that this one has much, much better gunplay. Definately better than Bioshock's:)

I think I respectfully disagree with almost every thing you just said. Except the combat being similar to Bioshock. I think the opening levels show very well what this game is about. Can't say I was amazed by locations or enemies later in the game.

Call of Cthulhu is ten times better and more atmospheric than this game ever was.

I've read all your posts again, so the list is now like this.............(it changed just a little):

*F.E.A.R llllllllllllll
Penumbra llllll
System shock 2 llllll
*Doom3 lllll
*Bioshock lllll
Call of Cthulhu llll
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: llll
Condemned llll
Undying llll
*RE4 lll
AvP lll
Alien Vs Predator ll
Thief: Deadly Shadows lll
Scratches: Director's Cut ll
*Silent Hill games ll
The Suffering l
Barrow Hill l
Alone in the dark l
HL2 E2 l
the cradle l
SS2 l
Vampire The Masquerade l
Project Origin l
diablo 2 l
lord of destruction l

I can't give you my opinion on this games, well because I haven't play most of them, but I agree with those who say Bioshock isn't scary, however it's a great FPS/RPG game, I really like it, so don't worry I won't buy Bioshock because I already have it ;).

the others games, well I'll give you my opinion once I beat them ;) .

Anyone ever play Outpost 2? That game is scary boring.

How about Betrayal at Antara? That game is scary buggy.

How about GTA 3? That game is scary because I think some ppl have trouble differentiating what is ok in a game vs what is ok in real life.

How about Zoo Tycoon? That series terrifies me because it assures me my Microsoft stock is going to go down.

And WoW? That game is scary because a friend of mine basically dropped outta life his senior year of college because he lived in the WoW world.

And Thief 1 & 3... they are scary in a "OMG, that zombie just made me sh** my pants" kinda way. (Thief 2 is awesome but not so scary.

lol, @df853 , well when I said scary/creepy, I meant INSIDE the game. but thanks anyway.....

@Kuyt19 , yeah Crysis is the fear of every GPU, but not the fear of a person, the game's more like action/FPS.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent!

Cliver Barker was scary . Also Outpost 2 when u fell into the ground and there were things ( OMG ) , I never got to finish that ...

if your still looking for a scary game for pc there is a mod for half life 2 called nightmare house 2 its free and it's basically related to fear if you liked that gamevashtriguner