If you’re constantly sprinting across the map, the killer is going to find you fast and you’ll earn next to no Bloodpoints if you’re constantly being strung up on the hook and are unable to do anything use

The first Outlast successfully translated the found footage horror genre to video game form, and Outlast 2 delivers a similar, yet arguably even scarier, experience. Outlast 2 changes the setting from a mental asylum to rural Arizona, where players are chased down by insane cult members. Its dark religious themes help to make Outlast 2 especially unnerving, and while the first half is a bit slow, the second half is a dizzying rollercoaster of shocking scenes and moments that will be drilled into the minds of anyone brave enough to play through

Half-Life was undeniably one of Valve’s greatest successes , introducing players to the crowbar-wielding Gordon Freeman and Black Mesa, the research facility where he worked. A sequel seemed like it was inevitable to capitalize on the success of the first game, and thus began the troubled development of Half-Life

After unlocking or rummaging through a chest, the next Survivor becomes injured, they are inflicted with the Broken status effect, which means they can’t be healed by any means. But after a determined number of seconds, dependent on the perks’ rarity, they are automatically healed. If players can evade the Killer’s grasp, this perk can make the difference between life and de

The skill checks are what you’re going to find hardest at first, and if you can get all of them on good (and maybe even some on excellent), that’s going to help you out a lot. When repairing a generator, healing someone, or doing various other activities, a circle will appear suddenly and you have to hit the skill check button right as the rotating indicator is between the white li

What should be a relatively uneventful job takes a turn for the demented, as the player is harassed and pursued by animatronic animals that appear to be possessed. It may rely heavily on jump scares, but there’s no denying Five Nights at Freddy ‘s ability to genuinely scare its fans, and it’s all backed up by some interesting, expansive, and surprisingly deep l

When it comes to video games, the horror genre has had its ups and downs. There was a period of time where horror games were virtually non-existent, but thanks to popular games like Resident Evil and Silent Hill , they became an important part of the industry. The rise of online multiplayer and games like Call of Duty saw developers move away from horror games, but then the success of indie horror games led to a mainstream resurgence that we’re still seeing to

The third title in the single-player RPG is perhaps the longest-developed game of all time, leaving fans waiting for over a decade. Mother 3 takes place on Nowhere Island, an undetermined amount of time after the events of the previous game, Mother 2 . Lucas, Claus, and their mother Hinawa are preparing to journey home before the evil Pigmask Army strikes, bombing Tazmil Village and eventually taking it o

Dead By Daylight is a horror game where four survivors and one killer are loaded into a match and there is a goal for each of them: the survivors must escape, and the killer must prevent them doing so. Although it’s four vs one, it’s pretty evenly matched, but it can be tricky for beginners on either s

When the killer comes close, you will hear a heartbeat that gets louder and faster. When you hear that heartbeat, the best thing to do is to look around, locate them, and hide somewhere out of their view. This actually has a better chance than running, since the killer will see you if you’re sprinting away — and sprinting also leaves a tr

As a new agent for a mysterious federal organization that investigates the supernatural your first day at work is crazy to say the least. Everyone’s dead, creatures lurk in the shadows and the rules of reality no longer always ap

Tallying up a total of twelve years of development, most fans gave up hope of ever seeing Mother 3 released, but the developers Brownie Brown and HAL Laboratory eventually managed to finish development, and Mother 3 was released in 2006, awarding fans for their patie

Frictional Games made a name for itself with Amnesia: The Dark Descent , a title that is largely responsible for the resurgence the horror genre has enjoyed in recent years. Its followup effort, Soma , may not have generated the same kind of buzz as Amnesia , but it is arguably the better, more polished Adventure Game Cheats. Set in an underwater research facility filled with strange creatures, Soma is less about jump scares and more about building tension and scaring players with pure psychological hor

Once you’ve fixed all the generators, you can escape via one of two doors, each of which takes a bit of time to open — during which, of course, the killer will be making one final mad dash to kill you. At some point if you play Dead by Daylight, you’re going to be faced with an open escape door and a fellow survivor in need of help behind you, and which you choose is going to reveal a lot to me about your character.