Horror comes to us in a vast range of possibilities,
it can be the mysterious tale of a hotel that drives people crazy, the illustrations of
a mangá about spirals that are consuming reality, the pages of a book about a possessed
suit that comes on a heart shaped box, but for me the scariest of them
are horror in games. The gameplay aspect of the genre is what makes
it the best media for horror, the story will not go on without you, YOU are
the one who has to go forward. But as in other media, ho
rror in games is
becoming every day more formulaic, we see the same old stuff over and over again and
that makes it harder for really good and different games to have all the
attention they deserve. Halloween is here, and it would be a crime
to let it pass without a horror themed special. So I decided to make this video to talk about
a few different horror games that are worth a try and that will be on
your thoughts for a while. The games are not in any particular order
and this video will not h
ave any spoilers. You pull up to the driveway of the
family holiday home and park the car. It’s dark, but it’s as idyllic as you
remember from all that time ago. It’s good to be back. This was the beginning of “The House Abandon”,
a small game developed for the LudumDare 36 by Jon Mckellan. The idea worked so well that Devolver Digital
decided to publish a bigger version of it. Developed by No Code, Stories Untold differs
from everything in the genre and elevates to the max everything shown in t
he
previous version of the title. Launched for PC, Switch, PS4 and Xbox One,
the first game of the studio, is a subversive experience, a storydriven thriller, a textual
experimental narrative and one of the greatest examples of interactive
storytelling in the genre. The game consists in 4 episodes, with
different stories, locations and puzzles. It is almost impossible to talk about it without
ruining the experience, so you should definitely play this. And the best part?
It is a very cheap game.
Low visibility, top down perspective and a non-linear
narrative that will haunt you for a long time. Darkwood is a 2014 game developed by Acid
Wizard, a poland game studio that was started by 3 friends that were tired
of their old job. The game had a really successful campaign on
IndieGoGo and it became easily one of the best games in the genre. Released for PC, Switch, PS4 and Xbox
One, Darkwood explores the fear of the unknown, using audio to basically destroy every sense
of security you’ll ge
t, an intense sense of fragility and an overall atmosphere and with a high
lethality that will get you constantly on the edge of your seat. The sum of all that makes
Darkwood an easy choice for Halloween season. From the developer known for Dusk and its
fast paced killing, Iron Lung comes as a switch of pace. The game takes place on the bottom of the
ocean, but not on earth aaaand the ocean is made of blood. Iron Lung is a short horror
game where you pilot a tiny submarine and well… Do I really
need to keep going? The game uses sensory deprivation as a main
key to create the atmosphere, there is nowhere to go, nobody to help. Iron Lung is a sweet
taste of how far short form horror games can go. Detention is an atmospheric horror game released in 2017
for PC, PS4 and Switch and developed by Red Candle Games. The game takes setting during 1960s Taiwan,
during a time known as White Terror, a period of 38 years under martial law where
political repression took place. Incorporating religio
us elements based in
Taiwanese and Chinese culture and mythology, the game focuses on exploration, puzzle solving
and a really heavy hand on historical events that sets up most of the plot. Taking heavy inspiration from classics of
the genre and leaving you in a constant sense of dread, Detention calls us to see the ugly side
of things before giving our thoughts and conclusions. The Dread X Collection franchise is a unique series of
horror games that are bundled up in a collection form. A lot of
different short games from a lot
of different developers, some are good, some are bad, some are… ahmm? Well, it’s cheap and there are a lot of
new possibilities to try out. This is a different type of video on the channel,
maybe we can try it out with other subjects. Who knows? But for now, that’s it. Thank you so much for being here, any
support will be greatly appreciated. All of the game’s Steam links
will be in the description. Have a good one, bye!
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