12 Best Japanese Horror Games for PC: Page 12 of 12

Updated: 02 Mar 2020 9:51 pm
Japanese Horror Games
Japan sure does love blood, death and horror!
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1. Clock Tower

Clock Tower Gameplay

An orphan named Jennifer is adopted. The house she is brought to is a mansion with a clock tower. But from the moment she arrives, things go awry. She is pursued by Scissorman, and must uncover the complicated past of her adoptive father. The dev team at Human Entertainment, and director Hifumi Kono were highly influenced by the horror film, Phenomena (by Dario Argento).

And yes, Jennifer is named after Phenomena’s lead character. The 1995 game was one of the first to use cinematic atmosphere and horror elements, and has influenced many games to this day.

Scissorman on the loose!

Oh no biggie, just some crow corpses.

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Daria Gamliel
Daria is an octopus (multi-tasker!). Since graduating from Film Studies, she has freelanced as an arts & culture writer. Currently she focuses on film critique – specializing in horror and genre film.
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