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Anyone else feel a chill in the air? Is it a ghost or a demon?


4. Psychological Horror

Layers of Fear takes the phrase “crazy for art” a little too far. 

Want games that get inside your head and wonder what it means to be sane? We love psychological horror video games for their surreal quality. When delving into the human mind the rules of reality do not apply. In this genre, game developers have almost complete freedom when designing environments and characters. Some of the best monster designs have been manifestations of a video game character’s worst fear. The infamous Pyramid Head is an excellent example of this principal.

We have seen games exploring the minds of criminals (Condemned Criminal Origins), writers (Alan Wake), and even children (Among the Sleep). Early in 2016, we are taking a look into the mind of an artist, and his deep personal struggle to finish his masterpiece. Experience the scars depression and substance abuse can leave on the mind as reality literally melts around you. The excitement around Layers of Fear guarantees that psychological horror will continue to haunt our nightmares this year.

Examples of games in this genre:

  • Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010)

“If I stay in the darkness I fear I shall lose my mind.”

  • Alan Wake (2010)

A game where the main character writes himself into his own horror story.

  • Among the Sleep (2014)

This game has a surreal world that could only come from the mind of a child. 

  • Layers of Fear (2016)

Explore the darkest corners of the mind of an artist. Reality will literally melt around you. 

  • Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (2013)

You feel a machine rumbling to life beneath your feet. You do not know its purpose, but you do know tragedy will follow. 

  • Penumbra: The Black Plague (2008)

This secret facility has undergone a major containment breech. When will these scientists learn?

  • The Park (2015)

There is something sinister about the amusement park. Is it possible to love something and fear it at the same time?

  • SOMA (2015)

What makes you a person? Is it your memories? Or is it something else? 

 



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Top 3 Favorite Games:Outlast, BioShock, Amnesia: The Dark Descent


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