lock your doors turn off the lights and crank up the volume whoa calm down mr.
crank up the volume whoa calm down mr.
crank up the volume whoa calm down mr. welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be counting down our picks for another
be counting down our picks for another
be counting down our picks for another top ten scary video games there’s blood
top ten scary video games there’s blood
top ten scary video games there’s blood here and God knows what else
here and God knows what else
here and God knows what else once again we’ll be taking a look at the
once again we’ll be taking a look at the
once again we’ll be taking a look at the most unsettling and frightening games in
most unsettling and frightening games in
most unsettling and frightening games in the industry pinpointing those that
the industry pinpointing those that
the industry pinpointing those that rocked us to our core both my headache
rocked us to our core both my headache
rocked us to our core both my headache and these nightmares are getting worse
and these nightmares are getting worse
and these nightmares are getting worse our focus is primarily on horror games
our focus is primarily on horror games
our focus is primarily on horror games given how integral the–our is to their
given how integral the–our is to their
given how integral the–our is to their design and we won’t be including games
design and we won’t be including games
design and we won’t be including games that are no longer available for play
that are no longer available for play
that are no longer available for play which means the excellent PT will be
which means the excellent PT will be
which means the excellent PT will be absent from this list if your favorite
absent from this list if your favorite
absent from this list if your favorite games seem to be missing be sure to
games seem to be missing be sure to
games seem to be missing be sure to check out our first list of the top 10
check out our first list of the top 10
check out our first list of the top 10 scary video games who among you shall go
scary video games who among you shall go
scary video games who among you shall go next
next
next number 10 Clive Barker’s undying I’m
number 10 Clive Barker’s undying I’m
number 10 Clive Barker’s undying I’m Patrick Galloway a friend of Jeremiah’s
Patrick Galloway a friend of Jeremiah’s
Patrick Galloway a friend of Jeremiah’s sorry it took me so long to get here
sorry it took me so long to get here
sorry it took me so long to get here when a visionary author tells you he
when a visionary author tells you he
when a visionary author tells you he wants to make a horror game you don’t
wants to make a horror game you don’t
wants to make a horror game you don’t ask questions have you noticed anything
ask questions have you noticed anything
ask questions have you noticed anything strange going on hence why the world got
strange going on hence why the world got
strange going on hence why the world got undying Clive Barker’s tale about
undying Clive Barker’s tale about
undying Clive Barker’s tale about paranormal investigator Patrick Galloway
paranormal investigator Patrick Galloway
paranormal investigator Patrick Galloway battling demonic forces and preventing
battling demonic forces and preventing
battling demonic forces and preventing the rise of a hellish army the first
the rise of a hellish army the first
the rise of a hellish army the first person shooter crosses gunplay with
person shooter crosses gunplay with
person shooter crosses gunplay with magic spells as the player will need to
magic spells as the player will need to
magic spells as the player will need to do both to combat an array of demons and
do both to combat an array of demons and
do both to combat an array of demons and monsters its focus on the occult also
monsters its focus on the occult also
monsters its focus on the occult also grants the game an interesting visual
grants the game an interesting visual
grants the game an interesting visual style balanced between the classic 1920s
style balanced between the classic 1920s
style balanced between the classic 1920s architecture and gothic imagery I’ll
architecture and gothic imagery I’ll
architecture and gothic imagery I’ll show you real magic number 9 Dhoom 3
there’s no safety in the dark even on
there’s no safety in the dark even on other planets Wow
other planets Wow
other planets Wow as a reboot of the classic 1993 action
as a reboot of the classic 1993 action
as a reboot of the classic 1993 action game Dhoom 3 returns the series to Mars
game Dhoom 3 returns the series to Mars
game Dhoom 3 returns the series to Mars retaining the idea of fighting demons
retaining the idea of fighting demons
retaining the idea of fighting demons from hell but adding elements of dimly
from hell but adding elements of dimly
from hell but adding elements of dimly lit environments this ends up being
lit environments this ends up being
lit environments this ends up being quite the effective addition the
quite the effective addition the
quite the effective addition the darkness of the levels makes every
darkness of the levels makes every
darkness of the levels makes every moment tense and the close quarters
moment tense and the close quarters
moment tense and the close quarters battles with Hell spawn and formerly
battles with Hell spawn and formerly
battles with Hell spawn and formerly human zombies hit the right balance of
human zombies hit the right balance of
human zombies hit the right balance of challenge and catharsis it might be
challenge and catharsis it might be
challenge and catharsis it might be different but it’s not lacking in the
different but it’s not lacking in the
different but it’s not lacking in the ability to scare number 8 lone survivor
fear can be mined from a number of
fear can be mined from a number of things case in point this small-scale
things case in point this small-scale
things case in point this small-scale survival horror game about a single
survival horror game about a single
survival horror game about a single surviving human in an abandoned city
surviving human in an abandoned city
surviving human in an abandoned city appears to be low-key but it’s simple
appears to be low-key but it’s simple
appears to be low-key but it’s simple visuals and piecemeal narrative disguise
visuals and piecemeal narrative disguise
visuals and piecemeal narrative disguise how unnerving the experience can be your
how unnerving the experience can be your
how unnerving the experience can be your character must maintain their supplies
character must maintain their supplies
character must maintain their supplies in order to eat and sleep plus they
in order to eat and sleep plus they
in order to eat and sleep plus they suffer decreasing sanity and
suffer decreasing sanity and
suffer decreasing sanity and hallucinations add to this the presence
hallucinations add to this the presence
hallucinations add to this the presence of hostile mutants and a shifty story
of hostile mutants and a shifty story
of hostile mutants and a shifty story based on player choices and you have a
based on player choices and you have a
based on player choices and you have a truly terrifying experience number 7 SCP
truly terrifying experience number 7 SCP
truly terrifying experience number 7 SCP containment breach
containment breach
containment breach we’re authorized to kill any disobedient
we’re authorized to kill any disobedient
we’re authorized to kill any disobedient test subjects so don’t try anything
test subjects so don’t try anything
test subjects so don’t try anything stupid uh government mandated
stupid uh government mandated
stupid uh government mandated experiments you never cease to scare us
experiments you never cease to scare us
experiments you never cease to scare us senseless that’s the setup for SCP
senseless that’s the setup for SCP
senseless that’s the setup for SCP containment breach you are d9 three for
containment breach you are d9 three for
containment breach you are d9 three for one one of several subjects put to work
one one of several subjects put to work
one one of several subjects put to work testing inhuman entities at a secret
testing inhuman entities at a secret
testing inhuman entities at a secret base only for one creature to break free
base only for one creature to break free
base only for one creature to break free and force an evacuation the subsequent
and force an evacuation the subsequent
and force an evacuation the subsequent game is all about survival and evasion
game is all about survival and evasion
game is all about survival and evasion as there are no weapons and countless
as there are no weapons and countless
as there are no weapons and countless creatures that are eager to kill d9
creatures that are eager to kill d9
creatures that are eager to kill d9 three for one
the closest thing to a combat mechanic
the closest thing to a combat mechanic is blinking which helps repel some
is blinking which helps repel some
is blinking which helps repel some beings but can attract others number six
beings but can attract others number six
beings but can attract others number six alone in the dark back in the good old
alone in the dark back in the good old
alone in the dark back in the good old days horror came in a different more
days horror came in a different more
days horror came in a different more polygonal form based on the works of HP
polygonal form based on the works of HP
polygonal form based on the works of HP Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe alone in
Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe alone in
Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe alone in the dark puts the player in the shoes of
the dark puts the player in the shoes of
the dark puts the player in the shoes of either private investigator edward
either private investigator edward
either private investigator edward carnby or Louisiana native emily
carnby or Louisiana native emily
carnby or Louisiana native emily heartwood up either way the story takes
heartwood up either way the story takes
heartwood up either way the story takes you through an investigation into the
you through an investigation into the
you through an investigation into the suicide of jeremy heartwood segwaying
suicide of jeremy heartwood segwaying
suicide of jeremy heartwood segwaying very quickly into a desperate battle
very quickly into a desperate battle
very quickly into a desperate battle against dark spirits and monsters the
against dark spirits and monsters the
against dark spirits and monsters the games fixation on literary horror
games fixation on literary horror
games fixation on literary horror combined with its been revolutionary 3d
combined with its been revolutionary 3d
combined with its been revolutionary 3d technology brought a lot of gamers worst
technology brought a lot of gamers worst
technology brought a lot of gamers worst nightmares to life in the best way
nightmares to life in the best way
nightmares to life in the best way possible
number five the suffering there’s a way
number five the suffering there’s a way out of here follow me
out of here follow me
out of here follow me talk about a foreshadowing title torque
talk about a foreshadowing title torque
talk about a foreshadowing title torque a prisoner of the Abbott State
a prisoner of the Abbott State
a prisoner of the Abbott State Penitentiary gets a reprieve of sorts
Penitentiary gets a reprieve of sorts
Penitentiary gets a reprieve of sorts when a freak earthquake unleashes
when a freak earthquake unleashes
when a freak earthquake unleashes monsters into the prison you’ve got to
monsters into the prison you’ve got to
monsters into the prison you’ve got to get me out of here
get me out of here
get me out of here torx journey through the resulting chaos
torx journey through the resulting chaos
torx journey through the resulting chaos and devastation is harrowing as
and devastation is harrowing as
and devastation is harrowing as abandoned halls lead to blood-spattered
abandoned halls lead to blood-spattered
abandoned halls lead to blood-spattered rooms and tense third-person combat
rooms and tense third-person combat
rooms and tense third-person combat ensues furthermore torque has to make
ensues furthermore torque has to make
ensues furthermore torque has to make tough mold choices that aren’t always
tough mold choices that aren’t always
tough mold choices that aren’t always clear-cut which can be both torturous
clear-cut which can be both torturous
clear-cut which can be both torturous and unsettling even without the
and unsettling even without the
and unsettling even without the surrounding brutality do nothing number
surrounding brutality do nothing number
surrounding brutality do nothing number four outlast first person survival
four outlast first person survival
four outlast first person survival horror at its most pulse racing you are
horror at its most pulse racing you are
horror at its most pulse racing you are miles Upshur a freelance journalist
miles Upshur a freelance journalist
miles Upshur a freelance journalist following a promising lead that takes
following a promising lead that takes
following a promising lead that takes you to a psychiatric hospital overrun by
you to a psychiatric hospital overrun by
you to a psychiatric hospital overrun by matted patients and psychotic doctors
matted patients and psychotic doctors
matted patients and psychotic doctors they killed us
they killed us
they killed us socata the very every second of the game
socata the very every second of the game
socata the very every second of the game is rife with a growing anxiety made even
is rife with a growing anxiety made even
is rife with a growing anxiety made even more overwhelming by the game’s
more overwhelming by the game’s
more overwhelming by the game’s aesthetic the player can pull up an
aesthetic the player can pull up an
aesthetic the player can pull up an in-game camcorder for additional
in-game camcorder for additional
in-game camcorder for additional lighting complete with night vision
lighting complete with night vision
lighting complete with night vision limited by battery power
limited by battery power
limited by battery power we never thought hunting for batteries
we never thought hunting for batteries
we never thought hunting for batteries would be a scary activity but there you
would be a scary activity but there you
would be a scary activity but there you go
few works managed to match or outdo
few works managed to match or outdo their predecessors but the 2002 remake
their predecessors but the 2002 remake
their predecessors but the 2002 remake of 1996 is Resident Evil did just that
playing is one of two elite agents
playing is one of two elite agents players must reverse the imposing
players must reverse the imposing
players must reverse the imposing Spencer mansion and reunite the Stars
Spencer mansion and reunite the Stars
Spencer mansion and reunite the Stars unit while also surviving a cavalcade of
unit while also surviving a cavalcade of
unit while also surviving a cavalcade of mutants and undead creatures new
mutants and undead creatures new
mutants and undead creatures new additions to the classic game include
additions to the classic game include
additions to the classic game include the increasingly mutated crimson head
the increasingly mutated crimson head
the increasingly mutated crimson head zombies are recurring mini-boss with a
zombies are recurring mini-boss with a
zombies are recurring mini-boss with a tragic backstory and updated visuals
tragic backstory and updated visuals
tragic backstory and updated visuals that really emphasize the unusual vibe
that really emphasize the unusual vibe
that really emphasize the unusual vibe of the mansion got any good news
of the mansion got any good news
of the mansion got any good news other than I’m still alive in this
other than I’m still alive in this
other than I’m still alive in this madhouse no number two five nights at
madhouse no number two five nights at
madhouse no number two five nights at freddy’s though it came into existence
freddy’s though it came into existence
freddy’s though it came into existence rather recently this point-and-click
rather recently this point-and-click
rather recently this point-and-click novelty game has a few nasty tricks up
novelty game has a few nasty tricks up
novelty game has a few nasty tricks up its sleeve I don’t be a bit overwhelming
its sleeve I don’t be a bit overwhelming
its sleeve I don’t be a bit overwhelming tell you there’s nothing to worry about
tell you there’s nothing to worry about
tell you there’s nothing to worry about as the newest night security guard at
as the newest night security guard at
as the newest night security guard at Freddy fazbear’s pizza you are tasked
Freddy fazbear’s pizza you are tasked
Freddy fazbear’s pizza you are tasked with monitoring the restaurants
with monitoring the restaurants
with monitoring the restaurants animatronics via security cameras
problem is the animatronics like to
problem is the animatronics like to wander after dark and try to kill you
wander after dark and try to kill you
wander after dark and try to kill you each night becomes a frenzied routine of
each night becomes a frenzied routine of
each night becomes a frenzied routine of flickering the security offices lights
flickering the security offices lights
flickering the security offices lights checking the cameras and shutting the
checking the cameras and shutting the
checking the cameras and shutting the doors all while praying that there’s
doors all while praying that there’s
doors all while praying that there’s enough power to last the shift hey why
enough power to last the shift hey why
enough power to last the shift hey why do doors need power to close anyway
do doors need power to close anyway
do doors need power to close anyway before we unveil our top pick here are a
before we unveil our top pick here are a
before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions hope purpose
few honorable mentions hope purpose
few honorable mentions hope purpose pleasure Oh
pleasure Oh
pleasure Oh meaningless he took my baby away that
meaningless he took my baby away that
meaningless he took my baby away that just about killed her that stupid truck
just about killed her that stupid truck
just about killed her that stupid truck driver he took my baby away Jim we need
driver he took my baby away Jim we need
driver he took my baby away Jim we need you up here oh I haven’t seen any adults
you up here oh I haven’t seen any adults
you up here oh I haven’t seen any adults in this town
in this town
in this town where are your parents where are all the
where are your parents where are all the
where are your parents where are all the adults these look like the plans for a
adults these look like the plans for a
adults these look like the plans for a gruesome biological experiment on a
gruesome biological experiment on a
gruesome biological experiment on a human number one alien isolation finally
human number one alien isolation finally
human number one alien isolation finally the triumphant and horrifying return of
the triumphant and horrifying return of
the triumphant and horrifying return of an iconic franchise in alien isolation
an iconic franchise in alien isolation
an iconic franchise in alien isolation our heroine is Amanda Ripley a space
our heroine is Amanda Ripley a space
our heroine is Amanda Ripley a space explorer investigating leads concerning
explorer investigating leads concerning
explorer investigating leads concerning her mother Ellen’s disappearance it’s
her mother Ellen’s disappearance it’s
her mother Ellen’s disappearance it’s about your mother we think we may have
about your mother we think we may have
about your mother we think we may have found her Amanda
found her Amanda
found her Amanda unfortunately the lead is aboard a space
unfortunately the lead is aboard a space
unfortunately the lead is aboard a space station currently inhabited by the
station currently inhabited by the
station currently inhabited by the titular murderous alien from there the
titular murderous alien from there the
titular murderous alien from there the game is tension incarnate as Amanda
game is tension incarnate as Amanda
game is tension incarnate as Amanda evades and combats not only the alien
evades and combats not only the alien
evades and combats not only the alien but rogue Androids
but rogue Androids
but rogue Androids and less than friendly humans as well
and less than friendly humans as well
and less than friendly humans as well you’ll be jumping at every sound and
you’ll be jumping at every sound and
you’ll be jumping at every sound and twitching at every shadow before long
twitching at every shadow before long
twitching at every shadow before long the fact that the game is restricted to
the fact that the game is restricted to
the fact that the game is restricted to first-person perspective only adds to
first-person perspective only adds to
first-person perspective only adds to the scares do you agree with our list
the scares do you agree with our list
the scares do you agree with our list yeah what’s your favorite scary video
yeah what’s your favorite scary video
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years those who aren’t natural my friend
years those who aren’t natural my friend we’re fighting more than superstitions
we’re fighting more than superstitions
we’re fighting more than superstitions hair
hair
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