One Late Night is an independent-horror game designed by Linus Jönsson, and is centered around a character spending a night alone in an office, while a supernatural entity moves about. It’s a terrifying game, and really bores into your mind while playing, and doesn’t shy away from hitting you at a psychological level.
Horror games have the potential to affect us in ways other genres have yet to discover. Beating a boss might make you feel some sense of triumph, but it pales in comparison to the sheer terror and panic a genuinely scary game can evoke. Fight or flight is based on basic instinct, and this style of game proves flight to feel quite effective, even if it ultimately isn't.
There were quite a few horror games out there this year from indie developers. But a few stood out more than others. Here are the ten horror games that left us shaking in our boots.
"All Hallow’s Eve has commenced, and for those of us not going to costume parties, parades or trick-or-treating (you’re never too old after all) why not settle in with some free horror games?
Developed by several different indie game studios, the following six games are all short and spooky and should keep you up well past the witching hour.
Click each game’s title for the link to its download page." - Maxwell Coviello
Muse Culture catches up with One Late Night creator Linus Jönsson from Black Curtain Studio to talk about how he started his one-man project, the concept of modern horror and gets a sneak peak at some details of the highly anticipated sequel, One Late Night: Deadline.
