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Best Horror Games of 2021

Twinfinite: “Among the most memorable games of the year fell into the horror genre. So, here are our picks for the best horror games of 2021.”

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Flawlessmic1193d ago (Edited 1193d ago )

Resident evil village for me is the best one this year

Getting lost in that stupid maze like factory with minimal ammo and the half robot drills guys after me was tense.

Castle dimitrescu was awesome as well.

Returnal was awesome aswell but i wouldnt classify that as a horror even if sometimes it was a little creepy

KyRo1193d ago

I loved RE8 even though it was a massive departure from what we expect from RE. That factory chapter though was awful. Hands down the worst part of the game. The rest was great.

Flawlessmic1193d ago

Agreed i hated the factory, the layout was a disaster, tracking back to make that final key nearly turned me off it haha

But overall it was a great game

Neonridr1193d ago (Edited 1193d ago )

RE8 was amazing for the first half. It lost its fear factor for me once you finished the house of the dollmaker. It then sort of turned more RE4 for me. I still adore the game, don't get me wrong. But the castle and the subsequent section were what I hoped for the whole game.

MadLad1193d ago (Edited 1193d ago )

House of Ashes was definitely the stronger horror experience.
Village is pretty much horror-lite; an action game through and through; dialing back a lot of the horror put into 7.

I'd have it at the back of the list.
I got more out of the messed up imagery of Little Nightmares even.

Returnal really shouldn't be on the list for this.

Crows901193d ago (Edited 1193d ago )

Why should returnal not be? If they said Hades was horror then I'd agree a game like Hades shouldn't be...since it's definitely nothing to do with horror. But returnal is definitely in the horror genre.

For me it was actually the most tense and horror like experience for me.

I would say resident evil if the ai wasn't so dumb.
Can't speak for house of ashes but if it's anything like until dawn then yeah that probably deserves the first spot.

The first time encountering the biomes and enemies in returnal was definitely horror like for me. Oh and the piano boss dude...geez. that music increasing as you get closer to him.

Neonridr1193d ago

ultimately this list is put together formed by someone's opinions. So naturally you will have a divide.

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Chevalier1193d ago

Did you play Returnal? It definitely has elements of horror to it. It has some pretty intense psychological horror to it too. Some moments remind of of Get Out. The times wandering around the house were extremely creepy along with the flashbacks.

hiawa231193d ago

RE Village for me was tops. I will revisit Returnal when some adjustments are made. Love The Dark Pictures Games which feel like movies.

LucasRuinedChildhood1193d ago

What adjustments are you waiting for in Returnal? Just wondering because they already fixed the save issue and did some rebalancing.

Elda1193d ago

Some folks want a traditional save instead of a temporary save spot.

hiawa231193d ago (Edited 1193d ago )

Elda answered perfectly the adjustment I was referring to. If that never happens, I am fine with that also. What they did really did not fix my issue with the otherwise beautiful, game. I loved the atmosphere, loved the visual style and main character rendering, but that constantly restarting with inferior weapons and fighting over powering foes, just got old for me.
At some point I will get back to the game, but for now too many games to play that are enjoyable, so will focus on those at the moment.

Knightofelemia1193d ago

I have yet to play House of Ashes but I don't find the games made by Supermassive Games scary Man of Medan was not scary, Little Hope I liked but I didn't find it scary, even Until Dawn I never thought was scary. I like RE Village more I mean werewolves as an enemy was pretty damn good Tormented Souls also I thought was pretty good.

MrBaskerville1193d ago (Edited 1193d ago )

I did enjoy Re village a lot, but Mundaun is my favourite horror game of 2021 and possible of all time. Horror games are rarely scary, but this one did some surprisingly cool stuff, first night in the cabin, where you notice stuff outside, I found that unsettling. Northern Journey is my second pick, and then I'd go with Resident Evil.

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Top 10 Scariest Moments in the Resident Evil Franchise

The top 10 most terrifying moments in Resident Evil history, from Mr. X to the Baby Monster, exploring Capcom's masterful horror design.

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VersusDMC25d ago

The shadows of rose DLC (REvillage) mannequin section is definitely top 10 worthy but is missing...

gold_drake25d ago

the snake in the vase in resi 5 tho.

gets me every time.
or the croco haha

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Returnal Beginning of a "New Future" at Housemarque, Is the Game That "Allowed" Studio to Join Sony

According to Housemarque, Returnal marks the beginning of a "new future" at the studio, and is the game that them to join Sony.

fr0sty310d ago (Edited 310d ago )

Returnal was fantastic, and I'm looking forward to seeing what these folks create with Sony in the future.

Abear21310d ago

I’m ready for the sequel

Storm23309d ago

Ithas been my favorite experience of this generation so far I think. Can't wait to see what Housemarque is working on now.

jznrpg310d ago

They make some fun arcade styles games. Returnal is one of the best games so far this generation. I wonder what is next

amobius310d ago

returnal is easily one of the most underrated games this gen. a lot of people with ps5s dont know it exists.

fr0sty310d ago

And it exists for free if you subscribe to PS+ Extra or Premium.

Kornholic309d ago

For free? 12 months of PS Plus Extra costs 130 € and Premium is 160 €.

Where I live you can buy Returnal for as little as 15 € if you buy it used. Even at full price it is nowhere near the cost of PS Plus Extra or Premium.

So how on earth can you se that it exists for free if you subscribe to those paid subscription services?

ChasterMies309d ago

Maybe an unpopular opinion but I think “Returnal” is perfectly rated. The restart mechanic is not the most fun for everyone.

JEECE309d ago

Yeah, I think the Tower of Sisyphus would have addressed this somewhat if it had been in the game earlier. The gameplay is great, but I sometimes chose to play other things when I didn't want to commit to a run (particularly before they added the save feature). The tower provided a way to have fun with the arcade gameplay without investing in a full run, which was nice, and felt in line with their prior games.

gold_drake309d ago

returnal was amazkng, i loved everything anout it

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iPhone release helps Resident Evil Village hit ten million sales

Resident Evil Villages sales numbers helped the videogame series hit a staggering 157 million sales 28 years after Resident Evil came out.

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CrashMania316d ago

Lol I doubt iPhone contributed much to that figure, the vast majority would have been PS5 and PC.

mastershredder315d ago (Edited 315d ago )

Yeah, of course the mobile sites are going to make news out of the couple digit in-the-thousands or so downloads as a major contribution. The original story was that Village hit the 10 million mark across all the platforms, nice for mobile fans to take it up a serious notch like it was due on behalf of mobile.