The Top 10 Horror Games of All Time (so far...) '09

DualShockers writes,

"October is almost upon us. Soon, all the ghouls and goblins of the world may potentially rise up for one night and… do whatever they do best. However – in this Pre-Halloween spirit I've decided to write my VERY FIRST editorial on something completely relevant. It's no lie, the genre of horror has to be my favourite above all others, and that is why I shall now be counting down, in my humble opinion, the top 10 scariest games of all time. From 10 - 5:"

[Timesplitter14]

Somehow I feel like I've read this 100 times before....

[droid and bot]

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
is number 1 to me

capcom got to re-make the game

[Batzi]

1) Alone in The Dark 4: The New Nightmare
2) Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
3) Dino Crisis 2
4) Silent Hill

^ those 4 games beat them all. (Not in any particular order)

[hatchimatchi]

new nightmare is the best AITD game. It hasn't aged well, but i had it back when it first came out.

[guitarded77]

I'd hate to see Dead Space not make the list.

[Rock Bottom]

Thief 3 was scary, and while I really reaaaaaaally loved Dino Crisis 2, I saw it more as an action game than a horror one, same goes for RE3, the first RE was the scariest RE.

Also, have you played any "Siren" game?

[Tomarcus]

I never really got into horror games, they always lacked something...

[Barcefut-09]

your face.

;)

[Rock Bottom]

That was rude.

[Tomarcus]

It's all in good fun. Plus they lack the technology to recreate the scariness of my face.

[iiprotocolii]

I enjoy Horror games, personally. And I would have to agree with the author on this one. Although Bioshock wasn't labeled as scary, the beginning of the game does make you jump a couple of times.

[ReservoirDog316]

Yeah, I'm just barely trying to get into horror games. Just bought Silent Hill 1 on PSN.

And Bioshock just stopped being scary once you figure out you can't really die. Though the part in the dentist area early on got me. He just appears right behind you. Oh that part got me so bad.

[kaveti6616]

Aha, that scene is so memorable for me. My heart actually skipped a beat when I turned around. That dentist dude was just staring at me. I'm surprised that it's a successful scripted sequence because in all honesty there is no reason for the player to just stand there with his back facing the dentist. The only reason is there's an audiotape on the table, and I guess the developers thought that once the player gets the audiotape, they will just stand there and listen to it, providing for the dentist to appear behind the player and surprise him. I'm impressed that it seems to have worked.

[Lavalamp]

Dead Space isn't on the list and Bioshock is? I'm not condemning Bioshock in any shape or form but rather, I just find it weird how a game can beat another in a genre it was never in.

[hatchimatchi]

his list was 10-5, it'll probably be on the 5-1 list.

if not, he either has nerves of steel or he's never played it.

[hatchimatchi]

meh, bad list imo. The maze game for the pc? Come on now.

my top 10: (ranked in terms of how scary the game is to me)

10: Are You Afraid of the Dark?: The Tale of Orpheos Curse (pc)
9: The 7th Guest (pc)
8: Resident Evil (psx)
7: Resident Evil 4 (gc)
6: Siren: Blood Curse (ps3)
5: Dead Space (ps3)
4: Silent Hill 2 (xbox)
3: Silent Hill: Homecoming (ps3)
2: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (gc)
1: Resident Evil (gc)

[Rock Bottom]

Resident Evil 4 was a horror game?!!

[poindat]

Silent Hill Homecoming above Silent Hill 2? Blasphemy!

In all seriousness though, SH 2 still manages to creep me the hell out, while Homecoming just feels like an action game... not really many suspenseful/creepy/frightening moments.

[hatchimatchi]

In RE4 the castle section of the game always gives me the creeps, with the monk-like enemies chanting and whatnot. It always puts me on edge.

As for SH:HC and SH2, SH2 is by far the better game and is very scary but the soundwork in Homecoming literally makes me feel like a 9 year old, lol. I'm always looking around my apartment when i play Homecoming and dreading what will be around the corner in the game. Akira Yamaoka is a genius.

[tein]

hahaha 5-fear this game are realy not scary.
1-Comndemned 1 by far

[RockmanII7]

I didn't realize Bioshock was scary... or that FEAR was scary. Anyway, if Silent Hill 2 isn't in the Top 5, this list fails

[kraze07]

Take Bioshock and FEAR off the list. Besides some jumpy moments neither was actually very scary. The Fatal Frame games should definitely be in the top 5.

[hatchimatchi]

yea FEAR isn't scary in the slightest, it's way too predictable. As for Fatal Frame, i've never played that series but i've heard nothing but good things about them. I need try them out.

[christian hour]

Ah fatal frame... or project zero as its known here in Europe... What a series! I've only ever played the first one from start to finish and unfortunately only played parts of the other 2. :( Scared the pants off me!

As for thi guys list the only thing I have a problem with is Condemned 2. That sort of lost the plot half way through the game. It has NOTHING on condemened 1. The last level in condemned 1 took me forever to finish, only because I was too afraid to go back and play it again. Had to finish it during the day :P I'll wait and see whats in 5-1.

[STONEY4]

Bioshock is not scary, I have no idea why that's on there.