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What are your favorite horror/spooky games? (piefed.social)

submitted 16 hours ago by Caveman@piefed.social to c/askgaming@piefed.social

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I always like watching scary movies in October - this year I want to add in some games but the only one I've played is RE: Village. Looking for ideas new and old and just to see which ones my fellow feddies enjoy.

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[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Might be Alan Wake 2. I've actually been saving myself the DLCs for a rainy day, and I'm probably due to play through The Final Draft again this October followed by them.

I guess it's not a full fledged horror though in the sense that the story and the mystery is perhaps the biggest focus. It's plenty scary at times and the nursing home level is just survival horror perfection, but it's not one of those games that solely focuses on scaring you shitless all the time if that's what you want.

Also you kinda gotta play Alan Wake 1 first, and ideally Control too and the AWE DLC. And those aren't as scary.

[–] emb@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I haven't played 2 yet, but Alan Wake 1 was an answer that came to mind. Love that 'creepy with some light horror elements but not a terrifying bloodbath' kinda sweetspot it fits into.

Tho I think the levels drag on too long and combat gets too repetitive. Like a lot of games, it could use some trimming.

Is the sequel a big improvement all around?

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 points 10 hours ago

Alan Wake 1 has some cool ideas and an interesting story, but is overall pretty janky and the combat and endless forest levels get repetitive.

Alan Wake 2 a true modern masterpiece, and the culmination of everything Remedy has learned over their 30 year career. The difference between the two is astronomical in my opinion, and it feels like AW2 is the game they wanted to make in the first place but only now they have the competence, budget and technology to do so.

It does all the things you love Remedy for - amazing story, weird wackiness and mixed media storytelling while simultaneously being a genuinely compelling survival horror game in its own right that could stand on its own mechanically. AW2 and the Final Draft is one of the best gaming experiences I've had, I cannot recommend it enough.