A look back at some of the scariest games ever made. I find classics are usually more well thought out than the new scary games. The only thing I can really say better about the new releases are better graphics but otherwise, classics have always been able to give me the chills.

10. Silent Hill 2-PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC

Silent Hill 2 is only a loose sequel to the 1999’s critically praised survival horror game. It has a similar town settings from its original. But new Protagonist and cast of characters made me play this game and finish it. This game offers 4 unique ending(cool). And upon playing this game again and again with different level of difficulty of course, you will be able to find hidden objects as well as special weapons such as the chain saw, which severs enemies completely in half. Silent Hill 2 suffers a bit from being too close to its predecessor in terms of gameplay, but it does manage to scare up enough dread to be a worthy game for fans of the genre.

9. Alone in the Dark-PC

This game is one of the oldest Survival Horror game out there just following the 1989 Sweet Home by Capcom.

Players are given the option of choosing between a male or female character, and are then trapped inside the haunted mansion of Derceto after dark. From there you are to solve puzzles or hell you can choose to fight slave zombies, giant bipedal rat-like creatures along the way. The story is great, this is the kind of game you want to try to finish until you solve the mystery.

Scariest moment : As soon as the game starts. You got no weapons, bare hands to fight creatures. Yikes!

8. System Shock 2-PC

This game debuted summer 1999, to scare people. Utterly immersive in its use of character attachment and amnesiac story-telling, it is a game that will honestly give you the sweats. This game is very atmospheric from the beginning. The character models is just disgusting making you want to shoot them with what ever weapon you have. The sound also adds up, being very disturbing that is.

7. Condemned “Criminal Origins”-PC

This game is inspired by the movies such as Silence of the Lambs and Se7en. Released by Sega on April 11, 2006 Condemned offers new scary tactics. No zombies and Mansion, only blood squirting heads.

You take the role of Ethan Thomas, a SCU agent (Serial Crime Unit investigator that uses forensic tools) framed for a double cop murder who becomes trapped in the condemned sections of a fictional American city named “Metro City” while hunting a serial killer. Thomas’ investigation is further complicated by a mysterious phenomenon that is transforming the transient population of these areas into insane, violent psychotics. As Thomas, the player investigates crime scenes using forensic tools and techniques, while fighting off the constant assaults by “the influenced” in the hopes of catching the serial killer and escaping alive, and prove that he is innocent to the police.

You have to be fast killing criminals as the bullets are very hard to find ingame.

6. Undying-PC

The game begins in 1923, after World War I veteran Patrick Galloway receives an urgent letter from his friend Jeremiah Covenant. Covenant, well aware of Galloway’s reputation for dealing with occult matters, is in failing health and raves about a curse that has destroyed his entire family. Galloway travels to the Covenant estate on the coast of Ireland to visit his friend, who relates an outlandish tale of supernatural terrors.

The curse then killed all Jeremiah’s family and turned them into monsters in which you have to get through later ingame. From there you get spooky places, cult books and gruesome monsters to deal with. Have i mentioned you also get to use spells ingame? Not only to damage monsters but also use to solve some puzzles to progress.

5. F.E.A.R-PC

First Encounter Assault Recon was released on October 17, 2005. A horror themed first-person shooter developed by Monolith Productions and published by Vivendi. This game is well packed with action, bloody effects and a unique feature just like in Matrix and Max Payne in which you can slow down time to dodge bullets.

The atmosphere of this game is based on another Japanese horror movies. Another ghostly little girl which will hunt you down througout the game. Even the sounds are from Japanese themes.

4. Doom 3-PC, Xbox

Doom 3 made a hit on its August 2004 release. With 3.5million copies sold, it is the most successful game by the developer(Id Software) to date. Doom 3 is a major reboot from older doom video game series, disregarding the older dooms story line and making this doom probably the best ever.

Doom 3‘s more story-centered approach, set on Mars with the primary objective is to stop Demons and Monsters to wreak havoc to Earth. This game offers high detailed environment, nicely modeled monsters and demons and realistic sound effects.

3. Fatal Frame 2 Crimson Butterfly-Playstation 2, Xbox

Fatal Frame 2 has a very original story line. Twin sisters Mio and Mayu Amakura are visiting the spot where they used to play as children. Mayu follows a mysterious crimson butterfly deep into the woods. Mio, concerned for her twin, follows, and the two girls are led to a village shrouded in fog. While it seems abandoned, the twins soon realize that the tortured souls of the dead roam, forever reliving the day of the failed ceremony that trapped them in this state.

No Guns, No Spooky Mansion, No zombies. You main weapon is your camera, that’s right. A camera in which you can exorcise ghost. From there you collect different kinds of films and solve the mystery throughout the village. If you love Japanese Horror movies then i suggest you spend time playing this game.

2. Silent Hill 1-Playstation

Silent hill was the closest to ever bump on RE series but what made this game unique in someway is the goosebumps it gives you without any zombies chasing after you. Don’t turn the lights off and make sure the radio is on when you play this game alone. This is the best Silent Hill of all time.

Scariest moment : The time when the city turn’s into a bloody mess scares me.

1. Resident Evil 1-PC, Playstation 2

First Release in 1996 on PS1, Capcom made one of its trademark on making this classic best. From its original window breaking zombies , ceiling crawling lurkers and time consuming puzzles, who would not remember? Will Resident Evil 5 break its great grandfather? The graphics probably would for sure.

Scariest moment : Opening newly unlocked doors are one of the scariest in this classic. You just cant expect what’s inside next. Capcom made a good job on those opening door effects, I just love the black surrounding and squeaky sound it has.