Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Inspired by this thread.
P.T. has a lot of attention, and I say deservedly so. It's an interesting Triple AAA take on those short experience horror games that have become very popular in the last four years on PC. In fact, I thought that was deliberately what they were trying to go for... One of those horror game experiences that are short, to the point, free, but good fun and a good experience all their own. Now not all of them feature hallways (some do) or weird fetuses in the sink, but they're out there, and some are very good. And almost all of them are free.
Of course I don't mean matching P.T. in terms of production value, graphics, or anything like that, as obviously P.T. will blow any of these short horror games out of the water with that (they have money behind them, a full product in the making, and a full team full of experienced and talented people behind it), but I think it's kind of important to point out as I've to think that most people haven't realized where P.T. is coming from, or what it seems to have been inspired by.
By 'like P.T.", I mean short and free horror experiences that are based around either cryptic solutions, triggering events, or wandering as things happen.
For sake of clarity, I'm skipping games that aren't very similar to it (such as RPG Maker horror, which there is some fantastic horror games made with, such as Ib or Witch's House or Yume Nikki, but nothing resembling P.T.), Slender clones, and the like.
I also am not putting these in any order, but how I recall them. Obviously I have not played every horror game under the sun (yet), so there are many I may miss, and definitely feel free to people in this topic to post more, and also discuss experiences with the various games, etc. In some cases I also went off popular user opinion of some that are considered good, not specifically what I think is good.
A lot of these games are best experienced with little to no description of what you're playing, Suggest you play in the dark, with headphones, and do not research the game. Just be warned some are a bit cryptic with how to continue, or close you out which you need to open up to resume.
Read at least the above two paragraphs, and know scariness is subjective, I tried to include a good variety of pretty interesting short free horror game experiences, not all of which I consider scary.
SCP-087
Experimental horror game about stairs. Started the craze of SCP games.
Download: http://www.scpcbgame.com/SCP-087-B.zip
Toy Maker
DOS horror game about an urban legend, supposedly old, not the best on the list but the first that came to mind.
Download: https://mega.co.nz/#!RV5iGLKK!ZJNDqz994Vxx5XFEqhyEFWC0REoAHAXsKhPOR8-rYHU
Which
Your world is black and white, a heart beats...
Download: http://gamejolt.com/games/which/download-distribution/1572/?os=windows
One Late Night
You're in your office on one late night...
Windows Download: http://download.onelatenight.com/OneLateNight.zip
Mac Download: http://download.onelatenight.com/OneLateNight_osx.zip
Linux Download: http://download.onelatenight.com/OneLateNight_linux.zip
The Lady in Black
Let's go explore a house.
Download: http://gamejolt.com/games/the-lady-in-black/download-distribution/33775/?os=windows
Insanidade
To insanity you go.
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/rye9fa0fjbk99xx/INSANIDADE+V.3.0.rar
The Train
You're on a train.
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/57728/113/d2aaa1a6b56d82086f7671478f5050c7
7Days
Pixelated 3D Horror.
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/55145/113/39f945781fb900763cc22264b2425f4b
Bunker 16
Find keys, escape the bunker.
Download: http://gamejolt.com/games/bunker16/download-distribution/25187/?os=windows
Townlore
I said no RPG Maker games but for this I make an exception. More creepy than scary, and obtuse.
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/77l2oeva9h5yrth/funny_game.zip
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Edit: Collected some more and decided to put them in the OP. I haven't played these, these are just user-suggested from IndieDB. All future titles will be in regular posts and not updated in the OP, as a heads-up.
Survived
It's the end of the world.
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/69958/113/a3b11fcd42aebef97100eacb9a973b81
Scare
But is it really that scary? It does look pretty.
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/69824/113/12f8f2ac4288b9731f5ea744abd49830
The Cursed Forest
Deep in the woods...
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/66711/100/067e929c4535117707032fb236977ef1
Kuro Oni
Ever played Ao Oni (pretty good RPG Maker horror game)? This is basically a 3D version of that.
Windows Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/h5uu7rbqgjther3/KuroOniV1.2.rar
Mac Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?x5a7n6vnjormd8x
Lurking
You're making sound, it can hear you.
Window Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/69263/113/7288c6e1378aa47a99a0e182af9c94d1
Windows with Oculus Rift Support: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/69265/113/ec8aa8368d7f429b2f4b74198745f2ae
Mac: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/69264/113/fde90408d77209635891bba729346fb7
Lights & Shadow
I've heard this game is difficult but good.
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/61809/113/2457a5c07ac6e2de30bea104eb58f461
Download 32-bit: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/61981/113/97cc686e8cde09cc3d4d2492f1009e06
Segatakai
This one is a slight Slender clone (as in you collect things), but I let it slide since there's a lot more to it.
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/61906/113/3e905b7b9c76b39ede42e941190094b0
The Deep Well
Can you escape from the depths of the well?
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/61545/113/82142dfda4524358ad696dbbbad0de6f
Living in a Glass House
Make sure it doesn't shatter,
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/65819/101/42dd069f41daf9535812146d3a8feeb9
Pesadelo: O início / The Beginning
One of those escape games.
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/62290/113/97672dfbcabe8d18224fcf53186a2834
Imscared
Escape your pixely face nightmares.
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/47418/113/993ef38a8539aad153dba5111fd03c0e
SCP: Containment Breach
Don't blink.
Download: https://mega.co.nz/#!OMQ0XIZQ!UMucM6mTbgunixE06bHgdGh5nH-6Qq8tGafqTuv3FcY
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Please throw more suggestions, I still have a lot out there to play, these were just a few I recalled off the top that follow a sort of 'horror event cryptic solve' method that P.T. does, not in any particular order of quality again, I'll post again with more later if people are interested in this.
P.T. has a lot of attention, and I say deservedly so. It's an interesting Triple AAA take on those short experience horror games that have become very popular in the last four years on PC. In fact, I thought that was deliberately what they were trying to go for... One of those horror game experiences that are short, to the point, free, but good fun and a good experience all their own. Now not all of them feature hallways (some do) or weird fetuses in the sink, but they're out there, and some are very good. And almost all of them are free.
Of course I don't mean matching P.T. in terms of production value, graphics, or anything like that, as obviously P.T. will blow any of these short horror games out of the water with that (they have money behind them, a full product in the making, and a full team full of experienced and talented people behind it), but I think it's kind of important to point out as I've to think that most people haven't realized where P.T. is coming from, or what it seems to have been inspired by.
By 'like P.T.", I mean short and free horror experiences that are based around either cryptic solutions, triggering events, or wandering as things happen.
For sake of clarity, I'm skipping games that aren't very similar to it (such as RPG Maker horror, which there is some fantastic horror games made with, such as Ib or Witch's House or Yume Nikki, but nothing resembling P.T.), Slender clones, and the like.
I also am not putting these in any order, but how I recall them. Obviously I have not played every horror game under the sun (yet), so there are many I may miss, and definitely feel free to people in this topic to post more, and also discuss experiences with the various games, etc. In some cases I also went off popular user opinion of some that are considered good, not specifically what I think is good.
A lot of these games are best experienced with little to no description of what you're playing, Suggest you play in the dark, with headphones, and do not research the game. Just be warned some are a bit cryptic with how to continue, or close you out which you need to open up to resume.
Read at least the above two paragraphs, and know scariness is subjective, I tried to include a good variety of pretty interesting short free horror game experiences, not all of which I consider scary.
SCP-087
Experimental horror game about stairs. Started the craze of SCP games.
Download: http://www.scpcbgame.com/SCP-087-B.zip
Toy Maker
DOS horror game about an urban legend, supposedly old, not the best on the list but the first that came to mind.
Download: https://mega.co.nz/#!RV5iGLKK!ZJNDqz994Vxx5XFEqhyEFWC0REoAHAXsKhPOR8-rYHU
Which
Your world is black and white, a heart beats...
Download: http://gamejolt.com/games/which/download-distribution/1572/?os=windows
One Late Night
You're in your office on one late night...
Windows Download: http://download.onelatenight.com/OneLateNight.zip
Mac Download: http://download.onelatenight.com/OneLateNight_osx.zip
Linux Download: http://download.onelatenight.com/OneLateNight_linux.zip
The Lady in Black
Let's go explore a house.
Download: http://gamejolt.com/games/the-lady-in-black/download-distribution/33775/?os=windows
Insanidade
To insanity you go.
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/rye9fa0fjbk99xx/INSANIDADE+V.3.0.rar
The Train
You're on a train.
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/57728/113/d2aaa1a6b56d82086f7671478f5050c7
7Days
Pixelated 3D Horror.
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/55145/113/39f945781fb900763cc22264b2425f4b
Bunker 16
Find keys, escape the bunker.
Download: http://gamejolt.com/games/bunker16/download-distribution/25187/?os=windows
Townlore
I said no RPG Maker games but for this I make an exception. More creepy than scary, and obtuse.
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/77l2oeva9h5yrth/funny_game.zip
---
Edit: Collected some more and decided to put them in the OP. I haven't played these, these are just user-suggested from IndieDB. All future titles will be in regular posts and not updated in the OP, as a heads-up.
Survived
It's the end of the world.
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/69958/113/a3b11fcd42aebef97100eacb9a973b81
Scare
But is it really that scary? It does look pretty.
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/69824/113/12f8f2ac4288b9731f5ea744abd49830
The Cursed Forest
Deep in the woods...
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/66711/100/067e929c4535117707032fb236977ef1
Kuro Oni
Ever played Ao Oni (pretty good RPG Maker horror game)? This is basically a 3D version of that.
Windows Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/h5uu7rbqgjther3/KuroOniV1.2.rar
Mac Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?x5a7n6vnjormd8x
Lurking
You're making sound, it can hear you.
Window Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/69263/113/7288c6e1378aa47a99a0e182af9c94d1
Windows with Oculus Rift Support: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/69265/113/ec8aa8368d7f429b2f4b74198745f2ae
Mac: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/69264/113/fde90408d77209635891bba729346fb7
Lights & Shadow
I've heard this game is difficult but good.
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/61809/113/2457a5c07ac6e2de30bea104eb58f461
Download 32-bit: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/61981/113/97cc686e8cde09cc3d4d2492f1009e06
Segatakai
This one is a slight Slender clone (as in you collect things), but I let it slide since there's a lot more to it.
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/61906/113/3e905b7b9c76b39ede42e941190094b0
The Deep Well
Can you escape from the depths of the well?
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/61545/113/82142dfda4524358ad696dbbbad0de6f
Living in a Glass House
Make sure it doesn't shatter,
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/65819/101/42dd069f41daf9535812146d3a8feeb9
Pesadelo: O início / The Beginning
One of those escape games.
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/62290/113/97672dfbcabe8d18224fcf53186a2834
Imscared
Escape your pixely face nightmares.
Download: http://www.indiedb.com/downloads/mirror/47418/113/993ef38a8539aad153dba5111fd03c0e
SCP: Containment Breach
Don't blink.
Download: https://mega.co.nz/#!OMQ0XIZQ!UMucM6mTbgunixE06bHgdGh5nH-6Qq8tGafqTuv3FcY
---
Please throw more suggestions, I still have a lot out there to play, these were just a few I recalled off the top that follow a sort of 'horror event cryptic solve' method that P.T. does, not in any particular order of quality again, I'll post again with more later if people are interested in this.