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2015 is looking to be great for Horror Games
- Thread starter Dusk Golem
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Extra Sauce
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The new Alone in the Dark game looks and sounds horrible. How long are they going to drag that franchise through the mud before someone gets it right?
Canis lupus
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Awesome list, lots of games to lok forward to. Tho I'd take a few out, Dying Light and Let it Die, Roam are horror? Most interested in Until Dawn, Soma, Routine, Kodoku and Fatal Frame if it makes it out in the west.
Acquiescence
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I wonder how much of a horror influence The Order: 1886 will end up having. That part set in the hospital that was shown was pretty tense.
FrankCaron
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This thread and the OP make me sad. I felt the same way and got slammed for it.
SillyEskimo
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Looks like most of those posters who were raining on your parade got banned in that thread, lol.
I appreciate the list OP. Subbed!
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
More have console releases than we've seen in the last 10 years of the genre, but PC is definitely the current age platform for horror.
Killing Floor 2, The Forest, the Resident Evil games, Grave, and several more of these are coming to console, though.
I'm very sad about Scorn too, I was the first one emailed about the game by the devs, I wish things could of turned out differently for them.
Very recently, as well. Night Cry is slated for this Halloween season, currently.
There's a chance, but I'd place my bets on 2016.
Miles Quaritch
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This is the Giger influenced game. I thought Sony were publishing this as a VR game? What happened?
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Atari is rather bizarre these days. I actually think the new game will be okay, a low-budget co-op Left 4 Dead meets Alan Wake deal, though it could be a complete stinker. I managed to convince 3 friends to pre-order to get into the beta (which begins in a few weeks, in late January) to form mine and their impressions of the game for others, so we'll know about it and such in detail very soon.
I view horror as a motif or thematic, the opposite side of the coin to comedy, both horror and comedy can be attached o anything, including each other. Dying Light definitely won't be scary, but it is a zombie-focused survival game that does use a number of zombie and horror tropes. Let It Doe at the moment makes me think a lot of Manhunt, and works in a similar type of horror of brutality and murder games
You're actually the first one who's me ruined SOMA, which I find interesting. I would think as who the devs are more would be excited for it.
I was debating adding it, but I think it may be more detached from horror and just resonate it in a section or two, ala Bioshock Infinite for example, which had a couple sections but definitely not horror even thematically. But if someone has a good counter-argument or demonstration, I may very well add it.
Keep on trucking, being a horror fan can have it's ups an downs. Some people these days are very resilient to horror either out of fear, the growth of horror LP'ers, or the like which they detest. It's also niche with a lot of indie effort, but one a lot of people are disinterested in or haven't delved into yet, so it varies, but as enthusiast it's all part of the ride.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
I'll add Dungeons and 2Dark a bit later and try and add consoles for all.
Sony didn't get back to them, still had trouble with publishers, went to Kikdtarter as a last-ditch attempt, but big sites and other sources to bring attention to it criminally Underlooked it as it occurred when GamerGate was full steam, so they had to cancel.
Sony didn't get back to them, still had trouble with publishers, went to Kikdtarter as a last-ditch attempt, but big sites and other sources to bring attention to it criminally Underlooked it as it occurred when GamerGate was full steam, so they had to cancel.
drotahorror
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Horror can be a broad category in gaming just as it is in movies. TLoU is a horror game. Horror games don't equal Resident Evil and Amnesia.
XxRampage07xX
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What a nice list!
Although being a chicken, I will definitely check out some of those
Although being a chicken, I will definitely check out some of those
I gotta agree with this
Same for Dying Light, H1Z1, Dead Island 2, State of Decay and Human Element. These for me anyway come across as maybe open world action-adventure games with zombies in the case of Dying Light, Dead Island 2 and State of Decay anyway.
H1Z1 i see as an MMO survival game and in the case of Human Element isn't that an online shooter or at the very least an online action game?
ryutaro's mama
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Amazing OP.
I didn't know about half those games.
I didn't know about half those games.
Gameboy415
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Awesome thread as usual, Dusk Golem !
I'm still working on some of last year's horror games but there are so many great games in the OP that I can't wait to play!
I'm still working on some of last year's horror games but there are so many great games in the OP that I can't wait to play!
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Happy to raise awareness of a number of titles, platforming adding may not happen until tomorrow as took an extra day to return home (been traveling, and don't want to research and wit all this in on mobile).
It'll be interesting to see what all lands in 2016. About half are guaranteed too, half it's too early to say, and of course, a number of surprises will come.
It'll be interesting to see what all lands in 2016. About half are guaranteed too, half it's too early to say, and of course, a number of surprises will come.
Okay Narcosis has my interest. You'd think after years of people talking about a deep sea horror game there'd be some showing up by now. Trailer made me think of Echo Night: Beyond too.
Forgot about Routine...figured it was abandoned since I haven't heard from it in so long.
Asylum seems cool. Horror-themed adventure games are great when done right but there's surprisingly few that don't involve you hiding in closets. Reminds me that for some reason I've still never played Scratches even though I meant to do so years ago.
I'll be getting Revelaitons 2 and Killing Floor 2 of course.
Forgot about Routine...figured it was abandoned since I haven't heard from it in so long.
Asylum seems cool. Horror-themed adventure games are great when done right but there's surprisingly few that don't involve you hiding in closets. Reminds me that for some reason I've still never played Scratches even though I meant to do so years ago.
I'll be getting Revelaitons 2 and Killing Floor 2 of course.
drotahorror
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You should check out the teaser. http://www.facethehorror.com/teaser/
I can't believe how great it looks (and it's over 2 years old). Also don't worry about spoiling anything as the teaser is not even part of the game.
SillyEskimo
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Among The Sleep was released on May 29th of 2014.
I heard absolutely nothing about it though.
Lots of things to look forward to, nice op.
Shit that was cancelled, sad to hear.
Where is this game ? http://www.u55.eu/
This year is going to be great. Honestly I haven't played a scary game in awhile. I've played pretty much every horror game that came out in the past 4 years and none of them were really scary. Each got funnier the more I played. Especially Outlast. I've been waiting awhile for Asylum and I loved Scratches back when I played it so its probably my most anticipated horror game.
I played Bloodborne (loved it since I love souls franchise) and Until Dawn (I thought the demo was hilarious but fun) at PSX.
I played Bloodborne (loved it since I love souls franchise) and Until Dawn (I thought the demo was hilarious but fun) at PSX.
indigo-cyclops
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Okay hot damn, I must have missed that NightCry announcement!
Leafhopper
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Great thread but in my opinion half, well maybe less than half, of these games aren't horror.
They just got zombies in it. (The 2 ones for me being Dead Island 2 and DayZ)
They just got zombies in it. (The 2 ones for me being Dead Island 2 and DayZ)
Fimbulvetr
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I came into this thread skeptical, but now I'm impressed. Even if nothing here turns out great, a number of the games are amazing demonstrations of what small teams can accomplish graphically on modern engines. Kholat is downright phenomenal visually, though that screenshot used for its banner doesn't seem as nice.
I just tried playing the demo for Caffeine; does it actually have a proper ending? I got to a point where it seemed there was no way to progress. It was another example of amazing visuals though, and apparently made by a single person? Even more amazing.
I just tried playing the demo for Caffeine; does it actually have a proper ending? I got to a point where it seemed there was no way to progress. It was another example of amazing visuals though, and apparently made by a single person? Even more amazing.
Green Card
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I like your threads.