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Back in April, we looked at six upcoming horror games that look absolutely terrifying. That was only the half of it, literally, as I have another six games that promise to be equally as — or possibly more — terrifying than that first batch. If you need a few games to look forward to over the coming months, I suggest you read on.
Dying Light
The next game from the makers of Dead Island is a similarly themed zombie game called Dying Light. Outside of its debut CG trailer and a couple batches of screenshots, we haven’t really seen much from this next-gen horror game. Even still, the concept alone offers enough to get excited over.
If you’re not sold on it, Dying Light is essentially Dead Island, with all its co-op zombie bashing and weapon crafting goodness, mixed with the parkour of Mirror’s Edge.
Among the Sleep
I’ve actually played Among the Sleep already — you can too by downloading its demo (link in the below video’s description) — so I can attest to its scare factor.
It follows a toddler who’s alone in a house at night. Everything is experienced from the perspective of this little boy, and this dramatically alters the world you explore, turning a simple home into a nightmarish cavern. It’s a terrifying game, and one I’m very much looking forward to sinking my teeth into when it releases later this year.
The Forest
Not much is known about The Forest, outside of its premise. After your plane crashes you find yourself trapped, alone and isolated, in a forest a tribe of cannibalistic mutants call home. It’s an open world survival horror game with an emphasis on survival and exploration. Basically, it’s Cannibal Holocaust meets The Descent.
The in-game world has been crafted to give you, the player, as much freedom as possible. The world itself is open and very much alive. Always-changing weather patterns, realistic plant life that grows and dies, a day/night cycle, all crammed in a massive forest with a labyrinthine series of caves and underground lakes hidden beneath it.
Like Minecraft, you’ll spend your days scavenging and fortifying your home base, because at night, the forest’s denizens come out to play.
Paranormal: The Town
We haven’t seen much of anything from Paranormal’s upcoming (free) expansion, The Town, but after all the time I spent with the original game — you can watch one of my playthroughs below — I’m very excited to see what developer Matt Cohen does with this.
Paranormal: The Town will expand the terror from the original game into a foggy town that sounds just as unnerving to explore as Silent Hill. The scares and hauntings will be randomly generated, so every time you play will bring with it a unique experience. I can’t wait.
Darkwood
Whereas every game on this list is played from the first person perspective, Darkwood is played from the top-down perspective. Similar to Paranormal, Darkwood uses procedural generation, only in this game, the entire world is randomized every time you play.
It’s a rogue-like — games in this subgenre are usually difficult, have perma-death, and randomized worlds — with strong survival horror elements. You’ll explore, craft items and traps, level up to unlock new perks, and use these new-found skills to defend against eerie creatures that would very much like to tear you apart.
It also looks delightfully old school.
Pulse
I only recently played Pulse, a horror-ish indie game where you’re completely blind. You “see” and explore and solve puzzles using a form of echolocation, which, through sound, reveals the world. It’s gorgeous, original, and at times, extremely terrifying. Sometimes, the scariest things are what you can’t see, so if the unknown terrifies you even a little, you’re going to love Pulse.
You can watch me play it below, or you can download the demo and play it yourself (the link is in the video’s description).
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