im looking for a good horror game - an IFDB Poll
by nick love
RSS FeedI'm looking for something with a creepy environment. It also has to be very challenging.
| Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry 11 votes "Definitely start here for 'best of' IF horror." [+]"Definitely start here for 'best of' IF horror." ( - Full review) --OtisTDog... "Stands out among the rest" [+]"Stands out among the rest: Lovecraftian IF games were getting a little too commonplace at the time this was written, and so it would have faded into the crowd were it not for how well written it is. It's not all jumpscares, like most horror titles, but explores many different ways in which you can feel anywhere from rabidly panicky to just indescribably unsettled." ( - Full review) --mjhayes... "I played another..." [+]"I played another one by this author that creeped me out and this is supposed to be even creepier and harder." --forgepoet... "Very frightening..." [+]"Very frightening and very challenging." () --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Boegheim... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --E.K.... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --shornet... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Danielle... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --tekket...  Vote for this game | |
| The King of Shreds and Patches, by Jimmy Maher 6 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Boegheim... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --E.K.... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --tekket... Vote for this game | |
| One Eye Open, by Caelyn Sandel (as Colin Sandel) and Carolyn VanEseltine 5 votes "very creepy game that really makes you work for the optimal solution" [+]"very creepy game that really makes you work for the optimal solution" --Jonathan Blask... "Genuinely disturbing and quite challenging as well" [+]"Genuinely disturbing and quite challenging as well" --Emily Short... "Atmospheric and..." [+]"Atmospheric and with Silent Hill type puzzles and aesthetic." ( ) --Wade Clarke... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Danielle... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Vespers, by Jason Devlin 3 votes "Dread" [+]"Dread" --Hanon Ondricek... "Building dread, terribly suspensful." [+]"Building dread, terribly suspensful.: I've only played this game once, a few years back. Its sense of creeping horror has stayed fresh in my mind. Loved this game." ( ) --Katrisa... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Danielle... Vote for this game | |
| Divis Mortis, by Lynnea Dally 3 votes "Surviving a..." [+]"Surviving a zombie outbreak in hospital" ( ) --E.K.... "Good use of..." [+]"Good use of hospital setting, practical puzzles and quiet suspense in the face of a zombie epidemic." () --Wade Clarke... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Danielle... Vote for this game | |
| Final Girl, by Hanon Ondricek 2 votes "Meta Movie Horror, replayable" [+]"Meta Movie Horror, replayable" --Hanon Ondricek... "Novel delivery,..." [+]"Novel delivery, lots of surprises and scares and knows its slasher movies." ( - Full review) --Wade Clarke... Vote for this game | |
| Slouching Towards Bedlam, by Star Foster and Daniel Ravipinto 1 vote "Disturbing in a..." [+]"Disturbing in a novel way, a reasonable amount of difficulty, multiple endings." ( ) --E.K.... Vote for this game | |
| Nevermore, by Nate Cull 1 vote "Atmospheric game..." [+]"Atmospheric game with intricate puzzles, expanding on the story of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"." ( ) --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game | |
| Cragne Manor, by Ryan Veeder, Jenni Polodna, Adam Whybray, Adri, Andrew Plotkin, Andy Holloway, Austin Auclair, Baldur Brückner, Ben Collins-Sussman, Bill Maya, Brian Rushton, Buster Hudson, Caleb Wilson, Carl Muckenhoupt, Chandler Groover, Chris Jones, Christopher Conley, Damon L. Wakes, Daniel Ravipinto, Daniel Stelzer, David Jose, David Petrocco, David Sturgis, Drew Mochak, Edward B, Emily Short, Erica Newman, Feneric, Finn Rosenløv, Gary Butterfield, Gavin Inglis, Greg Frost, Hanon Ondricek, Harkness Munt, Harrison Gerard, Ian Holmes, Ivan Roth, Jack Welch, Jacqueline Ashwell, James Eagle, Jason Dyer, Jason Lautzenheiser, Jason Love, Jeremy Freese, Joey Jones, Joshua Porch, Justin de Vesine, Justin Melvin, Katherine Morayati, Kenneth Pedersen, Lane Puetz, Llew Mason, Lucian Smith, Marco Innocenti, Marius Müller, Mark Britton, Mark Sample, Marshal Tenner Winter, Matt Schneider, Matt Weiner, Matthew Korson, Michael Fessler, Michael Gentry, Michael Hilborn, Michael Lin, Mike Spivey, Molly Ying, Monique Padelis, Naomi Hinchen, Nate Edwards, Petter Sjölund, Q Pheevr, Rachel Spitler, Reed Lockwood, Reina Adair, Riff Conner, Roberto Colnaghi, Rowan Lipkovits, Sam Kabo Ashwell, Scott Hammack, Sean M. Shore, Shin, Wade Clarke, Zach Hodgens, Zack Johnson 1 vote "An excellent horror game." [+]"An excellent horror game." ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game | |
| Lydia's Heart, by Jim Aikin 1 vote "Mephistopheles meets Tennessee Williams in this unsettling tale of soul selling down in the Deep South. " [+]"Mephistopheles meets Tennessee Williams in this unsettling tale of soul selling down in the Deep South. : Genuinely frightening piece of horror by Jim Aikin set in sultry Dixie. Why are you here? Can any of the many NPCs be trusted? Maybe not even your own aunt? Builds to a palm cloying denouement. " --Canalboy... Vote for this game | |
| The Cradle of Eve, by Kitty Horrorshow 1 vote "Another good effort in Twine" [+]"Another good effort in Twine" ( - Full review) --Hanon Ondricek... Vote for this game | |
| Blind, by Andrew Metzger 1 vote "Harrowing,..." [+]"Harrowing, challenging game about a blind woman escaping from a killer. Psychosexual content and political clumsiness have not made it popular, but its effect is strong." ( - Full review) --Wade Clarke... Vote for this game | |
| Chemistry and Physics, by Caelyn Sandel (as Colin Sandel) and Carolyn VanEseltine 1 vote "Another by Colin and Carolyn" [+]"Another by Colin and Carolyn: Twine, challenging chase-puzzle." --Hanon Ondricek... Vote for this game | |