There’s something different about playing a horror game rather than watching a scary movie. Being in direct control of the action and physically having to push your character forward is a daunting experience, putting you in the director’s seat, rather than simply watching the action unfold on screen. Knowing the horror won’t happen until you move forward is a strikingly horrible feeling, but one we can’t get enough of.
Horror has been a staple of gaming for many, many years, delivering some of the best moments in video game history. Xbox has been no stranger to the genre either, receiving some fantastic titles over the years. Condemned: Criminal Origins, The Evil Within, The Medium – the list goes on.
All of these games have an impending sense of dread, but there will always be those moments that stick out more than the rest. The encounters that keep us up at night and…
