Horror Games - LaunchBox Games Database

(Mario) The Music Box

Windows - Released - September 12, 2016

We all know Super Mario Bros. right? The colorful world of Mario and co. as they venture off to engage in light-hearted and wacky shenangans with friends and foes alike? Of course you do. You'd have to have lived under a rock (or be really old) to have never heard of Mario at all. ...This game, however, is none of those things mentioned above. This game is what happens when you take Mario out of the happy-go-lucky Mario Universe and throw him into a game the likes of Corpse Party, The Crooked Man, Mad Father, Misao, and The Witch's House. This is the game called... (Mario) The Music...

.flow

Windows - 2009

.flow is one of the most well-known fangames of the original Yume Nikki, made by lol. It's one of the darker spin-offs infamous for its eerie atmosphere and copious amounts of body horror and hospital imagery, centering around a girl named Sabitsuki (さびつき) as she enters her PC dreamworld to explore her mind and collect effects.

>observer_

Windows - Released - August 15, 2017

What would you do if your fears were hacked? observer_ is a cyberpunk horror game from Bloober Team, the creators of Layers of Fear. Discover a dark cyberpunk world beset by plagues, war and squalor. Play as the new front line of neural police as you hack into the jagged minds of the insane. Features: - Observe and Report - You are Dan Lazarski, an elite neural detective known as an Observer, and part of a corporate-funded police unit whose purpose is to hack and invade suspects’ minds. In this future, anything you think, feel, or remember can be used against you in a court of law. -...

>observer_

Sony Playstation 4 - Released - July 6, 2018

Observer is a psychological horror video game developed by Bloober Team and published by Aspyr. It was originally released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 15 August 2017. Observer follows Daniel Lazarski, a detective known as an Observer, who can hack people's minds as a method of interrogation and employ augmented vision to investigate his surroundings.

0_abyssalSomewhere

Windows - Released

Facing other's shades. Strolling through an abyssal place. The memories, pains and regrets of the old sunken realm.

1,000 Heads Among the Trees

Windows - Released - December 11, 2015

Visit the real town of Cachiche, Peru, to spend your nights searching for spirits and taking photos. Discover a generative narrative as you show your photos to local people who describe what they see in them.

100 Floors

Windows - Released - January 31, 2015

100 Floors is the story of a man who wakes up in a bunker,not remembering anything about his past. Can you survive all 100 floors and fullfill your promise? The game isn't very long. The average time to finish the game is about 30 minutes. Featuring: A bonus room Chase scenes! Puzzles Jumpscares(but not screamers) Made in 3 days for #thehorrorrpgjam

10800 Zombies

Windows - Released - May 10, 2013

Blast hordes after hordes of zombies that stand in your way in this survival horror shooter.

The 11th Hour

Windows - Released - November 30, 1995

IN THE 70 DESOLATE YEARS since the horrifying murders chronicled in The 7th Guest, the town of Harley has been ominously silent. Only when journalist Robin Morales vanishes while investigating the rotting abandoned mansion of the legendary toy maker Henry Stauf, do events resurrect a malignant past. AS ROBIN'S COLLEAGUE and lover, Carl Denning, you come to the ravaged estate to find her. What you uncover in its decaying chambers embroils the entire town in a deadly legacy of madness. WEAVING A FEATURE-LENGTH, powerfully graphic video through The 11th Hour: The Sequel to The 7th Guest,...

The 11th Hour

MS-DOS - Released - 1995

The 11th Hour is the sequel to the widely successful game, The 7th Guest. It utilizes a much improved video compression engine by Graeme Devine and is also the game which brought forth Trilobyte's eventual demise. This time you play the role of Carl Denning, boyfriend to the reporter Robin Morales. Robin has mysteriously vanished while trying to delve into the secrets of the rotting mansion of the once evil mastermind, Henry Stauf. The game features new puzzles, redone graphics and indeed an improved engine - much smoother, with 16 bit graphics and an entirely new soundtrack. The basic...

123 Slaughter Me Street

Windows - Released - September 28, 2015

Welcome everyone to 123 Slaughter Me Street! A criminal on the run, you find yourself evading police as you make your escape down an alley. You see an old fire escape and scramble up to the roof of an abandoned building; you are safe here. As the patrol cars drive past, you slip into the shadows.

1Heart

Windows - October 10, 2014

1heart is the first game of Chicken in the Corn studio. It is an adventure game telling the strange story of little twin sisters, who were lost and saparated in an unfamliar surroundings. We have to play as one of them and solve the mystery. There is 65 locations manually painted in unique style. The game is not easy, it really requires to use mind and that is why it is so satisfying. available on windows and linux

2013: Infected Wars

Sony Playstation Vita - Released - March 24, 2015

2013 : Infected Wars is the all new action horror shooter for the PS Vita, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch developed using Epic’s cutting-edge Unreal 3 engine for mobile devices! Players will now be able to experience a full multiplayer co-op campaign with their friends enjoying gorgeous visuals and gritty real world environments! There is a huge array of modern weapons to master and infected mutants to destroy. Advanced character progression with unique classes to choose from and challenging tactical battles that only the strong can survive!

2Dark

Microsoft Xbox One - Released - March 10, 2017

2Dark is a stealth adventure horror game directed by Frédérick Raynal, known for developing Alone in the dark. Consisting analogous environment like Darkest Fear series created by Rovio games for java platforms

3DO Maniac Pack

3DO Interactive Multiplayer - Released - 1995

This is a four-game compilation pack that contains the following 3DO games: Alone In The Dark Battle Chess Out Of This World Way Of The Warrior

5 Days a Stranger

Windows - Homebrew - 2003

The freeware horror-themed point-and-click adventure 5 Days a Stranger is the first part of the The Chzo mythos. It tells the story of a cat burglar named Trilby who sets out to steal the family valuables from the manor of the recently deceased Sir Roderick DeFoe. But once Trilby gets inside, all the doors and windows are locked, and he cannot get out. Soon he realizes that four other people are trapped in the house as well and the house has a reason for keeping them there - a truly sinister one. Together with scavenger Philip Harty, TV reporter Simone Taylor, the youngster Jim, and the...

7 Days a Skeptic

Windows - Homebrew - 2004

7 Days a Skeptic takes place 400 years after 5 Days a Stranger. You play as Dr. Jonathan Somerset, a psychiatrist on a spaceship. One day, a strange artifact is found floating outside the ship's doors. When the crew brings it in, it appears to be a coffin with the remains of John DeFoe, which somehow floated out into deep space. At first the crew believes it's nothing, and leaves it lying around. But during the night, the ship's captain goes missing. And even stranger, the box is open, and nothing is inside. 7 Days contains fewer puzzles and more action elements than its predecessor, and...

7 Days to Die

Windows - Released - December 13, 2013

7 Days to Die is an open world, voxel-based, sandbox game that is a unique mash up of First Person Shooter, Survival Horror, Tower Defense and Role Playing Games combining combat, crafting, looting, mining, exploration, and character growth. In the near future where the a third world war leaves the Earth in ruins but the worst was yet to come. Nobody knows for sure if it was the radiation, the biochemical weapons or an act of god but an unknown virus soon transforms the surviving humans into an army of the animated dead, acting as a single-minded being. You play a survivor trapped in the...

The 7th Guest: 25h Anniversary Edition

Windows - Released - April 2, 2019

As the mysterious Ego, you explore Henry Stauf's mansion, solving puzzles, unlocking rooms, and learning the story of the dark events that took place there years before through phantasmal visions of events long past. What actually happened, and why is Ego now there, with no memories of who he is or how he got there? This edition of the game was modified to run on modern systems by MojoTouch, with UI elements that are optimized for touch devices. In addition to the original features, there are now hotspots along with the ability to highlight the hotspots on the screen, a revamped map, and...

Abducted

Windows - Released - July 5, 2017

Abducted by aliens and taken thousands of light years from home, you have one ultimate goal: Escape. But you have so many unanswered questions… How did you get here? What is this place? Who took you and why? There are a few things you learn right away. You’re clearly somewhere in deep space, one look at the starfield and asteroids drifting by outside the window makes that pretty clear. And then there’s this device implanted in your arm, how did it get there? Who put it there? You can have conversations with it, explore its functionality, it can even help you fight hostile aliens and control...

Aconcagua

Sony Playstation - Released - June 1, 2000

The setting of the game is in the fictional country of Meruza – which was named after the actual Argentine province Mendoza; the country is currently undergoing political turmoil as the result of an independence movement. The movement has split Argentina in half, and a 33-year-old activist named Pachamama goes on a flight as part of a politically motivated independence tour. During the flight, a terrorist detonates a time bomb, which causes the plane to crash near Aconcagua's peak; only five passengers survive the crash. In Aconcagua, the player controls a Japanese journalist named Kato,...

Actual Crimes: Jack the Ripper

Sony PSP Minis - Released - October 5, 2010

In 19th century Victorian England, an unknown serial killer brutally murdered five prostitutes between August 31st and November 9th of 1888 and was never caught by the police. He received the nickname of "Jack The Ripper" after the signature from a letter, that was supposedly written and sent by the gloating assassin to the Scotland Yard and printed in the newspapers of the time. Chief Constable Melville Macnaghten investigated the case and wrote a final report naming five suspects. Real Crimes: Jack the Ripper is the second entry in a series of a hidden object games based on actual murder...

Affliction

Windows - Released - October 25, 2017

Affliction is a survival horror shooter designed to engage players with a thrilling storyline, surreal environments, merciless foes, a chilling atmosphere, and an unforgettable gameplay experience. Players must explore, scavenge, and fight in order to survive and live to tell the tale.

Afterlife: The Second Dimension

Windows - October 15, 2014

A schoolgirl named Yuna finds herself alone in her classroom, without knowing what happened before. After a while, she meets his best friend Kazuki and will discover that creatures appeared from nowhere and tried to kill them. Together, they'll have to figure out what's going on and pass through this nightmare. What is happening in this town?

Agartha

Sega Dreamcast - Unreleased - 2001

During the winter of 1929 in a Romanian village that was partially destroyed by a landslide that occurred during a mysterious earthquake, a subterranean city exists called Agartha. This is where evil is being kept prisoner and is desperate to escape. Kirk the human hero will encounter a series of characters from villages, the living dead, fanatics from an evil sect, monsters, demons, solider monks, priests, archangels and the Sentinel who is the ultimate personification of evil. As Kirk you can decide to save as many innocent people as possible or to trigger the arrival of chaos on earth. As...

Age of Zombies

Sony PSP Minis - Released - February 25, 2010

The evil Professor Brains has sent hordes of zombies back to various periods in history to destroy mankind. It's up to time traveling protagonist Barry Steakfries to foil this evil scheme. Age of Zombies is a top-down shooter that will take the player to the prehistory, thirties Chicago, ancient Egypt, medieval Japan and the future. To defend himself against large waves of zombies, Barry can use his standard gun, for which he receives no points, or various other weapons like SMGs, flamethrowers, shotguns, miniguns and explosives which can be found around the map.

Age of Zombies

Sony PSP Minis - Released - December 25, 2010

The evil Professor Brains has sent hordes of zombies back to various periods in history to destroy mankind. Its up to time traveling protagonist Barry Steakfries to foil this evil scheme. Age of Zombies is a top-down shooter that will take the player to the prehistory, thirties Chicago, ancient Egypt, medieval Japan and the future. To defend himself against large waves of zombies, Barry can use his standard gun, for which he receives no points, or various other weapons like SMGs, flamethrowers, shotguns, miniguns and explosives which can be found around the map.

Agony

Windows - Released - May 29, 2018

Agony is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive. STORY MODE You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell, without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and even possess simple minded demons, gives you the necessary measures to survive in the extreme conditions you are in. By exploring the...

Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku

Sega Saturn - Released - June 25, 1998

Akumajo Dracula X: Gekka no Yasokyoku is an entry in the Castlevania series released for the Sega Saturn exclusively in Japan in 1998. Western gamers know this game as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - the name the PlayStation 1 version of the game and all successive re-releases. It is a direct sequel to Akumajo Dracula X: Chi no Rondo for the TurboGrafx-CD and the second and final Castlevania game to be released on a Sega system, following Castlevania: Bloodlines.

Alan Wake

Windows - Released - February 16, 2012

When the wife of the best-selling writer Alan Wake disappears on their vacation, his search turns up pages from a thriller he doesn’t even remember writing. A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love. Presented in the style of a TV series, Alan Wake features the trademark Remedy storytelling and pulse-pounding action sequences. As players dive deeper and deeper into the mystery, they’ll face overwhelming odds, plot twists, and cliffhangers. It’s only by mastering the Fight With Light...

Alan Wake

Microsoft Xbox 360 - Released - May 18, 2010

Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Microsoft Xbox 360 - Released - February 22, 2012

In this brand new standalone experience, Alan Wake fights the herald of darkness, the evil Mr. Scratch! A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower, and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a challenging new game mode make this a compelling additional chapter for Alan Wake veterans, and the perfect jumping on point for new players! Play the full-fledged Story Mode, and you'll be on the edge of your seat as you fight to stop your murderous evil double to take back your life... and change reality itself! But there's more to this nightmare - in the action-packed...

Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Windows - Released - May 22, 2012

Alan Wake's American Nightmare is a follow-up to 2010's Alan Wake. Taking place two years after the first game, protagonist Alan Wake has been away from his wife since the events at Cauldron Lake in Washington, and has been presumably on a continued battle against the Taken and Wake's dark half double, Mr. Scratch. While more of the backstory of Alan Wake is revealed in this title (such as information on what he did before he was a famous novelist), the primary focus is a skirmish based around an old Night Springs episode (Alan Wake's version of The Twilight Zone) in the Arizona desert. Alan...

Alchemilla

Windows - January 17, 2015

Alchemilla Mod is an attempt to recreate original atmosphere of cult game Silent Hill on the Source Engine. It is not a rebuild of one of the games of series, it is its own history on its own reasons. Above all things is a project developed for fanatics of the original game. Important points we are trying to take from this are: 1. Interesting quests. 2. Psychological horror. 3. Original atmosphere of Silent Hill. To archive this we are using gameplay elements that are canon for Silent Hill series. The dar ambience and environment design are also giving the feeling of that original...

Alice: Madness Returns

Windows - Released - June 14, 2011

Alice Liddell, believing herself responsible for a fire that consumed her home and her family, escapes into a twisted version of Wonderland. While held at Rutledge Asylum for treatment, Alice was able to conquer her doubts, and eventually was released from the ward. Madness Returns takes place in 1875, a year after Alice's release. Alice, now 19 years old, resides at an orphanage in Victorian London, under the care of Dr. Angus Bumby, a psychiatrist who uses hypnosis to help his child patients forget their memories. Though she believes that she is fine, Alice still suffers from hallucinations...

Alice: Madness Returns

Microsoft Xbox 360 - Released - June 14, 2011

Alice: Madness Returns is an action-adventure game that delves deep into the dark and violent side of the imagination, creating a nightmarish Wonderland where Alice must face the demons that haunt her visions. Visit the grim reality of Victorian London and then travel to the beautiful yet ghastly Wonderland to uncover the root of Alice's madness and discover the truth behind a deadly secret, kept hidden for years. Features include: upgradable melee weapons and magic abilities, a shattered game world filled with altered versions of Lewis Carroll's famous characters and intuitive and rewarding...

Alicemare

Windows - Released - November 22, 2016

Alice mare is a horror-esque adventure freeware RPG made in WOLF RPG Editor by △○□× (Miwashiba). The game follows an amnesiac young boy named Allen who was placed under the care of a man called Teacher who looks after four other children. One night, Allen investigates the rumor of a mysterious voice on the second floor and when he returns to his room, he finds a strange black cat who leads him into his closet and he winds up in an even stranger Dream. Now caught up in this World, he is forced to help the White Rabbit retrieve the four World Keys scattered throughout and hopefully find a...

Alien

Sinclair ZX Spectrum - Released - 1984

Alien is a slow-moving but suspense-heavy game that uses very simple black and green graphics, with a little extra color for some text and for the location of the characters. An omniscient menu driven game, the player is put in charge of all of the crew members of the Nostromo. The game starts with one of the crew members being killed by the alien, which mirrors the death of Kane when he gives birth to the alien in the movie. The player moves the characters around on a map-grid representation of the ship as they search for the alien. Littered around the map are various objects that are useful...

Alien (Argus Press Software)

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

"In space no-one can hear you scream." That tagline from the movie is apt for this strategy adaptation that follows the plot line of the first movie in the franchise. The action starts after the chestburster scene which unleashes an alien organism into their enclosed spaceship. The remaining crew members must attempt to destroy it while the traitorous android tries to protect the alien. There are 3 decks to search with 35 different rooms which are connected by ducts which the alien can use to sneak up on people. You can herd the alien into an airlock to blast it out into space, or set the...

Alien 3

Sega Master System - Released - 1992

The Xenomorph are fast, spit acid and are right behind YOU! Can't see very far ahead in these air ducts. Hard to breathe. Face-huggers can be anywhere. Must find the Mother alien. The closer you get the more Aliens you find...better not have them find you first! Just keep telling yourself. "this isn't really happening...it's only a game!"

Alien Shooter

Windows - Released - September 15, 2003

The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, as thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. Your mission is simple: clear the base at all costs. You will be provided with explosives to help you gain access to the teleports from where thousands of pitiless creatures pour. A stationary gun will aid in the defense of the area. You have been granted access to the most advanced weapons technology money can buy. As you earn your pay, you can equip yourself with additional weapons in the...

Alien Shooter

Sony Playstation 3 - September 15, 2003

Alien: Isolation

Sony Playstation 4 - October 7, 2014

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger. Fifteen years after the events of Alien, Ellen Ripley's daughter, Amanda enters a desperate battle for survival, on a mission to unravel the truth behind her mother's disappearance. As Amanda, you will navigate through an increasingly volatile world as you find yourself confronted on all sides by a panicked, desperate population and an unpredictable, ruthless Alien. Underpowered and underprepared, you must scavenge resources, improvise solutions and use your wits,...

Alien: Isolation

Sony Playstation 3 - October 7, 2014

Alien: Isolation

Microsoft Xbox One - October 7, 2014

Alien: Isolation

Microsoft Xbox 360 - Released - October 7, 2014

Alien: Isolation

Windows - Released - October 7, 2014

Fifteen years after the events of Ridley Scott's Alien Ellen Ripley's daughter Amanda is looking for answers. She is an engineer working for Weiland-Yutani Corporation. When she finds out that the logs from USCSS Nostromo have been located and transported to Sevastopol space station she decides to join a small crew sent by Weiland-Yutani to retrieve the data. Little does she know that the ship that has found the logs reached Sevastopol with a terrifying passenger on board, the one that murdered the majority of station's population and left the survivors cowering in fear. Alien: Isolation is...

Alien: Isolation: Nostromo Edition

Microsoft Xbox One - October 7, 2014

Alien³

Nintendo Game Boy - Released - 1993

The Game Boy version of Alien³ differs significantly from the console games based on the third Alien film. Unlike the more shooter-oriented action on the consoles, this title is played from a top-down perspective, with a greater emphasis on exploration, acquiring items to beat limited puzzles, and survival. As Ripley, you must navigate the corridors of the Fury 161 prison, searching for items to aid your escape. Unlike the film it is based on, multiple Aliens are running loose and attacking the prisoners, plus an Alien Queen nesting in the furnace. The player must map out the labyrinthine...

Aliens versus Predator: Gold Edition

Windows - Released - March 28, 2000

Aliens Versus Predator is a sci-fi first-person shooter based on the associated two film franchises. The game has three playable species, and each has its own single-player campaign with different missions and plotlines. - Aliens... Their only weapons are their own body parts: claws for close combat, their deadly tail, and their inner mouth that can crack through an enemy's skull (for an instant kill) if close enough. They are deadly at close range, and can heal by eating corpses or the heads of unsuspecting enemies. They can't be hurt through falls, and an alternate vision mode allows them...

Aliens vs. Predator

Windows - Released - February 16, 2010

In the all-new Aliens vs. Predator for PC players will have the chance to take the role of the three infamous species; the Colonial Marine, the Predator and the Alien. Each of the three species has its very own distinct story-driven single-player campaign mode that interweaves with the campaigns of the other two species. Aliens vs. Predator on PC will also feature unique 3-way online multiplayer, allowing gamers to pit the three species against each other in the ultimate battle for survival and for the right to be crowned the deadliest species. Aliens vs Predator for PC features: *...

Aliens: Colonial Marines

Microsoft Xbox 360 - Released - February 12, 2013

In Aliens: Colonial Marines, players are part of a United States Colonial Marine squad and must prepare to face an alien assault more intense and horrific than ever before. Packing classic Aliens weaponry ranging from pulse rifles to flamethrowers as well as brand-new equipment and skills all within a squad-based combat system, players will become an elite United States Colonial Marine. Aliens: Colonial Marines will feature a story driven single-player mode and an all-new four player co-op mode allowing players to share the chilling experience with three friends.

Aliens: Infestation

Nintendo DS - Released - October 11, 2011

Developed by WayForward in collaboration with Gearbox Software, Aliens: Infestation will pit players against the overwhelming Xenomorph hive using a vast selection of iconic weapons and tools from the series. Featuring character designs by popular comic artist Chris Bachalo and equipped with an upgrade and collectibles system, Aliens: Infestation will allow players to explore large-scale versions of some of the most fan-beloved environments of the iconic films.

Aliens: The Computer Game

Amstrad CPC - Released - 1987

Electric Dreams' game based on the 1986 film Aliens is a first-person strategy game somewhat similar to Space Hulk. The player controls six characters from a remote terminal, guiding them through a 255-room complex in search of the Alien Queen. Each character has a helmet camera and a smart gun, each controlled by the player acting in the role of overall operational commander. The player can switch to any character at any time, and must consider coordinating their movements and finding a safe location before switching to the next character. Characters occupy one room at a time, and can pan...

Almost My Floor

Windows - Unreleased - 2020

This story tells about a long way to home. Through child fears, on an edge of fiction and reality. There is no way back if you step into the elevator. A common day turned adventure, from which Alex has to get out.

Alone in the Dark

Acorn Archimedes - Released - 1995

Alone in the Dark is an action-adventure survival horror game. The action is displayed from a number of fixed viewpoints. The backgrounds are 2D painted images, while the player character, all items and monsters are rendered as 3D models. To escape the mansion, you'll have to solve a number of puzzles. They usually involve finding an item and using it in a proper place. Apart from items necessary for the puzzles, you can also find books and documents that can be read, healing items which can be consumed to restore hit points, and weapons. Weapons come in handy, since Derceto is full of...

Alone in the Dark

Windows - Released - June 23, 2008

It has been 83 years since Edward Carnby investigated the suicide of Jeremy Hartwood. Now he wakes up in an apartment in New York and is moments away from being shot by a group of bad guys. He doesn't remember much and as he looks into a mirror, a man looks back at him that isn't even near the age of 80. But as all hell breaks loose and mysterious forces tear through the building and the city itself, the question about his looks becomes one of many. To make things even worse, an old enemy decides to return in a search for a powerful stone. So for Carnby a race for survival begins and all signs...

Alone in the Dark

Microsoft Xbox 360 - Released - June 24, 2008

Alone in the Dark

Sony Playstation 2 - Released - June 23, 2008

The PS2 and Wii versions of Alone in the Dark follow the same plot as the game developed for Xbox 360 and Windows by Eden Games, but were created by a different company with their own vision how the game should be implemented. Level structure, mechanics of gameplay, and looks of the characters (Sarah, especially) sometimes differ strongly as these versions contain concept elements that were left out of the other game. The driving sequences are almost entirely taken out. The first-person view is also mostly not used, and, for example, fire can be extinguished in the third-person mode. The...

Alone in the Dark

Nintendo Wii - Released - June 23, 2008

Alone in the Dark: Inferno

Sony Playstation 3 - November 18, 2008

Taking inspiration from the presentation style and structure of a number of acclaimed and globally popular TV action dramas, Alone in the Dark is split into a number of distinct episodes in a season-style format. With approximately 30-40 minutes of gameplay comprising each episode, the structure of Alone in the Dark is adapted for an audience familiar with the hard-hitting bite-size delivery of contemporary TV dramas, offering easy accessibility whether the player has hours to devote or only wants a quick TV-style fix.

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Sony Playstation - Released - June 18, 2001

Set on October 31, 2001. Edward Carnby's best friend and partner, Charles Fiske, has been found dead off the coast of Shadow Island, a mysterious island near the coast of Massachusetts. Carnby's investigation quickly leads him to Frederick Johnson, who informs him of Fiske's search for three ancient tablets with the ability to unlock an incredible and dangerous power. Johnson pleads with Carnby to take the place of Fiske and reopen the investigation in order to recover the tablets. Carnby accepts and makes it his mission to find Fiske's killer. Johnson introduces Edward to Aline Cedrac, an...

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Sony Playstation 2 - Released - September 28, 2001

The player is given the option of choosing which of the two protagonists they play as. Carnby's side of the plot is based mainly on fighting the monsters by physical means, particularly with his trusty double barreled revolver; while Aline's is more centered on puzzles. The two occasionally meet up, and the main areas of plot intersect. The player soon comes under attack from Creatures of Darkness that appear out of nowhere and seem to be living shadows.

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Nintendo Game Boy Color - Released - June 27, 2001

From the moment Edward Carnby and Aline Cedrac set foot on Shadow Island, they are confronted by mysterious, evil creatures intent on thwarting their progress to recover 3 ancient tablets believed to hold the secret key to some incredible menacing phenomenon. Fears threaten from every corner. The slightest shadow could be hiding deep secrets, or concealing worse nightmares...

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Sega Dreamcast - Released - September 24, 2001

Always Sometimes Monsters

Windows - Released - May 21, 2014

Out of money and out of luck you find yourself heart broken and on the verge of collapse. Your landlord's taken the key back, you can't finish your manuscript, and your beloved is marrying someone else. With no choice but to handle whatever life throws at you, you set out on the open road on a mission to win back the love of your life. The story from there is up to you. Can your life be salvaged, or are we always sometimes monsters? A story-driven experience focusing on relationships and emotional bonds rather than traditional RPG combat and adventuring. Indecision is your enemy and empathy...

Alyssa

Windows - June 19, 2014

At a glance, Alyssa is a story about a girl... Alyssa. Living a spoiled life with her loving mother and father, cared for by house keepers William and Eleana, about to celebrate her anniversary... That Alyssa. On the surface, Alyssa is a girl whose family is about to be taken away from her. She's a girl who has until midnight to stop that strange demonic visitor from taking her happy life away from her. She's that Alyssa. But if that's who you think Alyssa is, then you're quite wrong. After all, there's more to a story than what you can see. Especially when it's a story...

Amadeus

Windows - Homebrew - December 3, 2017

Cornelius Campbell, publicly known by his stage name "The Amazing Alduin", is a world famous magician whose career is heading towards a halt. The theaters that will hire him grow ever smaller in size and although the crowd still claps it's but a painful reminder of his former greatness. The crowd has seen it all and Cornelius is prepared to do whatever it takes to make the crowd cheer in awe again. Cornelius sees an opportunity to restore his former success when an item of peculiar origins appears at an auction held in his home town of Colorado Springs

Amayado Bus Stop

Windows - November 4, 2014

At a mountain road behind the school, a bus stop that went out of service twenty years ago, Amayado... where a bullied girl, "Chitose", meets a girl named ”Kobato” waiting for a bus that shouldn’t ever come···

American McGee's Alice

Windows - Released - October 6, 2000

Shortly after her second adventure, Through the Looking-Glass, Alice's house is burnt down by an accidental fire, killing her family and leaving her as the only survivor. As time progresses Alice loses touch with reality. She is institutionalized in Rutledge Asylum, where she is observed and treated by Dr. Heironymous Wilson. Alice's only possession in Rutledge is a stuffed rabbit. Ten years after Alice was committed to Rutledge, she finds herself sucked back into a Wonderland that has been twisted by her own broken mind. The White Rabbit summons Alice to aid a radically altered Wonderland,...

American McGee's Alice

Microsoft Xbox 360 - DLC - June 14, 2011

Experience where the madness began! Play through the cult classic and relive Alice's battle against the Queen of Hearts as she fights to regain control of her Wonderland. Shortly after her second adventure, Through the Looking-Glass, Alice's house is burnt down by an accidental fire, killing her family and leaving her as the only survivor. As time progresses Alice loses touch with reality. She is institutionalized in Rutledge Asylum, where she is observed and treated by Dr. Heironymous Wilson. Alice's only possession in Rutledge is a stuffed rabbit. Ten years later Alice finds herself...

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

Windows - Released - September 10, 2013

It is New Years Eve, 1899. You are Oswald Mandus, a wealthy business owner in London who has awakened in his home to the voices of his children. In your attempt to find them, our protagonist comes across relics of his blurry past through journal entries and flashbacks. They all detail strange events and happening in Mr. Mandus' meat processing plant, and also make mentions of a trip to Mexico, and a mysterious machine beneath the plant. Like its predecessor, The Dark Descent, you see the world from the characters' point of view. The inventory and sanity systems from the previous game have...

Amnesia: Rebirth

Windows - Released - October 20, 2020

Amnesia: Rebirth is a survival horror video game developed and published by Frictional Games. It is the third installment in the franchise and serves as a sequel to Amnesia: The Dark Descent. In Amnesia: Rebirth, you are Tasi Trianon, waking up deep in the desert of Algeria. Days have passed. Where have you been? What did you do? Where are the others? Retrace your journey, pull together the fragments of your shattered past; it is your only chance to survive the pitiless horror that threatens to devour you.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Windows - Released - September 8, 2010

In Amnesia: The Dark Descent, the player takes on the role of Daniel, an amnesiac man trapped in the mansion of a Prussian Baron named Alexander. The only clues to Daniel's true identity are mementos and notes left behind by Daniel himself, who reminds himself to find and kill Alexander. Gameplay has the player searching for Daniel's diaries and other notes and journals of the poor souls who have crossed Baron Alexander. The player must solve the mystery of the mansion while running from a Shadow that is constantly chasing the player throughout the game. The game takes place from a first...

Among the Sleep

Windows - Released - May 29, 2014

Among the Sleep is a first person horror adventure, in which you play a two year old child. After waking up in the middle of the night to mysterious sounds, you start exploring the dark looking for comfort. The game explores horror through atmosphere and exploration, not with scores and combat systems. In Among the Sleep you’re vulnerable, scared, and trying to make sense of the world.

Amy

Microsoft Xbox 360 - Released - January 11, 2012

The city is infected! Walking corpses sniff the air, flaring out anything still alive. There is only one thing keeping you from running for your life. A special little girl holds your hand... You're not going anywhere without her. AMY offers you a tense, innovative and immersive experience in survival horror gaming. Play two original characters who alone are desperately fragile, but united become a force capable of confronting the denizens of a living hell. Get ready to become infected.

Amy

Sony Playstation 3 - January 11, 2012

Amy is a survival horror game where the player controls the woman Lana as she attempts to escort the 8-year old autistic girl Amy out of a city overrun with creatures and military. At the start of the game they are together in a train as Lana escorts her to a hospital after she is busted out of a shady research facility. The train suddenly derails and they end up in a dark and hostile environment. The game is played from a third-person perspective and the main goal is to make sure Lana keeps Amy out of harm's way. The creatures send out an infection, but Amy has an immunizing aura that...

Anchorhead

ZiNc - Released - 1998

It is November 1997. A month ago your husband, Michael, had learned about a heretofore unknown branch of his family, and an inheritance waiting for him. Thus you have packed your things and arrived here, into the coastal village of Anchorhead, where the mansion of Michael's mysterious ancestors awaits its new residents. The game begins as you are standing on the streets of Anchorhead, with the task of retrieving the mansion keys from the real estate agent's office, while your husband waits in the university. However, the agent doesn't seem to be in her office. It is raining. You are...

Another FNAF Fangame: Open Source

Windows - Unreleased - 2020

Anxiety: Lost Night

Windows - Released - October 25, 2015

This game was originally made in Ludum dare 33 Anxiety : Lost Night is a 2D puzzle horror game, which player are trapped in a car in middle of nowhere. Solve the mystery beneath the character's anxiety and what caused it to occurr.

Ao Oni

Windows - November 1, 2008

Ao Oni is a japanese horror/puzzle game made in the RPG XP engine. The story revovles around a group of friends, investigating a deserted mansion that is rumored to be haunted. Upon entering the mansion you and your friends discover that the mansion is haunted by a mysterious creature named the Ao Oni (?? in Japanese) a tall creature with a deformed face that proceeds to chase you and your friends through out the mansion. Sealing all exits.

Araya

Windows - November 24, 2016

ARAYA is a 2016 first person adventure/horror game. developed by MAD Virtual Reality Studio for Microsoft Windows. The story is be told from the perspective of 3 different characters. Players will explore different areas of the hospital in order to piece together the mysterious circumstances and solve the murder case of Araya. Marisa: A brave, confident girl. She is the only friend Araya ever had. She came to the hospital because she got a message from Araya, who mysteriously disappeared a year ago. Rama: A security guard of the hospital, he witnessed a strange event while he was on...

Arcane Online Mystery Serial: Season 2: The Stone Circle

Web Browser - Released - 2001

While Prescott goes to meet Alica Blackwood, Ophelia attends the international violin contest at London Coliseum. She does so well at the contest that her performance impresses everyone in the hall; including Baron Vongaburg - who kindly invites her to her manor for dinner the next day. As Ophelia retreats to her dressing room, a disconcerting vision suddenly hits her mind. Sensing something weird is going on round the room, Ophelia sets out to investigate...

Arizona Sunshine

Windows - Released - December 6, 2016

Virtual reality meets the zombie apocalypse! Arizona Sunshine is a VR FPS that immerses you in a post-apocalyptic southwestern America overrun by zombies. When you hear a flash of a human voice on the radio, your hopes surge - there are survivors out in the post-apocalyptic Grand Canyon state! Armed with your motion-controlled weapons and the scarce ammo and consumables you find along the way, navigate the hordes of zombies coming for your brain in your search for human contact.

Arthur's Nightmare

Windows - Released - 2018

And I say hey! What a wonderful kind of day, If we could learn to work and play And get along with each other

Atmosfear: The Third Dimension

Windows 3.X - Released - 1995

Atmosfear: The Third Dimension is based on the Video Board Game Atmosfear. It is a race against time to escape from the undead realm of the enigmatic Gatekeeper and avoid coming face to face with your worst nightmare. The objective: each player chooses between 6 characters (Harbringers) and has to collect six different coloured Keys - one from each Province - then journey to the centre of The Other Side and open the casket to face his greatest fear - beating the clock and The Gatekeeper.

Ayda

Windows - March 13, 2016

She won't stop screaming in the dark of night. I visit her grave and ask her to stop, but it never helps. A short horror game following the mundane tasks of a woman who wakes up in the middle of the night. What she sees or hears might not always be up to par with what she remembers. Ayda was originally created for the official RPG Maker Birthday Bash Game-Making Challenge. It was developed within a month and is the first game I've publicly released. I hope you all enjoy this brief experience.

Babysitter Bloodbath

Windows - Released - 2013

For 22 years Neokalus Burr has stared at an empty wall in the bowels of Monroe State Mental Hospital. But tonight he's ESCAPED to continue his BLOOD SOAKED murder rampage! It's also your first night babysitting

Back in 1995

Windows - Released - April 28, 2016

A throwback to the survival horror and mystery games of the original PlayStation, Back in 1995 faithfully re-creates everything from this all-but-forgotten era of games. Be transported to a world both concrete and indistinct, where you must uncover the mystery surrounding the disappearance of your daughter, the catastrophe that shook the city, and why you’ve decided to finally return. Back in 1995 was created as a labour of love by indie developer Takaaki Ichijo as a means to replicate the unique feeling he had from his first gaming experiences: the PlayStation and the Sega...

BAD END

Windows - Released - November 25, 2015

It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself. Kyuuhei Inui has never been one to take rumors as anything but that - rumors, until his best friend had died while playing the game.... Kyuuhei is driven to find out the truth behind his friend's mysterious death by any means possible. After exhausting all ideas, he decided the only way to find out the truth is to play 'BAD END' himself. Will Kyuuhei risk his life to get to the bottom of the game's mystery or will he meet his demise?

Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning

Windows - Homebrew - March 31, 2018

I want to make Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning into a full game! There will be tons of new features like randomly generated levels, new characters, field trips, and more while maintaining (and improving upon!) the original version’s themes, visual style, and mechanics. I plan on bringing this project to PC, Mac, and Linux through platforms like Steam, GOG, and Itch.io as well as consoles. First of all... This game is not what it seems... Inspired by creepy/bad edutainment games from the 90s (Sonic's Schoolhouse, I.M. Meen, 3D Dinosaur Adventure: Save the Dinosaurs), this game...

Barrow Hill: The Dark Path

Windows - September 22, 2016

It has been 10 years since the 'Barrow Hill Incident', a terrible, unsolved mystery, when several people lost their lives to the force inside the hill. No-one knows what really happened, except you. Something to do with the ancient standing stones, the old Druid Circle. It was built by pagans, millennia ago, for purposes that we can only guess at. Until now. It is the Autumn Equinox, when day and night are equal, exactly as they were a decade ago. You have returned to the scene of the crime, seeking answers. Could such an event happen again? What trials and offerings await? As you leave the...

The Beast Inside

Windows - Released - October 17, 2019

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery

Windows 3.X - Released - June 30, 1995

The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery is a direct sequel to Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, the first in the supernatural mystery adventure series telling the story of a bookstore owner and writer Gabriel Knight, the last offspring of generations of Schattenjaegers (shadow hunters), whose task is to fight the evil forces that abound in the world. After leaving New Orleans, Gabriel moves to the Ritter Castle in Bavaria, Germany, his family heritage. One day, a group of peasants approach the castle, and the elder tells Gabriel about a terrible death of a little girl, who was killed...

Belko VR: An Escape Room Experiment

Windows - Released

Exploring the themes in THE BELKO EXPERIMENT, the Belko VR – Escape Room Experiment provokes the question: “What does it take to survive at work?” Players are prompted to solve a series of challenging puzzles in order to escape from their office before a microchip in their head explodes.

The Bellows

Windows - Released - September 12, 2016

The Bellows is a VR Horror experience designed to play like an interactive movie. Plunge yourself into a world of nightmares and fear, and discover just how frightening the past can really be.

Betrayer

Windows - Released - March 24, 2014

Betrayer is a first-person action game with horror elements set during the colonization of the New World in the early 17th century. The protagonist comes from England in 1604 to join a colony on the coast of Virginia. Instead, he wakes up on the shore with the ship stranded with no colony to be found. There are only remnants with ghosts and all of the environment has been drained of its colour. The game uses a monochrome visual style where only red elements stand out. It is however also possible to alter the saturation in the options and play it in full colour for the majority of the...

Bevel's Painting

Windows - March 1, 2014

Bevel's Painting is a freeware horror exploration game by Maninu made in RPG Maker VX. An artistic young girl named Bevel winds up inside one of her own paintings one day when she discovers the canvas is glowing. Inside, things look magical and fantasical, but things soon turn stranger. Everyone speaks a made-up language called "Bevelese." Bevel meets a girl who looks just like her, but with black hair instead of white. Memories surface in the form of the rooms that Bevel enters.

BIGFOOT

Windows - Released - December 31, 2018

You have a unique opportunity to gather a team of friends or go on a solitary expedition to the forests of wild reserves and feel like a real hunter for Bigfoots.

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth Plus

Sony Playstation 4 - Released - September 26, 2017