Indie Horror Renaissance

Look at my reviews for further information on some of the games. I've played most of these (see notes, ones I've played are above the ones I haven't).

21 Games

Lost in Vivo
Lost in Vivo
The 2nd best Silent Hill game - ps1 style fps silent hill 10/10
Darkwood
Darkwood
Top down dark fantasy fairy tale game. 10/10 world and characters with some real spooky shit sprinkled in.
Inscryption
Inscryption
Nothing like it, not super "scary" but has some spooks and is mostly fun due to the amazing concept and gameplay 10/10
Paratopic
Paratopic
The best example of a game which takes advantage of the ps1 style. Short, weird, and amazing. 10/10
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
Short with a super unique and well-done concept. Another knock out by David Szymanski!
Nun Massacre
Nun Massacre
Puppet Combo scared me with this game when I was worried I could get scared by games anymore. Short, find on Itch.io
M.Stain
M.Stain
Obscure short game on itch.io, has an early 90s 3d animation vibe that's unique and feels pretty different.
Cry of Fear
Cry of Fear
Basically Silent Hill fan fiction. Cool game by a super small and obviously passionate team held back by some jankiness.
The Closing Shift
The Closing Shift
Another Chilla Art short game, this one is probably my favorite. If every Chilla Art game was on this list it'd be too long so check out their other games. A bit janky
The Convenience Store
The Convenience Store
Supposed to be another knock out by Chilla Art, haven't played
Night of the Consumers
Night of the Consumers
Short comedy action horror, cool and well executed concept, pretty difficult. itch.io
It Steals
It Steals
Super well designed mechanics and AI that make this simple maze game a blast! play with friends?
Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2020
Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2020
Fuck yeah!
Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2021
Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2021
Fuck yeah!!
Demo Disc: Spectral Mall
Demo Disc: Spectral Mall
Fuck yeah!!!
Five Nights at Freddy's
Five Nights at Freddy's
I know everyone is tired of this (why I put near the bottom), and the series took a nose dive extremely fast after this one when it devolved into a thing to sell kids toys, but the first game is a well executed concept by a passionate and talented solo dev which deserves some respect. And in our modern landscape was a founder of the current horror style taking inspiration from 90s animation styles, scary animatronics, and the spookiness of glitchy security cameras. 10/10
The Heilwald Loophole
The Heilwald Loophole
haven't played
No One Lives Under the Lighthouse
No One Lives Under the Lighthouse
haven't played
Stay Out of the House
Stay Out of the House
puppet combo, haven't played
Faith: The Unholy Trinity
Faith: The Unholy Trinity
Atari inspired pixel art horror, haven't played
Nightmare of Decay
Nightmare of Decay
Fps resident evil, haven't played

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