Not sure it counts as a “horror” game, but Dying light 2. Specifically the moment when they first used the elevator to go up with the Peacekeepers and that poor guy goes out alone to run into the exploders..
Robsteady
The first time Pyramid Head creeps by the far end of a long hallway in the apartments in Silent Hill 2.
loneblon
Getting into the nest in alien isolation. Surrounded, low on resources and only one objective. Survive.
Also, after that when multiple xenomorphs start actively hunting you down.
Or realizing that you are the only one human alive inside that ship.
reymarblue
The hole in the wall in the bathroom: Silent Hill 4. Nooooope.
Corando
Venturing outside in the remake of resident evil and encountering Lisa Trevor
SteakMountain5
Turning down a corridor to find Tyrant right there in RE2.
The first scarecrow level in Arkham asylum was pretty creepy, as it came out of nowhere.
The_mingthing
Climbing down the ladder in F.E.A.R.
I alt+f4’d then uninstalled.
RoiMongolo
That moment in the first Amnesia where you end up in front of a dark corridor -maybe a prison if I remember- with no other choice than to move on
In general the first Amnesia game ^^
Common-Loot9
Resident evil 7 hearing the girlfriend growling downstairs from the basement in the beginning of the game
Massive_Truth9237
looking back and seeing a bracken behind me because of a funny noise.
(Lethal Company)
GamerGG7267
When I approached the Aurora in Subnautica and heard something roar off in the distance, then turned to see a shadow swimming away from me, fading from sight.
Safe to say I left and didn’t go back for a long time.
hannuraina
which game in op?
Madterps2021
What the hell was pyramid head doing to that nurse in Silent Hill 2?
Sebamon2040
In Area 51, the first mission where You have to enter to a dark office area and you hear a lot off alien breathing sounds
P_For_Pterodactyl
S.O.M.A when you first get “transported” to the facility, just the atmosphere change, the sound design had me genuinely too scared to look around in some parts
disasastrous
Mortuary assistant when the ghost waits in the hallway 😂 or turns off the lights and wants you to turn it back on
S4ntos19
Mia slowly crawling up the stairs in Resident Evil 7. Got to that point, proceeded to see the slow crawl, paused the game, slammed my head into my girlfriends lap, and closed the game. We then watched horror movies the rest of the night, which was much more enjoyable.
TheFish77
Climbing up that ladder in FEAR.
Getting into any elevator in FEAR is a close second
Kommander-in-Keef
Not horror but in Outer Wilds, the first planet you see is probably gonna be the first one you visit. I went way too fast and torpedoed into it not realizing it was an ocean planet. I shot into the water and what I immediately saw under the water gave me pure abject fear. It’s something you can’t experience twice once you learn more about the game, because at that point the ocean is a nice blanket.
BurgundyRaider
Dead space 3 as a kid when the body in the first mission gets yoinked by *something*.
I never found out, was not gonna fuck around either. To thos day I still don’t know what’s in that tunnel.
Ok-Pressure-3879
Silent Hill 2 just is a long list of scary, tense, or flat out unnerving moments. The radio static was a brilliant idea. By the time i was in that stairway going down with that foghorn blaring it was just too much and uninstalled.
PrettySailor
The first time the broken-neck lady drops down behind you in Fatal Frame.
RetroBig_T
My ‘oh hell no’ moment was in condemned criminal origins on the Xbox 360 when you’re in the clothing store and all those mannequins appear when the lights turn off and on lol
Bohottie
THAT moment in House Beneviento, RE8.
Its_Kris_97
Not sure if people would count Doom 3. I was looking around and then someone whispered “Over here” or something along those lines. I did a complete 180 and dipped.
doctorbanjoboy
In Soma, there’s a section where you have to navigate an underwater cave. If you take the wrong exit and follow the light, >!you come face to face with a massive angler fish.!<
That definitely made me GTFO.
Doodledooskie
Dead Space 2. The eyeball needle scene. “Cross my heart and hope to die”
Creepyman007
Anything in Alien Isolation
AlterMemory
The Mannequin in Ghost Wire tokyo is arguably the most horrifying thing in the whole game. Had a feeling it was following me, so I stared at it a hot minute until I caught it freaking out, trying to open the doors.
Aya__Eternal
The moment in Resident Evil 3 Nemesis when you are in the police station and Nemesis suddenly jumps through the window.
__TopCat_
P.T.
On like the third loop when the figure is just standing in the hallway.
Also when the radio starts talking to you and tells you to turn around because it’s behind you.
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Not sure it counts as a “horror” game, but Dying light 2. Specifically the moment when they first used the elevator to go up with the Peacekeepers and that poor guy goes out alone to run into the exploders..
The first time Pyramid Head creeps by the far end of a long hallway in the apartments in Silent Hill 2.
Getting into the nest in alien isolation. Surrounded, low on resources and only one objective. Survive.
Also, after that when multiple xenomorphs start actively hunting you down.
Or realizing that you are the only one human alive inside that ship.
The hole in the wall in the bathroom: Silent Hill 4. Nooooope.
Venturing outside in the remake of resident evil and encountering Lisa Trevor
Turning down a corridor to find Tyrant right there in RE2.
The first scarecrow level in Arkham asylum was pretty creepy, as it came out of nowhere.
Climbing down the ladder in F.E.A.R.
I alt+f4’d then uninstalled.
That moment in the first Amnesia where you end up in front of a dark corridor -maybe a prison if I remember- with no other choice than to move on
In general the first Amnesia game ^^
Resident evil 7 hearing the girlfriend growling downstairs from the basement in the beginning of the game
looking back and seeing a bracken behind me because of a funny noise.
(Lethal Company)
When I approached the Aurora in Subnautica and heard something roar off in the distance, then turned to see a shadow swimming away from me, fading from sight.
Safe to say I left and didn’t go back for a long time.
which game in op?
What the hell was pyramid head doing to that nurse in Silent Hill 2?
In Area 51, the first mission where You have to enter to a dark office area and you hear a lot off alien breathing sounds
S.O.M.A when you first get “transported” to the facility, just the atmosphere change, the sound design had me genuinely too scared to look around in some parts
Mortuary assistant when the ghost waits in the hallway 😂 or turns off the lights and wants you to turn it back on
Mia slowly crawling up the stairs in Resident Evil 7. Got to that point, proceeded to see the slow crawl, paused the game, slammed my head into my girlfriends lap, and closed the game. We then watched horror movies the rest of the night, which was much more enjoyable.
Climbing up that ladder in FEAR.
Getting into any elevator in FEAR is a close second
Not horror but in Outer Wilds, the first planet you see is probably gonna be the first one you visit. I went way too fast and torpedoed into it not realizing it was an ocean planet. I shot into the water and what I immediately saw under the water gave me pure abject fear. It’s something you can’t experience twice once you learn more about the game, because at that point the ocean is a nice blanket.
Dead space 3 as a kid when the body in the first mission gets yoinked by *something*.
I never found out, was not gonna fuck around either. To thos day I still don’t know what’s in that tunnel.
Silent Hill 2 just is a long list of scary, tense, or flat out unnerving moments. The radio static was a brilliant idea. By the time i was in that stairway going down with that foghorn blaring it was just too much and uninstalled.
The first time the broken-neck lady drops down behind you in Fatal Frame.
My ‘oh hell no’ moment was in condemned criminal origins on the Xbox 360 when you’re in the clothing store and all those mannequins appear when the lights turn off and on lol
THAT moment in House Beneviento, RE8.
Not sure if people would count Doom 3. I was looking around and then someone whispered “Over here” or something along those lines. I did a complete 180 and dipped.
In Soma, there’s a section where you have to navigate an underwater cave. If you take the wrong exit and follow the light, >!you come face to face with a massive angler fish.!<
That definitely made me GTFO.
Dead Space 2. The eyeball needle scene. “Cross my heart and hope to die”
Anything in Alien Isolation
The Mannequin in Ghost Wire tokyo is arguably the most horrifying thing in the whole game. Had a feeling it was following me, so I stared at it a hot minute until I caught it freaking out, trying to open the doors.
The moment in Resident Evil 3 Nemesis when you are in the police station and Nemesis suddenly jumps through the window.
P.T.
On like the third loop when the figure is just standing in the hallway.
Also when the radio starts talking to you and tells you to turn around because it’s behind you.