Scary Elements/Sections In Non Horror Games

[Snorlaxbelly]

You know what I'm talking about, you're little playing your game, making your way through having a good time. Then your happy ass stops dead in your tracks, you lock up, sense of dread.

By the time you eventually gain the courage to continue, you feel a sense of relief, but the creepy feeling still lingers, wondering if it's gonna be the last time.

Happened to me playing the original Tomb Raider on PS1, the damn crocodiles in the water left me feeling petrified, would take a while until I could continue on sometimes. As a kid that shit scared me senseless.

In general that game had a lot of scary sections.

 

[bjork]

The early bits of Fallout 76 were like this for me. I wasn't sure what I was strong enough to fight yet, so I did a ton of sneaking and just watching enemies patrol. Once you get a few perks it's less of an issue, but it was kind of fun just creeping around, albeit a bit slow going.

 

[WallachiaResident98]

This video I saw talked about a creepy haunted house game in this roller coaster tycoon like game.

 

[Snorlaxbelly]

This video I saw talked about a creepy haunted house game in this roller coaster tycoon like game.

Crazy video, love stuff like this, creepypastas, scary glitches, easter eggs in games.

Oh and I love the Roller Coaster Tycoon games, grew up playing the hell out of them as a kid.

 

[TruxtonTatsujin]

There's this dark ass warehouse you have to wander around in the Sam Raimi Spider-man game that always used to freak me out. Stealth was optional, but if you failed you'd get jump scared by a bunch of thugs. The dingy atmosphere of the place certainly didn't help either. I also remember thinking the big oil stains on the floor where puddles of blood.

Having now finished the game as an adult, I realize the later stealth missions probably would have spooked me too. Never got to see those back then because as a kid I would always get stuck at the tower with Vulture. Kid me was to dumb and couldn't figure out how to climb up.