underrated/unknown horror games?

[invaderzen]

I'm a little bitch, I get scared really easily so for me any horror themed game scares me, so I can't recomend any "obscure" horror games since I don't like playing them... I guess I can recommend the Silent Night series? They aren't that well know, especially since they are made by FromSoft and they went on to make more succesfull games.

No shame coming from me. I get scared from horror games too I just enjoy the thrill. I'll check it out.

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...I should really go to bed. Thx for correcting me, gn!

Searching for the non-existent game you mentioned led me to find other cool games while I was searching for it.

 

[Viviana Santos]

 

[Sir Auriel of Lionel]

On the PS2 Siren and the Fatal Frame series are a must where a good chunk of the horror is in the controls. If you want a more modern game with less intense confrontation in controls there's the Spirit Hunter series on steam, visual novels are sorely undersold on horror potential.

 

[Bakuma1997]

GAH, UNDERPAID NINE TO FIVE JOB!!!



Seriously tho, if you aren't in "Fake cute game where boom you are serial killer all along" or whatever, you could try How fish is made, is creepy, opressive and the fact it used PSX graphics made it a confusing experience i wish to forget, but i can't

 

[invaderzen]

GAH, UNDERPAID NINE TO FIVE JOB!!!



Seriously tho, if you aren't in "Fake cute game where boom you are serial killer all along" or whatever, you could try How fish is made, is creepy, opressive and the fact it used PSX graphics made it a confusing experience i wish to forget, but i can't

dont scare me with employment

 

[dropsmegamega]

 

[Adrastia]

you're thinking of echo night, the same game the OP mentioned

Speaking of Echo Night, I really liked The First Voyage. It was originally part of the Adventure Player PSP compilation that only came out in Japan. It's a short point and click style game. Well it took me a long time to finish because I got stuck a few times. But it's a much lesser known entry into the series and worth checking out.

 

[Ajderniz]

Not retro but uh... I mean, it's not even that underground either but whatever, it was when I discovered it. Fear & Hungers 1 and 2 are cool.

 

[suzakuryuu]

Clock Tower
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both for PSX.

If not limited to console, I'd recommend "7 Days to Die", It's an open world horror survival game for PC.

 

[Somnia]

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A more action oriented resident evil like game set in a highschool. You can play it with another person locally and every character has different abilities for example one has the ability to find more objects and another has the ability to open some locked doors. It has a sequel but is much more action oriented than the first one, still a good game.
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I recently played through this for the first time and was shocked at just how good it was! Was not prepared for the perma-death aspect and considering the size of the cast I was surprised at how well designed the game and story were to account for losing any character at any point. It's brevity made replays painless too so experimenting with strategies and trying to have a run where everyone lives felt like a fun challenge rather than an exercise in tedium.

 

[ZombieFish]

It's part of a mainstream series, but Silent Hill: Shattered Memories gets slept on. The Wii version is preferred, but the PS2 port isn't half bad.

 

[Ian Naxieas]

Hmm, this is a tough one. I know plenty of horror games, horror is my bag, but knowing which ones are underrated/unknown is a bit harder.

Now this is a fucking game. Those who know will know what I mean. The Clock Tower series isn't exactly unknown, but I don't see people talking about it beyond the first game. It has the usual Clock Tower gameplay of running and hiding from mean things, but it's in 3rd person instead of point and click and it takes some surprising twists. It's not very scary, but it is an experience. If you do play it, go in as blind as possible.

You mentioned Echo Night and I raise you an Echo Night: Beyond! It's the same kind of ghosty thing, but in a sci-fi setting. It's a good looking PS2 game and it has nice atmosphere.

That's about all I can think of that hasn't been mentioned yet, at least. I'll super duper second Eternal Darkness as well as (Forbidden) Siren 1&2 (Blood Curse too, if you don't mind something worse). Just be warned that the Siren series is a stealth horror series and is really brutal and esoteric at times.

Might as well toss a couple indie horror games onto the pile.

Darkwood on Steam

Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

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Super Lone Survivor on Steam

The masked protagonist must escape the city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary. Use stealth to scavenge food, or kill everything in your path. Nurture your mental health or descend into madness. How you survive is up to you.

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Darkwood is my favorite of the two, but you're in for a good time no matter which you choose.