by Thunder » 02/28/2015 3:29 AM
I don't play any myself because I generally can't handle horror. I can watch let's plays if I'm feeling brave, but I probably won't ever pick up a horror game myself. In regards to FNAF, the first doesn't scare me, but the second one does. I FLIPPED when Shrewd tried playing it and that goddamn puppet thing popped out ;_____;
I do recommend OFF a lot. I don't know if you can exactly call it horror, per se, but does have some elements of horror and some pretty unsettling scenes. There's one music track - probably the same one Talcen dislikes - that is really discomforting. Regardless, it's a very powerful game thematically, and it makes you think. I don't want to say too much because a lot of the effect come from surprise.
Also not quite a horror game, but there's a PS1 game called LSD that's just as weird as the name implies. Basically there's no objective aside from walking around and exploring a dream world, and the environments can get downright bizarre. Because of the PS1's lower graphics quality, some objects may suddenly appear in front of you, which can get startling, but that's not necessarily an intentional part of the gameplay. It's more of a side effect of the graphics, though there's definitely some pretty creepy looking things anyway.
Another one that hasn't been mentioned yet here at all (which is kinda surprising to me since I thought it was fairly known among horror fans) is Yume Nikki. In it, you take the role of a girl named Madotsuki and navigate her really bizarre, unsettling dream world, collecting various abilities in order to progress through the game. It's mostly about exploration, so there isn't too much of a story, but people have tried to piece together narratives based on what you can find in her dream world. Definitely a very creepy game that relies more on psychological stuff than jump scares.
Talcen, you might not want to look at the last two because there are some bright colors and flashing effects o^o