HDC Gaming Top 100

[Vodstok]

Okay, I decided to copy Flayed and make a new Official top 100. I have alist so far, but i need many more before we can start voting. This is open to games of all kinds, as long as they are scary or have a horror theme, so video games, role playing games, even board games if you can think of any.

here is what i have so far:

Alice
Aliens Vs Predator
Aliens Vs Predator 2
Alone in the Dark
Blood
Blood 2
Call of Cthulhu
Chill
Doom
Doom 2
Doom 3
Fatal Frame
Ghosts and Goblins
Ghouls and Ghosts
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Quake
Quake 2
Quake 4
Ravenloft
Resident Evil
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 4
System Shock
System Shock 2
They Hunger
Vampire the Masquerade
Werewolf the Apocalypse
Zombies ate my neighbors

[noctuary]

Eternal Darkness, perhaps?

[Vodstok]

Works for me, keep em coming



Also, i know games like Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark have multiple sequals, feel free to include them, they all count as sparate games, and i know some sequals are classics, and some suck.

[newb]

!?!?!?!?!?....where's F.E.A.R.?

[The Mothman]

horror related games?

Clive Barker's Undying

[The Flayed One]

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Phantasmagoria
The 7th Guest
The 11th Hour
Black Stone Chronicles

BTW, my lawyers will be contacting you about copyright infringement.

[Vodstok]

I made a disclaimer for my tournaments a couple of years ago since they were basically Bwind's idea. Would you like a similar disclaimer?

I FORGOT FEAR?!?!

I'm officially retarded. I think i may need more coffee, but definately, there are some issues here.

Well, at least i am pretty....

[Vodstok]

shadow warrior
rise of the triad

Horror themed?

[Vodstok]

Did master zilla ever become a god?

[Haunted]

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Phantasmagoria
The 7th Guest
The 11th Hour
Black Stone Chronicles


Thank you, Flayed. You're a man after my own heart.

Fatal Frame...quite spooky.

[The Mothman]

Splatterhouse.
pure classic, and scary as hell back in the day.
http://www.empire-of-the-claw.com/files/splatterhouse_640.jpg

[Vodstok]

Oh man.... i remember that :)

never played it, but pined for it horribly.


How about Gargoyle's Quest for the gameboy? many horror elements to that game.

[The Mothman]

Soul Reaver
(original)
truly excellent game. impale people on spikes, throw spears though people, a bunch of cool ways to kill people. definetly should be a nominee.

http://www.juegomania.org/Legacy+of+Kain:+Soul+Reaver/fotos/psone/0/823_t/Foto+Legacy+of+Kain:+Soul+Reaver.jpg

[The Mothman]

Oh man.... i remember that :)

never played it, but pined for it horribly.


.
i used to play it all the time when i had the Genesis. it was sort of the "forbidden fruit". the game your parents desperatly didnt want you to have.
:)

[stubbornforgey]

no one mentioned final fantasy

[The Mothman]

Blood
Blood 2


im suprised you brought these up. two excellent games that had fallen under the radar. I think hat Blood 2 would have done a WHOLE lot better if not for the "half life monopoly" in '98. blood 2 shocked the shit out of me when it came out. ultra-violent. body grinding, taking peoples hearts to recharge health, crazy bloodthirsty insane monsters and gas mask wearing baddies.
http://www.games.net/screens/103062/45867-1-2.jpg

plus it has Caleb. excellent character. total badass
http://seiryu.cside.to/3dfps/Blood2/caleb.jpg

[Vodstok]

I only ever played the blood 2 demo, but i loved it. I have always had a soft spot for the "industry and hell" concept, and blood did it differently from Doom.

Monolith knows its horror games. First the blood series, now FEAR.

[Vodstok]

I am surprised no one has mentioned any horro rthemed board games yet. There must be at least one.

[knife_fight]

http://emu-russia.km.ru/gdb/nes/Werewolf_-_The_Last_Warrior_0.png

[The Mothman]

I only ever played the blood 2 demo, but i loved it. I

im embarrased to admit it, but ive only played the demo too.:p

[The Mothman]

siren ?......

you cant possibly put that one the list, its not even out yet!

[noctuary]

you cant possibly put that one the list, its not even out yet!
Er... it's been out for like two years... It really sucks though. Not recommended at all.

For board games, Arkham Horror.

[The Mothman]

Er... it's been out for like two years... It really sucks though. Not recommended at all.

For board games, Arkham Horror.

it's not listed as out on gamespot......its an upcoming ps3 game.

[Haunted]

No, it's out. I bought a copy, and before I played it, I loaned to my bro. It's about this island in Japan that gets possessed or something; there's this red fog everywhere. All the villages are undead, and you've got to figure out why and how to stop the evil sort of miasma. It's out. They may be remaking for the PS3, but they did release it for the PS2.

@Vod- At one time there were many horror themed board games. Be damned if I remember 'em. I know that White Wolf (fuck ups though they are) had a few. You could always go for the "old stand by" Ouija Board. It is a board game and was never intended to be any sort of an occult device.

[Vodstok]

No, it's out. I bought a copy, and before I played it, I loaned to my bro. It's about this island in Japan that gets possessed or something; there's this red fog everywhere. All the villages are undead, and you've got to figure out why and how to stop the evil sort of miasma. It's out. They may be remaking for the PS3, but they did release it for the PS2.

@Vod- At one time there were many horror themed board games. Be damned if I remember 'em. I know that White Wolf (fuck ups though they are) had a few. You could always go for the "old stand by" Ouija Board. It is a board game and was never intended to be any sort of an occult device.

Ouija board sounds like a good nominee to me :)

Keep em comin.

[Vodstok]

no one mentioned final fantasy

Do any of them have any horror elements in them? if so, i'll add them to the list.


Up to 43 titles now.

[stygianwitch]

There was a board game when i was a kid called Haunted House, you had to build the house (a bit like in Mousetrap) and ghosts, ghouls etc would jump out at you... don't know whether it's still available tho... it's been a while since i was a kid :p

[Disease]

did you ever play nightmare?

[Despare]

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Persona
Diablo
Oblivion (lots of Vampire stuff)
Morrowind (especially after the expansion pack for werewolves)
House of the Dead
Nightmare Creatures
Grim Fandango
Deception
Fallout
Shadowgate
Dark Wizard
Dungeon Keeper
Deja Vu (a little more mystery/thriller)
Gungrave: Overdose
Twisted Metal: Black (darkest in the series)
Breakdown (sci-fi horror w/an amazing story)
Killer 7
D
Shadowrun
Maniac Mansion

I'm sure I'll think of more, those were off the top of my head.

[noctuary]

Add Kuon and Clock Tower to the list. Also can't believe that I forgot Persona. Many, if not all, of the Shin Megami Tensei games have horror elements to them.

[Despare]

Oh hell, no Dead Rising yet. Oh, and Shivers... and Boktai. Just remembered playing Alien Vs. Predator for the Jaguar, what a badass game for the time. Going around as the marine and torching things was sweet and sneaking up on people as the Predator was brilliant. One of the few good games for the system.

[Haunted]

Nice call on Diablo, Despare. I fondly remember skipping class to finish up a level or two... and the expansion pack... Ah de memories...

I have to mention it, because I loved it as a kid, "Haunted House" for the Atari

I used to have The Aliens Trilogy or Aliens or some game based on that series for the PS2. It was pretty entertaining and dark and spooky as it should be.

There is one on the tip of my brain. It's not Bloodrayne (which could be added on account of watching a breasty redhead slaughter Nazis) nor is it Wolfenstein. It is a game based on killing undead Nazis.

Gabriel Night (or possibly Knight... dunno...haven't played/seen it in a very long time).

[The Mothman]

D
.

suprised you mentioned that. i stumbled upon it when i was 7, never got to play it, but it looked pretty cool. rather underground game.

[Phalanx]

Max Payne
Painkiller
Flashback - The quest for Identity
Deus Ex
God of War
Farenheit AKA Indigo Prophecy

....All have what I'd consider either horror/thriller/gruesome elements, not really "horror" games, but I think they belong in damn near ANY gaming top 100.

More horror-ish
5 Days a Guest
Nightmare creatures was pretty good, not sure about the sequel though.
Carrier on dreamcast
Res Evil 0 seemed great from what I played.
Sword of the Beserk, also cool.
Illbleed - never knew what the fuck was going on, but very creative.

[GetrDone]

Final Fantasy 7 had somewhat horror elements to it. Well I'm also biased as this is my favorite game ever.

Also I'm not sure but Don't think I saw THE SUFFERING mentioned.

[Despare]

suprised you mentioned that. i stumbled upon it when i was 7, never got to play it, but it looked pretty cool. rather underground game.


The ending has always stuck with me. :)

[Vodstok]

Wow, all good additions. NICE work Despare, huge list.

We are up to 84 titles now.

[The Flayed One]

Just out of curiousity, are you going to make this list all nice and sticky worthy where people can write blurbs? Are we going to come up with a big list and then vote?

I'll help if you want, but just be warned I have a lot of time constraints right now.

[Vodstok]

Just out of curiousity, are you going to make this list all nice and sticky worthy where people can write blurbs? Are we going to come up with a big list and then vote?

I'll help if you want, but just be warned I have a lot of time constraints right now.

I planned on trying to stick to your established format with it. I would absolutely appreciate any help, but no biggie about time constraints, i live with more than i ever wanted myself.

[The Mothman]

Land Of The Dead
Alien Vs. Predator original (damn scary)
Heritic
Unreal (original '98, had one of the scariest moments ive ever expirienced)
The Suffering
The Suffering: Ties That Bind (both extremely under rated games. huge amounts of entertainment value)
The Thing

[Phalanx]

Unreal
Well, I'll throw in Unreal 2: The Awakening....great game.
Sci-fi with horror elements.

Another along the same lines - Star Trek: Elite Force 2...Such a cool game...great storylines, and some fucking hectic battle scenes. More'n a few jumps...

NOES on nes was probably one of the better film-related horror games.

Aliens on arcade was cool, so was Alien 3 on genesis, and Alien: the gun on arcade.

Hmmm...metal Slug 2 had zombies...?

Altered beast, would that count?

Postal 2, and p2: Apocalypse weekend, for SURE. Just about as close as you can get to being a serial killer rampaging lunatic...Gorey as all fuck, and the expansion pack has some awesome zombie stuff.

[The Mothman]

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Postal 2, and p2: Apocalypse weekend, for SURE. Just about as close as you can get to being a serial killer rampaging lunatic...Gorey as all fuck, and the expansion pack has some awesome zombie stuff.

wouldnt really consider it to be horror related though. more leaning towards comedy. but hot damn, it is an awesome game never the less.

[Vodstok]

wouldnt really consider it to be horror related though. more leaning towards comedy. but hot damn, it is an awesome game never the less.

Any suggestions work, thats what the voting is for :)

Duke Nukem: Plutonium Pack had some great horror additions (liek an Aliens style level), plus Duke Nukem's space levels were claustrophobic and pretty godamn scary in their own right.

[alkytrio666]

I guess I must be really out of the video game loop now, because I'd say Donkey Kong, Super Mario, Mario Kart, and Super Ghouls and Ghosts!

[Despare]

Luigi's Mansion

Ghostbusters for the C64 was AMAZING (buying traps and driving around town...)

Carmageddon


When I have time I'll think about it and try to remember, bet I'll think of at least 10/20 more.

"VAE VICTUS!!"

[Roderick Usher]

How about a few arcade classics

Joust
Dragon's Lair
Galaga
Ms. Pac Man

[massacre man]

The list of Resident Evil games...

The Suffering, The Suffering:Ties That Bind.

[Despare]

Oh yeah, add Pinball of the Dead and Typing of the Dead just to have a pinball game and educational game on the list. :)

Typing of the dead is great btw.

[Despare]

Alone in the Dark
Sweet Home
Clocktower
The Haunting: Starring Poulterguy
Shadow Man
Messiah
Jade Empire (the demons and the whole dead orphans thing)
Mortal Kombat
Master of Monsters
Prey (sci-fi horror)
Halo 1 & 2 (more Sci-Fi stuff, does that count?)
Gears of War (more horror than Halo, some parts like Pitch Black)
Hunter: The Reckoning
Darkwatch
Deathrow (sports + decapitations)
Cold Fear
Psi-Ops
Painkiller: Hell Wars Review
Undying
Dino Crisis
Parasite Eve
The Thing
The Secret of Monkey Island (ok not TOO much horror, but there's some!)
Hexen
Darkstalkers
Zork (text based, had lots of horror elemnets...)
Blackthorne
Barbarian (loved beheading somebody and having the troll come get the head)
Might and Magic (lots of D&D based games had horror elements)
Mutant League Football (and Hockey)
Out of this World (the beginning alone with that black beast...)
Flashback
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Alien 3
Gargoyles

[Phalanx]

So we're just going with "whatever" now?
OK.

Shining Force
"n"
Bomberman World
Operation Bodycount
Donkey Kong (Gameboy version)
D&D: Shadows over Mystaria
Quest for Glory series
The EARLY sonic series, before it turned into something else...
Ghostbusters on Genesis
Sam & Max
Rolo the Elephant (kiddy, but anyone who's played it HAS TO acknowledge it's awesomeness)
Time Killers
Broken Sword (One day I'd like to play them all)
Shadow of the Beast
Psycho Fox
MarioLand 2: 6 Golden Coins
Wonderboy in Monsterland
Aztek Adventure
Dino Crisis 2
Kickle Cubicle
Rock N Roll Racing (the original, not that 3d peice of shit)
Earthworm Jim
Cadillaics & Dinosaurs
Cannon Fodder
Crypt Killers
B.A.A.L
Golden Sun
Soleil

...I can probably get back with more.

[Despare]

So we're just going with "whatever" now?
OK.

Shining Force
"n"
Bomberman World
Operation Bodycount
Donkey Kong (Gameboy version)
D&D: Shadows over Mystaria
Quest for Glory series
The EARLY sonic series, before it turned into something else...
Ghostbusters on Genesis
Sam & Max
Rolo the Elephant (kiddy, but anyone who's played it HAS TO acknowledge it's awesomeness)
Time Killers
Broken Sword (One day I'd like to play them all)
Shadow of the Beast
Psycho Fox
MarioLand 2: 6 Golden Coins
Wonderboy in Monsterland
Aztek Adventure
Dino Crisis 2
Kickle Cubicle
Rock N Roll Racing (the original, not that 3d peice of shit)
Earthworm Jim
Cadillaics & Dinosaurs
Cannon Fodder
Crypt Killers
B.A.A.L
Golden Sun
Soleil

...I can probably get back with more.

No, ALL of mine had a lot of elements of horror. Some of yours do, a couple were mentioned, and a few are just confusing. Donkey kong? Mario World?
Earthworm Jim has a couple elements but I didn't list that because it really didn thave enough, just an evil cat and some cool music when you fought him. Rock N' Roll Racing I almost listed because of the characters. Obviously D&D games include monsters of all kinds. Bomberman and Sonic are just silly...
Oh well, just my opinion.

[Phalanx]

No, ALL of mine had a lot of elements of horror. Some of yours do, a couple were mentioned, and a few are just confusing. Donkey kong? Mario World?
Earthworm Jim has a couple elements but I didn't list that because it really didn thave enough, just an evil cat and some cool music when you fought him. Rock N' Roll Racing I almost listed because of the characters. Obviously D&D games include monsters of all kinds. Bomberman and Sonic are just silly...
Oh well, just my opinion.

I wasn't specifically referring to your list, actually.
I saw that there were some non-horror titles going on, so I added as such.

Donkey Kong = Well...was King Kong not considered horror at some point? Giant monstrous ape and all? DK had the same, and a bunch of at least 20+ types of different "monsters" of the creepycrawly variety. I think the ape alone gets this one.
I didn't mention Mario World, I mentioned Marioland 2, which has ghosts, and a haunted castle level towards the end with the first appearance of Wario, which was something like a mutated goblin...
Bomberman had ghosts, and suicide bombers, it was pretty tense.
Sonic - tell me you didn't feel an sense of impending doom in the underwater and lava levels...ok, maybe it wasn't "horror", but it had the same effect at times IMO.

Earthworm Jim I agree on. The Hell Level, the freaky bosses...etc.

But, I'm willing to sort out my list a LITTLE.

Shining Force
Bomberman World
Operation Bodycount
Donkey Kong (Gameboy version)
D&D: Shadows over Mystaria
Quest for Glory series
Ghostbusters on Genesis
Time Killers
Broken Sword (One day I'd like to play them all)
Shadow of the Beast
MarioLand 2: 6 Golden Coins
Wonderboy in Monsterland
Dino Crisis 2
Earthworm Jim
Cadillaics & Dinosaurs
Crypt Killers
B.A.A.L
Soleil - Cool eerie feel, good atmo and music.

How 'bout "earthbound", mutant alien invasion storyline, definately horror-ish, even though full of comedy.

Space Gun
Demons Crest

[Despare]

Earthbound rules, enough said there.

Phantasmagoria, can't forget that.

I guess whether it's "horror" or not can be debated, that's what the list is for right? :)

[GetrDone]

ok who's spending half their day on ign.com haha ;)

[Phalanx]

I haven't looked up a single thing myself, I've played all these.

7th Guest?
And...uh....one I remember but not by name, it was on genesis, you wake up with some doctors talking, and you're in a morgue drawer, supposedly "dead".
Game starts from there. Action/rpg. Seemed a little twisted and pretty cool.

[GetrDone]

I believe you, because I'm bad like that too. I used to collect old games and systems but recently sold them all. I had around 10 nes systems and 300 nes games alone. decided to give it up and get more movies. I figured I'd use the movies more than the games but since I've been buying I've gotten around 150 movies and not opened the first one. but still they display nicely until I do decide to watch them

[Despare]

ok who's spending half their day on ign.com haha ;)


Played every game listed....
I guess it helped to be exposed to videogames at 3 years old because my mom and dad were into them. :)

[The Flayed One]

I don't think I've seen Sacrifice mentioned yet.

[The Mothman]

Nightmare 3D
http://www.freewebs.com/pandamonium/n3d.gif

[VampiricClown]

Some of the games I remember playing that I enjoyed:

Monster In My Pocket
Monster Party
Demons Crest
Koudelka
Shadow Hearts
Fatal Frame II
Blood Omen 2

Not sure if those were mentioned yet, but I wanted to type them down before I forgot.

[VampiricClown]

Oh, and I forgot "Carnevil". A lot of the lists on here have some of my favorite games on them.

[Disease]

Resident Evil 2 was great, also Alien Trilogy!

[The Mothman]

Oh, and I forgot "Carnevil". A lot of the lists on here have some of my favorite games on them.

forgot about that one. fun arcade game.

Evil Night was also a fun acrade game. dudes with weedwackers and drills using them as weapons....

Area 51, also decent arcade game.

[Despare]

Thanks VClown, almost forgot Monstery Party! Was just dropping in to suggest it.
http://www.flyingomelette.com/reviews/nes/screens/mpartydeadtree.gif

[The Flayed One]

OK, let's get some organization going on here. A little sorting and I find out we have 178 suggestions. There are actually more games than that, especially if you're going to vote on each individual game for the series. I'll try to find a little time to sort them all out, like the Gabriel Knight, Zork, Resident Evil & Circle of Blood series, just to name a few. Also, there's a lot for the C64, Coleco, Intelivision and such that I need to look up because I can't remember the names. Here ya go, Vod:

5 Days a Guest
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Alien 3
Alien Crush
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens Vs Predator 2
Alone in the Dark
Altered Beast
American McGees' Alice
Area 51
Arkham Horror
B.A.A.L
Barbarian
Black Stone Chronicles
Blackthorne
Blood
Blood 2
Blood Omen 2
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Bloodrayne
Boktai
Bomberman World
Breakdown
Broken Sword
Cadillaics & Dinosaurs
Call of Cthulhu
Carmageddon
Carnevil
Carrier
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Chill
Clive Barker's Undying
Clock Tower
Cold Fear
Crypt Killers
D
D&D: Shadows over Mystaria
Dark Wizard
Darkstalkers
Darkwatch
Dead Rising
Deathrow
Deception
déjà vu
Demons Crest
Deus Ex
Diablo
Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis 2
Donkey Kong (Gameboy version)
Doom
Doom 2
Doom 3
Dragon's Lair
Duke Nuke'em
Dungeon Keeper
Earthbound
Earthworm Jim
Eternal Darkness
F.E.A.R.
Fallout
Farenheit AKA Indigo Prophecy
Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame II
Flashback
Flashback - The quest for Identity
Friday the 13th
Gabriel Knight
Galaga
Gargoyles
Gargoyles Quest
Gears of War
Ghostbusters (C64)
Ghostbusters on Genesis
Ghouls and Ghosts
God of War
Grim Fandango
Gungrave: Overdose
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Halo
Halo 2
Haunted House
Heritic
Hexen
House of the Dead
Hunter: The Reckoning
Illbleed
Jade Empire
Joust
Killer 7
Koudelka
Kuon
Land Of The Dead
Luigi's Mansion
Maniac Mansion
MarioLand 2: 6 Golden Coins
Master of Monsters
Max Payne
Messiah
Metal Slug 2
Might and Magic
Monster In My Pocket
Monster Party
Morrowind
Mortal Kombat
Ms. Pac Man
Mutant League Football
Nightmare 3D
Nightmare creatures
Oblivion (lots of Vampire stuff)
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Operation Bodycount
Ouija
Out of this World
Painkiller
Painkiller: Hell Wars Review
Parasite Eve
Persona
Phantasmagoria
Pinball of the Dead
Postal
Postal 2: Apocolypse
Prey
Psi-Ops
Quake
Quake 2
Quake 4
Quest for Glory
Ravenloft
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 0
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
rise of the triad
Sacrifice
Shadow Hearts
Shadow Man
Shadow of the Beast
shadow warrior
Shadowgate
Shadowrun
Shining Force
Shivers
Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 4
Siren
Soleil
Soul Reaver
Space Gun
Splatterhouse
Star Trek: Elite Force 2
Super Ghouls and Ghosts
Sweet Home
Sword of the Beserk
System Shock
System Shock 2
The 11th Hour
The 7th Guest
The Haunting: Starring Poulterguy
The Secret of Monkey Island
The Suffering
The Suffering: Ties That Bind
The Thing
They Hunger
Time Killers
Twisted Metal: Black (darkest in the series)
Typing of the Dead
Undying
Unreal
Unreal 2: the Awakening
Vampire the Masquerade
Werewolf the Apocalypse
Werewolf: the Last Warrior
Wonderboy in Monsterland
Zombies ate my neighbors
Zork

Also, not to step on your toes, Vod, but I might suggest to the wonderful HDCers submitting suggestions that you compose your list as above, omitting comments afterwords so it's easier to copy and paste into a spreadsheet. If you can, also try to use full game titles.

[VampiricClown]

It sucked, but there was a game called Killing Zone on the original Playstation.

[The Mothman]

Manhunt...

[Despare]

IAnd...uh....one I remember but not by name, it was on genesis, you wake up with some doctors talking, and you're in a morgue drawer, supposedly "dead".
Game starts from there. Action/rpg. Seemed a little twisted and pretty cool.

Thinking of Shadowrun? Great game...

[Phalanx]

Yup, that was it.
I think there was actually 2 different versions of the game, 'cos I remember playing another that was completely different, but yeah, the one with the body in the drawer, was cool...

Flayed, you forgot "NOES nes"
and flashback's there twice.

I have never played much of this one, but "day of the tentacle".

I'd also like to add
shining force
Goblin invasion, badguys calling demon spirits and dragons, monsters aplenty.

[Despare]

Demon's Crest

[Despare]

Man this thread has me plugging my 360 controller into the pc and firing up the EMUs.

Soul Blazer
Syndicate

[The_Return]

Man this thread has me plugging my 360 controller into the pc and firing up the EMUs.

http://www.webfocus.co.nz/webfocus/photos/pic-emu.jpg

[Roderick Usher]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k115/RoderickUsher_2006/pic19.jpg

Dragon's Lair!!!!!!!!!

[newb]

You people are forgetting the most horrifying game ever....I shudder when I think about it.

I was just a young man of 22 when I purchased my first gaming system.....well...second if you count PONG. I'm talking about the Intellivision.A fucking powerhouse of a system.It was a dark and stormy night ....the wind was blowing outside, rain dancing on the roof....off in the distance a lone wolf did howl [ok..maybe it was a dog]...I open the package of my new game...pop open a beer...and start to play. Nothing could prepare me for the horror....nothing.

Giant spiders....big bats...and robots...yes robots.I'm talking of no other than...











NIGHTSTALKER

http://www.videogamecritic.net/images/intel/night_stalker.png

[Despare]

Nightstalker? Never played it... looks intense, almost like Adventure.

I decided to look into PC game from the underdogs I could get and haven't played yet, may have some new submissions if I get time to play.

[Despare]

http://www.webfocus.co.nz/webfocus/photos/pic-emu.jpg

Sorry, emulators. smartass :)

[Roderick Usher]

LOVED intellivision!!!!

Thoses ridiculous plastic sheets you had to slide over the keypad. Good times

[newb]

LOVED intellivision!!!!

Thoses ridiculous plastic sheets you had to slide over the keypad. Good times

I gotta say...it worked pretty good though.

http://www.axess.com/twilight/console/detail/intv.jpg

[The_Return]

Sorry, emulators. smartass :)

Teehee:p ...and damn proud of it

[Despare]

I gotta say...it worked pretty good though.

http://www.axess.com/twilight/console/detail/intv.jpg

Reminds me of the Coleco controller because of all the Coleco I played. Sitting down with Turbo and the steering wheel w/pedals, shifting with the controller. Man that was fun. Anyway, back to horror games. Has anybody played the PC game The Dark Eye?

[Vodstok]

OK, let's get some organization going on here. A little sorting and I find out we have 178 suggestions. There are actually more games than that, especially if you're going to vote on each individual game for the series. I'll try to find a little time to sort them all out, like the Gabriel Knight, Zork, Resident Evil & Circle of Blood series, just to name a few. Also, there's a lot for the C64, Coleco, Intelivision and such that I need to look up because I can't remember the names. Here ya go, Vod:

5 Days a Guest
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Alien 3
Alien Crush
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens Vs Predator 2
Alone in the Dark
Altered Beast
American McGees' Alice
Area 51
Arkham Horror
B.A.A.L
Barbarian
Black Stone Chronicles
Blackthorne
Blood
Blood 2
Blood Omen 2
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Bloodrayne
Boktai
Bomberman World
Breakdown
Broken Sword
Cadillaics & Dinosaurs
Call of Cthulhu
Carmageddon
Carnevil
Carrier
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Chill
Clive Barker's Undying
Clock Tower
Cold Fear
Crypt Killers
D
D&D: Shadows over Mystaria
Dark Wizard
Darkstalkers
Darkwatch
Dead Rising
Deathrow
Deception
déjà vu
Demons Crest
Deus Ex
Diablo
Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis 2
Donkey Kong (Gameboy version)
Doom
Doom 2
Doom 3
Dragon's Lair
Duke Nuke'em
Dungeon Keeper
Earthbound
Earthworm Jim
Eternal Darkness
F.E.A.R.
Fallout
Farenheit AKA Indigo Prophecy
Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame II
Flashback
Flashback - The quest for Identity
Friday the 13th
Gabriel Knight
Galaga
Gargoyles
Gargoyles Quest
Gears of War
Ghostbusters (C64)
Ghostbusters on Genesis
Ghouls and Ghosts
God of War
Grim Fandango
Gungrave: Overdose
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Halo
Halo 2
Haunted House
Heritic
Hexen
House of the Dead
Hunter: The Reckoning
Illbleed
Jade Empire
Joust
Killer 7
Koudelka
Kuon
Land Of The Dead
Luigi's Mansion
Maniac Mansion
MarioLand 2: 6 Golden Coins
Master of Monsters
Max Payne
Messiah
Metal Slug 2
Might and Magic
Monster In My Pocket
Monster Party
Morrowind
Mortal Kombat
Ms. Pac Man
Mutant League Football
Nightmare 3D
Nightmare creatures
Oblivion (lots of Vampire stuff)
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Operation Bodycount
Ouija
Out of this World
Painkiller
Painkiller: Hell Wars Review
Parasite Eve
Persona
Phantasmagoria
Pinball of the Dead
Postal
Postal 2: Apocolypse
Prey
Psi-Ops
Quake
Quake 2
Quake 4
Quest for Glory
Ravenloft
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 0
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
rise of the triad
Sacrifice
Shadow Hearts
Shadow Man
Shadow of the Beast
shadow warrior
Shadowgate
Shadowrun
Shining Force
Shivers
Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 4
Siren
Soleil
Soul Reaver
Space Gun
Splatterhouse
Star Trek: Elite Force 2
Super Ghouls and Ghosts
Sweet Home
Sword of the Beserk
System Shock
System Shock 2
The 11th Hour
The 7th Guest
The Haunting: Starring Poulterguy
The Secret of Monkey Island
The Suffering
The Suffering: Ties That Bind
The Thing
They Hunger
Time Killers
Twisted Metal: Black (darkest in the series)
Typing of the Dead
Undying
Unreal
Unreal 2: the Awakening
Vampire the Masquerade
Werewolf the Apocalypse
Werewolf: the Last Warrior
Wonderboy in Monsterland
Zombies ate my neighbors
Zork

Also, not to step on your toes, Vod, but I might suggest to the wonderful HDCers submitting suggestions that you compose your list as above, omitting comments afterwords so it's easier to copy and paste into a spreadsheet. If you can, also try to use full game titles.


I have a nice excel spreadsheet going :)

Im not slacking, just work was hell yesterday. i am not flaking out :)

[The Mothman]

ever scince i got my Atari 2600 on ebay
http://images.tomshardware.com/2005/08/20/when_movie_tie/atari-2600.jpg
ive been playing a lot of missile command.
http://www.speccy.org/sromero/atari/scrshots/missile_command.jpg
taht game gets intense. im telling you. kinda like the tetris panic, once missles come in hardcore, it gets pretty hairy.

i love my atari.
http://www.overclocked.org/img/emu26004.jpg

[The Flayed One]

i love my atari.
http://www.overclocked.org/img/emu26004.jpg

http://www.homemade-sex-toys.com/joystick/

[The Mothman]

http://www.homemade-sex-toys.com/joystick/

lol. im kinda glad thats blocked.

[The Flayed One]

TurboBUMPalicious

[Phalanx]

So....what's up with this?

Adding - The Colonels Bequest

[Despare]

http://members.arstechnica.com/x/jamilla/bump.gif .

[_____V_____]

D - now there's a game I havent heard about in years...remember playing it about 7-8 years back...I got stuck in the stage where the armored knight walks over and trips the girl into the pit...back to the beginning again...it used to be so frustrating...till I noticed the little arrow pointing to one side just before the knight struck...and presto, moving on!:D ...A tad slow but nevertheless an excellent, excellent game.

Reminds me of two others on the PS :-

Dracula: Resurrection
Dracula 2: Last Sanctuary

Nice combo of atmosphere in a game if ever there was one. Frustrating to solve the puzzles too.

[The STE]

Realms of the Haunting.
http://www.realmsofthehaunting.com/

One of my favorite games. I'd probably still play it (often partially covering my eyes) now and then if I hadn't loaned it to a friend who subsequently lost (or, possibly, "lost") it.

[Despare]

Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbump!
Vod's busy getting a new job but that doesn't mean this thread should die!
Hopefully Harker's out by the time this list gets goin. :)
http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/5462/2h/images.gamezone.com/screens/31/0/85/s31085_360_15.jpg

[Despare]

Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbump!
Vod's busy getting a new job but that doesn't mean this thread should die!
Hopefully Harker's out by the time this list gets goin. :)
http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/5462/2h/images.gamezone.com/screens/31/0/85/s31085_360_15.jpg

Harker's still not out... either is the list...

[VampiricClown]

No one mentioned Condemened. :eek:

[Doc Faustus]

There was a great DOS game called Veil of Darkness that revolved around hunting a vampire. Sid Meier's Darklands created a bleak medieval world with lots of horror elements and a harsh reality that pissed off many a power gamer. Baldur's Gate 2 has several moments of horror and a strong horror plot at its core. As for pencil and paper roleplaying games Deadlands features a dark, steampunk wildwest.

[Zombigal75]

I have a few to add...they may have been said but I havent read all the posts

Nightmare board game
Phamtasmagoria video game
Atmosphere board game

[Despare]

Oh Vod...

[Posher778]

Why does it have to be just horror?Booooooo

[AmericanManiac]

No one mentioned Condemened. :eek:

Right here I just started playing it, the second one! The first was awesome and It drew me into a trance, the second is doing the same!

[Despare]

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/Animations/bump.gif

[The Mothman]

The Darkness
Nightmare 3D
Condemned 1 & 2

[Azazel005]

Ooooh how nifty. I just saw this here with the umping and what not... and whiel I am not really sure how these lest-ey things work here (I will research it around when I get some time) I'd be pleased to help out ehre. I think there are som fantastic suggestions and some which are just too thin on horrific elements to truly fit, as well as some pretty surprising omissions from my POV.

I am actually gonna have quite a bit of time on my hands at the end of the week, and I'd love to help this get cleaned up.

[neverending]

When I saw the title of this thread I actually thought it was going to be about gamins... silly me.

[_____V_____]

*BUMP*

I hope Vod has no objection if I take over this. 3 years in the simmers, its high-time it was completed.

Adding the later suggestions to Flayed's master list, we have 202 entries -

5 Days a Guest
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Alien 3
Alien Crush
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens Vs Predator 2
Alone in the Dark
Altered Beast
American McGees' Alice
Area 51
Arkham Horror
B.A.A.L
Barbarian
Black Stone Chronicles
Blackthorne
Blood
Blood 2
Blood Omen 2
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Bloodrayne
Boktai
Bomberman World
Breakdown
Broken Sword
Cadillaics & Dinosaurs
Call of Cthulhu
Carmageddon
Carnevil
Carrier
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Chill
Clive Barker's Undying
Clock Tower
Cold Fear
Crypt Killers
D
D&D: Shadows over Mystaria
Dark Wizard
Darkstalkers
Darkwatch
Dead Rising
Deathrow
Deception
déjà vu
Demons Crest
Deus Ex
Diablo
Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis 2
Donkey Kong (Gameboy version)
Doom
Doom 2
Doom 3
Dragon's Lair
Duke Nuke'em
Dungeon Keeper
Earthbound
Earthworm Jim
Eternal Darkness
F.E.A.R.
Fallout
Farenheit AKA Indigo Prophecy
Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame II
Flashback
NOES nes
Friday the 13th
Gabriel Knight
Galaga
Gargoyles
Gargoyles Quest
Gears of War
Ghostbusters (C64)
Ghostbusters on Genesis
Ghouls and Ghosts
God of War
Grim Fandango
Gungrave: Overdose
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Halo
Halo 2
Haunted House
Heritic
Hexen
House of the Dead
Hunter: The Reckoning
Illbleed
Jade Empire
Joust
Killer 7
Koudelka
Kuon
Land Of The Dead
Luigi's Mansion
Maniac Mansion
MarioLand 2: 6 Golden Coins
Master of Monsters
Max Payne
Messiah
Metal Slug 2
Might and Magic
Monster In My Pocket
Monster Party
Morrowind
Mortal Kombat
Ms. Pac Man
Mutant League Football
Nightmare 3D
Nightmare creatures
Oblivion (lots of Vampire stuff)
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Operation Bodycount
Ouija
Out of this World
Painkiller
Painkiller: Hell Wars Review
Parasite Eve
Persona
Phantasmagoria
Pinball of the Dead
Postal
Postal 2: Apocolypse
Prey
Psi-Ops
Quake
Quake 2
Quake 4
Quest for Glory
Ravenloft
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 0
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
rise of the triad
Sacrifice
Shadow Hearts
Shadow Man
Shadow of the Beast
shadow warrior
Shadowgate
Shadowrun
Shining Force
Shivers
Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 4
Siren
Soleil
Soul Reaver
Space Gun
Splatterhouse
Star Trek: Elite Force 2
Super Ghouls and Ghosts
Sweet Home
Sword of the Beserk
System Shock
System Shock 2
The 11th Hour
The 7th Guest
The Haunting: Starring Poulterguy
The Secret of Monkey Island
The Suffering
The Suffering: Ties That Bind
The Thing
They Hunger
Time Killers
Twisted Metal: Black (darkest in the series)
Typing of the Dead
Undying
Unreal
Unreal 2: the Awakening
Vampire the Masquerade
Werewolf the Apocalypse
Werewolf: the Last Warrior
Wonderboy in Monsterland
Zombies ate my neighbors
Zork
Atmosphere board game
Baldur's Gate 2
Condemned
Condemned 2 Criminal Origins
day of the tentacle
Demon's Crest
Dracula 2: Last Sanctuary
Dracula: Resurrection
Goblin invasion
Harker
Killing Zone
Manhunt
Nightmare board game
NIGHTSTALKER
Phamtasmagoria video game
Realms of the Haunting
shining force
Sid Meier's Darklands
Soul Blazer
Syndicate
The Colonels Bequest
The Dark Eye
The Darkness
Veil of Darkness


Also, its been nearly a year since this was updated last. We have had Dead Space, Left 4 Dead 1 & 2, Bioshock released in-between...

...any other good ones?

[VampiricClown]

Fatal Frame III
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Rule Of Rose
Shadow Of Destiny
F.E.A.R. Files
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Halo 3
Gears Of War 2
BloodRayne 2

?

On a possible, being that I haven't played it....SAW?

[massacre man]

I think I'll nominate The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Some of that game is pretty damn eerie and managed to give me a big fat, family-size case of the creeps.

[_____V_____]

Noted.

Any others?

[Ferox13]

Er... it's been out for like two years... It really sucks though. Not recommended at all.

For board games, Arkham Horror.

I was going to post that loved the game..

Also the Call of Cthulhu RPG...

http://hzero.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/va09_bignew.jpg


http://www.coolstuffinc.com/images/Products/Misc%20Art/Flying%20Frog%20Productions/ffg_lastnightonearth.jpg

Never played this but i loved this Ad:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2890532682_b1df7f4ce2.jpg?v=0

[Angra]

Silent Hill 5.

Oh yea

[Ferox13]

http://www.texturemonkey.com/HCG/blog/chiller_(11).jpg

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/1/19269/773830-zombies_second_edition_cover_large.jpg

Dungeon and Dragons definally has Horrific elements - Zombies, Demons etc etc.

http://www.racketboy.com/retro/friday13-cover.jpg

Vampire the masquerade is both a pen and paper RPG and a computer one..

http://news.filefront.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/vampire-bloodlines.jpg

[Doc Faustus]

Since it stars a horror icon, I would say the Godzilla NES game would be valid as would future games featuring the character.

[missmacabre]

I'll second Arkham Horror. Played it a few weeks back, good times fightin' the old gods with tommy guns.

[Ferox13]

I'll second Arkham Horror. Played it a few weeks back, good times fightin' the old gods with tommy guns.

I was working at a agming Con a few months back and saw it for sale - not played it in years..I should have bought it - there's lots of expansions too it seems.

[_____V_____]

*bump*

This project has been on the burners for such a long time, it's a shame we haven't sat down together to nail the Top 100 yet.

Looking back through the thread and adding all the later suggestions, we have a final master/massive list of 251 recommendations (taking out the duplicates and fine-proofing the entries).

What I want from all of you, is to send me a list of your chosen Top 20 games from this list which, in your opinion, is a must-play game for you.

As always, more recs are always welcome. (Since we had a long gap from the last post above, maybe we are missing out on some quality games which you might have happened to chance by in the meanwhile)


Here we go -

5 Days a Guest
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Alien 3
Alien Crush
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens
Aliens Vs Predator 2
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark 2
Altered Beast
Amber: Journeys Beyond
American McGees' Alice
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Area 51
Arkham Horror
Atmosphere board game
Attack of the Mutants
B.A.A.L
Baldur's Gate 2
Barbarian
Bioshock
Bioshock 2
Black Mirror
Black Stone Chronicles
Blackthorne
Blood
Blood 2
Blood Omen 2
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Bloodrayne
BloodRayne 2
Boktai
Bomberman World
Breakdown
Broken Sword
Cadillacs & Dinosaurs
Call of Cthulhu
Carmageddon
Carnevil
Carrier
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Chill
Chiller
Clive Barker's Undying
Clock Tower
Cold Fear
Condemned
Condemned 2 Criminal Origins
Crypt Killers
D
D 2
D&D: Shadows over Mystaria
Dark Wizard
Darkstalkers
Darkwatch
Day of the Tentacle
Dead Rising
Dead Space
Dead Space 2
Deadlands
Deathrow
Deception
Déjà Vu
Demon's Crest
Deus Ex
Diablo
Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis 2
Donkey Kong (Gameboy version)
Doom
Doom 2
Doom 3
Dracula 2: Last Sanctuary
Dracula: Resurrection
Dragon's Lair
Duke Nukem: Plutonium Pack
Dungeon Keeper
Earthbound
Earthworm Jim
Eternal Darkness
Evil Dead A Fistful of Boomstick
Evil Dead Regeneration
Evil Night
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Fallout
Farenheit AKA Indigo Prophecy
Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame II
Fatal Frame III
Final Fantasy 7
Flashback
Friday the 13th
Gabriel Knight
Galaga
Galahad
Gargoyles
Gargoyles Quest
Gears of War
Gears Of War 2
Ghostbusters (C64)
Ghostbusters (Genesis)
Ghosts and Goblins
Ghouls and Ghosts
Goblin invasion
God of War
God of War II
Godzilla
Grim Fandango
Gungrave: Overdose
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Halo
Halo 2
Halo 3
Harker
Haunted House
Haunting Ground
Heretic
Hexen
House of the Dead
Hunter: The Reckoning
Illbleed
Jade Empire
Jericho
Joust
Killer 7
Killing Zone
Koudelka
Kuon
Land Of The Dead
Left 4 Dead 1 & 2
Luigi's Mansion
Manhunt
Maniac Mansion
MarioLand 2: 6 Golden Coins
Master of Monsters
Max Payne
Messiah
Metal Slug 2
Might and Magic
Monster In My Pocket
Monster Party
Morrowind
Mortal Kombat
Ms. Pac Man
Mutant League Football (and Hockey)
Night Trap
Nightmare 3D
Nightmare board game
Nightmare creatures
NIGHTSTALKER
Oblivion
ObsCure
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Operation Bodycount
Ouija Board
Out of this World
Painkiller
Painkiller: Hell Wars
Parasite Eve
Penumbra: Black Plague
Persona
Phantasmagoria
Pinball of the Dead
Postal
Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend
Prey
Psi-Ops
Quake
Quake 2
Quake 4
Quest for Glory
Ravenloft
Realms of the Haunting
Red Dead Redemption
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 0
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 5
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Rise of the Triad
Rule Of Rose
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. : Shadow of Chernobyl
Sacrifice
Sanitarium
SAW
Scratches
Secrets Of Mana
Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Shadow Man
Shadow Of Destiny
Shadow of the Beast
Shadow Warrior
Shadowgate
Shadowrun
Shining Force
Shining Force 2
Shining Force 3
Shining In The Darkness
Shivers
Sid Meier's Darklands
Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 4
Silent Hill 5
Siren
Soleil
Soul Blazer
Soul Reaver
Space Gun
Splatterhouse
Star Trek: Elite Force 2
Super Ghouls and Ghosts
Sweet Home
Sword of the Beserk
Sword Of Vermillion
Syndicate
System Shock
System Shock 2
Tales Of Phantasia
The 11th Hour
The 7th Guest
The Aliens Trilogy
The Colonels Bequest
The Dark Eye
The Darkness
The Haunting: Starring Poulterguy
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Secret of Monkey Island
The Suffering
The Suffering: Ties That Bind
The Thing
They Hunger
Time Killers
Twisted Metal: Black
Typing of the Dead
Unreal
Unreal 2: the Awakening
Vampire the Masquerade
Veil of Darkness
Werewolf the Apocalypse
Werewolf: the Last Warrior
Wonderboy in Monsterland
Zombies
Zombies ate my neighbors
Zork


Let's do this and finalise the 100. It's been a long time coming and it deserves it's place in HDC's Stickied threads.

I am finalising my 20 from the above right now.

[TheWickerFan]

I'll have to enlist the help of my children.:o

[_____V_____]

Good. We can use all the help we can get, WF. :)

Looking through the list, I think we forgot some good ones -

Scratches (really fantastic atmospheric horror)
Black Mirror
Sanitarium (I loved this!)
Amber: Journeys Beyond (top horror gameplay, if there ever was one)


Some new ones -

Resident Evil 5
Bioshock 2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. : Shadow of Chernobyl
Penumbra: Black Plague


...off the top of my head. Adding them to the master list above.

[TheWickerFan]

I'm sure you're going to get bombarded with games that have been released since December 2009 that should make the list.

Red Dead Redemption immediately springs to mind.

[Fearonsarms]

Can't believe no one mentioned Night Trap for the Mega CD first game were you where a serial killer setting traps for the victims.

Also
Tales Of Phantasia
Sword Of Vermillion
Shining Force 2 (my fave horror game of all time)
Shining Force 3
Shining In The Darkness
Galahad
Secrets Of Mana

[_____V_____]

Added, plus some more which I remembered earlier.

Total recs stand boosted to 251. Keep them coming!

[swiss tony]

Without reading the entire thread, are PC games being considered? If so, World of Warcraft and the Total War series are landmark games. If not, apologies for my laziness!:)

[Fearonsarms]

As far as I know games from any format are to be included

[TheWickerFan]

I talked to my son, and he picked his 20 from the list. He had plenty of recommendations, but I wasn't 100% sure if the games had to be horror related. Let me know, and I'll get his recs down.

Anyway, his top 20:

Earthbound
Doom 3
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Mortal Kombat
Grim Fandango
God Of War
Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Bioshock
Gears Of War
Ghouls And Ghosts
Jade Empire
Half Life
F.E.A.R.
Ms. Pac-Man
Final Fantasy VII
Arkham Horror
Morrowind

[TheWickerFan]

My recommendations (all board, card, and PC games)

Hero Quest (board game)
Battle Masters (board game)
Vampire Hunter (board game)
Dracula Resurrection (PC)
Dracula The Last Sanctuary (PC)
Goosebumps Escape From Horrorland (PC)
Fearsome Floors (board game)
MacGregor (board game)
Lord Of The Fries (card game)
Dracula Unleashed (PC)
Vampire (card game)
Monsters Menace America (board game)
Hexenwerk (tile game)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (board game)
Mystery Rummy: Jack The Ripper (card game)

[_____V_____]

Without reading the entire thread, are PC games being considered? If so, World of Warcraft and the Total War series are landmark games. If not, apologies for my laziness!:)

All games which are horror-related or have horror themes to them, be it board, card, puzzle, PC, or console-based.

As far as I know games from any format are to be included

Not just any games. They have to be horror related.

[swiss tony]

Okay, thanks for clearing that up.

Does anyone remember a play dough game from 30ish years ago that was basically a vampires crypt or dungeon of some type with several monster moulds?

Also, did anyone have the horror/monster top trumps deck? I remember the torturer/gaoler card being particularly graphic and staying with me for quite a while.

[_____V_____]

*bump*

Angra, get in here! :mad:

[_____V_____]

Updated list (upto 268 recs!)-

5 Days a Guest
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Alien 3
Alien Crush
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens
Aliens Vs Predator 2
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark 2
Alone in the dark 4 (Ps2)
Altered Beast
Amber Journeys Beyond
American McGees' Alice
Amnesia The Dark Descent
Area 51
Arkham Horror
Atmosphere board game
Attack of the Mutants
B.A.A.L
Baldur's Gate 2
Barbarian
Battle Masters (board game)
Beyond the forbidden forrest (Commedore 64)
Bioshock
Bioshock 2
Black Mirror
Black Stone Chronicles
Blackthorne
Blood
Blood 2
Blood Omen 2
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Bloodrayne
BloodRayne 2
Boktai
Bomberman World
Breakdown
Broken Sword
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (board game)
Cadillacs & Dinosaurs
Call of Cthulhu
Carmageddon
Carnevil
Carrier
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Chill
Chiller
Clive Barker's Undying
Clock Tower
Clock Tower 3 (Ps2)
Cold Fear
Condemned
Condemned 2 Criminal Origins
Cryostasis
Crypt Killers
D
D 2
D&D: Shadows over Mystaria
Dark Wizard
Darkstalkers
Darkwatch
day of the tentacle
Dead Rising
Dead Rising 2
Dead Space
Dead Space 2
Deadlands
Deathrow
Deception
déjà vu
Demon's Crest
Deus Ex
Diablo
Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis 2
Donkey Kong (Gameboy version)
Doom
Doom 2
Doom 3
Dracula Resurrection (PC)
Dracula The Last Sanctuary (PC)
Dracula Unleashed (PC)
Dragon's Lair
Duke Nukem: Plutonium Pack
Dungeon Keeper
Earthbound
Earthworm Jim
Eternal Darkness
Evil Dead A Fistful of Boomstick
Evil Dead Regeneration
Evil Night
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Fallout
Farenheit AKA Indigo Prophecy
Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame II
Fatal Frame III
Fearsome Floors (board game)
Final Fantasy 7
Flashback
Friday the 13th
Gabriel Knight
Galaga
Gargoyles
Gargoyles Quest
Gears of War
Gears Of War 2
Ghostbusters (C64)
Ghostbusters on Genesis
Ghosts and Goblins
Ghouls and Ghosts
Goblin invasion
God of War
God of War II
Godzilla
Goosebumps Escape From Horrorland (PC)
Grim Fandango
Gungrave: Overdose
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Halo
Halo 2
Halo 3
Harker
Haunted House
Haunting Ground
Heretic
Hero Quest (board game)
Hexen
Hexenwerk (tile game)
Horror Top Trumps
House of the Dead
Hunter: The Reckoning
Illbleed
Jade Empire
Jericho
Joust
Killer 7
Killing Zone
Koudelka
Kuon
Land Of The Dead
Left 4 Dead 1 & 2
Lord Of The Fries (card game)
Luigi's Mansion
MacGregor (board game)
Manhunt
Maniac Mansion
MarioLand 2: 6 Golden Coins
Master of Monsters
Max Payne
Messiah
Metal Slug 2
Might and Magic
Monster In My Pocket
Monster Party
Monsters Menace America (board game)
Monsters Play Dough Set
Morrowind
Mortal Kombat
Ms. Pac Man
Mutant League Football (and Hockey)
Mystery Rummy: Jack The Ripper (card game)
Nightmare 3D
Nightmare board game
Nightmare creatures
NIGHTSTALKER
Nocturne (Pc)
Oblivion
ObsCure
Obscure II (Ps2)
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Operation Bodycount
Ouija Board
Out of this World
Painkiller
Painkiller: Hell Wars
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve II (Ps1)
Penumbra Black Plague
Persona
Phantasmagoria
Pinball of the Dead
Postal
Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend
Prey
Psi-Ops
Quake
Quake 2
Quake 4
Quest for Glory
Ravenloft
Realms of the Haunting
Red Dead Redemption
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 0
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 5
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
rise of the triad
Rule Of Rose
Sacrifice
Sanitarium
SAW
Scratches
Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Shadow Man
Shadow Of Destiny
Shadow of the Beast
shadow warrior
Shadowgate
Shadowrun
Shining Force
Shivers
Sid Meier's Darklands
Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 4
Silent Hill 5
Siren
Soleil
Soul Blazer
Soul Reaver
Space Gun
Splatterhouse
Stalker Shadow of Chernobyl
Star Trek: Elite Force 2
Steve Jackson & Ian Livingston Fighting Fantasy
Super Ghouls and Ghosts
Sweet Home
Sword of the Beserk
Syndicate
System Shock
System Shock 2
The 11th Hour
The 7th Guest
The Aliens Trilogy
The beast within (Pc)
The Colonels Bequest
The Dark Eye
The Darkness
The Haunting: Starring Poulterguy
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Secret of Monkey Island
The Suffering
The Suffering: Ties That Bind
The Thing
They Hunger
Time Killers
Twisted Metal: Black
Typing of the Dead
Unreal
Unreal 2: the Awakening
Vampire (card game)
Vampire Hunter (board game)
Vampire the Masquerade
Veil of Darkness
Werewolf the Apocalypse
Werewolf: the Last Warrior
Wonderboy in Monsterland
Zombies
Zombies ate my neighbors
Zork

Top 20 of WF's son noted. Need more...PLENTY more!

[TheWickerFan]

Oops! I see I recommended Dracula Resurrection and Dracula Last Sanctuary and they were already on the list. Sorry about that.:o

I'll get more horror/scary recommendations from my son today.

[swiss tony]

Well I formally recommend -

Monsters Play Doh Set
Horror Top Trumps
An all inclusive entry for all the Steve Jackson & Ian Livingston Fighting Fantasy and other series that fall within the genre.
The Chaos & Undead armies from the Warhammer Fantasy & 40k series.

[Angra]

Obscure II (Ps2)
Beyond the forbidden forrest (Commedore 64)
Nocturne (Pc)
The beast within (Pc)
Clock Tower 3 (Ps2)
Parasite Eve II (Ps1)
Alone in the dark 4 (Ps2)

[_____V_____]

Good ones. Added.

Any others which were good enough in the last year and half/couple years which we might have missed?

Let's give it 24 more hours, before we start zeroing in on our favorites to build the 100.

[Angra]

What about upcoming games such as Dead Island? I'm pretty certain that one is gonna be a smash hit.

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[_____V_____]

If it turns out to be good, we might have a look at it in the future. For now let's stick to the ones already released.

I think we are good to go. But still let's wait for 24 hours before we start finalising on the Final 100.

[Fearonsarms]

When I said games on any format-I meant horror related of course.

Here's more
Key To The Kingdom (board game)
Atmosfear (board game)
Story Of Thor
Mystic Defender
Eternal Champions

[ChronoGrl]

How about The Darkness (360)?

PC:
The 7th Guest
Phantasmagoria
Shivers

[_____V_____]

All of them already in, Chrono.

Adding Fearsonarms's recs and excluding duplicates...



Updated list (total 283 recs)-

5 Days a Guest
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Alien 3
Alien Crush
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens
Aliens Vs Predator 2
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark 2
Alone in the dark 4 (Ps2)
Altered Beast
Amber Journeys Beyond
American McGees' Alice
Amnesia The Dark Descent
Area 51
Arkham Horror
Atmosfear (board game)
Attack of the Mutants
B.A.A.L
Baldur's Gate 2
Barbarian
Battle Masters (board game)
Beyond the forbidden forrest (Commedore 64)
Bioshock
Bioshock 2
Black Mirror
Black Stone Chronicles
Blackthorne
Blood
Blood 2
Blood Omen 2
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Bloodrayne
BloodRayne 2
Boktai
Bomberman World
Breakdown
Broken Sword
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (board game)
Cadillacs & Dinosaurs
Call of Cthulhu
Carmageddon
Carnevil
Carrier
Castlevania
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Chill
Chiller
Clive Barker's Undying
Clock Tower
Clock Tower 3 (Ps2)
Cold Fear
Condemned
Condemned 2 Criminal Origins
Cryostasis
Crypt Killers
D
D 2
D&D: Shadows over Mystaria
Dark Wizard
Darkstalkers
Darkwatch
day of the tentacle
Dead Rising
Dead Space
Dead Space 2
Deadlands
Deathrow
Deception
déjà vu
Demon's Crest
Deus Ex
Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry II
Devil May Cry III: Devil's Awakening
Devil May Cry IV
Diablo
Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis 2
Donkey Kong (Gameboy version)
Doom
Doom 2
Doom 3
Dracula Resurrection (PC)
Dracula The Last Sanctuary (PC)
Dracula Unleashed (PC)
Dragon's Lair
Duke Nukem: Plutonium Pack
Dungeon Keeper
Earthbound
Earthworm Jim
Eternal Champions
Eternal Darkness
Evil Dead A Fistful of Boomstick
Evil Dead Regeneration
Evil Night
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Fallout
Farenheit AKA Indigo Prophecy
Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame II
Fatal Frame III
Fearsome Floors (board game)
Final Fantasy 7
Flashback
Friday the 13th
Gabriel Knight
Galaga
Gargoyles
Gargoyles Quest
Gears of War
Gears Of War 2
Ghostbusters (C64)
Ghostbusters on Genesis
Ghosts and Goblins
Ghouls and Ghosts
Goblin invasion
God of War
God of War II
Godzilla
Goosebumps Escape From Horrorland (PC)
Grim Fandango
Gungrave: Overdose
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Halo
Halo 2
Halo 3
Harker
Haunted House
Haunting Ground
Heavy Rain
Heretic
Hero Quest (board game)
Hexen
Hexenwerk (tile game)
Horror Top Trumps
House of the Dead
Hunter: The Reckoning
Illbleed
Jade Empire
Jericho
Joust
Key To The Kingdom (board game)
Killer 7
Killing Zone
Koudelka
Kuon
Land Of The Dead
Left 4 Dead 1 & 2
Lord Of The Fries (card game)
Luigi's Mansion
MacGregor (board game)
Manhunt
Maniac Mansion
MarioLand 2: 6 Golden Coins
Master of Monsters
Max Payne
Messiah
Metal Slug 2
Might and Magic
Monster In My Pocket
Monster Bash
Monster Party
Monsters Menace America (board game)
Monsters Play Dough Set
Morrowind
Mortal Kombat
Ms. Pac Man
Mutant League Football (and Hockey)
Mystery Rummy: Jack The Ripper (card game)
Mystic Defender
Nightmare 3D
Nightmare board game
Nightmare creatures
NIGHTSTALKER
Nocturne (Pc)
Oblivion
ObsCure
Obscure II (Ps2)
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Operation Bodycount
Ouija Board
Out of this World
Painkiller
Painkiller: Hell Wars
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve II (Ps1)
Penumbra Black Plague
Persona
Phantasmagoria
Pinball of the Dead
Postal
Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend
Prey
Psi-Ops
Quake
Quake 2
Quake 4
Quest for Glory
Ravenloft
Realms of the Haunting
Red Dead Redemption
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 0
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 5
Resistance 2
Resistance: Fall Of Man
Resistance: Retribution
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
rise of the triad
Rule Of Rose
Sacrifice
Sanitarium
SAW
Scratches
Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Shadow Man
Shadow Of Destiny
Shadow of the Beast
shadow warrior
Shadowgate
Shadowrun
Shining Force
Shivers
Sid Meier's Darklands
Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 4
Silent Hill 5
Siren
Soleil
Soul Blazer
Soul Reaver
Space Gun
Splatterhouse
Stalker Shadow of Chernobyl
Star Trek: Elite Force 2
Steve Jackson & Ian Livingston Fighting Fantasy
Story Of Thor
Super Castlevania IV
Super Ghouls and Ghosts
Sweet Home
Sword of the Beserk
Syndicate
System Shock
System Shock 2
The 11th Hour
The 7th Guest
The Aliens Trilogy
The beast within (Pc)
The Colonels Bequest
The Dark Eye
The Darkness (360)
The Haunting: Starring Poulterguy
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Secret of Monkey Island
The Suffering
The Suffering: Ties That Bind
The Thing
They Hunger
Time Killers
Twisted Metal: Black
Typing of the Dead
Unreal
Unreal 2: the Awakening
Vampire (card game)
Vampire Hunter (board game)
Vampire the Masquerade
Veil of Darkness
Werewolf the Apocalypse
Werewolf: the Last Warrior
Wonderboy in Monsterland
Zombies
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Zork


I think we have enough to start compilation of the Final 100. We will have 10 Honorable Mentions in the end, to consider those which are good also but couldn't break into the Top 100.

I want each of you to send me your chosen Top 20 Favorite Games from the list above. Tallying and merging will follow, and then I will call upon some of you to discuss about this.

Expect some PMs from me once you have sent your Top 20s.

[TheWickerFan]

Hey! You said 24 hours.:(

My son's recommendations (in case you can squeeze them in):

Castlevania
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry II
Devil May Cry III: Devil's Awakening
Devil May Cry IV
Heavy Rain
Resistance: Fall Of Man
Resistance: Retribution
Resistance 2
Super Castlevania IV

and an oldie: Monster Bash

[_____V_____]

I did, but I think we have pretty much exhausted all resources. And, 270+ recs are good enough to decide on the final 100.

I ll add your son's recs in.

[_____V_____]

Received PMs from The Villain and ManchestrMorgue regarding their choices of their personal favorite Top 20s from the Master List.

Come on, folks!

I expect at least 10 more PMs within the next couple days.

Let's see your Top 20s!

[Fearonsarms]

Before I vote I notice my first list of recs which were added to the below list have been removed from the new list (but my 2nd list of recs were added) this includes Shining Force 2 and 3, shining in the darkness etc-was this a mistake? Can I no longer vote for them?

*bump*

This project has been on the burners for such a long time, it's a shame we haven't sat down together to nail the Top 100 yet.

Looking back through the thread and adding all the later suggestions, we have a final master/massive list of 251 recommendations (taking out the duplicates and fine-proofing the entries).

What I want from all of you, is to send me a list of your chosen Top 20 games from this list which, in your opinion, is a must-play game for you.

As always, more recs are always welcome. (Since we had a long gap from the last post above, maybe we are missing out on some quality games which you might have happened to chance by in the meanwhile)


Here we go -

5 Days a Guest
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Alien 3
Alien Crush
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens
Aliens Vs Predator 2
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark 2
Altered Beast
Amber: Journeys Beyond
American McGees' Alice
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Area 51
Arkham Horror
Atmosphere board game
Attack of the Mutants
B.A.A.L
Baldur's Gate 2
Barbarian
Bioshock
Bioshock 2
Black Mirror
Black Stone Chronicles
Blackthorne
Blood
Blood 2
Blood Omen 2
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Bloodrayne
BloodRayne 2
Boktai
Bomberman World
Breakdown
Broken Sword
Cadillacs & Dinosaurs
Call of Cthulhu
Carmageddon
Carnevil
Carrier
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Chill
Chiller
Clive Barker's Undying
Clock Tower
Cold Fear
Condemned
Condemned 2 Criminal Origins
Crypt Killers
D
D 2
D&D: Shadows over Mystaria
Dark Wizard
Darkstalkers
Darkwatch
Day of the Tentacle
Dead Rising
Dead Space
Dead Space 2
Deadlands
Deathrow
Deception
Déjà Vu
Demon's Crest
Deus Ex
Diablo
Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis 2
Donkey Kong (Gameboy version)
Doom
Doom 2
Doom 3
Dracula 2: Last Sanctuary
Dracula: Resurrection
Dragon's Lair
Duke Nukem: Plutonium Pack
Dungeon Keeper
Earthbound
Earthworm Jim
Eternal Darkness
Evil Dead A Fistful of Boomstick
Evil Dead Regeneration
Evil Night
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Fallout
Farenheit AKA Indigo Prophecy
Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame II
Fatal Frame III
Final Fantasy 7
Flashback
Friday the 13th
Gabriel Knight
Galaga
Galahad
Gargoyles
Gargoyles Quest
Gears of War
Gears Of War 2
Ghostbusters (C64)
Ghostbusters (Genesis)
Ghosts and Goblins
Ghouls and Ghosts
Goblin invasion
God of War
God of War II
Godzilla
Grim Fandango
Gungrave: Overdose
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Halo
Halo 2
Halo 3
Harker
Haunted House
Haunting Ground
Heretic
Hexen
House of the Dead
Hunter: The Reckoning
Illbleed
Jade Empire
Jericho
Joust
Killer 7
Killing Zone
Koudelka
Kuon
Land Of The Dead
Left 4 Dead 1 & 2
Luigi's Mansion
Manhunt
Maniac Mansion
MarioLand 2: 6 Golden Coins
Master of Monsters
Max Payne
Messiah
Metal Slug 2
Might and Magic
Monster In My Pocket
Monster Party
Morrowind
Mortal Kombat
Ms. Pac Man
Mutant League Football (and Hockey)
Night TrapNightmare 3D
Nightmare board game
Nightmare creatures
NIGHTSTALKER
Oblivion
ObsCure
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Operation Bodycount
Ouija Board
Out of this World
Painkiller
Painkiller: Hell Wars
Parasite Eve
Penumbra: Black Plague
Persona
Phantasmagoria
Pinball of the Dead
Postal
Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend
Prey
Psi-Ops
Quake
Quake 2
Quake 4
Quest for Glory
Ravenloft
Realms of the Haunting
Red Dead Redemption
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 0
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 5
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Rise of the Triad
Rule Of Rose
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. : Shadow of Chernobyl
Sacrifice
Sanitarium
SAW
Scratches
Secrets Of ManaShadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Shadow Man
Shadow Of Destiny
Shadow of the Beast
Shadow Warrior
Shadowgate
Shadowrun
Shining Force
Shining Force 2
Shining Force 3
Shining In The DarknessShivers
Sid Meier's Darklands
Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 4
Silent Hill 5
Siren
Soleil
Soul Blazer
Soul Reaver
Space Gun
Splatterhouse
Star Trek: Elite Force 2
Super Ghouls and Ghosts
Sweet Home
Sword of the Beserk
Sword Of VermillionSyndicate
System Shock
System Shock 2
Tales Of Phantasia
The 11th Hour
The 7th Guest
The Aliens Trilogy
The Colonels Bequest
The Dark Eye
The Darkness
The Haunting: Starring Poulterguy
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Secret of Monkey Island
The Suffering
The Suffering: Ties That Bind
The Thing
They Hunger
Time Killers
Twisted Metal: Black
Typing of the Dead
Unreal
Unreal 2: the Awakening
Vampire the Masquerade
Veil of Darkness
Werewolf the Apocalypse
Werewolf: the Last Warrior
Wonderboy in Monsterland
Zombies
Zombies ate my neighbors
Zork


Let's do this and finalise the 100. It's been a long time coming and it deserves it's place in HDC's Stickied threads.

I am finalising my 20 from the above right now.

[_____V_____]

Hmm...I see all your recs added to the Master List and none omitted. You can vote for any of them.

PMs have come in from - WickerFan, Swiss Tony, Weapon X and Chronogrl.

Come on, folks! Let's do this asap!

[_____V_____]

Received 20 recs from Fearsonarms.

Calling all gamers - Cheeba, Angra, Freak, Newb, Posher, and everyone else who loves their horror games...SEND ME YOUR LIST!

Let's work on this, folks. I need your contribution asap!

[_____V_____]

Coming Soon. To a Sticky near you.

[TheWickerFan]

Wonderful.:D

[Fearonsarms]

Looking forward to it :)