Enough. I won't play horror anymore. I am literally torturing myself :/

I'm at the point in my life where I've never really played any horror games, but I want to try some of them despite being scarred horribly easily, because I know that many of them are great video games and it would be a shame to miss them all. I won't even touch stuff like Amnesia, but hopefully I'll at least manage to play something.

I tried a horror game with a VR headset once. Scariest 5 minutes in my life.

i don't get scared by games and find jump scares just annoying, but i love really getting into a good atmospheric horror game.

Then don't.

There are no scary games.

EXCEPT

Project ZERO. Damn I'd still shit myself.

I have a different problerm with horror games. I love the kind of horror that focuses on disturbing atmosphere and subtle nuances, yet (almost) all the games are about jumpscares or playing hide-and-seek with a monster. That's neither fun nor scary, just annoying.

there arent many new "QUALITY" horror game today...

My friend is like you, he gets scared even in non-horror games sometimes. I envy you both, I don't get scared as much as you (I still get scared sometimes) but I'd love to experience the intense fear and adrenaline at all times, it would make me feel sooo alive!

I can't cope with horror games. The anticipation of something that might scare me is worrying enough. I played F.E.A.R. once, and at the start of the game I had to go into an empty interrogation room, if memory serves. There was a chair at the table, and it shifted slightly. That was it. That's all it took for me to nope the hell out of there haha.

Shame though, because there are a bunch of games I want to play, but might never have the courage to.

a good horror game every now and then is a healthy thing. obviously you need to play in the dark and not during daytime. that's cheating!
sadly there weren't that many really good horror games in recent years.

funnily enough, no game in recent memory triggered more horror in me than playing shalebridge cradle in thief - deadly shadows when i was way younger. looking back at it now it may not look like much but back in the day it was as tense as it could get.

oh I'm terrible when it comes to horror. I have a very low tolerance of it despite growing up watching horror movies but now I cant play or watch any of that which is very sad since my favourite youtubers do so much horror especially 1 that I literally can't watch them anymore because of the fact I don't want to be sitting there with chest pains trying to push through a damn video where they aren't even going to be funny! But hey I got dead meat who does horror movies kill counts so I'm kinda there just without the scary factor

Right now I'm playing through bioshock and while for most it's not a scary game I am so tense. While it hasn't really jump scared me or anything ,except near the start where they kindly pushed something towards me and while I panicked about that ended up getting attacked, it has gotten me so tense exploring everything waiting for all the enemies to respawn and ambush me all over again. Plus the lights keep going out and my powers aren't the greatest light source. Whenever I find a voice log you can just see me cowering in the corner trying to listen to it

As long as nothing is as scary as resident evil 5 was as a kid I'm sure I can probably push through it gradually at a time maybe. Scariest game I own is left 4 dead and even thats not scary when I'm playing with others just terrible when I'm alone with useless ai. I'm sure when I get to my resident evil again though it will bring back all those nightmares and I'll regret my decision to see the whole storyline

I can appreciate a good Horror Game (Dead Space or Resident Evil 4 for example)

I can not however play games that leave you completely defenseless and have you running away bare handed from creatures that pop up all over. Really not a fan of jump scares.

I hate the ones that rely on jump scares even though I never even flinch from them. I only like the good horror games.

try playing without pants ?
why making things harder when they are so simple

I can force myself to play horror but it's usually a horrible experience for me. Movies I'm more than ok with.

Also, Siren Blood Curse's zombies (and the main gameplay mechanic involving them) made me nope the fuck out so much that I haven't touched the game in like 2 years (and it's a shame, cause it's a good title ;-;)

I still enjoy playing horror games even if they do give me the creeps or make me jump up with a jump scare. Sorry to hear that you aren't able to enjoy them, however. :(

Layers of Fear? The atmosphere is very creepy, and that is without the odd jump scare that it throws your way (although it does give you a warning via music or a sign/note that something is nearby)!!

I'm not sure if you'd be able to complete it, but it is a lot less full of jump scares than something like Five Nights at Freddy's.

I can't play horror games either. Husband calls me "rabbit" because I startle so easily. Even when I'm just doing chores around the house, I'll be focusing on what I'm doing and someone will walk up normally and I'll get startled. Of course, being partially deaf in one ear will do that sometimes but you'd think I'd learn to calm the heck down in my own home, but no. I startle every single time. -_-*

So no, horror games are not for me. I'll stick with my Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon clones, or occasionally branch out into RPGs or MMORPGs, thank you very much.

Too often, horror is synonymous with extreme gore or violence. I don't like having my guts ripped out or my body hacked to pieces. Grotesque stuff like that doesn't sit too well with me.

My favorite horror game was Parasite Eve. Only one or two jump scares. Also no viscera, although people burst into flames or turn into goo.

You are not literally torturing yourself.

The Cat Lady.

That is all.

;)

I feel you.
At least SOMA has safe mode.

Don't force yourself to play something that hurts you. You've plenty other kinds of games to enjoy.

I'm a huge Alien/s fan and purchased the Alien Isolation Collection.
I play mostly at night with headphones and that game is too "strong" for me.
But I will finish it... i hope :)

I love them Horror games - but I need to be well rested and in the mood for :)