Am I the only one? (Horror Game Tolerence)

I can stand the horror scenes, but what I can't stand at all is the jump scares or just the fact that there could be one. I can't even watch a gameplay video of a game I know has potentially many jump scares. I think the problem is that I'm anticipating them and I get so "scared" about it that I just can't keep go on.

Like reading Kafka.

I have a similar problem to you, but in a different context. When I watch horror movies, I expect a lot more than is delivered, so I end up getting disappointed. I also end up laughing at most of the death scenes, such as the first scene in Saw 4, I was cracking up so badly I couldn't take the movie seriously.

I don't play any horror games though, simply because I hate jump-scares. They are annoying. I have sensitive hearing and most jump-scares relies on bursting your eardrums. I remember the movie "Komodo" tried this, you can barely hear the characters whisper when they are supposed to talk and a creak on the floor was so loud I almost fell out of my sofa.

I think that I can understand you. when i was a child I played lots of happy childish games like mario , sonic and stuff, but the first game I played on my PC was Half-Life 1 when i was only 9 years old and after that i played max payne 1 & 2. first week i couldn't even play half-life for 10 minutes, but after two weeks i said to myself this is my first game and I want to continue the story to know what happens at the end, and also If I do not finish this game, I will probably never finish other games in future. that's how I gave myself the courage to finish it. of course you may be frightened for days and weeks, but after awhile you'll handle them easier and they will be more repetitive and boring for you. so first of all start with less horror games like amnesia or dead space 3 ( believe me it's closer to shooter than horror), then try real horror games. 2nd if you can't really continue, try doing it in a fun way. I played first chapter of dead space 1 with trainer and it was so funny :D or mute the game and play a funny song instead. 3rd is you should know its only a game and only happens in your computer not in real world, and because it's a game, you can die as much as you want and then respawn at every point you want. Hope you have more fun and enjoyment in horror games :)

look..play games to the extent that you can.beyond that dont bother.i dont want someone risking health over it.horror games are usefull for those that are ready and determined to overcome fear.i doesnt have to apply to everybody.+they would be meaningless in a safer world.because utter bliss would rule,which is something that i preffer.(dont bother replying.just take it as an a piece of knowledge sent from the universe itself)farewell

I can play semi-horror games like Resident Evil and Dead Space without any problems but the moment I get games where I am powerless against enemies like Outlast and Amnesia, I immediately stop playing. For some reason it really pisses me off.

Yeah, maybe watch other people play the horror games? Maybe play with some friends around you? If your mind plays you like that I would play them rarely. I too have dodged the horror games, because I'm a person who gets scared easily, but with me, it's the first hour that is scary, everything after that, it's familiar. First "horror" game I played was Bioshock, and I was afraid to leave some rooms, I hugged walls when I walked in some areas, but after an hour or two, I played like CoD, just walking and shooting everything. First real horror game I played was Dead Space, and that was recently, first hour was the scariest shit in my life, but after that it was excellent, the atmopsphere got me going, and a few jump scares with that tentacle especially got me, I though about some mutilation scenes from that game, but I wasn't scared of them, on the contrary, every time I was laying in my bed and I thought about those scenes, I was pumped for more, I could hardly wait for another session the next day! They are not for everyone. And how old are you if it's not a secret? I'm 21 and this was my first horror game I have completed.

I wont be that guy that says he is not scared from horror games.The thing is,i like beeng scared.Especialy jump scares.

I love being scared and horror is probably my favorite genre but sadly not many games can scare me. Mostly only those that make me feel like a vulnerable victim (meaning I can't fight back) so that'd be Amnesia and Outlast.

Just don't give a fuck, laugh it off, I use to have this a a little when I was a kid but as you get older you just laugh off the horror scenes.

That's the magic of psychologic fear. The most effective one, lol :D