A few of my favourite point-and-click horror games:
Sanitarium - psychodelic masterpiece from 90s, a hypnotic isometric bad-trip and simply one of the best adventure games ever made.
Downfall - actually, I haven't played the remake yet, but the original game released in 2009 had a really deep and clever story and was genuinely scary - and not just because of the gore, it was more of a psychological horror. Now the game has got the graphics and sound it deserves. One more thing: it was developed by the same guy that had created The Cat Lady.
Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder and Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage - the only ones authentic lovecraftian point-and-click adventures I know of, totally caught the atmosphere of the books.
Fran Bow - one of the best psychodelic adventure games I've ever played, a story of horrors of a probably crazy little girl where you can never be sure if anything that happens is real or not - up until the very end. The game has no voice-over, it was created by a tiny team of two gifted Swedens - yet it was the richest game experience of last year for me.
John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles: An Adventure in Terror - unfortunatelly it's impossible to buy the game now. It's more sad then scary, you communicate with the ghosts of poor patients of your sadistic father, a long-dead psychiatrist who's driven them to their graves (you communicate with his ghost a lot as well); their stories are as terrifying as they are touching.
The Charnel House Trilogy - not as brilliant as the games above, yet definitely worth playing. It's a short mystic adventure with pixel graphics and really deep story.
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Still a few hours left on the Stray Cat Crossing GA. Thanks again to everyone for the recommendations.
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Lately I've been on a horror game kick, but I find that in general, I tend to get bored with longer ones. I like them to end right before I can start getting comfortable with the way the game works. It doesn't hurt that these games are usually pretty cheap, as well. Does anyone have any recommendations for "fun sized" horror games? (Get it? Like the little candy bars you get on Halloween? No? Me either.) I'm not really interested in zombies, jump scares or gore (I'm fine with gore, but if the game is only scary because there are 50 spleens on screen at a time, I'll pass.) but if you can make a really compelling case I might check out a game that prominently features them.
Here's what I've beaten lately, and ultimately I'd recommend giving each of them a look:
They Breathe 20-30 minute atmospheric, underwater horror. I'd avoid the reviews and forum for this one, since they contain major spoilers.
Stray Cat Crossing 2-3 hour combat-free RPG Maker game. Surreal horror with a bizarre cast of characters. Kind of loses steam after the first act and doesn't really fulfill its potential, but worth the price of admission. Has a demo.
Pony Island 3-4 hour fourth wall breaking "glitchpunk" horror with plenty of secrets to hunt for. Kind of rides on the coat tails of Undertale and Binding of Isaac's arg elements without really building a worthwhile in-game world or mystery of its own, but it's a fun experience. The soundtrack bundle is worth it.
Eversion 2-3 hours, maybe? A cute platformer with a clever puzzle solving gimmick. You can probably guess what this one is about from the store page, but it still creates an interesting atmosphere and packs some surprises. There's a free version here but the Steam version is more polished and has some extra features.
Fingerbones 15-20 minutes. Free to play. A very simple "collect scattered notes" game, but it does a lot with a little.
If you're having trouble justifying spending money on such short games, They Breathe and Stray Cat Crossing are 99 coins on Tremorgames right now. (Which, if you're not familiar with the site, you can earn in like ten minutes.) Also, here's a giveaway for They Breathe, to thank you for reading all of this. (over)
Edit: And, why not, one for Stray Cat Crossing.
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