It’s almost that time again. Another year another Halloween to celebrate spooks, ghouls and even skeletons! And, like I’ve said repeatedly in the past there’s really no better way to experience the genre of horror than through videogames. Sure, scary movies can be fun and even cerebral, but there’s nothing quite like an interactive medium to really get the heart racing and the spine a’tinglin.
But how exactly does one really rank a horror game, let alone create a Top 10 list about it? Horror, unlike other genres, is really much more subjective than others. While I happen to think Hideo Kojima’s P.T. is one of the scariest things ever crafted, I know plenty of people who don’t seem to think it’s all that great.
So, for the purpose of this list, I’ve decided to look at the highest-rated horror games—as best as I could—and cross reference that with my own opinion as a professional critic.
10. Fatal Frame II – Crimson Butterfly (81/100)
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