I want to scare my fiancee. Scariest games?

Hey, duders!

My fiancee is a huge horror fan, and she's at a point where very little scares her - in fact the only thing to scare her recently was the first Amnesia game. She is constantly looking for something to make her feel that awesome horror vibe, and I plan on finding something!

I downloaded Outlast, because I played it at a friend's house and it can be pretty creepy, but was hoping y'all could give me some games that creeped you out?

Thanks!

If she doesn't know what Gone Home is, tell her to play it. Going into that game blind makes for a scary experience.

And then there's some obvious mentions:

• Fatal Frame
• Condemned: Criminal Origins
• Home
• Lone Survivor
• Penumbra: Overture

Funny you should ask, Daikatana just came to steam. Get ready for spooooooky times.

@sunbrozak: Gone Home is a fantastic choice, I played that whole game scared shitless.

@popogeejo: Never pegged Daikatana as a creepy game!

Catherine. Oh wait a minute that will scare the shit of you, my bad.

First deadspace can be unnerving.

I find mind games work best when trying to scare my girlfriend. Passive aggressive ones work best.

So will you be like masterbating in the corner while she's playing or something? Because this is a weird thing to ask so I imagine there's some deviant shit happening here. Or maybe I'm an idiot.

@jasonr86: No you've got it completely correct.

There's a rad 2D downloadable game called Homesick that got me good. I think it was on indiedb. I recommend it for the jumps.

Another good indie one is DreadOut, which is also free.

Actually you know what, serious answer; make her play Eversion. It's a free game that I think they've made work in browsers. Google it. It will at least surprise her.

Siren Blood Curse is a pretty scary and tense game that has some of that Japanese survival horror thing going on. Has some pretty interesting things going on it

Controls might be a bit funky for someone not used to games though

@brodehouse: great one.

Dodge the Knife.

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

Condemned: Criminal Origins is one of my favorites.

I think we need a better idea of the kinds of games she's already played before we go suggesting. Has she already played the mainstays like the Silent Hills?

Marriage is the scariest of games.

Really though, I suggest Silent Hill 2, Dead Space, Amnesia A machine for Pigs and Fatal Frame

@duskvamp is a chicken, so this summer I tried playing through some horror games with her. Silent Hill 2 and Fatal Frame 2 were both busts. She wasn't scared at all, just bored. She fell asleep during SH2. I guess they're a lot less scary when you're not actually playing and someone else is in the room.

@wrighteous86: My girl is the same, she was bored of SH and I think it's exactly for the reason you said. The only reason Amnesia scared her is I told her to play it with headphones on and kinda left her in the room sometimes. Maybe it's hopeless :C

Recent events make me suggest getting her an Oculus Rift.

@wrighteous86 said:

To be fair, SH2 isn't that scary. If you want to try and scare someone with a Silent Hill game, you use 3 (or 1 if they are willing to look past it's visuals). Also, you can't ride shotgun for horror games; they have little to no impact unless you scare super easily.

Agreed on all points. 1) SH2 is more depressing than it is frightening. 2) SH3 is legit scary. 3) Watching scary games is not scary.

I prefer Silent Hill 4 in terms of scariness. Those zombies hoovering over you and moaning, and that monster reminescent of The Ring, aswell as the claustrofobic apartment.

I HATE floating bodies that kind of hang there or reach out at you. I don't know what instilled a desperate fear of human bodies floating and moving slowly towards me, especially with arms outreached but I fucking hate it.

Personally what scared me was the believable and otherworldly moans.

@jeust: Those baby-faced, ragged cloak guys that walk on their hands from SH4 are the scariest enemies ever. They just stand their and point at you and flip out if you make noise.

ahah that is interesting. I never really felt threaten by them. I think it was due to the fact I felt they were more exotic than scary, as they represent abstract concepts and they look like ostrichs, and for a good part of the game they are the monsters you run to the most.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre LARP... for realz

If you really want to scare her, just tell her the condom broke.

I still really like the first Amnesia. I'd go for that.

Another neat but strange one is Imscared. Graphically, it's unimpressive, but it has some brilliant ideas. It plays with your PC - closing the game and creating .txt files taunting you. Not necessarily a scream-worthy title but it really did get under my skin.

It's free also!

Grim Fandango isn't necessarily scary, but it is a great game, and it IS about skeletons, so that's kind of spooky.

Outlast is pretty scary, if a bit cliché.

Doom 3: BFG Edition. (On psn to download)

Silent Hill HD collection.

Resident Evil 1,2 ,3 ( All on psn to download)

Resident Evil Code Veronica (On psn to download)

The new Amnesia is much more cruel with its scares. The original felt like you were creating the horror in your mind. The sequel feels like The Chinese Room has their own personal Jigsaw cackling at you the whole time.

@squidc00kie:

I thought the new Amnesia was pants :C

Show her the lab results of your aids test while kissing her with giant asian hornets in your mouth. In my house we call that the Playful Frenchie.

Gal Gun.

You really want to scare her tell her you're leaving her for another man! XD

But seriously, Amnesia games or Silent Hill 2

Condemned

Fuck games. Just wait till they're asleep one night during a thunderstorm and throw some large spiders on the bed, crank up a CD of discordant strings while looming of the bed in a welding mask wielding a circular saw.

Find a video somewhere of a woman giving birth. That'll scare the shit out of her, and she may never want any kids. =-P