So you like to be afraid? You like to soil your pants? Well then, here's a few must-have titles to try on Linux & SteamOS.
These are my personal picks and favourites. There's quite a number more, but these are the ones Iliked hated playing the most (Yes, I am a big wuss).
Among the Sleep
I finished the game in two sittings and wow. It is one of the games that has impressed me the most in recent years. Playing as a toddler really does make the gameplay and feeling of it different. You can see more thoughts from me on it here.
If you have been on the fence about this one, I wholeheartedly recommend to bite the bullet and pick it up.
Monstrum
Another Horror game done a bit differently. There is no set path, you don't know which particular monster is chasing you and you don't entirely know what you're doing.
You're on a ship drifting in the ocean and you need to find your way off it somehow.
Alien: Isolation
I love the Alien universe, have done for a long time. I highly recommend watching the Alien films before you play this one as it will really enhance the experience for you. You cannot miss this game. Being honest, I still haven't got it 100% because it terrifies me so much. I get cold sweats at the thought of playing this game.
Outlast
If you think you're tough mentally, this is definitely the one for you. I can't play more than a few minutes of this one as the atmosphere is so intense I can literally feel my heart trying to jump out of my chest. It's horrible, I hate hate hate it, but youmight be probably are a lot braver than me.
What are your favourites? Tell us your stories of brilliance in the face of death, or your failure as you check your pants are okay. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
These are my personal picks and favourites. There's quite a number more, but these are the ones I
Among the Sleep
I finished the game in two sittings and wow. It is one of the games that has impressed me the most in recent years. Playing as a toddler really does make the gameplay and feeling of it different. You can see more thoughts from me on it here.
If you have been on the fence about this one, I wholeheartedly recommend to bite the bullet and pick it up.
Monstrum
Another Horror game done a bit differently. There is no set path, you don't know which particular monster is chasing you and you don't entirely know what you're doing.
You're on a ship drifting in the ocean and you need to find your way off it somehow.
Alien: Isolation
I love the Alien universe, have done for a long time. I highly recommend watching the Alien films before you play this one as it will really enhance the experience for you. You cannot miss this game. Being honest, I still haven't got it 100% because it terrifies me so much. I get cold sweats at the thought of playing this game.
Outlast
If you think you're tough mentally, this is definitely the one for you. I can't play more than a few minutes of this one as the atmosphere is so intense I can literally feel my heart trying to jump out of my chest. It's horrible, I hate hate hate it, but you
What are your favourites? Tell us your stories of brilliance in the face of death, or your failure as you check your pants are okay. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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i don't know why but i didnt find Alien Isolation scary at all.
SOMA on the other hand was scarier for me, even though its not too much horror there, but the atmosphere is so great.
Monstrum is also nice.
Outlast i didn't play too much, didn't get hooked.
Among the Sleep i dont own yet, will check it out when it goes to sale.
SOMA on the other hand was scarier for me, even though its not too much horror there, but the atmosphere is so great.
Monstrum is also nice.
Outlast i didn't play too much, didn't get hooked.
Among the Sleep i dont own yet, will check it out when it goes to sale.
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Monstrum is on my stack, As well as soma which is not listed here.
Outlast, i played a few hours, but i was bored except when i was jumb-scared, not the kind of horror i like.
Outlast, i played a few hours, but i was bored except when i was jumb-scared, not the kind of horror i like.
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Something about SOMA didn't hook me. Can remember walking through water at one point a little bored. Shame, love the setting and the visuals, but I do need to give it another go.
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qptain Nemo Jun 6, 2016
Knock-knock is a 2D game with a cartoony style but it does wonders with atmosphere and I found it absolutely horrifying, especially at first. It also plays around with some interesting themes and approaches. One of the best horror games I've played/seen.
White Night is something I've only seen the beginning of and in a video played by others too, but that certainly was enough to make me realize it belongs in this conversation alright. I'm yet to find the courage to check it out properly.
The Cat Lady is almost becoming somewhat of a modern classic among those who are familiar with it. It's disturbing, scary and interesting.
Also I feel that Oxenfree deserves an honorable mention, because while not a horror game, it does pleasant spooky supernatural atmosphere better than many straight-up horror games.
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White Night is something I've only seen the beginning of and in a video played by others too, but that certainly was enough to make me realize it belongs in this conversation alright. I'm yet to find the courage to check it out properly.
The Cat Lady is almost becoming somewhat of a modern classic among those who are familiar with it. It's disturbing, scary and interesting.
Also I feel that Oxenfree deserves an honorable mention, because while not a horror game, it does pleasant spooky supernatural atmosphere better than many straight-up horror games.
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I love Alien: Isolation :D
I didn't find it really scary but incredibly tense in a lot of section. The atmosphere is so immersive with a really nice balance between calm moments when you just walk and enjoy the look and sound design and moments were you really feel like a prey trying to escape.
I completed it in Hard mode and I really recommand it. Plus the Linux port runs really well for me, didn't see a real performance drop compared to windows (yes I got this game before I switched to Linux, so it's a windows sale, shame on me :P)
I didn't find it really scary but incredibly tense in a lot of section. The atmosphere is so immersive with a really nice balance between calm moments when you just walk and enjoy the look and sound design and moments were you really feel like a prey trying to escape.
I completed it in Hard mode and I really recommand it. Plus the Linux port runs really well for me, didn't see a real performance drop compared to windows (yes I got this game before I switched to Linux, so it's a windows sale, shame on me :P)
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Amnesia(*), Amnesia(*) and Amnesia(*).
And SOMA, of course.
Played through Outlast, hated it as well. Great game.
(*) The Dark Descent
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And SOMA, of course.
Played through Outlast, hated it as well. Great game.
(*) The Dark Descent
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i don't know why but i didnt find Alien Isolation scary at all.
SOMA on the other hand was scarier for me, even though its not too much horror there, but the atmosphere is so great.
I think it has to do with the AI of the Alien, it does some funny things, and its also easy to outsmart him.
But I didnt play it for the scares, for me it was just a nostalgic trip in to the Alien franchis ^^.
And its where the game shines I guess.
Soma I also agree on, its just pure disturbing sometimes, and the story and ending is epic.
I dont want to spoil anything but its very dark and sad, like the whole game xD.
Monstrum and Outlast, well Im to mutch of a chicken to even try those.
Watch a stream, yes, but I dont think I would jump in to it, maybe.
And Outlast 2 looks even more horrific :S
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I think it has to do with the AI of the Alien, it does some funny things, and its also easy to outsmart him.
But I didnt play it for the scares, for me it was just a nostalgic trip in to the Alien franchis ^^.
And its where the game shines I guess.
Soma I also agree on, its just pure disturbing sometimes, and the story and ending is epic.
I dont want to spoil anything but its very dark and sad, like the whole game xD.
Monstrum and Outlast, well Im to mutch of a chicken to even try those.
Watch a stream, yes, but I dont think I would jump in to it, maybe.
And Outlast 2 looks even more horrific :S
I never been a real fan of Alien Movies tbh :) they are not bad but im not a fan of them.
That might be one of the reasons i didnt get hooked into the game, because the story for me was kind a meh and the game wasnt too scary... ofc there were places where it got your hearth pumping a bit..but still.
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SOMA, Amnesia:TDD, and, old but good, Penumbra. Metro has some nice horror elements as well.
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Best horror game played on Linux? Silent Hill under WINE (best horror game ever). Native game? SOMA.
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Knock-knock is a 2D game with a cartoony style but it does wonders with atmosphere and I found it absolutely horrifying, especially at first. It also plays around with some interesting themes and approaches. One of the best horror games I've played/seen.Just be careful with Knock-knock and White Night. I thoroughly enjoyed both of them until I very suddenly didn't. Knock-Knock has an odd timer mechanic towards the end, where it's entirely possible to end up not being able to finish the game without starting over; apparently, it's by design, but I've rarely felt more cheated by a game.
White Night is something I've only seen the beginning of and in a video played by others too, but that certainly was enough to make me realize it belongs in this conversation alright. I'm yet to find the courage to check it out properly.
The Cat Lady is almost becoming somewhat of a modern classic among those who are familiar with it. It's disturbing, scary and interesting.
Also I feel that Oxenfree deserves an honorable mention, because while not a horror game, it does pleasant spooky supernatural atmosphere better than many straight-up horror games.
White Night is very good, but there is some delay/issues on the controls during camera changes in the Linux port making one specific segment about halfway through the game basically impossible to get through. I tried for hours but eventually had to abandon the game.
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I really like Alien Isolation but it's not very scary for me.
The game that scared me most so far is Dead Space 1... O.o
The game that scared me most so far is Dead Space 1... O.o
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Anyone had the chance to play Fran Bow and LISA? Not sure if they're strictly speaking horror games, but they seem to be pretty disturbing.
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Outlast and Alien made me too tense to press on :B
I really enjoyed SOMA, even in the monster chases felt a bit token and unnecessary. And, as Yahtzee points out, it can be quite obnoxious to both have to avoid looking at a monster whilst also watching for it. The first one I didn't mind so much because it was noisy and had lights to give you an idea of where it was.
That said, I mainly loved the story, and playing The Talos Principle right after put me in a great mood for navel gazing :P
I really enjoyed SOMA, even in the monster chases felt a bit token and unnecessary. And, as Yahtzee points out, it can be quite obnoxious to both have to avoid looking at a monster whilst also watching for it. The first one I didn't mind so much because it was noisy and had lights to give you an idea of where it was.
That said, I mainly loved the story, and playing The Talos Principle right after put me in a great mood for navel gazing :P
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lucifertdark Jun 7, 2016
You can add Neverending Nightmares to the list, it's very disturbing, you play a guy in a nightmare that can't wake up, there's dead people hanging from trees, zombies, giant babies chasing you, small girls with swords, it's definitely one of the strangest games I've ever played.
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1mHfoksd1Z Jun 7, 2016
So far I've played Amnesia TDD and Outlast. I also played Outlast Whistleblower and Alien Isolation but I did that on a friend's Windows PC (all roommates playing in turns in a university dorm).
I loved them, all of them! We're also going to play SOMA soon, but again on that Windows PC since it's a kick-ass laptop and every setting works at ultra, and my laptop on the other hand, running Arch Linux, is quite aged and can only run the newer ones at low-medium.
All those games that I mentioned above support Linux, which is great because IMO they are the best / some of the best horror games available. Even the older ones are great, since horror games tend to look very good and also be pretty light on resources. (Maybe it has to do something with the fact that that most environments are poorly illuminated and almost never set outdoors.
Oh, and there's also Penumbra which I haven't played, but I do own them on Steam (All of them), and they do support Linux.
IMO this genre is fully "supported" on Linux and it really is on par with Windows. And that's great, I really enjoy playing a horror game once in a while, it's refreshing, satisfying and memorable :D especially when you play with your friends and when one gets scared, the rest do as well even if there's no reason. Those game do a really good job in getting us involved.
I loved them, all of them! We're also going to play SOMA soon, but again on that Windows PC since it's a kick-ass laptop and every setting works at ultra, and my laptop on the other hand, running Arch Linux, is quite aged and can only run the newer ones at low-medium.
All those games that I mentioned above support Linux, which is great because IMO they are the best / some of the best horror games available. Even the older ones are great, since horror games tend to look very good and also be pretty light on resources. (Maybe it has to do something with the fact that that most environments are poorly illuminated and almost never set outdoors.
Oh, and there's also Penumbra which I haven't played, but I do own them on Steam (All of them), and they do support Linux.
IMO this genre is fully "supported" on Linux and it really is on par with Windows. And that's great, I really enjoy playing a horror game once in a while, it's refreshing, satisfying and memorable :D especially when you play with your friends and when one gets scared, the rest do as well even if there's no reason. Those game do a really good job in getting us involved.
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SOMA! IMHO, best narrative and ambience (that ending!)... but probably a game that relies more on anguish, anxiety and distress than horror (horror is more in the story than in the gameplay).
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leillo1975 Jun 7, 2016
Alien Isolation and Outlast are two awesome Linux horror games.
I only felt fear with the classic Alien vs Predator (playing with Marine), and with F.E.A.R. But with Alien Isolation I feel more nervous and oppression that fear. I can't play more than a hour at day because I get very worried.
With Outcast is not very different. It's a very bloody-gore game, and the anxiety in darkness, the camera batteries...
I only felt fear with the classic Alien vs Predator (playing with Marine), and with F.E.A.R. But with Alien Isolation I feel more nervous and oppression that fear. I can't play more than a hour at day because I get very worried.
With Outcast is not very different. It's a very bloody-gore game, and the anxiety in darkness, the camera batteries...
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