What Is The Scariest Game Ever

[Insigna]

I would say hands down that it is Silent Hill 2
Resedent Evil might have a few more things jumping out of walls at you but Silent Hill's got more phsicological aspects.
Silent Hill 2 was totaly Evil

[DinoDoc]

System Shock 1&2

[Skanky Burns]

System Shock 2.

Thief.

[Richard Bruns]

The scariest game I ever played was (please don´t laugh) X-COM. Many times I would be sending squad members searching through a night battlefield, with the slow, ominous music in the background building up tension, and then BAM something shoots at one of my men and I nearly jump out of my skin.

[Scouse Gits]

For me - Sanitarium

SG[1]

[Traianvs]

Waaay back I'd say the sewers in Stonekeep (mind you that I was a bit younger then), but even now I think I would be playing it with cold, wet hands (dangerous beasts popping up from under the water, and especially "The Beast" which is the ugliest monster I've ever seen in a game )


A bit more recent, but still pretty old, Thief... It wasn't really that scary, but it still had this dark gloom and the tension was unbelievable Of course, some levels were worse than others.. When I first entered the derelict church I was like cos the enemies where real

[DrSpike]

Glad to see some votes for System Shock 2 here. It's just so atmospheric. I played it late at night alone in my house with the lights off for a few nights running until I completed it. I am a calm person, but the walk downstairs to get a drink after playing was scary because the game makes you so edgy. The adrenaline doesn't so much rush as pour with this game.

[Az]

for me: ( you won't believe this ):

Alone in the Dark.
Dracula.( )

[Static Universe]

Originally posted by Richard Bruns
The scariest game I ever played was (please don´t laugh) X-COM. Many times I would be sending squad members searching through a night battlefield, with the slow, ominous music in the background building up tension, and then BAM something shoots at one of my men and I nearly jump out of my skin.

I found the first X-Com game scary as well. Especially the night city missions when an alien would suddenly burst out of a civilian who had gotten too near your party. Creepy stuff.

[Eli]

I havent played many action games, but the breath sounds of those round pink monsters in Doom always manages to freak me out.

[unic]

Thief, in my opinion.

/unic

[Alex]

I'd say System Shock 1 & 2.

A honourable mention goes to "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream".

[CygnusZ]

Maybe it's because I was around 11 when I played it, but the 7th Guest freaked me out.

[BustaMike]

Gotta be Silent Hill 1. Silent Hill 2 was cool and all, but it didn't have little ghost babies with knives running around. Silent Hill 1 just had better enemies alltogether.

[BustaMike]

Or my vote could also go to Kiss Pinball depending on what you mean by scary.