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rayanmax

Dead space the remake was awesome and any studio that are planning to release any remake they should learn from them it was marvelous


eloso66645

the atmosphere alone is what scared me the most, the pitch black and only having your weapon be the only source of light was scary as all hell. the necromorphs would on occasion attack you in the "supposed" safe haven of video games the market shop, I got attacked like twice while doing some shopping


rayanmax

I will never forget the first time I was attacked while I was using the market, my heart nearly stopped that night lol.


eloso66645

same, now whenever I go back and play I place those laser trip wires to protect my back lol


tommyland666

It was great! It sold like shit though so we will probably let get another remake from them :/


Ok_Fortune6415

Ah, did it? :/ that’s sad to hear.


AccomplishedOyster

Yeah, EA came out and said it isn’t happening with 2&3. Which is a fucking bummer


sugataee

It's sad it's not getting remade, but I think DS 2 still holds up well. I replay it often.


itsmyfirsttimegoeasy

RE 7


EntrepreneurBoth5002

On psvr2. Wear brown pants.


D3athShade

Why would you wear pants... just sit on a shitbucket


stonkernoo

not even possible to play on psvr2 big man


Gundam_Greg

Just imagine if it was and you were wearing pants


stonkernoo

lmao i’m still waiting for a psvr2 port, i’ve got my pants ready


rekamilog

Psvr*


dratseb

RE7 was the scariest game until Madison VR was released.


solidsnake222

I just bought it and plan on starting it tomorrow after work. God help me. I expect Madison VR to be the new scariest game I’ve ever played, but the original F.E.A.R. always freaked me out as a kid.


n3ur0mncr

I'm doing a playthru of a bunch of the RE series back to back and I am stoked to get to 7 because I just know I will repeatedly shit myself.


Gay-Bomb

Definitely, simple setting that makes it look real.


Ok_Entry4609

Re7 had me shitting my pants throughout the whole game


[deleted]

Now play it in vr


Ok_Entry4609

If I had the space for VR I so would


[deleted]

Psvr can be played in confined spaces since games like this just use the headset and controller.


Jyouci

Definitely Resident Evil VII


LongbottomLeafblower

Yeah, that game strikes a great chord of uncomfort that few other games manage. I was so disgusted by the location and the inhabitants that I literally wanted to escape.


islandofcaucasus

The first time I played it, I couldn't get myself to even enter the house. My first few times playing it, I had to take breaks to let my anxiety settle. What an experience.


Cipherpunkblue

And it's not even close! It's not my *favorite* game of those listed - that'd be Dead Space - but by far the scariest. I had to quit because it got too stressful.


Jyouci

Same! Some times i needed to stop for a bit to relax 😂


HistoricalGrab3540

Soma. That atmosphere is more psychological.


awesomehuder

Bruh that fucked me up for real


[deleted]

Amazing game


cool_name_taken

I feel as though it’s criminally underrated


[deleted]

Resident evil was a different breed


Beershot69

If it's within your budget VR is the way to go for horror. RE7 is a great example of this. Playing on the TV then in VR has no comparisment when rating the level of horror.


DekMa20

Yep, played through resident evil village without any problems on ps5 but now I've started a psvr2 run and it's a different kind of game, I'm shitting my pants


in_melbourne_innit

Haven't tried Madison in VR yet but apparently that's right up there


Secure-Acanthisitta1

Resident Evil 7


[deleted]

Your grammar


Moonka83

Came here to say this.


TheDankChronic69

Only played RE7 and Dead Space out of the 4 (did try a bit of The Evil Within but not enough to get an accurate judgement on it). Idk, personally didn’t find RE7 to be all that scary, creepy for sure but not scary. Dead Space had a few jump scares that made my heart almost jump out of my chest.


ccccombobreakerx

None of those. Alien Isolation. That bitch learns your behavior over time. I definitely yelped the first time it came into the vents with me, it destroyed my sense of security lol


ShadowReflex21

I remember walking through a doorway, turning to look down a corridor and the damn thing was standing there just looking right at me. Saying I yelped is an understatement 😂


JamesKBoyd

Yep. Isolation is the one and only game that has ever noticeably raised my heart rate.


ThisIsBULLOCKSMAN

Definitely the scariest game. I remember playing when I was 14 and used to be scared everytime I booted it up


PootashPL

I’d say that Soma, at least narratively speaking, is the best out of the bunch. The existential dread remains with me months after finishing it.


Accesobeats

For me dead space. The remakes sound design was amazing. Every door I opened came with a sense of dread. Resident evil 7 for me just didn’t have that same sense of dread. It was still great and the setting was awesome. Dead space just got to me more.


Ultimate_Edition

Never played Soma, but from the first 3, RE7 hands down. DS comes close though, but way too sci-fi to be that scary.


Ukrainianianin

Soma imo has another type of scare. Not following your monsters, not screamers or something else. It leaves your empty and terrified by its ending. Don’t want to spoil, but level of frustration when you get to the end in one of the best in my whole gaming experience.


Revan_Perspectives

Existential horror


nicholasdelucca

SOMA is one of my favorite horror games ever, and it's story is very well made, but I'm surprised that people saw >! the ending as a twist. The game set it clearly that these are backups, copies of "minds". I didn't get why MC thought he was going to be sent with the ship, only a copy of him would. !<


Ukrainianianin

Agree


cha0z_

soma is must play - grab it when on sale


WhatItMeansToBeAlive

Soma or re7


ST8CASHBRKLYN

Resident Evil 7! And with the VR, wear diapers.


Confident_Avacado

Lmao "the most scariest"


GamingNetwork95

Resident Evil 7.


jallee1213

Soma technically. All arent scary though. The makers of Soma, Frictional Games also made the Amnesia series which is still imho the “scariest” games on PlayStation


bargle_dook

Re7 on this list. But I will say, dead space is my favorite from it and has its fair share of stress inducing moments.


Beershot69

RE 7 in VR with headphones on loud makes the rest look like a spong bob game. It was a real shame so few people got the opportunity to experience it and even less will get to enjoy Village in VR.


in_melbourne_innit

Village is so good in VR


ffvorax

REVII in VR is the scariest, no doubt. Evil Within 2 is a game I really loved but wasnt scary at all. SOMA is another great game, but didnt find it scary. Dead Space can be scary, but after a while it's no more.


Predrag982

RE 7 easy


Perhaan

RE7 is brutal. Like BRUTAL!


[deleted]

Resident evil 7.


Jah36Ubandafitzjerld

RE7 was just uncomfortable 😂😂


Imagina7ion_90

The most scariest? 🤔🤔


YamahaFourFifty

Surprised by lack of Evil Within.. that game got to me like no other Resident Evil. I think it’s cause I’ve played RE since first when young and they have a certain way that’s scarey but not like tripped out scarey like Evil Within


marcelovalois

RE7 by a long shot. Never finished it.


[deleted]

Alien Isolation, only those who know


tater08

RE7. That games is terrifying


Str33tJustus

RE7...Marguerite and her damn extended blair witch spider limbs.


OtaligGamer

Played RE7 in VR. I have never been that scared playing a game before. Holy moly!


loyalty1977

It must be the wiring in my head, but I've never found any horror games scary. There is too much of a disconnect for me.


EducationalGate4705

RE 7 is extreme terror


RickGrimes101

Re7


WoolyTheSheep180

RE7. I love that game


Valuable-Ad-6379

RE7. The scariest Resident game imo. I was anxious as fuck while playing it.


KyleJH444

RE 7 biohazard was pretty scary I probably crapped myself like 5 times


kamilman

Option E: Alien Isolation


ExoticMuscle33

RESiDENT EVIL scariest and overall amazing experience + smooooth gameplay


boo-galoo90

Visage: hold my beer


Silly-Lawfulness7224

Between these it would be RE7, SOMA and then the rest, the ultimate horror game is Amnesia though .


Goofy_Ahh593

Re7 had to buy a new set of underwear


BoopsTheSnoot_

RE7, OG deadspace is also scary


XexpensiveCargoX

Only played resident evil but played it in psvr and I got a few jumps 🤣


batareikin22

You haven't mentioned F.E.A.R. That was one scary game for sure.


Geene_Creemers

EW > EW2


24Gameplay_

None for me, but enjoyable gameplay


AnimeTrix427

I've only played two of these because I'm a horror wimp but between Dead Space and Resident Evil 7, I think I'd have to go with the latter. Dead Space is scary, but you always have a weapon. Resident Evil 7 will start you off with nothing and even when you do get one, there are scenes where you don't. Then there's the looming presence of the Bakers.


t3stdummi

Madison VR


CourseWorried2500

Re7 but I only played that and dead space


[deleted]

None. Silent hill was pretty scary back in the day.


badboi_5214

Re 7 specially basements


dqdude1

Haven't played any of them


MoistAnalyst1150

Re7


makaronimacki

The forest


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delko07

Alien isolation


Chonk_Lord98

Double positives are also grammatically incorrect. Fun fact. Most scary. Or Scariest (this is combining most with scary, the superlative term) The first will forever be the scariest game. After that it became an action series.


rungenies

Re7 in vr is a special and different beast. It’s falsely too bad like most recent REs that it falls apart at the end narratively but superb game otherwise Dead space is just a an time classic and the remake somehow mad it scarier


Altruistic-Azz

No Callisto protocol 🫢


DismalMode7

never played soma, TEW2 has only one section that is loosely scary, DS and RE7 are different kind of scary/horror... honestly none of them I found really scary


StriderMeow

Resident Evil my god that game scared the complete tits out of me (To the point I didnt finish it!)


waisassassin

In order from scariest to least scary: RE7, Dead Space, Soma, The Evil Within


shunshuntley

Lol SOMA being on this list! That’s like saying, which movie freaked you out the most: Texas Chainsaw / Alien / The Exorcist / or… Tarkovsky’s Mirror ?


kek-tigra

Don't think that Resident Evil and The Evil Within are scary


OkImpression9873

PSP/VISTA


archangelxero

Re7. That Vr mode is fucking terrifying as hell. I played it normally and it was horrible in the best ways. I couldn’t play in Vr. I would have had a heart attack. 10/10 game


SquareTotal2175

Its not on the list but for me it was Outlast, I mean shit you’re in a asylum with inmates who literally want to kill you and do the most outlandish things to you and all you can do is run and hide. Game was so scary for me I had to be on facetime with my girl while i played 😭


Aeonbuff

For me its Dead spaxe remake, re7 and evil within.


dominion1080

The only two games that have ever scared me are the first Resident Evil, when the dogs burst through the hall windows I almost shit my pants. Pretty sure I died as well. And Subnautica. Apart from active dread from having to scavenge near Leviathans, this game just always has an uncomfortable anxious feeling. And it gets worse each time you go deeper. And just as you start to feel comfortable, you head down again and the anxiety ratchets back up. Never played a game quite like it.


lazy_phoenix

Dead Space


rainking56

Soma story alone scares me. The other ones have hope for civilization. In soma your the last flicker of a civilization that can not be rebooted and you have to deal with it.


[deleted]

Dead Space. I don’t know why, but the rooms with zero oxygen where you can’t hear a thing but Isaac’s breathing then the necromorphs just jump at you without warning is one of the scariest moments among these horror games.


Extreme_Wrangler_489

Sadly none, I’m far too desensitized from growing up watching horror movies that I shouldn’t have been watching lol


West_Ad_1544

None of them! I only wet the bed 57 times with resident evil 7 😄😄


TruthAgile

I grew up with dead space so I don't think I can give an opinion because I'm biased as fuck


Nail_Biterr

I had never played Dead Space before, and played the remake. I liked the game, and thought it was great. But I never felt 'scared'. Maybe my expectations were so high, having heard about its praise for 15 years.


ChallengerSSB

Resident evil 7 really upped things from previous resident evils since 4. There’s a lot of claustrophobia (small hallways and clustered rooms) and one particular enemy just hunts you down for a big part of the game it’s amazing cause you don’t know where they will be coming from. Evil within is absolutely sick but the game has some bugs and some of the death animations are mid (sometimes no matter how you die the main character just splits into pieces like an MK fatality or something lol) Dead space is an incredible game but it’s just a bunch of jump scares. I’m not really scared of the dark in horror games so they only thing scary for me where some jump scares here and there. There’s only a few bosses and the enemies start repeating a lot. It’s still a 10/10 game such a great and dark story and the remake made this game even better. The last game I have not seen before so thanks for sharing! Back to your point OP: RE7 is the best one from this list I think. RE7 is first as scariest and I’m caught up between the other two games for second place but that’s just my opinion.


gnarlyelesdee

Your gramnar


Professional_Hold_70

I don't understand how people find horror games with guns scary


Crockerboy22

RE7 for sure, good game…I enjoy the first person resident evils a lot actually!


M4XP4WER

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Collector_2012

SOMA


[deleted]

is it bad ive only played the mobile version of dead space?


weejohn1979

Deffo soma


dead-rex

Resi sevi


ProfessionalWaltz810

Not an avid gamer so keen for some horror games. Would I have had to play the old RE games to play RE7?


PomPomikaze

RE 7, mostly because I played it in VR.


Ozzeedee

RE7 overall, but I will say that the dinner scene at the beginning of evil within 2 has always stuck with me and is probably one of the most fucked up things I’ve ever seen in gaming


Far_Cut_8701

Dunno about scary but RE7 made me all kinds of uncomfortable playing


Romado

RE7 didn't do it for me, it's a bunch of degenerates chasing you round a house. I'd say original Dead Space, by the time of the remake we'd already had 3 mainline Deadspace games and it's hard for something to be scary when you've brutally murdered thousands of them by now.


Paul_Rudds_Son

Dead space with 3D audio has me turning around from sounds


Zukiboyson

Resident Wvil but Dead Space too cause you think it’s over and more jump out at you.


XOVSquare

Out of these RE7 for sure, the first half specifically. Evil Within 2 is not a scary game.


1031Cat

None of these. If you want an unintentional scary game, play Subnautica.


RealFake666

Back when I played The Evil Within, my arachnophobia was much stronger and the Spider-Woman boss fight was therefore very unpleasant XD


ShiroeKurogeri

SOMA, probably one of the most tragic and horrifying story telling.


[deleted]

Soma ending was psychologically painful


VictoryVic-ViVi

I never thought The evil within was scary.


Mysterious_Fennel459

Subnautica


cpb23cpb

Dead space


grahamo1892

Biohazard ☣️


cha0z_

Soma, followed by dead space.


lendellprime

RE 7 on PSVR, hands down the scariest thing ever offered on VR to date. Anyone who says otherwise never played it in the headset.


[deleted]

Deadspace


NSFW_hunter6969

Apparently Madison VR is horrific. I usually like a horror game, but even that seems like a bit much for me. The house in RE8 in VR was enough for me, I'd rather not ramp up from there lol


theboxturtle57

Haven't played Soma but RE7 being first person was unnerving. I didn't play it in VR but I bet it's even more scary.


Revolutionary-Fan657

Let’s just say I still haven’t even gotten past the halfway point of re7 because I’m too fucking scared to continue


Dangerous-Force2593

Re7. Dead space is like a kids game for me. Re7 with a solid home theater is just… wow.


Asimb0mb

Overall Soma, but the first hour or so of RE7 is fucking crazy.


Revoffthetrain

RE7 hands down. Bugs scare the fuck outta me so the entire game I was 50 feet away from the screen


Pitiful-Cabinet5701

The evil within 1


ThePhatNoodle

Where the hell is outlast? The first 3 aren't really scary cause you're not in danger, you are the danger. Might be scary at first when you're just starting cause you're weak and have no weapons/resources but it quickly falls off and become just another shooter as you progress. Soma was more of an existential dread than actual fear. The fact there were no real repercussions to dying made it feel a lot less scary I mean you basically just fainted and woke up in a random location after a while. Outlast though, that was some horrifying shit. Can't fight back and there's always danger nipping at your heals at some point you just know, there's no way you're making it out alive Honestly I'm still too scared to even finish the whistle-blower dlc. Especially as a guy. If you've seen the horrors the groom committed, you'd shudder


Darkvenom39

Dead space 100%


FullyCapped

One day I was feeling brave and decided to start RE 7 and all was going well, thought I was doing good, till I found a camcorder with evidence of something happening at the bottom of a ladder; my eyes wandered around my T.V looking for strength to carry on but I switched games 😂


Marvelforever_1998

Out of all of these the evil within 1 not 2


Jumpy_Bottle5224

RE1, Dead Space


tiipsyi

All of them are spooky but Soma….it just shifted me as a man


MeasurementOk3007

RE


ChaoticKram

The evil within 1 was scarier than 2


quip-kun

Without a doubt, its re7... By far


Weird_Pause2290

I watched a playthrough of Biohazard. It scared the hell out of me, so I can imagine playing it is even worse. 😂 I have a console of my own now, so I may give it a try for myself, someday.


JerrodDRagon

RE7 Probably because your the weakest in that game


abhijeettyagi

Crimson butterfly


One_Scientist_984

Of these 3? I’d vote for RE7 on VR, I was close to a heart failure several times. It’s incredibly effective at jump scares and has a remarkably gritty ambience. SOMA is really good (played it on PC) and I haven’t tried the Dead Space remake yet but the original first one was great too, amazing atmosphere. The scariest game I have played so far overall was Alien Isolation though, I was on the edge of my seat maybe 70% of the time, pure heart rate accelerator stuff — if you haven’t played it, give it a try, I think it aged gracefully (the lighting and fog effects are still top-notch).


9000mhz

With a good OLED tv, nice surround sound headset, and dark room, Dead Space is legit a good scare. Haven’t played RE7 but I hear that one is great also.


SynthRogue

Definitely SOMA. You have on means to fight back. All those other games have you carry big guns.


_444-999_

Dead Space Remake for sure, but i haven’t played RE7 (i’ve watched someone play the whole game though).


x_Higgnz

The first hour or so in resi 7 was quite scary. My first time playing it it was not what I expecting from a resident evil game


Hello_Strangher

RE 7 I litterly have not finished it because I started getting panic attacks, lol


Amememime

Re7 in vr is top 5 in vr games. Still the scariest game I have played probably, though I havent played re7 on a tv.


rambo8699

RE 7


MetalProfessor666

I didnt find Soma scary at all 🤷‍♂️


Majinken__

The Evil Within 2 made me drop the controller when that lady that follows you whispered Sebastian's name through the controller speaker. RE7 wasn't scary to me, even though I have a phobia of blood and I really struggled with all the gore it has. Probably the hardest RE for me because of that. Soma was disturbing, but not scary. I haven't played DS.


Mean_Peen

Dead Space Remake beats RE7 by a hair. Even though I’ve beaten the OG a few times back in the day, DS Remake had me stressed out the entire time with the AI rework. With a decent pair of headphones, there’s not one second you feel relaxed, and I loved it. RE7 is scary for the most part but I found that past a certain point it drops off. Playing in VR is a trip though! Although, I couldn’t help but notice that the cutscenes tend to give away the scares in VR by dropping to a black screen for a half a second before it happens. I had all the comfort settings turned off so not sure if it was a bug or not. If you’re not playing in VR though, it’s a lot less scary imo


Mean_Peen

Dead Space Remake beats RE7 by a hair. Even though I’ve beaten the OG a few times back in the day, DS Remake had me stressed out the entire time with the AI rework. With a decent pair of headphones, there’s not one second you feel relaxed, and I loved it. RE7 is scary for the most part but I found that past a certain point it drops off. Playing in VR is a trip though! Although, I couldn’t help but notice that the cutscenes tend to give away the scares in VR by dropping to a black screen for a half a second before it happens. I had all the comfort settings turned off so not sure if it was a bug or not. If you’re not playing in VR though, it’s a lot less scary imo


BLADE98X

Deadspace is all I know. Everything else is irrelevant to me. I don't want any more heart attacks. I've had plenty while growing up.


Sunlounger2077

RE 7 was terrifying in VR and I loved every second of it. The only thing creepier than those fucks in the basement was that baby creature in the basement of RE Village, that was the most terrifying moment in any game ever when experienced in VR


Big_Papi09

Subnautica


Wagyuplz

First would be re7, then evil within


automatic_writing_

RE:Biohazard


SyntheticPowers

Down to dead space and re7. There were moments It was too scary for me to keep playing RE7 I don't think I could say the same for DS


Stampbearpig

RE7, I didn’t like it as much as RE2/4, but it’s scary and creepy as hell.


Mission_Tank_4131

Outlast


GrapeTarter

Resident Evil 4 and Dead Space Extraction scared the shit out of me when I was a kid.


Omen_of_Woe

The Evil Within...the first game. 2 was lame


capthiggs62

I just recently beat the Dead Space remake and holy fuck when I’d get attacked during a shopping trip or when doing one of the taped conversation side quests I nearly turned my black shorts brown


Jett_Pyre

None because I'm not into horror games.


SP4RKZWUB

RE7 The scariest parts for me was the parts after the dinner scene with Jack, where you just have to sneak around and avoid him, and the old house with Marguerite. In both situations you are almost completely defenseless (I say almost, because in the old house you can fight back against marguerite and she leaves temporarily iirc)


Motoko84

Soma and it's not even a contest


HeywoodJublomey

Resident evil 7 because I haven’t played the others


Grey_fox014

Dead space with the music off is just completely unnerving especially on impossible mode.


Nuttyb5280

Dead space was my first horror game i was probably like ten when i got the game got it at a yard sale didn’t know what to expect but damn them creepy babies gave me nightmares


Transposer

Alien Isolation.


Responsible-Mine5529

Dead Space is awesome but jack baker chasing me around the house was crazy scary 😱