Overview
If you’re looking for scary indie games to keep you up at night, then you’re in luck. These four spooky indie games will give you the creeps and make your skin crawl. From Outlast to Fran Bow, these games are sure to provide you with endless hours of horror and psychological torment.
Outlast
Outlast is a survival horror game that takes place in the Mount Massive Asylum. You play as journalist Miles Upshur, who is trying to uncover the horrors going on inside the asylum. As you traverse the dark corridors, you will encounter terrifying environments, cannibalism, self-immolation, and much more. The game has no combat, and the only way to survive is to run and hide from the enemies. Outlast’s psychological horror will keep you on edge the entire time, leaving you constantly looking over your shoulder.
Lost in Vivo
Lost in Vivo is a psychological horror game that is all about claustrophobia. The game takes place after your service dog is swept up in a storm and pulled down a sewer drain. You follow it in and get stuck in a series of suffocating and liminal environments. You will feel the walls closing in on you and the sky dropping further down every day. Lost in Vivo’s lo-fi crawlspaces and enemies, which look like bleeding, anthropomorphic silkworm cocoons, will make you feel thrillingly gross.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a survival horror game that takes place in Brennenburg Castle. The game’s protagonist, Daniel, wakes up with amnesia and now must explore the castle to uncover his past. The game uses Daniel’s jumbled psyche to make you feel just as vulnerable and fractured. You can’t fight any of the monsters, and the only way to survive is to run and hide. The game’s gothic horror is about human evil and ritual magic, which can be quite disturbing at times.
Fran Bow
Fran Bow is a point-and-click horror game that takes you on a macabre adventure through some dark and twisted places. The game follows Fran Bow, who has recently found her parents dismembered in their house. She now must escape the asylum she was forced into and reunite with her black cat and Aunt Grace. The game is filled with black magic, dark forests, and floating eyeballs. Fran Bow’s Gothic horror and innocence make it one of the most unique games on this list.