The GameOn Magazine Issue 61 | Page 12

Articles 5 Games That Will Terrify You for Halloween 5 Games That Will Terrify You for Halloween This article is part of our very special and super spooky Halloween collection. We hope you enjoy all our terrifyingly appropriate content! By Adam Schechter 1. Alien: Isolation Let’s start with the obvious one, since it’s finally out for the masses to play. Despite some relatively mixed—albeit mostly positive—reviews, everyone seems to agree that it is scary as hell. One need look no further than YouTube sensation PewDiePie to Issue 61 • November 2014 understand the terror that this game can invoke in players, and with good reason. The subject matter is perfect. Take one (or two) of the scariest and most heart-pumping movies of all-time, turn it into a feasible premise for a video game (Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda, is out searching for her long lost mom while Ellen is hanging out in cryofreeze aboard the Narcissus), and voila! You’ve got a game for the Alien franchise that actually does the movies proud! 2. Outlast: Damn, this game is scary. First person “non-shooter” 12 • GameOn Magazine