Share This
Psychological horror
Psychological horror is a subgenre of horror fiction that relies on character fears, guilt, beliefs, eerie sound effects, relevant music and emotional instability to build tension and further the plot. Psychological horror is different from the type of horror found in "splatter films," which derive...
Learn more about Psychological horror »
Add More Topics
Save this view to a base, or just for yourself.
26 Video Game topics matching:
Filter this Collection
+
x
-
Video Game
- » Developer
- » Publisher
- » Designers
- Initial release date
- » Genre
-
Characters
- » Part of game series
- » Versions
- » Gameplay modes
- » Processors supported
- » Uses game engine
- » Previous in narrative
- » Next in narrative
- » Expansions
- » Mods
- » Influenced
- » Influenced by
- » Subjects
- » Peripherals supported
- » Peripheral classes supported
-
ZX Spectrum program
-
Award-Nominated Work
-
Award-Winning Work
- Other Columns Other Info
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem is a psychological horror video game released for the Nintendo GameCube. Developed by Canadian developer Silicon Knights and originally planned for the Nintendo 64, it was first released and published by Nintendo...
Versions:
Gameplay modes:
Developer:
Initial release date:
- 2002
Publisher:
Manhunt
Manhunt is a stealth game developed by Rockstar Games, it was released November 18, 2003 for the PlayStation 2 video game console, and April 20, 2004 for Xbox and Windows. Although it was generally well-received by critics, Manhunt created a...
Gameplay modes:
Developer:
Uses game engine:
Initial release date:
- Apr 20, 2004
Publisher:
The Suffering
The Suffering is a video game developed by Surreal Software and published by Midway Games, released in 2004 for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PC. The game featured monster designs by Stan Winston.
The player controls Torque, a man who has been sent to...
Designers:
Gameplay modes:
Developer:
Uses game engine:
Genre:
View entire collection »Initial release date:
- Mar 8, 2004
Publisher:
Phantasmagoria
Phantasmagoria is a CD-ROM horror-themed video game created by Sierra On-line for the DOS and Windows platforms, and later for the Sega Saturn in Japan. The game was released in 1995 and was followed by a sequel, Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh...
Gameplay modes:
Developer:
Uses game engine:
Initial release date:
- 1996
Publisher:
Alan Wake
Alan Wake is an upcoming video game being developed by Remedy Entertainment, the Finnish company behind the Max Payne games. Alan Wake is a "psychological action thriller" inspired by Twin Peaks, Lost and also the works of Stephen King. It is due...
Gameplay modes:
Developer:
Uses game engine:
Initial release date:
- Dec 30, 2008
Publisher:
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2 is the second installment in the Silent Hill survival horror series. The game was released in late 2001 on the Sony PlayStation 2 and was ported to the Microsoft Xbox later that year and PC the following year.
While the game is staged...
Gameplay modes:
Part of game series:
Genre:
View entire collection »Initial release date:
- Dec 21, 2001
Publisher:
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Condemned: Criminal Origins (known in Asia as Condemned: Psycho Crime) is a psychological survival horror video game with brawler elements. The game was developed by Monolith Productions and published by Sega. It was launched fall 2005 worldwide the...
Designers:
Gameplay modes:
Developer:
Part of game series:
Next in narrative:
Initial release date:
- Nov 15, 2005
Publisher:
Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit (also known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) is a video game developed by Quantic Dream and manufactured and marketed by Atari Europe SAS. According to the Quantic Dream website, Fahrenheit has sold over 800,000 units worldwide since...
Designers:
Gameplay modes:
Developer:
Initial release date:
- Sep 16, 2005
Publisher:
Sanitarium
Sanitarium is a point-and-click adventure game released in 1998 by ASC Games. A psychological thriller often praised for its atmosphere and originality, Sanitarium tells the story of a man named Max Laughton who is suffering from amnesia due to a...
Versions:
Gameplay modes:
Developer:
Initial release date:
- 1998
The Darkness
The Darkness is a first-person shooter video game, released by Starbreeze Studios, on June 25, 2007 in North America and on June 20, 2007 in Europe. The video game is based on the comic book of the same title. The game is available for the Xbox 360...
Developer:
Initial release date:
- May 29, 2007
Publisher:
The Suffering: Ties That Bind
The Suffering: Ties That Bind is a video game developed by Surreal Software and published by Midway Games, released in 2005 for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 game consoles as well as the PC. The Xbox version of the game is not supported by the Xbox 360...
Versions:
- The Suffering: Ties That Bind ,
- The Suffering: Ties That Bind ,
- The Suffering: Ties That Bind ,
- The Suffering: Ties That Bind
Designers:
Gameplay modes:
Developer:
Uses game engine:
Genre:
View entire collection »Initial release date:
- Sep 16, 2005
Publisher:
Alone in the Dark 5
Alone in the Dark, originally known as Alone in the Dark: Near Death Investigation and informally known as Alone in the Dark 5 to avoid naming confusion, is the fifth installment of the survival horror video game series under the same name created...
Versions:
View entire collection »Gameplay modes:
Part of game series:
Genre:
View entire collection »Publisher:
Silent Hill
Silent Hill is a 1999 survival horror video game for the PlayStation. The first in a series about a mysterious town of the same name, Silent Hill generated a direct sequel, three indirect sequels, a prequel and a film adaptation. The game was...
Versions:
Designers:
Gameplay modes:
Part of game series:
Genre:
View entire collection »Initial release date:
- 1999
Publisher:
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3 is the third installment in the Silent Hill survival horror series. It is a direct sequel to the first Silent Hill game, staged seventeen years after the game's events. This entry is centered on a teenage girl named Heather who is...
Gameplay modes:
Part of game series:
Genre:
View entire collection »Initial release date:
- 2003
Publisher:
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 4: The Room is the fourth installment in the Konami Silent Hill survival horror series. The game was released in Japan in June 2004 and in North America and Europe in September of that same year. Silent Hill 4 was released for the Sony...
Versions:
View entire collection »Gameplay modes:
Part of game series:
Genre:
View entire collection »Initial release date:
- Sep 8, 2004
Publisher:
Rule of Rose
Rule of Rose (ルールオブローズ, Rūru obu Rōzu) is a survival horror video game for the PlayStation 2. The game was developed by Punchline and released in 2006.
England, 1930, the plot revolves around a nineteen-year-old girl named Jennifer, who becomes...
Versions:
Gameplay modes:
Developer:
Initial release date:
- 2006
Silent Hill 5
Silent Hill Homecoming is the sixth installment in the Silent Hill survival horror video game series, developed by Foundation 9 Entertainment and Double Helix Games. The game was announced on July 11, 2007 by Konami at their E3 press conference, and...
Gameplay modes:
Part of game series:
Publisher:
Silent Hill: Origins
Silent Hill: Ørigins, known as Silent Hill Zero in Japan, is the fifth installment in the Silent Hill survival horror series, developed by Climax Studios and published by Konami for the Sony PlayStation Portable. The game is a prequel intended to...
Gameplay modes:
Part of game series:
Genre:
View entire collection »Initial release date:
- Nov 6, 2007
Manhunt 2
Manhunt 2 is an action/adventure video game developed by Rockstar Games and the sequel to 2003's Manhunt. The game was released in North America for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Wii on October 31, 2007. It was originally scheduled...
Gameplay modes:
Developer:
View entire collection »Uses game engine:
Initial release date:
- Oct 29, 2007
Publisher:
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Condemned 2: Bloodshot (entitled simply Condemned 2 in Australia/Europe/Asia) is a video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Condemned 2 was released on March 11, 2008 in North America, on...
Gameplay modes:
Developer:
Part of game series:
Previous in narrative:
Publisher:
F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate
F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate is a stand-alone expansion pack to the computer game F.E.A.R. The expansion was developed by TimeGate Studios, the same development team behind the first expansion, F.E.A.R. Extraction Point.
The game follows the exploits of...
Developer:
Publisher:
F.E.A.R. Sequel
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is a horror first-person shooter video game, developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is a sequel to F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon and...
Versions:
View entire collection »Developer:
Genre:
View entire collection »
Rainy Woods
Deadly Premonition, previously known as Rainy Woods, is an upcoming video game developed by Access Games and published by Marvelous Interactive. It is to be released in 2009/10 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
The game puts players in the role of...
Initial release date:
- 2008
Silent Hill: Orphan
Silent Hill: Orphan (also known as Silent Hill Mobile in Europe) is the debut release for the Silent Hill franchise on the mobile phone. The games is set in an abandoned orphanage and is played through first-person, point-and-click gameplay. In...
Versions:
Gameplay modes:
Developer:
Part of game series:
Publisher:
Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh
Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh (colloquially known as Phantasmagoria 2 or simply A Puzzle of Flesh; known overseas as Phantasmagoria II: Fatal Obsessions) is an FMV-based, psychological horror adventure game released in 1996 by Sierra...
Versions:
View entire collection »Gameplay modes:
Developer:
Publisher:
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is the 7th and latest video game in the Silent Hill series. It is a reimagining of the first game in the franchise.
The game loosely follows the plot to the original: the protagonist, Harry Mason, searches for his...
