suicidewristrag
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- Jun 18, 2026
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I found a thread here about horror video games but it was pretty old, so I'm making a new one to discuss this topic.
So, are you a horror game fan? Do you enjoy playing them yourself or watching someone else? If so, are they someone you know or an internet streamer?
What have you been playing / watching then? Do you prefer new or old, big releases or small indie titles?
Personally, I've been playing through Silent Hill 1 & 3 for the first time right now. As you can probably tell, I'm a bit of a fan of the second entry, but I never actually had any interest in the other games since they lean more on the cult side of the lore instead of exploring Silent Hill as a location you go to face your darkest thoughts as reality. But damn, I missed out big time at least on 1, it's actually a pretty heavy game even considering you don't necessarily battle your inner demons and stuff (Spoiler Alert: you battle someone else's!), and the ps1 aesthetic needs no glazing over how perfect it is for rendering an other-world so disturbing yet quietly familiar as the town of Silent Hill and its nightmare counterpart. And the soundtrack... When you're not being chased by harsh, industrial noise music, you're being treated to the most ethereal ambient tracks ever made, seriously, no other horror game soundtrack can make me feel this comfortable.
So, are you a horror game fan? Do you enjoy playing them yourself or watching someone else? If so, are they someone you know or an internet streamer?
What have you been playing / watching then? Do you prefer new or old, big releases or small indie titles?
Personally, I've been playing through Silent Hill 1 & 3 for the first time right now. As you can probably tell, I'm a bit of a fan of the second entry, but I never actually had any interest in the other games since they lean more on the cult side of the lore instead of exploring Silent Hill as a location you go to face your darkest thoughts as reality. But damn, I missed out big time at least on 1, it's actually a pretty heavy game even considering you don't necessarily battle your inner demons and stuff (Spoiler Alert: you battle someone else's!), and the ps1 aesthetic needs no glazing over how perfect it is for rendering an other-world so disturbing yet quietly familiar as the town of Silent Hill and its nightmare counterpart. And the soundtrack... When you're not being chased by harsh, industrial noise music, you're being treated to the most ethereal ambient tracks ever made, seriously, no other horror game soundtrack can make me feel this comfortable.
