5 Video Games That Will Give You Nightmares

These games will inflict some fear

While I'm not a huge fan of the horror game genre, even I can appreciate the value of a well-timed fright. Some games though... they try a little too hard to scare the pants right off of you. The faint-hearted should turn back now, but fearless souls venture forth. You've been warned. Here are 5 video games that will give you nightmares, or your money back.

1. Silent Hill 2

Even if you've never played a single Silent Hill game, odds are you've heard of Pyramid Head. Brave

as you may be, you have to admit that you wouldn't want to be in any dream where he's chasing you. Sure, the nurses can be creepy as hell, but they don't hold a candle to the nightmare fuel that is Pyramid Head. For that reason alone, you're sure to have a nightmare or two about Silent Hill 2.

2.  Clock Tower 3

Can't really think of anything more frightening than playing a game in which you don't have an

effective way of defending yourself. Big scary guy chasing you? Too bad! Better hide. This stealth horror games are like a game of hide and seek gone horribly, horribly wrong. Hope you love to run and hide, because you'll be doing that a lot, should you ever have a dream about Clock Tower 3, or any Clock Tower game, for that matter.

 3. Alien Isolation

Humans have been getting mixed up with aliens for years. The aliens are pissed, and they aren't

gonna take it anymore. In Alien Isolation, you're up against a threat you can't really kill. Sure, you can scare them away, for a while. Then they come back... They always do. The only reason that this game might not give you nightmares is because you'll be too afraid the aliens will crawl from your heating duct that you won't even sleep.

 4. Five Nights at Freddy's

Imagine trying to survive the night at a restaurant while animatronic demons (for lack of a better

word) are trying to kill you. Now imagine doing that for minimum wage. One night at Freddy's and I'd be at my local McDonald's filling out an application. It doesn't matter which Five Nights at Freddy's you're talking about. All of them have an equal chance of injecting a strong dose of nightmare into your nightly sleep cycle. You'll never look at Chuck E. Cheese the same way again.

5. Outlast

 I have to give my respects to the main character of Outlast. This guy is completely dedicated to his video camera, like there's some sort of weird relationship going on there. I mean, the guy can get his

fingers chopped off and stare death right in the face, and then be like "Oops. Can't forget the camcorder." Outlast is another game in which you're unable to defend yourself, just run and hide from a bunch of insane Silence of the Lamb sort of people. This game will give you nightmares like no other. Every moment with this game will raise your stress level with no problem.



Why did I even write this post? Thinking about all these scary-ass games is going to give me nightmares tonight. Thanks a lot, brain, for making me think "Hey, you remember all those terrifying, nightmare-inducing horror games from your past?"Jerk.

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What Does It Take To Be An Indie Game Developer?

Tips for making your own games

It's true that the concept of creating your own video games has become more accessible over the years, but with all the options available, many would-be developers don't know where to start. We've asked some of the indie development community how to start out in indie development, and here's what they had to say:

1.  Start small. If you're just working by yourself, limit your game's scope to something simple. You can always expand upon it later.
2.  Choose a development engine and stick with it. There's nothing worse than using a game engine or programming language for weeks only to find out that it won't quite work for your particular game.
3.  Start out with creating only the basic features for the game, then expand upon it later. Once you have a baseline prototype created, it'll be that much easier to add additional features.
4.  Create documentation before starting the development phase. It's important to plan out your game's story and gameplay mechanics because they'll be the blueprints upon which you build the game.

The game development process can certainly be a tough road, especially if you're working alone. Too many aspiring game developers give up early in their first game because their scope is too large for one person.

If you'd like additional tips for developing games, check out our post about it on our website.