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Multiplayer action game: Behavior Interactive: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, ... action game, psychological horror: Day 1 Studios: Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3: 2011-06-21
Psychological horror games are a breed of horror games with a particular focus on mental, emotional, and psychological states to frighten, disturb, or unsettle its audience. Psychological horror games differ from survival horror games in that the game focuses not on jump scares or monsters but rather on disturbing situations.
Psychological horror games may not depend as much on action compared with survival horror games, instead giving time for the player to explore and witness events. [7] The Silent Hill series, which is also based on survival horror elements, is considered one of the defining psychological horror games. [8]
P.T. (initialism for "playable teaser") is a 2014 psychological horror game developed by Kojima Productions under the pseudonym "7780s Studio" and published by Konami Digital Entertainment. It was directed and designed by Hideo Kojima in collaboration with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, and was released for free on the PlayStation 4.
Layers of Fear is a psychological horror adventure game developed by Bloober Team and published by Aspyr.It was released on Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One worldwide in February 2016.
On Metacritic, In Sound Mind received positive reviews on Windows and Xbox Series X/S, but the PlayStation 5 version received mixed reviews. [7] PC Gamer said it was competently made but felt it is a retread of previous psychological horror video games. [3]
Pre-release gameplay of Returnal. Returnal is a third-person shooter video game [1] featuring roguelike elements and falling under the psychological horror genre. [2] [3] In a futuristic science fiction setting, the player controls Selene Vassos (), [4] a space pilot, equipped with a suit and armed with high-tech weapons, who is stranded on the alien planet Atropos and stuck in a time loop.
Cry of Fear is a first-person indie survival horror game developed by independent Swedish studio Team Psykskallar. Though originally a mod for the video game Half-Life in 2012, it was released as a standalone product the following year.