{"id":100377,"date":"2016-08-03T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T11:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=100377"},"modified":"2016-08-03T13:04:09","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T11:04:09","slug":"5-horror-games-that-will-make-your-skin-crawl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/100377-5-horror-games-that-will-make-your-skin-crawl","title":{"rendered":"5 horror games that will make your skin crawl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Horror games have always been popular, and while some attempts at creating tense atmospheres and terrifying monsters have fallen short of the mark, a few titles get it just right and manage to consistently scare players.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve found some of the scariest horror games across all gaming platforms which manage to mix both great gameplay and terrifying atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>These five\u00a0horror games are guaranteed to send some shivers down your spine:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Amnesia: The Dark Descent<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Amnesia toys with the character&#8217;s (and player&#8217;s) sanity and layers its fluid gameplay over a terrifying and eerie setting.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wk07BWkhzsM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Outlast<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Outlast places the player in a horrifying, dilapidated asylum with no escape and only a night-vision camcorder to help navigate its dark and terrifying landscape.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K5iyKTCSHLI\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Alien: Isolation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Merging the classic Alien franchise with dramatic and tense survival gameplay, Alien: Isolation will keep you constantly on edge as you flee an unstoppable Xenomorph.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7h0cgmvIrZw\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>P.T.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>P.T. is actually a demo for a horror game titled Silent Hills by Hideo Kojima.<\/p>\n<p>Although the game was never completed, the demo forces the character to walk through an infinite loop of the same level, which slowly becomes more and more terrifying.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8vtrGF0ZTRc\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>F.E.A.R.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>F.E.A.R. features the infamous Alma Wade, a terrifying embodiment of fear who constantly stalks and toys with the player.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h_tCPePV7x8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to SeatStory Cup V \u2013 What an Experience\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/99570-seatstory-cup-v-what-an-experience.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">SeatStory Cup V \u2013 What an Experience<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to How South Africans are making money playing Pokemon GO\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/100361-how-south-africans-are-making-money-playing-pokemon-go.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">How South Africans are making money playing Pokemon GO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Games you can play this week \u2013 capes and crepes\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/100303-games-you-can-play-this-week-capes-and-crepes.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Games you can play this week \u2013 capes and crepes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These horror games are guaranteed to send some shivers down your 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