4. Outlast (2013)

Developer: Red Barrels

Genre: Horror, action

Theme: Man vs the worst horrors ever

If you thought that Dead Space was as scary as it gets, think again. Outlast is ready to destroy those who play it and leave them wanting more.

Outlast is a survival horror game like no other. Players take control of journalist Miles Upshur who breaks into Mount Massive Asylum, an abandoned center for the mentally ill that was recently re-opened and had been operating in secrecy. Miles received a message regarding the dangers of the facility and the company, Murkoff, that runs the place from an anonymous source from within the facility.

That's not hygienic

Stealth is all that players have going for them in this game. As Miles tries to uncover the secrets of the asylum he gets hunted down by crazed human looking creatures and quickly realizes that he needs to escape. Miles is only equipped with a camcorder that enables him to see in the dark and there will be no weapons at player's disposal.

These unpredictable enemies can appear at any time and players need to be ready to run and try to shake them off at any instant. Player's never have a moment to mentally recover as horrors are everywhere in the game. Perhaps the scariest thing about this game is that its setting and characters are inspired by actual insane asylums and instances of criminal insanity.

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