Halloween Games Showdown some Horror Classics vs NEW Releases

[@dgayle2348]

Condemned was crazy cuz someone really just said "you know what's actually scary? Crackheads." then made a game about it.

[@bananasean5145]

I live in Oklahoma so this is just my day to day.

[@ACGreviews]

lol

[@jfd4706]

I still remember playing Origins back in my teens. Scared the shit outta me. Spooky and terrific horror title, even to this day and age, ngl.

[@Rodrigo4391]

@@dgayle2348 one of the funniest comments I've seen in awhile 🤣 😂

[@bananasean5145]

Just started Alan Wake 2 on PS5 with the physical release. I was not prepared for how unsettling the first couple hours were. Didn't help I had a glitch I thought was just part of the game where a deer was just frozen in a store and never moved but It was still making sounds.😂 I got the hell out of there like I was at a Pdidy party.

[@BrianCharles-t6f]

Alien Isolation/ Outlast/ Silent Hill/ Evil Within/ Dead Space Remake: my fav's for Halloween. Hopefully next year The Thing remaster will be out so yeah - i'll add that one!

[@arjadaa]

Great video, OP. I'm not familiar with your channel so I was expecting a run of the mill list with only the obvious picks like silent hill, amnesia, RE7, but I'm really impressed. Congrats!

[@arjadaa]

The only one I might like to add is Bloodborne

[@mattpenix8438]

Oh ACG is one of the best video game reviewers there is. Very competitive, hardly a big game goes by without ACG handling it. And his scripts are witty. Buys all his own games so no outside influence. And really understands the tech and development side of things which os evident in his reviews, giving some a deeper more nuanced look. That said, congrats. You’ll find yourself coming back more Oh snd hes got a video game Podcast too

[@MrJimthegrim]

Yussssss.... Condemned was so cool. (That mannequin bit..lol)

[@arbknight12]

‘Mortuary Assistant’ will forever be the game that spooks me the most. Especially if you set the horror level to the highest level

[@ACGreviews]

Oh shit. Oh damn! I forgot it!

[@mattpenix8438]

Mortuary Assistant looks pretty good. Its a cheaper title too

[@mangaas]

Dustborn is perfect for Halloween.😂

[@applecorp]

Yep, it is truly horrific, for all the wrong reasons.

[@mikerl489]

Alien: Isolation and Soma are two of my favorite games of all time. You have excellent taste, sir.

[@ACGreviews]

Thank you kindly!

[@DoomsdayMayBeOkay]

Solid list! I'll leave a bonus here, check out "The Beast Inside" not very well known but i thought it was pretty good.

[@chrislair6832]

It's okay.It gets pretty dark, but I haven't beat it

[@ACGreviews]

thanks

[@TheOneBearded]

I'll just shoutout Vampyr for the doctor vampire vibe.

[@ACGreviews]

Hell ya

[@NoMansLand98]

Loved that game. We need more vampire games. Here's hoping that Bloodlines the Masquerade 2 will be good...

[@vivino100]

I just wish they had balanced the morality system a bit better. This happens a lot in these sorts of games where the fundamental morality isn’t really explained and yet is so punishing for completionists on a time budget.

[@TheOneBearded]

@@vivino100 There are definitely some choices where you think you're doing an ok thing just to find out you screwed over the entire district. Imagine finding that out during your pacifist, heal everyone run. There was a lot of medicine made during that playthrough.

[@fatjawns3671]

Play Amnesia the bunker if you liked Alien Isolation!

[@johno2213]

You sold me on Soma with one mention…Sphere. One of my favorite books of all time (we all pretend the movie doesn’t exist). Great list and keep it up!

[@adrianastrolux]

Good shoutout to SOMA - One of my favorites. A couple of other recommendations would be Visage and Observer System Redux

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

His review for SOMA many years ago was pretty negative. He didn't get it. Good to see he's learned from his mistakes

[@nredsa]

SOMA is a game that i have restarted so many times but never finished. Perhaps this will be the year that I finish it.

[@yogxoth1959]

SOMA is a masterpiece. One of the greatest games, and stories, of all time.

[@T4FF3R]

SOMA and Observer are criminally underrated sci-fi horror! I've beaten Observer a few times, original and redux, and it really does cyberpunk body horror VERY well. I tried to play Visage a few years ago, but some of the gameplay was pretty frustrating so I never finished it. That game scared me probably more than anything else I've ever played though. Nice to see a shout out to Signalis as well. That and SOMA are two of my all time favorite game stories.

[@vivino100]

Signalis and Soma are two games that almost feel like they shouldn’t exist. Both are the perfect crystallisation of their particular ideas and tropes. This is what makes indie horror so fantastic.

[@tasidar3]

I just finished playing Vampire masquerade: Bloodlines and that was awesome for October, now I have been playing Darkwood the past few days. Great game as well.

[@ACGreviews]

That's awesome!

[@bettergetdave]

I love that you called out Evil Within versus its sequel. Everyone always champions 2 over 1 but for me the first was the best. In fact if you want to play any silent hill or RE game and couldn't decide which, EW scratches that itch for all of them in one

[@simongrant2338]

Without a doubt the first one was hands down better

[@Penallica]

Sanitarium, leave me be!

[@cycomiko73]

Shadows of the Damned. Dead Space 2. The Darkness.

[@kryptkeeper2303]

As someone whose favorite Genre is Horror games, I gotta say this is a solid list with a lot of deep cuts. While mostly I'm sick of the Remakes and remasters that the games industry is all about, The exception to that is the Horror game remakes, SH2 was awesome, The RE remakes, Dead Space remake, and System shock have all been fantastic, I would love to see Condemned get that treatment, as well as some other Capcom Horror from PS2 era, and of course I want The Suffering, and Undying to get the remake treatment. Phasmophobia set off that Ghost hunting sub genre that there are a ton of on steam now, and in my opinion for as good as Phasmophobia is, there are games in the genre that do it better. Thanks ACG for the Video I always like seeing horror get more love.

[@ACGreviews]

Well thank you man

[@Armored-Cat]

For me, Control, Alan Wake 2, Alien Isolation, Signalis, Dead Space Remake, Crow Country, State of Decay 2, The Last Of Us, any of the Dead Rising games, I like all of them, and Evil Within 1 & 2. Out of all of these, I run Control every October, followed by Alan Wake 2 since it's release. Then follow it up with whichever I'm feeling.

[@Beoslasher]

Nightdive doing a remaster of Undying would be amazing

[@davidisbrosif3899]

Started a new playthrough of Resident Evil 7 Biohazard. Can't wait to play its dlc as well.

[@chrislair6832]

Supposedly, it's coming out for p s five with the psvr 2. I've already played it on the psvr one, but man, I'd love to play it again with that upgrade

[@ACGreviews]

Thanks all. JUST a list. I know I know someones going to disagree such is life. www.patreon.com/c/AngryCentaurGaming

[@simongrant2338]

@@ACGreviews the beauty of free speech, great channel new sub👍

[@Jeremy-ql1or]

A horror game I would recommend is The Last Door series. It is a fairly simple 8 bit point and click game that started as a free flash game back in the early 2010s that was so good people ended up paying for the later entries. The story is incredible and it is amazing that something with Commodore 64 graphics could be so legitimately scary.

[@ACGreviews]

thank

[@TheSeltenreich]

I’m so glad you sang Sanatorium! 😂

[@ACGreviews]

it popped into my head right when I realized I was doing it

[@satnav1980]

That was my favourite part of the video. 😂

[@HesarealNoWhereMan]

Im having fun with Parasite Eve. I havent played it in years. I remembered how cool and kick ass the cut scenes were. The battle ststem is fun as well. Has a pretty good soundtrack too. Im playing it on my Wii U which only amazed me further.

[@KAYTRIOX]

Evil Within 1&2 and ALAN WAKE 2 are the best Horror Games I've ever played. Definitely gonna pick up MADISON for VR looking forward to it.

[@Kayem-bq4hq]

Still wakes the deep was excellent! Cosmic horror done right!!

[@chrislair6832]

It was so good! I loved that they would say something that would be a phrase in scotland but not in america and it would have the way americans would say it in the captions, so you got to kind of learn some of there, weird ways of saying things. It was awesome!

[@DoomsdayMayBeOkay]

Indeed. I went in with very low expectation but ended up completed hooked from start to finish.

[@Kayem-bq4hq]

@@DoomsdayMayBeOkay Yeah, I finished the game in one sitting!

[@tecnui]

I love cosmic horror and that game looks fantastic! Thanks for the recommendation.

[@Kayem-bq4hq]

@@tecnui Awesome!!

[@BitLyrist]

Recently played Bramble, could be a candidate for this list- great little wholesome narrative adventure

[@chrislair6832]

So good!

[@stevebob240]

Madison VR is insanely scary! Condemned definitely deserved a shout, I love both Condemned 1 and 2.

[@mperry94]

Condemned was probably one of the first true horror games I played, and it still holds up today. The sound design was phenomenal. Hearing crackheads running around and knocking things over had me in such a panicked state, lol. The atmosphere was great. The combat was honestly really fun and satisfying. It had issues here and there, but if you enjoy scary games or even like watching play throughs, check out some gameplay on KZbin, and you'll see.

[@quaker1874]

No mention of Darkwood. Highly recommend this one to everyone.

[@candycommander]

Darkwood is one of the best horror games released in a while.

[@Mark-sd4hv]

I remember being excited to play it, but was so confused and got stuck almost right away

[@candycommander]

@@Mark-sd4hv Intro where you play as the doctor or after?

[@quaker1874]

@@Mark-sd4hv I would like to know where you got stuck. Exploration in the game is important, and remembering landmarks helps with guiding yourself back to the safehouse.

[@LuciferHunter-kt7pm]

I remember the first condemned. I was blown away. I remember thinking “we’re at the peak of graphics”

[@dustinkilburn]

The AVP2 colonial marine campaign always gave me weird anxiety as a 12ish year old. Jus a shout out to one of the more solid early 2000s PC games ❤️ 👏

[@KRKimberly]

I have been waiting on the Silent Hill 2 remake review. It's perfect for this list

[@joergbock1976]

Great list, gonna give Madison a try and RDR (somehow I missed out on the Undead DLC or thought it a storyless Horde-Shooter at the time). Best titles of the list to me are Alien Isolation (for recreating the full-on survival-horror of the 1st Alien movie and its immersion while still looking appealing in 2024) and the Dead Space Remake which I consider the paragon of what a remake should look like: true to the original, removing annoying parts, adding and improving some game elements, modern graphics and good performance (SH2 could have used some of that spice). Honorable mentions: Costume Quest 1&2 not exactly scary, but both in the spirit of Halloween, if you want a comic relief in between all these horror titles Indika - won't get weirder than that game

[@MrThephonypope]

I think Amnesia the Bunker is worth a shot if you haven't tried it already!

[@eiadtarabulsi]

I absolutely adore The Last of Us. I've beaten the game 6 times and I still plan on doing another playthrough. It's my favorite video game of all-time. The PS5 remake takes an already solid experience and it makes it even better. Thanks to the PS5's hardware, the characters are able to convey emotions in a way that just wasn't possible when the game originally came out for the PS3. Dead Space is probably my favorite survival horror game of all-time. The game still holds up really well. Even at the time, the game's atmosphere, lighting, shadows, and audio design were top notch. They've been greatly improved upon with the remake. I remember playing the game for the first time and exploring the hallways and corridors of the USG Ishimura. It was eerie and creepy because I had no idea what was waiting for me around the next corner. I just recently picked up Alan Wake II, but I haven't played it yet. Control is another excellent game by Remedy Entertainment. The level design of The Oldest House itself is top notch with its brutalist architecture. The story is all sorts of weird, creepy, and eerie, but in a good way of course. The Ashtray Maze is easily one of the best levels in any video game. The cherry on top is the awesome music that plays while you're partaking in the game's intense and challenging combat. Thanks, Karak! As always, I really appreciate the hard work! Keep it up! God bless and stay safe!

[@LonelyGamr]

Never heard of sanatorium. Looks good

[@ACGreviews]

its a crazy game

[@JammyGuns]

If you can then mothervr (Alien Isolation) is amazing.

[@luisliberty8293]

The Undying was ahead of its time. Wish it would be remade. When you got hit by the warrior skeletons in the tombs the sound of the hit and the sway of camera were something I hadn't experienced in a fps at that time.

[@nredsa]

anything in VR. I've had Skyrim VR (modded) scare the heck out of me. Sanitarium! I've never finished or really experienced any of the Silent Hill games. However, I am really enjoying the Silent Hill 2 Remake. Unfortunately, the Batman VR game is taking up most of my time. Dead Space Remake is one of the few games that i finished on my first attempt. I would highly recommend it to anyone. Love your content and you are one of the few that i immediately click and watch.

[@seangalvin4582]

Undead Nightmare was so cool. There were special Horseman of the Apocalypse (he is saying it as I write this). We had it so good back then.

[@Androes101]

My favorite horror game of all time is amnesia the dark decent. It’s absolutely terrifying.

[@howlhaku]

Also, love your list, so much nostalgia.

[@ACGreviews]

I'm glad!

[@fakepasta3935]

Jolly horror game - Luigi's Mansion 3. Good Halloween vibes- Ghostwire Tokyo.

[@ruthlopez8650]

ACG Your voice is the narrator of the WokeWatch YT channel or is that AI? Cuz it's clearly your voice.

[@fortheloveofking]

I was wondering if Undying was gonna make the list while you were talking about the game right before it. Not often does it make such short and varied lists. It's got a very unique atmosphere, nothing else really like it.

[@thagomizer8485]

Phasmophobia is the only time I've ever seen a horror game use coop to make the game MORE scary. Usually coop drains all the horror out of a game, but god damn, does it work in that one.

[@SkyboxerGolf]

Loved Condemned... Great memories there..

[@ACGreviews]

insane game

[@TheBlueDeath123]

I love Halloween and horror games 🎉

[@ClarenceDass]

Outlast Trials is my favorite horror game right now. Been playing since Early Access and it still gets my heart pumping. Worth a buy for sure, solo or with friends. Even Outlast 1 is worth a play. Makes most horror games look like a Pixar film.

[@denisruskin348]

Do not sleep on Madison. I almsot never get scared by any videogame but that one had my blood flowing.

[@chrislair6832]

Madison in vr was just on another level

[@normcollison2659]

That department store level in Condemned is one of the scariest levels I've ever played (im also deathly afraid of mannequins)

[@VicariousVoid]

Great list, still laughing about toothless cumquat by the end. Signalis will never leave me, I think about it pretty regularly still.

[@ACGreviews]

glad to hear it sir

[@Enkidu-4U]

Doom 3 is my absolute favorite. It's the closest to being in a haunted house Ive ever felt playing a video game. It's makes me so mad that doom enthusiasts hate that game. If anything needs a remake, it's that game. It has been updated for VR, but I'd also love a traditional remake as well.

[@Mark-nh7zg]

Worth noting that condemned came out on DS first. Was one of a kind game on that system

[@mattpenix8438]

Alan Wake 2? Playing that finally now. As good as they say. Just gorgeous. Few others: *Gylt - a smaller, more cartoonish but still full on creepy horror puzzler came out last year and is often on sale for half of or $9.99, as in right now on Xbox store *Choo Choo Charles - In same vein of campy horror that’s not really scary

[@sauliusvekteris526]

Blood West is another good one. If you like to play as undead gunslinger ;) Super immersive

[@notchedbandit]

Pathologic 2 is a game like no other. It's in my top 10 favorite game ever made (alongside games like RDR2, Subnautica, Half-Life, Journey etc.). That's how highly I would rate it.

[@wotan5136]

SALUTE for mentioning Undying, truly one of the best and most frightening horror games. I played it as a teenager when it came out.

[@cirelancaster]

There was an old point and click adventure game called Blackstone Chronicles. It took place in a shutdown asylum turned museum. None of the horror was in jump scares or even any enemies; it was all in the environment and learning about science's worst theories about treating mental health.

[@sumbius1576]

Didn't expect System shock remake to be on this list. Condemned etc are great but never really thought of System shock (original, remaster or remake) horror

[@tsushima1404]

The game was inspiration for Dead Space

[@lathrios]

Some good creepy ones The Coma 2 White Day a Labyrinth Named School Fatal Frame

[@fttmvp]

Watch this in the dark on an OLED with RTX HDR. Turn off Dynamic tone mapping and properly set up HGIG calibration on windows instead. 25 Contrast = 2.2 gamma. 44 mid gray = 200 paper white. You're welcome.

[@vivino100]

I was just thinking I don’t know what to play for spooky season and here is the perfect video. Also pleased to see I’ve played a fair few of the titles on this list. Pathologic 2 I’ve heard is great but I’m intimidated by the FOMO on story details. That and Evil Within are my top two to try out this week.

[@ACGreviews]

thanks man glad you dug it

[@KenshiroAtAtAtAt]

I can't believe you left off Toothless Kumquat's Legend of Bung Door's Cabin. This list is incomplete.

[@ACGreviews]

K apologize

[@Boulbouljan]

Black ops 6 zombies 🧟‍♂️ scariest game of 2024, got so many jump scare moments.

[@MrWildCarrot]

Pathologic is an absolute masterpiece, and the most masochistic game ive ever played.

[@theguyinthere]

I'm going for 13 platinums on Halloween

[@carlosmelendez8317]

Red Dead Undead Nightmare was so good!

[@marrowj]

Sanatarium scared the shit out of me when it came out

[@kosmosyche]

One game I'd like to add to your list is Oxenfree. This is an excellent narrative driven spooky (and also quite cleverly made) mysterious sci-fi adventure about time loops. If I remember correctly it was on your best games list the year it came out, maybe even the best game of that year.

[@ACGreviews]

amazing game

[@sa1ntluke]

A recent one I really like that not many people talk about is The Chant

[@Zywebb]

I could listen to this guy all day long, that voice👌

[@Mire_Klick]

i'm thumbin it up AND commenting it. what tchu gonna do? 😂

[@MMA_SPUD]

Lmao that Jon Jones joke was unexpected 😂

[@Urbrainongaming]

LOL Jon Jones insults are never out of pocket.

[@N3philim_HNO3]

New The Lords Of The Fallen game is pretty creepy in umbral world. Does quite a few things that Elden Ring does not. I think It's more than deserves to be in the list.

[@swishpronoob]

Bone Tomahawk and Penny Dreadful ❤

[@Jeremy-ql1or]

Does anyone else do this: You get all excited and buy all the best reviewed horror games but then never actually play any of them that don't have the words "evil" or "dead" in the title?

[@Mark-sd4hv]

Checking your bank statement after a Steam Sale... *Horror Music*

[@mavkoshv9149]

You forgot to mention Ghost Master 😄

[@CheckmateStallioN]

Dead Space remake is incredible

[@robertfeldmann542]

the premise was ..i found the original manhunt by rockstar to be scary on my very first playthrough

[@thanatopsis70]

Strange, it sounds like he actually likes SOMA, but his original rating was, "Wait for a deep sale, a deep, deep, deep sale. DEEEEP sale. Maybe he likes it now that it is often $5. Or maybe it is because they later added the "no death" mode. I thought it was great on release, and pretty much the only Frictional game worth playing.

[@ACGreviews]

I like it for others during a very specific time in a specific way. despite me not loving it, its a game well worth being on the list for sure

[@thanatopsis70]

@@ACGreviews Fair enough. And SOMA is only $4.49 at the Humble and Epic stores right now. Good for halloween. Not too long, and has difficulty levels that make is possible for for pretty much anybody to play for the excellent story.

[@Sir_Rizzy]

Really wish this video had chapter marks

[@Stanjara]

Darkwood!

[@ianchinsor9248]

Spooky season

[@such_disdain]

That Jon Jones joke got me 😂

[@tsushima1404]

Condemned and Silent Hill 2 Remake

[@mattpenix8438]

How different is Silent Hill 2 remake gameplay compared to say Resident Evil or even Alan Wake 2. They look similar in that over the shoulder survivor horror aspect. Do they all play the same?

[@fortheloveofking]

I don't like story driven adventures, I'd rather just watch them, so I'll be "watching" The Quarry again.

[@dalenjames5743]

I can’t do horror but wanted to support

[@ACGreviews]

thanks

[@Stoned_apeTheory22]

Shout out to the podcast channel

[@asacloutier7530]

Friday the 13th! Oh wait.................

[@lordstayfrosty]

Scariest game to play on Halloween night is going out clubbing, staying alert enough to not wake up the following morning with a four you mistook for an eight. There is no game which can even be remotely close to that kind of experience. None.

[@MrBlahblhblah]

"I have sex guys"

[@satnav1980]

Alien: Isolation was vomit. Did I say it right? Am I down the cool kids? Can't wait for the sequel.

[@MaxRamos8]

Any Metroid game counts, especially Prime Echoes. For now I'm playing no man's sky cursed realuty expedition. If you want more story you can cheat in the first Life is Strange Edit: also I just finished Darksiders 2 =)

[@user-theNameIsA]

Jon Jones watching this - 😮😮😮