This may very well be the most unique game on the list, as it’s a horror game you play from the perspective of a toddler, exploring his family’s house during a stormy night. This leaves much of the horror up to the child’s imagination, which, as I’m sure we all know, can be practically limitless. I’m an adult, some would argue “man child” is more relevant, and the things my imagination sometimes comes up with scares me, and I still remember the horrors I believed to be true as a kid. Among the Sleep looks like a fantastic game, and if its incredible demo is anything to go by, 2014 may have its first sleeper hit.
Telltale’s take on The Walking Dead earned it my pick for game of the year last year, and its second season is shaping up to be just as good. It picks up not long after the first season’s emotional finale and follows Clementine as she struggles to survive in a harsh world without Lee as a guide. The first episode, All That Remains, was great. I’m sure there’s plenty of tough decisions and jaw-dropping moments left to be enjoyed (endured?) over the rest of the season.
Zombie Studios, the makers of the two Saw games, are currently hard at work on Daylight, a procedurally generated supernatural horror game set in a long abandoned hospital. The random levels make this game incredibly replayable, and thanks to an agreement with Sony, this is also coming to the PS4, so you won’t need a beefy PC to enjoy it.
