6 MORE Horror Games That Deserve Next-Gen Remakes!

Before Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls was Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy here in the States), a paranormal thriller about random people who get possessed and start murdering other people. It was the first in developer Quantic Dream’s series of experimental video games, where they eschew most of the traditional elements of video games in favor of something they prefer to call “interactive films.” The formula was refined with Heavy Rain, but it started with Farenheit. It released back in 2005, so if you haven’t played it, I highly recommend you do. It’s a trip.

If you’re a horror fan who’s spent a fair amount of time playing video games, as I have and continue to do, you’ve undoubtedly accrued an impressive array of memories from said horror games. Many of my memories revolve around moments that terrified me — some of which have even been immortalized on the Internet. My first encounter with a Regenerator in Resident Evil 4; that time the Broken Neck Woman fell down in front of me, screaming, in Fatal Frame II; every other minute I spent in Outlast… you get the point.

My time with Siren resulted in more than a few memories, too — there are few things that are as scary as sight-jacking into a Shibito only to see yourself through its eyes as it creeps up behind you — and I think there’s a generation (or two) of gamers out there who deserve to experience this wondrous (and thoroughly terrifying) survival horror game.

A few of you put me in my place for not including Clock Tower the first time around, so here you go, I hope you can forgive me.

Obviously, this game deserves a remake. I’d wager there are more than a few horror fans out there who haven’t played any of the Clock Tower games (the last one released back in 2002), much less the game that started it all. This was a horror series that was sadly short-lived, lasting only four games. Let’s bring it back. It’s formula would actually work today, with all these horror games that center on an unarmed protagonist who is being hunted by someone, or in many cases, something.

If you feel I skipped a game, feel free to let me know in the comments. I only ask that before you do, you make sure I didn’t already mention the game you have in mind in my previous list.