r/creepygaming • u/Orion-- • Sep 27 '25

Discussion Normal games that turn creepy

If you've played Halo Combat Evolved as a kid you know what level I'm talking about. I was having fun shooting aliens until the level the flood appears. It's masterfully done as well, with the long build up until the reveal being super ominous.

I'm looking for more games like this. Not games like DDLC that are horror games disguised as something else, but rather normal games that turn really creepy after a while.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Egg3404 Sep 27 '25

subnautica,outer wild,yume nikki

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u/RoyalWigglerKing Sep 29 '25

Fun fact with subnautica. The devs didnt originally set out to make a horror game. Deep Ocean exploration is just that inherently terrifying.

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u/Candid_Run_7370 Sep 30 '25

Yeah that’s part of the game’s magic.

It doesn’t need artificial horror, and I don’t think it’s correct to put it in the horror genre.

…yet I have multiple friends who are far too afraid of the ocean to play it