Open-world games are often thought of in terms of RPGs, but these horror games make excellent use of the open-world format.

Morgan Pinder is a writer at GameRant and a graduate researcher at Deakin University in Australia. Their research interests are in video games, environmentalism and gothic media. Morgan’s most recent ...

Rachael is a University of Lincoln graduate and Writer on Game Rant! During her time at uni she was able to research and write her dissertation on psychological horror video games - Outlast, P.T. Demo ...

Browser horror works best when it wastes zero time. No giant intro, no lore dump, no ten-minute tutorial. Just a creepy house ...

October is upon us, and for those who enjoy scary games, it’s the best time of year to play them. With the days getting darker and new horror video games coming out almost every week, it’s a great ...

Whenever you launch a horror game there’s one feeling you always expect to hit you—and that’s fear. It could be a creeping shiver ascending the back of your neck or your fight or flight instincts ...

You’d be forgiven for thinking cozy games and horror games are opposites, but when they come together, you are left with experiences that are ideal games for spooky season. If you’re a fan of cozy ...

Horror games are scary in the right settings. For example, a lot of players like to turn off the lights, wait until nighttime, and also wear headphones to increase the atmospheric chills. Playing ...

As an eager crowd descends on the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, nothing seems out of place. PAX East’s Saturday crush is here, with everyone from the gaming curious to the ...