Top 10 Hottest Horror Games Based on Real Places and Events
Horror games have become an important part of the gaming world, expanding into many subgenres, styles, and locations. Horror games can evoke a wide range of emotions, from disgust and panic to existential feelings of fear that last for days. A large number of fictional locations in the game, despite having a hellish scenario, are in fact based on real-world locations to increase the horror of the player. You know, sometimes, the real world can be as terrible as fiction. Here is a list of interesting games that readers may not have known that are inspired by real-life locations and events.
6
Five Nights at Freddy's
Five Nights at Freddy's
The game is based on the story of a fateful night in the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant. In 1993, a man who had previously worked at the company hid in a bathroom and waited until closing time, then attacked the remaining 5 employees at the facility. It is said that Foxy, Freddy, Chica, Bonnie and Golden Freddy represent lost lives. This distorted origin adds to the fear and discomfort fans feel while playing the game.
Genre: horror, survival, role-playing
Platforms: Cross-platform (including Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Oculus Quest, Oculus Quest 2, Google Stadia)
Publisher: Scott Cawthon, Clickteam, Illumix
Release year: 8/18/2014
Game Price: $4.99
Download link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/319510/Five_Nights_at_Freddys/
7
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack The Ripper
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper - Trailer
As the title suggests, this game features fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in the case of infamous assassin Jack the Butcher. The story is based on the tragedies of the famous case and takes place in Victorian London - namely the Whitechapel area, where Jack the Butcher operates.
The game tells the true story of this unknown killer, and puts the character in the investigative position of Holmes and Watson to try to unravel the case. It's also not the only game with old-time killers.
Genre: adventure, detective, role-playing
Platforms: Cross-platform (including Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360)
Publisher: Frogwares
Release year: 12/24/2009
Game Price: $9.99
Download link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/11190/Sherlock_Holmes_versus_Jack_the_Ripper/
8
Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame Official Trailer (2014)
The first part of the survival horror game that takes place in the Himuro Mansion (reimagining the real-life mansion), has shown a dark side of Japanese history. The main character, Miku Hanasaki, ventures into the Mansion to find her brother, who has disappeared after visiting locations believed to be haunted.
Himuro Mansion was the site of one of the largest mass murders in Japanese history. Seven people are said to have died in the Mansion, killed in strange and mystical rituals. These gruesome rituals involved torture methods to "shoo away evil spirits." Fatal Frame drew inspiration from that very story, making it a classic.
Genre: Horror, Action, Role Playing
Platforms: Cross-platform (including Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Wii U, Xbox One, PlayStation 5)
Publisher: Tecmo Koei, Koei Tecmo Games
Release year: July 29, 2014
Game Price: $39.99
Download link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1732190/FATAL_FRAME__PROJECT_ZERO_Maiden_of_Black_Water/
9
The Town Of Light
The Town of Light - Trailer
The Town Of Light is an adventure game with heavy psychological and horror aspects. Released in 2017, it takes place in an abandoned 20th century mental institution. Players must explore decaying buildings, looking for hints to uncover the mysteries of the past.
The real-life location of this game is accurately recreated based on the Volterra Asylum in Tuscany. The camp, which was used in the 50s and 60s, held more than 5000 patients at once, all of whom were mentally ill. Psychiatric camps are known for their poor treatment of patients, using "cures" that include electroconvulsive therapy and uncontrolled drugs. The patient was even poisoned. The Town Of Light follows this gritty setting and tells the tragic story of the fictional character Renee.
Genre: Horror, Discovery, Psychological
Platforms: Cross-platform (including Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac operating systems, Xbox One)
Publisher: LKA, Wired Productions
Release year: February 27, 2016
Game Price: 18.99$
Download link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/433100/The_Town_of_Light/
10
Kholat
Kholat - Release Trailer
This strange game is set in the cold, creepy environment of the Ural Mountains, Russia, in the game renamed Kholat Syakhi. According to the game, in 1959, nine students suddenly disappeared here. Legendary actor Sean Bean narrates the story, while adding to the mystery and fear that follows the player while investigating the strange disappearance.
The real-life inspiration for this game was the Dyatlov Pass Incident that occurred the same year. This tragic incident involved the disappearance of nine Ural Polytechnic Institute ski students who had mysteriously disappeared for several months. After receiving no messages from the group, an investigation began, which eventually found the students' belongings and strangely mutilated bodies. The mystery remains to this day.
Genre: Horror, Survival, Discovery
Platforms: Cross-platform (including Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Publisher: IMGN.PRO
Release year: 10/6/2015
Game Price: $19.99
Download link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/343710/Kholat/
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