10 Greatest Horror Video Game Endings
Which video game horror endings left viewers satisfied - and scared?
It's about the journey, not the destination. While this statement is undoubtedly true, a bad ending to an enjoyable game can easily ruin the entire experience. When you invest your time and energy into playing something and become engrossed in the narrative, it can be devastating to see it fall apart at the last hurdle. Sadly, the genre of horror in video games is often subject to this, as most titles tend to end in a lacklustre manner.
However, with that being said, there are plenty of developers who do an amazing job of bringing their stories to an end. Whether it's a satisfying success for the protagonist or a devastating twist, the following entries conclude their narratives with the utmost skill, making the entire gaming experience worth playing through to the finish.
The games on show here feature a vast collection of styles and gameplay, and - for the most part - are entirely excellent titles that you need to play if you are a fan of the horror video game genre.
This list will feature heavy spoilers for the entries discussed, as can be expected.
10. Little Nightmares
This Bandai Namco Entertainment title is an excellent gem in horror gaming. While leaving the player powerless is a common trope of the genre, this game takes it to the max, as you work your way through a strange prison as a minuscule character surrounded by giant and gluttonous beasts.
Little Nightmares sees you play as Six, a little girl who awakens in a massive underwater vessel known as the Maw. Armed with only a lighter and the help of some Nomes, you journey through the dark and frightening setting with the hope of finding an exit.
Six's size makes the player feel utterly subject to the whims and threat of the large inhabitants, and the multiple bosses all cement this idea of helplessness. However, as the game progresses, Six starts to show a more malicious side, managing to defeat these giant antagonists and even brutally eating some of the helpful Nomes.
This all comes to a front after you defeat the main boss - The Geisha - absorbing her powers and using it to drain the lives of everyone in the Maw before walking out to freedom. Seeing the roles reversed is incredibly satisfying and makes the ending an integral part of the game's appeal.