10 Horror Video Games That Had No Right To Be This Good

10. The Mortuary Assistant

Short indie horror games with a simple concept and some frightening moments are a dime a dozen. The best of them usually find life on YouTube and Twitch, scaring the bejesus out of streamers for a time, gaining popularity, and then falling back into obscurity once the dust settles. The Mortuary Assistant, on paper, seems like yet another one of those flash-in-the-pan titles, but it deserves more credit than that.

In this game, you play as a mortuary assistant (shocking, right?) who is haunted by a demon. The game forces you to perform arbitrary embalming duties with a tedious and meticulous process. While that sounds boring, you'll be on edge the whole time, as frequent scares will have you constantly guessing when the bodies will jump at you next.

The Mortuary Assistant isn't just a scary game; it's also a surprisingly deep narrative. There's a deliberate fleshing out of the demon world, with different occult practices helping you learn more about the monster that's stalking you.

The frightening gameplay, terrifying antagonist and dense story all come together to form a title with frights and ambition by the bucket load.