10 Most Brutal Punishments In Horror Video Games

10. James Commits Suicide If You Keep Your Health Low - Silent Hill 2

The majority of the Silent Hill games feature a number of possible endings depending on the player's actions throughout, and typically the player isn't made aware of these conditions before starting.

As a result, your first experience with each game is likely to end badly, and surely no more harshly than in the brilliant Silent Hill 2.

Perhaps the most common outcome for first-time players is the "In Water" ending, where protagonist James ends up committing suicide by driving his car into a lake.

The primary factor for achieving this ending is allowing your health to continually remain low for extended periods before healing.

According to the game's internal scoring system, doing so indicates that you don't care about your life, and so, when it's all said and done, James consequently kills himself.

There are other factors which make this ending more likely - such as checking Angela's knife, reading a suicidal patient's diary, and so on - but the defining attribute is how attentive you are to James' health.

Health management is an important skill in any game, for sure, but doesn't this seem just a tad unfair?