10 Forgotten Horror Game Franchises That NEED A Reboot

Arguably the granddaddy of the survival horror genre and one whose influence is still felt to this day, the Clock Tower series is long overdue a comeback. 

Starting out its life on the SNES, Clock Tower essentially functioned as an interactive horror film, putting players in the shoes of young orphan Jennifer Simpson, who upon arriving at her new home is attacked by the malformed serial killer Scissorman. Using a combination of hiding spots, sparse defensive items and quick-wits, players must guide Jennifer to safety using a surprisingly robust point-and-click interface that really helps ramp up the tension. 

The game got numerous sequels which improved on the core gameplay and further expanded the Scissorman mythos, as well as a truly bizarre entry in Clock Tower 3 that was created in collaboration with Capcom - that game has a cult fanbase all its own and is an oddity like no other. 

Fans were recently blessed with the magnificent Clock Tower: Rewind that ported the game to modern systems with new cutscenes and some very much welcomed quality of life improvements, but the rest of the franchise remains elusive outside of emulation, being locked behind older hardware limitations and very heft price-tags for physical copies.