10 Great Horror Games That Are Ugly On Purpose

Ah, pixels, don’t you just love them? Well, you’d better get used to them because they will appear quite a lot on this list, and this great game is a solid way to start.

Imscared - also known as Imscared: A Pixelated Nightmare - is an innovative yet simple horror that will (as the title suggests) scare the holy hell out of you.

It's a first-person experience where you are tasked with collecting keys and surviving against a relentlessly stalking villain known as White Face. But, the game itself soon begins to lie to you, messing with your PC and head thanks to the meta mechanics.

While the game's ingenious gameplay choices are a major part of its appeal, there's also a significant focus on the visuals. Everything is styled to look as reduced and minimal as possible, with pixel art and 32-bit graphics galore. This gives the game an otherworldly feel that captures the sense of being trapped somewhere strange and alien.

Of course, when you're in an entirely unfamiliar and ugly environment, being mocked by a creepy floating pixelated face, you're going to be a little on edge. And who said pixels can't be scary?