10 More Video Games You Should Never Play Alone

8. The Calling

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Hudson Soft

The Wii isn’t necessarily the gaming platform I’d run to if I was looking for a solid fright, but to the Nintendo platform we go for The Calling.

Now, The Calling is far from a critically acclaimed game, but plenty of you pointed out that this one scared the pants off you when you were a kid, and probably not meant to be playing it. The game follows a premise similar to The Ring where those who visit a website called The Black Page meet their death a short time after.

You use the Wii Remote to shake off ghostly enemies and if you’ve got a particular fear of dolls, you’re going to have an especially bad time. This game probably wouldn’t scare you too much as an adult but for some reason it’s rated T for Teen and many of you as teens definitely didn’t want to take it on solo.

Elsewhere on the Wii is survival horror Ju-On: The Grudge so I clearly missed all sorts of things while sitting on my couch cheating at Wii bowling.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.