20 Most Terrifying Video Games Of All Time

18. Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Amnesia Dark Descent
Frictional Games

The first Amnesia deserves recognition for reinvigorating the survival horror genre: robbing the player of the ability to defend themselves.

Armed only with a rusty lantern, the player has to descend through the bowels of a Prussian castle with no memory of how they got there, only able to run or hide from the less-than-friendly residents.

 
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