8 Intense Games That Kept You On The EDGE OF YOUR SEAT

Even accepting that survival horror hit Phasmophobia is best played co-operatively, safety in numbers isn't so much the order of the day here, as rounds of ghost-hunting so often descend into an experience of shared hysteria.

Phasmophobia's ingenious hook sees teams of up to four players attempting to identify which of the game's two-dozen ghosts is haunting a given locale, and then trying to steer clear of the ghost when they start hunting the team down.

To maximise tension, there's no way for players to fight back and kill the ghosts - rather, hiding until escape is possible is the order of the day.

As such, Phasmophobia is a giddy haunted house ride of a game that's packed to the gills with an impressive variety of sneaky scares, enough that play remains compelling across countless hours.

With multiplayer survival games being a dime a dozen these days, Phasmophobia's use of dynamic scares helps it stand apart, delivering a brand of shared terror that's tough to put down.