9 Underrated Horror Games You Must Play Before You Die
7. Siren: Blood Curse
What it is: High school student Howard Wright books a trip to the purportedly haunted Japanese village of Hanuda off the back of a mysterious e-mail (because why not, right?), only to discover upon arrival that, in video games, such rumours almost always turn out to be true. Hordes of 'Shibito' - murderous zombies that still retain some semblance of intelligence - roam the village as a result of the Hanuda people's Mana religion demanding human sacrifice, a way of life that Howard and a still-living TV documentary crew aren't particularly keen on sticking around to be part of.
Why it's scary: It's all about Sight Jack. The system, which splits the game screen in two, has the player character play out their escape through third-person on one side and view the world through the eyes of surrounding Shibito on the other. Its shtick is to use the latter viewpoint as a means to know when it's safe to move from cover and bolt for the nearest escape route, a juggling act that ramps up the stomach-knotting tension to digestively dangerous levels.
The Shibito can't truly die, either, so even if you feel safe after downing one with the pitiful ammo reserves available, it won't be their end. It'll probably be yours, though. Have fun.