Horror games are not everyone’s cup of tea. However, a significant portion of gamers enjoy playing horror games. This article focusing the interest of that portion of players. Most of them have played horror games, but what if the fear was real like there is no provision to pause, log out, and there is no second chance? Interesting and at the same time scary right? This article discusses the 5 horror games based on true stories. The top-picked games are as follows:
- Five Nights At Freddy’s
- Neverending Nightmares
- Fatal Frame
- The Town of Light
- Granny
1. Five Nights At Freddy’s – 2014
Five Nights At Freddy’s is a horror which was launched in 2014 taking out inspiration from the animatronics of Chuck E. The game brings a nightmarish twist to the pizza chain’s family-friendly mascots. This game falls under the horror games based on the true stories category. The true story is as follows: The story happens in the 1990s when an ex-employee, Nathan Dunlap returns to Chuck E. There are other six characters, four of them appear as workers, at Cheese’s in Aurora, and Colorado.
In this point-and-click survival horror game, the player has to control Mike Schmidt who is a night security guard for the family pizza restaurant Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. The gameplay is like the player has to survive the shift that lasts from midnight to 6:00 am.
The player character will be defenseless and confined to an office and he is provided with access to a network of security cameras which is useful for viewing various parts of the restaurant and tracking the movements of the opponent throughout the night. The game is available on multiple platforms such as Windows, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows Phone.
2. Neverending Nightmares – 2014
Neverending Nightmares is a video game released on September 26, 2014 by Infinitap Games. The game was inspired by the lead designer Matt Gilgenbach’s struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression.
The player will be playing the role of Thomas. The game starts with Thomas as he wakes up from one nightmare into another. The nightmare worsens as it progresses. The player will fall into a loop of nightmares. Every time he wakes after a dream he will have some serious cause of depression or commit self-harm.
The game will have three different endings and all the endings are influenced by the players’ choice. The game can be played on multiple platforms including Android, Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, iOS, and Nintendo Switch.
3. Fatal Frame – 2001
Fatal Frame is a horror game developed by Koei Tecmo (Tecmo), Grasshopper Manufacture, and Nintendo Software Planning & Development. The game was titled Zero in Japan and Project Zero in Europe and Australia. You can play this game on PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
This is a survival horror video game set in an abandoned Japanese mansion. The gameplay is divided into a prologue tutorial and four chapters. Each level is rendered in real-time and the player has to control Miku Hinasaki for the majority of the time. During the navigation, the characters will guide players through multiple rooms. The entire game happens in the dark and the player can use a flashlight to discover documents and cassette recordings.
4. The Town Of Light – 2016
The Town of Light is a psychological adventure horror game released on February 26, 2016, for desktops, June 6, 2017, for PS4 and Xbox One, and February 7, 2020, for Nintendo Switch. The game was developed by LKA and published by Wored Productions.
The game is set to be in a hospital named Ospedale Psichiatrrico di Volterra. The central character of the game is Renee who has been a patient of the hospital since the 1940s. As the game progresses, you will realize the cause of admit of Renee’s, which is promiscuity, depression, and a volatile relationship between Renee and her mother, later she finds comfort in her doll, Charlotte.
5. Granny – 2017
Granny is an online arcade horror game that was released in 2017 and developed by DVloper and DVapps AB. The game presents you with an incomparable first-person stimulating experience. You are allowed to move your character around the house and interact with almost anything. You will be given several weapons as per the situation use weapons wisely. Some of the weapons provided are Winch Handle, Padlock Code and Battery, Remote Control, Wrench, and many more. Every weapon has a different purposes.
The game has two sequels: Granny: Chapter Two and Granny 3. You can explore other Granny games also that includes Horror Granny, Granny Horror Village, Granny House, Scary Granny: Horror Granny Games, and Horror Hospital Escape Granny Game. The game is accessible on multiple platforms such as Android, Microsft Windows, and iOS.
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Conclusion
The article discussed the top 5 picks of the scariest PS2 horror games that are based on true stories. Here we gave brief notes on 5 games including Five Nights At Freddy’s, Neverending Nightmares, Fatal Frame, The Town of Light, and Granny. Hope this article was useful for the people who love horror games. All these games can be played on several other platforms than PlayStation 2. All the games are worth trying.
