Play in the dark – if you dare…ĭownload Night Terrors: The Begining for iPhone (free). Thanks to the latest augmented reality technology, you can now attempt to outwit supernatural enemies in some terrifyingly familiar surroundings. What’s scarier than a haunted house game? Why, that would be a haunted house game that happens IN YOUR OWN HOUSE. Dark, inexplicable and very, very creepy.ĭownload a free demo of Limbo for Android or the full game for iPhone (£3.99) Night Terrors When you start to play the exquisitely drawn Limbo, helping a little boy solve life-threatening puzzles in a quest for his missing sister, the rot, giant insects and low light levels will soon have you gripped by fear. One thing is certain: your character develops a newfound survival instinct, which you’ll have to make use of to navigate puzzles and mazes as the spine-chilling story unfolds.ĭownload a free trial of Decay: The Mare for Android or the full game for iPhone (£9.99). Drug-induced paranoia or genuine supernatural danger? Only time will tell. Decay: The MareĪ recovering addict wakes up in a mysteriously empty institution – except it soon seems as if he isn’t entirely alone. The ‘Year Walk’ of the title is an ancient Swedish rite which allows the walker glimpses in to the future – but not everyone who undertakes it comes back… Harnessing the chilling mystery of Nordic folklore, Year Walk has a surprising number of jump-out-of-your-seat scares and an escalating spookiness.ĭownload Year Walk for iPhone (£3.99). Download, get playing, and let us know what you think – until then you can find us hiding behind the sofa.
In honour of the season of scariness, we’ve gathered the 9 scariest games we’ve ever played on our handsets.
After all, if you’re a fan of Silent Hill, Until Dawn or The Evil Within you’ll know that it isn’t just the gameplay that’s making you jump out of your seat – it’s the storytelling, too.Ĭhuck some portability (so you can take the game out of your comfy bedroom and into the big bad world) and augmented reality technology and you’ll see why it’s just as possible to get the living heck scared out of you when gaming on a smartphone. Could mobile phones be the future of gaming? It’s something we’re definitely starting to think about.
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