So, with this in mind and the fact that we all need to stock up the gaming library now that we'll be spending more hours indoors to combat the cold, we've put together a list of five horror games to play over the next few months.
Let's start with a classic that's up for game of the year: Resident Evil Village. The adventure starring Ethan Winters in Eastern Europe is up there with the best in a series capable of terrifying us most of the time.
The charismatic Lady Dimetrescu and other equally mad villains await us in a game that offers exploration and terror in equal parts, making many fans fall in love with the franchise all over again.
Solving puzzles and progressing through dungeons while defeating monstrous enemies that are part of European folklore is a real treat that guarantees a few hours of pure terror on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Another mix of action, but this time with a slightly more psychological horror, we can't help but recommend Alan Wake. This writer's adventure has all the ingredients to give us creeps, and it's one of Remedy's greatest releases.
Originally launched on the Xbox 360, a remaster has now been released, bringing the experience to all platforms with a fresh graphics facelift.
It's a strange proposition, but it works when it comes to intimidating us and immersing us in the crazy mind of a protagonist who knows how to convey how overwhelmed he is by the situation he's been put in.
It's time to reduce the amount of action and show that fear goes far beyond the need to pull a trigger. In The Medium we won't even kick or punch, but we'll have just as bad (or worse) a time than with the first two recommendations.
A great success that also bets on psychological anguish and that draws a lot from references such as the mythical Amnesia or Penumbra, which also know how to make us feel completely defenceless against threats.
Nevertheless, it represents a great leap in technical quality which we will be very grateful for in order to put us in the right situation and enjoy this terrifying adventure even more.
We didn't want to leave without mentioning the proof that horror can be enjoyed in co-op. A concept that almost no one had tried, but which Phasmophobia proved by becoming one of the viral games in 2020.
Sure, it may not exactly be a novelty and you may have already heard of it, but all of its games are incredibly interesting and it's not for nothing that it has accumulated countless positive reviews.
Cooperating with your colleagues in an investigation to detect ghosts that might sneak into your voice chat sounds like a good idea, but the result is even better than it sounds.
Phasmophobia is simply terrifying and, despite still being in early access format on PC only, it's remarkably cheap and the best option to enjoy the next big holiday with friends.
Do you dare to play any of them?
