Best short horror games to play at one session, inclusion

Summary

• Anatomy changes a normal home into a scary nightmare over tapes, a gentle horror and a distorted atmosphere.

• Murder House offers retro slasher flick vibration with captured killer, ideal for fans of horror for survival.

• September 1999 provides a cooling experience of distracting visuals in just 5 minutes.

Sometimes players want to enjoy the excitement of a new horror game, but they don't have time for a massive survey or with slow building. Instead, they can look for a game they can finish at one session, but stay with them for a long time.

Whether a player has free of charge or wants to push out some horror entertainment in some big tasks, these games show that fear may not be long -lasting to be effective. Games on this list are ordered based on the value of playback, impact and stimulation, and how it all contributes to the Scare factor.

10

Anatomy

Mundane has become scary

Anatomy It can transform the commonness of a normal house and something really scary. The game grows more distorted because players find tapes hidden around the house. Home becomes almost alive and hostile without having to talk back. The fear in this game is gentle, but the experimental sound horror is effective in the way it gets under the skin of the player rather than looking for a cheap jump. If players want the final horror effect, they should play this game with headphones in the dark.

9

Murder

Bunny spoiled

• Date of issue: October 22, 2020
• Length: ~ 2 hours
• Genre: The horror of survival
• Developer: Puppet combo, vague scenario LLC
• Platform: PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Windows, Steam

Murder It is a love letter to all the best Slasher's swinging outdoors, capturing players in a house with a serial murderer dressed as a bunny. It is a type of horror with low resolution, highly terror, which many players will appreciate. Retro aesthetics, thanks to the VHS effect, is almost nostalgic, even for the new genre. Sudden explosions of violence are leaving players who want to move forward. This game is the perfect selection for players looking for horror about the survival of old school with twisting.

8

September 1999

September 1999 It is only 5 minutes, but each second is created to imitate the horror genre of found shots in such a clever way. There is no interaction with the environment. Instead, players are just watching and experiencing these events. Because of the realistic presentation, it is Standout in the list as a cool story. Especially the last moments are moving from the simple imitation of the genre that are made many times, into something with narration so worrying that players should before they pick it up.

7

Paratopic

VHS Nightmares

Paratopic It contains dreams of logic, distorted visual effects and appalling adjustments that even cause the most nostalgic players to feel as if they are watching a scary VHS. The story is also non -linear, so they feel even more, as if the players have lost in a nightmare that they might not be able to escape.

The game is dividing among players, but for those who are open to abstract horrors, unrelated narration keeps immersion in this strange world. This could make a perfect companion to a quiet evening in the interior that needs a scary touch.

6

Static speaks my name

Interference

• Date of issue: January 18, 2015
• Length: ~ 20 minutes
• Genre: Psychological horror
• Developer: JESS BARKSDALE, Whale husband
• Platform: Windows, Linux, Mac, Steam

What is he doing Static speaks my name One to watch is that it is free to play and one of the shorter items on the list. The atmosphere he paints is worrying and so unreal that players let it think about it for a long time. A routine secular day becomes terrible as soon as players can catch on what is happening. There are no jumps that players can take care of. Instead, they get to untangle the stunning feeling of fear and offer an introspective experience.

5

Convenience store

Insulation in everyday

Chilla's Art is a well -known horror developer who has a great ability to turn the secular into something deeply disturbing. This particular installment is called Convenience storeWhere the retail worker works in late shift. However, the night is not the way it is, with inexplicable events and characters lurking around each corner.

Visual simplicity, combined with a creeping tension that begins slowly, is nothing but scary and players will need a lot of courage to go through it. At the end is also a reversal, which will make the whole experience for if players want to finish at one session.

4

Stories of unfits

Horror anthology

The combination of classic text adventure and modern presentation is done so well Stories of unfits. This game is an anthology that keeps the players on their feet with mere words and the sounds themselves. There are four chapters from which each building of the tension and secrets that extends to the central story. Although this type of game is recommended to play at once, each chapter is also easy to digest for players and always sets the mood.

3

IMSCARED

Fourth wall

• Date of issue: October 12, 2012
• Length: ~ 30-60 minutes
• Genre: Experimental retro horror
• Developer: Ivan Zanotti's My Madness Works
• Platform: Windows, Android

IMSCARED It is not just about what can actually be seen on the screen; It is about what is also on the player's desktop. This master class India horror plays with the structure of reality itself, playing with files and folders that players notice. The use of a meta of horror is smart and causes players to hold much longer than they can think. Being so short requires all the attention he can get from players, and rewards them with a worrying surprise if they continue their journey.

2

Shift

Secular fear

Chilla's Art is back on the list ShiftWhere the café is converted into the most demanding place on the ground. The player is a barista in a shop and their usual duties at night changes forever when strange things start to happen. The bright work that makes coffee at the beginning of the game is a slow disintegration much more satisfactory and the realism of the environment is even more efficient. In the end, it pays off slow burns, with a twist who sends cold on the backbone and veteran players of horror games.

1

Iron lung

Deep sea

Iron lung It upchys players in a rusty, creaking submarines with only one mission. They must pass through the ocean of blood using only sound and camera. The minimalism of the game makes a lot of hard lifting in the narrative and lets players think about what could be there without always showing them.

The combination of direct visuals, frightening sound design and limited settings makes this one of the best games for horror players who need a short scare. The end hits a player like a truck and the tension will never drop during the game.