![]() Try keeping your cool while fleeing Brennenburg Castle's unseen horrors in Amnesia: The Dark Descent while sitting on the toilet, or watching the world disintegrate around you in Layers of Fear while lying in the bath. Shake your head and tell me you could easily replicate the lights-off, headphones-on situation above in front of your high-end PC with its 30-inch monitor, or while sat on your couch opposite your 55” 4K telly, and I'll tell you the familiarity of your regular gaming set-up will always make you feel safer, more comfortable, and less vulnerable. ![]() ![]() Despite that game's problematic approach to horror, mental health, and stereotyping, its ability to keep jumpscares fresh to the end is applaudable. Roll your eyes and tell me horror games don't actually need jump scares, and I'll suggest the moment the wheelchair man grabs your arm in the opening half-hour of Outlast is among the best examples of tone-setting in any horror game I've played.
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