Limbo is a darkish and creepy cell sport.
Limbo
Halloween is over, however that does not imply you’ll be able to’t benefit from the horror style. Whether you are into films, TV exhibits or braving a Stephen King novel, horror’s scares can final all 12 months lengthy. And horror video video games aren’t any completely different. (Check out our full checklist of scary PC and console video games.) We’ve pulled collectively a listing of 10 cell horror video games for Android, iPhone and iPad that’ll make you lose sleep all year long.  Oxenfree iOS $3, Android $5
Nightschool
A bunch of associates hanging out on a seashore take a flip for the more severe when the kids by chance open a ghostly rift. Soon the group is preventing for survival, struggling by way of time loops, and doubting if everybody is actually who they are saying they’re.  I can not converse extremely sufficient of this choice-based sport. Oxenfree calls itself a “supernatural teen thriller,” however deftly avoids tropes and cliches, offering characters with depth and a captivating, eerie plot. It’s a fast sport you possibly can play in a single sitting, however there’s a number of endings so you’ll be able to all the time return. Plus, Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals is coming in 2022, so now is an ideal time to play (or replay!) the unique sport. Worth noting that Netflix purchased Night School Studio — the sport’s developer — in late September as a part of its push in the direction of gaming.

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What Remains of Edith FinchiOS: $5 
Giant Sparrow
What Remains of Edith Finch is a darkish, emotional journey by way of the seemingly cursed Finch household tree. Edith, the final dwelling member of her household, returns to discover her large ancestral residence. The home appears to go on without end and is full of rooms and secret passages to discover.  The sport performs out like a sequence of brief tales, giving the participant a snapshot of Edith’s ancestors. As you progress, Edith maps out her household tree in a pocket book. What Remains of Edith Finch is a strolling simulator and a thriller puzzle sport, and it is engrossing sufficient to play in a single sitting.  Without giving an excessive amount of away, the sport is darkish, with themes of human and animal demise, suicide, psychological sickness and extra. It’s a superb sport, however in case you’re triggered by any of those matters (or matters that you just think about is perhaps associated), know that you’re going to encounter a number of them on this sport. Gone Home  iOS: $5
Annapurna Interactive
Gone Home will suck you in from the very begin. You play as Katie Greenbriar, residence from a year-long journey in Europe. When you arrive residence (in the midst of a thunderstorm no much less), your loved ones has seemingly vanished. Explore all of the nooks and crannies of the sprawling home. Collect clues and unravel what occurred to your loved ones when you have been gone.  The stress created within the sport by way of sheer thriller is nearly extra horrifying than if there have been bounce scares. As a die-hard thriller sport fan, I discovered Gone Home immersive, engrossing and emotional. While enjoying, I discovered myself turning on all of the lights within the sport to stave off the unnerving feeling of being alone on this abandoned home. I felt unhappiness and frustration as I opened doorways and located nobody behind them, however the emotional payoff was so bittersweet and satisfying.  It’s a bit cumbersome typically to play it on iPad and may benefit from including controller assist sooner or later. But it is undoubtedly nonetheless price a play. Very Little Nightmares iOS and Android: $7
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Very Little Nightmares is the prequel to the console sport Little Nightmares. The Girl within the Yellow Raincoat wakes up in a mysterious mansion and should navigate enemies, unstable structure and clear up puzzles to make it out. I felt Very Little Nightmares was a tad much less creepy than the console video games, so in case you’re not an enormous horror fan, it is a tamer sport which you can safely try. 

Limbo iOS: $4, Android: $4
Limbo
Limbo, a side-scrolling platformer that faucets into the spooky black-and-white aesthetic, is each bit as creepy because it appears. Waking up as a small boy in a mysterious forest, you must clear up puzzles to navigate by way of nightmarish chiaroscuro landscapes full of horrific monsters and traps.  Inside  iOS: $7
EA/PlayLifeless
Inside, from the makers of Limbo, is a beautiful, eerie puzzle platformer with an attractive story and creepy, moody background music. Similar to What Remains of Edith Finch, there are some darkish and unsettling components of manipulation and physique horror that could be triggering for some. You play as a faceless younger boy in an remoted, chilly world of muted colours. It would not take lengthy to appreciate that the opposite characters you come throughout within the video games haven’t got the most effective intentions and there are darkish secrets and techniques to uncover. Despite the anomaly of the principle character, the best way the builders convey his unhappiness and exhaustion is unmistakable, including one other layer of ambiance to the sport.  Sara is Missing Free on iOS and Android
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Sara is Missing is a comparatively brief cell sport, nevertheless it’s actually immersive. You discover a lacking woman’s cellphone, and the app shows as in case your smartphone is hers, full with alerts, texts and error messages. Once you unlock Sara’s cellphone, you will be plunged right into a world of lies, thriller and secrets and techniques. Look by way of textual content messages and emails, retrieve misplaced recordsdata and knowledge, watch suspicious movies, and search by way of photos to piece collectively Sara’s final moments. Your search is guided by the Siri-like cell assistant Iris, which is perhaps hiding a number of secrets and techniques of its personal.The sport has a number of choice-based endings, hidden subplots and fairly a number of bounce scares. I Am Innocent Free on iOS and Android
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I Am Innocent is a detective sport just like Sara is Missing. However, the gameplay is longer and extra intricate. You’ll examine a sequence of murders that in some way hyperlink to the disappearance of your sister. No one is who they appear as you dig deeper and unearth secrets and techniques. As in actual life, the way you work together with the characters can enhance or harm your relationships. You begin getting messages from a mysterious individual named Ghost, who connects you to a kidnapped individual named Finch who wants your assist. Use your sources to boost images, gather data, search archives, work out what occurred to your sister and assist Finch. There are built-in Tetris-style video games that, when you beat them, unlock extra data. Thimbleweed Park iOS and Android: $10
Microsoft
Explore a haunted lodge, a destroyed pillow manufacturing facility and an deserted circus to determine the secrets and techniques of the surreal city of Thimbleweed Park. Play as Agent Ray and Junior Agent Reyes — a Mulder-and-Scully duo — or Frank the ghost, a cranky clown named Ransome, or sport developer Delores. Characters can work collectively, or make fixing the homicide harder for others. Thimbleweed Park is a humorous noir parody set in 1987, nostalgic in its pixelated model. If you are searching for a extra lighthearted sport for this time of 12 months, that is it.  Life is Strange iOS and Android: Free obtain for episode 1, then purchase particular person episodes or season move ($1-$10)
Square Enix
Life is Strange is not essentially a scary sport, nevertheless it’s price together with for its thriller and suspense. The sport tells the story of a woman named Max who begins having visions of an impending catastrophe. Soon she learns she will bend time and would possibly be capable of use her powers to avoid wasting her greatest buddy Chloe. When a pupil goes lacking, Chloe and Max begin investigating and study that their hometown has a darkish aspect. As Max adjustments the previous, it impacts the long run. The graphics in Life is Strange are lovely, even on a smartphone display screen. The plot is intricate and accompanied by an amazing soundtrack. The sport reacts to your selections, so it may well finish in numerous methods. You may also discover this sport on PS4, Xbox One and PC. There is a second installment, Life is Strange: Before the Storm, in case you get pleasure from this one.