Outlast a terrifying horror game

After much deliberation, I settled on Outlast. But it isn’t this game’s jump scares that kept me awake at night, but its nightmarish characters. Playing as an investigative journalist you follow a lead to a dilapidated, run down mental institution. Armed with nothing but a video camera, you head in to the seemingly deserted facility, only to find that derelict building is far from abandoned. The hospital’s remaining, insane inmates take it in turns to hunt you. Some will leap out at you from nowhere to set your pulse racing, while other will stalk you for long periods that will have your heart in your throat. But what really scared me were those who stalked you with more demented purpose. These characters retained enough of themselves to still be coherent, but were now far beyond help. It was this beyond the edge of reason - almost still here but not quite – that terrified me. Especially when it lead to me watching my characters fingers being sliced off before my eyes in a slow, torturous cut-scene. It’s not for the faint hearted, but if you want to be terrified, Outlast is hard to beat – which is why we gave it 8/10.