11 Video Games That Are Secretly Terrifying

pcmag.com:

Some of the best, most important, and most enjoyable video games of all time are horror games. Scary movies can show you something you don’t want to see, but fright-filled video games force you to interact with the terror. They offer spooky excitement across several genres, including indie games and sci-fi games. In fact, horror games pack so many thrills that they would make great horror movies.

Even the video games you least expect can keep you up at night, whether on purpose or by accident. When you pick up a Resident Evil or Silent Hill title, you expect the horrible. However, nightmares lurk in the shadows within otherwise innocuous and cheerful adventures. From dystopian backstories to unsettling implications to disturbing moments happening just off screen, secret scares are memorable scares. So if you’re desensitized to digital gore, or want something more intense than Costume Quest this Halloween season, consider discovering the bone-chilling truths in these secret horror games.

Following actual baseball, a sport featuring arcane rules and old-timey traditions, is already tricky enough. Blaseball(Opens in a new window) takes things one step further by injecting a healthy dose of surrealism into America’s pastime. What makes this unsettling is that Blaseball's world is so untethered from the rules of reality, anything—and we mean anything—can happen. Random incinerations, menacing "rogue umpires," and a Twin Peaks-esque refusal to clearly spell out what's actually going on make the actual baseball games the least of your worries.

Civilization is a legendary simulation game series for good reason. Leveraging the titles' rich strategy mechanics, you act out the epic sweep of history on your PC. But what if Civ