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The Best Horror Games Make Me Question My Own Decisions

One thing I've noticed after years of playing horror games is that the games themselves don't always scare me.

Sometimes it's my own decisions that do.

I choose to investigate the strange noise.

I decide to save ammunition instead of defending myself.

I convince myself that the dark hallway is probably safe because nothing happened the last three times.

Then, almost inevitably, I regret it.

That's part of what makes horror such an engaging genre. It isn't just reacting to what's happening on screen. It's living with the consequences of choices that seemed reasonable only a few moments earlier.