IGN’s Festival of Fear is underway at IGN as we countdown the days to Halloween, and we thought it would be the perfect time to revisit our best horror video game Face-Off! Do any of the newest spooky games, including Resident Evil 4 Remake, Lies of P, and Sons of the Forest, have the scares to dethrone Silent Hill 2 or the other classics on the list? You can help decide!
We need your help once more to pick which of these games is the best as they “Face-Off” against each other two at a time. A winner needs to be chosen! Will you pick Dead Space or P.T.? Is The Callisto Protocol your new favorite or will nothing shake your love of BioShock? The choice is all yours.
(And don't forget, you can pass on a Face-Off round if you don't know a character by just hitting "skip" at the bottom of the page.)
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What Is a Face-Off?
Our Face-Offs are a way to get our wonderful readers like you involved as they pit two beloved things against each other and IGN’s audience is able to pick which ones are their favorites. For this spooky Face-Off, we want to know what you think is the best horror video game of all time. We do want to note that you may see certain games multiple times, so feel free to keep those votes coming on your favorites to ensure they beat out the competition. IGN’s horror experts came up with 147 of the best scary games for you to choose from, and these are randomly matched up for your voting pleasure.
How Is the Winner Determined?
The Face-Off will run until October 30, and then we’ll count up all the “wins” and “losses” each combatant received and will present you with a ranked list that will go live on Halloween, because what better day than that! The game that won the most battles will be crowned the “winner,” and the game with the least amount of “losses” will become the champion should there be a tie. Also, feel free to vote as much as you want until the Face-Off closes as there is no limit!
How Do I Know When I’ve Clicked Through Everything?
Since there are so many possible matchups, it may be hard to know when you’ve seen every horror video game in this Face-Off. Some strategies are just playing until you’ve voted for your favorites or against those you think aren’t worthy. You and the rest of IGN’s audience have the power to choose the victor, so make every vote count!
Which Horror Video Games Have You Included?
The list of horror video games was compiled by IGN’s horror experts, and it was first assembled in 2022 for our best horror video game face-off from 2022. We all know that a lot can happen in a year, and we want to know if your tastes have changed or if a newcomer has the power to shake up the list. You can check out all the winners from the last face-off here, and we can’t wait to see if Silent Hill 2 will win again or if another challenger will take the spooky throne!
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For more, check out everything you need to know about IGN’s Festival of Fear 2023, which includes such features as the best monster movies and how streaming became the new frontier for horror.
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
