When we talk about survival horror games, the first name that always comes up (rightfully so) is Resident Evil. Which is somewhat ironic given that while those games certainly have you trying to survive horrific situations, they’re usually not that scary.
No, for survival horror that’s scary — like, shit your pants scary — you have to go to the second name that always comes up: Silent Hill.
And no Silent Hill ever scared me as much as the second installment, 2001’s Silent Hill 2.
Granted, it was because I was playing it late at night, with my windows open, when two cats got into a fight just outside, but that still counts.
It’s why I didn’t play the new updated remake of Silent Hill 2 (PlayStation 5, PC) at night, with my windows open, or within 50 miles of any cats, angry or otherwise. Good thing, too, because this remake is just as shit your pants scary as the original.
