Pick One: Which Of These Spooky Xbox Games Is Your Favourite?

For me it definitely has to be Dead Space. Such a great mix of fun shooting mechanics as well as scary moments and a decent story that takes place in an interesting setting that's not usually done in horror games. It's an absolute masterpiece.

@LtSarge

I completely agree. Even though I am a massive fan of the Alien movie franchise, you gotta give it to Dead Space.

That was like if you combined Aliens with Event Horizon. And I love me some sci-fi horror!

@KelticDevil I definitely need to check out Alien Isolation though. As I was writing my previous post, I realised that that game also takes place in space and it's been a while since I've played a sci-fi horror game. Based on the poll, it seems both Alien and Dead Space are very beloved horror games!

Alien Isolation is absolutely fantastic.

Easy decision to pick Dead Space - maybe a bit dated now but it was one of the best games of the generation - let alone in terms of Horror games...

Alien Isolation was good, loved the Aesthetic but it also had some very cheap deaths too. Quite a few times I would start a checkpoint and be 'insta-killed' because the Alien also spawned in the same room and then have to wait for the game to reload only to die again instantly. It really affected my enjoyment but when it was good, it was good...

Dead space was the only one I’ve played lol. Generally not into horror games. That one was great though

Dead space for me. Its very fun.

@LtSarge

I’m with you. I haven’t played Alien Isolation yet either. My backlog is the size of a small country. Lol.

And it bugs me because I am a gigantic Alien fan. So I am bit embarrassed by the fact that I haven’t played it. But with that said, Dead Space was so good.....I would have probably voted for it regardless. One of my favorite games of the 360 era.

EDIT - clarification

Dead Space is seriously so good

For me it’s a toss up between Resi 3 and Dead Space, dead space for the whole scary thing because when it released it felt really terrifying and nothing has hit me that hard since, or based on gameplay and controls I’d say Resi 3

Well Resident Evil 2 is better than the lot of them but as weirdly the third entry is the option I'd go for Alien Isolation

@Rjak I went with Alien: Isolation as well. Simply mind numbing terror...and that's just from sitting in the vent in absolute darkness hoping it's not above, beneath, in front of, or behind you hehe Insane game!!!

Dead Space is an easy choice here.

It took the RE4 formula, improved the controls, upped the action, and did it without losing the horror like RE5 and 6 did. On top of that, the necromorph and plasma cutter designs were inspired.

I recently replayed the first two games on PS3, and they hold up fantastically today. A next gen remake/remaster should be an easy call, you know, if it weren't EA.

Aliens and then dead space for me. I hate playing scary games. 😂 Haven't got round to playing little nightmares yet. I will eventually talk myself into playing it.

I picked the silent hill collection. Granted the HD collection are terrible ports but the overall original quality of the games is the star of the show.

Deadspace and silent hill and there whas a game where u played as an asian girl equiped with a camera lol forgot the name of that game.

Those 3 where the only ones i stopped playing at night hahahahababa

Alien Isolation and Evil Within 2 are both great games, but Dead Space wins it for me. Even had a pretty decent sequel, less so the threequel...

@Kefka2589 Yeah I'd definitely love to replay the Dead Space games since it's been a while since I played them. If they ever release a collection I hope they'll include side games like Extraction and Ignition as well as the film Downfall since it apparently explains the events before the first Dead Space (along with Extraction).

Either way, I might give the first Dead Space another go when EA Play gets added to Game Pass Ultimate.

Dead Space is excellent, really creepy atmosphere. However, what gives Alien Isolation the edge for me is the fact that as scary as the necromorphs are in Dead Space you can kill them! The catharsis from that offsets the fear. Alien Isolation doesn’t give you that at all. Aside from some time at the beginning and middle of the game you are never safe from the creature and have no real way of fighting back. That plus the shear level of design and faithfulness to the original films aesthetics makes it easily the scariest game I’ve ever played. In fact, due to its similarities (first person, confined spaces) I couldn’t get too far in Resident Evil 7, as it reminded me of Isolation too much! This coming from someone who has played and completed every mainline Resi game since the PS1.

Dead Space! Love that game to bits. I even like the animated movie prequel to the game As for Alien: Isolation... Didn't even finish it. On principle, I hate games where you are vulnerable all the time and are fighting/dodging something you can't kill/harm. The worst thing for me was waiting for the creature to go away every 2 minutes or so (in some segments). Constantly hiding in lockers is not my idea of fun.

@The-Chosen-one Project Zero/Fatal Frame.

The franchise is now partially(?) owned by Nintendo, so the last couple of releases have been Wii and Wii U exclusive.

Honestly, I’d love to see XGS’s The Evil Within 3 😱😱😱

So little love for outlast 😞 Dead space etc are great games but not horror in the sense that your actually scared whereas outlast had some genuinely scary bits

Resident Evil 2

Out of that list, definitely Dead Space. Although I have been playing Prey recently and I think that game is really overlooked.