Dark Fall II: Lights Out
Dark Fall II: Lights Out is an Adventure, First-person Perspective, and Psychological Horror video game created by XXv Productions and published by The Adventure Company. The game features Single-player mode only, and the story revolves around the main character named Benjamin Parker, who is a cartographer sent to Trewarthan in order to map the coastline. Upon reaching, the player becomes embroiled in the disappearance of three lighthouse keepers. Accused of killing three men, the player must back and forth through time, must facing the strange but powerful entity called Malaki, whose involvement with the disappearance Parker must struggle to unearth. The game introduces the bar at the bottom of the playfield which the player uses to store items. During the gameplay, the player uses the point-and-click interface to control the character and explore the world. Most of the gameplay deals with puzzles solving elements, and there are several levels that the player needs to complete at any cost to become the master.
#1 Echo Night: Beyond
Echo Night: Beyond is a Horror-Survival, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, and Single-player video game developed by From Software. Throughout the game, the player is in the role of an unnamed protagonist who gets trapped in a mansion full of ghosts. The player has to escape and must maintain the heart rate before it reaches a specific level.
While inspecting the mansion, the player views the environment from the first-person perspective. If the player comes in contact with any of the ghosts, the heart rate gets down, and finally, it’s the end of the character. The game offers no means of defending against ghosts; the player has to avoid them, not attack them.
The player’s spacesuit has a flashlight, but he must charge it with the help of batteries. The player can defeat the ghosts only by clearing the mist they inhabit. The ghosts have installed security cameras throughout the station, which helps them identify the player’s location.
#2 Kuon
Kuon is a Horror-Survival, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, and Single-player video game developed by From Software. Throughout the game, the player takes on the role of a female protagonist, where the primary goal is to survive in the mansion of Kyoto. While inspecting the mansion, the player views the environment from the third-person perspective.
The game offers the player to use meditation for restoring lost health and use herbal medicines as well as holy water. The player’s character can move faster by running, but this drains the character’s health and let any nearby enemy attack to get the main character down.
Two types of attacks are there, such as physical attacks and magical attacks. Physical attacks offer weapons for invasions, such as a knife, a fan, or a spear. The magic attack has two further types, attack and summon, and both of them require magic cards. Attack spells include various fire, and ice-based spells, whereas summon spells can perform a variety of tasks.
#3 Forbidden Siren
Forbidden Siren is a Horror-Survival, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, and Single-player video game developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Throughout the game, the player experiences a cast of characters that possess an ability to see and hear the nearby creatures around the character.
The game has two stages, where each stage takes place in one of ten areas of the village of Hanuda. To complete a stage, the player must complete a primary objective that involves reaching an exit point. The clarity of each target depends on the distance from the player. Once the player locates a point, he can push certain buttons to switch between multiple points of view.
The player character cannot move during usage of any ability and is thus endangered to attack. The game focuses on avoiding Shibito rather than fight so the player must walk silently, avoid the use of a flashlight, and crouch behind objects. Certain mission objectives require the player character to use items to achieve a goal.
#4 Forbidden Siren 2
Forbidden Siren 2 is a Horror-Survival, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, and Single-player video game developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is the sequel to the Forbidden Siren and offers the player to follow the storyline as in the previous one. Throughout the game, the player gets control over a character where the main mission is to survive alive from the dark.
The player becomes trapped on Yamijima Island, off the coast of Japan, and the entire population of the island disappeared without a trace. The key objective of the protagonist is to survive the island’s monsters and discover its mystery. The game has many scenarios, and the player needs to complete a scenario to reach an exit point of the next one.
The interesting feature of the game is the character’s ability to see and hear the nearby shibito, yamibito, humans, and other creatures. The process works similarly to radiofrequency, where the clarity of each enemy depends on the distance from the player.