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watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
most stressful video games for more
gaming videos check out our new spinoff
channel mojo plays for in-depth reviews
thoughtful video essays detailed
character origins and insightful
commentary mojo plays games smarter for
this list we’re looking at video games
that caused huge amounts of stress
either from their overwhelming number of
objectives painfully difficult enemies
and in the case of horror games their
capacity to make the act of turning a
corner absolutely terrified
number 10 amnesia the Dark Descent
don’t forget forgotten hunting me having
to explore a deep dark and eerie castle
doesn’t sound all that bad does it
while the environment puzzle and enemy
designs are all unnerving enough the
real kicker here is a gameplay mechanic
that affects the players sanity nature
the longer you’re in dark areas or
surrounded by disturbing scenery the
lower the said sanity meter will drop
which will consequently create a barrage
of both visual and auditory
hallucinations meant to do nothing else
but screw with your head having to
constantly keep your character’s mental
state in check while questioning what’s
real and what isn’t is sure to send many
players into a heightened state of fear
and frenzy
[Music]
number nine thumper
categorized as a rhythmic horror game
thumper is well a rhythmic horror game
what the hell does that mean though this
is kind of a question that will run
through many gamers minds before booting
up this one and let’s just say those
will be the famous last words of your
patience and sanity as we know it
tasked with traveling at a ludicrous
velocity the player must pay close
attention to successfully maneuver
around tight turns dodge obstacles and
hit speed boosts the game’s visuals and
soundtrack evoke feelings of dread and
hostility with each passing moment of
gameplay feeling more aggressive than
the last anticipation and timing are key
here just don’t break anything after
playing this one okay number eight don’t
start with the name of the game itself
being your only real set of instructions
or tutorial the player is immediately
plunged into the game world with their
only clear objective being well don’t
starve high blood pressure and panic may
rapidly set in as it’s not totally
obvious what you can interact with and
what you can’t forcing you to just sort
of figure it out exploring the
environment and experimenting with what
you find in order to gather resources
and survive just when you think you’ve
gotten the hang of it nighttime falls
and you better pray you’ve got a fire
going or else you’re gonna be the reason
some monster doesn’t starve
number seven XCOM to audit
strategy games are recognized for being
highly meticulous and complex in design
but oh my god does ex-con to kick things
up a few notches
the battles can become excruciating ly
overwhelming quite quickly so it’s
important for the player to be five or
ten steps ahead in order to not be
trampled over by the game’s enemy AI on
top of this the game features an
interesting storyline and compelling
characters what does this have to do
with anything well as you progress
you’ll find yourself legitimately caring
about sad characters and with such a
connection established and death so
frequent on the battlefield this game is
sure to break some hearts as players
struggle to keep their soldiers alive
number six five nights at Freddy’s who
knew that fuzzy-looking animatronics
could be so haunting here the player
controls a security guard who while
working a night shift has to endure a
squad of terrifying animatronics who
have unexpectedly come to life the
animatronics in question exhibit a
vicious lethality as they charge towards
the player demanding a high sense of
patience and focus on the various
security cameras to keep track of the
looming danger at all times there is not
a lot of room for error here
number five outlast
living up to its name this first person
horror games only goal is to survive
being in a dilapidated mental hospital
one that’s practically overflowing with
deranged homicidal psychos and sickos at
every corner with your video camera
being the only real way to see anything
in the extremely dark environments
you’ll need to always scavenge around in
search of batteries to keep it fully
charged but you won’t exactly want to do
that because of the aforementioned
weirdos trying to tear your face off but
you also kind of do want to look around
so that you can get the hell out of this
insidious place you might even go insane
yourself after playing through this one
[Applause]
number four The Legend of Zelda Majora’s
Mask this Zelda game is just as massive
as the others in the series however it
has one major catch that changes things
up entirely
you only have three in-game days to save
the world before this Zelda games could
be enjoyed at your own pace but now the
player needs to be on the ball 24/7 or
24:3 in order to successfully stop a
moon from crashing into the land of
termina under the strict time
constraints this added layer of gameplay
in douse the player with a true sense of
responsibility as they quickly race
against time to save countless lives no
pressure
number three papers please
how stressed out would you feel if your
job was as a border crossing immigration
officer in a dystopian landscape
reviewing people’s documents to make
sure they’re eligible to be granted
entry into your country okay after
deranged weirdos in an insane asylum and
a moon crashing into the earth this
might sound kind of mundane but it’s
actually a lot of weight to have on your
shoulders especially when you have a
family to feed and it really bears down
on you the more you progress through the
game the descriptions of each new
immigrant becomes increasingly more
dense and complex requiring you to be
fully attentive to catch any fraud or
Mystics that might appear furthermore
the game punishes you if you screw up by
providing you with less money to take
care of your family so yeah have fun
[Music]
number two blood-borne building them on
the already strenuous gameplay found in
their Dark Soul series from software
unleashed blood-borne a game that is
arguably more difficult for multiple
reasons
whereas Dark Souls places an emphasis on
defense blood-borne instead opts for a
much more fast-paced and brutally
offensive combat this requires the
player to be constantly on their toes
acting with split-second reflexes and
holding their breath as they carefully
time their strikes and evasions in hopes
of victory the relentless onslaught of
towering boss battles and vicious
enemies makes traversing the maze-like
environments in blood-borne of blood
pumping experience well worth the dozen
or so near heart attacks you’ll suffer
while played before we reveal our top
pick here are a few more games that’ll
give you palpitations
[Music]
number one alien isolation perfectly
replicating the atmosphere present in
the 1979 film alien isolation nails what
it’d be like to be trapped on a derelict
space station with an expert to rest
real killing machine with the
environments so dark and so
claustrophobic and your supplies so
minimal avoiding the xenomorph is
undoubtedly nerve-racking your guard
constantly needs to be up as the
creature could technically appear
anytime so you never actually feel a
moment of safety during your experience
you’ll be in such a nervous sweat that
even the slightest sound will cause you
to jump in your seat in space no one can
hear you scream but your neighbors can
so try to keep it down if you freak out
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
most stressful video games for more
gaming videos check out our new spinoff
channel mojo plays for in-depth reviews
thoughtful video essays detailed
character origins and insightful
commentary mojo plays games smarter for
this list we’re looking at video games
that caused huge amounts of stress
either from their overwhelming number of
objectives painfully difficult enemies
and in the case of horror games their
capacity to make the act of turning a
corner absolutely terrified
number 10 amnesia the Dark Descent
don’t forget forgotten hunting me having
to explore a deep dark and eerie castle
doesn’t sound all that bad does it
while the environment puzzle and enemy
designs are all unnerving enough the
real kicker here is a gameplay mechanic
that affects the players sanity nature
the longer you’re in dark areas or
surrounded by disturbing scenery the
lower the said sanity meter will drop
which will consequently create a barrage
of both visual and auditory
hallucinations meant to do nothing else
but screw with your head having to
constantly keep your character’s mental
state in check while questioning what’s
real and what isn’t is sure to send many
players into a heightened state of fear
and frenzy
[Music]
number nine thumper
categorized as a rhythmic horror game
thumper is well a rhythmic horror game
what the hell does that mean though this
is kind of a question that will run
through many gamers minds before booting
up this one and let’s just say those
will be the famous last words of your
patience and sanity as we know it
tasked with traveling at a ludicrous
velocity the player must pay close
attention to successfully maneuver
around tight turns dodge obstacles and
hit speed boosts the game’s visuals and
soundtrack evoke feelings of dread and
hostility with each passing moment of
gameplay feeling more aggressive than
the last anticipation and timing are key
here just don’t break anything after
playing this one okay number eight don’t
start with the name of the game itself
being your only real set of instructions
or tutorial the player is immediately
plunged into the game world with their
only clear objective being well don’t
starve high blood pressure and panic may
rapidly set in as it’s not totally
obvious what you can interact with and
what you can’t forcing you to just sort
of figure it out exploring the
environment and experimenting with what
you find in order to gather resources
and survive just when you think you’ve
gotten the hang of it nighttime falls
and you better pray you’ve got a fire
going or else you’re gonna be the reason
some monster doesn’t starve
number seven XCOM to audit
strategy games are recognized for being
highly meticulous and complex in design
but oh my god does ex-con to kick things
up a few notches
the battles can become excruciating ly
overwhelming quite quickly so it’s
important for the player to be five or
ten steps ahead in order to not be
trampled over by the game’s enemy AI on
top of this the game features an
interesting storyline and compelling
characters what does this have to do
with anything well as you progress
you’ll find yourself legitimately caring
about sad characters and with such a
connection established and death so
frequent on the battlefield this game is
sure to break some hearts as players
struggle to keep their soldiers alive
number six five nights at Freddy’s who
knew that fuzzy-looking animatronics
could be so haunting here the player
controls a security guard who while
working a night shift has to endure a
squad of terrifying animatronics who
have unexpectedly come to life the
animatronics in question exhibit a
vicious lethality as they charge towards
the player demanding a high sense of
patience and focus on the various
security cameras to keep track of the
looming danger at all times there is not
a lot of room for error here
number five outlast
living up to its name this first person
horror games only goal is to survive
being in a dilapidated mental hospital
one that’s practically overflowing with
deranged homicidal psychos and sickos at
every corner with your video camera
being the only real way to see anything
in the extremely dark environments
you’ll need to always scavenge around in
search of batteries to keep it fully
charged but you won’t exactly want to do
that because of the aforementioned
weirdos trying to tear your face off but
you also kind of do want to look around
so that you can get the hell out of this
insidious place you might even go insane
yourself after playing through this one
[Applause]
number four The Legend of Zelda Majora’s
Mask this Zelda game is just as massive
as the others in the series however it
has one major catch that changes things
up entirely
you only have three in-game days to save
the world before this Zelda games could
be enjoyed at your own pace but now the
player needs to be on the ball 24/7 or
24:3 in order to successfully stop a
moon from crashing into the land of
termina under the strict time
constraints this added layer of gameplay
in douse the player with a true sense of
responsibility as they quickly race
against time to save countless lives no
pressure
number three papers please
how stressed out would you feel if your
job was as a border crossing immigration
officer in a dystopian landscape
reviewing people’s documents to make
sure they’re eligible to be granted
entry into your country okay after
deranged weirdos in an insane asylum and
a moon crashing into the earth this
might sound kind of mundane but it’s
actually a lot of weight to have on your
shoulders especially when you have a
family to feed and it really bears down
on you the more you progress through the
game the descriptions of each new
immigrant becomes increasingly more
dense and complex requiring you to be
fully attentive to catch any fraud or
Mystics that might appear furthermore
the game punishes you if you screw up by
providing you with less money to take
care of your family so yeah have fun
[Music]
number two blood-borne building them on
the already strenuous gameplay found in
their Dark Soul series from software
unleashed blood-borne a game that is
arguably more difficult for multiple
reasons
whereas Dark Souls places an emphasis on
defense blood-borne instead opts for a
much more fast-paced and brutally
offensive combat this requires the
player to be constantly on their toes
acting with split-second reflexes and
holding their breath as they carefully
time their strikes and evasions in hopes
of victory the relentless onslaught of
towering boss battles and vicious
enemies makes traversing the maze-like
environments in blood-borne of blood
pumping experience well worth the dozen
or so near heart attacks you’ll suffer
while played before we reveal our top
pick here are a few more games that’ll
give you palpitations
[Music]
number one alien isolation perfectly
replicating the atmosphere present in
the 1979 film alien isolation nails what
it’d be like to be trapped on a derelict
space station with an expert to rest
real killing machine with the
environments so dark and so
claustrophobic and your supplies so
minimal avoiding the xenomorph is
undoubtedly nerve-racking your guard
constantly needs to be up as the
creature could technically appear
anytime so you never actually feel a
moment of safety during your experience
you’ll be in such a nervous sweat that
even the slightest sound will cause you
to jump in your seat in space no one can
hear you scream but your neighbors can
so try to keep it down if you freak out
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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