20:18 looks like a great year to be
scared and we’re not even talking about
politics welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 most anticipated horror games
of 2018 dozens dead whales belly up with
unexplained lacerations that’s right for
more gaming videos check out our new
spin-off channel mojo plays for in-depth
reviews thoughtful video essays details
character origins and insightful
commentary mojo plays games smarter for
this list we’ll be looking at the most
hotly anticipated horror games which are
set to release throughout the coming
year simple stuff
number 10 is scorned scorned looks to be
the most disgusting thing you’ll ever
see so if you’re into gore and body
horror you’ll definitely need to check
it out not much is known about the game
at this time but what we do know is that
you play as a skinless human thing who
is dropped into a mysterious and
revolting world ripped straight from the
sketchbooks of HR Giger like straight
like they copied him anyway
you must reverse this monster filled
macabre setting and uncover the story
behind the world and your role in it
scorn looks to have some incredibly
unique visuals a haunting atmosphere
creepy ambiance and a blend of body
horror is everything the stagnant FPS
market really ordered
number nine blasphemous
[Music]
unlike most Kickstarter projects
blasphemous is looking like it’s gonna
deliver the game is being developed by
the game kitchen the creators of 2016’s
point-and-click adventure the last door
they seem to have taken a much more
horrific approach to their new game
which is styled after old-school 2d
horror titles like Castlevania and
here’s a similar pixelated gothic
aesthetic with that iconic series and
looks to serve as a return to the
adventurous and challenging 2d
platforming – while we don’t know all
that much about it the classic style
combined with the game kitchens track
record makes this a game to watch out
for in the coming months number 8 close
to the Sun
[Music]
close to the Sun is set to be the fourth
game released by storm in a teacup the
indie team behind Nero and key and
Lantern here you play as Rose a
journalist looking for her missing
sister aboard a massive ship created by
Nikola Tesla yeah that Nikola Tesla much
of the game remains enigmatic aside from
its developer and story but what we see
from the trailer looks fantastic the
game’s settings and visuals seem to be
borrowing heavily from the first game in
the Bioshock series and it looks to
employ the same tread filled atmosphere
in sense of mystery but you know what we
love Bioshock so for an independent
video game closer to the Sun looks
pretty great number 7 System Shock
remake System Shock the classic FPS /
immersive sim from 1994 which heavily
influenced by Oh shocked is getting a
complete overhaul by night dive studios
and it should be released in the second
quarter of 2018 this release is set to
be a bit of a mix between reboot and
remaster complete with a change in
engine and revamped weapons levels and
enemies which are meant to make the game
more accessible to moderate players
there even fixing the originals clunky
dialogue and plot holes to make the game
a better more immersive experience to
those of you who’ve never played the
original and hardly anyone did let us
say this you’re in for a treat
number 6 Overkill’s The Walking Dead
we know that the walking dead well has
pretty much dried up at this point but
we couldn’t imagine a better walking
dead experience than telltale stellar
first season that said Swedish developer
Overkill’s game looks to be pretty darn
good
it follows in a similar vein as valves
left for dead as it sees up to four
players cooperating to wade through a
zombie filled wasteland while collecting
supplies and saving survivors unlike
left for dead though each character will
have their own specific traits abilities
and play styles which will undoubtedly
help to add some variety and replay
value anyway for those itching for
another left4dead style experience who
don’t enjoy killing floor this might be
your best option
[Music]
number five moons of madness call it
fire watch in space call it a walking
simulator call it whatever you want
but there’s no denying that it looks
pretty awesome unless the words walking
simulator turn you off but whatever in
moons of madness you play as Shane new
eart an astronaut plagued by horrific
hallucinations who must battle the
paranormal entities seemingly haunting a
Mars Research Station the gameplay will
consist of puzzles and scary set pieces
and it looks to be a fantastic blend of
fire watches uneasy atmosphere
tantalizing mystery and full-on horror
the game looks to explore the touchy
subject of mental illness through
hallucinatory terror a unique blend
which has a lot of intriguing
possibilities the potentials here so
hopefully it’s used correctly
[Music]
number four DS gone boy yeah I got hit
again squatters on the highway we’ve got
to get some men together go after him
they’ve got you man we admit days gone
might sound like something you’ve seen
before it’s an adventure game set in an
open world plagued by zombies who become
more aggressive at night and you must
collect resources and craft weapons in
order to survive yeah I know that’s like
basically all of 2015 in a nutshell
right but the game also employs a few
tactics to keep things fresh you can
either use a stealthy or confrontational
approach to each mission the zombies are
fast and combative rather than slow and
shambling and the sheer number of them
on-screen even puts Dead Rising to shame
we’re not saying that it will reinvent
the oversaturated zombie market but they
might be a breath of fresh air
number three hunt showdown showdown is a
new game by Crytek and it looks to be an
interesting blend of PvP and cooperative
survival horror the game takes place
within a large map in which teams
composed of two players
face-off against each other and the maps
AI zombies and bosses the goal is to
wade through the bosses and the zombies
and then gain some XP from their corpses
while defending against or attacking the
other players as the creative director
explained it’s a survival game in a
match based format that’s an interesting
and original concept so we can’t wait to
try it out
[Music]
number two Call of Cthulhu the official
video game it was just a night I was
there Call of Cthulhu looks to be a
cornerstone in Lovecraftian horror it’s
named after his most popular piece of
work after all so now the game does not
see you controlling a shipmate who comes
across Cthulhu but a private
investigator named Edward Pierce who is
investigating the mysterious death of a
Boston family upon his investigation he
discovers that the resurrection of
Cthulhu is imminent the game is set in a
semi-open world and blends elements of
stealth based gameplay and
investigations all while incorporating
the essentials of Lovecraft II and
cosmic horror this game finally looks to
do Lovecraft’s work justice
before we unveil our topic here’s an
honorable mention
number one agony we’re kind of split on
this one actually on the one hand we
can’t wait for it because it looks
stupendous but on the other hand our
sanity might not be intact by the time
we’re done with it so that might be a
problem
agony puts you in the role of a martyr
from Hanul who can possess other demons
but what makes this game appear so
unique is the terrifying combination of
grotesque visuals and Atmospheric sound
design it’s not often that we get
disgusted and completely twisted video
games like this so it’s a cause for
celebration when a developer has enough
courage talent and gusto to pull it off
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
[Music]
scared and we’re not even talking about
politics welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 most anticipated horror games
of 2018 dozens dead whales belly up with
unexplained lacerations that’s right for
more gaming videos check out our new
spin-off channel mojo plays for in-depth
reviews thoughtful video essays details
character origins and insightful
commentary mojo plays games smarter for
this list we’ll be looking at the most
hotly anticipated horror games which are
set to release throughout the coming
year simple stuff
number 10 is scorned scorned looks to be
the most disgusting thing you’ll ever
see so if you’re into gore and body
horror you’ll definitely need to check
it out not much is known about the game
at this time but what we do know is that
you play as a skinless human thing who
is dropped into a mysterious and
revolting world ripped straight from the
sketchbooks of HR Giger like straight
like they copied him anyway
you must reverse this monster filled
macabre setting and uncover the story
behind the world and your role in it
scorn looks to have some incredibly
unique visuals a haunting atmosphere
creepy ambiance and a blend of body
horror is everything the stagnant FPS
market really ordered
number nine blasphemous
[Music]
unlike most Kickstarter projects
blasphemous is looking like it’s gonna
deliver the game is being developed by
the game kitchen the creators of 2016’s
point-and-click adventure the last door
they seem to have taken a much more
horrific approach to their new game
which is styled after old-school 2d
horror titles like Castlevania and
here’s a similar pixelated gothic
aesthetic with that iconic series and
looks to serve as a return to the
adventurous and challenging 2d
platforming – while we don’t know all
that much about it the classic style
combined with the game kitchens track
record makes this a game to watch out
for in the coming months number 8 close
to the Sun
[Music]
close to the Sun is set to be the fourth
game released by storm in a teacup the
indie team behind Nero and key and
Lantern here you play as Rose a
journalist looking for her missing
sister aboard a massive ship created by
Nikola Tesla yeah that Nikola Tesla much
of the game remains enigmatic aside from
its developer and story but what we see
from the trailer looks fantastic the
game’s settings and visuals seem to be
borrowing heavily from the first game in
the Bioshock series and it looks to
employ the same tread filled atmosphere
in sense of mystery but you know what we
love Bioshock so for an independent
video game closer to the Sun looks
pretty great number 7 System Shock
remake System Shock the classic FPS /
immersive sim from 1994 which heavily
influenced by Oh shocked is getting a
complete overhaul by night dive studios
and it should be released in the second
quarter of 2018 this release is set to
be a bit of a mix between reboot and
remaster complete with a change in
engine and revamped weapons levels and
enemies which are meant to make the game
more accessible to moderate players
there even fixing the originals clunky
dialogue and plot holes to make the game
a better more immersive experience to
those of you who’ve never played the
original and hardly anyone did let us
say this you’re in for a treat
number 6 Overkill’s The Walking Dead
we know that the walking dead well has
pretty much dried up at this point but
we couldn’t imagine a better walking
dead experience than telltale stellar
first season that said Swedish developer
Overkill’s game looks to be pretty darn
good
it follows in a similar vein as valves
left for dead as it sees up to four
players cooperating to wade through a
zombie filled wasteland while collecting
supplies and saving survivors unlike
left for dead though each character will
have their own specific traits abilities
and play styles which will undoubtedly
help to add some variety and replay
value anyway for those itching for
another left4dead style experience who
don’t enjoy killing floor this might be
your best option
[Music]
number five moons of madness call it
fire watch in space call it a walking
simulator call it whatever you want
but there’s no denying that it looks
pretty awesome unless the words walking
simulator turn you off but whatever in
moons of madness you play as Shane new
eart an astronaut plagued by horrific
hallucinations who must battle the
paranormal entities seemingly haunting a
Mars Research Station the gameplay will
consist of puzzles and scary set pieces
and it looks to be a fantastic blend of
fire watches uneasy atmosphere
tantalizing mystery and full-on horror
the game looks to explore the touchy
subject of mental illness through
hallucinatory terror a unique blend
which has a lot of intriguing
possibilities the potentials here so
hopefully it’s used correctly
[Music]
number four DS gone boy yeah I got hit
again squatters on the highway we’ve got
to get some men together go after him
they’ve got you man we admit days gone
might sound like something you’ve seen
before it’s an adventure game set in an
open world plagued by zombies who become
more aggressive at night and you must
collect resources and craft weapons in
order to survive yeah I know that’s like
basically all of 2015 in a nutshell
right but the game also employs a few
tactics to keep things fresh you can
either use a stealthy or confrontational
approach to each mission the zombies are
fast and combative rather than slow and
shambling and the sheer number of them
on-screen even puts Dead Rising to shame
we’re not saying that it will reinvent
the oversaturated zombie market but they
might be a breath of fresh air
number three hunt showdown showdown is a
new game by Crytek and it looks to be an
interesting blend of PvP and cooperative
survival horror the game takes place
within a large map in which teams
composed of two players
face-off against each other and the maps
AI zombies and bosses the goal is to
wade through the bosses and the zombies
and then gain some XP from their corpses
while defending against or attacking the
other players as the creative director
explained it’s a survival game in a
match based format that’s an interesting
and original concept so we can’t wait to
try it out
[Music]
number two Call of Cthulhu the official
video game it was just a night I was
there Call of Cthulhu looks to be a
cornerstone in Lovecraftian horror it’s
named after his most popular piece of
work after all so now the game does not
see you controlling a shipmate who comes
across Cthulhu but a private
investigator named Edward Pierce who is
investigating the mysterious death of a
Boston family upon his investigation he
discovers that the resurrection of
Cthulhu is imminent the game is set in a
semi-open world and blends elements of
stealth based gameplay and
investigations all while incorporating
the essentials of Lovecraft II and
cosmic horror this game finally looks to
do Lovecraft’s work justice
before we unveil our topic here’s an
honorable mention
number one agony we’re kind of split on
this one actually on the one hand we
can’t wait for it because it looks
stupendous but on the other hand our
sanity might not be intact by the time
we’re done with it so that might be a
problem
agony puts you in the role of a martyr
from Hanul who can possess other demons
but what makes this game appear so
unique is the terrifying combination of
grotesque visuals and Atmospheric sound
design it’s not often that we get
disgusted and completely twisted video
games like this so it’s a cause for
celebration when a developer has enough
courage talent and gusto to pull it off
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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