I haven't played it myself, but I'm sure that Darkseed 1 and 2 fit the definition.

I have tried Myst but it is a very long time ago. The feel i got when i tried it was i felt alone. It is hard to describe since it has been so long time since i played it.

I was just about to suggest that! :-D

I felt Sanitarium was a bit disturbing and sad (in a good way, "sad" not meaning "poor"), more than actually scary. Or then my memory has just blocked the most frightening parts, to preserve my mental integrity.

Since no one will mention it anyways (because everyone except me hates the game), I'll also mention Lands of Lore 3, with reservations. The reservation being that IIRC there is really only one place in the whole game which is "scary" (the burning haunted house), but I felt it was done well. Or at least it worked on me back when I played it.

Oh and it isn't really a pure adventure game but an action RPG, but maybe it is close enough.

There's also Darkness Within 1 and 2. I don't know about the sequel, but although not perfect, I enjoyd the first part. It has a lovecraftian horror atmosphere. The puzzles can be difficult, but the game has a build-in hint system.

Such a great game (based off the short story), and downright disturbing in parts.

I can't believe I left that one off. I guess I was only listing games that are on GOG.

Hmm... should they be point-and-click adventures?

If that is the case, try Still Life and The Dark Eye.

If not, maybe try Silent Hill 2+3, Condemned and System Shock 1+2.

There are a lot of excellent horror games on the console too. If you have the means to play them, look up Siren, Hellnight, the Clock Tower series and the Fatal Frame series.

Oh, you tease... ;-)

I'd say it was creepy and atmospheric, but not scary. The original short story was fantastic.

For point and click, I'd recommend "Dark Seed" - really wish GOG would bring that out and its sequel!


For other scary games - the Silent hill games (1 and 2 being my personal favourites). Amnesia, the Penumbra series. Resident Evil 2.

Back in the day, Dungeon Master and Chaos Strikes Back scared me as a kid ("Arrgh, I'm trapped in a dead end by a group of rock monsters!" type situations :D). I guess Legend of Grimrock is as close as you're going to get in GOG...

The atmosphere in games is the most important not the shockfactor. tried the slender game it freaked me out. Im gonna buy a game tonight after i finish an assignment im doing:)

I finally bought my first game Darkfall the journal:)

You should get a SNES emulator (if you don't already have one) and check out Clock Tower. It was a Japanese only game, but there's an English translation patch available.