You wander about a barren landscape, finding and listening to narrated letters, which become less cohesive as the game continues. More a mod of Valve’s Source game engine than an actual game, Dear Esther’s atmospheric game play and an epistolary story is a must-play for anyone who wants a more cerebral creep-out than some of the previously mentioned games. If running around as a mafia don with giant, murderous demon arms isn’t scary, I don’t know what is.
This one was written by comic book authro, Paul Jenkins, who created the comic The Darkness, as well as writing supernatural horror book, Hellblazer, for Vertigo Comics. This first-person shooter horror game lets you take on the role of Jackie Estacado, the main character from the first game.
