There was no time quite like the 2000s for horror gaming.

You’ll encounter many Lovecraftian creatures, which have terrific designs.

If you’ve played 2018’s Call of Cthulhu, the gameplay will be very familiar.

Fear, Left 4 Dead 2 and Halo Combat Evolved.

In Ties That Bind, the creatures now follow Torque back to his hometown of Baltimore.

The multiple endings and morality system also return here.

GOTYs from the golden age of shooters.

Pyramid head from his famous painting in Silent Hill 2, key art of Leon from Resident Evil 4, and box art to the original Dead Space.

You get some cool weapons with nice detail and animations for such an older game.

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Fear is a genre-bending horror game like no other at the time.

There’s also a popular bullet-time mechanicto enhance the gunplay.

Three-image collage of scenes from Bloodborne, Soma, and the main art for Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water.

You could give Hewie commands to retrieve items and fend off enemies,and give him lots of pets.

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Haunting Ground, Silent Hill 3 and Fatal Frame 2.

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth - A Giant Purple Creature Emerging From The Sea.

Evil Dead Regeneration - Ash Williams with chainsaw hand.

Heather in the merry-go-round in Silent Hill 3.

The Suffering Ties That Bind Main Artwork Featuring The Protagonist With A Baseball Bat And Two Creatures Behind Him.

The protagonist struggling with a group of zombie enemies on the edge of the ship in Cold Fear.

Jericho shooting a skeleton enemy in Darkwatch.

F.E.A.R. - Player with dual pistols using bulletime to fire at an enemy in hallway.

Fiona Belli and her companion dog, Hewie, inside a room with a fireplace, bed, and gramaphone in Haunting Ground.

A ghost surprises Rei in Fatal Frame 3.

The Oro Dark Primary boss fight from Condemned: Criminal Origins.

Leon Kennedy surrounded by Ganados in Resident Evil 4, with the title also visible on the main artwork.

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