However, hospitals can be overused in horror games.
If done right, a hospital setting can be a complete game-changer for a terrifying horror game.
The story documents her return to the now-defunct asylum and is incredibly tough and emotional to play through.
Trigger warning for sexual assault, suicide, and other difficult themes related to mental health.
However, you quickly realize there may be more sinister agendas at play within the institution.
Just because it’s a 2D game doesn’t mean it can’t give you nightmares.
Your goal in each is to avoid the creeping specter while collecting as much money as possible.
The premise may sound simple, but the labyrinthian design of the maps makes it harder to stay poised.
One of the game’s more iconic maps is the hospital.
This foreboding location features multiple floors with many blocked paths and false exits.
This derelict location has served numerous purposes since its inception, each one grimmer than the last.
Alice’s psyche isn’t exactly together, making her enter multiple nightmarish locations.
However, it’s at Rutledge where players learn about the misdeeds at the hands of the staff.
One such location is Brookhaven Hospital, essentially a mental institution, which has been featured throughout the series.
However, it’s the version in Silent Hill 2 that really takes the cake.
Infliction feels like a blend of P.T.
This asylum houses the worst of mankind, from monstrous creatures to killer inhabitants.
Miles arrives here to get the inside scoop on the terrible events that took place at the asylum.
Unfortunately for Miles, the inside of the asylum isn’t any better.
In his search for the Hawkins family, Investigator Pierce stumbles across occult dangers and secret monsters.
