Ildefonse is a free horror game developed by a small Portuguese indie team and one that tries to escape the worn out template that was made popular by Slender.

A freeware horror game for PC developed with RPG Maker, this is one of the most popular free games.

Ib is a game that will make you look at art museums in a very different light. I’m Scared: A Pixelated Nightmare is a free horror game created with Game Maker that uses pixel graphics to create an original atmosphere. What kind of irrational fear do you have? In the case of the Hylophobia game, you play as someone who has a fear of forests and trees. Homesick is a free 2D pixel-art side-scrolling horror game created by one single, talented person nicknamed Oh Hey, Chloe. Hidden in the Shadows 2 is a freeware horror adventure game where the player has to explore a school in a small town only to find that it is haunted. Horror games are few and far between and even popular franchises such as Resident Evil and Silent Hill abandoned most of the scary elements in favor of a more commercial.

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