How to make a good horror game?

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#1

Me and my friend just created a fan made game of The Rake within a few days ago. We are currently lacking in ideas on how to make it better and scarier.

Here’s the game Link: The Rake™ [Fan Made Version] - Roblox

Please test it out and give us feedbacks on how to improve it or tell us what elements the game needs. The game is quite buggy tho sorry.
Thank you.

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#2

First of all, The Rake is not scary anymore.

Time by time, night by night the game doesn’t hit you or pressure you with different scares, just the same way all the time. You begin to know of what you gonna expect from when you face against Rake again, so it won’t hit you with a scare like from the start of your game experience anymore.

Same case with Phasmophobia, you get “immune” from scares.

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#3

Yeah it’s a cold hard truth. But that’s why i want to do something different, i want to try something new to make the game more, you know, interesting. It’s a pill that’s very hard to swallow.

#4

My idea for a horror game is fairly graphic and bloody and should be taken with a grain of salt.

But, if you really want an interesting game:

  • Modern day Robloxia, news goes around: people are going missing, with sightings of a strange creature taking them away.
  • You decide to investigate, out of VERY stupid curiosity. You see blood trails and what appears to be limbs, a very strange sight. You end up being chased by the monster, and you somehow narrowly escape in some building.
  • You realize, when you flick on the lights, that this is a torture chamber. Dead bodies, blood, gore, the whole shabang.
  • The creature that was chasing you earlier is somehow behind you now, despite the door being locked. You don’t notice, as you are mystified and in terror at the sight of all these inhumane instruments of torture and what they have done to their victims. You get jumpscared, and the camera goes black. “The End?”

Horror games are really not scary anymore, but this might give people chills.

You can continue it if you want.

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#6

Woah great idea man! But it will be hard for me to execute it since i’m not a talented dev. But excellent idea! Maybe someone else will get inspired by your idea ? who knows.

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#7

Try looking at this - How to Make a Terrifying Horror Game - Resources / Community Tutorials - DevForum | Roblox

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