CategoriesHorror Game Design Philosophy of Horror Design Psychology Horror Game Design Through Silence and Emptiness: When the Walls Do Nothing Posted on19 April 202514 September 2025 Have you ever experienced a hallway that seems to stretch for too long, a silence that seems to last for … Continue ReadingHorror Game Design Through Silence and Emptiness: When the Walls Do Nothing
CategoriesHorror Game Design Philosophy of Horror Design Psychology Supernatural Systems & Rituals in Game Design Designing Fear Without Ghosts: How Hauntology and Potentiality Shape Supernatural Horror Posted on6 April 20256 April 2025 I’ve long been interested in the potential of designing fear without ghosts. We all know that the most terrifying ghosts … Continue ReadingDesigning Fear Without Ghosts: How Hauntology and Potentiality Shape Supernatural Horror
CategoriesHorror Game Design Supernatural Systems & Rituals in Game Design The Crossroads Experiment Posted on29 March 202529 March 2025 Through my recent work in supernatural horror game design, it has increasingly become apparent to me that, if translating the … Continue ReadingThe Crossroads Experiment
CategoriesHorror Game Design Psychology Why the Scariest Moments in Horror Games Are the Ones You Don’t See Posted on22 March 2025 The Terrifying Power of Implied Horror A creaking floorboard or a mysteriously flickering light, these moments, where nothing is seen … Continue ReadingWhy the Scariest Moments in Horror Games Are the Ones You Don’t See
CategoriesDesign Horror Game Design The World as the True Antagonist: Conceptualizing Hostile Environments in Horror Game Design Posted on22 February 202522 February 2025 Introduction Horror games traditionally frame their antagonists as tangible threats, monsters, murderers, or supernatural entities. However, some games subvert this … Continue ReadingThe World as the True Antagonist: Conceptualizing Hostile Environments in Horror Game Design
CategoriesHorror Game Design Disorienting the Player: The Power of Non-Euclidean Horror Spaces Posted on14 February 202514 February 2025 Introduction Horror games thrive on subverting expectations, unsettling players by disrupting their sense of control and security. However, when the … Continue ReadingDisorienting the Player: The Power of Non-Euclidean Horror Spaces
