It’s also the very first RPG Maker game I’ve ever played, and it’s why I got into playing RPG Maker horror games to begin with. Ib is a masterpiece that can show anyone how quality isn’t all just in graphics. Score: 9/10 (would’ve gotten a 10 if that ending hadn’t scarred me from replaying the game for life)Īny list of RPG Maker horror games that doesn’t include Ib doesn’t deserve to be called complete. It offers a detailed backstory to the witch, and meaning to several items references in the game. Let’s just say that in terms of horror, this game has it in spades.įummy, who created this game, also has a beautifully illustrated light novel that serves as a prequel to the game. The ambiance in this game is so well-put together that I wasn’t able to continue after 3 minutes of playing alone in the dark. That’s also just one of the many, many, many ways this house can kill you. Think that escalated quickly? That’s what The Witch’s House is all about–just when you think you’re okay, you’re suddenly face to face with a huge, murderous teddy bear hell-bent on killing you. A normal-looking house with rich carpets, bright torches, flowers in vases, furniture that moves mysteriously on its own, and blood on walls and stone floors. Viola is lost in the forest, and to find a means to get through a solid wall of roses blocking the only way out, she enters the house of a witch. Come for the heart-attack inducing scares. The drawn art in-game may not be the best out there, but don’t come for the art. Just the title screen image and that unsettling ringing ‘music’ should be enough to give you a taste of what to expect. She finds out how screwed things are–and frankly, she is–when she wakes up alone in her house later that night. Because Shimoda is unsupervised, hungry, modern, and therefore not in any real position to fear punishment from breaking the strict rules of tradition–she takes one of the fruits. The story starts off simple enough: set in rural Japan, a young girl named Shimoda makes an offering of fruit to the Ou (translated as King) on behalf of her family. In fact, if I had to be honest–I didn’t even finish this game yet, mostly because I can only play this game at night after work and I don’t want to play it alone. I found Akemi Tan the most recently while looking for new horror games to play, and was intrigued when the blog I found it in casually shared how this game left one of the mods’ nerves in tatters.Īn RPGMaker game that scared the wits out of bonafide players? I had to try it out. If I was basing how good the horror games are on this list purely on how scary they are, this game would be number 1. If you love puzzles and riddles, this is just the game for you. Each child’s past is actually based off a different fairy tale, and is beautifully illustrated with adorable pixel sprites, lovely, sketchy ‘cutscenes’, and captivating music. Though it’s described to be an adventure game with just a ‘teaspoon’ of horror, the whole game carries a sense of unease from the themes each of the children’s stories carry. You meet with the different children you live with throughout the game, and can get 7 endings total depending on the choices you make. In Alice Mare, you play as a young orphan boy named Allen who finds himself delving into dream worlds that get darker as you progress. If you liked these games, check out part two of this post for more free RPG Maker horror games! There are also spoiler-free walkthroughs linked at the end of each game for your convenience, because I know how frustrating it can be to repeatedly die just because you can’t figure out what the hell to do :3 THAT’S the horror I love, and because we celebrate all things cute here at the Keybie Cafe’s humble blog, for this year’s Halloween I’m putting together a masterpost of superbly created RPG Maker horror games that didn’t just blow me away with great art, atmosphere, music and stories–they also happened to creep the bejeesus out of me and my friends.Įven better, all these games are free to download! Until you see something smiling at you under solid black eyes. The kind of horror that makes you scared before you even see anything, that makes you jump at every little noise–that makes you question any flash of white, too fast to see properly– Not just any horror, either–I am a huge fan of spine-tingling, suspense-building, lingeringly creepy horror. I’m a big fan of cute, but I’m also a big fan of horror.
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