Games that use Jump Scares
The Silkbulb Test is a short and strange indie horror game where you watch a slide show and answer a bunch of weird questions. With little explanation given, you have to answer before times runs out, and before the thing lurking in the pitch black dark gets you. While I did like the environment of … Read more
In Incident at Work, you bring in your camera to a late night shift at the suspicious and secretive corporation you work for. After a few nights of witnesses strange events, you decide it’s time to get evidence for yourself. Following the mundane horror pattern, you spend most of the time fixing the servers while … Read more
Welcome to The Roach Apartment! Finally, a place that promises to be completely roach free. In No-Snake Hotel fashion, that promise is quickly broken and you fall victim to the roach scam. For a short indie horror game, I really loved the theme. The Roach Apartment is both hilarious, and at the end, terrifying. I … Read more
The Diner is a short indie horror game where you go searching for your friend after she goes missing at work. Her car is still around, but the place looks dark and abandoned. The game starts with a cinematic intro of your care pulling up in a spooky dramatic scene. I’ve seen this same diner … Read more
Rewind or Die, both a choice and a horror game about a serial killer that goes after those that don’t rewind and return their tapes late. After a co-worker doesn’t show up to their shift at Video 2 Go, the manager calls you in late at night. Instead of relaxing and watching TV, it’s time … Read more
