7 Games So Unexpectedly Terrifying You'll Never Trust Again: Commenter's Edition 

I’m a simple man, I see Republic Commando, I click.

"You lizards need to learn I'm a lot scarier than you are." That game really needs a sequel..

Man-Bat's arrival in Batman: Arkham Knight was a truly unholy and uncalled-for experience

I clicked cause I saw Republic Commando 😂, also when I was playing Jedi fallen order I kept my guard up 24/7 on Dathormir

Republic Commandos is so underrated. Was way above its time when it came out.

Microtransactions are the scariest thing in most games today.

I’m surprised no one mentioned the haunted orphanage quest in dragon age. Ghosts, yes Freaky poltergeists, yup Demonic voice coming from nowhere, uh-huh Demons possessing some poor bastard then killing him, check

Flood Intro in Halo: Combat Evolved

You really need to include Subnautica. Starts off by swimming with super-colorful glowy fishes in beautiful reefs, collecting resources and assembling equipment. Then you make a small submarine that can take you deeper, and your friendly PDA helpfully informs you "This ecological zone matches seven out of nine preconditions for stimulating terror in humans." Lots of players complained about developing thalassophobia when playing this game.

The sherlock Holmes game with the teleporting Watson is the most unintentionally scary thing ever

Every time I hear that Skyrim Theme I feel kind of...uplifted. It's such a great piece of music for such a great atmospheric game.

Also in the first uncharted Nazi zombies on the submarine Oh god

Judging by the comments, I'd say Jane's new haircut has earned her a +2 to Charisma.

Spoilers for Mass Effect 3. Me: Wait, Mass Effect was scary? Outsidexbox: The Banshee's Me: *Spinning Chair and a dust cloud in roughly human shape* And as someone who's firs playthrough of Mass Effect was as a Sniper, the Banshee's were horrific. They teleport around too fast to get a shot a shot on them, and your little sidearm does nothing. I end up just hiding behind Grunt the entire time a Banshee's there, and i don't have a mile to shoot it down.

Fallout 4: Dunwich Borers. I really wasn't expecting a Lovecraftian zombie apocalypse in my post-apocalyptic wasteland exploration, thank you.

It's not just the ominous atmosphere at the start of the Ghost ship. It's also the relatively intelligent Trandos as well, hiding behind every corner, either in the ceiling, or under an unsuspecting pile of crates. Through this, you're on your own, not knowing what happened to your Squad.

Jane's new hair is liiiitt

Banshees are terrifying, but you just know Shepard tried to hook up with them at least once.

Republic Commando gave me ptsd... *SUPER BATTLE DROID DON'T YOU DARE GET NEAR ME* *AAAAHHHH ANOTHER DROID DISPENSER* *MAKE IT STOP!!!!*

Frostflow Lighthouse was one of the single most surprisingly amazing experiences I ever stumbled across in a video game. Thank you so much for reminding me of it!

Jane seems a bit too eager to explain to us(and Luke) the nightmarish details of Banshees.

Halo: CE, the flood * shutters * Edit: they have Halo on the first list

Jane really nailed the feeling of relief when a game transitions from Scary to Shooty though. At least you have some control and an idea of what's happening during Shooty Hours.

We not gonna talk about minecraft’s cave noises?

Omg, Jane's hair leveled up again 😍 Please reveal your gorgeous secrets

So _many_ Vaults in Fallout games are creepier that one might expect, even in postapocalyptia.

Oh god when I was a kid the first flood level in halo ce was scary af

What about Dragon Age: Origins, when you meet Hespith in the Deep Roads who recites a twisted poem, is deeply infected with the Blight, and then you go fight one of the most horrifying creatures in a game ever? Up until that point, you mainly fought darkspawn like regular monsters. Then you fight something that USED to be a dwarf, and is now a slimy, pink tentacle monster.

I've still not recovered from Prey, especially when I was drinking coffee, put the mug down and went back to grab it later only to find it had moved a few inches to the left. Help.

the RAS Prosecutor wasn't just a horror experience. That acclamator frigate is a PTSD case waiting to be given

The shadow temple in Zelda ocarina of time was terrifying

Something I like to do is whenever I find a unsettling area in a game, I act mildly annoyed. Me: finds Nipton Also me: o goddamnit.

FINALLY, someone mentions Virginia Woolf’s modernist 1920s classic in a video game list video. You’ve no idea how long I’ve waited for this moment.

Janes hair looks really nice!

Where the hell is half-life 3. Playing through 2 and it episodes and realizing there will never be 3 is unexpected horror

That moment when you already have trust issues, added upon by the one Marine from Halo CE that tells you to follow him and then gets blown up.

I'm a simple man. I see Delta Squad in the thumbnail, I click.

Clicked this video mainly because of republic commando

#1 tip for clearing Falmer dungeons: The only strat you need is to crouch at all times and prioritize surprise bow shots. Falmer have the best hearing in the game so they don't need to see you to pick up on even the slightest noises (i.e. drawing a sword, casting any spell, e.t.c.) The porblemo with them is, while they don't need to see you most of the time, that's because they *can't* see you at all. So you can just sidle about in crouch mode practically anywhere you want and get away with the most outrageous bow shots time and again by standing in places where sighted creatures normally have the upper hand.

What about Subnautica? Oh look at the lovely view! Guess I'll go exploring the crashed ship and...wait what was that sound...OH MY JES- [censored] ..................guess I'll go craft some new pants

Finally a Republic Commando feature. But also much less freaky than a banshee on insanity. It's just like a regular banshee encounter only protracted, and if you get stuck in cover accidentally you have to start all over again... after being murdered violently.

A haircut that is intended to look at bit messy and wild and suddenly everybody gets excited xD

I would also suggest the geth ship from Mass Effect 2 Overlord.....the tension was so thick that it was a relif when I start fighting

I actually thought that the Ghost Ship mission in Republic Commando was Star Wars zombies 😂 (RIP Republic Commando 2, RC will always be the the best Star Wars game IMO)

Most terrifying words ever spoken in a game: "Beware, I live!" -Sinistar.

When I saw Skyrim I expected it to be when you haven’t put torches in your basement and skeevers spawn. Lydia said that she heard scratching noises in the cellar, which already creeped me out. Then, when I go down there, I see something with red eyes jump at me from out of the dark. Still traumatized to this day...

You include Moira in here but completely forget the Shalbridge Cradle from Thief 3? That was haunting horror at it's finest.

“Let’s just say it’s a good thing that Gordon Freeman is a silent protagonist..” Oh, Mike, clearly you haven’t watched Freeman’s Mind - just wait until Ross finally reaches Ravenholm.

Great hair Jane

in defense of the commandos, they were trained to operate effectively on their own, as well as in small numbers. so splitting up is nothing unusual as far as tactical behaviors go.

I remember playing republic commando as a kid and that shit freaked me out

I remember playing Republic commando as a kid, that shit was terrifying. It all starts off with the drones, then the ambient music. Then a random green dude jump scares the shit out of you.

Yeah...That Part of Star Wars: Republic Commando scared me too. I just hope Delta Squad won't try that again

Star Wars Republic Commando was amazing

"a waste of good genes" -Delta 38 watching a fellow clone fall to his death

Loved Republic Commando. Hopefully some day we'll get that next book and/or game with Sev being the original rebel soldier. A game with Kal Skirata and the null arcs, along with Bardan Jusik, Etain and Omega squad would be cool too, fighting the empire to make their way to freedom to have a secret place to call home.

I'm a simple man, I see republic commando and I click.

Mention of Republic Commando in 2018?! Even if Imperial Commando is dead, at least Delta Squad is still in our thoughts!

The first encounter with the SA-X in Metroid fusion. No thanks.

LOTR war in the north had a nice little brisk walk through a haunted cemetery. The entire game was probably a bit more horror than what they were going for.

Can we all agree we need a sequel to star wars republic commandos ?

I see republic commando I upvote

honestly, I thought the fast zombies in Half Life (also introduced in Ravenholm) had even more terrifying sound effects than the poison headcrab, especially when we are introduced to one unexpectedly charging and shrieking at you the moment you turn the corner.

Ravenholm is literally my favorite gaming experience of all time. I want a full game of Ravenholm!

Thief: Deadly Shadows. Shalebridge Cradle.

Mike, love the T-shirt. Jane, love the new hairstyle. Also, thank you for making sure I will never sleep properly again.

Solsteim in Skyrim literally made my character leave till they were a "high enough level". So I'm surprised the Lighthouse was referenced bytes not the sea of slimy tentacles. But to each their own.

I love Naughty Dog for that. ‘Oh this is a playful romp’ ‘oh here’s the psychological torture, monsters, and moral dillemmas’

The true jumpscare was seeing my own comment in this video!

Sure, Delta Squad did split up, but they still slaughtered a horde of lizard-men.

"The Cradle" level from Thief: Deadly Shadows is definitely high on my list. WAY worse than Moira's in the newest Thief.

Moira asylum was probably the most scariest mission in thief with the wierd falmer(who are from skyrim) walking up and down the hallway until you have enough time to dash past them

Republic commando was such a great game

I was about to stop commenting here because I never make SOTW. But then Jane’s new haircut happened and here I am.

I watch these videos for 2 reasons: games stuffs and the accents. Love you guys!

Just love that Uncharted was the first time I saw a villain being practical when it comes to cursed treasures. Why bother with trinkets when you can have a weapon worth nations.

Hated the beginning of Ghost Ship. Just... The way that poor clone died... Eugh... Honestly, I found it so much easier when the Lizards properly turned up and those god damn robots were replaced by regular Droids. Even the Destroyers were better than those bloody suicide Static Droids...

While the video was really enjoyable, all I could focus on was Jane's awesome new hairstyle.

So we all forgot the time when we had to pause smashing hauses to pieces wirth a sledgehammer to retrieve a small box in a haunted hause in red faction guerillia?

"do skinny dipping at midnight in the.. haunted lake...? ...because I would b... pt... I would be into that" Haha oh Jane, don't ever change.

The Orphanage room from Mila's otherwise upbeat level in Psychonauts was...deeply unsettling.

Ooo! Jane got her hair cut! Nice!

The entire time you were doing that video about games so scary you had to walk away, i just kept thinking about Thief.... god, i love the game, but I have to play that level in 5-minute increments. Also has the magical experience of somehow being MORE scary in replays, ive discovered? I guess cos I know the awfulness is coming? *shivers*

Bit late to the party but I gotta add shadowrun dragonfall. The "loyalty mission" for glory. A creepy cult, ominous violin music, and a distinct lack of people really set me on edge

Moira Asylum has got nothing on Robbing the Cradle from Thief 3. Anyone who played that game when it came out probably still has nightmares about it.

The Metroid series seems to have one of these in every game. Super Metroid had the wrecked ship, which seemed to be infested with ghosts. But more importantly, you couldn't use the save point because the power was off, and the nearest one was quite a ways away. To turn the power back on, you have to defeat Phantoon, who's basically the result of Lovecraft and Giger having a brainstorming session, and is pretty tough to boot if you're not prepared. Metroid Fusion had everything with the SA-X, but most notably the bit where you have no choice but to encounter her and run like hell, because the last time you were able to save was before a rather tough boss. Metroid Prime has a bit where you fight your way deeper and deeper into a Space Pirate lab, pass by a bunch of contained Metroids, and fight through the most difficult combat encounters up to that point. Then you get the thermal visor, which for some reason shuts down the power, and thus most of the lights and the barriers containing the Metroids. At that point you have to fight your way back out through the Space Pirates, but now with Metroids popping out at you, and it's also pitch black unless you make your eyes bleed with the thermal visor. Oh, and you also haven't saved since before you entered the lab. Because Metroid games like doing that. Metroid Prime 3 does something similar, except now the Metroids you release can phase through walls. So that's great. And Metroid Prime 2 just gets straight to the point and opens with you investing a Galactic Federation distress signal to find that, surprise!, they're all dead. Or at least they are until they start waking back up as zombies.

When I was a young lad, Phazon Mines from Metroid Prime was so scary to walk through

2:05 Mike's face alone is enough to scare the living hell outta me

In the Dishonored 2 level _The Good Doctor_ ; Hypatia transforms into some kind of werewolf like feral human. I was definitely not expecting that to happen.

Jane if you stopped leaving soulless husks in the lake maybe just maybe, people wouldn't think it was haunted.

Serious Sam: The Last Hope (VR). Level one you're like, "Well, this is nice. The sun is shining, the ancient architecture is nostalgic. The monsters are fun to shoot. This VR stuff is really atmospheric, awesome!" Then you get to the second level...

The banshees? In mass effect 3 when you search planets too much and the reapers come for your ship. That sound and seeing them chase you in spine chilling!!!!!

HOW DID I FORGET REPUBLIC COMMANDO?!?!? I would've suggested it had my brain not fried at the moment I needed it!!

I actually liked frostflow lighthouse...mostly because all the chaurus eggs made me *rich.* poisonous invisibility potions? So valuable....so valuable.

I remember the "Navajo" segment in Beyond - Two souls, I did it at probably 3am, all alone, lights out. I had to wait until 6-7am for the sun to come out before I could go to sleep.

Thief 4 was just calling back to the Shalebridge Cradle from Thief: Deadly Shadows(aka Thief 3), also known as the only level in any game I've ever played that scares me to play in full daylight, and the only time ANY game has made my brother scream and required him to stop playing for five minutes to get his heart rate back under control. The atmosphere was INCREDIBLE. (Actually the whole game was incredible, Deadly Shadows is one of my favorite games, you should go play it. But Shalebridge is a left field nightmare.)

I'm a simple man. I see RC 1138 in the thumbnail. I click

Mike's face during that scream... that's why you guys are my favorite. :)

Are we forgetting the Boy of Silence standing right behind you in Bioshock Infinite? Never have I actually yelled and paused a game to collect myself.

I'd say Creepers from Minecraft They don't look terrifying...but that hissing noise...it haunts me