Blood (1997)
a relentlessly violent and chaotic first-person shooter with a dark occult aesthetic and over-the-top gore.
DOS horror from before it knew what it was
Horror worked out what it was on DOS, mostly by getting it wrong in interesting ways. Fixed camera angles and sound cards doing their best. It is a short shelf, and most of it runs in DOSBox inside a minute.
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. They work from the whole catalog, not just this list.
Harlan Ellison: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995)
A deeply unsettling and oppressive experience where every interaction feels heavy with despair and the constant threat of psychological torment.
Clive Barker's Nightbreed: The Action Game (1990)
A frantic, first-person run-and-gun with light puzzle-solving, where you dodge and shoot through hostile crowds to collect keys and free allies.
Cryptic Passage for Blood (1997)
This expansion feels like a classic, dark and gothic shooter with intense, fast-paced combat against supernatural foes.
Alone in the Dark 2 (1993)
a slow, clunky puzzle-heavy adventure through a spooky mansion with a detective noir filter.
Frankenstein Adventure (1992)
A text-heavy, methodical gothic puzzle game where you slowly navigate a literary horror world through typed commands.
Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession (1994)
A mixed experience of compelling storytelling and atmospheric dread, weighed down by clunky interfaces and tedious puzzles.
Zombieville (1997)
A tense, atmospheric retro action game where you fight through zombie hordes while solving puzzles in a bleak horror setting.
Ravenloft: Stone Prophet (1995)
A dark, real-time fantasy RPG with a deliberate, horror-infused pace that feels like navigating a cursed realm under constant threat.
Silverload (1995)
You navigate a dark, point-and-click world solving puzzles, with a creeping sense of dread and a slow, deliberate pace.
The 7th Guest (1993)
The game feels like solving intricate riddles in an eerie, silent mansion with a looming sense of dread.
Haunted Childhood (2003)
a slow and deliberate puzzle-strategy game with an eerie, horror-tinged atmosphere that demands careful planning.
...A Personal Nightmare (1989)
A tense horror adventure that starts quietly before plunging you into a gripping, puzzle-driven nightmare.
Frightmare (1989)
a straightforward action-platformer with horror themes, played at a moderate pace with simple mechanics.
Torreoscura (2020)
A slow, text-driven detective mystery where you read and make choices to unravel a horror-tinged story.
This list is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. You can also browse the whole catalog, or look around it in 3D and ask the Catbot there.