The scariest game in the world - Part 1: The search

BeefJack: "It’s one wuss against a world of fear. Join horror virgin Adam Harshberger as we set him the task of finding, and surviving, the scariest videogame ever made..."

[Pozzle]

For me, the first Fatal Frame is the scariest game I've ever played. It starts off pretty slow and I wasn't expecting too many scares from it... but HOLY SHIT THE FINAL CHAPTER IS TERRIFYING!

[oNIXo]

I was just going to post that. I played it with headphones, at night, by myself, and in the dark. I woke my wife up with my screaming like a little girl.

[Gamer636]

The first real scare I got from a game was from Realms of the Haunting...looks a bit ridiculus for todays standards, but the younger me couldn't play it at night

[Chris Evans]

Not sure what the scariest game would be, but The Cradle level from Thief: Deadly Shadows is surely the scariest level ever made.

[MagicAccent]

That level alone is scarier than most full proclaimed horror games.

In many ways, it kind of reminds me of Amesia.

[h311rais3r]

Amnesia: the dark decent. Nothing beats not being able to defend yourself. Only hiding and having to manage your sanity

[stevenhiggster]

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is by far and away the scariest game I have ever played. I actually squeeled like a girl on many occasions throughout the game!

[dirthurts]

This!
and Clock tower, anyone remember those games?
No real weapons, hiding in closets. Good stuff.

[sticky doja]

Ugh Clock Tower used to scare the crap out of me. Waiting in agony in a wardrobe not sure if Scissorman is gonna stab through it or leave the room...

Also I would have to agree about Amnesia. Scariest I have played, even growing up on things like Resident Evil, Clock Tower and Silent Hill. I had to turn the lights on in my house if I played Amnesia for to long at a time.

[Genghis]

penumbra: black plague was pretty crazy scary too

for me i guess the scariest was the 11th hour or phantasmagoria...but i'm old and was young when those came out...

hell, the haunted house in kings quest 4 was hella scary too

[KingofGambling]

Siren Blood Curse.

[acemonkey]

one of my first scariest moments in gaming was RE when the zombie dog broke into the window......

[Horny]

Resident evil for its time did a fantastic job at building suspense because you heard the zombie sounds but didn't know around which corner they were. Playing with Chris was the way to go because Jill was a bit over powered.

I wish someone would make a game with a mix of resident evil and amnesia. I don't like being completely helpless like in amnesia but did like the atmosphere and hiding aspect.

[LettingGo]

There are really only two competitors here: The Fatal Frame series and the Penumbra/Amnesia series.

[Horny]

Amnesia is good, siren and fatal frame are great horror games as well.

[Droid Control]

Condemned had me squealing like a little girl. I was shocked into dropping my pad once, broke my sholder button... Good times.

[Dude420]

The first AVP when playing as marine. You can't tell me that wasn't scary, especially the facehuggers.