Vote now: 8 games remain in our scariest games bracket
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β’Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:28:03 +0000
π° What Happened
PC Gamer is running a vote to find the scariest PC game of all time. Readers sent in their picks, and the site seeded the top 16 into a bracket. Round one is finished, and eight games are left.
The second round pairs Amnesia: The Bunker against Cry of Fear, F.E.A.R. against Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Silent Hill 2 against Dead Space, and Alien: Isolation against Darkwood. Voting is open now.
π The Backstory
The biggest round-one wins went to Alien: Isolation, which beat SOMA with 85% of the vote, Dead Space, which beat Fatal Frame 2 Remake with 78%, and Amnesia: The Dark Descent, which beat S.T.A.L.K.E.R. with 79%. The site will cut the field to two on Thursday, then hold a final vote. The winner is set to be named on Saturday morning.
π― Why It Matters
It is a free, fun way to find a scary game to play this Halloween. The list also shows which old classics still hold up years later.
PC Gamer is running a vote to find the scariest PC game of all time. Readers sent in their picks, and the site seeded the top 16 into a bracket. Round one is finished, and eight games are left.
The second round pairs Amnesia: The Bunker against Cry of Fear, F.E.A.R. against Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Silent Hill 2 against Dead Space, and Alien: Isolation against Darkwood. Voting is open now.
The biggest round-one wins went to Alien: Isolation, which beat SOMA with 85% of the vote, Dead Space, which beat Fatal Frame 2 Remake with 78%, and Amnesia: The Dark Descent, which beat S.T.A.L.K.E.R. with 79%. The site will cut the field to two on Thursday, then hold a final vote. The winner is set to be named on Saturday morning.
It is a free, fun way to find a scary game to play this Halloween. The list also shows which old classics still hold up years later.