Non-RPG General News - Horror Universes Games could explore

Screw Lovecraft, let's talk about other horror universes games could explore

Enough H.P. already. Our tentacles have gone limp.

H.P. Lovecraft told some great stories, sure. His ability to push readers to attempt to grasp ‘unknowable truths’ and ‘unspeakable horrors’ and to build stupefying worlds out of impossible geometries was largely unmatched in the public eye upon discovery of his work. But despite his widespread posthumous fame and contributions to horror, we’re tired of videogames’ love affair with Lovecraft.

There have been some great Lovecraft inspired games throughout the years, but the bulk throw in some tentacles, weird shapes, the occasional penis statue, and call it a day. The horror genre is infinitely deeper and wider than one (undeniably xenophobic and racist) man’s work. We believe games can do better. Here’s just a few horror universes set forth by our favorite creators that future games could pull from.

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rjshae said:

I prefer semi-plausible, non-supernatural horror settings, particularly sci-fi. For example, the Fallout setting or Alien/Prometheus.

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Rhawkas said:

I'm not really a fan of horror, but I definitely find the semi-plausible, non-supernatural stuff scarier. When it's monsters, magic, and stuff like that I just don't find myself as scared as when I watch something where I can go "Shoot, something like this could really happen. Or probably even has happened."

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