Iceberg creator here, I'm really impressed with the you did on this one, and I'm definitely looking forward to future videos. Though I will add a few notes. - Postal was included specifically for the first entry, which is is different from the 2nd and 3rd games in that it was basically Hatred except released in the 90s, and was a much more serious game. - The other Corpse Party entries on the list are either fangames or unreleased games, so that entry was specifically referring to the first game, though the first game and Book of Shadows are the only ones that are really disturbing. - The Thief entry was more so referring to the first three games, though I admit I don't know much about the reboot aside from fans of the original trilogy not liking it.
@@ajxx9987 Of the games included on the Iceberg, I've played... FNAF (the first one only) The Last of Us Undertale Mortal Kombat (The first four games and Deadly Alliance) DDLC Corpse Party (The PSP version of Blood Covered, Book of Shadows, and Blood Drive) NieR (both games) Majora's Mask Hatred Omori Parasite Eve Yume Nikki Splatterhouse (All of them) Eversion Duck Season LISA I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream Pony Island Mad Father Neverending Nightmares Spooky’s Jumpscare Mansion Misao (Mario) The Music Box The Uncle Who Works for Nintendo Saya no Uta You AND Me AND Her Euphoria Tale of Tales games (The Graveyard and The Path to be specific) UnderParty Shadow Hearts (The first one only) Maggot Baits Actual Sunlight Irisu Syndrome SaDistic BlooD Starless The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa Musya DeadΩAegis Lucah: Born of a Dream DepraviA Amber Breaker Slave Witch April Glass Wing Cleril Calamity games (My Name is Addiction in particular) Silenced: The House Blue Whale We Are Here Because of Those That Are Not Kowakuni horagemu usagi pazuru Digital Seclusion
Hysteric Birthday 2U, or whatever the heck the official English name is, is a black comedy, not a horror game, and isn’t really all that disturbing. Blood Drive… I don’t know much about Blood Drive. Corpse Party 2 is plenty freaky, but also unfinished.
@@AnnieGalla Oh, wow, *all* the Splatterhouse games? I never played the reboot/remake. And should check on more of these I haven’t played. You’ve played more than me. I have played some you haven’t, though, like Sound of Drop and Fran Bow. (Highly recommend both. Some of my favorites)
The first Dead Space was good. I’m wary of the remake, since it was announced about the same time the actual devs announced a successor. If there’s one major flaw to the original… it’s that the lore doesn’t fit well with the later games. In the first game, the Marker was clearly a benevolent force and something that held the Necromorphs back. In the second game, it’s evil with a kinda clumsy retcon for how that makes sense. (The devs have admitted that they just didn’t have a clear idea where they were going with the lore in the first game, and it’s basically just a mistake) Oh, hey! I was a backer on Undertale. My name is even in the credits because of it. (Yes, I’m *that* Nezumi)
I think the iceberg was specifically talking about the original Postal from 1997, Postal 1 is very different from its sequels and is very dark and disturbing. Especially with the ending where you attempt to shoot up an elementary school.
i swear i remember postal dude backing out at the last second, but even if i am remembering correctly it's still fucked up that it even went close to that definitely a far cry from the 2nd game where you piss on people and ask them to sign petitions
To basically sum up Danganronpa without spoilers: A bunch of kids, who excel at one thing each perfectly.. Are invited to this special school named "Hope Peak's Academy". Although it seemed like an amazing place for special kids, the game (at least the first in the series), takes an immediate dark turn, with everyone being stuck here until they die. If you wish to escape, you have to kill each other without being caught, because if you are caught. You will also die. Now, while your goal isn't to murder your fellow students, you are basically the detective here, and have to find out who the killers are. It's an interactive visual novel while you try to investigate and find out each killer. However this isn't all that simple, the game can really pressure you as accusing an innocent student will cause them to die, with the killer still being free. TL;DR: It's a darker Phoenix Wright game with kids except that when you fail, innocent people will die.
I jumped into the video thinking it'll be generic, considering these are all well known games, but I love your style/humor and entries like HATRED and phrases like "tuber reaction game" made me laugh way too much. You're awesome and deserve more attention.
i saw this iceberg almost a year ago on reddit and i'm glad someone is finally tackling it, looking all the entries by myself was too hard, so thank you for making this video.
@@Redlyne_ my guy you haven't done postal justice in this video. The iceberg is talking about postal 1 which is VERY distinct form other games in the franchise. It's free on steam I recommend you to play it. It's great as a horror game and should be much deeper in the iceberg in my opinion. If you don't believe me, watch this video that explains the horrors of this game very well. ruclips.net/video/rXLZseidYqY/видео.html Also don't play the remake called postal redux. It's horror element is much weaker in my opinion.
Don't worry about the length of each one, I really enjoy your takes on each entry. That, and your voice and cadence are super relaxing. Keep it up man we love it.
Does anyone else remember playing a game called 'Gregory Horror Show' where you walk around a spooky hotel trying to steal the other guests souls? I thought I had just dreamt it up for the longest time
I learned of it through DYKG and their RegionLocked series. I’m guessing you grew up in the uk, since that’s the only place outside Japan that the game also released.
Note about Slender: While there are plenty of webseries that came after it, not all of them were based on the game. In fact the biggest 'Slenderverse' ARG, Marble Hornets, was planned and began posting before the game even came out! The mechanics of Slenderman and the pages in the game are even visibly taken from the series, since the lore of it distorting technology wasn't in the original, and the designs of the pages are directly taken from MH. While a lot of people found Slenderman/Slenderverse content through the game, almost all of it finds its roots in the Marble Hornets series. And contrary to what a lot think, the Slenderverse community is not actually dead! One of the biggest series, EMH, didn't finish until 2018, and there are still ARGs active to this day. It's true that the community is MUCH smaller than it used to be, and yeah the stabbing did deal a pretty big blow to its reputation, but there is still a small but passionate community of creators pushing forward to this day. And especially these days, with the preteen craze having died out, it's actually a pretty cool place! Slenderman and associated 'creepypasta' stuff does have a massive social stigma of Cringe now, but honestly, it's been a huge part of my life for years and I love it- despite what a lot of people seem to think, most 18+ folk who like these series don't like it because we think it's genuinely Scary in the traditional sense. Slenderman hasn't scared me since I was ten. But the concept and the collaborative universe built around it is an EXCELLENT tool/setting for making really creative stories pulling from ideas of eldritch/cosmic horror! Not to overstate but again, I really recommend checking out Nightmind's videos discussing Everymanhybrid if you want a good example of that- it was an EIGHT YEAR passion project from three guys that goes from silly costumes lurking in the background to an insane, reality-warping, time-traveling nightmare. Anyway, I went off on a tangent... great vid, man!
As far as I know Marble Hornets released its first video 10 days after Victor Surge posted the original Slenderman pics, so it came about before Slenderman even had a name
You are totally right about When They Cry (Higurashi), the anime series really took off... The series starts like any other Slice of life but then everything gets messed up really quickly, it's mostly known for it's great story, psychological horror and gore scenes. There were and probably still are (correct me on this one) a few of cafes in Japan with the Higurashi theme in mind. The anime is quite big in Japan. It even got a 2021 reboot which wasn't really a reboot since it was secretly a sequel which acted like a reboot, but unfortunately it wasn't really that good (which is a shame since I am big of this anime), the 2006 "version" is a whole lot better.
29:56 you're wrong about Postal. What you're saying is true for the second game onwards, but the first game in particular is actually very disturbing and well done in terms of its creepiness imo. The game Hatred is sort of a badly made ripoff but the first Postal gave you a lot more insight into the twisted and unhinged mind of the protagonist and his descent into complete madness with a touch of dark humor and this particular creepy atmosphere. I always thought it was an interesting game 34:30 that Thief game you're talking about is actually a reboot of an older stealth/sort of immersive sim series that had a few scary and weird levels
Right about postal, should have mentioned the first game being different. I was talking about ‘98 thief, just used reboot footage because it looks nice.
I went NUTS for Ludwig from Bloodborne, rarely do horsegirls get monsters. There's him, and long horse... I can't think of any other horse monsters from media, movies, video games. They're both honorary members of horsegirl heritage
Well, the Manga "Berserk" did have an unsettling Scene featuring a pretty creepy and scary horse, and I think there Was something else, but I don't remember. I agree though, horses don't really get combined with Horror that often
after i finished the video i went down looking for more and i can't believe how low your subscriber count is. this is an absurd amount of effort + quality and you definitely deserve far more, can't wait for the next instalment dude
Binding of Isaac cannot be understated. Every expansion to the PC version added a bevy of enemies, bosses and powerups, making it a game that unfolds further the more you play through it and unlock its (sometimes obscure) deeper content. Heck, it could be an iceberg in and of itself.
Great video, some things I want to quickly point out/comment on: - Whilst OMORI does have similarites to Undertale, it's very heavily inspired by, and much more similar, to Earthbound. Even OMOCAT (the creator) made an Earthbound tribute post talking about how the game had inspired OMORI in the first place - I know Danganronpa has already has it's fair share of comments, but I especially want to give a quick shoutout to Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Girls which, not only does it have a completely different play style from the rest of the games, but is by far the most disturbing/creepiest of the bunch. Research at your own discrecion, of course. - From what I've heard, despite it's disappointing initial reviews, apparently We Happy few had a bit of a turnaround? Even though the game mechanics still need work, it has mostly positive to very positive reviews on Steam. That's what I've heard though, take with a pinch of salt on that, anyone who wants to correct me on this feel free to do so! - Not really so much as a point, but I'm sad sad Showdown Bandit got cancelled, I really enjoyed the premises of it and it definitely had a lot of potential in becoming a really cool game :( - Also wanted to share that despite it being one of my favourite games and helping me through a rough period in my life, Night in the Woods also had controversy surrounding its sound composer Alec Holowka who passed away. This happened a few years after the game release (again, do your own research and what not, don't want to sound gossipy about it)
Fran Bow is really popular in Russia, and a really heartwarming to my surprise. Past the horror there's interesting fantasy worlds and a theme of obtaining new family, along with fun characters and and a nice atmosphere
I definitely recommend playing NieR Replicant, as I feel like its themes are darker than Automatas, but Automata is also amazing. I adore both of them so much but definitely play Replicant first if you're interested, since it is set before Automata
51:12 of all the games on this list. This is the one i wish i could go back in time and play again for the first time. One of the most memorable horror game experiences I've ever had. Unfortunately I doubt it would have the same impact for anyone playing for the first time today though...
I've watched 3 of this guys videos and if I've learned anything it's that this guys is a Jerma fan and never fails to sneak in at least 1 reference per video
I got omori in July and it has become one of my favorite games of all time. Really helped shape my mind with dreamworld, white space, and black space. Kinda like an iceberg itself
Hmm, I may need to check this one out. Worth noting that in addition to having created the Iceberg, I also regularly review visual novels, and would be more than willing to look into Cooking Companions. I have kind of a thing for fucked up VNs, if the amount on the Iceberg wasn't enough to clue you all in.
These are games I’ve played or known about as a huge horror game fan. I can see recommending a few from these layers to someone who wants to start the genre.
Manhunt deserves some notice the first one, for it's incredible get of casting Brian Cox as the producer in your ear. Elevates the game beyond just being a violence simulator to being like a really good sinister thriller.
Outlast gave me such bad nightmares that it took me a couple years to even come close to finishing it. There truly is something terrifying about not being able to actually fight back...all you can do is hide...and the patients/experiments were absolutely heart stopping.
Higurashi is such an interesting story. The visual novel is extremely barebones, but very well written, and the translation is fantastic for the first game and pretty good for the rest of them. I love the anime but the visual novel adds so much
Good video! Just some basic feedback I had as I watched: There's some redundancy in the script on somewhat filler lines, even with most entries only getting a short paragraph about them. Slightly different ways to say "you already know what this is" or "if you've never heard of it" come up a lot, a bit redundant since tier 1 and 2 are meant to be known things and these lines should apply to all entries automatically. You did a good job of explaining even the ones people "should already know", thankfully. Another very repeated line is ways to say "I won't go into much more detail". Outside of Doki Doki Literature Club where even mentioning basics is a spoiler, there's not really a purpose since with entries this short of course details are limited. It could be worth grouping similar games up in future lists. Like, tier 1 could have been separated into "huge horror series you should already know", "Tuber reaction games", and then "dark not-horror games", saving you from having to repeat 1 of those 3 lines for pretty much every entry. Again not trying to be harsh, this was a great video, I do think it's useful feedback. Not a huge deal, but 100K subs is a pretty nice channel size and this is the sort of optimization that usually helps videos go from "really good" to "super engaging and tightly paced". And for one final note since I didn't see anyone else point it out in the comments, When They Cry is actually bigger than this list mentions. It's the overarching name of a series of visual novels by creator R07. The one this video mentions is "Higurashi: When They Cry" (Aka When The Cicadas Cry) but there is also Umineko: When They Cry (Aka When The Seagulls Cry) and the in-progress "Ciconia: When They Cry" (Aka When The Storks Cry). Higurashi is the most well known but Umineko is not that far behind it within Japan or in visual novel communities, it was also popular enough to get a (pretty bad adaptation) anime. For a comparison it's sort of like if "J. R. R. Tolkien" was on a fantasy list and then the entry only mentioned The Hobbit but not The Lord Of The Rings. Not a huge deal but it's worth the mention.
Very fun video, can’t wait to watch the whole series! One quick thing, 47:44 Thai and Taiwanese are not the same thing, this game is Thai, not Taiwanese
Good vid, though I kind of question the decision to refer to LIMBO as a ""walking sim"". It's more of a puzzle game really, Yume Nikki fits the walking sim label a lot closer considering there isn't much else to do besides exploring. I love them both, though.
To clarify on the When They Cry thing, it was moreso that some murders that happened during the time of the anime’s airing involved similar weapons and a young girl perpetrator (if I recall correctly) and therefore some episode airings were delayed for sensitivity reasons. The murder itself being similar to the series in some ways was entirely coincidental though, and the creator himself is pretty serious with how he addresses those topics in his works (having been a former social worker before he started making creative projects).
Given it's reputation I'm kind of surprised that Subnautica isn't here. I know it's not actually supposed to be a scary game (lmao) but popular opinion seems to be that it's actually pretty spooky, especially as you progress out of the shallows. Thalassophobia goes hard
This video came out last year, and I'm not sure how long this iceberg was made before the video, it might be possible the game had not been officially released when the iceberg was originally made. It would definitely have a place on the first tier though for it's atmosphere
Wow I can't believe Muv Luv is on this list! I had no idea about the Extra portion and when I realized it was more than just a cheeky little fake game ending I was blown away. There's a sequel as well, Muv Luv Alternative, that, without spoilers, puts the main character back at the beginning of Extra with all his knowledge of what happened before.
I paused at a random time and saw dramatical murder Hoo boy this oughta be fun. Wonder if they have Sweet Pool or something on the list too. My condolences for your research on these. Meanwhile its still in my steam library and me feeling too awkward to play it Aside from all that, an amazing job you did here! The dedication and time this must’ve taken you is incredible. Thank you so much for your hard work :)
It can not be denied that the Dramatical Murder Soundtrack slaps so hard and the character design is iconic. I was exposed to it way too early tho - what a weird game if you think about it: Retrofuturistic Cyberpunk "ghey pr0n" with seriously out-there story about gangs and overthrowing an evil corporation. The NitroChiral Games are all headache-inducing but iconic.
@@m00nrac00n fr 😭 I find the character design a bit too ridiculous to take seriously (save for Clear) tho. I was also exposed to it a bit early lmao Maybe that’s why I’m such a fujo now
I'm pretty sure there's a team of people datamining Showdown Bandit to finish the game. Not sure if it's still happening tho. Also, I once had to write an essay on how media like YanSim upheld stereotypes about mental illness. I'd not played it so I had no idea lol
One of my favorite games I've ever played is What Remains of Edith Finch, I've also got all trophies for both the ps4 and ps5 versions and would gladly play it again
Great video! Thanks for putting these together. Any chance on releasing them without the AIM noises? I could 100% fall asleep to these if it wasn’t for the frequent AIM message drop.
for anyone curious the intro music is Cole Porters night and day, but its some kind of edit/remix version. beautiful song, typically song by Fred Astaire
I'm so glad i recognize so many of these, fun fact: my first exposure to videogames was my brother playing JFK Reloaded when I was 5. Anyway, great video! Also, ghouls forest technically should be in green considering its a modification of doom 2
I was able to get and play so many of the 2nd level games through xbox360 live free games. What a trip, I never thought of them as horror as a 10yr old wasn't scared by them
I just recently finished editing the full “bendy and the ink machine” game for someone, and at first it was hard to get into (as a person watching), but after the first chapter, I really started liking the art style as well as the soundtrack. They have tapes throughout the game you can play, which give you a little bit of context of the plot, and jacksepticeye happened to be one of the people that voiced a former worker tape. If you like lore type games, I’d definitely suggest playing it. It’s got a few jump scares but it’s not that scary, mostly suspenseful.
Yall the only interaction I've had with fallout is that one mod they had for minecraft. God me and my friend played that religiously. Some of the best memories I've ever had.
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Iceberg creator here, I'm really impressed with the you did on this one, and I'm definitely looking forward to future videos. Though I will add a few notes.
- Postal was included specifically for the first entry, which is is different from the 2nd and 3rd games in that it was basically Hatred except released in the 90s, and was a much more serious game.
- The other Corpse Party entries on the list are either fangames or unreleased games, so that entry was specifically referring to the first game, though the first game and Book of Shadows are the only ones that are really disturbing.
- The Thief entry was more so referring to the first three games, though I admit I don't know much about the reboot aside from fans of the original trilogy not liking it.
I wonder... how many of these games have you played?
@@ajxx9987 Of the games included on the Iceberg, I've played...
FNAF (the first one only)
The Last of Us
Undertale
Mortal Kombat (The first four games and Deadly Alliance)
DDLC
Corpse Party (The PSP version of Blood Covered, Book of Shadows, and Blood Drive)
NieR (both games)
Majora's Mask
Hatred
Omori
Parasite Eve
Yume Nikki
Splatterhouse (All of them)
Eversion
Duck Season
LISA
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Pony Island
Mad Father
Neverending Nightmares
Spooky’s Jumpscare Mansion
Misao
(Mario) The Music Box
The Uncle Who Works for Nintendo
Saya no Uta
You AND Me AND Her
Euphoria
Tale of Tales games (The Graveyard and The Path to be specific)
UnderParty
Shadow Hearts (The first one only)
Maggot Baits
Actual Sunlight
Irisu Syndrome
SaDistic BlooD
Starless
The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa
Musya
DeadΩAegis
Lucah: Born of a Dream
DepraviA
Amber Breaker
Slave Witch April
Glass Wing
Cleril Calamity games (My Name is Addiction in particular)
Silenced: The House
Blue Whale
We Are Here Because of Those That Are Not
Kowakuni horagemu usagi pazuru
Digital Seclusion
Hysteric Birthday 2U, or whatever the heck the official English name is, is a black comedy, not a horror game, and isn’t really all that disturbing. Blood Drive… I don’t know much about Blood Drive. Corpse Party 2 is plenty freaky, but also unfinished.
@@AnnieGalla Oh, wow, *all* the Splatterhouse games? I never played the reboot/remake. And should check on more of these I haven’t played. You’ve played more than me. I have played some you haven’t, though, like Sound of Drop and Fran Bow. (Highly recommend both. Some of my favorites)
The first Dead Space was good. I’m wary of the remake, since it was announced about the same time the actual devs announced a successor. If there’s one major flaw to the original… it’s that the lore doesn’t fit well with the later games. In the first game, the Marker was clearly a benevolent force and something that held the Necromorphs back. In the second game, it’s evil with a kinda clumsy retcon for how that makes sense. (The devs have admitted that they just didn’t have a clear idea where they were going with the lore in the first game, and it’s basically just a mistake)
Oh, hey! I was a backer on Undertale. My name is even in the credits because of it. (Yes, I’m *that* Nezumi)
I think the iceberg was specifically talking about the original Postal from 1997, Postal 1 is very different from its sequels and is very dark and disturbing. Especially with the ending where you attempt to shoot up an elementary school.
i've heard of postal b4 and i've wanted 2 play the game but GOD DAMN .
I'm not to the part where it's mentioned yet, but I had really hoped Postal would make it into this icerberg
@@forkforgot Look up the final cutscene of Postal 1, and look at the loading screens remade using AI (here on YT). Yeah postal 1 was fucked up
i swear i remember postal dude backing out at the last second, but even if i am remembering correctly it's still fucked up that it even went close to that
definitely a far cry from the 2nd game where you piss on people and ask them to sign petitions
Paused the video to make sure someone said this. Postal 1 is pretty neat tbh
Very fond of a iceberger that doesnt cut to a facecam every 13 seconds. Thank you, its a seriously undervalued thing.
dont be hating on wendigoon
Why?
Wash the poop off your nuts
To basically sum up Danganronpa without spoilers:
A bunch of kids, who excel at one thing each perfectly.. Are invited to this special school named "Hope Peak's Academy".
Although it seemed like an amazing place for special kids, the game (at least the first in the series), takes an immediate dark turn, with everyone being stuck here until they die.
If you wish to escape, you have to kill each other without being caught, because if you are caught. You will also die.
Now, while your goal isn't to murder your fellow students, you are basically the detective here, and have to find out who the killers are. It's an interactive visual novel while you try to investigate and find out each killer.
However this isn't all that simple, the game can really pressure you as accusing an innocent student will cause them to die, with the killer still being free.
TL;DR: It's a darker Phoenix Wright game with kids except that when you fail, innocent people will die.
Sounds too stressful for me
it was an amogus reference before it even happened.
It actually isn't stressful at all and pretty fun. I beat all the entries.
Bro anime is garbo
@@drive578
That's your opinion, Bro.
I jumped into the video thinking it'll be generic, considering these are all well known games, but I love your style/humor and entries like HATRED and phrases like "tuber reaction game" made me laugh way too much. You're awesome and deserve more attention.
That means a lot, thanks mate
i saw this iceberg almost a year ago on reddit and i'm glad someone is finally tackling it, looking all the entries by myself was too hard, so thank you for making this video.
So excited to see what other icebergs you’ll dive into as well as the other follow up parts of these
I've got a growing list of other ones
@@Redlyne_ my guy you haven't done postal justice in this video. The iceberg is talking about postal 1 which is VERY distinct form other games in the franchise. It's free on steam I recommend you to play it. It's great as a horror game and should be much deeper in the iceberg in my opinion. If you don't believe me, watch this video that explains the horrors of this game very well. ruclips.net/video/rXLZseidYqY/видео.html Also don't play the remake called postal redux. It's horror element is much weaker in my opinion.
Great, I just finished the Yakuza ice berg and we got another one. Your timing couldn't get any more perfect.
do u have a discord
@@LaManchaland
That I do, why ask?
discovered your channel today and feel honored to be on the ground floor! you make great content and i’m really enjoying this iceberg.
yooo this is actually really good! that's a lot of binge covering and you already deserve more subs now. keep it up dude! :)
the algorithm blessed me with your video in recommended. keep em coming
Just watched your video on dead games and now I'm here. Just subscribed. The path between old games, lost media, internet culture. Great stuff.
props for putting the music titles in the video.
This was a lot of fun to watch. I'm glad I found your channel and I can't wait to watch part 2!
Your videos are drawing magic, your delivery and the background music (and I wanna shout out the EQ too) are all fantastic to watch on the side
Hey man, just subscribed after watching this video, I'm really impressed by the level of quality and even the topic of this series, keep it up man!
Don't worry about the length of each one, I really enjoy your takes on each entry. That, and your voice and cadence are super relaxing. Keep it up man we love it.
Awesome video cant wait for part 2 ❤️
im super excited for the next part! keep up the awesome work dude! :)
Does anyone else remember playing a game called 'Gregory Horror Show' where you walk around a spooky hotel trying to steal the other guests souls? I thought I had just dreamt it up for the longest time
It's on the Iceberg.
Yesss. I watched Cloud8745 play that waaaay back. His Condemned playthrough was great too.
I learned of it through DYKG and their RegionLocked series. I’m guessing you grew up in the uk, since that’s the only place outside Japan that the game also released.
@@Medicalguy omg same! I used to watch his playthrough all the time when I was like 13/14!
Note about Slender:
While there are plenty of webseries that came after it, not all of them were based on the game. In fact the biggest 'Slenderverse' ARG, Marble Hornets, was planned and began posting before the game even came out! The mechanics of Slenderman and the pages in the game are even visibly taken from the series, since the lore of it distorting technology wasn't in the original, and the designs of the pages are directly taken from MH. While a lot of people found Slenderman/Slenderverse content through the game, almost all of it finds its roots in the Marble Hornets series.
And contrary to what a lot think, the Slenderverse community is not actually dead! One of the biggest series, EMH, didn't finish until 2018, and there are still ARGs active to this day. It's true that the community is MUCH smaller than it used to be, and yeah the stabbing did deal a pretty big blow to its reputation, but there is still a small but passionate community of creators pushing forward to this day. And especially these days, with the preteen craze having died out, it's actually a pretty cool place!
Slenderman and associated 'creepypasta' stuff does have a massive social stigma of Cringe now, but honestly, it's been a huge part of my life for years and I love it- despite what a lot of people seem to think, most 18+ folk who like these series don't like it because we think it's genuinely Scary in the traditional sense. Slenderman hasn't scared me since I was ten. But the concept and the collaborative universe built around it is an EXCELLENT tool/setting for making really creative stories pulling from ideas of eldritch/cosmic horror!
Not to overstate but again, I really recommend checking out Nightmind's videos discussing Everymanhybrid if you want a good example of that- it was an EIGHT YEAR passion project from three guys that goes from silly costumes lurking in the background to an insane, reality-warping, time-traveling nightmare. Anyway, I went off on a tangent... great vid, man!
i think it's fair to say even that the game was inspired by marble hornets, because of the pages and it has an unlockable mode called "marble hornets"
As far as I know Marble Hornets released its first video 10 days after Victor Surge posted the original Slenderman pics, so it came about before Slenderman even had a name
You are totally right about When They Cry (Higurashi), the anime series really took off... The series starts like any other Slice of life but then everything gets messed up really quickly, it's mostly known for it's great story, psychological horror and gore scenes. There were and probably still are (correct me on this one) a few of cafes in Japan with the Higurashi theme in mind. The anime is quite big in Japan.
It even got a 2021 reboot which wasn't really a reboot since it was secretly a sequel which acted like a reboot, but unfortunately it wasn't really that good (which is a shame since I am big of this anime), the 2006 "version" is a whole lot better.
And it's creator is now working on the next Silent Hill game.
29:56 you're wrong about Postal. What you're saying is true for the second game onwards, but the first game in particular is actually very disturbing and well done in terms of its creepiness imo. The game Hatred is sort of a badly made ripoff but the first Postal gave you a lot more insight into the twisted and unhinged mind of the protagonist and his descent into complete madness with a touch of dark humor and this particular creepy atmosphere. I always thought it was an interesting game
34:30 that Thief game you're talking about is actually a reboot of an older stealth/sort of immersive sim series that had a few scary and weird levels
Right about postal, should have mentioned the first game being different.
I was talking about ‘98 thief, just used reboot footage because it looks nice.
If I had a nickel for every time Norman Reedus showed up on this iceberg, I'd have twooo nickels
Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice
Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice (chain?)
Kojima x Reedus (fuck your chain)
Your voice is great and calming. This is the perfect video to listen to in the background while I work. Subscribed
I went NUTS for Ludwig from Bloodborne, rarely do horsegirls get monsters. There's him, and long horse...
I can't think of any other horse monsters from media, movies, video games. They're both honorary members of horsegirl heritage
Well, the Manga "Berserk" did have an unsettling Scene featuring a pretty creepy and scary horse, and I think there Was something else, but I don't remember.
I agree though, horses don't really get combined with Horror that often
after i finished the video i went down looking for more and i can't believe how low your subscriber count is. this is an absurd amount of effort + quality and you definitely deserve far more, can't wait for the next instalment dude
More to come soon-ish, tier 4 is where it gets stupidly big, thanks for sticking around.
Good work with the videos so far! Look forward to the next part!
You've earned a sub, Mr Redlyne.
Now I'm off to Part 2!
Thanks for the video, I remember good times w/ many of these.
Man... you are the goat dude, thanks so much for the time and effort you put into your videos, I know this dates back to 2 years ago but stil.
Binding of Isaac cannot be understated. Every expansion to the PC version added a bevy of enemies, bosses and powerups, making it a game that unfolds further the more you play through it and unlock its (sometimes obscure) deeper content. Heck, it could be an iceberg in and of itself.
Great video, some things I want to quickly point out/comment on:
- Whilst OMORI does have similarites to Undertale, it's very heavily inspired by, and much more similar, to Earthbound. Even OMOCAT (the creator) made an Earthbound tribute post talking about how the game had inspired OMORI in the first place
- I know Danganronpa has already has it's fair share of comments, but I especially want to give a quick shoutout to Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Girls which, not only does it have a completely different play style from the rest of the games, but is by far the most disturbing/creepiest of the bunch. Research at your own discrecion, of course.
- From what I've heard, despite it's disappointing initial reviews, apparently We Happy few had a bit of a turnaround? Even though the game mechanics still need work, it has mostly positive to very positive reviews on Steam. That's what I've heard though, take with a pinch of salt on that, anyone who wants to correct me on this feel free to do so!
- Not really so much as a point, but I'm sad sad Showdown Bandit got cancelled, I really enjoyed the premises of it and it definitely had a lot of potential in becoming a really cool game :(
- Also wanted to share that despite it being one of my favourite games and helping me through a rough period in my life, Night in the Woods also had controversy surrounding its sound composer Alec Holowka who passed away. This happened a few years after the game release (again, do your own research and what not, don't want to sound gossipy about it)
alec had issues, and zoe quinn made a serious rumor about him that caused him to take his life. it's a shame that the head NITW dev believes zoe quinn
Great vid. This is basically a laundry list of all the games I need to play.
Can already tell I'm gonna binge these videos. Loved your dead games videos, now onto the others!
everyday i check youtube waiting for you to upload part 2, you're the only one who did this huge iceberg
Potentially this Saturday, but if not then early the next next week (Oct 10-11). Tier 3 was big enough to be its own video the length of this one.
Fran Bow is really popular in Russia, and a really heartwarming to my surprise. Past the horror there's interesting fantasy worlds and a theme of obtaining new family, along with fun characters and and a nice atmosphere
I definitely recommend playing NieR Replicant, as I feel like its themes are darker than Automatas, but Automata is also amazing. I adore both of them so much but definitely play Replicant first if you're interested, since it is set before Automata
I really appreciate your time for this. I love horror games! :)
Can’t wait for the other parts!! 😊
I remembered this iceberg series as one of my favorites since i saw that about a year ago and i finally found it again ! Thank you for this series
Cool video, I got this video recommended 👌
Sick video!
51:12 of all the games on this list. This is the one i wish i could go back in time and play again for the first time. One of the most memorable horror game experiences I've ever had. Unfortunately I doubt it would have the same impact for anyone playing for the first time today though...
I've watched 3 of this guys videos and if I've learned anything it's that this guys is a Jerma fan and never fails to sneak in at least 1 reference per video
Really love the soundtrack you use on your videos, it's really calming paired with your voice
You put this much effort and u don't have many subscribers? Well I'm subscribing atleast
I got omori in July and it has become one of my favorite games of all time. Really helped shape my mind with dreamworld, white space, and black space. Kinda like an iceberg itself
Will try harder with the Cooking Companions sequel, just to make one of your lists :)
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Hmm, I may need to check this one out. Worth noting that in addition to having created the Iceberg, I also regularly review visual novels, and would be more than willing to look into Cooking Companions. I have kind of a thing for fucked up VNs, if the amount on the Iceberg wasn't enough to clue you all in.
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I love these types of videos, watched it all the way through. Just subscribed :)
dude your voice is so calming i love it ; yeah and amzing video
These are games I’ve played or known about as a huge horror game fan. I can see recommending a few from these layers to someone who wants to start the genre.
I feel a little silly for not knowing what zornography is and at this point I’m too scared to ask.
same here and no results when i look it up 😭
it means porn
Dude, i can see your effort here. thanks for the video and your presentation is way much better than most. Subbed.
ayyy great content u will be a very famous youtuber one day im sure 🛐🛐
nick offerman ai telling me about disturbing games is awesome. yes i think i will subscribe
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Fahrenheit was the original name and called that everywhere but NA. In North America, it was changed to Indigo Prophecy.
Can't wait for the next part!
Great content dude, stumbled on one of your videos a while ago and been loving ever since, continue the great work man!
Redlyne: "Moving on to the best game on the iceberg, and it's not even a debate: Bloodborne."
Instant subscribe.
Manhunt deserves some notice the first one, for it's incredible get of casting Brian Cox as the producer in your ear. Elevates the game beyond just being a violence simulator to being like a really good sinister thriller.
Love your commentary 👌 keep up the great work
glad I stumbled onto this vid.
Very handy breakdown of a lot of console (and other non-PC) games I hear about constantly, but will never play! Thanks for your work.
After Watching a few of your vids. You are a true Jermamite
i already liked this video then you included a jerma clip A+
Outlast gave me such bad nightmares that it took me a couple years to even come close to finishing it. There truly is something terrifying about not being able to actually fight back...all you can do is hide...and the patients/experiments were absolutely heart stopping.
loved ticking off the games I’ve heard and might b interested in a couple of the niche ones!
Higurashi is such an interesting story. The visual novel is extremely barebones, but very well written, and the translation is fantastic for the first game and pretty good for the rest of them. I love the anime but the visual novel adds so much
What the hell were they smoking when they were thinking of those Dante promotions anyway.
Good video! Just some basic feedback I had as I watched:
There's some redundancy in the script on somewhat filler lines, even with most entries only getting a short paragraph about them. Slightly different ways to say "you already know what this is" or "if you've never heard of it" come up a lot, a bit redundant since tier 1 and 2 are meant to be known things and these lines should apply to all entries automatically. You did a good job of explaining even the ones people "should already know", thankfully.
Another very repeated line is ways to say "I won't go into much more detail". Outside of Doki Doki Literature Club where even mentioning basics is a spoiler, there's not really a purpose since with entries this short of course details are limited.
It could be worth grouping similar games up in future lists. Like, tier 1 could have been separated into "huge horror series you should already know", "Tuber reaction games", and then "dark not-horror games", saving you from having to repeat 1 of those 3 lines for pretty much every entry.
Again not trying to be harsh, this was a great video, I do think it's useful feedback. Not a huge deal, but 100K subs is a pretty nice channel size and this is the sort of optimization that usually helps videos go from "really good" to "super engaging and tightly paced".
And for one final note since I didn't see anyone else point it out in the comments, When They Cry is actually bigger than this list mentions. It's the overarching name of a series of visual novels by creator R07. The one this video mentions is "Higurashi: When They Cry" (Aka When The Cicadas Cry) but there is also Umineko: When They Cry (Aka When The Seagulls Cry) and the in-progress "Ciconia: When They Cry" (Aka When The Storks Cry). Higurashi is the most well known but Umineko is not that far behind it within Japan or in visual novel communities, it was also popular enough to get a (pretty bad adaptation) anime. For a comparison it's sort of like if "J. R. R. Tolkien" was on a fantasy list and then the entry only mentioned The Hobbit but not The Lord Of The Rings. Not a huge deal but it's worth the mention.
"It's worth playing the first 3"
Silent Hill 4... My beloved... You'll always be part of that for me.
Very fun video, can’t wait to watch the whole series! One quick thing, 47:44 Thai and Taiwanese are not the same thing, this game is Thai, not Taiwanese
Thank you for the Jerma reference.
Good vid, though I kind of question the decision to refer to LIMBO as a ""walking sim"". It's more of a puzzle game really, Yume Nikki fits the walking sim label a lot closer considering there isn't much else to do besides exploring. I love them both, though.
Yeah, came here to say this. I feel like LIMBO is closer to a 2D physics puzzle game?
"Moving on to [Bloodborne] the best game on the iceberg, and it's not even a debate-"
You. You have good taste.
Really Nice video you just got a new sub
Great video! Nitpick: for Home Sweet Home, you mixed up Thailand and Taiwan.
I did, I'll correct that in the full version of the iceberg.
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To clarify on the When They Cry thing, it was moreso that some murders that happened during the time of the anime’s airing involved similar weapons and a young girl perpetrator (if I recall correctly) and therefore some episode airings were delayed for sensitivity reasons. The murder itself being similar to the series in some ways was entirely coincidental though, and the creator himself is pretty serious with how he addresses those topics in his works (having been a former social worker before he started making creative projects).
Given it's reputation I'm kind of surprised that Subnautica isn't here. I know it's not actually supposed to be a scary game (lmao) but popular opinion seems to be that it's actually pretty spooky, especially as you progress out of the shallows. Thalassophobia goes hard
This video came out last year, and I'm not sure how long this iceberg was made before the video, it might be possible the game had not been officially released when the iceberg was originally made. It would definitely have a place on the first tier though for it's atmosphere
Wow I can't believe Muv Luv is on this list! I had no idea about the Extra portion and when I realized it was more than just a cheeky little fake game ending I was blown away. There's a sequel as well, Muv Luv Alternative, that, without spoilers, puts the main character back at the beginning of Extra with all his knowledge of what happened before.
I paused at a random time and saw dramatical murder
Hoo boy this oughta be fun. Wonder if they have Sweet Pool or something on the list too. My condolences for your research on these. Meanwhile its still in my steam library and me feeling too awkward to play it
Aside from all that, an amazing job you did here! The dedication and time this must’ve taken you is incredible. Thank you so much for your hard work :)
Sweet Pool is on the iceberg, as is Slow Damage and Togainu no Chi.
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It can not be denied that the Dramatical Murder Soundtrack slaps so hard and the character design is iconic. I was exposed to it way too early tho - what a weird game if you think about it: Retrofuturistic Cyberpunk "ghey pr0n" with seriously out-there story about gangs and overthrowing an evil corporation.
The NitroChiral Games are all headache-inducing but iconic.
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I find the character design a bit too ridiculous to take seriously (save for Clear) tho. I was also exposed to it a bit early lmao
Maybe that’s why I’m such a fujo now
Btw Turok entry is probably more about 2 and 3, since both have some really dark moments (Blind ones, Mantids, Oblivion in general, etc.)
Thai and Taiwanese aren't the same but nice video. Looking forward to the next one.
Shit, apologies.
I'm pretty sure there's a team of people datamining Showdown Bandit to finish the game. Not sure if it's still happening tho.
Also, I once had to write an essay on how media like YanSim upheld stereotypes about mental illness. I'd not played it so I had no idea lol
First time I heard a friend over the mic go man you startled the witch I experienced what it was like to be ground zero of a zombie apocalypse
i like your use of the little nightmares soundtrack :)
One of my favorite games I've ever played is What Remains of Edith Finch, I've also got all trophies for both the ps4 and ps5 versions and would gladly play it again
I love your videos!
That Max Payne footage had me rolling 😂
This looks fun as hell
At 15:29 is that SpaceHamsters gameplay? Or is that Pbg’s… I don’t remember who it was I watched those videos a long time ago lol.
Great video! Thanks for putting these together.
Any chance on releasing them without the AIM noises? I could 100% fall asleep to these if it wasn’t for the frequent AIM message drop.
for anyone curious the intro music is Cole Porters night and day, but its some kind of edit/remix version. beautiful song, typically song by Fred Astaire
I'm so glad i recognize so many of these, fun fact: my first exposure to videogames was my brother playing JFK Reloaded when I was 5. Anyway, great video!
Also, ghouls forest technically should be in green considering its a modification of doom 2
I was able to get and play so many of the 2nd level games through xbox360 live free games. What a trip, I never thought of them as horror as a 10yr old wasn't scared by them
The resident evil save room music is the real goat here.
This is gold.
I just recently finished editing the full “bendy and the ink machine” game for someone, and at first it was hard to get into (as a person watching), but after the first chapter, I really started liking the art style as well as the soundtrack. They have tapes throughout the game you can play, which give you a little bit of context of the plot, and jacksepticeye happened to be one of the people that voiced a former worker tape. If you like lore type games, I’d definitely suggest playing it. It’s got a few jump scares but it’s not that scary, mostly suspenseful.
The Dante's inferno foreshadowing stories is a mess i had no idea about
Yall the only interaction I've had with fallout is that one mod they had for minecraft. God me and my friend played that religiously. Some of the best memories I've ever had.