Why Horror Games Stay in Your Head Longer Than Most Games
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Most games end when I turn off my PC.
Horror games don't.
I've noticed this for years. I can spend an entire weekend playing an open-world RPG, enjoy every minute of it, and then move on with my day once it's over. But a good horror game somehow follows me into ordinary life. Suddenly, I'm double-checking dark hallways. Every strange noise at night feels a little more suspicious. My imagination starts doing extra work without permission.
What's interesting is that the games themselves often aren't that scary while I'm playing them.
The real horror tends to arrive later.