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Does anyone know of any kid-friendly "horror" games out there for children ~7 years old?

My son loves the adrenaline rush of getting scared, particularly with jump scares, however, I have a lot of difficulty finding a game or show which is appropriate for him. He is prone to nightmares, and more adult-oriented “kid horror” is too much (Poppy’s Playtime, Cartoon Cat?) And others like Siren Head. His peers exposed him to those things and made my own nights pretty sleepless for a while.

It’s a tough plate to fill, but surely there’s gotta be something. He’s played Luigi’s Mansion and got a kick out of that. That game would be a good example I suppose.

Thanks for any suggestions!

hyorvenn ,
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Métro 2033, the library level will make him shit his pants. And the game is probably not going to make him have nightmares from gorish horror too

BuboScandiacus ,
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Has he played the other Luigi’s mansion games ?

Sepix ,
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Luigi’s Mansion on the Switch!

TheBest ,
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Such a good answer and game

NaoPb ,

How about Spookie’s House of Jumpscares?

At least I think that’s what it’s called?

CharlesReed ,
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I second this one. It's pretty straight forward, and just as the name suggests, is filled with jumpscares.

SidewaysHighways ,

Bendy and the ink machine.

520 ,

Would sonic.exe be too much?

Smoke ,

A Hat in Time has quite a spooky level in a swamp with a Deal with the Devil involved: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIrPsJMRJmoI also suggest Little Nightmares if the little guy’s tougher than he looks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ6Jcftf-c4

Player2 ,

FNaF is a classic, there’s no gore or anything like that and a lot of jump scares

pokexpert30 ,
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That game is deep into the uncanny valley, it will be TERRIFYING for a child.

BigBananaDealer ,
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that kid would never ever look at a corner of the wall. what if fredy faz bear is there

Fisch ,
@Fisch@lemmy.ml avatar

I think the animatronics look way to scary for a kid

hyorvenn ,
@hyorvenn@jlai.lu avatar

Yeah but after that he will be immune to a lot of petty jumpscares

dutchkimble ,

Plants vs zombies maybe?

Nioxic ,

My kid enjoyed that game where youre a lil kid in a yellow rain coat. Little nightmares

StarkillerX42 ,

Limbo and the other one by the same devs

Ansis ,

Inside

BubblyMango ,

Lego rock raiders.

Not horror, but can be scary and when monsters arrive it sometimes gave me a jumpscare.

Onihikage ,
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More specifically, Manic Miners, the unofficially endorsed and completely free remake/remaster of Lego Rock Raiders 😉

Phroon ,

Maybe add the old LucasArts adventure game Grim Fandango to the list, it’s more comical than ‘scary’. It has a relatively recent remaster with modern controls. Some would say the original tank controls are a horror into themselves. Though looking at the ESRB rating it is T for teen.

KaijuKoala ,

My 10 and 6-year-old play some horror experiences on Roblox. You’d be surprised how well-made some of them are.

Laneus ,
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My Friendly Neighbor hood is mascot horror, but played entirely straight. It’s resident evil 4, but with all of the zombies replaced with puppets.

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