
Tommy Daniels: Distraint, a psychological horror game from creator Jesse Makkonen, and a game with a lot to recommend about it. It’s moody as hell and spooky enough to keep your nerves tingling and your heart thumping just a bit faster as you adventure through the side-scrolling levels. We are given an exceptionally brooding and dark version of reality populated by intriguingly demented characters."

The creepiest games don’t always have photorealistic graphics.The ten games listed below might not look frightening at first glance, but they prove that pixel art can be genuinely horrifying.

"In just a two hour window of run time, Distraint keeps you on your toes and pulls itself away from any sense of predictability using bizarre hallucinations." - Elise at Electric Bento

Ratalaika Games has announced that they will be bringing DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition to PS Vita, PS4, Nintendo Switch and 3DS.