What's the scariest PC horror game of all time? Nominate your favs and we'll pit them against each other

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We've been having fun pitting FPS modes and RTS units against each other with brackets and reader polls, and now I want to determine the scariest game of all time.

Rather than seeding the bracket with classic horror games solely of my choosing, I'm opening up nominations to everyone. Here's how to get a game into the fight.

How to nominate a scary game for the scariest game bracket

Leave a comment on this article that begins with the title of the game you want to nominate
Before commenting, check that your submission hasn't already been nominated
To support an existing nomination, give the comment a thumbs up
You can nominate multiple games, but please only nominate one game per comment
Nominated games should be playable on PC
Games that don't quite fit into the horror genre are fine, if they're scary

Next week, I'll randomly seed a bracket with the top 16 submissions (with some editorial discretion) and we'll begin the multi-day vote off, with the final 1v1 showdown on Friday, October 30 and the winner revealed on Halloween.

Joke submissions will be excluded, unless I think it'd be really funny to include them.

Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley during the '80s and '90s, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on early PCs. He was later captivated by Myst, SimCity, Civilization, Command & Conquer, all the shooters they call "boomer shooters" now, and PS1 classic Bushido Blade (that's right: he had Bleem!). Tyler joined PC Gamer in 2011, and today he's focused on the site's news coverage. His hobbies include amateur boxing and adding to his 1,200-plus hours in Rocket League.