{"id":114846,"date":"2024-09-21T20:25:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T00:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/?p=114846"},"modified":"2024-09-22T08:55:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T12:55:41","slug":"7-horror-games-based-on-real-life-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/articles\/7-horror-games-based-on-real-life-events\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Horror Games Based on Real-Life Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-114855 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-1-e1726931123448.jpg\" alt=\"Horror Games Based on Real-Life Events\" width=\"800\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-1-e1726931123448.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-1-e1726931123448-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-1-e1726931123448-768x420.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve all played horror games, felt those heart-pounding jump scares, and maybe even quit because it got too intense. But imagine if that fear was real\u2014no pause button, no logging out, and once it gets you, there&#8217;s no second chance.<\/p>\n<p>Check out these seven horror games, all inspired by real-life events, that every fan of the genre should experience.<\/p>\n<h3>1.) <em>Five Nights At Freddy\u2019s<\/em> (2014) \u2013 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Mobile<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-114848 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events.jpg\" alt=\"Horror Games Based on Real-Life Events\" width=\"800\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Starting with <em>Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s, <\/em>the game is inspired by the animatronics of Chuck E. Cheese\u2019s. <em>Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s<\/em> brings a nightmarish twist to the pizza chain\u2019s family-friendly mascots. While Chuck E. Cheese\u2019s has not experienced anything like the game\u2019s horror, one tragic real-life event stands out. In the 1990s, an ex-employee named Nathan Dunlap returned to a Chuck E. Cheese\u2019s in Aurora, Colorado, and fatally shot four workers. Though unrelated to the game, the eerie connection adds a haunting layer to <em>FNAF\u2019s<\/em> animatronic terror.<\/p>\n<h3>2.) <em>Resident Evil Village<\/em> (2021) \u2013 PC, PlayStation, Xbox<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-2-e1726930757106.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114854 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-2-e1726930757106.webp\" alt=\"Horror Games Based on Real-Life Events\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The towering villain of <em>Resident Evil Village<\/em>, Lady Dimitrescu, draws inspiration from Elizabeth Bathory, a 16th-century noblewoman infamous for torturing and murdering young women. Bathory\u2019s gruesome acts, which allegedly included bathing in the blood of her victims, served as the basis for Dimitrescu\u2019s vampiric nature. The game&#8217;s eerie Castle Dimitrescu was also inspired by the real-life Pele\u0219 Castle in Romania, blending gothic architecture with horror to create a terrifying atmosphere.<\/p>\n<h3>3.) <em>Kholat<\/em> (2015) \u2013 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-3-e1726930799120.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114853 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-3-e1726930799120.jpg\" alt=\"7 Horror Games Based on Real-Life Events\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Kholat<\/em> is based on the chilling real-life Dyatlov Pass incident of 1959, where nine Russian hikers mysteriously died in the Ural Mountains. Their bodies were found scattered, some with severe injuries and strange conditions, such as missing eyes or tongues. The game immerses players in this mystery as they explore the haunting landscape, retracing the hikers\u2019 final steps. With Sean Bean narrating, the game adds supernatural elements to the already terrifying true story of unexplained deaths.<\/p>\n<h3>4.) <em>The Town of Light<\/em> (2016) \u2013 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-4-e1726930820799.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114852 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-4-e1726930820799.jpg\" alt=\"7 Horror Games Based on Real-Life Events\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Set in the abandoned Volterra Psychiatric Hospital in Italy, <em>The Town of Light<\/em> explores the grim history of mental health treatment. Authorities finally shut down the hospital in the 1970s after it became infamous for its cruel and inhumane practices. In the game, you step into the shoes of a young woman who was once a patient there, experiencing the trauma firsthand. It\u2019s a powerful blend of psychological horror and a sobering reminder of the disturbing reality that many mental institutions once embodied.<\/p>\n<h3>5.) <em>Chernobylite<\/em> (2019) \u2013 PC, PlayStation, Xbox<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-5-e1726930844202.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114851 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-5-e1726930844202.jpg\" alt=\"7 Horror Games Based on Real-Life Events\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the real-life Chernobyl disaster of 1986, <em>Chernobylite<\/em> places players in the radioactive wasteland surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. A highly detailed 3D scan of the actual Exclusion Zone brings the game\u2019s environment to life. This attention to detail creates an eerily authentic setting. Players take on the role of a physicist searching for his missing wife while facing supernatural threats and human enemies. The game merges survival horror with real-world tragedy, capturing the haunting aftermath of one of history\u2019s worst nuclear disasters.<\/p>\n<h3>6.) <em>Outlast 2<\/em> (2017) \u2013 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-6-e1726930864466.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114850 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-6-e1726930864466.jpg\" alt=\"7 Horror Games Based on Real-Life Events\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Outlast 2<\/em> follows journalist Blake Langermann as he searches for his wife in a desert village controlled by a dangerous cult. The game is inspired by the real-life Jonestown Massacre of 1978, where cult leader Jim Jones convinced over 900 followers to take their own lives. <em>Outlast 2<\/em> reflects this horrific event, with its themes of a fanatical cult and their terrifying belief in the end of the world.<\/p>\n<h3>7.) <em>Fatal Frame<\/em> (2002) \u2013 PlayStation, Xbox, PC<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-7-scaled-e1726930882717.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114849 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyonhorror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Horror-Games-Based-on-Real-Life-Events-7-scaled-e1726930882717.jpeg\" alt=\"7 Horror Games Based on Real-Life Events\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Fatal Frame<\/em>, also known as <em>Project Zero<\/em>, is based on the terrifying legend of the Himuro Mansion in Japan. The game follows Miku Hinasaki, who explores the haunted mansion searching for her missing brother. The mansion in the game is inspired by a real location rumored to have witnessed horrific ritualistic murders, including the Strangling Ritual. These dark events have become the foundation for the eerie atmosphere and ghostly encounters. These elements make <em>Fatal Frame<\/em> one of the most unsettling horror games ever.<\/p>\n<p>That wraps up our list of horror games inspired by real-life events. Which of these games caught your attention? Did we miss any of your favorites? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reality is scarier than fiction!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4817,"featured_media":114855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[7491,743,4066,4235,3854,8482,4586],"placement":[],"class_list":["post-114846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-chernobylite","tag-fatal-frame","tag-five-nights-at-freddys","tag-kholat","tag-outlast-2","tag-resident-evil-village","tag-the-town-of-light"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>7 Horror Games Based on Real-Life Events - Rely on Horror<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here are seven terrifying horror games inspired by real-life events 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