{"id":154,"date":"2021-06-11T09:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T09:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/?p=154"},"modified":"2024-11-15T04:39:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T04:39:44","slug":"the-5-best-chinese-horror-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/the-5-best-chinese-horror-games\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Best Chinese Horror Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Asian horror is widely renowned as being the best in the entire genre. While most of the output within the continent is skewed towards Japanese horror games, there are plenty of terrifying games to come out of China and Taiwan, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve rounded up 5 of the best Chinese horror games below for you to try out. The top 2 are particularly terrifying!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>MORE LIKE THIS:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10 scary sci-fi horror games to play right now<\/p>\n<p>The best co-op horror games on Steam<\/p>\n<p>The best horror games for the PS2<\/p>\n<h2>5. Detention<\/h2>\n<p><img alt='detention-horror-game-gameplay-4083250' src='https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Detention-horror-game-gameplay-4083250.png' \/> Detention horror game gameplay<\/p>\n<p><strong>Developer:<\/strong> Red Candle Games<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year:<\/strong> 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> Switch, PS4, PC, Android<\/p>\n<p><em>Detention<\/em> is a Taiwanese horror game that has a unique 2D side scrolling puzzle approach to the genre.<\/p>\n<p>Set in the 1960s when Taiwan was under a period of martial law known as the White Terror, <em>Detention<\/em> draws horror through the use of immersive gameplay, intense atmospheric horror, and puzzle solving.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The narrative is meaningful, and it gives the player an insight into what it is like to grow up in a country where government censorship is extreme. The story revolves around two students who are stuck in Greenwood High School, Taiwan, and have to navigate their way through mysterious surroundings in order to escape.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is a point and click 2D horror experience you won\u2019t forget in a hurry, and is easily one of the best Chinese horror games of all time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Download <em>Detention<\/em> on Steam.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>4. Firework<\/h2>\n<p><img alt='firework-gameplay-6912556' src='https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Firework-gameplay-6912556.png' \/> Firework gameplay<\/p>\n<p><strong>Developer:<\/strong> \u62fe\u82f1\u5de5\u4f5c\u5ba4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year:<\/strong> 2021<\/p>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> PC<\/p>\n<p>This Chinese horror game is one that requires an understanding of the language in order to fully enjoy. If that isn\u2019t you, move on to number 3 in this list of the best Chinese horror games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Firework<\/em> is a puzzle horror game that requires players to solve the mystery of an accidental fire that takes place in a remote Chinese mountain village.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Firework<\/em> draws on atmospheric horror as opposed to jump scares, and the sense of dread that builds as it progresses is intense. The unique art style, the story, and the puzzles take you on a real journey and, by the time you get to the end of it, <em>Firework<\/em> is sure to leave a lasting impression on you.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Download <em>Firework<\/em> on Steam.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Paper Dolls<\/h2>\n<p><img alt='paper-dolls-gameplay-1858706' src='https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Paper-Dolls-Gameplay-1858706.png' \/> Paper Dolls Gameplay<\/p>\n<p><strong>Developer:<\/strong> Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year:<\/strong> 2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> PC, PS4<\/p>\n<p><em>Paper Dolls<\/em> was a game I went to with no real expectation and prior knowledge of. After about 15 minutes of playing the game for the first time on the PS4, I thought I was in for an easy ride and that there would be no problems completing it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then, all of a sudden, the atmosphere changed and I realised that I was in for a spine-chilling journey. So much so, in fact, that I had to put the game down and return to it a few days later. <em>Paper Dolls<\/em> creates an atmosphere of dread in a way that only the top tier horror games can, and if that is the kind of thing you are looking for, you won\u2019t want to sleep on this.<\/p>\n<p>You are thrown into the deep end right from the outset, and wake up in a darkly lit room with a few different artefacts for you to explore. As you progress, notes and items add to the lore of the game and help to keep you engaged.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Without giving too much away, it\u2019s a game that you just have to play to understand and, without a doubt, is one of the best Chinese horror games ever created.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Download <em>Paper Dolls<\/em> on Steam.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>2. Devotion<\/h2>\n<p><img alt='devotion-chinese-horror-game-9796587' src='https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Devotion-Chinese-Horror-Game-9796587.png' \/> Devotion \u2013 Chinese Horror Game<\/p>\n<p><strong>Developer:<\/strong> Red Candle Games<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year:<\/strong> 2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> PC<\/p>\n<p>You may have heard about the horror game <em>Devotion<\/em> for all the wrong reasons. The game, which is produced by the same Taiwanese developers as <em>Detention<\/em>, entered mainstream news shortly after it was released due to it being banned in China for having a secret reference likening <em>Xi Jinping<\/em> to Winnie the Pooh.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy that the game garnered, it is one of the most terrifying horror experiences to have come out of the past few years and is a must play for fans of the genre.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Set in Taiwan during the 1980s, <em>Devotion<\/em> plays as a first-person walking simulator that revolves around a mysterious family who have each made vows in the name of their religious belief.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The combination of the unsettling atmosphere and the appropriately chilling sound design is enough to send shivers down the hardiest of spines. This is a game that only the brave will survive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Download <em>Devotion<\/em> from the Red Candle Games website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>1. Paranormal HK<\/h2>\n<p><img alt='paranormal-hk-gameplay-6458973' src='https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Paranormal-HK-gameplay-6458973.png' \/> Paranormal HK gameplay<\/p>\n<p><strong>Developer:<\/strong> Ghostpie Studio<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year:<\/strong> 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> PC<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for the kind of horror game that will prevent you from sleeping comfortably for the next few days, <em>Paranormal HK<\/em> could be exactly what you need.<\/p>\n<p>Set during the Hungry Ghost Festival in the Kowloon Walled City, <em>Paranormal HK<\/em> requires players to delve into the world of Hong Kong urban legends and criminal cases. It is a first person horror adventure game that follows a largely linear plotline, and you must solve the mystery of a missing person, as well as other strange phenomena encountered along the journey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By all accounts, <em>Paranormal HK<\/em> is completely terrifying and I\u2019m not alone in regarding it as one of the scariest Chinese horror games around.<\/p>\n<p>Download <em>Paranormal HK<\/em> on Steam.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Get in Touch<\/h3>\n<p>Did you know about any of these best Chinese horror games? Maybe you know of some others that we didn\u2019t include in the list. If so, let us know in the comment section below!<\/p>\n<p>For any enquiries, contact me at richard@blogofgames.com<\/p>\n<p>You can see this game being played by jacksepticeye in the YouTube video below.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asian horror is widely renowned as being the best in the entire genre. While most of the output within the continent is skewed towards Japanese horror games, there are plenty of terrifying games to come out of China and Taiwan, too.\u00a0 We\u2019ve rounded up 5 of the best Chinese horror games below for you to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":917,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-154","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-horror-games","8":"category-video-game-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1463,"href":"https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154\/revisions\/1463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogofgames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}