Absolute big fan of horror media that take advantage of the games they are using as a medium to tell its story. Obviously there would be the Minecraft ARG that Wifies highly publicized through his "Searching For a World That Doesn't Exist" video, how it beautifully makes you uneasy through the grass spreading indicating chunks loading meaning that someone was there, but also using it for some comedic effect such as "Unfortunately for you, I have a pickaxe".
But another great example would be My House.wad, its just an absolutely phenomenal and creative way of tackling the story of two childhood friends, the implied abuse that happened in that house, the grief and depression that followed soon after the MC's childhood friend dies, how it was a house and never a home. Admittedly, I am not a big doom fan, but even I was unsettled by how in the second run, the door animation changes, how the avatar is now taller, how there are more frames in your gun shooting animation -- all adding to this surreal and uncanny feeling building in your gut. Obviously, My House.wad unsettles you using its game mechanics in more ways, but I'm not gonna tackle them all in this post.
Would love to see more media that just takes advantage of the game mechanics to unsettle you. No jumpscares or creepy music or etc., just taking what is familiar and concrete and flipping it over your head.
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