Hollow Head

Sometimes the best games are the ones that are pretty straightforward, with some people hating the way some title just drag on and on to a possibly disappointing finale. That's precisely why some game developers prefer creating games that are short and to the point. That would be the premise behind Hollow Head, a neat 3D horror game where you make your way through your dark apartment building in search for someone screaming from the garbage shoot.

You wake up in your empty apartment and realize that for some unknown reason, all the city lights have been extinguished. Your attention is then drawn by a fowl smell coming from a cupboard, and you realize it is time to throw the trash away. As you throw the trash, you hear a blood-curdling scream coming from the garbage room in the apartment building's basement, so you go down and investigate.

As you descend into the basement, the light suddenly go out, and you are left with just a flashing that appeared out of nowhere. You continue your descent until you reach the lowest floor, and from then on you will try to figure out what exactly is happening

The game is rendered in 3D, with a certain art style and filters that make it look like a 3D games from the early 2000s with some effects even being made with the help of sprites. The horror element of the game comes from the jump scares which will definitely get to you, especially if you have headphones on. The problem is that all these jump scares will usually involve you also instantly dying, but you will respawn from your last checkpoint (thus warning you that maybe the route you took wasn't really the right one.

While extremely short, Hollow Head succeeds in delivering a terrifying experience, but he only drawback is that it loses its replay value very quickly once you figure out a certain gimmick.