Stripped of Power: How Horror Games Trap Us in Fear Script

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🩸 Stripped of Power: How Horror Games Trap Us in Fear 🩸
What makes horror games truly terrifying? It’s not just the monsters. It’s not the jump scares. It’s not even death.
It’s the moment you realize…
You’re not in control.

Welcome to tonight’s deep dive into the heart of horror game design—where fear is built not from what we see, but what we can’t do. In this stream, we’ll explore how horror games strip away your sense of power, layer by layer, until all that’s left is vulnerability.

🕹️ Featured Case Studies:
⚠️ SCP: Containment Breach – You can’t fight. You can’t predict. You can barely survive. This game is a masterclass in physical powerlessness, trapping you in a facility where death can blink into existence at any moment.
🩻 Tormented Souls – A love letter to classic survival horror that disorients the mind as much as the player. Identity, trauma, and fragmented memory combine to create psychological powerlessness, where even your sanity feels fragile.
🪆 Alisa – Retro controls, uncanny enemies, and a crumbling world you can't trust. Existential powerlessness takes center stage here, where the game itself seems to conspire against your understanding.

🎥 Supporting Analysis: Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
We’ll also examine how cinema approaches the same themes. What can a film teach us about feeling powerless—and how do games take that fear one step further by putting it in your hands?

🧠 What You’ll Learn in This Stream:
– How horror games create fear through mechanics, not just narrative
– The three core types of powerlessness: Physical, Psychological, and Existential
– How sound, level design, and camera angles manipulate your sense of agency
– Why giving the player limited control makes horror more immersive, not less
– What makes certain horror experiences emotionally exhausting—and unforgettable
– How Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter mirrors game design in film form

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🎯 Who Is This For?
If you're a horror fan, game designer, psychological thriller enthusiast, or just curious why horror games feel different from other genres, this is for you. We don’t just play horror—we break it open and examine the fear beneath.

📌 Stay until the end for our breakdown of how powerlessness in horror games has evolved over time—from early clunky survival horror to modern titles that use disempowerment as a narrative and mechanical weapon.

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