J-Horror

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Horror games influenced predominantly by the look, feel, and themes of Japanese horror cinema, or non-horror games that allude to the cultural horror aesthetic. J-Horror, or psychological horror, is sometimes classified as a sub-genre of survival horror.

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J-Horror is often synonymous with psychological horror, in contrast to the visceral horror often associated with American horror. In video games, J-Horror is sometimes classified as a sub-genre of survival horror, emphasizing psychological horror and a disturbing atmosphere, over the more Hollywood (Location)-style action and visceral horror of action-horror games.

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• 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors (Game)
• AX-2: Uchuu Yusousen Nostromo (Game)
• Absolute Fear: Aooni (Game)
• Alien Syndrome (Game)
• Alundra (Game)
• Angel Beats (Game)
• Apathy: Narugami Gakuen Toshi Densetsu Tantei Kyoku (Game)
• Banshee's Last Cry (Game)
• Baroque (Game)
• Baroque Syndrome (Game)
• CR Ring: Noroi no 7-Kakan (Game)
• CR Ring: Unmei no Hi (Game)
• Calling (Game)
• Carrier (Game)
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Game)
• Chäos;HEAd (Game)
• Clock Tower (Game)
• Clock Tower (Game)
• Clock Tower 2: The Struggle Within (Game)
• Clock Tower 3 (Game)
• Corpse Party (Game)
• Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient (Game)
• Corpse Party Zero (Game)
• Corpse Party: Book of Shadows (Game)
• Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko’s Hysteric Birthday Bash (Game)
• D (Game)
• D2 (Game)
• Dark Fall: Lost Souls (Game)
• Dark Souls (Game)
• Dead of the Brain: Shiryou no Sakebi (Game)
• Deadly Premonition (Game)
• DeathForest: Mori Kara no Dasshutsu (Game)
• Deep Fear (Game)
• Demon's Souls (Game)
• Device 6 (Game)
• Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (Game)
• Doctor Hauzer (Game)
• Dragon's Dogma (Game)
• Enemy Zero (Game)
• Ever17: The Out of Infinity (Game)
• Evil God Korone (Game)
• F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (Game)
• F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon (Game)
• Fatal Frame (Game)
• Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (Game)
• Fatal Frame III: The Tormented (Game)
• Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water (Game)
• Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (Game)
• Forbidden Siren 2 (Game)
• Gakkou de atta Kowai Hanashi (Game)
• Gakkou no Kaidan (Game)
• Gakkou no Kaidan DS (Game)
• Gakkou no Kowai Uwasa Hanako-san ga Kita!! (Game)
• Gakkou no Kowai Uwasa Hanako-san ga Kita!! (Game)
• Galerians (Game)
• Galerians: Ash (Game)
• Guilty Gear X2 (Game)
• Guilty Gear XX #Reload (Game)
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R (Game)
• Guilty Gear XX Slash (Game)
• Guilty Gear XX Λ Core (Game)
• Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus (Game)
• Hayarigami: Toshi Densetsu Kaii Jiken (Game)
• Higanjima (Game)
• Higurashi Daybreak (Game)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jong (Game)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Daiichikan Tatari (Game)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Dainikan Sou (Game)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Daisankan Rasen (Game)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Daiyonkan Kizuna (Game)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri (Game)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Himatsubushi-hen (Game)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Matsuribayashi-hen (Game)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Meakashi-hen (Game)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Minagoroshi-hen (Game)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Onikakushi-hen (Game)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Tatarigoroshi-hen (Game)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Tsumihoroboshi-hen (Game)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Watanagashi-hen (Game)
• Ib (Game)
• Ikenie no Yoru (Game)
• Insmouse no Yakata (Game)
• Irisu Syndrome (Game)
• JESUS (Game)
• JESUS II (Game)
• JESUS: Kyoufu no Bio Monster (Game)
• Jigoku Shoujo: Akekazura (Game)
• Joshikousei Nigeru! Shinrei Puzzle Gakuen (Game)
• Ju-On: The Grudge (Game)
• Kowai Shashin (Game)
• Kuon (Game)
• Kuon no Kizuna (Game)
• Kuon no Kizuna: Sairinshou (Game)
• Kyoufu Shinbun (Game)
• Kyoufu Shinbun (Heisei-Han) Kaiki! Shinrei File (Game)
• Laplace no Ma (Game)
• Lone Survivor (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (Game)
• Michigan: Report from Hell (Game)
• Minna de Taikan Dokusho DS: Cho-Kowai! Gakkou no Kaidan (Game)

Concept details

Name

J-Horror

Aliases

Japanese Horror,Psychological Horror

Games

• 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors (Game)
• AX-2: Uchuu Yusousen Nostromo (Game)
• Absolute Fear: Aooni (Game)
• Alien Syndrome (Game)
• Alundra (Game)
• Angel Beats (Game)
• Apathy: Narugami Gakuen Toshi Densetsu Tantei Kyoku (Game)
• Banshee's Last Cry (Game)
• Baroque (Game)
• Baroque Syndrome (Game)
• CR Ring: Noroi no 7-Kakan (Game)
• CR Ring: Unmei no Hi (Game)
• Calling (Game)
• Carrier (Game)
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Game)
• Chäos;HEAd (Game)
• Clock Tower (Game)
• Clock Tower (Game)
• Clock Tower 2: The Struggle Within (Game)
• Clock Tower 3 (Game)
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Franchises

• Has franchises: Metal Gear (Franchise), Metal Gear Solid (Franchise), Zero Escape (Franchise), Resident Evil (Franchise), F.E.A.R. (Franchise), Guilty Gear (Franchise), Silent Hill (Franchise), Infinity series (Franchise), Parasite Eve (Franchise), Forbidden Siren (Franchise), Clock Tower (Franchise), Fatal Frame (Franchise), Alundra (Franchise), Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (Franchise), Science Adventure (Franchise), Souls (Franchise), OverBlood (Franchise), Dark Fall (Franchise), Penumbra (Franchise), D (Franchise), Steins;Gate Series (Franchise), Dragon's Dogma (Franchise), Corpse Party (Franchise), War of the Dead (Franchise), JESUS (Franchise), Kyoufu Shinbun (Franchise), Uzumaki (Franchise)

Characters

• Has characters: Alma Wade (Character), Pyramid Head (Character), Zappa (Character), Scissor Man (Character), Jennifer Simpson (Character), Miku Hinasaki (Character), Alyssa Hamilton (Character), Okiku (Character), Hanako (Character), Sadako Yamamura (Character), Kayako Saeki (Character), Pointy-Kun (Character), Junketsuko (Character), Hisako (Character), Yoshie Kimura (Character), Teketeke (Character), Hasshaku-sama (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: Japan (Location), Curien Mansion (Location)

Objects

• Has objects: Camera Obscura (Object), Kuroneko (Object)

People

• Has people: Tokuro Fujiwara (Person), Hiroki Katoh (Person)

Related Concepts

• Has related concepts: Dark Past (Concept), Ghost (Concept), Murder (Concept), Villain (Concept), Controversy (Concept), Survival (Concept), Otaku (Concept), Killing Children (Concept), Ancient Curse (Concept), Scary Children (Concept), Mythology (Concept), Divine Punishment (Concept), Wall Crawler (Concept), Survival Horror (Concept), Sounds of Despair (Concept), Hide-and-Seek (Concept), Onryō (Concept), Ghost in the Machine (Concept)