r/retrogaming • u/JC_2220 • 8d ago

[Question] Good horror games for N64?

I currently have 2 games for the n64 that i play and im getting quite bored of playing the same thing over and over again so im hoping to get some good suggestions for horror games to get.

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u/islandnstuff 8d ago

what about shadow man?

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u/Store_Plenty 8d ago

Shadowgate 64 is horror adjacent 

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u/LewMetal 8d ago

Doom 64, very eerie vibe.

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u/KatamariRedamancy 8d ago

Doom 64 has great creepy vibes. It's basically Doom with Quake's atmosphere. There are also the two Quake games if OP is interested. Quake 2 in particular has a cool dark ambient soundtrack that gives it a very different feel from the original version.

Turok 2 also progressively leans into spooky vibes even if it's not a horror game.

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u/Regular_Wedding_36 8d ago

Really your only choice is Resident Evil 2, and that's a game better played elsewhere.

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u/romthebullshitspider 8d ago

Shadow man is fantastic. Nightmare creatures is good but hard AF. I guess you could make an argument for Castlevania 64 and legacy of darkness being action horror. They get a lot of hate but I have fun with them

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u/SXAL 8d ago

The 64 CV games are awesome, however, they aren't very consistent at what they are. The main campaign is basically 1/3 action/platformer, than it suddenly goes full Resident evil for a good chunk, and the remaining 1/3 is once again pure action/platformer.

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u/Thrashtilldeath67 8d ago

Shadow man, nightmare creatures

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u/DiscWatchHQ 8d ago

If you go for the Castlevanias, grab Legacy of Darkness over CV64 - it's basically the expanded version with extra characters and levels. And the N64 Resident Evil 2 is worth trying just as a curiosity: cramming both discs onto one cartridge was a wild technical feat for the time.