Summary
The concept of hide and seek originated in the playground, where kids during recess would have one person count to a number, which could range from 1 to 100, while the other players in the group would have to run and find a good hiding place in hopes of not being caught, or at the very least the last one found.
The game is simple yet thrilling and fun and has since crossed over to the medium of video games in a variety of ways. There are both multiplayer and single-player games that mimic this classic children’s game, placing the player in the role of the seeker or the hider, which is arguably the role that emerges more inhorror games. For those wanting to relive those days without leaving the comfort of their sofa, these games are perfect.
Anyone who thinks they have a neighbor from hell should check outHello Neighborto realize just how lucky they are. In this game, the player character moves into a new home just across the street from a peculiar name who seems very protective of his property and is definitely hiding something in the fortress-like confines of his home.
The protagonist decides to take it upon themselves to discover what he is hiding by breaking into his home and exploring the very peculiar insides. The neighbor doesn’t take kindly to spotting the intruder in his home, so they must do their best to hide away as he prowls the interior, looking for where the player could be hiding.
6Hide N Seek
A Simulation of the Classic Game
For those in the market for a more accurate hide-and-seek game, they can’t go wrong withHide N Seek.This little-known game is the perfect medium to experience the classic game without even having to get out of bed thanks to itsavailability on mobile.
Players are given the option to play as either the hide or the seeker as they navigate through the map trying to either chase or run away. The game is given a unique spin with the ability to build shelters to further expand the number of hiding spaces, or even throw one of their fellow hiders into the seeker’s path to try and cheat their way to victory.
Remain Quiet and Out of Sight to Avoid the Monster
In Silence
In Silence is a multiplayer horror game. One player takes on the role of the monster who has hypersensitive hearing abilities and is almost completely blind. The other players(2-6) play as survivors, trying to escape or hunting the monster.
In Silenceis a rather unique asymmetrical multiplayer game. One player will assume the role of the terrifying monster that hunts mostly on sound but can see objects and victims up close. The other players are tasked with the job of completing objectives to find a way to escape the creatures' clutches, but of course, it won’t be so simple.
The game relies on proximity chat the players working together use to cooperate—and that the monster can hear too. Theyrely on soundto chase them down, and maybe even terrify them by making scary noises or taunting them through their own microphone. With no means of self-defense against the creature, players need to hide if it draws near, and the player behind the monster needs to track them down.
Outlastquickly became one of the most successful horror games of all time, terrifying its players as they navigated the dark rooms and corridors of Mount Massive Asylum armed with a camcorder that they could use to find their way around.
As a journalist, Milesisn’t a fighterbut finds quickly that this would have been a useful skill when he encounters the dangerous inmates in the asylum. With how dangerous and deadly they are, Miles only chance for survival is to hide. He can hide inside lockers, beneath beds, and behind obstacles as the enemies attempt to see him out. As far as hide-and-seek games go,Outlastis among the most frightening.
Most players will have heard of prop hunt, but have they heard of prop haunt? This is the concept at the heart ofMidnight Ghost Huntfor those who choose to be one of the ghosts, a fun andinventive multiplayerhide-and-seek game.
Players choose to be a ghost who can possess inanimate everyday objects, or one of the hunters who must seek out the ghosts before the clock strikes midnight, otherwise the tables turn and the hunters are the ones who now must hide. Both sides offer fun and chaotic gameplay and perfectly encapsulate the spirit of the classic hide-and-seek game with a ghoulish twist.
The most successful and popularasymmetrical horror gameon the market,Dead by Daylightpairs one killer against four survivors. The survivors must complete their objectives to escape, and the killer must hunt down and sacrifice the survivors to the entity.
‘Looping’ is one of the ways survivors can escape killers, which involves running around walls and other obstacles to stay out of their reach, but players can also evade them by taking a more stealthy approach. They can hide inside lockers or crouch behind walls to avoid being spotted, while the killer will need to keep a close eye out to try and spot the hiding survivor in a thrilling game of cat and mouse.
1Prop Hunt
A Fun Game Where Players Hide in Plain Sight
When thinking of hide-and-seek video games,Prop Huntis likely the one that comes to mind. It is one of the most chaotic, fun, and outright hilarious games that can be enjoyed with friends, allowing players to be the ones hiding, or the ones seeking.
It does have a slight twist that places it above other games in the genre, as those who are hiding won’t just be crouching their avatar behind a desk or closing them into a toilet cubicle. Instead, they will bemimicking the propslittered across the map, hence the name. The hunters in turn will need to be eagle-eyed to differentiate normal everyday objects from their hiding friends who are probably barely hiding their giggles as they walk right on past them.
