A Horror Game Without Any Music

[MrBehemoth]

Interesting ... I think a lot of the horror of silence comes from the contrast. I think this could work well, but it would work best if there were areas with louder ambient sound, like a machine or a river, then you turn a corner... and have only your footsteps

Sounds made by the player character (eg. Daniel's gasps and muttering) work well too. Amnesia is the better game overall, but Outlast made very good use of these kinds of sounds, especially the nice bassy heart beat sound. That heartbeat hit just the right spot and sometimes I think it causes an autonomic bio-feedback response and actually tricks your body into feeling more anxious.

Anyway, ambient sound is more important in horror than music, so yeah, I agree.