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Both the Penumbra series and Amnesia were very good. In Penumbra Overture,

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the dogs were a lot less scary once you learned how to kill them

but there was still a lot of tension build-up and chase scenes, which were always horrifying. In particular,

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the chase scene with the spiders right after the excavation site room which leads to the storage room scared the crap out of me.

In Black Plague, just the idea of

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being infected with Clarence, manipulating your senses and screaming while monsters are after you

and

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wearing the old gas mask with limited vision

was really scary, but the ending was too weird. I didn't play Requiem because it doesn't have a story.

In Amnesia, the tension is always there, and there are plenty of triggers to worry about (like if I pull this lever, what should I do if a monster jumps out?) But

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the music is too huge a hint that a monster is present. It's like having a sixth sense.

So it's hard to say which game is scariest. I liked the story of Amnesia more.