P.T.

<b>1. P.T.</b><br> <br> P.T. wasn’t a full release, and it’s no longer available to download, but the playable teaser was nonetheless the scariest video game released this generation.<br> <br> The result of a cross-industry, once-in-a-console-generation collaboration between acclaimed creators Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro, P.T. was revealed via a nondescript teaser at Gamescom 2014, followed by an otherwise quiet release on the PlayStation Store. Hours later, the enigma was solved, and P.T. was revealed to be Silent Hills. Though the code was cracked, the solution wasn’t clear. P.T. became an obsession, as players across the internet — Twitter, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube, NeoGAF, and other forums — attempted to piece together exactly how to reach P.T.’s true ending.<br> <br> Kojima’s grand plan paid off, at least for a time: P.T. was downloaded over one million times in a month, and it remained at the center of the gaming world for weeks — a massive accomplishment in an industry that largely moves by day.<br> <br> Then there was the game itself, which was as terrifying as its reveal was fascinating. P.T. was set in a single, beautifully rendered looping hallway. Turning a corner remained as scary the first time as it was on the fifteenth. The subtle changes to the environment on each loop preyed on players expectations of familiarity and added disturbing life to a seemingly restricted play area.<br> <br> Like the other top entries on this list, you’re completely vulnerable in P.T., unable to manipulate the playable character beyond walking. You can't fight. You can't hide. One wrong step can result in failure, and the price of failure is steep when Lisa’s always right behind you.<br> <br> Of course, Silent Hills would never come to fruition. Konami officially canceled the project a day after P.T. was removed from the PS Store, and with that, the bizarre tale of the generation’s most terrifying game came to an end.