Nintendo is known for having a lot of games that are mainly targeted toward children. A lot of the series that they create now might dabble in different genres, but they, for the most part, keep an E rating. Nintendo is also one of the oldest surviving game companies out there and used to be very different.

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Back in the day, Nintendo dabbled in a lot of different types of genres and age ranges which led to many horror games coming out that also happened to be exclusive to whatever Nintendo's console was at the time. While creating horror games Nintendo had some horrifying bangers that still hold up and drive inspiration for some modern-day titles.

10 Ju-On: The Grudge

Little Cat Boy In Ju-On The Grudge

Ju-On: The Grudge is a first-person survival game that was exclusively made for the Wii. This game is not the best when it comes to the controls as they can feel clunky and out of place as the calibration method was changed by the developers. The controls ended up being terrifyingly bad as some deaths will be caused by their error rather than the players.

Outside the hair-raising controls, the game does have some spine-chilling scares due to the nature of Ju-On's design. There will be moments where the ghost will chase after the player in a fashion that makes it look like she's jumping forward through space and time only to be right at the player's face.

9 Calling

School Ghosts From Calling

Calling has the player using the Wii remote as a phone that allows them to hear ghost conversations and teleport. The cell phone gimmick can however be turned off which partially kills the little the game has going for it. The story revolves around 4 people being trapped in the Mnemonic Abyss which is a ghost realm.

The ghost encounters of the game could have been done a little better as the Wii remote only needs to be shaken for them to get off of the player. Some ghosts, like the children with missing eyes in the school biome, are frightening to run into. It's a game with some good scares brought down by mediocre combat.

8 Luigi’s Mansion 3

Luigi's Mansion 3 Game Cover

Luigi's Mansion 3 is not scary for most people in the common way that some games on this list will be, but then again that might not be true for young audiences. The game has creepy designs that don't vary much in the game's common enemies, but they still manage to stay interesting in their ghoulish structures and environmental properties.

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The bosses are all also different with one of them taking control of a giant T-Rex skeleton before showing its ghastly self.

7 Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

Gameplay From Eternal Darkness Sanitys Requiem

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem is an action-adventure horror game with fascinating game mechanics that involve the player being thrown into different cursed bodies that are in different time periods. The horrific threats for each character come in different forms like skeletal figures that look like their skin has dried up to their bones.

The game also introduces a sanity meter that is filled every time a player looks at a monster which they will be doing a lot. When the meter fills up the game begins to become more intense and will throw different challenges at the player that will make them question their own real-life sanity.

6 Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water

Fatal Frame Maiden Of Black Water Ghost Attack

Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water has received a remaster for some modern generation consoles, but the game originally started off as a Wii U exclusive. The game has a lot of elements from the predecessors of the series with the player having to take on ghosts using their camera. This time, with the added motion controls, the danger feels more interactive.

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Ghosts in this game have great character design as they each leave a haunting aura in the air when the player encounters them. The main problem is that there are not enough ghosts which makes this Fatal Frame entry keep the player wanting more. This sounds rough but does not take away from scares as the cutscenes and boss fights will continue to leave players terrified.

5 Clock Tower

Clock Tower Gameplay With Scissor Monster

Clock Tower was first released on the Super Famicon in Japan which is known as the SNES in America. This was a survival horror point-and-click title that had the main character exploring an orphanage while a killer was on the loose. The main killer that follows the player around wields a giant pair of scissors and chases the player until the player gets away or the small scissor man catches and murders them.

The player isn't able to fight back as they need to run away, hide, or mash a button and hope that it helps the scissored monster rip away from the main character so that she isn't killed.

4 Geist

Geist Video Game Cover Art

Geist feels like what F.E.A.R. aimed to copy. This is because the game plays primarily as a shooter but introduced plenty of horror elements into its mix. One of the most interesting parts about this game is that it is one of the few GameCube games to be rated M. The game revolves around the player using their soul powers while trying to stop an evil demon.

Players are able to possess enemies and use them to take out the enemy's squad mates or possess animals to use their different abilities. Players will have to scare characters to cause them to get weakened psyches and become possessed.

3 Doom 64

Doom 64 Gameplay Agaisnt Gargoyle Type Enemies

Doom 64 was a game that a lot of people might have glossed over as a lot of people might have thought it to be a part of the original game for the Nintendo 64. Doom 64 was actually supposed to be the third installment of the Doom series. The game included a new story and different enemy designs as the game was taken on by a new developer.

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The demons include the fiery skulls that will chase after the player, the goat-legged demons with large terror-inducing upper bodies, and so much more. Doom 64 kept the series fresh with some changes visual and auditory changes but knew how to keep gameplay similar to its predecessors to not alienate its original community.

2 Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4 Ogre Boss Fight

Resident Evil 4 was originally a GameCube exclusive before it was ported onto other platforms. The game is one of the best in the Resident Evil series as it has the player taking on an escort mission, but unlike some other escort games, it doesn't feel so clunky that it takes away from the game.

The main enemies of Resident Evil 4, Ganados, are creatures with designs similar to zombies in that their flesh looks to be slowly rotting or like their souls have died yet their bodies remain. Their appearance and ability to overwhelm the main character will strike fear into the hearts of players as they try and save themselves.

1 Sweet Home

Sweet Home Splattered Body On The Floor

Sweet Home was one of the very first survival horror games. At the time, it was actually too gruesome to be ported over to America from Japan. The game plays a lot like a turn-based RPG but instead of taking on the regular RPG fantasy themes, it takes on the survival horror genre.

Players will need to scour areas to search for materials so that they can keep their party alive while they figure out a mystery that surrounds the haunted house. It's a game that did a lot for gaming as it also was what inspired the creation of the Resident Evil series. It's not scary in a traditional sense but gives players strong dread throughout.

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