Top 10 Most Gruesome Demise in Horror Games
The Garage Door from "Resident Evil 7: Biohazard" (2017) - Ethan's confrontation with Jack Baker in the garage can end with Ethan being brutally impaled by a shovel.
Chainsaw Massacre from "Resident Evil 4" (2005) - Leon Kennedy's death at the hands of the chainsaw-wielding Dr. Salvador is gruesome and unforgettable.
Mia's Attack from "Resident Evil 7: Biohazard" (2017) - The sequence where Mia attacks Ethan with a chainsaw and saws off his hand is deeply unsettling.
Lisa's Wrath from "Silent Hill 2" (2001) - The scene where Lisa Garland begins bleeding profusely and attacks James Sunderland is haunting.
Helena's Fate from "Dead Space 3" (2013) - Helena's gruesome death, involving her being torn apart by Necromorphs, is intensely brutal.
The Grinder from "The Evil Within" (2014) - Sebastian Castellanos being killed by the spiked grinder is a particularly gruesome death.
The Torture Chair from "Outlast" (2013) - Miles Upshur's encounter with Dr. Trager and the subsequent torture scene is deeply disturbing.
The Wendigo Attack from "Until Dawn" (2015) - Various deaths caused by the Wendigos in the game are graphic and terrifying, especially the decapitations.
The Iron Maiden from "Amnesia: The Dark Descent" (2010) - Being trapped and killed by the Iron Maiden is a chilling experience.
Chris Walker's Death from "Outlast" (2013) - The gruesome manner in which Chris Walker is killed by the Walrider is both shocking and gory.
Chainsaw Massacre from "Resident Evil 4" (2005) - Leon Kennedy's death at the hands of the chainsaw-wielding Dr. Salvador is gruesome and unforgettable.
Mia's Attack from "Resident Evil 7: Biohazard" (2017) - The sequence where Mia attacks Ethan with a chainsaw and saws off his hand is deeply unsettling.
Lisa's Wrath from "Silent Hill 2" (2001) - The scene where Lisa Garland begins bleeding profusely and attacks James Sunderland is haunting.
Helena's Fate from "Dead Space 3" (2013) - Helena's gruesome death, involving her being torn apart by Necromorphs, is intensely brutal.
The Grinder from "The Evil Within" (2014) - Sebastian Castellanos being killed by the spiked grinder is a particularly gruesome death.
The Torture Chair from "Outlast" (2013) - Miles Upshur's encounter with Dr. Trager and the subsequent torture scene is deeply disturbing.
The Wendigo Attack from "Until Dawn" (2015) - Various deaths caused by the Wendigos in the game are graphic and terrifying, especially the decapitations.
The Iron Maiden from "Amnesia: The Dark Descent" (2010) - Being trapped and killed by the Iron Maiden is a chilling experience.
Chris Walker's Death from "Outlast" (2013) - The gruesome manner in which Chris Walker is killed by the Walrider is both shocking and gory.
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the Top 10 Most Brutal
00:17Deaths in Horror Games.
00:28For this list, we'll be looking at character deaths in horror games that made us squirm,
00:32gag, scream, and everything in between.
00:35Of course, that means some major spoilers lie ahead.
00:39Which horror game death did you find the most unsettling?
00:42Share your thoughts in the comments.
00:4410.
00:45Hold the Elevator – Outlast
00:54Since Outlast gives player character Miles Upshur nothing but his wits to defend himself,
00:59players have more than a few close calls.
01:01Stuck inside a mental asylum taken over by the violent Patients, you'll have to flee
01:05from several characters just itching to murder you.
01:08One is Dr. Richard Trager, who was taken to gruesomely operating on asylum inhabitants.
01:15Well, what goes around, comes around.
01:20After escaping his operating room, Miles is chased by Trager into an elevator.
01:25The reporter gains the upper hand as the elevator begins to move, but with the doctor's upper
01:28half caught in the doorway, the elevator crushes his spine.
01:32That could not have been pleasant.
01:349.
01:35Joel's Final Round – The Last of Us Part II
01:48Despite the world being overcome by the cordyceps infected, The Last of Us shows it's humanity
01:52that you really need to watch out for.
01:54In the climax of the first game, Joel murdered a surgeon set to operate on, and consequently
01:59kill Ellie.
02:00Four years later, that choice caught up with him when the surgeon's daughter, Abby, hunted
02:04him down.
02:10After a chance encounter, she and her friends corner Joel and proceed to exact vengeance
02:15with the golf club.
02:16Only, none of us knew her motivation until later, so the whole sequence was exceptionally
02:21cold and upsetting.
02:23What made it worse was Ellie being there to witness the final blow.
02:268.
02:27A Trip to the Dentist – Manhunt 2
02:40Rockstar's Manhunt duology drew a lot of controversy thanks to its emphasis on in-game
02:45executions.
02:46The sequel almost received an adults-only rating in the U.S. until the studio censored
02:50and edited it.
02:51Yes, some gory kills still remain, including a particularly unnerving one that used a dentist's
02:57chair and tools.
03:02If you come across an enemy next to one of these chairs, you could throw them down, pin
03:05their heads with knives, drill a hole into their head, and use a suction device on the
03:10blood.
03:17Even by today's standards, this kill is pretty gnarly.
03:20So we hesitate to imagine what was taken out if this was allowed to stay in.
03:247.
03:25Emily's Nasty Trip – Until Dawn
03:36If you make the right choices, it's entirely feasible you'll never see the gory possibilities
03:40of Until Dawn.
03:41But if you don't, better shield your eyes.
03:44The story follows a group of estranged friends reuniting after a grisly accident, only to
03:48be hunted by something in the night.
03:50Emily has some of the more brutal death scenes, such as one where she's shot through the
03:54eye.
03:55But at least that's quick.
04:00One scene where she's being chased through an abandoned mine has her come across a conveyor
04:04belt attached to a rock crusher.
04:06If you fail the quick-time event, she'll fall in legs first.
04:09Disgusting sound design and her head lolling about combine horrifically, making us look
04:14away very quickly.
04:186.
04:21Feeding the Baby – Resident Evil Village
04:33The eighth mainline Resident Evil was a terrifically terrifying entry in the series.
04:38And with sequences like this, it's easy to see why.
04:41After Ethan comes into contact with Lady Beneviento, her plants will make him hallucinate.
04:45He's then trapped inside a house with a warped, monstrous, and very hungry baby.
04:50With no weapons, your only option is to run and hide until you can escape.
05:01But if the baby happens to catch you, it will grab Ethan and swallow him whole.
05:06While it isn't as bloody a death as some others, it is certainly more upsetting thanks
05:10to the baby's haunting laughter and the first-person view.
05:175.
05:21Ragdoll Effect – FEAR Extraction Point
05:32The FEAR series may be gone from the limelight, but it houses some absolutely brutal kills.
05:37The Extraction Point expansion picks up right where the first game ended, and things don't
05:41go too well for our heroes.
05:43At a certain point, your ally Douglas Holliday ends up a plaything for some violent spirits.
05:48Taking control of his body, they toss him around like a ragdoll before dragging him
05:52into a room to do God knows what.
05:57But it isn't over.
05:58They then slam his body through the walls while painting everything in a deep red.
06:02With no physical thing to shoot, all you can do is watch helplessly as he's eviscerated.
06:124.
06:15Eye Surgery – Dead Space 2
06:25Dead Space has some of the most disturbing visceral enemies in any horror game.
06:29The necromorphs are truly terrifying, with no qualms about turning every human they come
06:33across into minced meat.
06:35However, the kill that never fails to get under our skin actually has nothing to do
06:39with them.
06:40In Dead Space 2, the player must use a medical machine to access certain information in their
06:47brain.
06:48It does this by sticking a giant needle through Isaac's eye.
06:51Patience and a steady hand are key to getting it right.
06:54Otherwise, the machine will drive itself directly into his head.
06:57If this happens, the imagery and his painful screams will not soon leave your head.
07:043.
07:06The Long Way – Silent Hill – Homecoming
07:17Finding out your family has ties to an evil, sacrificial cult has got to be rough.
07:22Homecoming follows Alex Shepard after he returns home from war, only to find his brother and
07:27many others in his town are missing.
07:29He follows his father's trail and eventually learns that he was meant to be a sacrifice
07:33to keep their town safe.
07:35But his father rebelled against it, so you know what that means.
07:46Adam still has time to deliver an apology to his son before Pyramid Head appears behind
07:50him.
07:51The monster stabs him through the back and lifts his sword upward, cutting Adam in half
07:55the long way.
07:56It is undeniably vicious, made even more so as he is executed in front of his son.
08:052.
08:07Off The Top – Lucius
08:15For PC gamers wanting a way to play through the omen, this one's for you.
08:19Lucius has you control Lucifer's own son, who uses his satanic abilities to cause horrific
08:24accidents around his wealthy parents' manor.
08:26By possessing others and using telekinesis on various objects, you can brutally dismantle
08:31anyone on the grounds.
08:33Each one is disturbing in their own right, but the person who receives the most savage
08:36demise is the gardener.
08:43While the man works on a lawnmower, Lucius can possess him and force him to stick his
08:47head into the blades.
08:49When his body rears back, nothing remains from the neck up and a fountain of blood covers
08:53the area.
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09:15A Bite To Eat – The Quarry
09:23Just like Until Dawn, Supermassive Games really brought out the gore with The Quarry.
09:27But with a different game engine and stronger visuals, its deaths were supremely ferocious.
09:33It follows a group of summer camp counselors who must survive their final night.
09:36Each character naturally has a group of extremely violent fatality options depending on your
09:42However, it's Caitlyn who meets the most brutal end.
09:50One scene sees a werewolf charge her from down a hallway.
09:52It stabs her through the throat, lifting her from the ground with gross gurgles before
09:56slamming her down multiple times.
09:59To really make players squirm, it then chows down on her stomach, absolutely revolting.