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A yearly tradition. This time I'm posting early in case they film early. And of course I realize Chris and co. are under no obligation to use any suggestions and they probably won't. (I also realize as they're getting older they might genuinely start worrying about heart issues from jumpscares.) Nevertheless...

(some of these suggestions are from other people in previous years)

• Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside 😉
• Condemned: Criminal Origins
• Butcher's Creek, a short horror game from the developer of DUSK who, iirc, took inspiration from Hitman and Condemned.
• Total Chaos
• Cry of Fear (might take too long to really get going, though)
• Nightmare of Decay
• The Devil Inside (2000 game; if Tomar can get it running via a VM; it may be too buggy even running normally) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Inside_(video_game)
• Grey (HL2 horror mod) - similar to Cry of Fear but much shorter; unfortunately the normal ending is dumb
• Nightmare House: The Original Mod (combines Nightmare House 1 and 2)
• Lost in Vivo
• Doom 3 (not BFG Edition)
• Blood: Fresh Supply
• Ill (when it releases)
• Afraid of Monsters: Director's Cut mod
• play more of "Night at the Gates of Hell" (at least see the mother and "son")
• Nightmare mod for L4D2
• P.T. if you can find it somehow; maybe fan-made recreations are good enough
• Monstrum
• No, I'm not a Human
• MADiSON
• Project Crypt
• Eggs for Bart 😛

(With Argonaut Games having relaunched in 2024, I thought maybe they could re-release this title from 2003. Of course there may be legal issues preventing that; nevertheless I figured I'd bring some attention to the game.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-Ninja

"I-Ninja is a 2003 platform video game developed by Argonaut Games for the PlayStation 2. Versions for GameCube, Xbox and Microsoft Windows were released later..."

"The main character in I-Ninja has a variety of acrobatic abilities that are used throughout the game to defeat the Ranx army led by Master O-Dor. In addition to basic skills such as running and jumping, Ninja can also double jump, spin his sword around while midair for a limited time and use it to fall slower than normal, and use the shape of the environment to his advantage. Throughout the game there are several uniquely designed walls that Ninja can run on, and points where Ninja can use his grappling hook to swing across a gap.

Certain levels also provide Ninja with explosive darts and ricocheting shuriken to use against his foes; both of these can be aimed using a first-person view, but shuriken can also be thrown with an auto-aim feature. Occasionally, Ninja will encounter an enemy that will leap into the air with him (in anime fashion) to battle, and the two will remain suspended in a sort of flying void until the foe is defeated. While in this void, Ninja flies around and can dash, slash with his sword, perform an unblockable but heavily delayed thrusting attack, and throw shuriken if he has them. As Ninja attacks he will build an attack gauge that, when filled to certain levels, can be spent to temporarily enhance his abilities.

As the player progresses through the game he will gain access to more of these abilities; using them he can increase his strength, heal his life bar, ride a giant shuriken to quickly slay foes, or even become invincible, which allows him to greatly harm enemies in his vicinity without even touching them. When Ninja activates invincibility, he says "I-Ninja!", which provides the game with its namesake."

The PC version has a 75% rating on GameRankings.

Dreamlist description: "I Ninja is a 3D platform title starring an original character created by British developer Argonaut Software. Players control a spirited young ninja as they make their way through a diverse selection of indoor and outdoor locales. The title character is garbed in a blue suit and matching hooded mask, so that only his eyes and his expressive brow are visible to players. The character also wields a pair of katana blades in both hands as he jumps from platform to platform, avoiding hazards and slicing at enemies. The cartoon-style atmosphere is brought to life with the use of cel-shaded graphics, giving the game a distinctive look from many of its platform contemporaries. I-Ninja is an adrenaline-charged adventure game. An ultra-cool ninja with major attitude meets extreme sports game play, I-Ninja is the consummate warrior who has spent years mastering his weapons and honing his skills. In true gravity defying game play, I-Ninja can scale buildings, "shred" on extreme rails, hover great distances with a "sword copter", ride drifting roller spheres and utilize specialized manga-style ninja moves to navigate through each dynamic environment."

Gameplay footage: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=i+ninja+pc+gameplay

Dreamlist entry: https://www.gog.com/dreamlist/game/i-ninja-2003