"What is Best Ever? "Best Ever" is the 1UP team's attempt to establish, well, the "best ever" videogames (or gaming moments) in history through a series of semi-regular features. We're not ranking them, but we will try to tell you why they're important, sometimes including more personal reflections from the 1UP staff. Agree? Disagree? Feel free to leave a comment below. For our first edition, we're focusing on the Best Ever Scary Games. And we do mean genuinely scary, whether it gave us the startling of a lifetime or made us feel a little uneasy inside." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

my vote goes to System Shock 2 - bnoise

Dead Space did it for me; played in the dark with my Turtle Beach headset on.. the ambient noise of the ship was enough to give me the collywobbles, but when Bad Things were scuttling around, I had to turn the lights back on! - Andrew Terry

old fps like quake or doom are fun for pure adrenaline, while some games with involving storylines like half-life or myst can most effectively get under your skin :) - Mike Chelen

Wolfenstein used to scare the shizzle out of me. GUTENTAG!!! - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah

Silent Hill scared the shit out of me. The creators must be disturbed. - Parvez Halim