From the notorious pontianak of Indonesia to the hungry ghost known as preta in Thailand, Southeast Asia is home to lots of scary creatures.
So it makes a lot of sense why game developers from the region have drawn on these myths as inspiration for games. Of course, games with such monsters don’t have to be scary – take for example, the made-in-Singapore Ghostlore, which features a Diablo-style RPG that has you hunting ghosts.
But that’s not what we are here for, of course. We want to be scared out of our pants while playing in a dark room, heart thumping as we stare intently at the monitor searching for clues, aware that a jump scare is coming and there’s absolutely nothing we can do about it.
So here are six made-in-Southeast Asia games that will likely leave you cowering under your blankets.
