Hey guys, just a quick question, can pixel art be scary? I’m making a quick game that in some aspects is like the game slender… (more of a puzzle game though) I won’t say much here, but it is to see weather a pixel art game can be scary. I will use cheap scares like shock etc. thoughts?
The game where the slender idea comes from, actually is a 3d pixel horror game.
Yeah, I love the look of that game 
has a very nice style, if I ever get Unity pro a game with an art style like that will be on top of my list to make.
Pixel art can be scary if done correctly.
Games such as “Home”, “Lone Survivor”, “I’m Scared” are great examples of pixelated horrors, they have the great aesthetics and effects to make them great games.
I used to get huge jump scares from skeletons in Minecraft, and because of that I always felt uneasy whenever I went spelunking.
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Yes, pixel art can be scary.
Regardless of medium, even art that isn’t scary can be scary - given the right context. You just need talented artists.
Earthbound:
The real question is can it be sexy?
Custer’s Revenge. AHHHH YEAAAAAAA.
Spiders moreso…
Especially when they learned to climb and i didnt know
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Now that’s scary.
But dropping the soap would make it even scarier!
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If you would like to use this sprite I made then you can and yes pixels can be scary
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This is what my life has come to, fearing people bumping my old threads 
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Sorry did not know this was and old thread sorry