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MikeDubbz

What would you say is the scarier game? RE7 or RE9?

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I haven't played 7, 8, or 9 yet, but now that they're all in great form on the Switch 2, I'm looking to add a great horror game to my collection on the system. From what I've seen online, the general consensus is that 7 is scarier than Village (though I did see a few claim that 8 at it's scariest peak is higher than 7 at its own) and that if I were to choose between the 2 for the overall scarier experience, that 7 is the way to go; so I'm pretty sold on 7 over 8.

But without any spoilers, how are we feeling about 9 vs 7? I know it's probably a little too early to be asking that, new game bias will be hitting hard for many, but if you can try and answer honestly; Requiem looks damn scary from the trailers, would you say you think it's overall scarier, less scary, or about on par with the scares when compared with 7?

Posted Mar 6, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC

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