IMSCARED on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

"I need a Heart in order to open it"

IMSCARED is a horror, indie and pixel graphics game developed and published by Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks.
Released on February 03rd 2016 is available only on Windows in 6 languages: English, Italian, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil and Russian.

It has received 3,140 reviews of which 2,952 were positive and 188 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, or 10
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 4-compliant onboard graphics
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 110 MB available space

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Feb. 2025
Think outside the box. When you compare this game to Spooky's HoJ, it's more spooky but also crashes a lot (on purpose). IMSCARED immerse you more than just !@#45. Think of it as a meta game that changes every time you open it again - you will be surprised. Recommended to fans of pixelated horror games with somewhat spooky atmosphere.
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Feb. 2025
my monitor turned off and i thought it was a part of the game, amazing
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Jan. 2025
Decided to revisit this one on Steam after playing it back in 2013 or so and man, it's just as fun and clever as I remembered—if not moreso! Despite "meta horror game that messes with your computer" being its own (personally, beloved) subgenre now, this founding father of that subgenre still does so many interesting things I haven't seen any other game replicate since. And despite being an extremely nostalgic and thus familiar game to me, some of the scares still made my skin crawl—I was alternating between giggling in delight at how cool this still is to me and gasping in horror at how it messed with me when I dropped my guard. I'll always have a special place in my heart for this game, and I'm thrilled to find it's just as good now as it was back then! ♥
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Jan. 2025
There is a way to turn an entity into data. They have a life of their own, and it is difficult to distinguish them from normal computer files. In our actions of everyday, while we sit at the computer, this byte entity observes us, and studies our every move and fear. IMSCARED is a glorious experience. Play it. Trust me.
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May 2024
A seriously underrated meta-horror game. The game stands out due to its cool and unique puzzles that require you to think outside the game to progress, and they don't use repetitive mechanics for puzzles. As for the horror aspect, the game does a good job on making the ambiance and atmosphere creep you out. The game also doesn't rely on cheap jumpscares. I highly recommend playing this game, 10/10.
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IMSCARED
9.0
2,952
188
Online players
5
Developer
Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks
Publisher
Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks
Release 03 Feb 2016
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