Are there any good serial killer games?

Submitted by DoeCommaJohn t3_127ak4o in gaming

I've been playing Party Hard, and the unique challenge of picking off characters one by one feels like a really interesting basis for a game. The problem is, PH doesn't really deliver because all the NPCs are so dumb and just go back to partying on top of their friends' corpses, so I don't feel any sense of rising difficulty and I don't feel clever for standing near the edge of a boat as characters walk towards me one by one. Are there any single player games where you play as a serial killer?

Also, I'm already planning on checking out Hitman, so something other than that.

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bondfall007 t1_jedds6g wrote

Hotline miami 1 & 2 are technically more about spree killers/mass shooters, but they technically fit the bill.

If you can find a way to play friday the thirteenth, you might enjoy that.

Dead by Daylight is obvious and multiplayer, but its there.

Manhunt 1 & 2 is about snuff films, but you do kill people to make those so... I dunno.

Hatred? Maybe?

Uhhhh thats all i can think of

Edit: I cant believe i forgot the postal series and Cruelty Squad.

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DickieGreenleaf84 t1_jeddxl1 wrote

Just go play Hitman already because you don't need other options. They just brought out a new mode which is incredible.

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ghost49x t1_jedf5ph wrote

I'd say Dead by Daylight or Last Year: Resurected.

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Salty_Letterhead t1_jedfazw wrote

Does Friday the 13th: The Game count as a serial killer game? Oh, wait, you said "good." Then, as others have already suggested, Hitman is the best.

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Bennehftw t1_jedfvef wrote

If you’re young, you may have not heard of Man Hunt.

It’s a game that’s been banned by many countries, but I’m not sure if it’s banned in the US. I know I played 1 and 2 at the time.

But you’re basically a criminal in a special place where you need to kill the other people. I think it was like a competition. You can kill them in almost any way imaginable, and they were really creative with it. So creative it got banned. It’s a stealth, action type game, but I think it you really wanted to, you could just go up to people and nail gun them in the face.

It wasn’t like a shooter, just bam dead with a nail gun. It was a far more intimate endeavor and every kill was tailored, personal, and tortuous.

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_TheChosenOne15_ t1_jedh9zu wrote

Hitman WoA is the best thing in this genre out there. Give it a try, I've played for 600 hours and absolutely love it

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JackSilver1410 t1_jedjiol wrote

Any game, really, just play like a serial killer. In Fallout 4 I'd actively hunt Brotherhood of Steel Paladins and keep their helmets as trophies. In Just Cause 3 I'd end every firefight by stringing up a body by the ankles.

So long as the game feels like the Predator is running through, it's a serial killer game.

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nyghtrite t1_jedljat wrote

Postal. It really was set to be as realistic as possible.

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KaldarTheBrave t1_jedtwfx wrote

Try Lakeview Valley you can go full face wearing serial killer in that

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Dog_Egg_Thrower t1_jedv4o1 wrote

I know everyone has already played them to death and this isn't the main draw of the game but...

Skyrim and Oblivion. Named NPCs with routines and personalities that you can stalk, plan and execute their murder if they look at you funny.

Additionally, both have assassin's guilds with missions that require you to really plan out your kills.

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Wild_Log_7379 t1_jedwe0r wrote

Damn it's sad to say you are all on a list by association now 😮

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ThanosWasRightHanded t1_jeeb5rz wrote

I'd check out pretty much any entry from the Super Mario Bros franchise. Wait until you see how many turtles you get to murder. Dude is a sociopath.

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thedeadsuit t1_jeeftec wrote

Fallout 3. I literally cannibalized every NPC in the game.

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someanimeguy1234 t1_jeeg1eu wrote

I mean I am playing through The Forest. I am supposed to be trying to find my son, but really I am just murdering cute animals and cannibals to build my bone armor and arrow stash.

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