Summary
Horror gamesthrow players into spooky scenarios filled with monsters, jumpscares, and sinister ambiance that can make your skin crawl. Some of the best horror games like to raise the difficulty curve by adding enemies that just won’t stay dead.
While your first instinct might be to fight, often, wasting bullets or health, trying to take down one of these enemies is a fruitless endeavor. At most, it can only buy you a few extra seconds before the chase begins once more. Here are ten horror games with invincible enemies that just can’t be beaten by any normal means.
Alien Isolation puts you in a spaceship under attack by a deadly Xenomorph. Luckily, you have a few tools at your disposal to keep track of the creature. Unfortunately, it only gives you a chance to hide rather than fight.
While a gun can be useful for dealing with other enemies such as humans trying to survive or androids, it can do nothing against the Xenomorph. At the very least, you can take comfort in holding it when you want to feel in control.
One of themost iconic video game monsterslurks in the haunted halls ofAmnesia. The Gatherers come in a few different shapes and sizes, but they all share the same invincibility. With no weapons to fight them off, your only option is to run away and hide.
Another monster in the same game is an invisible creature that lurks in the flooded areas of the castle. you may’t fight it, but you can look for splashes to locate it and throw objects to lure it away.
Developer(s)
Frictional Games
Deep in the trenches of World War I, is a bunker with a sinister secret. In your search for an escape, you will need to find explosives to unblock the entrance. However, you are not alone. The Stalker is constantly listening for your movements and popping out of holes in the wall.
you’re able to keep the power on with gas canisters to keep the monster away. You also have a gun that can be used in different ways to stun it, such as by blowing up barrels or hitting it in the head. However, the monster is not killable.
ModernResident Evil gameslove having stalker enemies that hunt you down. Resident Evil Village introduced the vampire-like Lady Dimitrescu. Residing in her castle, she hunts Ethan down as he searches for his daughter.
Lady Dimitrescu cannot be killed during her initial encounters. She will pop in frequently to push the player into tight spots and slash at them with her scythe-like claws. She can, however, be stunned if hit with enough firepower, but eventually, she will get back up again and resume the hunt.
Dead By Daylight is the poster child for unkillable monsters. From original characters like the Trapper to horror classics such as Ghostface, Dead by Daylight has a vast roster of horror icons to play as you hunt down the four human players.
While the player taking the role of a killer can eliminate survivors, the survivors can do very little to kill their pursuers. Survivors can temporarily stumble or outrun a killer as they attempt to unlock the exit, but other than that, it’s time to run and hide.
Outlast has plenty of unkillable enemies considering allthe protagonist has access to is a camera. Variants are heavily mutated humans with aggressive demeanors. They will attack you if you get too close, so the best way to avoid them is to hide or run away.
Variants are often stationed around different objectives or appearing at critical moments throughout the game. In some cases, you need to use stealth to retrieve an object, while other times, your goal will be to outrun a variant while maneuvering around obstacles.
There are some enemies in horror gaming that you can blast away all you want. Eventually, you will cry victory only to find that the monster you were fighting is starting to put itself back together. This is what happens in Dead Space with its Hunters.
Hunters can be shot at, and their limbs severed to slow them down. However, they have fast regeneration abilities that will soon get them moving back up to full speed. If only you had something to completely vaporize every last trace of them, but these options are few and far between.
Even classic horror games have their fair share of invincible enemies. In Castlevania Symphony of the Night, players are confronted by a stone skull that just won’t die. Your only course of action now is to attempt to avoid them as much as possible.
These stone skulls are invincible. In fact, they won’t even stagger or take a breather if hit enough times. Instead, they just keep coming after you. This can be quite troublesome when you’re trying to kill other enemies or need to time your jumps precisely.
If you’re a horror fan, then at some point you may have come across the dreaded Pyramid Head. In Silent Hill 2, these monsters represent the inner guilt of the main character as they pursue him across the world.
Pyramid Head is, in fact, invincible and cannot be killed. If you start hearing the static of the radio nearby, then this is your one warning that Pyramid Head is closing in on you. Don’t bother using your weapons. If it catches you, it’s all over.
Resident Evil 2 Remake reintroduces players to Mr. X. This Tyrant will pursue Leon or Claire depending on the route selected at the start of the game. While Mr. X will eventually mutate and be killed in a later boss battle, he is invincible while encountering him around the police department.
Shooting Mr. X or even using a stun gun can leave him temporarily rooted to a spot for around 30 seconds. This is your chance to run in the opposite direction. However, like other seekers, he will eventually get back up. At least safe rooms can provide you with a break.
