I know there are tons of horror games, but most of them are just haunted house simulators about a spooky ghost or demon popping out and scaring your or getting chased by a monsters.
>>724624452... but are there any video games that operate mainly by filling the player with a sense of dread and unease?
Play Stars Die
>>724624452Dread is an extremely difficult emotion to get from videogame, bro.
not a video game but the anime Dark Gathering is definitely the most dreadful (positive) anime I've ever seen. Really good sense of tension throughout.