Tech Desk 
Aug 05, 2024
Cartoons combined with horror initially sound strange, as Cartoon art is connected to younger audiences or children's television, while horror is usually for adult audiences.
However, the combination of cartoon fascination and horror elements has become a famous alloy in the gaming industry.
Gadinsider has the following 5 best cartoon horror games, representative of why the subgenre has made its way to the forefront. These games are note worthy for their interpretive art and animation style.
5 best cartoon horror games
OMORI
Omori is a horror RPG, following Sunny and his alter-ego, Omori. The player starts in 'the white space,' a blank landscape with a single room involving a journal, a laptop, and tissues. Once leaving, they can find the sleeping 'headspace' and the waking 'faraway town.'
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Error #53
Error #53 is one of the unsuspecting art styles of cartoons, some cartoon horror games seem wholesome at first. Set in a medieval-style village, the player must speak to the King. He then tasks them with defeating Jack and his henchmen, who have been continuously crooked into the castle to steal his gold.
Baldi's Basics
Baldi's Basics is a survival horror shrouded as an educational game. You must cross a school to find seven notebooks and complete math questions while avoiding the ruler-wielding Baldi. The catch is that some equations are impossible, and incorrect answers make Baldi more ambitious.
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BioShock
BioShock is a first-person shooter action game with an Art Deco-inspired, graphic novel art style. Gamers take on the role of Jack, whose plane crash-lands in the sea. After being transported to "Rapture", an off-grid underwater city free from the obstacles of post-World War II society, he must launch on a quest to recover the family of his guide, Atlas.
Alice: Madness Returns
Book and film buffs are probably similar to Lewis Caroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Garnering animated and live-action film adaptations, this classic story has also built its way to the horror gaming world. Alice: Madness Returns takes all the original quirky elements and converts them into a darker, twisted version of the story.
If you're playing as Alice, released from Rutledge Asylum, you must cross your way through both wonderland and reality in an try to settle Alice's childhood trauma. With freaky enemies, similar characters, and puzzle elements, this game has something for all horror fans.
