Q&A for How to Not Get Scared While Playing Survival Horror Games

Yes. This could be considered a type of "exposure therapy," which basically means exposing yourself to something scary over and over until your brain learns that it's not really as scary as you thought it was. Listening to scary parts of the game could definitely help you with this.

Try to distract yourself. Read an uplifting book or play a different game, such as Minecraft or Stardew Valley. If that doesn't work, try listening to calming music or practicing a hobby. Before you know it, your fear will be replaced with fun.

It has a ton of Jumpscares, enemies chasing you, and a really good horror atmosphere. It is really scary but worth it, good story and gameplay mechanics.

Read a good book before you go to sleep and/or keep a hall light or nightlight on. When you close your eyes, make up your own fun happy dream until you fall asleep. Try to keep your mind off the scary thoughts and on the happy ones!

You know it's coming, so just be prepared for it, then it will scare you less. Remember though, the tension, and the release from the scare, are supposed to be part of the fun. If you're not having fun, don't force yourself to play the game.

Make fun of the SCPs themselves. Calling 106 "Radical Larry" is easy enough and if you're lucky you can even find the hidden "Butt-Ghost" in the bathrooms.

Make fun of the animatronics' movements, they're quite humorous.

Try watching videos of others playing it. After a while, the game will be more predictable; the more you understand the game. Plus, you could also get better at the game as well.

If you're unaware of what's gonna happen, a deep breath would help. Once it started and it finished, try laughing at the way how you reacted or jumped. Jumping at something that scares you is a natural reaction so you really cannot help it.

There is a game called Hello Neighbor. The only thing that might scare you is a neighbor chasing you everywhere. And when he gets close, there's some creepy music, but you can turn that down.

After you finish watching the horror games, find some funny videos to watch on YouTube right before you go to bed. That way the horror content will be father from your mind.

Watch Cr1tikal/penguinz0 play the game you're scared of on YouTube. He is hilarious, and isn't scared of the games at all. It helped me get through Outlast.

If you already know what's coming, you won't get as frightened. So the more you play it, the less scared you will get at those jump scares.

Of course! It helps build confidence with the game you're struggling to overcome.

It depends on which game, and your opinion. Keep in mind that these are just video games. Some versions of the game just have monsters that could be considered sinful, whereas others specifically focus on killing members of a certain religion, albeit that religion is evil.

Just look at a kitten pictures like PewDiePie does, or watch some funny videos. And remember, it's just a game.

Keep telling yourself that zombies are only fiction and can never cause harm to you in reality. If this doesn't help, don't play games with zombies in them. There are plenty of other games.

Try talking to the monsters inside your head to make them seem less scary. You should also watch something light and funny after playing those games to take your mind off them.

Play with other players, or avoid the witch completely by going past her stealthily.

Ask somebody how to play the game then make the creepy things in the game from paper, but make it funny and then play it. When you finish, make it more creepy and the more and more and when it’s be normal to you go play the game.

Try bringing a friend along to help. You don’t have to go it alone. Your friend could listen to the audio for you and warn you of what’s coming, or just comfort you and help you laugh it off later. Or, you could just stick with games that don't scare you.

Try to watch someone play the game on YouTube or keep someone beside you to lessen the scare. I do that for Resident Evil 2 Remake.

One of my friends had the same issue with Bloodborne. What he did was lower the volume of the speakers or listen to music while playing.

There is only one way to make sure of that. If she saw you hide under the bed she will do the jump scare but if you hide under the bed before she can see it, then you're safe.

Resident Evil just may not be for you. Try something less scary and hardcore, like Hello Neighbor or Baldi's Basics.

Doki Doki Literature Club? You can think of it as just glitching. When you think about it, there shouldn't be anything scary about glitching since that can never happen in reality. Or better yet, when it glitches, you can tell yourself that it's a bug, reducing the fear of knowing that it is intentional.

That's true. Jumpscares could be extremely terrifying with the audio on, but you can't dismiss it when the audio takes a crucial part of the gameplay. For your example, FNaF 4, could be difficult to play without hearing the major animatronics' breathings. It is recommended to be exposed to lots of jumpscares in the game, so you won't be freaking out when you're game-overed. Alternatively, you can advance your gameplay tactics so the breathings won't be such a important part of your gameplay.