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Writer's pictureAntal Bokor

31 Days of Retro Horror Games: Day 25: The 7th Guest

This year we’re putting together a list of 31 Retro Horror games. Games that have come from dead console generations, back to haunt us. Sadly, not all of these games will be available for you to play due to the complicated nature of video game preservation. However, we’re going to note if it’s possible to play them on modern hardware. We’re going to be covering games from the Seventh Generation (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii) and earlier. So basically anything before 2006.


Day 25



The 7th Guest


The 7th Guest is THE original full motion video (FMV) horror game. I mean, I guess Night Trap sorta counts, But The 7th Guest was one of the first games to utilize CD-ROM technology to the max. It featured (for the time) high-quality FMV and a large amount of audio data that could only be stored on CD–like voice tracks and music. Its popularity helped cement CD-ROM as the future of game distribution. 



Many consider it a forefather of interactive movie-style games and psychological horror titles, paving the way for other classics like Myst and Resident Evil. Okay, I’ve said a lot of games paved the way for Resident Evil in this series. But seriously. That’s why Resident Evil was so popular–it checked a lot of boxes, and well.



There were a couple of sequels to The 7th Guest like The 11th Hour and The 13th Doll, but neither were as cutting edge or captured people’s imaginations like The 7th Guest. I would even say that The 7th Guest inspired Roberta Williams to make Phantasmagoria. This game is a big deal.


If you want to play 7th Guest these gays there's a wonderful VR remake that used volumetric filming with new actors to replace the old FMV. It also includes new puzzles that are better suited for VR.  There is also a 25th Anniversary edition available on modern consoles as well as Steam. 


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