Bunker16

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Trapped in an old bunker. Find the way out.

Platforms: PC
Price: Free
Rated: Over 440,000 page views and about 1,800 followers on Game Jolt, a long-standing entry on its best horror list
Players: 1
Controls: Keyboard and mouse, first person.
Made by: freeman08
Released: 2014

What frightens You are shut inside an old concrete bunker and must find the way out through dim, empty rooms lit by single bulbs and your flashlight, with sound doing most of the work; its maker says to play it with headphones.

Bunker16 is a short, free first-person horror exploration game from Game Jolt. You are trapped in an old underground bunker and search its dark concrete rooms for a way out, with the sound telling you as much as the flashlight does.

About Bunker16

Bunker16 is a free Windows game by freeman08, released on Game Jolt in 2014. Its maker describes it in a few lines: you are trapped in an old bunker and have to find a way out; it is a fairly short, eerie exploration game, best played with headphones on.

The screenshots show what that means: bare concrete corridors and rooms with plank-lined walls, a heavy rusted blast door, a small kitchen, empty shelves, benches and crates, lit by a single bulb or by the circle of your flashlight. There are no other people in sight, and the game leaves you alone with the rooms and the noises.

It has been on Game Jolt's list of best horror games for years and has been viewed more than 440,000 times. It suits players who like short, quiet horror built on atmosphere and sound rather than monsters on screen, and who want something to finish in one evening.

How to play Bunker16

Download the free Windows build from its Game Jolt page and unzip it.
Put on headphones, as its maker suggests.
Explore the bunker in first person with your flashlight and look for anything that opens the way on.
Find the way out of the bunker.

Screenshots

Bunker16 screenshot: a dark concrete corridor with plank-lined walls leading to a room of shelves

Bunker16 screenshot: a flashlight beam picks out a metal shelf and a doorway in a black concrete room

Bunker16 screenshot: the flashlight shows benches, a bucket and a crate in an empty bunker room

Tips

Play in the dark with headphones; the sound carries the atmosphere.
Search each room fully before moving on; the bunker is small but easy to get turned around in.