You don’t need to play a horror game to find something that may frighten you.For example, plenty of people find underwater sequences in gaming claustrophobic.Perhaps it’s the simple act of walking through a dark cave, torch in hand, unknowing of what lies ahead, even if it is a family-friendly adventure title that you’re playing.AdvertYou may find yourself feeling uneasy around a certain type of animal, snakes or a spider perhaps?I know I fall into that category. I don’t particularly enjoy either creature so I was a tad nervous about coming face-to-face withHogwarts Legacy’s spiders.I did end up braving them, just as Ron and Harry famously did inThe Chamber of Secrets, but you don’thaveto as developers at Avalanche Software came up with a clever mechanic to aid those with arachnophobia.Harry Potter: Quidditch Championsis the latest Wizarding World title to launch.If you want to enable the arachnophobia mode, you can do so via the game’s accessibility options.AdvertAt the bottom of the page, you’ll find the toggle to turn the mode on.It doesn’t rid the game of spiders but rather transforms them like you might respond to a boggart, turning something scary into something with a humorous appearance.The replacement spiders don rollerskates to replace their skittering legs, sporting large red bodies that really don’t resemble a realistic spider.The mode has received endless praise from players since launch.Advert“I have arachnophobia to the point I scream when I see a spider,”wroteReddit user Local_Peak8291.“To see that the spiders inHogwarts legacyhave Quad Skates as feet was pretty funny and distracted me pretty well from the point that I was fighting spiders. Well done.”“I was so happy when I found out it existed. I also have arachnophobia where I just get really tense and have shivers all over whenever I see spiders (Aragog’s scene is really hard for me to watch inCoSbut I power through),”addedAnyonomus256.“Arachnophobia mode is my favorite addition to the game!!! I got the Switch version and when I first [saw] the altered spiders, I couldn’t stop laughing!! It’s a replica of Ron inPrisoner of Azkaban’s boggart scene with Professor Lupin. Love it,”saidomegatomon_88.AdvertIt would be great to see more games come up with in-universe friendly ways to deal with frightening aspects of what are, on the whole, non-horror titles.Featured Image Credit: Warner Bros Interactive EntertainmentTopics:Hogwarts Legacy,Warner Bros,Harry Potter
You don’t need to play a horror game to find something that may frighten you.For example, plenty of people find underwater sequences in gaming claustrophobic.Perhaps it’s the simple act of walking through a dark cave, torch in hand, unknowing of what lies ahead, even if it is a family-friendly adventure title that you’re playing.AdvertYou may find yourself feeling uneasy around a certain type of animal, snakes or a spider perhaps?I know I fall into that category. I don’t particularly enjoy either creature so I was a tad nervous about coming face-to-face withHogwarts Legacy’s spiders.I did end up braving them, just as Ron and Harry famously did inThe Chamber of Secrets, but you don’thaveto as developers at Avalanche Software came up with a clever mechanic to aid those with arachnophobia.Harry Potter: Quidditch Championsis the latest Wizarding World title to launch.If you want to enable the arachnophobia mode, you can do so via the game’s accessibility options.AdvertAt the bottom of the page, you’ll find the toggle to turn the mode on.It doesn’t rid the game of spiders but rather transforms them like you might respond to a boggart, turning something scary into something with a humorous appearance.The replacement spiders don rollerskates to replace their skittering legs, sporting large red bodies that really don’t resemble a realistic spider.The mode has received endless praise from players since launch.Advert“I have arachnophobia to the point I scream when I see a spider,”wroteReddit user Local_Peak8291.“To see that the spiders inHogwarts legacyhave Quad Skates as feet was pretty funny and distracted me pretty well from the point that I was fighting spiders. Well done.”“I was so happy when I found out it existed. I also have arachnophobia where I just get really tense and have shivers all over whenever I see spiders (Aragog’s scene is really hard for me to watch inCoSbut I power through),”addedAnyonomus256.“Arachnophobia mode is my favorite addition to the game!!! I got the Switch version and when I first [saw] the altered spiders, I couldn’t stop laughing!! It’s a replica of Ron inPrisoner of Azkaban’s boggart scene with Professor Lupin. Love it,”saidomegatomon_88.AdvertIt would be great to see more games come up with in-universe friendly ways to deal with frightening aspects of what are, on the whole, non-horror titles.Featured Image Credit: Warner Bros Interactive EntertainmentTopics:Hogwarts Legacy,Warner Bros,Harry Potter
You don’t need to play a horror game to find something that may frighten you.For example, plenty of people find underwater sequences in gaming claustrophobic.Perhaps it’s the simple act of walking through a dark cave, torch in hand, unknowing of what lies ahead, even if it is a family-friendly adventure title that you’re playing.AdvertYou may find yourself feeling uneasy around a certain type of animal, snakes or a spider perhaps?I know I fall into that category. I don’t particularly enjoy either creature so I was a tad nervous about coming face-to-face withHogwarts Legacy’s spiders.I did end up braving them, just as Ron and Harry famously did inThe Chamber of Secrets, but you don’thaveto as developers at Avalanche Software came up with a clever mechanic to aid those with arachnophobia.Harry Potter: Quidditch Championsis the latest Wizarding World title to launch.If you want to enable the arachnophobia mode, you can do so via the game’s accessibility options.AdvertAt the bottom of the page, you’ll find the toggle to turn the mode on.It doesn’t rid the game of spiders but rather transforms them like you might respond to a boggart, turning something scary into something with a humorous appearance.The replacement spiders don rollerskates to replace their skittering legs, sporting large red bodies that really don’t resemble a realistic spider.The mode has received endless praise from players since launch.Advert“I have arachnophobia to the point I scream when I see a spider,”wroteReddit user Local_Peak8291.“To see that the spiders inHogwarts legacyhave Quad Skates as feet was pretty funny and distracted me pretty well from the point that I was fighting spiders. Well done.”“I was so happy when I found out it existed. I also have arachnophobia where I just get really tense and have shivers all over whenever I see spiders (Aragog’s scene is really hard for me to watch inCoSbut I power through),”addedAnyonomus256.“Arachnophobia mode is my favorite addition to the game!!! I got the Switch version and when I first [saw] the altered spiders, I couldn’t stop laughing!! It’s a replica of Ron inPrisoner of Azkaban’s boggart scene with Professor Lupin. Love it,”saidomegatomon_88.AdvertIt would be great to see more games come up with in-universe friendly ways to deal with frightening aspects of what are, on the whole, non-horror titles.
You don’t need to play a horror game to find something that may frighten you.
For example, plenty of people find underwater sequences in gaming claustrophobic.
Perhaps it’s the simple act of walking through a dark cave, torch in hand, unknowing of what lies ahead, even if it is a family-friendly adventure title that you’re playing.
Advert
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You may find yourself feeling uneasy around a certain type of animal, snakes or a spider perhaps?
I know I fall into that category. I don’t particularly enjoy either creature so I was a tad nervous about coming face-to-face withHogwarts Legacy’s spiders.
I did end up braving them, just as Ron and Harry famously did inThe Chamber of Secrets, but you don’thaveto as developers at Avalanche Software came up with a clever mechanic to aid those with arachnophobia.
Harry Potter: Quidditch Championsis the latest Wizarding World title to launch.
If you want to enable the arachnophobia mode, you can do so via the game’s accessibility options.
Advert
Advert
At the bottom of the page, you’ll find the toggle to turn the mode on.
It doesn’t rid the game of spiders but rather transforms them like you might respond to a boggart, turning something scary into something with a humorous appearance.
The replacement spiders don rollerskates to replace their skittering legs, sporting large red bodies that really don’t resemble a realistic spider.
The mode has received endless praise from players since launch.
Advert
Advert
“I have arachnophobia to the point I scream when I see a spider,”wroteReddit user Local_Peak8291.
“To see that the spiders inHogwarts legacyhave Quad Skates as feet was pretty funny and distracted me pretty well from the point that I was fighting spiders. Well done.”
“I was so happy when I found out it existed. I also have arachnophobia where I just get really tense and have shivers all over whenever I see spiders (Aragog’s scene is really hard for me to watch inCoSbut I power through),”addedAnyonomus256.
“Arachnophobia mode is my favorite addition to the game!!! I got the Switch version and when I first [saw] the altered spiders, I couldn’t stop laughing!! It’s a replica of Ron inPrisoner of Azkaban’s boggart scene with Professor Lupin. Love it,”saidomegatomon_88.
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It would be great to see more games come up with in-universe friendly ways to deal with frightening aspects of what are, on the whole, non-horror titles.
Topics:Hogwarts Legacy,Warner Bros,Harry Potter
