The first time a video game actually scared you.

[Juicepimpson]

Silent Hill 1, in the Ally with those midgets with knives. I was freaking out

[BrotherDust]

I dont remember being scared, but Silent Hill was very disturbing .... Did not know a video game could touch that nerve.

[True Sight]

This is so true. Especially when Code Veronica came out I thought it was the realist game ever, the way I remember it i swear it was VR but I look at the graphics now and laugh.

[CrassiusCurio]

Can't say I've ever been scared in a Video game but some may Surprized me (ala Jump Scare)
The Thunder in Morrowind makes me jump --- especially when playing with head-phones.

[JackofTears]

I actually miss the social element of going to video game stores and dealing with the clerks. Of having your favorite stores, with people there who knew you and treated you like a valued customer. Of the days when buying a pre-release was a big deal and insured you one of a limited number of copies that store would receive on opening week. Just like video rental stores, I miss these old cultural touchstones that used to tie even introverted gamers to the real world.

[Ivlr.Club]

Diablo Original, Late night way past bed time 1st encounter with the Butcher at the tender age of 12. lol avoided that room for a while.

[6SHIFTER]

1st time would probably be that creepy game fatal frame back in ps1.
I still remember a cut scene with a ghost coming down a hall way that was super freaky.

[Jetstream]

A nice little sci-fy strategy game from 98 called Armor Command.
The general atmosphere and sublime soundtrack gave off a very sinister vibe, as well as the games Fog of War mechanics (units just fading in) made things very interesting. ^^

I never played anything else like that until Doom 3 and later Dead Space.

[Tech_0ne]

Probably the original Silent Hill.

But not many games actually scare me, P.T on the PS4 is one of the rare ones that was genuinely scary, just wish Konami hadn't shit canned the full game.

Doki Doki Literature Club was creepy in a fun way.

[jumppogo]

Most likely Resident Evil 3, when Nemesis burst through the window.

A friend and I wanted to play the game in the dark, it messed us up for a week or so haha.

Most recently though it was probably Arkham Asylum, during a scarecrow scene and the "game" glitched, I panicked lol

[headless_Dougie]

probably Fatal Frame....

also, it wasn't the first, but the jump scares in Five Nights at Freddys are fun lol

[RoboCop]

Friday the 13th on NES, every single time you saw Jason. That music/sound that played every time he appeared. Ugh, it terrified me.

[VanDerPowah]

Subnautica truly terrified me to my core....in a good way. I couldn't get enough of that kind of fear. Once you finish the game and start over, it's not the same anymore.

[Chris_Ceee]

Resident Evil 1.
I never knew what lurked behind these doors, low on ammo...

[Shades]

The earliest "game" that I can remember that scared me was the scary maze game. Not sure if it qualifies as a "game" though, since there really isn't a way to "win", you always get the screamer.

Otherwise like someone else mentioned, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire for the N64. Specifically the IG-88 fight after the train crash; the cut-scene before was creepy, it chased you around making angry robot noises, and could jump really far. As a side note, the button combo to enter the debug mode was insane to enter with a controller. Hold all the C buttons, both shoulder buttons and Z, left on D pad, and then push the analogue stick half way and hold for a couple seconds to the left and right a few times until an audio cue would play. You had to do the analogue stick with your face.