The Best Horror Games

Update : Luto added at rank #23.
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DREDGE (2023)

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PC Windows Android Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Mac OS Xbox One Playstation 4 Xbox Series X

Embark on a unique adventure in Dredge, a game that combines fishing and Lovecraftian horror. As a fisherman, you'll catch fish, complete quests, and unravel mysteries. Upgrade your boat and equipment to face the dangers that lurk in the shadows. With captivating visuals and audio, you'll be immersed in this meticulously crafted universe.


What we like:
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Captivating Lovecraftian atmosphere
  • Variety of fish and quests
  • Upgradable boat and equipment
  • Meticulously crafted universe
What could be improved:
  • Quests can be repetitive
  • Lack of depth in gameplay mechanics
  • Shallow storytelling

  • horror
  • inventory
  • fishing
  • sailing
  • mystery
  • exploration
  • management
  • simulation
  • psychological
  • lovecraftian
  • rpg
  • open-world
  • relaxing
  • grid

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Resident Evil 4 (2023)

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94
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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X IOS iPhone Mac OS Xbox One

Experience the horror-survival genre at its finest with Resident Evil 4. As agent Leon S. Kennedy, you will be on a mission to save the President's daughter from a mysterious cult in a secluded European village. The modernized gameplay, updated graphics, and reimagined storyline add new life to this classic game. With terrifying locals to fight, it's a world where life and death, terror and catharsis intersect. Get the Deluxe Edition, and you get extra DLC packs, making the experience even more immersive.


What we like:
  • Satisfying gunplay
  • Thorough exploration with a lot of treasures and challenges
  • Reimagined segments with expanded areas
  • Improved handling of companion character Ashley
  • All-time action great with a balance of tension and cheesiness
What could be improved:
  • Controls may feel heavy
  • Dodging system can be frustrating
  • Over-explaining story elements detracts from the horror
  • Time limits for ranking rewards can be difficult to achieve without rushing through the game

  • survival-horror
  • zombies
  • horror
  • remake
  • inventory
  • action
  • shooter
  • puzzle
  • boss-fight
  • classic
  • cooperative

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The Outlast Trials (2024)

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85
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Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One

Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?

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  • horror
  • survival-horror
  • cooperative
  • psychological

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The Midnight Walk (2025)

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PC Windows osvr Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch 2

Follow The Midnight Walk in a dark adventure from the minds behind Lost in Random. Befriend a lost lantern creature and light your way through a world of wonder and terror. Outsmart monsters and marvel at details in a landscape handcrafted with real clay and animated in a stop motion style.

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  • horror
  • dark
  • fantasy
  • stealth
  • puzzle
  • cinematic
  • adventure
  • narration
  • vr
  • story
  • burton
  • emotional
  • atmospheric
  • first-person
  • fairy-tale

5

Mouthwashing (2024)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch) Xbox Series X/s (Playstation 5 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X

The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

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  • horror
  • psychological
  • surreal
  • walking-simulator

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Amnesia: The Bunker (2023)

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Linux Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows Mac OS Xbox Series X/s Xbox One

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.


  • horror
  • survival-horror
  • inventory
  • first-person

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Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit (2024)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch j

Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.

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  • horror
  • pixel
  • survival-horror
  • retro
  • survival
  • narrative

8

Choo-Choo Charles (2022)

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90
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PC Windows Mac OS Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Navigate an open-world island in an old train, upgrade it over time, and use it to fight an evil spider train named Charles.


  • horror
  • survival-horror
  • trains
  • open-world
  • first-person
  • shooter
  • hand-drawn
  • dark

9

Alan Wake 2 (2023)

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PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Alan Wake 2 is a highly anticipated sequel that delivers a rip-roaring horror experience with innovative gameplay and storytelling.


What we like:
  • Innovative gameplay
  • Impressive graphics
  • Unique dual protagonists
  • Palpable atmosphere
  • Seamless transitions
What could be improved:
  • No objective markers

  • horror
  • thriller
  • survival-horror
  • psychological
  • narrative
  • story
  • supernatural
  • combat
  • mystery
  • cult
  • action
  • episodic
  • detective
  • fiction
  • shooter

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Lethal Company (2023)

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PC Windows Android

A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.


  • horror
  • cooperative
  • survival-horror
  • procedural
  • psychological
  • first-person
  • pve
  • online
  • time-management
  • aliens
  • funny

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