The Best Horror storytelling Games for PC Windows

Update : Luto added at rank #9.
1

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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Bramble: The Mountain King (2023)

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

Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble's many hideous creatures.


  • horror
  • platform
  • dark
  • exploration
  • narrative
  • puzzle
  • boss-fight
  • cinematic
  • adventure
  • mythology
  • action-adventure
  • fantasy
  • story
  • emotional
  • lore

3

The Drifter (2025)

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j Nintendo Switch Android PC Windows Mac OS Linux

A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.


  • point-and-click
  • thriller
  • pixel
  • horror
  • modern
  • adventure
  • story
  • mystery
  • manipulation
  • supernatural
  • investigation
  • noir
  • time
  • controller-support
  • sci-fi

4

The Midnight Walk (2025)

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PC Windows ps1 vr2 Playstation 5 j

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
  • fantasy
  • dark
  • narration
  • stealth
  • puzzle
  • fairy-tale
  • cinematic
  • adventure
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • vr
  • emotional
  • narrative
  • gothic

5

Indika (2024)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X/s j Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.


  • surreal
  • third-person
  • puzzle
  • narrative
  • story
  • psychedelic
  • psychological
  • walking-simulator
  • adventure
  • cinematic
  • horror
  • self-discovery
  • mature
  • platform
  • narration

6

Oxenfree II: Lost Signals (2022)

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Android IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Mac OS

Uncover a sinister plot in OXENFREE II: Lost Signals as you navigate the mysterious town of Camena. With engaging characters, a captivating story, and your choices shaping the narrative, this game promises a thrilling adventure. Use your walkie talkie to tap into ghostly signals and manipulate time. Will you save the future or ignore those in need? The choice is yours.

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What we like:
  • Engaging characters
  • Captivating story twists
  • Excellent dialogue system
  • Satisfying conclusion
  • Beautiful art style
What could be improved:
  • Minimal presence of other characters
  • Time travel aspect lacks impact
  • Easy to miss side stories

  • supernatural
  • horror
  • narrative
  • cult
  • mystery
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • choices
  • interactive
  • story
  • local
  • exploration
  • graphic

7

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...


  • point-and-click
  • horror
  • pixel
  • puzzle
  • fiction
  • emotional
  • adventure
  • story
  • mystery
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • drama
  • interactive
  • thriller
  • cinematic

8

Burnhouse Lane (2022)

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

Burnhouse Lane tells a story of Angie Weather, a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to win her life back. Solve puzzles, make friends and enemies, run, hide and fight in this dark adventure that'll take you on a trip to another world and back...


  • horror
  • dark
  • cats
  • psychedelic
  • humor
  • scroller
  • choices
  • action-adventure
  • drama
  • psychological
  • atmospheric
  • surreal
  • multiple-endings
  • story
  • adventure

9

Luto (2025)

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j Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5 Android PC Windows Xbox Series X

Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

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  • psychological
  • horror
  • walking-simulator
  • thriller
  • story
  • drama
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • mystery

10

Little Misfortune (2019)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux Android IOS iPhone

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.


  • dark
  • horror
  • psychological
  • interactive
  • cult
  • cute
  • point-and-click
  • choices
  • humor
  • fantasy
  • exploration
  • story
  • horrors
  • adventure
  • eight-year-old

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