Best Horror Game

P.T., developed by Konami, is a short, first-person psychological horror experience released in 2014. It gained significant attention as an interactive demo created to showcase ideas for the cancelled Silent Hills game directed by Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro. The game’s unsettling atmosphere...

Developed by David Szymanski and published by New Blood Interactive in 2018, Dusk is a retro-style first-person shooter that incorporates distinct horror elements. The game is heavily inspired by classic 1990s shooters like Quake and Blood, featuring fast-paced combat, varied level designs, and an a...

Released in 2017 by Team Salvato, Doki Doki Literature Club is a freeware visual novel that initially presents itself as a standard anime-style dating simulation. As the narrative progresses, the game undergoes a abrupt tonal shift into a psychological horror experience, breaking the fourth wall and...

The Forgotten City is a 2021 first-person mystery adventure developed by Modern Storyteller. Set in an underground city modeled on the ancient Roman world, it places the player in a time loop triggered whenever any resident violates a supernatural law that punishes the entire community. The game gre...

GTFO is a cooperative first-person shooter and survival horror game developed by the Swedish studio 10 Chambers and released in 2021. Teams of up to four players explore an underground complex, completing objectives while managing limited ammunition, tools, and health. Stealth, coordinated equipment...

Cry of Fear is a standalone psychological survival horror game developed by Team Psykskallar and released in 2012. Originally created as a modification for the game Half-Life, it was later published as a free-to-play title on Steam. Players navigate a dark, fictional Scandinavian town, engaging in c...

Observer: System Redux is an expanded edition of Bloober Team's first-person cyberpunk horror game Observer, released in 2020. Players control Daniel Lazarski, a neural detective voiced by Rutger Hauer, while investigating a decaying apartment building in a dystopian Krakow. The edition adds three s...

A 2024 first-person horror by The Chinese Room set on a North Sea oil rig in 1975, rooted in Scottish working-class culture as a creature overruns the platform.

A 1992 French survival horror by Infogrames, developed by Frédérick Raynal, widely credited as a foundational work of the genre that influenced Resident Evil.

The Witch's House MV is a 2018 enhanced remake of Fummy's 2012 horror game, featuring updated graphics and translated into multiple languages by Dangen Entertainment.

A 2019 Spanish episodic survival horror by Protocol Games featuring multiple playable characters who can permanently die, with an adaptive AI-driven antagonist.

Originally a 1996 PC RPG Maker game by Makoto Kedouin, later remade for PSP in 2010 by Team GrisGris, set in a supernatural haunted elementary school.

The Witch's House is a 2012 Japanese freeware puzzle-horror RPG game created by Fummy, where a young girl must escape a deadly mansion filled with lethal traps.

A 1995 Super Famicom point-and-click horror by Human Entertainment, notable for its persistent stalker villain the Scissorman and its escape-focused gameplay.

A 2022 indie horror simulation by darkStone Digital casting players as a mortuary worker who embalms bodies while identifying signs of demonic possession.

A 2003 Japanese survival horror by SCE Japan Studio directed by Keiichiro Toyama, creator of Silent Hill, set in a village with sightjacking mechanics.

The Blackout Club is a 2019 first-person cooperative horror game by Question LLC, focusing on a group of teenagers investigating a terrifying secret in their neighborhood.

A 2021 survival horror by Abstract Digital Works that deliberately evokes the fixed-camera style of 1990s classics like Resident Evil and Silent Hill.

Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel is a 2022 survival horror game developed by Brazilian studio Pulsatrix Studios, focusing on combat and exploration in a decaying, supernatural hotel.

Tormented Souls 2 is an upcoming survival horror game by Dual Effects, notable for continuing the story of Caroline Walker and its dedication to classic genre puzzle mechanics.

Fears to Fathom is an ongoing anthology series of independent psychological horror games created by Rayll, renowned for its highly realistic, found-footage style presentation.

No More Room in Hell is a 2011 cooperative first-person survival horror game originally released as a Half-Life 2 mod, emphasizing slow-paced and gritty zombie survival.

Imscared is a 2012 psychological horror game created by Ivan Zanotti, notable for breaking the fourth wall by creating fake files on the player's computer to scare them.

A 2024 remaster of the 1995 Super Famicom Clock Tower developed by WayForward, marking the first official English localization of the original Japanese game.

A 2023 Unreal Engine 5 compilation by Bloober Team combining remasters of both prior Layers of Fear games alongside new connecting story chapters.

The Convenience Store is a 2020 first-person horror game by Japanese studio Chillas Art, notable for its distinct VHS visual aesthetic and eerie urban night shift atmosphere.

Ao Oni is a 2008 Japanese freeware role-playing horror game created by developer Kouri, following teenagers trapped in a haunted mansion by a monstrous blue demon.

A 2001 South Korean survival horror by Sonnori set in a high school on White Day, later remade in 2017 and notable for pioneering the genre in Korea.

GYLT is a 2019 adventure horror game developed by Tequila Works, originally launching as a Google Stadia exclusive before being ported to other platforms in 2023.