Best horror games on Reddit

"All RE games."

"Had you tried the Resident Evil series , if not give them a shor"

"Resident Evil games and Alien Isolation"

"I'm thinking about trying resident evil seven, if that's the one with the house full of murderbillies..."

"My favorite horror games for ps4/ps5 Resident Evil 1 and 2 Remakes and RE 7 are the scarier entries of the franchise"

"RE VII, Visage + Amnesia The Bunker personal favs."

"Resident Evil 1 remake."

"Any resident evil, but 4 especially."

"Alien Isolation Alan Wake Outlast Resident Evil"

"Resident Evil - $10 USD on sale now."

"Visage"

"Visage"

"Visage is my go to."

"Soma, visage(which is on Sale), resident evil 7, which I think is on sale."

"Visage."

"Visage. I will not spoil anything, but no game in recent memory has made me so tense..."

"Visage is a pretty scary game."

"Visage, tormented souls, soma, AW2, Luto demo."

"Try Visage. It's seriously one of the scariest games I've played. It's similar to P.T."

"Here are a few I can recommend: * Unspoken * Homeless * Panicore * Amnesia: The Bunker * Visage * Pilgrim * Phasmophobia"

"Alien: Isolation is one of the best survival horror games ever."

"REmake HD, Alien Isolation"

"Alien isolation."

"Alien: Isolation, Blair Witch, Outlast I/II."

"Alien Isolation will have you on a ventilator, if you scare easily."

"Alien: Isolation."

"Alien Isolation."

"Alien: Isolation is coming up on being 10 years old and is still the best horror experience I’ve ever had in a video game."

"Subnautica Alien isolation Resident evil biohazard Outlast"

"Alien: Isolation Outlast I/II Blair Witch"

"Dead Space"

"Dead Space and Outlast are must-plays for any horror fan!"

"Dead Space. They remade it for the PS5."

"Dead Space Resident Evil VII Resident Evil 2 RE8 is great too, but the horror is VII is much more intense imo."

"I'd definitely recommend playing dead space (the remake or original) then playing dead space 2."

"Dead Space Remake RE2 Remake"

"Just got done playing dead space remake. Super good. 👍🏻"

"- **Dead Space (2023 remake)** - Metacritic score of 89"

"Just gonna throw out Dead Space. If you haven't played it you need to."

"Dead Space remake"

"Resident evil 2 remake."

"Every human on earth should play Re4."

"Resident Evil VII."

"Resident Evil 4 (original and remake)."

"If you enjoyed RE7 I’d recommend the other Resi’s as well."

"Re2 remake. Re4 remake. RE7 re8. Alan wake 2 dead space 2 remake."

"I would recommend different games if you liked RE 7 (more FPS scary-scary games)..."

"Resident Evil games."

"Resident Evil 7. A very good Game in VR"

"#RESIDENT EVIL 7"

"Can't recommend SOMA enough. Perfect length, perfect story."

"SOMA if you want to be terrified and have an existential crisis at the same time"

"SOMA. It even has a safe mode so you'll never die, but it's still scary."

"SOMA is the best horror story game there is. Trust me."

"SOMA, Reveil, Still Wakes the Deep, Silent Hill 2 Remake."

"SOMA. it's very story driven and very linear."

"Amesia series. Isolation has the same gameplay model as amesia."

"Stuff like Soma, Signalis, Tormented Souls are more Indie/AA horror games that are really good."

"Amnesia is a classic! I liked the original more than the second. Outlast is also terrifying!"

"I'm a big fan of Frictional Games studio so I can recommend Amnesia: The Dark Decent and Soma."

"Madison will do the trick for horror (it’s incredibly scary) tactical shooter I can’t really help with though."

"Madison made me jump more than any other horror game I've ever played."

"If you haven't played Madison VR, that is a must."

"1. Madison."

"For pure scares you will not beat MadisonVR."

"I recomend the game Madison."

"Madison."

"Madison is great, genuinely made me jump."

"Madison"

"Madison is the horror game that made me jump more than any other."

"Outlast"

"Some that I can think of are fatal frame 4 and 5, resident evil 0 and 1, outlast, and signalis"

"Outlast is probably the most disturbing and scariest game that I have ever seen."

"Outlast Games."

"Outlast"

"Outlast"

"Outlast is the only game that has actually scared me and left me uncomfortable after playing. Not for the faint hearted"

"Outlast. Plain and simple. Even if you don’t get scared they are hands down my fav horror games."

"Outlast 1&2 and Alien Isolation"

"Outlast 1 n 2"

"I'm thinking about trying resident evil seven, if that's the one with the house full of murderbillies..."

"RE VII, Visage + Amnesia The Bunker personal favs."

"Resident evil 7 is some excellent horror."

"Soma, visage(which is on Sale), resident evil 7, which I think is on sale."

"Resident Evil 7 can be found on sale for mega cheap very often."

"The beast inside and resident evil 7 are my favorites."

"Resident Evil VII is also worth mentioning, has some really disgusting/disturbing sections..."

"Dead Space Resident Evil VII Resident Evil 2 RE8 is great too, but the horror is VII is much more intense imo."

"Ig resident evil 7."

"Resident evil 7 is pretty scary."

"Visage and Devotion are my favorite stories personally"

"The best value for a horror game you'll ever see"

"Signalis gotta be one of the best games I’ve played all year lol"

"Signalis, tormented souls"

"Alan Wake 2 was so good"

"Alan Wake 2!"

"I also picked up the first Poppy’s Playtime for I think $5 and it was well made and suspenseful at times"

"I liked Visage"

"Look up Madison VR, just do it 😁"

"Madison VR."

"Soma, visage(which is on Sale), resident evil 7, which I think is on sale."

"SOMA. Insanely good and tense atmosphere."

"I echo alien Isolation."

"Amnesia: The Dark Descent and SOMA."

"Soma. Great horror-sci-fi mix and pretty emotional too."

"Soma, visage, amnesia the bunker are all really good games with good storylines."

"Not quite horror, more of a psych thriller, but SOMA."

"Darkwood Soma Alien: Isolation RE7 (not my favorite RE overall, but its the only one I'd classify as a horror game)"

"Soma."

"Soma"

"Resident Evil 2."

"RE 2 is the best horror game on gamepass, then E3 , evil within 2, dead space, quarry."

"Resident Evil 2, Dead space remake,"

"RE2 Remake, Dead Space Remake, and Evil Within (1&2). Legit 3 of the GOATs of survival horror."

"Resident Evil 2 by far"

"RE2."

"Resident evil 2."

"Resident evil 2 or prey both amazing games that you will not regret playing."

"I found resident evil 2 and 3 fun and tolerable."

"Tormented Souls. Thank me later!"

"I think tormented souls is like $2 right now."

"It's genuinely one of the best modern survival horror games I've ever come across."

"Stuff like Soma, Signalis, Tormented Souls are more Indie/AA horror games that are really good."

"Tormented Souls"

"Tormented Souls 2"

"Tormented Souls."

"If you're into retro inspired horror games."

"Old school resident evil like"

"Reminds me of Silent Hill x Resident Evil."

"Alan Wake fucked me up."

"Alan Wake"

"Alan Wake 2 is great"

"I've been playing Alan Wake 2 with my partner and we've both been loving it."

"Alan Wake 2(which is also on sale)."

"Alan wake 1 and 2 (2 is way better)."

"Alan Wake, Alan Wake American Nightmare, Alan Wake 2."

"Alien Isolation Alan Wake Outlast Resident Evil"

"The first Alan Wake game, it's horror but plays out more like an action thriller game about a writer."

"Signalis"

"Signalis is an amazing horror game and probably my favorite indie title for last several years."

"I really recommend signalis"

"Signalis is incredible."

"Signalis is one of the best, recent horror games out there, highly recommend."

"Stuff like Soma, Signalis, Tormented Souls are more Indie/AA horror games that are really good."

"SIGNALIS."

"Heard great things about it as a retro style horror game."

"Here is the list of horrors I like or I think will be good: - Signalis - Little Nightmares 1&2 - Inside - Limbo - Bramble The Mountain king - Amnesia Collection - Alien Isolation - Dying Light - Fatal Frame - Doki Doki literature club - Little Misfortune - Fran Bow - Carrion - Inscryption - Ib - Clock Tower - Subnautica - Layers of Fear - Outlast 1&2 - Death Mark - Madison - Resident Evil 4"

"Darkwood"

"Darkwood is available on Ps4 now."

"[Darkwood](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/Darkwood/) is top-down with high pixel detail that won't strain your rig."

"Darkwood."

"Darkwood"

"Darkwood (best played on hard mode)."

"[Darkwood](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/Darkwood/)"

"Check out Darkwood, it's pretty challenging though."

"Not gamepass but darkwood or Pacific drive."

"After that I’d recommend Still Wakes the Deep. Really good story / voice acting."

"Still wakes the deep freaked me out"

"Still wakes the deep is probably my horror GOTY currently."

"Still Wakes the Deep is going to be mine."

"Try Still Wakes the Deep. Really well made game. Good story and great voice acting. Scary stuff!"

"Still Wakes The Deep is incredible."

"Still Wakes The Deep the other day and it was really great."

"Still wakes the deep."

"Still Wakes the Deep!"

"The Dead Space Remake is excellent."

"Dead Space Remake, RE4 Remake"

"DeadSpace remake!"

"Dead Space Remake RE2 Remake"

"Just got done playing dead space remake. Super good."

"Dead Space remake"

"Dead Space Remake Outlast 1 and 2 Amnesia series Soma Alien Isolation Alan Wake 1 and 2 The Evil Within 1 and 2 Until Dawn Tormented Souls Signalis"

"Dead space remake."

"Propagation: Paradise Hotel"

"Propagation paradise hotel and the exorcist legion."

"Propagation: Paradise Hotel is the next best option."

"Propagation: Paradise Hotel is a great horror game. I'm really enjoying it."

"Propagation: Paradise Hotel. It is just constant suspense."

"Propagation: Paradise Hotel is closest to the other games you listed on scares."

"Propagation: Paradise Hotel really nailed the survival horror vibes."

"Evil within 1 and 2 and Soma are pretty good"

"The Evil Within 1 & 2"

"The evil within 1 and 2. The 2nd is even better but you need to play the 1 first to understand anything."

"Evil within, soma, dead space,outlast,"

"The Evil Within is also very psychological and creepy."

"The evil within 1 and 2."

"Dead Space games. Penumbra games. Silent Hill games. The Evil Within games."

"Amnesia The Bunker is my favorite horror game in recent years."

"Amnesia The Bunker is one of my favorite games from 2023."

"Amnesia the Bunker gave me the biggest scare in quite some time."

"Here are a few I can recommend: * Unspoken * Homeless * Panicore * Amnesia: The Bunker * Visage * Pilgrim * Phasmophobia"

"Crow country, amnesia: the bunker, the glass staircase"

"Amnesia: Bunker and Dead Space"

"Amnesia: The bunker"

"Alien Isolation Alan Wake Outlast Resident Evil"

"Alien Isolation for sure. Play it with headphones, and keep your brown pants on standby."

"Alien isolation is a really good horror game and it looks amazing on switch"

"Is alien isolation still on there? That’s my pick if so."

"Alien Isolation."

"Alien isolation is my second favorite horror game."

"Alien Isolation"

"I think Alien Isolation is on the Switch."

"Alien Isolation."

"Alien Isolation if you like to play hide and seak."

"Alien isolation."

"Alien Isolation was my first and got me hooked."

"Surprised no one has mentioned Phasmophobia yet???"

"I picked it up last week but haven't had time to check it on PSVR2, but i've played a ton on Steam and i'm excited to get into the VR of it..."

"Phasmaphobia is pretty good i just got it on sale. can be terrifying can be funny asf."

"Phasmophobia, Stay Close, Outlast Trials, Dying Light 1/2, Devour, Pacify."

"Phasmophobia comes to PSVR2 later this month."

"Phasmophobia"

"Phasmophobia, devour, pacify, lethal company, murky divers"

"Dead Space Remake I'll throw in there as well."

"If you’re on PS5, Dead Space Remake is free through PS+ subscription."

"Dead space 1, 2, 3."

"The Dead Space Remake is perfect for this."

"Re4 remake and dead space remake are both great."

"Dead Space remake."

"You should check out Silent Hill."

"Silent hill comes out soon!"

"Maybe it will become one of the best, or even the best survival horror:D"

"Dead Space games. Penumbra games. Silent Hill games. The Evil Within games."

"Silent hill the short message."

"Silent hill 1 and 2."

"Check out fatal frame. There should be two for the switch."

"Consider Fatal Frame and FF2."

"- Fatal Frame/Project Zero (PS2)"

"A few of my personal favourites are: Project Zero 4 & 5 (Fatal Frame)..."

"* Fatal Frame: Maiden Of Black Water * Little Nightmares * Little Nightmares 2 * Tormented Souls * Darkwood * Infliction * Detention * Blair Witch * White Day * Corpse Party * Maid Of Sker * Remothered: Tormented Fathers * Remothered: Broken Porcelain * Yomawari: The Long Night Collection * Death Mark * Alien Isolation * Outlast * Outlast 2 * Layers Of Fear * The Coma * Observer "

"World of Horror."

"World of Horror is a really weird game, another recommend for horror fans."

"[WORLD OF HORROR](https://store.steampowered.com/app/913740/WORLD_OF_HORROR/) fits the retro aesthetic."

"Great game."

"A very slick 1-2bit RPG with roguelike elements."

"The Little Nightmares and Alan Wake games!!"

"Little nightmares 1&2"

"Little Nightmares 1 and 2."

"Little nightmares."

"I can’t believe no one said Little Nightmares….it’s the perfect entry level horror game."

"SH2 Remake even though I haven't played it, I know its reviewed well and the original 2 is probably my favorite horror game of all time."

"Silent hill 2 remake(or original of course), Alan Wake 1 & 2, Amnesia The Bunker, Layers of Fear."

"Dude, the Silent Hill 2 Remake just came out and it's an amazing game."

"Silent Hill 2"

"Biohazard 4 / Resident Evil 4"

"I love horror/action games were you can fight enemies."

"Resident Evil 4 is great on Switch..."

"Emio: The Smiling Man, and Biohazard 4"

"The mortuary assistant. I held off on buying it but once I bought it a few days ago I can’t stop playing it."

"THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT is absurdly scary."

"The mortuary assistant is creepy and fun!"

"Bridge Curse 2 Your Friendly Neighborhood Mortuary Assistant "

"• The Callisto Protocol • Dead Space (Remake) Story driven horror: • The Quarry • Until Dawn"

"The Quarry was a great game to play with my wife."

"I really enjoyed it and wanna look into more choose your own adventure style horror games"

"The Quarry, really good horror story with good characters."

"Conscript looks awesome!"

"If you like Survival Horror I would recommend **Conscript** that just came out."

"How about Conscript (if you like survivor horror)?"

"It’s a World War horror game; it looks pretty damn good."

"Nun massacre is really scary and just overall intense so I recommend that game and it’s cheap!"

"Nun Massacre? You're solving puzzles and exploring while avoiding a killer nun."

"Nun massacre"

"Any puppet combo game, but I’d recommend nun massacre. It’s cheap, but still scary and you can get hours of playtime out of it even after you beat the game for the first time."

"Alien: Isolation Carrion Blair Witch Also heard good things about Dredge"

"Dying Light and Blair Witch"

"Blair Witch and Outlast have similar gameplay styles where you go in woefully unprepared and have to deal with the horror when you get there."

"Blair Witch."

"Alien: Isolation is coming up on being 10 years old and is still the best horror experience I’ve ever had in a video game. Evil Within 1 & 2 are also staples you should play"

"Evil Within 1 & 2 should be there."

"The evil within 1 and 2. The 2nd is even better but you need to play the 1 first to understand anything."

"Evil Within"

"Little nightmares!! i am so obsessed."

"Little Nightmares bridges the gap of being charming and cute with also having some disturbing and twisted character design."

"Fran Bow/Little Nightmares for odd, comforting horror."

"Little Nightmares. It is horror puzzle platform / adventure game. Not much action packed, but definitely worth a try."

"Honestly if you want PG horror just play any fnaf game."

"Five nights at Freddy’s"

"I recommend fnaf but I know some people don’t like it so while it may not be your cup of tea I heavily recommend the first 4 ‼️‼️‼️"

"Gets pretty dark."

"Doki Doki Literature Club."

"Doki Doki Literature Club."

"Doki Doki Literature Club."

"Detention, Darkwood, Doki Doki Literature Club, Mundaun, and Outlast are also fantastic."

"The Quarry is very good. It's like an homage to eighties horror."

"If you haven't played it, Until Dawn is excellent."

"Until Dawn is pretty scary. Outlast too."

"The Quarry has a great spooky vibe with the camp setting"

"Silent Hill 2 remake is about to be the goat."

"Maybe the Silent Hill 2 remake when it comes out soon."

"Silent hill 2 Dead Space 2 Resident Evil 2 remake alien isolation"

"Madison VR by is the scariest by far."

"Madison VR - current gold standard."

"Madison VR"

"Alan Wake 2 is great"

"Soma, visage(which is on Sale), resident evil 7, which I think is on sale."

"Alan Wake 1 and 2"

"The Forest, particularly in co-op. Could be the most hilarious and terrifying VR experience."

"The Forest (the first one) hands-down has given me some of the most enjoyable co-op experiences I've ever had."

"The Forest - it’s like survival horror where you crash on an island and gotta deal with cannibals."

"Until dawn"

"Definitely also check out Until Dawn and The Quarry."

"I think I’m going to give Until Dawn a go."

"Cry of Fear. It one of the best games I've ever played and it's fucking free"

"Cry of Fear!!"

"One game that people dont know is Cry of Fear, its currently free on steam"

"Amnesia Collection"

"Pretty great as far as horror goes!"

"Amnesia collection is good although doesn't run as well as alien"

"Dredge!"

"Dredge is niche but I think it counts as horror!"

"The mortuary assistant is creepy and fun! Dredge is good too!"

"Deadly Premonition 1 & 2 are on switch, recommend both."

"Deadly Premonition. If you can look past its janky-ness it's a fun game with a bizarre story."

"It's the BEST game and the WORST game at the same time"

"Doom 3"

"Saving you a click: Doom 3."

"Doom 3."

"You could try the dark pictures anthology games."

"You guys should give the Dark Pictures Anthology a chance, if you like those types of games."

"Do the Supermassive games count?"

"Dying Light is great on Switch"

"Dying Light and Blair Witch"

"Dying Light !! :) "

"The Mimic"

"Check out 'The Mimic' and 'Dead Silence.' Both are fantastic for multiplayer horror experiences on Roblox."

"The mimic is better than any horror game on Roblox."

"Evil Within 1/2 I really liked a lot too."

"Evil Within 1/2 I really liked a lot too."

"The Evil Within 2. Number 1 is awesome but kinda hard with certain boss'."

"If you have a fear of deep water and the unknown subnautica is a great choice."

"If you want deep sea horror."

"Not on gamepass anymore but nothing scared me like subnautica."

"Visage and phasmophobia."

"Visage is hands down the scariest game I have ever played."

"Alien Isolation (PS4) Dead Space Remake (PS5)"

"Alien Isolation"

"Dead Space Remake, RE4 Remake"

"RE2, 3, 4 remakes, Dead Space, Alien Isolation, Outlast series, Until Dawn, The Quarry."

"Everything by chillas art and emika games. Steam has some indie gems that cost next to nothing."

"If you're into japanese indie horror, nearly all of the chilla's art games have female leads."

"Silent hill 2 remake, dead space, and visage"

"Silent hill 2 remake."

"Alien Isolation"

"Alien Isolation"

"Amnesia: The Dark Descent."

"Amnesia: The Dark Descent and SOMA."

"Amnesia is on Switch and is my favorite horror game."

"Definitely the amnesia games"

"Detention is available for multiple platforms, and is very fucking creepy."

"Detention, Darkwood, Doki Doki Literature Club, Mundaun, and Outlast are also fantastic."

"Alien: Isolation Carrion Blair Witch Also heard good things about Dredge"

"Lets you play as the monster in a sci-f/horror scenario."

"Is incredible if you're into more psychological horror."

"[FAITH: The Unholy Trinity](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1179080/FAITH_The_Unholy_Trinity/) very retro with cinematic scenes."

"Supports 4 players and at the moment -90%."

"For co-op, I had great fun with Left 4 Dead 2."

"Dreadhalls - a VR dungeon crawl where you sneak around and try not to get caught by monsters."

"Dreadhalls i played the demo back in the day."

"Organ Quarter is a great VR horror game"

"Organ quarter :closest thing to silent hill in vr."

"Recently discovered pressure which has become one of my new favs"

"Pressure, Apeirophobia, SCP-3008, and Repleh County Archives."

"Doki Doki Literature Club Plus"

"Doki Doki Literature Club Plus, Slender: The Arrival..."

"White day. Not graphics but very unique atmosphere."

"White Day is pretty cool."

"A few more I can recommend are Layers of Fear (2016), Visage, and Blair Witch."

"I also remember Layers of Fear was a pretty interesting game."

"Mundaun is a great folk horror game that I enjoyed tremendously."

"Detention, Darkwood, Doki Doki Literature Club, Mundaun, and Outlast are also fantastic."

"If you haven’t played it yet, I recommend Stay Out of the House."

"Some of the puppet combo games are on there, im a fan of stay out if the house."

"Lies Beneath, The Exorcist Legion VR."

"Lies Beneath is a bit longer, but it is quite scary."

"Affected: The Manor, The Exorcist: Legion or Paranormal Activity spring to mind."

"Affected the Manor, it still makes me nope out in less than 2 mins lol."

"Dead by Daylight"

"Have you tried Dead by Daylight? It's more competitive than scary."

"Excellent action horror survival game."

"Doll Imposter might be a good choice."

"Anything by Fractional Games."

"It's an amazing stalker horror with a really good story and characters"

"Def recommend Sally Face for both the gameplay and the story"