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Best Horror Games For Low-spec PC (Laptops)

Horrors are a well-known gaming genre designed primarily to scare the gamer through appropriate music, atmosphere, and sometimes sudden "jumps" from various monsters, ghosts, and other creatures at the player. New horrors are quite demanding, however, there are also representatives of the genre that will run even on weak PCs.

This list includes all horrors that do not require new hardware and will run well even on old PCs or laptops.

The Forest
The Forest
Simulation, Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world
April 30, 2018
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 95/100
The Forest is an adventure action-horror game with survival elements set in an open world and presented from a first-person perspective. The main character is the...
Dead Space
Dead Space
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival horror, Horror, Space
January 27, 2023
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 89/100
A third-person shooter with horror and survival elements Dead Space — a completely revamped version of Dead Space (2008), featuring a new engine, modern...
Little Nightmares 2
Little Nightmares 2
Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle
February 11, 2021
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Little Nightmares 2 is a continuation of the horror platformer with quest elements. This time a co-op has appeared in the game and the two of you will have to...
Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil 6
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies
October 2, 2012
VGTimes: 7.2/10
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 72/100
Metacritic: 67/100
Resident Evil 6 is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view in the popular Resident Evil series. Ten years have passed since that memorable night...
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Survival horror, Zombies
January 11, 2005
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Continuation of the action-horror adventure with a third-person view in the Resident Evil series. The story of the fourth part takes place in 2004, six years after...
The Evil Within
The Evil Within
Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view, Survival horror
October 13, 2014
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 74/100
A terrifying action-horror with a third-person view and stealth elements from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. You have to try on the role of detective...
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R.
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
October 17, 2005
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 82/100
F.E.A.R. — a dynamic shooter with a first-person view and horror elements. A mysterious paramilitary force has infiltrated a multibillion-dollar aerospace...
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies
March 5, 2009
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Fran Bow
Fran Bow
Adventure, Horror, Point & Click, Puzzle
August 27, 2015
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 96/100
Fran Bow is an atmospheric point and click adventure with horror elements. A very interesting story awaits you of a girl who is not at all crazy. But still, the...
Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival horror, Science fiction
October 6, 2014
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Alien: Isolation is a first-person stealth horror adventure set in the Alien universe. The plot of the game takes place fifteen years after the events of Ridley...
Alan Wake
Alan Wake
Action, Horror, Third-person view
May 14, 2010
VGTimes: 6.2/10
Players: 8/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Alan Wake is a horror action game with a third-person view. Strange events are happening everywhere, and our hero, writer Alan Wake, who is looking for his missing...
Grime 2
Grime 2
Role-playing game, Action, Indie, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Exploration
March 31, 2026
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Continuation of the metroidvania about a hero with a black hole instead of a head. The new part is dedicated to the Formless — a vile creature that can absorb...
Outlast 2
Outlast 2
Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Indie, Survival horror, First-person view
April 24, 2017
Players: 8/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Outlast 2 is a continuation of the popular horror adventure with stealth elements from the developers from the Red Barrels studio. The events of the game are...
Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis
Action, Strategy, Horror, Third-person view, Survival horror, Adventure
July 1, 1999
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 67/100
Dino Crisis is an action game with a third-person view. A special forces group lands on the small tropical island of Ibis with the task of finding and delivering...
Little Nightmares
Little Nightmares
Adventure, Horror, Side view, Platformer, Puzzle
April 27, 2017
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 81/100
A dark tale in which the main character Six must find a way out of an underwater vessel filled with creepy creatures. The inhabitants of the in-game world also...
Manhunt 2
Manhunt 2
Action, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adult game
October 29, 2007
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 66/100
Manhunt 2 is a continuation of the scandalous action game with a third-person view and horror elements. During secret laboratory tests, a fatal mistake occurred...
SOMA
SOMA
Action, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Survival horror
September 21, 2015
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 82/100
SOMA is a new project from Frictional Games, the creators of Penumbra and Amnesia. The plot revolves around the underwater research facility PATHOS-2, where...
Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival horror
January 25, 2011
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Dead Space 2 is a continuation of the action-horror adventure with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting, which takes place on a space station infected with...
Outlast
Outlast
Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Survival horror
September 4, 2013
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Outlast is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The events of the game take place in the Mount Massive Asylum, which for a long time served as a home...
Darkwood
Darkwood
Action, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Survival, Simulation, Survival horror
August 17, 2017
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Top-down survival action-horror adventure. Events take place in a mysterious forest, where every night threatens to be the last. Players control a nameless hero who...
Observer
Observer
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Science fiction
August 15, 2017
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Observer is an adventure with horror elements and a first-person view in a cyberpunk style from the creators of Layers of Fear. The game takes place in 2084 in a...
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Survival horror, Puzzle
September 8, 2010
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The events of the game will tell the story of Daniel, who wakes up in a deserted...
Silent Hill 2 (2001)
Silent Hill 2 (2001)
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Logic
September 25, 2001
Players: 9.3/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Silent Hill 2 (2001) — mystical action-horror with puzzle elements and third-person view. James Sunderland comes to Silent Hill after receiving a letter from...
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Fighting, First-person view, Detective
November 16, 2005
Players: 9.3/10
Metacritic: 80/100
A dark psychological thriller in which the hunt for killers gradually turns into a hunt for one's own sanity. FBI agent Ethan Thomas investigates a series of brutal...
Five Nights at Freddy's
Five Nights at Freddy's
Horror, First-person view, Combat robots, Indie, Survival horror
August 8, 2014
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Five Nights at Freddy's is a first-person horror game in the point and click genre. From your small office, you must keep a close eye on the security cameras. You...
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Logic, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural
June 17, 2004
Players: 9.2/10
Metacritic: 73/100
Silent Hill 4: The Room is a mystical action-horror game with a third-person view and puzzle elements. The goal of the game is to help the character Henry Townsend...
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural
May 23, 2003
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 79/100
The game is a direct continuation of the first Silent Hill and tells about the already matured Heather, who finds herself in a heap of incredible events. In an...
Cry of Fear
Cry of Fear
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Online
April 24, 2013
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 87/100
Slender: The Arrival
Slender: The Arrival
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural, Survival horror
March 26, 2013
Players: 8/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 63/100
Continuation of the atmospheric horror with a first-person view Slender. The story tells of Slenderman, a paranormal figure who haunts inquiring minds around the...
Dino Crisis 2
Dino Crisis 2
Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Survival horror, Adventure
September 13, 2000
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Dino Crisis 2 is an action game with a third-person view. The story follows the events of the first game, Regina is now sent on another mission, to a facility...
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator
September 10, 2013
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 65/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a continuation of the first-person horror adventure Amnesia: The Dark Descent. The game completely inherits the ideas of the original...
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Action, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Survival horror
October 24, 2005
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 62/100
Metacritic: 77/100
This first-person horror game combines action and adventure with exploration, investigation, and combat against supernatural evil. Its varied levels range from...
Manhunt
Manhunt
Action, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view
November 18, 2003
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 67/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Manhunt is a third-person action game with a dash of horror and stealth from the developers at DMA Design Limited. The main publisher of the game is Rockstar Games...
Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
Horror, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Indie, Text quest
December 16, 2021
Players: 9.7/10
Steam: 97/100
Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk is a visual novel in the horror genre with point and click elements. A psychedelic narrative full of pyramidal word...
American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice
Action, Shooter, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
October 6, 2000
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 85/100
American McGee's Alice is a third-person action game with shooter, horror, platformer and puzzle elements from the masters from the Rogue Entertainment studio. The...
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Action, Shooter, Horror, Fighting, First-person view
March 11, 2008
Metacritic: 81/100
Condemned 2: Bloodshot is a first-person action game with elements of shooter, horror and fighting from the developers of Monolith Productions. The game is...
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival horror, Combat robots
November 10, 2014
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 93/100
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is a continuation of the popular series of horror stories with a first-person view. Welcome to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's...
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Online
February 10, 2009
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 78/100
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is a continuation of a dynamic first-person shooter with horror elements. The events of the game begin half an hour before the end of the...
ObsCure
ObsCure
Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Third-person view, Survival horror, Cooperative (co-op)
June 17, 2004
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 65/100
After a friend disappears, five students are trapped inside Leafmore High School and set out to uncover the cause of the mysterious events there. ObsCure is a...
Slender
Slender
Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view
июнь 2012
VGTimes: 6.0/10
Players: 6.7/10
Knock-knock
Knock-knock
Arcade, Horror, Logic, Indie, Side view, Puzzle
October 4, 2013
VGTimes: 7.0/10
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 57/100
Knock-knock is an adventure puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. In the depths of a dense forest there is a wooden house. A man lives in this house...
DISTRAINT
DISTRAINT
Adventure, Horror, Free game, Side view, Indie
October 21, 2015
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 76/100
DISTRAINT is a psychological horror game with a side view for mobile platforms. You have to play as a young ambitious guy Price, who in an unholy way took the...
Alone in the Dark (1992)
Alone in the Dark (1992)
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Survival horror
December 10, 1993
Players: 6.5/10
Steam: 92/100
Alone in the Dark (1992) — action-horror with a third-person view and puzzle elements. Suspicious suicide. A terrible curse. Evil force. Finally, an evil dark...
Clock Tower (1995)
Clock Tower (1995)
Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
September 14, 1995
Players: 7.4/10
Clock Tower (1995) is a point and click adventure game with 3D graphics. The player can use a PlayStation controller or mouse to move the cursor around the screen...
Fatal Frame 3: The Tormented
Fatal Frame 3: The Tormented
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle
November 8, 2005
Players: 6.6/10
Fatal Frame 3: The Tormented is a first-person adventure with horror and puzzle elements from the developers of Tecmo, Ltd.. The game is published by Tecmo, Inc...
Suffering
Suffering
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view
March 9, 2004
Players: 8.5/10
Suffering — action horror with a third person view. As Tork kills enemies during the game, an on-screen meter called a frenzy meter begins to fill. When it is...
Clive Barker's Undying
Clive Barker's Undying
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
February 19, 2001
Players: 9.4/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Clive Barker's Undying is an action-horror game with a third-person view. Summoned by an old friend, you are Patrick Galloway, a master of the occult, armed with...
Martian Gothic: Unification
Martian Gothic: Unification
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle
April 30, 2000
Players: 7.4/10
Martian Gothic: Unification is a third-person action game with shooter, horror and puzzle elements from developers from the Creative Reality studio. The main...

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