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Old horror games

TOP: old horror games (scary games for weak PCs and laptops). The developers of many modern horror games focus on realistic graphics. However, the classics of past years have not been canceled. Interestingly, many horror movie fans prefer them.

These old-school projects captivate with a truly creepy plot, a disconcerting soundtrack and a meticulously detailed atmosphere.

Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Adventure, Action, Horror, Third-person view, Exploration
October 8, 2024
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 95/100
A remake of the cult horror adventure Silent Hill 2. The game was developed by the Polish studio Bloober Team, which released famous horror games Layers of Fear...
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view
January 11, 2005
VGTimes: 6.8/10
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 92/100
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...
Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
November 16, 2009
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural
May 23, 2003
Players: 9/10
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...
Dead Island
Dead Island
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
September 5, 2011
VGTimes: 8.0/10
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Dead Island is an action role-playing game with elements of horror, shooter and first-person view. The heroes of the Game are tourists who had to deal with the...
Dead Space (2008)
Dead Space (2008)
Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
October 14, 2008
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Шутер от третьего лица Dead Space — основа серии научно-фантастических хоррор-выживастиков о страданиях инженера Айзека Кларка в глубинах Вселенной. В 2023 году...
Alan Wake
Alan Wake
Action, Horror, Third-person view
May 14, 2010
VGTimes: 6.2/10
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 90/100
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...
Doom 3
Doom 3
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
August 3, 2004
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 88/100
Научно-фантастический шутер Doom 3 с видом от первого лица и элементами хоррора вышел в 2004 году как перезапуск оригинальной Doom. Игру разрабатывали с упором на...
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
January 31, 1999
Players: 9.5/10
Silent Hill is a mesmerizing action-horror game with a third-person view and puzzles. The events of the game will tell the story of writer Harry Mason, who went to...
Manhunt
Manhunt
Action, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view
November 18, 2003
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 70/100
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...
F.E.A.R. 3
F.E.A.R. 3
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op)
June 21, 2011
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 70/100
Metacritic: 74/100
F.E.A.R. 3 is a continuation of a dynamic shooter with a first-person view and horror elements. Alma is in position and the fear level rises as you and your...
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
November 17, 2008
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
January 21, 1998
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 96/100
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
February 10, 2009
Players: 8/10
Steam: 83/100
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...
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: 9/10
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...
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Adventure, Horror, First-person view
September 8, 2010
Players: 8.6/10
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...
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R.
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
October 17, 2005
Players: 8.7/10
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...
Manhunt 2
Manhunt 2
Action, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adult game
October 29, 2007
Players: 8.6/10
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...
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
September 22, 1999
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 76/100
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is a continuation of the series of popular action-horror games with a third-person view. You will once again plunge into the chaos of the...
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Action, Shooter, Horror, Fighting, First-person view
November 16, 2005
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Condemned: Criminal Origins is a first-person action game with shooter, horror and fighting elements from the masters from the studio Monolith Productions, Inc...
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Action, Horror, Stealth, First-person view
October 24, 2005
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 67/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Resident Evil Zero
Resident Evil Zero
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
November 12, 2002
Players: 6.8/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Resident Evil Zero is an exciting action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. One of the S.T.A.R.S. units sent to the vicinity of the...
Painkiller
Painkiller
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
April 12, 2004
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Painkiller is a dynamic horror shooter with a first-person view. The events of the game will tell the story of an ordinary man, Daniel Garner, who loses his wife...
Suffering
Suffering
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view
March 9, 2004
Players: 8.6/10
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...
Resident Evil (1996)
Resident Evil (1996)
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
March 22, 1996
Players: 6.6/10
Steam: 90/100
Resident Evil (1996) — action-horror with a third-person view and puzzle elements. July 24, 1998. Monstrous murders began to occur in the vicinity of Raccoon...
American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice
Action, Shooter, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
October 6, 2000
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 75/100
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...
The Suffering: Ties That Bind
The Suffering: Ties That Bind
Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view
September 26, 2005
Players: 7/10
Metacritic: 75/100
Мор. Утопия
Мор. Утопия
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, In real time, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie
June 9, 2005
Players: 9.8/10
Mor. Utopia — action role-playing game with a first-person view. The game offers a choice of three protagonists: Bachelor, Haruspex and Imposter (the...
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
February 3, 2000
Players: 9.1/10
Metacritic: 94/100
Resident Evil Code: Veronica is a dark action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. The game will tell about the events taking place...
Cold Fear
Cold Fear
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
March 3, 2005
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Penumbra: Black Plague
Penumbra: Black Plague
Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Puzzle
February 11, 2008
Players: 9.2/10
Metacritic: 78/100
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
May 18, 2001
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 71/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare is a third-person action game with horror and puzzle elements from the masters of the Crystal House studio. The main publisher...
Alone in the Dark (1992)
Alone in the Dark (1992)
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
December 10, 1993
Players: 6.1/10
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...
Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
December 13, 2001
Players: 9.8/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Fatal Frame is a Japanese-style third-person action-horror adventure game. Armed with a camera, the young girl Miku Hinasaki, along with an ancient camera, goes in...
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...
Clive Barker's Undying
Clive Barker's Undying
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
February 19, 2001
Players: 9.5/10
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...
Sanitarium
Sanitarium
Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle
April 30, 1998
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 93/100
Sanitarium is a graphic quest with an isometric camera view and horror elements. The main character gets into a car accident and loses his memory. In a vain attempt...
Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly
Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly
Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle
November 27, 2003
Players: 9.4/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Penumbra: Requiem
Penumbra: Requiem
Action, Adventure, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Puzzle
August 27, 2008
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 67/100
Penumbra: Requiem is a first-person action game with a dash of adventure, horror and puzzle from the developers at Frictional Games. The main publisher of the game...
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Action, Horror, Third-person view
June 23, 2002
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 92/100
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem is an action-horror game with a third-person view. The game's story narrative switches between two phases. The main phase focuses...
Alone in the Dark 2
Alone in the Dark 2
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
December 3, 1994
Steam: 75/100
Alone in the Dark 2 is a third-person action game with a touch of horror and puzzle from the studio Infogrames Europe SA. The game is published by Infogrames Europe...
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
Metacritic: 78/100
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...
Penumbra: Overture - Episode 1
Penumbra: Overture - Episode 1
Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Puzzle
March 30, 2007
Players: 9.5/10
Penumbra: Overture — Episode 1 is a first-person action game with a mixture of adventure, horror, stealth and puzzle game from the developers of Frictional...
Alone in the Dark 3
Alone in the Dark 3
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
1999
Steam: 76/100
Alone in the Dark 3 is a third-person action game with a touch of horror and puzzles from the masters from the I-Motion studio. The game is published by Interplay...
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Anime / Manga
February 21, 2001
Metacritic: 84/100
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix is a third-person action game with elements of a shooter, horror, puzzle and game in the anime or manga genre from developers from the...
Fear Effect
Fear Effect
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Anime / Manga
February 25, 2000
Fear Effect takes place in Hong Kong in 2052. The game begins with a cutscene in a Chinese hell, in which a certain crowd of undertakers carries the coffin and...

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