Horror 2001 — top best games in the Horror genre

DOOM (1993)

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Old school, Demons

Game released: 3DO, DOS, Game Boy Advance, Jaguar, Linux, PC-98, SEGA 32X, SNES, PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 26 April 1996

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival horror, Adventure

Game released: Dreamcast, GameCube, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 15 November 2000

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 87/100

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...

Silent Hill 2 (2001)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Logic, Survival

Game released: PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 → 2 December 2002

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...

Resident Evil Code: Veronica

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 → 26 May 2000

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

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...

Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation, PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2001

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The return to Hong Kong in 2048 reveals the events leading up to Fear Effect and shows how the team of mercenaries Hana, Royce, Dick, and the mysterious Rain was...

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Linux, PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox → 16 March 2002

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a legendary first-person shooter with elements of mysticism and horror. The game takes place in 1940 during World War II. As in the...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 25 January 2000

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure game with a third-person view, which is a sequel to the game Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. Events take place 1500...

American McGee's Alice

Action, Shooter, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac, PC → 21 August 2001

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

This action platformer blends shooter and horror elements as Alice returns to Wonderland, a place she can barely recognize. The Mushroom Forest is afflicted by...

Onimusha: Warlords

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 7 June 2002

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Onimusha: Warlords is a third-person action-adventure game set in 16th century Japan. A mysterious creature kidnaps Princess Yuki, whom the young hero Samanosuke...

House of the Dead 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Dreamcast, PC → 1999

Players: 5.4/10

House of the Dead 2 — The gameplay, although it received several additions, remained largely the same. The player needs to shoot the monsters he encounters...

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 28 February 2003

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams is an enhanced version of the game, first released on XBox and later ported back to PS2 and PC. Most of the gameplay consists of...

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 24 September 2001

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person survival horror adventure follows supernatural detective Edward Carnby as he investigates a murder on Shadow Island. After his friend Charles...

Resident Evil Survivor 2 CODE: Veronica

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 8 November 2001

Players: 5.5/10

Resident Evil Survivor 2 CODE: Veronica is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter and horror from developers from Capcom Production Studio 3 and Namco...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Gothic

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC → 30 December 2001

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This gothic fantasy action-adventure with puzzle elements continues the story of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. Raziel pursues Kain through different eras of...

Silent Hill: Play Novel

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 21 March 2001

Players: 10/10

Silent Hill: Play Novel is an adventure visual novel based on the original game Silent Hill. The game's plot largely follows the events of the original horror film...

Evil Dead: Hail to the King

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Survival

Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation, PC → 20 December 2000

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 47/100

Aliens versus Predator 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 22 October 2001

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Aliens versus Predator 2 is a first-person shooter in the futuristic genre. In 2220, the Corporation, under the leadership of Dr. Eisenberg, establishes a research...

Blair Witch Experience (Special Limited Edition Collector's Set)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 13 March 2001

Blair Witch Experience (Special Limited Edition Collector's Set) is a third-person action game with a touch of horror and puzzle from Human Head Studios, Inc...

Luigi's Mansion

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube, Nintendo 3DS → 17 May 2002

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 76/100

This action-adventure with horror and puzzle elements takes place in a mansion haunted by ghosts. Luigi explores its rooms with a flashlight and a customized vacuum...

Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror

Action, Horror, Platformer

Game released: Game Boy Color → 28 March 2001

Players: 10/10

Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror is an action game with horror and platform elements from developers from Software Creations Ltd.. The main...

Martian Gothic: Unification

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation, PC → 4 November 2001

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...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Mac, PC → ноябрь 2001

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 74/100

In medieval Europe, a former crusader against evil becomes a vampire and sets out to pursue Vukodlak, a powerful vampire lord. The story of Vampire: The Masquerade...

Fatal Frame

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 2, Xbox → 9 October 2003

Players: 8.1/10

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...

Dracula: The Last Sanctuary

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: iPad, iPhone, Mac, PlayStation, PC → 14 February 2012

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Dracula: The Last Sanctuary — After rescuing Mina, Jonathan Harker and his lover return to London with the mysterious Dragon Ring. As they begin to enjoy a...

Postal Plus

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Isometric, Collection

Game released: Linux, PC → 30 October 2001

Players: 7/10

Postal Plus is a third-person action game with shooter and horror elements from the studio RWS, Inc.. The game is published by Softek, Akella is responsible for...

Dracula: The Resurrection

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Casual game, Point & Click

Game released: Mac, PlayStation, PC → июнь 2001

Players: 7/10

Steam: 54/100

Metacritic: 67/100

This adventure horror follows a man who sets out to save his beloved wife. On the journey into darkness, the player explores catacombs and hidden...

Clive Barker's Undying

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Mac, PC → 26 July 2002

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...

Blair Witch, Volume 2: The Legend of Coffin Rock

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: PC → июнь 2001

Metacritic: 56/100

This adventure horror game combines action and puzzle-solving in 1886 Burkittsville. A mysterious character with an unknown past awakens as baffling events begin to...

Enemy Zero

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: SEGA Saturn, PC → декабрь 1997

Enemy Zero — aboard the biological research space station AKI, Laura Lewis is in deep cryogenic sleep. The air in the chamber dissipates when the ship's...

Fear

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Interactive movie

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 26 July 2001

Players: 7/10

Fear is a Japanese-style interactive horror adventure with a first-person perspective. A group of young Japanese filmmakers decided to shoot a horror film in a...

From Dusk Till Dawn

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 17 May 2002

Players: 6/10

From Dusk Till Dawn — Seth Gekko, one of the two survivors of From Dusk Till Dawn, was sentenced to death for the murders committed by his dead brother...

Resident Evil: Gaiden

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: Game Boy Color → 29 March 2002

Players: 10/10

Resident Evil: Gaiden is a first-person action game with shooter, horror and puzzle elements from developers from Capcom and M4 Ltd. studios. Sometimes the game is...

Blair Witch, Volume 3: The Elly Kedward Tale

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: PC → 26 January 2001

Metacritic: 55/100

This action horror game combines puzzle-solving with spell-based combat. Set in 1785, it takes place a few weeks after Elly Kedward, known as the Blair Witch, was...

Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation, PC → 2001

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 47/100

Death Crimson OX

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 → август 2001

Metacritic: 46/100

A first-person arcade shooter set in the post-apocalyptic city of Saronica, destroyed by the mysterious organization SMO. Its agents, known as Subliminers, oppress...

Biohazard 5th Anniversary special package

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 22 March 2001

Biohazard 5th Anniversary special package is a third-person action game with a mixture of shooter, horror and puzzle from the developers from the studio Capcom Co...

Carrier

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Dreamcast → 5 July 2001

Steam: 84/100

Carrier is a third-person action game with horror elements from the developers of Jaleco Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Jaleco USA, Inc.. Carrier is also...

DOOM Collector's Edition

Action, Horror, First-person view, Collection

Game released: PC → 2004

Players: 5.5/10

DOOM Collector's Edition is a first-person action game with horror elements from the masters from the studio id Software, Inc.. The game is published by...

Terror T.R.A.X.: Track of the Werewolf

Adventure, Horror, Interactive movie

Game released: Browser → 26 October 2001

Terror T.R.A.X.: Track of the Werewolf is an adventure with a touch of horror and an interactive cinema game. The game is published by Wizards of the Coast. The PC...

Vampire Night

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 14 June 2002

Metacritic: 65/100

Vampire Night is a first-person shooter with horror elements in which the player takes on the role of a vampire hunter, confronting a creature whose legend has...

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Best Games in the Horror genre of 2001 (Game released)