Horror
The genre of "horror" games is designed to scare players. Thrill-seekers associate themselves with the character of the video game, which evokes stronger emotions than watching a movie made in the "Horror" genre. Most often, such projects use a third-person or first-person view. Horrors combine action and quest elements.
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Best Games in the Horror genre of 2021 (Game released)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 7 May 2021
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
83/100
First-person horror with survival and shooter elements, Resident Evil: Village continues the story started in Biohazard but moves the action to Eastern Europe...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Zombies, Survival
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 26 April 2019
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Single-player adventure action game Days Gone in the genres of survival, stealth, and action, with a third-person view, in an open world was released in April 2019...
Interactive movie, Third-person view, Horror, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure, Survival horror, Demons
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 22 October 2021
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
73/100
The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes is the third game in The Dark Pictures series. The game will take place in the Middle East, and the heroes will be American...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 11 February 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...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 20 March 2020
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Doom Eternal is a first-person shooter that includes elements of action, platforming, and RPG. It is the first game in the new Doom franchise created after the...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5 → 27 January 2015
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Adventure action game in the open world Dying Light allows you to fully immerse yourself in the world of the zombie apocalypse. You can expect upgrades, RPG...
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world, Horror
Game released: PC, Xbox One, Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch 2 → 23 January 2018
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
83/100
A single-player adventure in a vast open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will evoke feelings associated...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival horror, Science fiction
Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Mac, Linux → 7 October 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...
Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 20 August 2019
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Cooperative game from the creators of Darksiders 3, set on a post-apocalyptic Earth. The world has been taken over by terrifying monsters from another dimension...
Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies, Horror, Survival
Game released: Android, iOS, PC → 20 September 2018
Players:
5.8/10
Steam:
59/100
Free multiplayer shooter in the setting of a zombie apocalypse. Players try to survive in a world of the living dead, using rifles, grenades, shotguns and...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S → 27 August 2019
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Zombie Army 4: Dead War is a continuation of the series of first-person shooters with horror elements. According to the plot of the game, the war with the dead did...
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch 2 → 14 May 2021
Players:
9/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Continuation of the adventure action Subnautica in first-person view, combining elements of role-playing games, sandbox gameplay, and a bit of exploration and...
Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2021
Players:
7/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
78/100
A first-person shooter with exploration elements and horror. While exploring locations, the player collects resources to build a base and craft useful items, while...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 5 September 2019
Players:
8/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Green Hell is a survival-adventure game with a first-person view, where the danger comes from wildlife in the unexplored corners of the Amazon jungle. An open world...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 23 September 2021
Players:
6.5/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Diablo 2: Resurrected is a remake of the cult isometric action-RPG Diablo 2. In the updated version of the game, a new graphics engine has been implemented, the...
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 25 April 2017
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
89/100
What Remains of Edith Finch is a mystical detective adventure with a first-person view. A collection of short stories awaits you, dedicated to a cursed family that...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android → 23 July 2020
Players:
9/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
76/100
The game's protagonist is a creature created in a laboratory that managed to escape from a glass container and start hunting its creators. The huge complex and its...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux → 19 October 2021
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Inscryption is a first-person card puzzle horror game from the creator of Pony Island. In the game, you will find yourself in the cabin of Leshy, from which you...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2021
Players:
7/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
69/100
A third-person cooperative shooter set in the "Alien" universe, taking place 23 years after the events of the original trilogy. The story centers around a team of...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2021
Players:
7.9/10
Metacritic:
80/100
Alan Wake Remastered — a remaster of the atmospheric third-person action-adventure game. The game features updated graphics and all expansions, as well as developer...
Arcade, Side view, Horror, Platformer, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Collection, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 24 September 2021
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Castlevania Advance Collection is a classic collection of the Castlevania series, which includes the classic Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania...
Game released: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 19 November 2020
Players:
3/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Observer: System Redux is a remaster of the original Observer for the new generation of consoles. In addition to improved graphics, the updated edition features...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 18 March 2021
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
60/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods — Part Two — the second standalone expansion Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One. This time, events will take place not only...
