Horror 2018 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Horror genre

Walking Dead: Season 1 - a game in the Horror genre

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Interactive movie, Zombies, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2018

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Walking Dead: Season 1 is an episodic third-person interactive adventure based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comics. The main character is a black guy named...

Outlast

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 February 2018

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...

Outlast 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Indie, Survival horror, First-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 March 2018

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...

Hello Neighbor

Action, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Sandbox, Free game, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 July 2018

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 40/100

Hello Neighbor! — adventure horror with stealth elements and first-person view. The game is about a guy who witnesses a terrible crime. While still a boy, he...

Limbo

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 June 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A dark adventure platformer built on the atmosphere of silence, loneliness, and constant danger. The story tells about a boy who sets out to find his missing...

Don't Starve

Adventure, Horror, Simulation, Isometric, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 April 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Don't Starve is an adventure game about survival in a randomly generated world. In it you have to collect resources, stock up on food, grow berries and vegetables...

Inside

Arcade, Platformer, Logic, Side view, Horror, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 June 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Inside is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer with survival elements from the creators of Limbo. The plot centers on a lonely boy who is hiding from...

Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek

Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2018

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek is the continuation of the original first-person stealth horror Hello Neighbor. The game tells the story of the neighbor's children...

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Gold Edition

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Collection, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 May 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

An extended edition of the horror Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, which includes not only the original game, but also all additional content. Along with Ethan Winters...

The Room

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Steampunk, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 October 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The Room is an indie puzzle game with a first-person view and horror elements. A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a...

Bendy and the Ink Machine

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Bendy and the Ink Machine is an episodic adventure with horror elements and a first-person perspective. Visually, the game is made in the style of the first...

Detention

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 March 2018

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Detention is an indie puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. At Greenwood High School, located in a remote mountainous area, two students are trapped...

Outlast: Whistleblower

Action, Adventure, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 February 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Outlast: Whistleblower is an add-on for the first-person horror adventure game Outlast. The add-on will tell the story of software engineer Waylon Park, who worked...

Whispering Willows

Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 September 2018

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Whispering Willows is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a mysterious mansion. The plot centers on Elena Elkhorn. She goes to the estate in search...

Walking Dead: The Telltale Series Collection

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Walking Dead: The Telltale Series Collection is a game collection that brings together all nineteen episodes of Telltale's Walking Dead series with enhanced...

The Bunker

Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Interactive movie, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 April 2018

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Bunker is an interactive psychological thriller with horror elements. The game is a reincarnation of video quests that were popular back in the 90s. You will play...

Tesla vs Lovecraft

Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 March 2018

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Tesla vs Lovecraft is a fast-paced top-down shooter that combines the dark horror of Lovecraft and the sci-fi inventions of Tesla. The events of the game will tell...

Little Nightmares: Complete Edition

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 May 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Little Nightmares: Complete Edition is a complete edition of the adventure puzzle game with horror elements. The edition contains the full game, as well as...

Slayaway Camp

Arcade, Strategy, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 March 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Slayaway Camp is an exciting strategy game with horror elements and a lot of puzzles. You have to get used to the role of a maniac killer, calling himself...

Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle

Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 October 2018

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle is a horror puzzle game with an isometric view. Controlling the well-known movie maniac Jason Voorhees, you have to get to your...

Hollow

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 February 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 36/100

Hollow is an indie shooter with horror elements and a first-person view in a fantasy setting. You are the pilot of the first mining spaceship. You wake up in an...

Nihilumbra

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 May 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Nihilumbra is a platform puzzle game developed by BeautiFun Games that will take you into a world of unusual adventures and abstract inclination. You will play as a...

STAY

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2018

Steam: 92/100

STAY is an unusual adventure with a side view and horror elements. Quinn woke up in a closed room, where there is only a computer connected to the chat you are in...

Radiation Island

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 February 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Radiation Island is an action-adventure game with a first-person view and horror elements. This is a game where you determine your own destiny in a huge open world...

Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 October 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption is a hardcore third-person action RPG set in a fantasy setting, inspired by the Dark Souls and Shadow of the Colossus series. You...

Layers of Fear: Legacy

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 February 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Layers of Fear: Legacy — a special version of the psychological horror game with a first-person view for Nintendo Switch. Players will get into a huge mansion...

Death Mark

Adventure, Horror, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2018

Death Mark is a horror adventure from the independent studio Experience. The plot revolves around mysterious marks on the bodies of Tokyo residents — everyone...

Garage

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 May 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Garage is a dynamic arcade action-horror game with a top-down view. The game is inspired by the VHS movie era, and also has graphics stylized to resemble the...

Hyakki Castle

Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 August 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Hyakki Castle is a classic first-person role-playing game with tactical and horror elements, dedicated to Japanese folklore. You will go to conquer an old castle...

Infernium

Horror, Indie, First-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 April 2018

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Infernium combines survival horror with an approach inspired by Pac-Man. Hell is presented as a nonlinear space where the protagonist is trapped in a prison without...

Viviette

Horror, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 December 2018

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 58/100

This adventure game with elements of classic horror centers on exploring Neuville’s Mansion and uncovering its secrets. The player solves a range of puzzles and...

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Best Games in the Horror genre of 2018 for Nintendo Switch