Horror 2021 for PlayStation 4 — top best games in the Horror genre

Resident Evil Village - a game in the Horror genre

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival horror

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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...

The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes

Interactive movie, Third-person view, Horror, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure, Survival horror, Demons

Game released: 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...

Little Nightmares 2

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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...

Chernobylite

Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 September 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...

Diablo 2: Resurrected

Role-playing game, Isometric, Horror, Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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...

Subnautica: Below Zero

Action, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Open world, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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...

Green Hell

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Survival, Online, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 June 2021

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...

Secret Neighbor

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 April 2021

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Secret Neighbor is a free-to-play cooperative action-horror game with a first-person view set in the Hello Neighbor universe. The events of the game take place...

Carrion

Action, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 October 2021

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...

Alan Wake Remastered

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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...

Aliens: Fireteam Elite

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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...

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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...

Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach

Horror, Adventure, First-person view, Survival horror, Combat robots

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 December 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach is an atmospheric adventure survival game with a first-person view in the Five Nights at Freddy's universe. This time you...

Castlevania Advance Collection

Arcade, Side view, Horror, Platformer, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Collection, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 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...

Corpse Party

Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 October 2021

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This horror adventure with visual-novel elements follows a group of students trapped in an otherworldly version of an abandoned elementary school after performing a...

BloodRayne: Terminal Cut

Action, Slasher, Adventure, Third-person view, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 November 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 90/100

BloodRayne: Terminal Cut — updated version of the action-adventure slasher Bloodrayne. The original game has received support for modern gamepads and optimization...

BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut

Adventure, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 November 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 77/100

BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut is an updated version of the action-adventure slasher BloodRayne 2. The original game has received support for modern gamepads and...

Mundaun

Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 March 2021

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 74/100

An atmospheric horror adventure set in a remote alpine village. The main character, a young man named Kurt, goes there to find out the circumstances of the...

Night Book

Adventure, Horror, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 July 2021

Steam: 67/100

Night Book is an adventure horror game in the genre of interactive cinema with point and click elements. Lauralyn works night shifts remotely from home, translating...

Murder House

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Old school, Survival horror, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 October 2021

Steam: 94/100

Atmospheric survival horror in the style of VHS slashers from the 1980s. A local TV crew goes to the abandoned house of the executed serial killer Anthony Smith...

We Were Here

Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Free game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 February 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

An atmospheric co-op adventure where two strangers find themselves separated by the walls of an ancient castle amidst the Antarctic ice. One is trapped in a...

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites

Arcade, Side view, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Platformer, Horror, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 September 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites — remaster of the dynamic side-scrolling slasher BloodRayne Betrayal, where the main character, the seductive half-breed Rayne...

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 April 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is an adventure RPG puzzle game with horror elements and an isometric view. You are a nice baby turnip who was declared an enemy of...

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 March 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse is a third-person action-comedy horror game in which you take on the role of a real zombie who has risen from the depths...

Angels of Death

Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 April 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Angels of Death is a role-playing adventure with Japanese-style horror elements. The events of the game unfold around Ray and Zack, who, by a terrible accident...

Evil Inside

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 March 2021

Players: 3.7/10

Steam: 64/100

Evil Inside is a psychological horror game with a first-person view and survival elements. The main character is a minor boy, Mark, who, after the death of his...

Shadows of Kurgansk

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Simulation, Survival, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 September 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 65/100

Shadows of Kurgansk is an action shooter with a first-person view and horror elements in a post-apocalyptic world. You have to survive in a Zone where zombies live...

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

Arcade, Free game, Horror, Combat robots

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 31 March 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator is a shareware arcade game in the Five Nights at Freddy's universe. Unlike Scott Cawthon's other games, his new creation is not...

Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins

Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Horror, Science fiction, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 August 2021

Steam: 91/100

Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins is an indie horror adventure in the style of a visual novel with fantasy elements. Building on the horrifying legacy of the Weeping...

Happy's Humble Burger Farm

Adventure, Action, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 December 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Happy's Humble Burger Farm is an atmospheric horror game with simulator elements and a first-person view. In the game you will try on the role of a fast food...

Silver Chains

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 January 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 51/100

Silver Chains is an action-horror adventure game with a first-person view. The game tells the story of the main character named Peter, who wakes up in an old...

I Saw Black Clouds

Interactive movie, Horror, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Simulation, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 March 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 48/100

I Saw Black Clouds is a mystical interactive film in the horror genre. After her friend's suicide, Christina returns to her hometown. In an attempt to unravel the...

Observer: System Redux

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Stealth

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 July 2021

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...

Kursk

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Simulation

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 March 2021

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 47/100

Metacritic: 42/100

Kursk is an action-adventure game with horror elements and a first-person view. The game will tell about the tragedy of the K-141 Kursk submarine, which sank on...

Layers of Fear VR

Virtual Reality (VR), Horror, First-person view, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 April 2021

Steam: 71/100

Layers of Fear VR is the Layers of Fear version for Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and PlayStation VR virtual reality devices. The...

Lamentum

Adult game, Adventure, Action, Side view, Indie, Puzzle, Survival horror, Exploration, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 31 August 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Lamentum is a dark side-scrolling action adventure game set in New England in the mid-19th century. The game tells the story of a young aristocrat named Victor. He...

The Plane Effect

Adventure, Puzzle, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 September 2021

Steam: 62/100

The Plane Effect is a dark adventure puzzle game with an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting. The game tells the story of an office worker named Solo, who is...

Outer Wilds - Echoes of the Eye

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 September 2021

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A massive addition to the exploration adventure Outer Wilds, which adds a new, hidden secret to the already familiar solar system. The story centers on a strange...

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 October 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water is an atmospheric horror adventure with a third-person view. The plot revolves around three characters (Yuri Kozukata, Myu...

Opus Castle

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Free game, Exploration, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 November 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

Opus Castle is a free-to-play indie horror adventure game with a first-person view, based on the true story of a murder that took place in the Brazilian castle of...

Horror

Best Games in the Horror genre of 2021 for PlayStation 4 (Game released)