Horror 2021 for PlayStation 5 — 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 5 → 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 5 → 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 5 → 25 August 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...

Doom Eternal

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 June 2021

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...

Subnautica

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 May 2021

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...

Remnant: From The Ashes

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 May 2021

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...

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 June 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition is an improved version of the shooter Metro Exodus with more advanced graphics. The game features a new lighting implementation...

Subnautica: Below Zero

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Diablo 2: Resurrected

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Alan Wake Remastered

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

The Medium

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 3 September 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 74/100

In the center of events is a girl medium named Marianne, who goes to investigate the mysterious murder of a boy. The mystical gift allows the heroine to look into...

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 June 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...

Aliens: Fireteam Elite

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Visage

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 November 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Visage is a first-person horror adventure inspired by the work of Hideo Kojima — P.T. The main actions of the game take place in the 80s of the last century...

Tannenberg

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 June 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Tannenberg is a standalone add-on for the multiplayer third-person shooter about the First World War Verdun. The game will focus on the events of the Eastern Front...

Tormented Souls

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 August 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Tormented Souls is a third-person psychological horror game inspired by classic horror films Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone in the Dark. The main character is...

The Sinking City

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 February 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 67/100

The Sinking City is a third-person, open-world horror adventure based on the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the father of horror stories about monsters. The...

BloodRayne: Terminal Cut

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Shadows of Kurgansk

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 June 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods — Part One is a standalone expansion for the dynamic first-person shooter Doom Eternal. This time the events will take place...

White Shadows

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 December 2021

Players: 5.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

White Shadows is an indie action adventure with platforming elements and a side view. Much time has passed since the Great War. Humanity is half human, half animal...

Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 4 February 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 53/100

Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Earthblood is a dark and cruel game based on the cult universe of everyone's favorite Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines...

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Evil Inside

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 25 March 2021

Players: 3.7/10

Steam: 63/100

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...

I Saw Black Clouds

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

The Persistence

Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Horror, Survival horror, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 June 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The Persistence is a procedurally generated first-person shooter with horror elements for PlayStation VR devices. The game takes place on board the spaceship...

Happy's Humble Burger Farm

Adventure, Action, Horror, First-person view, Simulation, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Wings of Wor

Action, Shooter, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Arcade

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 November 2021

This fantasy shooter with horror elements is set in an era between the Middle Ages and the early modern period. Demons, strengthened by the evil ambitions of...

In Sound Mind

Action, Shooter, Puzzle, First-person view, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 September 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 74/100

In Sound Mind is a psychological horror game with a first-person view. You wake up in the corridors of a strange building, where the environment takes on a life of...

Maid of Sker

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 May 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Adventure horror, which takes place in a mystical estate. The game is based on the true story of Elizabeth Williams. She fell in love with Thomas Evans, a musician...

DARQ

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 25 March 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

DARQ is an indie horror game that puts you in a lucid nightmare. The game tells the story of Lloyd, a boy caught in a nightmare. By exploring the darkest corners of...

The Plane Effect

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Without Escape

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 October 2021

Steam: 47/100

Without Escape is an exciting point and click adventure with first-person horror elements. The main character will have to face the horrors of his home. As you...

Crimson Spires

Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 August 2021

Steam: 86/100

Crimson Spires is a Japanese style adventure visual novel with horror elements. The small mining town of Bataille, Missouri, was sealed off from the outside world...

Apsulov: End of Gods

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 August 2021

Players: 6/10

Steam: 86/100

Apsulov: End of Gods is an atmospheric horror game with a first-person view, in which you will find yourself in a futuristic world with an admixture of Old Norse...

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Best Games in the Horror genre of 2021 for PlayStation 5