Horror for PC — top best games in the Horror genre

Resident Evil 2 - a game in the Horror genre

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

Game released: PC → 25 January 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Resident Evil 2 is a re-release of the classic action-horror Resident Evil 2 (1998) from 1998 with a third-person perspective. The events of the sequel unfold...

Resident Evil 3

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

Game released: PC → 3 April 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Resident Evil 3 is a remake of the legendary action-horror game with a fixed camera Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Get ready to dive back into the chaos of the dying...

Resident Evil Requiem

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

Game released: PC → 27 February 2026

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 91/100

The ninth game in the main Resident Evil series. Picks up after the events of Village, returning players to the heart of the franchise - a dilapidated Raccoon...

Lethal Company

Action, Horror, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival

Early Access: PC → 24 October 2023; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 8.4/10

A co-op game where characters mine scrap metal from abandoned Moons to make a profit. The money you earn goes towards traveling to new locations or buying...

People Playground

Indie, Simulation, Side view, Arcade, Horror

Game released: PC → 23 July 2019

Players: 7.8/10

People Playground is a fun side-scrolling indie sandbox game. In the game you will find yourself in a real ragdoll world, where all characters and objects are...

MiSide

Adventure, Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 10 December 2024

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A hybrid of horror and dating simulator, MiSide offers a kaleidoscope of multi-genre mini-games — from classic puzzles to shooter elements, along with a variety of...

Resident Evil Village

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

Game released: PC → 7 May 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 83/100

First-person horror game with survival and shooter elements Resident Evil: Village continues the story started in Biohazard, but moves the action to Eastern Europe...

Days Gone

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 18 May 2021

Players: 8.6/10

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...

R.E.P.O.

Online, Cooperative (co-op), Horror, Third-person view, Action

Early Access: PC → 26 February 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 7.6/10

Cooperative online chorror, in which physics plays a key role. Up to six people can go to abandoned gloomy locations to extract valuable items with the help of...

Resident Evil: Resistance

Online, Horror, Action, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 3 April 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Resident Evil: Resistance is a third-person cooperative action game set in the Resident Evil universe. Gameplay in the format of 4 (survivors) against 1 (the one...

Phasmophobia

Action, Adventure, Horror, Online, First-person view, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 18 September 2020; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 8.1/10

A cooperative psychological horror game for 4 people, where players take on the role of paranormal hunters and set off to explore mystical locations in search of...

Dying Light

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 27 January 2015

Players: 8.6/10

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...

Silent Hill 2

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

Game released: PC → 8 October 2024

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Third-person horror with survival and adventure elements Silent Hill 2 is a remake of the cult classic from 2001. The new game largely follows the canon...

Resident Evil 4 (2005)

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 27 February 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Continuation of the action-horror adventure with a third-person view in the Resident Evil series. The story of the fourth part takes place in 2004, six years after...

Silent Hill f

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

Game released: PC → 25 September 2025

VGTimes: 8.4/10

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

A full-fledged sequel to the cult horror series Silent Hill. The action takes place in the 1960s in the Japanese town of Ebisugaoka. The story tells of a schoolgirl...

7 Days to Die

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Survival, Online, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox

Early Access: PC → 13 December 2013; Game released: PC → 25 July 2024

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 41/100

Players find themselves in a world gripped by a zombie apocalypse, where the main task is survival. During the day, they search for resources, build shelters and...

The Forest

Simulation, Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival

Game released: PC → 30 April 2018

Players: 7.9/10

The Forest is an adventure action-horror game with survival elements set in an open world and presented from a first-person perspective. The main character is the...

Resident Evil Village Gold Edition

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

Game released: PC → 28 October 2022

Players: 7/10

The edition combines the original horror Resident Evil Village and all key additions, expanding the dark story of survival. Along with the classic campaign, the...

The Killing Antidote

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

Early Access: PC → 6 October 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 8.8/10

The game takes place in the future, where under the influence of a special microbe, people began to mutate. The main character, Jodie, is a brave journalist who...

State of Decay 2

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 22 May 2018

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

State of Decay 2 is the continuation of a remarkable zombie action game with a third-person perspective and survival elements. Together with friends or in proud...

Alan Wake 2

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

Game released: PC → 27 October 2023

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Saga Anderson, an experienced FBI agent, is sent to the city of Bright Falls on the Pacific Northwest coast. In this town, hidden among mountains and forests, a...

Resident Evil 6

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

Game released: PC → 22 March 2013

VGTimes: 7.2/10

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Resident Evil 6 is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view in the popular Resident Evil series. Ten years have passed since that memorable night...

Doom Eternal

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

Game released: PC → 20 March 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Doom Eternal is a first-person shooter that incorporates elements of action, platforming, and RPG. The first game in the new Doom franchise, created after the...

State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Online, Horror, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 13 March 2020

Players: 8/10

State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition — the complete edition of the popular third-person zombie action game with survival elements State of Decay 2. The game...

System Shock Remake

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Remake

Game released: PC → 30 May 2023

Players: 7.9/10

A remake of the legendary role-playing shooter System Shock. The game takes place in the year 2072, where all resources on Earth have been practically depleted...

DOOM 2

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

Game released: PC → 3 August 2007

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 77/100

DOOM 2 is a continuation of the legendary bloody first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place shortly after the events of the original DOOM...

Diablo 2: Resurrected

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

Game released: PC → 23 September 2021

Players: 6.1/10

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...

Metro: Last Light

Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PC → 17 May 2013

VGTimes: 9.6/10

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Doom

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

Game released: PC → 12 May 2016

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Doom is another installment of the famous series, in which the player, as a space marine, will embark on a long journey through the corridors of an abandoned space...

Alien: Isolation

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

Game released: PC → 7 October 2014

Players: 8.4/10

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...

Left 4 Dead 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PC → 20 November 2009

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 89/100

The Evil Within 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 12 October 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the action-horror with a third-person view. You are Detective Sebastian Castellanos, and you are at rock bottom. But when you get the chance to save...

The Evil Within

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

Game released: PC → 13 October 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 74/100

A terrifying action-horror with a third-person view and stealth elements from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. You have to try on the role of detective...

Remnant: From The Ashes

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 19 August 2019

Players: 7.9/10

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...

REANIMAL

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

Game released: PC → 13 February 2026

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A dark game from the authors of Little Nightmares 1 and 2 with a cooperative mode. Brother and sister must save their missing friends and get off the creepy island...

Dead by Daylight

Action, Horror, Online, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 14 June 2016

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer action-horror game with a third-person view, which tells the story of four teenagers and a maniac who wants to shred everyone and...

Resident Evil 5

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 18 September 2009

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Resident Evil 5 is a third-person action game with shooter and horror elements from the masters from the studios Capcom Entertainment and CAPCOM Co.. The game is...

GTFO

Action, Horror, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Early Access: PC → 9 December 2019; Game released: PC → 10 December 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

GTFO is a hardcore cooperative first-person action horror game for up to four players. The gameplay is based on first-person cooperative battles for up to four...

Hatred

Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric

Game released: PC → 1 June 2015

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 43/100

Hatred is an isometric action game with shooter and horror elements from the studio Destructive Creations. The main publisher of the game is Destructive Creations...

Alan Wake

Action, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 16 February 2012

VGTimes: 6.2/10

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Alan Wake is a horror action game with a third-person view. Strange events are happening everywhere, and our hero, writer Alan Wake, who is looking for his missing...

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Best Games in the Horror genre for PC