Horror for PC — top best games in the Horror genre / Page 9

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

Game released: PC → 1 June 2022

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The actions of the game take place in the depths of the sea, where various monsters live. With the help of soul transference, the main character can use the...

CULTIC

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Old school

Game released: PC → 13 October 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A dynamic retro shooter with a first-person view, combining the atmosphere of classic action movies with horror elements and modern technology. A fully...

[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift

Adventure, Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Survival horror, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 19 March 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

A dark game with a retro aesthetic from the VHS era. The girl works the night shift at a local coffee shop. Before closing the store, she must serve several...

Fear & Hunger

Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Turn-based, Indie, Dungeons, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 21 January 2019; Early Access: PC → 11 December 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 93/100

The game's action takes place in the gloomy and hopeless dungeons of an ancient fortress. Four unfortunate adventurers delve deeper into the darkness, uncovering...

Silent Hill 3

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Survival

Game released: PC → 8 February 2007

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

The game is a direct continuation of the first Silent Hill and tells about the already matured Heather, who finds herself in a heap of incredible events. In an...

Dead Rising 3

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Slasher, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Zombies

Game released: PC → 5 September 2014

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Dead Rising 3 is an action-adventure game with elements of horror, slasher and third-person view in a post-apocalyptic setting. The game takes place ten years after...

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 25 February 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is a continuation of the action-slasher game with a third-person view in the Castlevania fantasy universe. Simon Belmont is the hero...

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

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

Game released: PC → 26 April 2006

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This first-person horror game combines action and adventure with exploration, investigation, and combat against supernatural evil. Its varied levels range from...

How to Survive 2

Simulation, Action, Horror, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Zombies, Online

Game released: PC → 8 September 2016

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 67/100

How to Survive 2 is an isometric survival simulator with elements of horror and action in a post-apocalyptic setting. The world is filled with the living dead. You...

Resident Evil Village Gold Edition

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

Game released: PC → 28 October 2022

Players: 7/10

Steam: 87/100

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...

REVEIL

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

Game released: PC → 6 March 2024

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A narrative thriller about Walter Thompson and his dark past at the Nelson Brothers Circus. The main character sorts out fragments of memories, explores the...

The Forever Winter

Shooter, Horror, Online, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Survival horror

Early Access: PC → 24 September 2024; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 69/100

The main action takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where people need to survive among giant war machines controlled by two warring superpowers. Enemies have...

The Joy of Creation

Action, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Exploration, Survival horror

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.1/10

Atmospheric horror inspired by the Five Nights at Freddy's game series. The action takes place in a house where the player finds himself face to face with animated...

Bio Goddess: Doomsday Begins

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Survival, Zombies, Role-playing game

Early Access: PC → 2 November 2025; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

A high school student tries to survive in a school overrun by monsters. She'll have to solve puzzles, search for useful resources, and fend off enemies. You can...

Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5

Survival, Horror, Puzzle, First-person view

Game released: PC → 18 February 2026

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This horror chapter in the Poppy Playtime series takes place deeper inside the factory, where Huggy Wuggy, Playtime’s security system, is in pursuit. Abandoned by...

Dead Rising 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Zombies, Open world

Game released: PC → 27 September 2010

Players: 8/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Dead Rising 2 is an adventure zombie action game with horror elements and a third-person perspective. It expands on the ideas and universe established in Dead...

Knock-knock

Arcade, Horror, Logic, Indie, Side view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 4 October 2013

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Knock-knock is an adventure puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. In the depths of a dense forest there is a wooden house. A man lives in this house...

Legacy of Kain: Defiance

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Slasher

Game released: PC → 19 July 2007

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person fantasy action-adventure follows two vampires: Kain, an all-powerful demigod, and Raziel, a demonic angel of death. They travel through a world...

Outlast: Whistleblower

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

Game released: PC → 6 May 2014

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...

Cry of Fear

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Online

Game released: PC → 24 April 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 87/100

This first-person psychological horror game unfolds in an abandoned town during a cold Scandinavian night. A young man searches for answers as he makes his way...

Dead Age

Role-playing game, Horror, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Zombies, Strategy

Game released: PC → 4 November 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Dead Age is an action role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view in a post-apocalyptic setting. You will go to a world where you will forever have to...

BioShock 2 Remastered

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

Game released: PC → 15 September 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 71/100

BioShock 2 Remastered is an improved version of the adventure first-person shooter BioShock 2. The streets of the city of Rapture once again echo with the echoes of...

Backrooms Break

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

Game released: PC → 24 April 2024

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 70/100

An unusual action game with cool destructibility. The main character finds himself in an endless maze of abandoned rooms. With only a hammer and a revolver at his...

The Coffin of Andy and Leyley

Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Puzzle, Exploration, Demons, Visual novel

Early Access: PC → 13 October 2023; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 95/100

A brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a satanic ritual go wrong. Finding themselves in an extremely toxic relationship, the heroes try to get...

Ruined Nurse

Action, Adventure, Survival horror, Shooter, First-person view, Adult game, Horror

Game released: PC → 2 December 2024

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

The player takes on the role of an Internet setup specialist who received an application by mail and went to an abandoned hospital full of crazy nurses. In terms of...

The Headliners

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

Game released: PC → 30 January 2025

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 87/100

New York is covered by chaos-the streets were filled with terrible creatures, and only a team of fearless journalists is ready to go to the very bake for the sake...

Complete Horror

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Survival horror, Horror, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 13 May 2026

Steam: 80/100

The game tells the story of an unnamed girl who has lost her memory. In the plot of the game, the main character wakes up in the subway, which is overrun by zombies...

Love Love School Days

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Roguelike, Procedural generation, Horror, Exploration

Game released: PC → 6 February 2023

Steam: 95/100

A visual novel with elements of a romantic simulator and science fiction. In the near future, the Brain Link technology allows you to literally enter game worlds...

Shadowgrounds

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 3 March 2011

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This top-down science-fiction action game follows a fight against an alien threat in the colony of New Atlantis. The protagonist battles monsters and large bosses...

Dino Crisis

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

Game released: PC → 1 August 2005

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Dino Crisis is an action game with a third-person view. A special forces group lands on the small tropical island of Ibis with the task of finding and delivering...

Visage

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

Early Access: PC → 2 October 2018; Game released: PC → 29 October 2020

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...

Police Stories

Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 19 September 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 82/100

Police Stories is a top-down tactical shooter with horror elements. You will play as a policeman and, together with your partner Rick, go to storm various premises...

Ib

Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game released: PC → 11 April 2022

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Ib is a dark 2D horror adventure game that is a remake of the original game of the same name, released in February 2012. The game is about a girl named Ib who one...

20 Minutes Till Dawn

Action, Top-down view, Shooter, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Roguelike, Survival, Horror, Casual game

Early Access: PC → 8 June 2022; Game released: PC → 8 June 2023

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

A minimalist action roguelike where heroes fight against countless hordes of monsters straight out of the pen of H. P. Lovecraft. With a wide variety of characters...

Alan Wake 2: The Lake House

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

Game released: PC → 22 October 2024

Metacritic: 75/100

The add-on takes place parallel to the main game Alan Wake 2. The main character is Kieran Estevez, an FBK agent. The plot tells about the consequences of a...

CrossFire: Rainbow

Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The game transfers the battles of the CrossFire series into a dark and disturbing horror atmosphere. The familiar tactical shooting is intertwined with mysticism...

Foghorns Drown

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Old school, Detective

Game released: PC → 20 July 2026

Steam: 77/100

A short psychological thriller inspired by Silent Hill, Twin Peaks, and Mouthwashing. The main character works as a ferry operator, transporting passengers across...

Below, Rusted Gods

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

Game released: PC → 29 July 2026

Steam: 87/100

An atmospheric sci-fi thriller where you take on the role of an operator observing an expedition into a mysterious underground abyss. By monitoring the squad's...

State of Decay - Year-One Survival Edition

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Sandbox, Role-playing game, Stealth, Tactics, Zombies, Survival, Open world

Game released: PC → 27 April 2015

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 72/100

State of Decay — Year-One Survival Edition is an action-horror game with a third-person view and stealth elements. The developers have added new weapons...

Job Simulator

Arcade, Simulation, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Virtual Reality (VR), Horror

Game released: PC → 5 April 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Job Simulator is an arcade physics-based simulator for Oculus Rift, SteamVR and PlayStation VR virtual reality devices. Players will have to take the place of an...

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Best Games in the Horror genre for PC