Horror 2016 for PC — top best games in the Horror genre

Dead by Daylight - a game in the Horror genre

Action, Horror, Online, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 14 June 2016

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 79/100

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...

Doom

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

Game released: PC → 12 May 2016

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Doom is another installment of the famous series, where the player, as a space marine, will traverse a long path through the corridors of an abandoned space base on...

Killing Floor 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Zombies, Online, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 18 November 2016

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Killing Floor 2 is a cooperative zombie shooter with a first-person view. The action takes place in Europe after the appearance of zombie-like creatures. Up to six...

Dead Rising 4

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

Game released: PC → 6 December 2016

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Dead Rising 4 is a continuation of the zombie apocalyptic action game with a third-person view. The famous photographer named Frank West, known for his...

Inside

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

Game released: PC → 7 July 2016

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...

Dead Island: Definitive Collection

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Collection, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 31 May 2016

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Dead Island: Definitive Collection is a re-release of the action-horror game with a first-person view in the world of zombies for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The...

Layers of Fear (2016)

Adventure, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PC → 15 February 2016

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Layers of Fear is a first-person psychological horror about a mad artist around whom horrific things unfold. Players will get into a huge mansion with beautiful...

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...

The House in Fata Morgana

Horror, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Side view, Gothic

Game released: PC → 14 May 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 96/100

House in Fata Morgana is an adventure visual novel with Japanese-style horror elements. The events of the game will tell the story of a young hero who wakes up in...

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...

Corpse Party

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

Game released: PC → 25 April 2016

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...

Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster

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

Game released: PC → 19 January 2016

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster is a re-release of the action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. One of the S.T.A.R.S. units sent to...

Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Online, Adventure

Game released: PC → 11 October 2016

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration is a special edition of the original game in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the series for PlayStation 4. The...

Rusty Lake Hotel

Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, Side view, Horror, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 29 January 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Rusty Lake Hotel is a side-scrolling arcade adventure game with horror elements inspired by the cult TV series Twin Peaks by David Lynch. The plot centers on...

Sunless Sea: Zubmariner

Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 11 October 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Sunless Sea: Zubmariner is an addition to the top-down role-playing adventure with horror elements Sunless Sea. If the original action took place on the surface of...

Dead Rising

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Zombies, Adventure

Game released: PC → 13 September 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Dead Rising is a dynamic zombie action game with a third-person view and horror elements. The main character of the game is journalist-photographer Frank West, who...

BioShock 2 Remastered

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

Game released: PC → 15 September 2016

Players: 8.6/10

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...

Through the Woods

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

Game released: PC → 27 October 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Through the Woods is a third-person action-horror game based on Norse myths and legends. You have to get used to the role of a young mother who one day comes to a...

CASE: Animatronics

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

Game released: PC → 3 August 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 66/100

CASE: Animatronics is an adventure horror game with stealth elements and a first-person view in the Five Nights at Freddy's universe. The main character, detective...

Shadows of Kurgansk

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

Game released: PC → 9 October 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 66/100

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...

Alone in the Dark (1992)

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

Game released: PC → 13 December 2016

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Alone in the Dark (1992) — action-horror with a third-person view and puzzle elements. Suspicious suicide. A terrible curse. Evil force. Finally, an evil dark...

Dying Light - Enhanced Edition

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

Game released: PC → 9 February 2016

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 94/100

Dying Light — Enhanced Edition — a collection that will include the original Dying Light and The Following add-on. Players have access to a large and...

Subterrain

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Indie, Survival, Top-down view, Crafting

Game released: PC → 21 January 2016

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 79/100

Subterrain is an action-horror adventure with RPG elements and a top-down view. In the game you will play as one Doctor West, apparently the only survivor of an...

BioShock Remastered

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

Game released: PC → 16 September 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 82/100

BioShock Remastered is an improved version of the adventure first-person shooter BioShock. This edition features improved graphics, support for 4K resolution, full...

Arizona Sunshine VR Legacy

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Virtual Reality (VR), Zombies

Game released: PC → 16 October 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 63/100

This first-person virtual reality shooter takes place in a post-apocalyptic southwestern United States overrun by zombies. After hearing a human voice on the radio...

Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Casual game, Horror

Game released: PC → 9 July 2016

Steam: 95/100

A mystical visual novel set during the annual gathering of the wealthy Ushiromiya family. As the health of the family head rapidly declines, his relatives gather on...

Yomawari: Night Alone

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Top-down view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 25 October 2016

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 75/100

An isometric survival horror about a young girl searching for her missing dog and sister in the streets of her hometown, which are haunted by unsettling spirits...

True Fear: Forsaken Souls

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Exploration, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 19 October 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 92/100

True Fear: Forsaken Souls is a mystical point and click adventure with horror elements and a lot of puzzles. The events of the game take place in an old house that...

Radiation Island

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

Game released: PC → 30 November 2016

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...

Dying Light: The Following

Action, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Role-playing game, Open world

Game released: PC → 9 February 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The expansion opens a new chapter in Kyle Crane's story and takes the action beyond Harran. A vast map with villages, fields, and abandoned corners becomes a...

Back in 1995

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

Game released: PC → 28 April 2016

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 52/100

Back in 1995 is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view, stylized as games from the 1990s. You will find poor controls, character models and...

Alone in the Dark 2

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

Game released: PC → 13 December 2016

Steam: 71/100

Set in 1923, this action-horror adventure follows Edward Carnby as he confronts evil in the dark house of Derceto. Getting inside is only the beginning; the hero...

IMSCARED

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

Game released: PC → 3 February 2016

Steam: 94/100

A first-person horror game that gradually goes beyond a typical game. At first, everything seems familiar: pixelated corridors, locked doors, and the mysterious...

Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

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

Game released: PC → 7 October 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Five Nights at Freddy's 5: Sister Location is a continuation of the popular series of horror stories with a first-person view. The next part delves even deeper into...

Dead Effect 2

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

Game released: PC → 6 May 2016

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 56/100

This first-person sci-fi shooter with RPG elements takes place aboard the colony ship ESS Meridian, where the heroes face zombies and other enemies. Dead Effect 2...

Mad Father

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

Game released: PC → 23 September 2016

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 98/100

Mad Father is a Japanese-style top-down horror adventure game. One night, Aya hears her father screaming. When she leaves the room, she sees two ugly creatures. She...

Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps

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

Game released: PC → 21 June 2016

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 38/100

Metacritic: 37/100

Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps is a third-person cooperative shooter set in the Resident Evil universe. The game takes place after biological weapons attacks have...

Resident Evil: Origins Collection

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 22 January 2016

Resident Evil: Origins Collection is a special edition that contains re-releases of two legendary games in the Resident Evil series. You can expect updated versions...

Town of Light

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

Game released: PC → 26 February 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Town of Light is a first-person psychological thriller. The events of the game will take you to Italy in the 30s of the last century, to a psychiatric hospital...

Phantaruk

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

Game released: PC → 16 August 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 53/100

Phantaruk is an action-horror game with survival elements and a first-person perspective. The game takes place on an abandoned spaceship, where your task is to get...

Horror

Best Games in the Horror genre of 2016 for PC (Game released)