Horror 2017 for PC — top best games in the Horror genre

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard - a game in the Horror genre

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

Game released: PC → 23 January 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

The main character Ethan receives a message from his girlfriend, who disappeared without a trace three years ago. She invites him to meet in the vicinity of the...

Doki Doki Literature Club!

Horror, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel, Free game, Casual game

Game released: PC → 6 October 2017

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A visual novel that starts as a carefree story about a school literature club but gradually turns into something much more unsettling. Upon joining the club, the...

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era, Horror

Game released: PC → 7 August 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The game takes you on a dark and ruthless journey into the depths of the mind, where the lines between reality and madness blur. The story follows a warrior named...

The Evil Within 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Survival horror, Open world

Game released: PC → 12 October 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

Little Nightmares

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 27 April 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A dark tale in which the main character Six must find a way out of an underwater vessel filled with creepy creatures. The inhabitants of the in-game world also...

Outlast 2

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

Game released: PC → 24 April 2017

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Outlast 2 is a continuation of the popular horror adventure with stealth elements from the developers from the Red Barrels studio. The events of the game are...

Prey

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

Game released: PC → 5 May 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Prey is a futuristic first-person shooter. The main character's name is Morgan. The year is 2034. The hero under your control will be on the space station Talos 1...

What Remains of Edith Finch

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

Game released: PC → 24 April 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 89/100

What Remains of Edith Finch is a mystical detective adventure with a first-person view. A collection of short stories awaits you, dedicated to a cursed family that...

Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.1

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

Game released: PC → 28 April 2017

Steam: 92/100

The game takes place in the world of the Grisaia franchise, but with a new storyline and characters. The heroes go on dangerous missions for the good of the state...

Darkwood

Action, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Survival, Simulation, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 17 August 2017

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Top-down survival action-horror adventure. Events take place in a mysterious forest, where every night threatens to be the last. Players control a nameless hero who...

Observer

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

Game released: PC → 15 August 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Observer is an adventure with horror elements and a first-person view in a cyberpunk style from the creators of Layers of Fear. The game takes place in 2084 in a...

Hello Neighbor

Action, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Sandbox, Free game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 8 December 2017

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 40/100

Hello Neighbor! — adventure horror with stealth elements and first-person view. The game is about a guy who witnesses a terrible crime. While still a boy, he...

Choice of Zombies

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Text quest, Indie, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 14 July 2017

Steam: 50/100

Choice of Zombies is an adventure horror game with a first-person view in the style of a post-apocalypse. You have to fight for survival in a world overrun by...

Friday the 13th: The Game

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

Game released: PC → 25 May 2017

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Friday the 13th: The Game is an action-horror game played from a third-person perspective. The game will provide an opportunity to try on several roles. The first...

Unturned

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Sandbox, Survival, Zombies

Early Access: PC → 7 July 2014; Game released: PC → 7 July 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Unturned is a multiplayer sandbox action game with a first-person view. The main goal here is to survive by defending yourself from zombies and hostile players...

BIGFOOT

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

Early Access: PC → 31 January 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 84/100

A game with survival elements about hunting Bigfoot. There are 2 modes available: you can play against the AI-controlled Bigfoot, or another player can play as the...

Black Mirror

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 28 November 2017

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 47/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Black Mirror (2017) — point and click horror adventure with puzzle elements. Since childhood, our hero, David, has been tormented by nightmares and visions...

Stories Untold

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Text quest

Game released: PC → 27 February 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Stories Untold is a text adventure with horror elements in the style of 80s films. The game is based on the series of the same name, which was never aired. You are...

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Gold Edition

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

Game released: PC → 12 December 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

An extended edition of the horror Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, which includes not only the original game, but also all additional content. Along with Ethan Winters...

Remothered: Tormented Fathers

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Action

Game released: PC → 31 October 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Remothered: Tormented Fathers is a psychological horror game with a first-person view. The game follows a 35-year-old woman named Rosemary Reed who arrives at the...

LEGO Worlds

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Construction, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 24 February 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 66/100

LEGO Worlds is a fun adventure game with a third-person view, where you will go to conquer procedurally generated worlds made from the familiar LEGO construction...

Bendy and the Ink Machine

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Free game

Game released: PC → 27 April 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Bendy and the Ink Machine is an episodic adventure with horror elements and a first-person perspective. Visually, the game is made in the style of the first...

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

Action, Platformer, Top-down view, Horror

Game released: PC → 7 December 2017

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 84/100

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy is an unusual side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You will play as a naked man in a cauldron, moving around the world...

2Dark

Arcade, Action, Horror, Top-down view, Indie, Stealth

Game released: PC → 10 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 62/100

2Dark is an arcade action-horror game with survival elements and a top-down view. The main character discovers his beloved dead, and his two children are kidnapped...

Fade to Silence

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Open world

Early Access: PC → 14 December 2017; Game released: PC → 30 April 2019

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Fade to Silence is a post-apocalyptic RPG that takes you to the future, when humanity is on the verge of extinction. You have to survive in harsh winter conditions...

Detention

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 12 January 2017

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Detention is an indie puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. At Greenwood High School, located in a remote mountainous area, two students are trapped...

White Noise 2

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

Game released: PC → 7 April 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 77/100

White Noise 2 is a multiplayer horror adventure with a third-person view. The game takes place on an eerie night in an abandoned area. A group of four survivors try...

Conarium

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 6 June 2017

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Conarium is a first-person psychological horror game based on the works of Lovecraft. You play as Frank Gilman, who finds himself in a room filled with strange...

We Were Here

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

Game released: PC → 3 February 2017

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...

The Negative

Role-playing game, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike

Frozen: PC → 1 December 2017

Anticipation Rating: 5.2/10

The Negative is a dark role-playing game with turn-based combat in a medieval setting. As a plague doctor, you'll wander through dark, procedurally generated...

Get Even

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PC → 20 June 2017

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Get Even is a dynamic first-person shooter with horror elements. The game tells the story of Cole Black, who suffers from memory loss. He has to find out why a...

White Day: A Labyrinth Named School

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

Game released: PC → 22 August 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 67/100

White Day: A Labyrinth Named School is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The events of the game tell the story of schoolchildren who find...

The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

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

Game released: PC → 24 July 2017

Steam: 86/100

An atmospheric visual novel in the horror and drama genre, inspired by classic Asian horror films. The story unfolds in the gloomy mansion of Ermengard, which has...

Rail Theory

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Third-person view

Frozen: PC → 17 August 2017

Rail Theory is a third-person action RPG inspired by Resident Evil 4. It features randomly generated enemy components, weapons with multiple uses, and a unique...

Doom VFR

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

Game released: PC → 30 November 2017

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 54/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Doom VFR is a special version of the furious first-person shooter Doom for virtual reality devices HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. The virtual reality version of the...

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

Arcade, Free game, Horror, Combat robots

Game released: PC → 4 December 2017

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...

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...

Resident Evil 7: End of Zoe

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

Game released: PC → 12 December 2017

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Resident Evil 7: End of Zoe is an add-on for the first-person action horror game Resident Evil 7. The add-on features a “shocking twist” within the main game’s...

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 27 June 2017

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This third-person action game with shooter and horror elements follows Komaru Naegi after she escapes a long imprisonment and finds the city of Towa under the...

Dead Effect 2 VR

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 3 October 2017

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 80/100

Dead Effect 2 VR is a special version of the bloody shooter Dead Effect 2 with a first-person view for virtual reality devices HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. The main...

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Best Games in the Horror genre of 2017 for PC