Horror 2023 for PC — top best games in the Horror genre

Alan Wake 2 - a game in the Horror genre

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...

Lethal Company

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

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

Players: 8.3/10

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...

The Outlast Trials

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

Early Access: PC → 18 May 2023; Game released: PC → 5 March 2024

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Prequel to the entire horror series Outlast. The plot centers on a group of experimental subjects abducted by the Murkoff company during the Cold War. Scientists...

Amnesia: The Bunker

Horror, First-person view, Action, Open world, Stealth, Survival, Exploration, Sandbox, Adventure

Game released: PC → 6 June 2023

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 76/100

The game takes place during the First World War. French soldier Henri Clément finds himself locked in an abandoned military bunker, where something sinister lives...

Joker Show — Horror Escape

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

Game released: PC → 25 November 2023

Players: 5.9/10

Free action-horror from the creators of METEL HORROR ESCAPE. Gamers take on the role of a teenager who first summons a strange creature and then tries to escape...

The Day Before

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

Early Access: PC → 7 December 2023; Game canceled: PC → 11 December 2023

Players: 5.4/10

A large-scale game with survival elements, set in a “post-pandemic” world. The user becomes one of the survivors in America, overrun by hungry zombies and ruthless...

Children of Silentown

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 January 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Lucy grew up in a village where people periodically disappeared. Now she is an adult and seeks to investigate the mystery of the disappearance of residents and the...

System Shock Remake

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

Game released: PC → 30 May 2023

Players: 8/10

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...

Layers of Fear

Adventure, Horror, First-person view

Game released: PC → 15 June 2023

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Reimagining the Layers of Fear game series, offering a new perspective on the original stories. The game includes updated versions of the horror Layers of Fear...

The Coffin of Andy and Leyley

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

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

Players: 9.5/10

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...

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

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

Game released: PC → 18 August 2023

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Asymmetrical horror in the setting of the cult horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which tells the story of the serial killer known as...

Blasphemous 2

Arcade, Platformer, Role-playing game, Side view, Action, Horror, Gothic

Game released: PC → 24 August 2023

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

The sequel to the hardcore action platformer that continues the story of the Penitent. The character will take part in epic battles with bosses, each of which has...

Scars Above

Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Horror, Exploration, Science fiction, Shooter

Game released: PC → 28 February 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 67/100

The events of the game take place far beyond the solar system. Dr. Kate Ward finds herself on a mysterious planet with deadly fauna, creepy monsters and the...

The Last Faith

Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Indie, Horror, Slasher, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 15 November 2023

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A dark metroidvania in the spirit of Bloodborne. The events unfold in a gothic city populated by various monsters. Players take on the role of Eric, who suffers...

Garten of Banban 3

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

Game released: PC → 5 May 2023

Players: 7.2/10

The player explores the mysterious dungeons located under the kindergarten to find his child. Under the building there are several floors of intricate labyrinths...

Granny Remake

Horror, Survival, Puzzle, First-person view

Game released: PC → 19 July 2023

Players: 7/10

Remake of Granny Smith, where the developers have improved the graphics and updated the gameplay. The main character tries to escape from an abandoned house where...

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Comedy

Game released: PC → 23 October 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 91/100

A mixture of horror and dating simulator about a princess imprisoned in a basement. Usually such stories end with the girl being saved, but this time it’s the other...

Stray Souls

Horror, Action, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PC → 25 October 2023

Players: 7.7/10

The game takes place in the abandoned town of Aspen Falls, inhabited by disgusting creatures. The main character is teenager Daniel, who inherits his grandmother's...

Trepang2

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

Game released: PC → 21 June 2023

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A horror shooter with a view that is a spiritual successor to the F.E.A.R. series. The game has the ability to become invisible, slow down time and sneak up on...

Demonologist

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

Early Access: PC → 27 March 2023; Game released: PC → 25 September 2023

Players: 8.8/10

A cooperative game in which up to 4 people explore cursed locations and try to identify the type of evil spirit in order to exorcise it. For this you can use...

Blood West

Action, Shooter, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie

Early Access: PC → 10 February 2022; Game released: PC → 5 December 2023

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A mystical Western that tells the story of a traveling revolver who rises from the dead to lift a curse and free his soul. During his journey through the Wild West...

Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle

Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Horror

Game released: PC → 30 August 2023

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Prequel to the horror Daymare: 1998. The game tells the story of special agent Dalila Reyes, a former government spy now working for "HADES". The heroine sets off...

Bramble: The Mountain King

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Horror, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 27 April 2023

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Bramble: The Mountain King is an action-adventure platformer with horror elements in a dark fantasy setting. In the game you will go into a world inspired by...

Gylt

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Action, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 6 July 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 70/100

The main character is a little girl, Sally, who one day, fleeing from a group of bullies, finds herself in a distorted version of her city, where her fears and...

Undying

Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Open world, Zombies

Early Access: PC → 19 October 2021; Game released: PC → 7 December 2023

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

An isometric zombie action game about a mother who is trying to protect her son from all the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world. The problem is that she has been...

Alice: Asylum

Arcade, Action, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view

Game canceled: PC → 7 April 2023

Anticipation Rating: 6.9/10

Alice: Asylum is a third-person arcade game with action, horror and platform elements from the Spicy Horse Games studio. The game is published by Electronic Arts...

The Baby In Yellow

Action, Horror, Simulation, First-person view

Early Access: PC → 26 May 2023; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 8.4/10

The Baby In Yellow is an action simulator with a first-person view and horror elements. It's a short game where you have to take care of a baby as things get...

Welcome to Kowloon

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

Game released: PC → 2 August 2023

Players: 8.7/10

The game takes place in the densely populated Hong Kong settlement of Kowloon (often called the “walled city”). The main character is an ordinary student who one...

State of Survival

Strategy, Isometric, Action, Horror, Post-apocalyptic, Free game

Game released: PC → 2 August 2023

Players: 4.5/10

A free-to-play post-apocalyptic action strategy game in which the player tries to build a city that can withstand a zombie invasion. The game has many types of...

RIPOUT

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

Early Access: PC → 24 October 2023; Game released: PC → 28 May 2024

The game takes place in 2084. In the fight against alien invaders, people created biological weapons, but everything did not go according to plan, as a result of...

Selene: Apoptosis

Horror, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 17 February 2023

Players: 8.3/10

Free game in anime style. A beautiful stranger named Selena appears on the threshold of a lonely writer's house. The decisions the player makes in dialogue affect...

DON'T SCREAM

Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Adventure, Exploration, Indie

Game released: PC → 28 October 2024; Early Access: PC → 27 October 2023

Players: 7.2/10

A short horror game based on unusual game mechanics. The player explores the dark Pineview Forest for 18 minutes. During this, terrible screamers are expected...

September 7th

First-person view, Horror

Game released: PC → 7 January 2023

Players: 8.7/10

On September 7th, a senior student named Dima and his family move to a new apartment. A few weeks later, the boy receives a Christmas elf doll as a gift, after...

Fort Solis

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 22 August 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 58/100

The game takes place on Mars. Engineer Jack Leary responds to a routine alarm. Upon arriving at the inactive Fort Solis, he becomes nervous due to the lack of...

Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout

First-person view, Horror

Game released: PC → 20 October 2023

Players: 9.4/10

A game in the form of a VHS film about a fire department employee who goes to Ironbark Park. On the spot, he begins to notice various oddities. Gameplay focuses on...

Little Goody Two Shoes

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Horror, Adventure, Casual game, Action, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 31 October 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Young Eliza has found a pair of the most beautiful shoes — under the influence of a spell they will send the girl on a terrible journey. The game has 10...

World of Horror

Role-playing game, Horror, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Adventure, Roguelike

Early Access: PC → 20 February 2020; Game released: PC → 19 October 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 79/100

An unusual text role-playing game in a Japanese setting, combining horror from the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The old gods awaken and once again invade a...

SYNCED

Action, Shooter, Online, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Horror, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Free game

Game released: PC → 8 September 2023; The project is closed: PC → 8 September 2024

Players: 5.1/10

Multiplayer shooter combining PvP and PvE mechanics. The game world is inspired by science fiction and post-apocalypse. The action takes place in a world where the...

Jisatsu

Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Adventure

Game released: PC → 15 December 2023

Players: 2.7/10

Adventure horror, made in the style of a pseudo-documentary film. The source of inspiration was Japanese horror...

Lunacy: Saint Rhodes

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

Game released: PC → 27 July 2023

Players: 6.5/10

The main character explores the city and the house where his ancestors lived to find out the whole truth about their terrible murder. The game features an AI called...

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Best Games in the Horror genre of 2023 for PC