Horror 2016 for Xbox One — top best games in the Horror genre

7 Days to Die - a game in the Horror genre

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

Game released: Xbox One → 1 July 2016

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 85/100

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...

Subnautica

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world, Horror

Game released: Xbox One → 4 December 2018; Early Access: Xbox One → 17 May 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A single-player adventure in a vast open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will evoke feelings associated...

Resident Evil 6

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

Game released: Xbox One → 29 March 2016

VGTimes: 7.2/10

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 72/100

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...

Resident Evil 4 (2005)

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

Game released: Xbox One → 30 August 2016

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

BioShock

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

Game released: Xbox One → 13 September 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 89/100

BioShock is an adventure shooter with a first-person view in a steampunk style. The game takes place in 1960. The main character, a young man named Jack, as a...

Doom

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

Game released: Xbox One → 13 May 2016

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

Resident Evil 5

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

Game released: Xbox One → 28 June 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Dead Island: Definitive Collection

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Dying Light - Enhanced Edition

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Dead Rising 4

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Dead Rising 2

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

Game released: Xbox One → 13 September 2016

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...

Inside

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

Game released: Xbox One → 29 June 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...

Layers of Fear (2016)

Adventure, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 16 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...

Dead Rising

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Dying Light: The Following

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

BioShock Remastered

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

The Bunker

Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Interactive movie, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 23 September 2016

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Bunker is an interactive psychological thriller with horror elements. The game is a reincarnation of video quests that were popular back in the 90s. You will play...

Among the Sleep

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

Game released: Xbox One → 3 June 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Among the Sleep is an adventure puzzle game with a first-person view and horror elements. The main character is a very young child. He is hiding from a mysterious...

BioShock 2

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

Game released: Xbox One → 13 September 2016

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 88/100

BioShock 2 is an adventure shooter with a first-person view. On the streets of the city of Rapture, the echoes of past sins are heard again. All along the Atlantic...

Resident Evil: Origins Collection

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Layers of Fear: Inheritance

Adventure, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 2 August 2016

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 76/100

Layers of Fear: Inheritance is an addition to the adventure puzzle game with horror elements and a first-person view Layers of Fear. The main character will be the...

Dead Rising Remaster

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 13 September 2016

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 82/100

Dead Rising Remaster is a re-release of the zombie action game with a third-person view and horror elements. The main character of the game is...

The Park

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator

Game released: Xbox One → 3 May 2016

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 61/100

The Park is a first-person horror adventure game set in the " Secret World Legends" universe. The main character Lorren goes to a long-abandoned amusement park to...

Dead Island: Retro Revenge

Action, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Zombies, Runner

Game released: Xbox One → 1 August 2016

Steam: 62/100

Dead Island: Retro Revenge is a 16-bit game in the style of classic 2D action platformers in the Dead Island universe. The game's story tells of an embittered hero...

Dead Rising 2 Remaster

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 13 September 2016

Dead Rising 2 Remaster is a re-release of the zombie action game with a third-person view and horror elements. The game takes place in the resort town of Fortuna...

Rise of the Tomb Raider: Blood Ties

Action, Shooter, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 11 October 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Rise of the Tomb Raider: Blood Ties is an addition to the action adventure with a third-person view. The action takes place in the father's house of Lara Croft, who...

Other 99

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 25 August 2016

Other 99 is a first-person action adventure with survival elements from the creators of Lords of the Fallen. You will fight for your life on an island where the...

Deadlight: Director's Cut

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Action, Zombies

Game released: Xbox One → 21 June 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Deadlight: Director's Cut is an improved version of the arcade adventure platformer with a side view in a post-apocalyptic setting. The game includes 1080p...

Monochroma

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

Game released: Xbox One → 24 June 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Monochroma is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with horror elements and a side view. The game takes place in a gloomy industrial world. You will learn the story of...

Dead Rising 2: Off The Record Remaster

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 13 September 2016

Dead Rising 2: Off The Record Remaster is a re-release of the zombie action game with a third-person view and horror elements. The events of the plot unfold in the...

Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 2: Ties That Bind - Part 2

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

Game released: Xbox One → 20 December 2016

Metacritic: 79/100

Walking Dead: A New Frontier — Episode 2: Ties That Bind — Part 2 is the second episode of Telltale Games' adventure game set in the Walking Dead...

Doom: Unto the Evil

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

Game released: Xbox One → 5 August 2016

Doom: Unto The Evil is a multiplayer add-on for the futuristic first-person shooter. It adds three new cards (Offering, Cataclysm, Ritual), a new demon, a new...

Doom: Hell Followed

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

Game released: Xbox One → 26 October 2016

Doom: Hell Followed is a multiplayer add-on for the futuristic first-person shooter. It adds three new maps (Smelter, Temple and Orbital Station), the ability to...

Doom: Bloodfall

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

Game released: Xbox One → 14 December 2016

Doom: Bloodfall is a multiplayer add-on for the futuristic first-person shooter. It includes three new maps, Empyrian, Boneyard and Outbreak, new weapons, a new...

Ghostbusters

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Horror, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 12 July 2016

Steam: 44/100

Metacritic: 31/100

Ghostbusters is a top-down arcade action game based on the reboot of the film “Ghostbusters.” The game features heroines from the film who will fight ghosts. You...

Emily Wants To Play

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

Game released: Xbox One → 9 September 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Emily Wants To Play is a first-person indie horror game where you have to survive a haunted house. You play as a pizza delivery guy who needs to deliver his last...

Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1: Ties That Bind - Part 1

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

Game released: Xbox One → 20 December 2016

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Walking Dead: A New Frontier — Episode 1: Ties That Bind — Part 1 — the first episode of the adventure game Telltale Games, in the Walking Dead universe. Events...

Horror

Best Games in the Horror genre of 2016 for Xbox One