Horror for Xbox Series X/S — top best games in the Horror genre

Resident Evil 2 - a game in the Horror genre

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Stealth

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 14 June 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Resident Evil 2 is a re-release of the classic action-horror Resident Evil 2 (1998) from 1998 with a third-person perspective. The events of the sequel unfold...

Resident Evil Requiem

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 27 February 2026

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 91/100

The ninth game in the main Resident Evil series. Picks up after the events of Village, returning players to the heart of the franchise - a dilapidated Raccoon...

Resident Evil 3

Action, Shooter, Puzzle, Third-person view, Horror, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 14 June 2022

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Resident Evil 3 is a remake of the legendary action-horror game with a fixed camera Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Get ready to dive back into the chaos of the dying...

Resident Evil Village

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 7 May 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 83/100

First-person horror game with survival and shooter elements Resident Evil: Village continues the story started in Biohazard, but moves the action to Eastern Europe...

Phasmophobia

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

Early Access: Xbox Series X/S → 4 October 2024; Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 2026

Players: 8.1/10

A cooperative psychological horror game for 4 people, where players take on the role of paranormal hunters and set off to explore mystical locations in search of...

Directive 8020

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Interactive movie, Science fiction

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 12 May 2026

VGTimes: 7.3/10

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 71/100

The first game of the second season of the anthology The Dark Pictures. The events of the game take place in space on the reconnaissance ship Cassiopeia. The ship...

Silent Hill 2

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 21 November 2025

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Third-person horror with survival and adventure elements Silent Hill 2 is a remake of the cult classic from 2001. The new game largely follows the canon...

7 Days to Die

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 25 July 2024

Players: 8.2/10

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...

Alan Wake 2

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Doom Eternal

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 29 June 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Doom Eternal is a first-person shooter that incorporates elements of action, platforming, and RPG. The first game in the new Doom franchise, created after the...

Silent Hill f

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 25 September 2025

VGTimes: 8.4/10

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 84/100

A full-fledged sequel to the cult horror series Silent Hill. The action takes place in the 1960s in the Japanese town of Ebisugaoka. The story tells of a schoolgirl...

State of Decay 2

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 3 December 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 68/100

State of Decay 2 is the continuation of a remarkable zombie action game with a third-person perspective and survival elements. Together with friends or in proud...

Diablo 2: Resurrected

Role-playing game, Isometric, Horror, Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 23 September 2021

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Diablo 2: Resurrected is a remake of the cult isometric action-RPG Diablo 2. In the updated version of the game, a new graphics engine has been implemented, the...

Hello Neighbor 2

Adventure, Roguelike, Stealth, First-person view, Horror

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 6 December 2022

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Hello Neighbor 2 is a continuation of the exciting stealth horror game with a first-person view, which will offer you an advanced, self-learning artificial...

Dead by Daylight

Action, Horror, Online, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 10 November 2020

Players: 7.5/10

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...

REANIMAL

Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 13 February 2026

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A dark game from the authors of Little Nightmares 1 and 2 with a cooperative mode. Brother and sister must save their missing friends and get off the creepy island...

The Quarry

Interactive movie, Third-person view, Horror, Adventure

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 10 June 2022

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 77/100

The Quarry is an interactive adventure game with a third-person view and horror elements in the spirit of the films of the 80s and 90s from the creators of Until...

Chernobylite

Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 21 April 2022

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A first-person shooter with exploration elements and horror. While exploring locations, the player collects resources to build a base and craft useful items, while...

System Shock Remake

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 21 May 2024

Players: 7.9/10

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...

The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me

Interactive movie, Third-person view, Horror, Adventure

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 18 November 2022

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 72/100

The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me is the fourth game in the The Dark Pictures series in the genre of interactive cinema and survival horror. Four documentarians...

The Callisto Protocol

Action, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Stealth, Survival horror, Science fiction, Adventure, Horror

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 2 December 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Fantastic horror The Callisto Protocol is created in the mold of Dead Space: the cramped quarters of a distant space station are filled with biophage...

Remnant: From The Ashes

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 13 May 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Cooperative game from the creators of Darksiders 3, set on a post-apocalyptic Earth. The world has been taken over by terrifying monsters from another dimension...

INDIKA

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 17 May 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A young nun, full of doubts and seditious thoughts, is expelled from the monastery, accused of possession. She goes into town, watching as a terrible furry creature...

Escape the Backrooms

Action, Adventure, Horror, Online, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 28 May 2026

Players: 9/10

A cooperative first-person horror game based on the popular creepypasta about the "Backrooms." Players will explore over thirty levels of an endless maze of empty...

Green Hell

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 14 August 2024

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Green Hell is a survival-adventure game with a first-person view, where the danger comes from wildlife in the unexplored corners of the Amazon jungle. An open world...

Darkwood

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 23 December 2022

Players: 9.5/10

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...

Blasphemous 2

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 24 August 2023

Players: 8.7/10

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...

Little Nightmares 3

Adventure, Horror, Online, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 10 October 2025

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Low and One are trying to get out of Nowhere. They joined forces to survive in a dangerous world full of illusions and shadows. The main feature of the sequel is...

Scorn

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 14 October 2022

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Scorn is a first-person horror adventure with survival elements inspired by the works of Hans Rüdi Giger and Alien. The game takes place in a terrible world...

Little Nightmares 2

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 25 August 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Little Nightmares 2 is a continuation of the horror platformer with quest elements. This time a co-op has appeared in the game and the two of you will have to...

Resident Evil Village Gold Edition

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 28 October 2022

Players: 7/10

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...

Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach

Horror, Adventure, First-person view

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 22 November 2022

Players: 7.2/10

Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach is an atmospheric adventure survival game with a first-person view in the Five Nights at Freddy's universe. This time you...

Trepang2

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 2 October 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...

Alone in the Dark

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 20 March 2024

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Explore a world full of mysteries and dangers in Alone in the Dark— an adventure game with elements of horror and survival set in a noir atmosphere and...

The Casting of Frank Stone

Adventure, Action, Horror, Exploration, Interactive movie

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 3 September 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 66/100

A story-driven game in the Dead by Daylight universe. The game takes place in the town of Cedar Hills, where Frank Stone once committed many horrific crimes at...

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 21 May 2024

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Sequel to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, which tells the story of the warlike Senua. The heroine goes to Iceland of the Viking Age, full of mythical creatures and...

DreadOut 2

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 15 July 2022

Players: 7.5/10

DreadOut 2 is a continuation of the story about hunting ghosts using a smartphone. The new part reveals one very important feature: now the main character can stand...

The Outlast Trials

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 5 March 2024

Players: 8.2/10

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...

RIPOUT

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

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 2026

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...

Aliens: Fireteam Elite

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 24 August 2021

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a third-person cooperative shooter set in the sci-fi Alien universe. The game follows a team of three as they fight hordes of xenomorphs...

Horror

Best Games in the Horror genre for Xbox Series X/S