Horror game recommendations
From psychological horror that unsettles without showing anything to a straight jump scare in the dark, a good horror game is the one that stays in your head after you turn the console off. This list gathers the highest rated horror games — headphones on, at your own risk.
The 25 best horror games
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1
96Half-Life 2 (2004)
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2
94The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006)
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3
94Batman: Arkham City (2011)
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4
93Half-Life: Alyx (2020)
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5
93Patrick's Parabox (2022)
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6
93The Supper (2020)
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7
92The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine (2016)
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8
92Dispatch (2025)
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9
92Cube Escape Collection (2020)
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10
92Finding Paradise (2017)
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11
92DUSK (2018)
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12
92The Drifter (2025)
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13
92Lethal Company (2023)
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14
92Just Shapes & Beats (2018)
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15
92MiSide (2024)
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16
92Samsara Room (2020)
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17
92Cube Escape: Paradox (2018)
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18
92Cultic (2022)
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19
92Don't Escape Trilogy (2019)
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20
92Sakuya Izayoi Gives You Advice And Dabs (2020)
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21
92Sorry We're Closed (2024)
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22
91Resident Evil 2 (2019)
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23
91Sonic X Shadow Generations (2024)
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24
91Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation (2017)
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25
91The Baby in Yellow (2020)
How this list was built: we start from a catalog of 20,827 PlayStation, Nintendo and PC games, then filter and sort by score — the critic score (Metacritic or IGDB) where it exists, the player score in the exceptions (hover a score to see its source). It is updated along with the catalog.