People love it when they find a game that can give them a scare they can’t forget easily and they try to find such horror games which would give them a memorable experience. Unlike any other genre of games, this is just too much-loved genre by gamers. So let’s find out which are the Top 10 Best Horror Games with their Game Details.
Table of Contents – Top 10 Best Horror Games
10. Layers of Fear
Developers: Bloober Team, Anshar Studios
Launched Date: 16 Feb 2016
Category: Horror Survival, First Person, Psychological, Puzzle
Age Rating:
Part of Series: Layers of Fear
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Android, macOS
Can Be Purchased on: Steam
Basic Game Premise
Here players get to control a psychologically disturbed painter who is trying to complete his magnum opus as he navigates a Victorian mansion revealing secrets about his past. It is presented in a first-person perspective, is story-driven, and revolves around puzzle-solving and exploration.
It will change to anything if you take a turn. For each turn and getting in a room this game will deliver something horror to you.
Specs/Requirements
OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core2 Quad Q8400
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 1GB / Radeon R7 250X 1GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 5 GB
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9. Bloodborne
Developers: FromSoftware
Launched Date: 24 March 2015
Category: Survival, Action, Horror, RPG
Age Rating: 16+
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Can Be Purchased on: PlayStation
Basic Game Premise
It follows the player’s character as a Hunter, through the Victorian-era–inspired city of Yharnam, whose inhabitants are afflicted with a blood-borne disease that transforms the residents, called Yharnamites, into horrific beasts. It is also considered one of the hardest games too.
Specs/Requirements
OS: Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
Processor: AMD FX 8150 3.6 GHz or Intel Core i7 2600 3.4 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, ATI Radeon HD 7850
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 50 GB
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8. Alan Wake
Developers: Remedy Entertainment
Launched Date: 14 May 2010
Category: Survival Horror, Action, Adventure, Third-Person Shooter
Age Rating: 13+
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
Can Be Purchased on: Steam
Basic Game Premise
The story follows best-selling thriller novelist named – Alan Wake, as he tries to uncover the mystery behind his wife’s disappearance during a vacation in the small fictional town of Bright Falls, Washington. All of this while experiencing events from the plot in his latest novel, which he cannot remember writing, comes to life. Fighting through them to reach the goal.
Specs/Requirements
Minimum
OS: Windows XP SP2
Processor: Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM
DirectX: 9.0c
Storage: 8 GB
Recommended
OS: Windows 7
Processor: Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible or later with 1GB RAM
DirectX: 10
Storage: 8 GB
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7. Little Nightmares II
Developers: Tarsier Studious, Supermassive Games
Launched Date: 11 Feb 2021
Category: Horror, Adventure, Psychological, Puzzle
Age Rating: 16+
Part of Series: Little Nightmares
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
Can Be Purchased on: Steam
Basic Game Premise
The story follows Mono, who must work together with Six, the protagonist from the previous game, to survive the horrors of the Pale City and discover its dark secrets. It is full of great adventures and as the story reveals the mysteries is a treat for gamers.
Specs/Requirements
Minimum
OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-4350
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 570, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7850, 2 GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 5 GB
Recommended
OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 | AMD FX-8350
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 760, 2 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 5 GB
6. A Little Hope
Developers: Supermassive Games
Launched Date: 16 Feb 2016
Category: Horror, Survival, Choices, Psychological, Puzzle
Age Rating: 18+
Part of Series: Dark Pictures Anthology
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
Can Be Purchased on: Steam
Basic Game Premise
Little Hope is one of the games from Dark Pictures Anthology and it follows the story of a small group from college (four students and their professor) who, during a bus trip in the woods of Massachusetts, got into an incident and found themselves trapped in a mysterious abandoned town of Little Hope. It will end or turn out as you pick your choices so the ending will totally depend on you.
Specs/Requirements
Minimum
OS: Windows 10 64bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD FX-8350
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 8570
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 80 GB
Recommended
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5- 8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 80 GB
5. Dead Space
Developers: Visceral Games, Motive Studio, Firemonkeys Studios, Sumo Digital, Eurocom, IronMonkey Studios
Launched Date: 27 Jan 2023
Category: Horror, Survival, Action, Sci-Fi, Shooter
Age Rating: 18+
Part of Series: Dead Space
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Android, macOS, Nintendo Switch
Can Be Purchased on: Steam
Basic Game Premise
It is set in the year 2508, a time when humanity has spread throughout the universe. Following the near-extinction of humans on Earth due to resource shortages, ships called “Planetcrackers” are being used to harvest resources from barren planets. It is filled with horrible-looking monsters which will kill you the instant you get near them.
Specs/Requirements
Minimum
OS: Windowa 10 64-bit +
Processor: Ryzen 5 2600x, Core i5 8600
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD RX 5700, GTX 1070
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 50 GB
Recommended
OS: Windows 10 64-bit +
Processor: Ryzen 5 5600X,Core i5 11600K
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Radeon RX 6700 XT, Geforce RTX 2070
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 50 GB
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4. Visage
Developers: SadSquare Studio
Launched Date: 30 Oct 2020
Category: Horror, Survival, First Person, Psychological, Adventure
Age Rating: 12+
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
Can Be Purchased on: Steam
Basic Game Premise
The game takes place in a large suburban home in the 1980s and utilizes a first-person perspective. The player controls Dwayne Anderson, an inhabitant of the home who committed suicide after killing his wife and children. Dwayne is trapped inside the house and is tormented by supernatural entities. It is filled with random jumpscares that will startle you or you might even quit it.
Specs/Requirements
Minimum
OS: WINDOWS 7, 8, 10
Processor: Intel Core i3 or AMD Ryzen 3
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or AMD Radeon R7 370
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 10 GB
Recommended
OS: WINDOWS 7, 8, 10
Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 10 GB
3. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Developers: Capcom
Launched Date: 23 Jan 2017
Category: Horror, Survival, First Person, Psychological, Puzzle, Shooting, Zombie, Gore
Age Rating: 18+
Part of Series: Resident Evil
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
Can Be Purchased on: Steam
Basic Game Premise
The player controls Ethan Winters as he searches for his long-missing wife in a derelict plantation occupied by an infected family, solving puzzles and fighting enemies. You will find zombies trying to kill you but in a different form and are called the mold. It is a horror shooting game and is also considered the best horror game in the Resident Evil Franchise.
Specs/Requirements
Minimum
OS: WINDOWS 10 (64-BIT Required)
Processor: Intel Core i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX-6300 or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 460
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 24 GB
Recommended
OS: WINDOWS 10 (64-BIT Required)
Processor: Intel Core i7 3770 3.4GHz or AMD equivalent or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with 3GB VRAM
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 24 GB
2. Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Developers: Tecmo
Launched Date: 27 Nov 2003
Category: Horror, Survival, Adventure
Age Rating: 16+
Part of Series: Fatal Frame
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Can Be Purchased on: Amazon
Basic Game Premise
It is the sequel to Rei Zero (Fatal Frame) where twin sisters get trapped in a haunted village. Mio, the younger twin, takes it upon herself to help her sister Mayu escape before they become the next victims of the village’s ghostly inhabitants. Her only tool to fight the spirits is her camera the Obscura. A camera with the power to see the impossible. So how will her journey take place?
Specs/Requirements
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1. Outlast
Developers: Red Barrels
Launched Date: 4 Sept 2013
Category: Survival Horror, First Person, Psychological, Gore
Age Rating: 16+
Part of Series: Outlast
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Linux
Can Be Purchased on: Steam
Basic Game Premise
The game revolves around a freelance investigative journalist, Miles Upshur, who decides to investigate a remote psychiatric hospital named Mount Massive Asylum, located deep in the mountains of Lake County, Colorado. The monsters inside the building will haunt you and make you run all over the place. With that, you also need to solve any mysteries behind all this to escape from it.
Specs/Requirements
Minimum
OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 – 64 bits
Processor: 2.2 GHz Dual Core CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX / ATI Radeon HD 3xxx series
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 5 GB
Recommended
OS: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 – 64 bits
Processor: 2.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Graphics: 1GB NVIDIA GTX 460 / ATI Radeon HD 6850 or better
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 5 GB
(Bonus)
Phasmophobia
Developers: Kinetic Games
Date: 18 September 2020
Category: Survival, Horror, Indie, Puzzle
Age Rating: 12+
Platforms: Microsoft Windows
Can Be Purchased on: Steam
Basic Game Premise
Phasmophobia is a first-person perspective, horror investigation survival game. The player works solo or in a group with up to three other players to complete a contract in which they must identify the type of ghost haunting the specified site. It gives you the feeling like you are a real ghost buster.
Specs/Requirement
Minimum
OS: Windows 10 64Bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 390
Storage: 21 GB
Recommended
OS: Windows 10 64Bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-10600 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700
Storage: 21 GB
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These were today’s Top 10 Best Horror Games and were part two of this Top 10 Horror Video Games series Part three of it will be posted soon so stay tuned.
Alrighty then, I guess that’s too many games for today. I will be back with some more upcoming games, so just be with me and we will continue to grow in this gaming world.
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