Horror Games

Usually some of the most atmospheric games come from the horror genre. Classics like Condemned, Alan Wake, Dead Space, and much more can be said to engross players in atmospheres that pull at their emotions and leave them scared on the edge of their seats.

Share Tweet Post

Doom (Series)
Paid • Proprietary
First-Person Shooter
Horror Game
Windows
Steam
Nintendo Switch Online
Xbox
Stadia
60 alternatives to Doom
Doom is a science fiction horror-themed first-person shooter video game in which players assume the role of a space marine, popularly known as "Doomguy", who must fight his way through the hordes of invading demons from Hell.
Represent entire series of Doom games including Doom , Doom II: Hell on Earth, Final Doom, Doom 64, Doom 3, Doom (2016), Doom Eternal.
Suggest and vote on features
Doom Features
1. Single playerDoom has one or more single player game modes.
2. MultiplayerDoom offers a game mode for more than one player.
Single player
First person view
Sci-fi
Multiplayer
Top 3 alternatives
Metro (Series)
Paid • Proprietary
Role-playing Game
Survival Game
Horror Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
Epic Games Store
Steam
Playstation
Xbox
40 alternatives to Metro
Metro 2033 is a survival horror first-person shooter video game, based on the novel Metro 2033 by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky. Metro 2033 was developed by 4A Games in Ukraine, and was released on Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in March 2010.
Represent entire series of Metro games including Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light, Metro Redux, Metro Exodus.
Suggest and vote on features
Metro Features
1. Single playerMetro has one or more single player game modes.
Single player
Top 3 alternatives
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Paid • Proprietary
Horror Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
33 alternatives to Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a first person survival horror game for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
Suggest and vote on features
Amnesia: The Dark Descent Features
1. Single playerAmnesia: The Dark Descent has one or more single player game modes.
2. Controller SupportAmnesia: The Dark Descent supports the use of a controller (XBOX, PlayStation, etc.).
3. ModdableAmnesia: The Dark Descent can be modified through the installation of external mods.
First person view
Single player
Walking simulator
Controller Support
Psychological horror
Moddable
Lovecraftian
Top 3 alternatives
Dying Light (Series)
Paid • Proprietary
Horror Game
First-Person Shooter
Open World Game
Windows
Linux
Steam
33 alternatives to Dying Light
Dying Light is an open world first person action-adventure survival horror video game developed by Polish video game developer Techland and published by Warner Bros.
Represent entire series of Dying Light games.
Suggest and vote on features
Dying Light Features
Zombie Game
Top 3 alternatives
DayZ
Paid • Proprietary
Survival Game
Open World Game
Horror Game
Windows
Steam
23 alternatives to DayZ
The post-soviet country of Chernarus is struck by an unknown virus, turning the majority population into frenzied infected. Fighting over resources has bred a hostile mentality among survivors, driving what’s left of humanity to collapse.
Suggest and vote on features
DayZ Features
1. ModdableDayZ can be modified through the installation of external mods.
2. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in DayZ.
Zombie Game
Base building
Playstation
Multiplayer Survival
Moddable
Player vs Player
Top 3 alternatives
Dead Island (Series)
Paid • Proprietary
Horror Game
Open World Game
Windows
14 alternatives to Dead Island
Dead Island features an apparent open world roaming, divided by relatively large areas, and played from a first-person perspective. Most of the gameplay is built around combat and completing quests. Dead Island is an action role-playing game and uses experience-based gameplay...
Represent entire series of Dead Island games.
Suggest and vote on features
Dead Island Features
1. Single playerDead Island has one or more single player game modes.
2. MultiplayerDead Island offers a game mode for more than one player.
First person view
Zombie Game
Single player
Multiplayer
Top 3 alternatives
Dead Space (Series)
Paid • Proprietary
Horror Game
Windows
Linux
Wine
47 alternatives to Dead Space
Dead Space is a survival horror third-person shooter video game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Represent entire series of Dead Space games.
Top 3 alternatives
Slender: The Eight Pages
Paid • Proprietary
Horror Game
Mac
Windows
27 alternatives to Slender: The Eight Pages
Slender: The Eight Pages is a free indie-developed psychological horror/survival horror video game for Microsoft Windows and OS X. The game is based on the Something Awful forums' creation, Slender Man.
Suggest and vote on features
Slender: The Eight Pages Features
1. Single playerSlender: The Eight Pages has one or more single player game modes.
Free to play
Psychological horror
Single player
First person view
Top 3 alternatives
Alien: Isolation
Paid • Proprietary
Horror Game
First-Person Shooter
Adventure Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
Steam
33 alternatives to Alien: Isolation
Fifteen years after the events of Alien™, Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda enters a desperate battle for survival, on a mission to unravel the truth behind her mother's disappearance.
Suggest and vote on features
Alien: Isolation Features
1. Single playerAlien: Isolation has one or more single player game modes.
2. Controller SupportAlien: Isolation supports the use of a controller (XBOX, PlayStation, etc.).
3. Achievements SupportedAlien: Isolation offers the possibility of unlocking achievements through completing challenges.
Atmospheric
Sci-fi
Gore
Single player
Stealth
Psychological horror
First person view
Steam cloud
Controller Support
Achievements Supported
Top 3 alternatives
Silent Hill (Series)
Paid • Proprietary
Horror Game
Windows
26 alternatives to Silent Hill
Silent Hill is a survival horror video game series consisting of eight installments published by Konami and its subsidiary Konami Digital Entertainment. The first four games in the series, Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4, have been developed by an internal factor, Team...
Represent entire series of Silent Hill games.
Suggest and vote on features
Silent Hill Features
1. Single playerSilent Hill has one or more single player game modes.
Single player
Psychological horror
Top 3 alternatives
Resident Evil (Series)
Paid • Proprietary
Horror Game
Windows
23 alternatives to Resident Evil
Resident Evil, known as Biohazard in Japan, is a survival horror video game-based media franchise created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara and owned by the video game company Capcom.
Represent entire series of Resident Evil games.
Suggest and vote on features
Resident Evil Features
1. Single playerResident Evil has one or more single player game modes.
Coop storymode
Single player
Zombie Game
Top 3 alternatives
Cry of Fear
Free • Proprietary
Horror Game
Windows
Steam
23 alternatives to Cry of Fear
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he...
Suggest and vote on features
Cry of Fear Features
1. Single playerCry of Fear has one or more single player game modes.
Single player
Free to play
First person view
Psychological horror
Top 3 alternatives
Prey
Paid • Proprietary
First-Person Shooter
Horror Game
Windows
Steam
Playstation
Xbox
8 alternatives to Prey
Prey casts players aboard space station Talos I in the midst of an experiment gone awry. The station is overrun by hostile aliens and players must survive using mind-bending powers and weaponry as the fate of humanity is at hand.
Suggest and vote on features
Prey Features
Sci-fi
Top 3 alternatives
Clive Barker's Undying
Paid • Proprietary
Horror Game
First-Person Shooter
Action Game
Mac
Windows
35 alternatives to Clive Barker's Undying
The game begins in 1923, after World War I veteran Patrick Galloway receives an urgent letter from his friend Jeremiah Covenant. Covenant, well aware of Galloway's reputation for dealing with occult matters, is in failing health and raves about a curse that has destroyed his...
Suggest and vote on features
Clive Barker's Undying Features
1. Single playerClive Barker's Undying has one or more single player game modes.
Single player
Gore
Top 3 alternatives
SOMA
Paid • Proprietary
Horror Game
Adventure Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
Steam
Playstation
17 alternatives to SOMA
SOMA is an unsettling story about identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human. Seek out the last remaining inhabitants amidst a world of horrors beneath the Atlantic ocean.

Top 3 alternatives

Doom (Series)

Doom Features

Top 3 alternatives

Metro (Series)

Metro Features

Top 3 alternatives

Amnesia: The Dark Descent Features

Top 3 alternatives

Dying Light (Series)

Dying Light Features

Top 3 alternatives

DayZ Features

Top 3 alternatives

Dead Island (Series)

Dead Island Features

Top 3 alternatives

Dead Space (Series)

Top 3 alternatives

Slender: The Eight Pages Features

Top 3 alternatives

Alien: Isolation Features

Top 3 alternatives

Silent Hill (Series)

Silent Hill Features

Top 3 alternatives

Resident Evil (Series)

Resident Evil Features

Top 3 alternatives

Cry of Fear Features

Top 3 alternatives

Prey Features

Top 3 alternatives

Clive Barker's Undying Features

Top 3 alternatives

Top 3 alternatives