Best horror Games

NXTO's catalog has 1,239 horror games. These 30 rank highest once player ratings, Metacritic scores and Steam reviews are combined. The top three: Resident Evil 4, Half-Life 2 and Resident Evil 2.

How it's ranked: a blend of RAWG player ratings, Metacritic and Steam reviews, adjusted so games with very few ratings can't outrank well-proven ones. Times are average player-reported playtime, so treat them as rough guides.

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   Resident Evil 4

   2023Action, Adventure ★ 4.6/5⏱ ~16.2 h to beat
2. 2
   

   Half-Life 2

   2004Shooter, ActionPC ★ 4.6/5⏱ ~12.9 h to beat
3. 3
   

   Resident Evil 2

   2019Action, Adventure ★ 4.6/5⏱ ~8.9 h to beat
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   Batman: Arkham City

   2011Action, HorrorPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.6/5⏱ ~12.6 h to beat
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   Celeste

   2018Platformer, IndiePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~8.3 h to beat
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   Undertale

   2015Indie, RPGPC, PS4, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~7 h to beat
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   Dark Souls III

   2016Action, RPGPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~31.2 h to beat
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   What Remains of Edith Finch

   2017Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~2.1 h to beat
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   Ultimate Doom

   1995Action, Shooter ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~6.1 h to beat
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    INSIDE

    2016Adventure, ActionPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~3.6 h to beat
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    Journey

    2012Family, IndiePC, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~2 h to beat
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    Half-Life: Alyx

    2020Shooter, AdventurePC ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~12.2 h to beat
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    Dead Space 2

    2011Shooter, ActionPC, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~9.1 h to beat
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    The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

    2022Casual, IndiePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~2.1 h to beat
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    Black Mesa

    2020Shooter, IndiePC ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~15.3 h to beat
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    Baba Is You

    2019Indie, PuzzlePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~7.5 h to beat
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    Return Of The Obra Dinn

    2018Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~8.2 h to beat
18. 18
    

    Inscryption

    2021Indie, StrategyPC, PS5, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~12.8 h to beat
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    Quake

    1996Shooter, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5~1 h avg. playtime
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    Resident Evil 4 (2005)

    2005Shooter, ActionPC, PS4 ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
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    Dead Space (2008)

    2008Shooter, ActionPC, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5~3 h avg. playtime
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    Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

    2017Shooter, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~9.2 h to beat
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    DOOM

    1993Shooter, ActionPC, PS4, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~11.6 h to beat
24. 24
    

    The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

    2014Action, RPGPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~5.6 h to beat
25. 25
    

    Finding Paradise

    2017Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
26. 26
    

    The Walking Dead: Season 1

    2012Adventure, ActionPC, PS4, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5~8 h avg. playtime
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    STEINS;GATE

    2009Adventure, RPGPC ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
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    The Room Three

    2015Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
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    DOOM Eternal

    2020Shooter, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~14.5 h to beat
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    Dwarf Fortress

    2006Strategy, IndiePC ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~48 h to beat

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