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One of the most popular genres in video games is Horror. In this article, we are going to rank the top 8 horror games you can try in 2025.
The best horror games don’t just scare you, they immerse the player in a world full of nightmares and anxiety. These games can make you feel intense emotions at times, whether it’s fear or melancholy.
Horror is all about immersion, and the games achieve this through terrifying enemies, interesting characters, great sound design, an eerie atmosphere, and complex world-building. A good horror game pulls the player into its world using all of these elements.
Fans of the horror genre are everywhere. People like this genre so much because fear can make you feel alive. However, horror games don’t hold back. Gore, gruesome and disturbing scenes, anxiety-inducing sequences, and jump scares are regular occurrences in this genre. This is how horror in general set itself apart from other genres.
Top 8 Horror Games You Should Try Right Now
With so many games in the horror genre, some players might find themselves confused about where to start or which games to play next. In this list, we have selected some of the best horror games out there, which will give you the scare of a lifetime. From Resident Evil to Amnesia, there is something for everyone who likes to get frightened in the games mentioned below.
8. Amnesia: The Bunker
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person survival horror game just like its predecessor. It is the fourth installment in the Amnesia series. Developed by Frictional Games, the game was released for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox on June 6, 2023.
We play as the French soldier named Henri Clement, who is trapped in an underground bunker during World War 1. However, the protagonist soon realizes that he is not alone in the bunker, a mysterious monster named The Beast is hunting him.
Henri must maintain the bunker’s power while collecting randomly placed ammo and resources to survive. You can use weapons such as a revolver, a shotgun, and grenades, but be very careful with your resource management because ammo is scarce.
7. Alien: Isolation
Creative Assembly’s Alien: Isolation is another first-person survival horror game. The game was made to resemble Ridley Scott’s 1979 movie, Alien, and the game is set 15 years after the events of the movie. The game has a retro-futuristic design similar to the movie.
The AI technology used in the game for its main antagonist was universally praised by fans and critics, with many saying that it should be the benchmark for the industry. Sega published the game for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox on October 7, 2014.
Amanda Ripley, daughter of Ellen Ripley, is the protagonist of the game. Many would also recognize Ellen Ripley to be the main lead in the 1979 movie. The protagonist goes to a space station to investigate the disappearance of her mother, which leads to the encounter with the Alien. The game has nineteen missions in total with various objectives.
Alien: Isolation focuses on stealth more than combat. Players need to avoid and outsmart their enemies to survive. Combat can sometimes be effective on the androids, one of the enemy types in the game. However, when the Alien arrives, the only viable option for the players is to hide.
6. Outlast 2
Outlast 2 is next on the list and is the sequel to Outlast (2013). It is a first-person psychological horror game developed by Red Barrels. The developers announced the game in October 2014, after the success of the first Outlast game, they also released gameplay demos on April 22 and June 15. The developers initially planned to release the game in the autumn of 2016, but after several delays, they finally released it on April 25, 2017, for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
We follow a cameraman named Blake Langermann in Outlast 2, who goes to the Sonoran Desert with his wife to investigate the murder of a pregnant woman. They get separated when their helicopter crashes. Blake now must find his wife while traveling through a village full of deranged people of a cult.
Outlast 2 strips the players of any option to fight back. The protagonist only has a camera in the game and with no weapons, players must also find batteries throughout the campaign to keep the camera running. Combat is not an option in this game. Players are helpless and must run away and hide from their enemies, which makes the game even more terrifying to play.
5. Resident Evil 2 Remake
Resident Evil 2 Remake is a survival horror game developed by Capcom. The game is a remake of the beloved 1998 game, Resident Evil 2. Capcom considered remaking the original RE2 back in 2002 following the success of the remake of the first Resident Evil game. However, Shinji Mikami, who was the producer at the time, wanted to focus on Resident Evil 4 (2005) instead.
Capcom first announced RE 2 Remake in 2015 and released the first trailer in 2018. The developers built the game on the same engine as RE 7. Capcom released the game on January 25, 2019, for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Resident Evil 2 is set in a fictional place named Raccoon City during a zombie apocalypse. Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield are the two playable characters in the game. Players can choose between the two characters, however, this choice will affect weapons, areas, and subplots.
Players have to find resources and solve puzzles in the freely explorable area to advance the story. Resource management is a crucial aspect of Resident Evil, and the RE 2 Remake is no exception, the enemies are many while ammo and healing items are scarce.
4. Deadspace Remake
Deadspace (2023) is developed by Motive Studio. It is a remake of the 2008 game of the same name developed by EA Redwood Shores. EA first announced the remake in July 2021 and published the game on January 27, 2023.
Deadspace Remake is a survival horror game, and it stays true to the original except for some minor changes. Isaac Clarke is the protagonist, and the game is set on the USG Ishimura, a mining ship overrun by monsters named Necromorphs.
The developers made a few changes in the remake, for example, Isaac was a silent protagonist in the original Deadspace but he has voice lines in the remake. However, all the suits and weapons from the original game have found their way into the remake as well. The story unfolds as Isaac navigates through the ship and fights Necromorphs while his psychosis grows.
3. Resident Evil 4 Remake
Resident Evil 4 Remake was developed and published by Capcom. The game’s development began sometime around 2018 under a different studio but was eventually moved to Capcom in 2021. The game was developed on Capcom’s RE Engine, Similar to RE 7 and RE 2 Remake. Capcom released the game for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, on March 24, 2023.
The Remake has enhanced visuals, updated characters, a new cast, and gameplay tailored for the modern generation. Leon S. Kennedy is the protagonist, similar to RE 2. He must save the US President’s daughter, Ashley Graham from a mysterious cult.
The player must look for resources and solve puzzles to progress through the story and reach certain areas. Resource management is a key aspect of RE 4 Remake, similar to the other Resident Evil games. However, fans consider Resident Evil 4 to be more action-oriented than its predecessors.
2. Outlast
Outlast is a first-person psychological horror game. Developer Red Barrels released the game on September 4, 2013, for PC, on February 4, 2014, for the PS4, and on June 19, 2014, for Xbox. Fans and Critics praised the game for its atmosphere, horror elements, and gameplay.
Miles Upshur is the protagonist of the game, who is a freelance journalist. The story takes place in a run-down psychiatric hospital named Mount Massive Asylum in Colorado. However, the asylum is overrun by its deranged homicidal patients. The player does not have any weapons in the game similar to the sequel.
The camcorder is a helpful tool considering that most of the areas in the hospital are dark or unlit. There is no way of fighting back in Outlast games and this game follows the same design. The players have to avoid the enemies as much as they can. Running and hiding from the enemies is the only way to survive. The setting, the gameplay, and the enemy designs make Outlast one of the scariest games out there.
1. Silent Hill 2 Remake
Silent Hill 2 is a psychological Horror game developed by Bloober Team and published by Konami. The remake was officially announced in October 2022 and was released on October 8, 2024, for PC and PlayStation.
The game is set in the small town of Silent Hill. The town is covered with a thick fog and looks to be abandoned. James Sunderland is the protagonist of the game, who goes to Silent Hill with the hopes of seeing his deceased wife.
We see, as the story progresses, that every corner of the seemingly abandoned town is inhabited by some new horror. James finds only guilt and despair in this search for his deceased wife, but he needs to move forward to find out what is going on. Silent Hill 2 is not just a horror game you should try, it is also a story you should experience.
Conclusion
Horror is a very interesting genre with a lot of good games and a lot of potential. People can tell stories in this genre that are not possible to convey in any other genre. These are the games we have picked for the top horror games you can try in 2025. We hope this list helps you in finding your next horror game.
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