Top 50 Best Horror Games of All Time

1) Left 4 Dead 2

Genres: Zombies / FPS / Shooter / Action / Survival / Horror / 1st Person / Team-Based / Adventure / Tactical

Released in: 2009

Developer: Valve

Publisher: Valve

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz / AMD Sempron 3100+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT / AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT Diamond Edition

RAM: 1 GB

2) Left 4 Dead

Genres: Zombies / FPS / Shooter / Action / Survival / Horror / 1st Person / Team-Based / Adventure / Tactical

Released in: 2008

Developer: Valve

Publisher: Valve

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz / AMD Sempron 2400+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 / AMD Radeon 9500

RAM: 1 GB

3) INSIDE

Genres: Puzzle / Adventure / Horror / Action / Platformer / Indie

Released in: 2016

Developer: Playdead

Publisher: Playdead

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 820

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 / AMD Radeon HD 6570 v2

RAM: 4 GB

4) Don't Starve Together

Genres: Survival / Open World / Adventure / Crafting / Sandbox / Indie / Strategy / Horror / Action / Simulation

Released in: 2016

Developer: Klei Entertainment

Publisher: Klei Entertainment

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 1.8GHz / AMD Athlon XP 1700+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 210 / AMD Radeon X600 Series

RAM: 1 GB

5) Outlast 2

Genres: Horror / Survival / 1st Person / Action / Indie / Adventure / FPS

Released in: 2017

Developer: Red Barrels

Publisher: Red Barrels

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i3-530 2.9GHz / AMD Phenom II X3 715

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 v3 / AMD Radeon HD 4870

RAM: 4 GB

6) Outlast

Genres: Horror / 1st Person / Survival / Adventure / Action / Indie / Stealth / Sci-fi

Released in: 2013

Developer: Red Barrels

Publisher: Red Barrels

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Celeron E1500 Dual-Core 2.2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX / AMD Radeon HD 3870

RAM: 2 GB

7) SOMA

Genres: Horror / Survival / Puzzle / 1st Person / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Simulation / Indie / Action / Mystery

Released in: 2015

Developer: Frictional Games

Publisher: Frictional Games

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i3-2115C 2.0GHz / AMD APU A6-7400K Dual-Core

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 / AMD Radeon HD 5750

RAM: 4 GB

8) DOOM Eternal

Genres: Action / FPS / Shooter / 1st Person / Sci-fi / Adventure / Horror

Released in: 2020

Developer: id Softworks

Publisher: Bethesda Softworks

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 2200G

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti VRAM 4 GB / AMD Radeon R9 280

RAM: 8 GB

9) DOOM

Genres: FPS / Action / Shooter / 1st Person / Sci-fi / Horror / Zombies

Released in: 2016

Developer: id Softworks

Publisher: Bethesda Softworks

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 3.1GHz / AMD FX-8320

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 / AMD Radeon HD 7870

RAM: 8 GB

10) Amnesia: Rebirth

Genres: Horror / Survival / Puzzle / 1st Person / Adventure / Action / Stealth / Simulation / Indie

Released in: 2020

Developer: Frictional Games

Publisher: Frictional Games

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330TE 2.4GHz / AMD FX-4100

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 460 / AMD Radeon HD 5750

RAM: 4 GB

11) Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Genres: Horror / Adventure / 1st Person / Indie / Survival / Stealth / Puzzle / Action

Released in: 2010

Developer: Frictional Games

Publisher: Frictional Games

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 1.5GHz / AMD Athlon MP 1900+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS / AMD Radeon 9250

RAM: 1 GB

12) Resident Evil Village

Genres: Survival / Horror / 1st Person / Action / Zombies / FPS / Adventure / Open World

Released in: 2021

Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.

Publisher: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz / AMD Ryzen R3 1200

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti VRAM 4 GB / AMD Radeon RX 560 VRAM 4GB

RAM: 8 GB

13) Resident Evil 3

Genres: Action / Zombies / Horror / Survival / 3rd Person / Adventure

Released in: 2020

Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.

Publisher: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz / AMD FX-6300

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / AMD Radeon R7 260X v3

RAM: 8 GB

14) Resident Evil 2

Genres: Zombies / Survival / Horror / 3rd Person / Action / Puzzle / Adventure / Shooter

Released in: 2019

Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.

Publisher: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz / AMD FX-6300

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 VRAM 2 GB / AMD Radeon RX 460 VRAM 2GB

RAM: 8 GB

15) Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Genres: Horror / Survival / 1st Person / Zombies / Action / Adventure / Puzzle / FPS / Shooter

Released in: 2017

Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.

Publisher: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz / AMD FX-6300

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 VRAM 2 GB / AMD Radeon RX 460 VRAM 2GB

RAM: 8 GB

16) Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition

Genres: Action / Horror / Adventure / 3rd Person / Survival / Shooter / Sci-fi

Released in: 2014

Developer: Capcom

Publisher: Capcom

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz / AMD Athlon II X2 220

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS / AMD Radeon HD 4850

RAM: 2 GB

17) Resident Evil: Revelations

Genres: Action / Horror / Adventure / 3rd Person / Survival / Shooter / Sci-fi

Released in: 2013

Developer: Capcom

Publisher: Capcom

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 2.4GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS / AMD Radeon HD 3850

RAM: 2 GB

18) Little Nightmares II

Genres: Horror / Adventure / Puzzle / Action / Stealth / Indie / Platformer

Released in: 2021

Developer: Tarsier Studios

Publisher: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i5-2300 2.8GHz / AMD FX-6300

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 / AMD Radeon HD 7850

RAM: 4 GB

19) Little Nightmares

Genres: Horror / Adventure / Puzzle / Platformer / Indie / Stealth / 3rd Person / Survival / Action / Strategy

Released in: 2017

Developer: Tarsier Studios

Publisher: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i3-2115C 2.0GHz / AMD Athlon II X3 460

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / AMD Radeon R7 265

RAM: 4 GB

20) BioShock

Genres: FPS / Action / Horror / 1st Person / Shooter / Sci-fi / RPG / Adventure

Released in: 2007

Developer: 2K Boston / 2K Australia

Publisher: 2K

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz / AMD Sempron 2500+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT / AMD Radeon X1300 VRAM 256 MB

RAM: 1 GB

21) System Shock 2

Genres: RPG / Sci-Fi / Horror / FPS / Survival / Action / 1st Person / Shooter

Released in: 1999

Developer: Nightdive Studios / Irrational Games / Looking Glass Studios

Publisher: Nightdive Studios

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium III / AMD Athlon MP

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / AMD Radeon Xpress 1200 Series

RAM: 2 GB

22) Sanitarium

Genres: Adventure / Horror / Puzzle / Mystery

Released in: 1998

Developer: Dotemu / DreamForge Intertainment

Publisher: Dotemu

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz / AMD Sempron 2400+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6200 LE / AMD Radeon Xpress 1200 Series

RAM: 1 GB

23) F.E.A.R.

Genres: Horror / FPS / Action / Shooter / 1st Person / Sci-fi / Adventure / Survival

Released in: 2005

Developer: Monolith Productions, Inc / Timegate

Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Recommended Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz / AMD Athlon 64 3000+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra / AMD Radeon 9600 Series

RAM: 1 GB

24) Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Genres: RPG / Action / Horror / 1st Person / Adventure / 3rd Person / Stealth

Released in: 2004

Developer: Troika Games

Publisher: Activision

Recommended Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 1.3GHz / AMD Athlon XP 1600+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 7100 / AMD Radeon HD 2350 Pro

RAM: 1 GB

25) The Evil Within 2

Genres: Horror / Survival / Action / Open World / Adventure / 3rd Person / Shooter / Stealth / Survival / Zombies / 1st Person

Released in: 2017

Developer: Tango Gameworks

Publisher: Bethesda Softworks

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 3.1GHz / AMD FX-8320

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7970

RAM: 8 GB

26) The Evil Within

Genres: Horror / Survival / Action / 3rd Person / Zombies / Stealth / Adventure / Shooter / Open World

Released in: 2014

Developer: Tango Gameworks

Publisher: Bethesda Softworks

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i7-860S Quad 2.53GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 965

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / AMD Radeon HD 6850

RAM: 4 GB

27) The Forest

Genres: Open World / Survival / Crafting / Horror / Adventure / Building / 1st Person / Action / Sandbox / Simulation / Indie / Zombies

Released in: 2018

Developer: Endnight Games Ltd

Publisher: Endnight Games Ltd

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium Dual Core E2220 2.4GHz / AMD Athlon X2 7550

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT / AMD Radeon HD 4830 VRAM 512 MB

RAM: 4 GB

28) Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

Genres: Horror / Robots / Survival / Simulation / Indie / 1st Person / Strategy / Management / Advanture

Released in: 2017

Developer: Scott Cawthon

Publisher: Scott Cawthon

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz / AMD Athlon 2400+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / AMD Radeon Xpress 1200 Series

RAM: 2 GB

29) Slender: The Arrival

Genres: Horror / 1st Person / Indie / Adventure / Survival / Action / Open World / Simulation

Released in: 2013

Developer: Blue Isle Studios

Publisher: Blue Isle Publishing

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 2.0GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS / AMD Radeon X1950 Pro

RAM: 1 GB

30) Alien: Isolation

Genres: Horror / Survival / Sci-Fi / Stealth / 1st Person / Action / Adventure / FPS / Shooter

Released in: 2014

Developer: Creative Assembly / Feral Interactive

Publisher: SEGA / Feral Interactive

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz / AMD Phenom II X3 710

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 / AMD Radeon HD 5550 VRAM 1 GB

RAM: 4 GB

31) Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Genres: Adventure / 3rd Person / Horror / Action / Indie / Simulation / Hack and Slash

Released in: 2017

Developer: Ninja Theory

Publisher: Ninja Theory

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz / AMD FX-8350

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 / AMD Radeon R9 280X

RAM: 8 GB

32) Condemned: Criminal Origins

Genres: Horror / Action / 1st Person / Crime / FPS / Survival / Shooter

Released in: 2006

Developer: Monolith

Publisher: SEGA

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz / AMD Athlon 64 2800+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8100 nForce 720a / AMD Radeon HD 2350 Pro

RAM: 512 MB

33) Dead Space 3

Genres: Action / Horror / Sci-fi / Survival / Shooter / 3rd Person / Crafting

Released in: 2013

Developer: Visceral Games

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium D 840 3.2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core BE-2300

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS / AMD Radeon X1600 Pro VRAM 512 MB

RAM: 1 GB

34) Dead Space 2

Genres: Horror / Shooter / Survival / 3rd Person / Action / Sci-fi / Adventure

Released in: 2011

Developer: Visceral Games

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz / AMD Athlon 64 3000+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT / AMD Radeon X1600

RAM: 1 GB

35) Dead Space

Genres: Horror / Sci-fi / Action / 3rd Person / Shooter / Survival / Adventure

Released in: 2008

Developer: EA Redwood Shores

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz / AMD Athlon 64 3000+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT / AMD Radeon X1600

RAM: 1 GB

36) Layers of Fear 2

Genres: Indie / Horror / Simulation / Adventure / Casual / Puzzle / 1st Person

Released in: 2019

Developer: Bloober Team SA

Publisher: Bloober Team SA / NA Publishing

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz / AMD FX-8150

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 260X

RAM: 5 GB

37) Layers of Fear

Genres: Horror / Simulation / 1st Person / Indie / Adventure / Puzzle / Mystery / Survival

Released in: 2016

Developer: Bloober Team SA

Publisher: Bloober Team SA

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i3-560 3.3GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 805

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / AMD Radeon HD 6850

RAM: 4 GB

38) Five Nights at Freddy's

Genres: Horror / Indie / 1st Person / Survival / Management / Historical

Released in: 2014

Developer: Scott Cawthon

Publisher: Scott Cawthon

Recommended Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz / AMD Athlon XP 1500+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT / AMD Radeon HD 5570 VRAM 1 GB

RAM: 1 GB

39) Alan Wake

Genres: Action / Horror / Adventure / 3rd Person / Shooter / Survival

Released in: 2012

Developer: Remedy Entertainment

Publisher: Remedy Entertainment

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5400+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS / AMD Radeon HD 6545G2

RAM: 2 GB

40) Pathologic 2

Genres: RPG / Survival / Horror / Open World / Adventure / Indie / 1st Person

Released in: 2019

Developer: Ice-Pick Lodge

Publisher: tinyBuild

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i3-8100 3.6GHz / AMD Ryzen R5 1600

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7970

RAM: 8 GB

41) Pathologic Classic HD

Genres: Survival / Horror / 1st Person / RPG / Adventure / Indie / Open World / Action

Released in: 2015

Developer: Ice-Pick Lodge / General Arcade

Publisher: Good Shepherd Entertaniment

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 2.4GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 210 / AMD Radeon HD 4890

RAM: 2 GB

42) Alone in the Dark 1

Genres: Adventure / Action / Horror / Survival

Released in: 1993

Developer: Infogrames

Publisher: THQ Nordic

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium III / AMD Athlon MP

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX 100/200 VRAM 32 MB/ AMD Mobility Radeon 7500 VRAM 64 MB

RAM: 512 MB

43) No More Room in Hell

Genres: Zombies / Survival / Horror / Action / FPS / 1st Person / Shooter / Open World / Indie / Adventure / MMO

Released in: 2011

Developer: No More Room in Hell Team

Publisher: Lever Games

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Celeron E1500 Dual-Core 2.2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330 / AMD Radeon HD 3600 Series

RAM: 2 GB

44) Painkiller: Black Edition

Genres: Action / FPS / Shooter / 1st Person / Horror / Zombies

Released in: 2004

Developer: People Can Fly

Publisher: Prime Matter

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium III / AMD Athlon MP

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / AMD Radeon Xpress 1200 Series

RAM: 256 MB

45) Pacify

Genres: Horror / Survival / Action / Indie / 1st Person / Strategy / Puzzle / Casual

Released in: 2019

Developer: Shawn Hitchcock

Publisher: Hitchcock Games

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz / AMD FX-8150

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 / AMD Radeon HD 7850

RAM: 4 GB

46) 7 Days to Die

Genres: Survival / Zombies / Open World / Building / FPS / Sandbox / Action / Simulation / RPG / Crafting / Horror

Released in: 2013

Developer: The Fun Pimps

Publisher: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 2.4GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 / AMD Radeon HD 5550 VRAM 512 MB

RAM: 4 GB

47) Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of The Earth

Genres: Horror / 1st Person / FPS / Stealth / Adventure / Action / Survival / Shooter

Released in: 2006

Developer: Headfirst Productions

Publisher: Bethesda Softworks

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 1.8GHz / AMD Athlon XP 1700+

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 210 / AMD Radeon X600 Series

RAM: 1 GB

48) Blair Witch

Genres: Adventure / Indie / Horror / 1st Person / Simulation / Survival

Released in: 2019

Developer: Bloober Team SA

Publisher: Bloober Team NA

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i3-32200 3.3GHz / AMD APU A8-7600 Quad-Core

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 265

RAM: 4 GB

49) The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

Genres: Horror / Adventure / Survival / 3rd Person

Released in: 2019

Developer: Supermassive Games

Publisher: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz / AMD FX-8350

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon HD 7870

RAM: 8 GB

50) DayZ

Genres: Survival / Zombies / Open World / Action / Shooter / MMO / Horror / Simulation / FPS / 1st Person / Sandbox / Adventure / Indie

Released in: 2018

Developer: Bohemia Interactive

Publisher: Bohemia Interactive

Minimum Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz / AMD FX-6350

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / AMD Radeon R9 270X

RAM: 8 GB