Horror Games
Horror games put you inside the scary part, so how it feels to play matters as much as what's on screen. When we play, we look for atmosphere you can feel, monsters that stick with you, and tension that lasts from the first room to the last. Every game review here scores 9 facets, so you can see how each part of the game holds up.
The facets that matter most for games are Atmosphere & Sound Design, because headphones and a dark room can change everything, and Fear Factor & Tension, which tells you how scary it really is. Enemy/Monster Design shows how memorable the threats are, and Replayability tells you whether it's worth a second run. The full list is in our game facet guide.
Josh is our game reviewer, and is always looking for new titles to play. If you have a suggestion, send it through our contact page!
Standout picks
- Little Nightmares (4.5): a short, grotesque escape from the Maw, with art direction that scores a 5. We also have a Little Nightmares guide worth checking out to learn more about the franchise.
- Little Nightmares II (4.5): scarier than the first, with a 5 for fear factor and a hospital chapter Josh calls one of the most effective horror sections he's played in a while.
- Still Wakes the Deep (4.5): a 1970s Scottish oil rig disaster that plays like a tense sci-fi horror film, with a 5 for atmosphere and sound design and a 5 for story.
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Playdead 2016A minimalist 2.5D puzzle-platformer where a young boy must navigate a bleak, hostile, and dystopian world while being hunted by oppressive forces.
Still Wakes the Deep
The Chinese Room 2024Set on a remote Scottish oil rig in 1975, an electrician on the Beira D must survive and find a way home to his family after a catastrophic event rips the rig apart and unleashes a terrifying, mutating supernatural force.
Little Nightmares III
Supermassive Games 2025Two new children, Low and Alone, must work together to navigate and escape the massive, twisted reality of The Nowhere in a 2.5D atmospheric puzzle-platformer.
Little Nightmares II
Tarsier Studios 2021Little Nightmares II follows Mono, a boy with a paper bag over his head, as he teams up with Six to navigate the Pale City, a decaying world warped by the humming transmission of a distant signal tower.
Little Nightmares
Tarsier Studios 2017Little Nightmares is a 2.5D puzzle-platformer that follows a small girl named Six as she attempts to escape the Maw, a massive and grotesque vessel filled with distorted, oversized monsters designed to evoke childhood fears.