The top 15 best horror games on Steam right now

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15. Scarlet Hollow

Can a visual novel game be scary? Definitely, and Scarlet Hollow is proof of that! When you return to your hometown, Scarlet Hollow, you find it a true state of horror. The coal mines are closed off after a deadly collapse, which leads to strange creatures and spirits roaming the lands. Your quiet getaway turned into a real nightmare, and the worst thing: you might not make it out alive. With stunning artwork and a captivating story, Scarlet Hollow will lure you in and have you hooked for hours on end.

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• Genre: Visual Novel
• Developer: Black Tabby Games
• Price on Steam: £19.99
• Playtime: 7 hours

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14. The Forest

A plane ride takes a turn for the worst when it crashes on a deserted island. You are the only survivor and need to make due with what you can find around this place. After a couple of days you start to notice some weird things like stuff that goes missing and unexplainable sounds. Maybe this island isn’t so deserted after all? The Forest might not have the best graphics and gameplay on this list, but the survival mixed with horror aspects make for some one-of-a-kind adventures!

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• Genre: Survival
• Developer: Endnight Games Limited
• Price on Steam: £14,29
• Playtime: 10 hours

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13. Little Nightmares

Looking for something scary but also adorable? Search no further! Little Nightmares is a stunning puzzle-platform game. You play as Six, a little figure dressed in a yellow raincoat, as he escapes a scary world filled with monsters that are inspired by your childhood fears. Little Nightmares might not be the goriest game on this list, but the visuals are stunning, and the monsters are truly terrifying. With a beautiful story and soundtrack, this game will stay with you for months.

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• Genre: Puzzle, Platformer
• Developer: Tarsier Studios
• Price on Steam: £15.99
• Playtime: 4 hours

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12. Five Nights at Freddy’s

Who doesn’t remember that summer in 2014 when the first Five Nights at Freddy’s game dropped? The amount of streams, theories, compilations and lore this game spawned is almost unimaginable. Freddy Fazbear and his crew put this style of survival-jumpscare game on the map, and it’s hard to remember a world where this game doesn’t exist. The original game holds up pretty well to this day and with the dozens of spin-offs (the most recent being Poppy’s Playtime), there are countless hours of Five Nights at Freddy’s to enjoy.

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• Genre: Survival
• Developer: Scottgames
• Price on Steam: £3.99
• Playtime: 2 hours

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11. Lethal Company

Lethal Company is one of the newer games on this list, with a release date of October 2023. Since its release, the game has absolutely gone viral and for good reason! Together with your friends, you’ll need to scavenge for scrap on abandoned moons while monsters are after you. During the day you’re fine, but at night all sorts of creatures come out to play. Staying close to your group might be your only way to survive. Although the game follows a simple objective, there’s lots to discover and playing together with friends makes for some crazy fun adventures!

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• Genre: Co-op
• Developer: Zeekerss
• Price on Steam: £8.50
• Playtime: 8,5 hours

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10. Dead Space

This space-horror classic has been completely rebuilt from the ground up for a better pc experience. You play as Isaac Clarke, who is just an average engineer on his way to repair a mining ship. When he arrives, he is faced with a devastating sight: the whole crew has been slaughtered and the killers have his partner hostage. The visuals in this updated version look absolutely stunning, and the eerie audio will draw you even closer into the game. 

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• Genre: Third-Person Shooter
• Developer: Motive Studio
• Price on Steam: £49.99
• Playtime: 12 hours

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9. Until Dawn

In Until Dawn, you need to think of your actions carefully, since every choice (no matter how small) has an impact on the story. One wrong move and all your characters end up dead. The game was a huge success when it was released on PlayStation and is currently being optimised for a PC experience. Until Dawn is planned to come out later this year on Steam. In the meantime, you can dive into The Dark Pictures Anthology. This game builds on the Until Dawn game and is already available on Steam! 

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• Genre: Interactive Survival
• Developer: Supermassive Games
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• Playtime: 8 hours
  
  

8. SOMA

SOMA is another true horror classic made by the developers from Amnesia. The game delves into some unsettling topics like identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human, all in a sci-fi setting. Trapped underneath the Atlantic Ocean you have to find your way back to the surface. The radio is dead, food is running out and machines think they’re human. Will you make the right decisions?

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• Genre: Sci-fi
• Developer: Frictional Games, Blitworks
• Price on Steam: £24.99
• Playtime: 9 hours

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7. Alien: Isolation

Amanda sets out on a mission to find out what happened to her mother, Ellen Ripley. Underpowered and unprepared, an alien-like creature hunts her. The AI in this game that controls the monster is incredibly advanced. It studies your pattern and based on that decides how it’s going to attack you. This also makes every play completely different! You’ll definitely find out what the true meaning of fear is in Alien: Isolation.

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• Genre: Survival
• Developer: Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
• Price on Steam: £34.99
• Playtime: 18,5 hours

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6. Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Waking up one day with no memory of who you are or anything that happened, must be one of the scariest experiences. That is exactly what happens in Amnesia. Your last memories slowly fade and only a feeling of being hunted remains. As you explore the old house you wake up in and try to find answers, the eerie sound of footsteps and crying haunt you. The question is: is all of this real, or is your mind playing tricks on you? Amnesia is a truly terrifying psychological experience that will have you questioning your own sanity.

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• Genre: First-Person, Psychological Horror
• Developer: Frictional Games
• Price on Steam: £16.75
• Playtime: 8 hours

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5. Dead by Daylight

Dead by Daylight is a whodunnit with the horror turned up to 100. In the game, you play together with 5 other players. One of you is a secret killer, and the others have to figure out who it is while also trying to stay alive. You can work together with your teammates or beat the game on your own, the choice is yours. The co-op functionality suits this genre very well, and surviving the gruesome hands of a killer might bring your friend group closer together.

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• Genre: Co-op Survival
• Developer: Behaviour Interactive, 505 Games
• Price on Steam: £14.99
• Playtime: essentially endless

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4. Outlast

Another absolute horror game classic! Outlast has gamers hooked from the moment it first released in 2013. The story follows an investigative journalist that explores Mount Massive Asylum that is hiding a terrible secret. One of the aspects that makes this game so terrifying is that you literally have nothing to fight, your only chance of survival is to run and hide. This will leave you with an eerie, hopeless feeling that chills you to the bone. Already played through Outlast? Try out the latest release on Steam: The Outlast Trials.

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• Genre: First-Person, Survival
• Developer: Red Barrels
• Price on Steam: £16.75
• Playtime: 6 hours

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3. Resident Evil 2 (remake)

To no one's surprise, Resident Evil also made its way onto our best horror game list. This scary franchise is an absolute staple in horror gaming. In our eyes, Resident Evil 2 is the best title in the series. When a deadly virus breaks out in Raccoon City, most of the citizens turn into terrifying flesh-eating zombies. Can you survive this nightmare? With a gripping storyline, absolutely gruesome updated graphics and thrilling gameplay, Resident Evil 2 will have you hooked from the beginning to end.

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• Genre: Survival
• Developer: Capcom
• Price on Steam: £34.99
• Playtime: 9 hours

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2. Phasmophobia

Always wanted to try ghost hunting? In Phasmophobia you head out with a group of 4 to capture the paranormal. Use ghost-hunting equipment to record evidence and sell it to a ghost removal team. But of course, searching for this sort of activity is not without risk. Phasmophobia is one of the most beloved horror games on Steam and has been praised especially for its co-op functionality. Playing this game online with your friends makes for an experience you won’t soon forget!

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• Genre: Online Multiplayer Co-op
• Developer: Kinetic Games
• Price on Steam: £10.99
• Playtime: 25 hours

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1. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Dive into a horror adventure based on Viking mythology with Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. In the game, you follow Senua as she embarks on a quest to fight for the soul of her dead lover. Her journey constantly crosses the line between myth and reality and leads Senua straight to Viking Hell. The game is praised for the stunning visuals, it’s crowned a masterpiece by lots of gamers, and even won a BAFTA. A definite must-play for horror lovers!

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• Genre: Action-Adventure
• Developer: Ninja Theory
• Price on Steam: £24.99
• Playtime: 9 hours

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