29 Best Horror Games To Play In The Dark In 2026
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Alien Isolation
Platforms : Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Release Year : 2014
Developer : Creative Assembly
Scare Factor : 9
The original Alien film from 1978 still holds up brilliantly as a tight and well-constructed battle against extraterrestrial hostility, and in 2014, developer Creative Assembly bottled that cinematic lightning and used it to power a survival-horror experience that could put the film sequels to shame. See on Steam
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Resident Evil 2 (2019)
Platforms : Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PC, Xbox One, PS4
Release Year : 2019
Developer : Capcom
Scare Factor : 8
It's no small task selecting just one Resident Evil game for a list like this. See on Steam
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Cronos: The New Dawn
Platforms : PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2
Release Year : 2025
Developer : Bloober Team
Scare Factor : 6
Cronos: The New Dawn is the first Bloober Team game to follow its superb remake of Silent Hill 2, and though it doesn't quite reach the same heights, it's also different and impressive enough that you'd be wise to play both in whichever order you choose. See on Steam
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Platforms : Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PC, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, Switch 2
Release Year : 2016
Developer : Behaviour
Scare Factor : 7
Behaviour Interactive's asymmetrical horror multiplayer game is one of the horror genre's greatest success stories, with 70 million players across the game's 10 years.
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