The horror game landscape has seen a huge transformation in the last few years, thanks to many creepy releases. These releases are sure to give you varied, fun, and exciting eerie experiences. You will now find plenty of variety in this genre. There are remakes or sequels of Dead Space, Resident Evil, and Silent Hill. You will find survival horror games like Alan Wake II. There are also many under-the-radar indie hits.
Select your subgenre. Would you like to play a slasher game, be part of an alien invasion, or perhaps a ghost story? You are sure to find many exciting options in each. Here are some of the scariest games you will find on PS4 and PlayStation 5.
- Dead by Daylight
In this game, players or the survivors have to escape from the map before the killer impales them on hooks, which is a sacrifice ritual. You will find licensed crossover villains from Silent Hill’s Pyramid Head to Halloween’s Michael Myers and others. The game has been updated many times since its release. So, you can expect the best gameplay experience.
- Days Gone
There are zombies in Days Gone, technically called ‘Freakers’. You ride a motorcycle, too. The game feels slightly like a zombie apocalypse. There are beautiful landscapes that you must conquer. The focus, however, is on foraging for equipment, shooting, and survival. You will have a better chance of survival if you can gather better equipment.
- Home Sweet Home
This is a Thai first-person horror game. Tim is facing a difficult time as his wife has disappeared mysteriously. One day, he wakes up and finds that it is not his home and is haunted and hunted by hostile spirits. Here are some haunted house images that look similar to this game. Tim must sneak out and reach his home. The game is surprisingly tense, where the focus is on puzzle solving. Home Sweet Home will always keep you on the edge.
- Resident Evil 4
The game’s older version is famous. This remake is especially for PS5, and it is as good. At its centerpiece is a massive Spanish castle. You will get the same horror vibe and beating heart. Your heart is sure to pump furiously as the nightmarish creatures charge at you.
- Outlast
Outlast was one of the first games released for PS4, and many believe it is still one of the best. With a camcorder, you have to sneak into and move around a psychiatric hospital to investigate what is happening there. You will come face-to-face with many monsters and creepy scenes.
- Alien Isolation
What is the most important element that makes a survival horror stunning – atmosphere. Alien Isolation is stunning here. The horrors lurk in every corner to spring a sudden surprise. There are sparks, bangs, clanks, and different types of accompanying warning melodies.
- Blair Witch
This horror game is based loosely on the successful horror movie. The setting of the game is on the same Black Hills Forest, and it is as scary. However, here, you are playing the role of a police officer who is trying to find a missing boy. It begins to get weird quickly. The officer moves through the woods with a canine companion and a handheld camera. Dark creatures lurch out. You are never sure what to expect. The atmosphere of Blair Witch is definitely unsettling. You are going to love this game if you have seen the movie.
- The Evil Within
This is a mind-bending horror game where you will also face surreal scenes. The Evil Within is the first game from the Tango Gameworks studio. Fans from around the world loved the trailer as soon as it was released. The game is actually a tribute to Resident Evil, but with many new, disturbing worlds. You will see devilish creatures with characteristics of dogs from Resident Evil and Pyramid Head from Silent Hill.
- Dredge
This is a fishing game, but it comes with fantastic psychological horror, which makes the gameplay unique. You will encounter terrors just below the surface when you catch fish. You need to catch and sell them to upgrade. The gameplay is compelling and rich with suspense.
- Returnal
There is twitchy bullet hell action, but it is the space horror mood that makes Returnal so special. A crashed pilot on an alien planet is trapped in a time loop. She encounters dark secrets and a deeper mystery as the pilot tries to survive, escape, and find her way home. She must navigate through deadly monsters and grim ruins.
- Layers Of Fear
Art is often difficult to understand, especially abstract art. Sometimes, when you are facing a work of art, you will feel that something is irrationally uncomfortable for a reason you don’t understand well. Layers of Fear plays on this emotion. It follows the story of an artist facing personal demons and struck by tragedy.
Horror is a fantastic genre, especially when you play on PS4 and PlayStation 5. There are plenty of choices as well, so you are never going to get bored. Select the subgenre and the type of games you like, and prepare to be excited and thrilled. There is fear around every corner.