While spooky times are generally reserved for around Halloween, there are plenty of people who enjoy getting scared all year round. Fortunately, horror games have seen a resurgence in recent years, giving fans all kinds of options. Here are the ten best horror games to play on your Xbox, sorted alphabetically.
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The best horror games to play on Xbox
Alan Wake remastered
Alan Wake is a classic Xbox 360 game that returned triumphantly with its remaster ahead of the highly anticipated sequel. You play as author Alan Wake as he is swept up in one of his own thriller novels, attacked by shadow monsters and something sinister sitting at the bottom of a lake. This is the same game people played on the 360, but it looks better. It’s still a great game and worth playing even if you’ve gone through the original version. It may be worth the refresh before Alan Wake 2 finally comes out.
Alien: Isolation
In Alien: Isolation, you play as Amanda Ripley, the daughter of Ellen Ripley, the film’s protagonist, as she explores and investigates her mother’s fate aboard the Sevastopol space station. As you move through the area, you will begin to be hunted by a Xenomorph. As you sneak around, find hiding places and be as quiet as possible. You will not win a straight match against this killing machine. You are the prey as you move nervously through each corridor.
Dead in daylight
There aren’t many competitive horror games out there, but Dead By Daylight has certainly earned its place as the most successful asymmetric multiplayer game. Four survivors try to repair generators and survive the trial while being hunted by a supernatural killer. While the game features many original characters, many of your favorite horror icons such as Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers, and Pinhead are playable. Whichever side you choose to play, this is one of the more enjoyable multiplayer experiences you can have in gaming today.
Empty space
One of the best features of Xbox is its backward compatibility program. While a remake of Dead Space is still on the way, the original Xbox 360 game still stands out as a terrifying campaign. You arrive at a space station filled with Necromorphs, terrifying creatures that will stop at nothing to tear you apart. The only way to kill them is to chop off their limbs, which is a unique take on taking out enemies instead of hitting them in the head. Until the new game is out, you can still have a lot of fun with the original and the sequel.
Little nightmares
Little Nightmares is one of those scary stories that you would expect to come from the mind of Tim Burton. You play as a small creature who fights your way through environments built for much larger nightmarish creatures eager to capture and consume you. To get through the levels you have to solve quite a few platforming and puzzles, making this much more than a simple dodge-the-bad-boys game. This game is less terrifying than some of the titles on this list, but we’re big fans of Little Nightmares and its whole aesthetic.
last longer
Outlast is a first-person horror game where you play as an investigative reporter who infiltrates and explores an insane asylum taken over by the patients. All the residents of the hospital are a deranged homicidal maniac who would love to have a piece of you if they can get you. Much of the area will take you through dark areas that you can only see if you look through your camera. However, it’s important to handle the camera’s batteries, otherwise you’ll be walking around blind in a dangerous location full of enemies. If you like jumpscares, this is the game for you.
Resident Evil 2
The 2019 release of Resident Evil 2 is one of the most talked-about remakes we’ve seen in gaming. It completely shifts the gameplay from the original tank controls to an over-the-shoulder camera that is much more in line with today’s standards. You play as Leon S. Kennedy or Claire Redfield as Raccoon City is infested by zombies and creatures mutated by Umbrella Corporation. As you progress through the game you will also have to deal with Mr. X, a hulking tyrant who is invincible and constantly preys on you. Resident Evil is the most classic survival horror series and this remake is one of the best in the series.
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
We’re moving from a classic Resident Evil game to a new beginning game for the series. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is the first game with a first-person perspective. You play as newcomer to the franchise, Ethan Winters, who is looking for his wife Mia in the Baker household. You soon find out that the family here has been infected by a mind-controlling fungus that forces them to be very hostile. The change to a first-person view makes this one of the most gruesome Resident Evil games ever, seeing everything that happens as Ethan sees it.
The medium
The Medium is one of the more unique horror games you will see on this list. The big special gimmick here is that you play in two realms at the same time, one with a normal theme and the other with an infernal reality. In any case, this is a unique way of dealing with puzzles. In one part of the screen you are blocked from progressing, while in the other part you interact with the environment and deal with demons.
the quarry
The Quarry is essentially a playable horror game from Supermassive Games, the creators of the Dark Pictures Anthology and Until Dawn. In this game you decide the fate of a group of camp counselors who are left behind in an area where werewolves live. Of the games on this list, this is unique in that your choices and performance in tense situations determine who lives and dies. Supermassive Games create unique horror experiences and The Quarry is definitely one of their best.
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