From eerie atmospheres to jump-out-of-your-seat scares, 2024 has been a phenomenal year for horror games.
As we approach the end of the year, we’re counting down the top ten horror games released this year that have made our skin crawl.
So, grab a flashlight and get ready to face your fears with our top ten horror games of 2024.
Top 10 Horror Games Released in 2024
From psychological thrillers to survival horror, single player or co-op, we’ve got the most frightening games of the year covered.
Some of the best horror games released in 2024 are Mouthwashing, Still Wakes the Deep, and Silent Hill 2 Remake amongst other titles. If you’re too scared to play alone, grab you friends and get ready to scream together in multiplayer horror games like Outlast Trials, Sketchy’s Contract, and Project Unknown.
10. We Harvest Shadows (Demo)
We Harvest Shadows, the latest creation from the developer of The First Tree, is a deeply emotional and thought-provoking narrative-driven game. By combining elements of farming simulations and psychological horror, the game crafts a unique and unsettling experience.
Players assume the role of Garrett, a former city dweller who has retreated to a long-abandoned farm, seeking solitude and escape. As Garrett navigates his new life, he must attend to daily tasks while confronting the dark forces that threaten to consume him.
Check out the Demo here.
09. Project Unknown (Multiplayer)
PROJECT UNKNOWN is a chilling 1-4 player online co-op horror game that drops you into a world of terror. You get to play as one of four characters and use their unique ability to survive the hauntings. Prepare to face an onslaught of ghosts, each with its own disturbing appearance and complex behaviors.
To make it out alive, you’ll need to study each ghost’s patterns and document their behaviors in your journal. Your ultimate goal is to hunt down the source of their curses – hidden belongings that will help you exorcise these demons.
(Phasmophobia fans, here’s your chance to say uno reverse and hunt down ghosts instead of them hunting you.)
Get the game here.
08. Sketchy’s Contract (Multiplayer)
Get ready for a thrilling 1-8 player co-op sci-fi looter horror game set in a mysterious asteroid belt. Whether you’re playing solo or with friends, you’ll embark on perilous journeys to explore exotic planets, battle alien threats, and search for hidden treasures.
But be warned: Sketchy’s expectations are clear – complete your contract, no matter what. Failure is not an option.
(Lethal Company Employees, here’s a sketchy contract for you. Try it, don’t be shy.)
Get the game here.
07. FNAF: Into The Pit
Step into the pit and experience a new, thrilling chapter in the Five Nights at Freddy’s universe. Oswald’s life is turned upside down when he discovers a mysterious ball pit in an abandoned pizzeria, transporting him to the past.
Navigate through time periods, gather crucial clues, and outrun the relentless terror that’s hot on your heels. Think fast, move swiftly, and stay hidden to survive five nights of unrelenting fear.
The fate of Oswald’s family hangs in the balance – can you save them before it’s too late?
Get the game here.
06. Fears to Fathom: Woodbury Getaway
Fears to Fathom is a chilling episodic psychological horror game, where each installment reveals a terrifying short story told from the perspective of those who managed to survive.
In the latest fifth chapter, you’ll play as Sydney Harper, a 23-year-old consultant who embarks on a weekend retreat to a rental property in Woodbury with her college friends. But what begins as a relaxing getaway soon descends into a spine-chilling nightmare.
Get the game here.
05. Outlast Trials (Multiplayer)
Outlast Trials plunges players into a world of paranoia, fear, and violence. As an unwilling participant in the Murkoff Corporation’s experiments, you’ll be subjected to brainwashing that will pushes your morals, endurance, and sanity to the limit.
Whether you brave the challenges alone or with a team, surviving the therapy sessions and escaping the clutches of the Murkoff Corporation will be a daunting task. But even if you manage to escape, will you emerge unscathed?
(Please note that this game contains mature content, including frequent violence, gore, nudity, and general mature themes, which may not be suitable for all audiences or viewing at work.)
Get the game here.
04. Until Dawn Remake
Until Dawn Remake is a classic slasher horror game rebuilt and enhanced for PC. Eight friends reunite at the lodge where tragedy struck a year ago, only to find themselves trapped in a desperate fight for survival.
In this branching narrative survival horror game, every choice you make has consequences that can lead to intense and violent outcomes. You’ll be forced to make difficult decisions during moral dilemmas, which can result in gruesome scenes of violence, gore, and death.
Will you be able to keep everyone alive, or will the night consume them all?
Get the game here.
03. Silent Hill 2 Remake
A haunting letter from his late wife draws James back to Silent Hill, a town steeped with memories of their life together.
In this chilling remake of Silent Hill 2, guide James through the fog-shrouded streets, fighting grotesque monsters and solving cryptic puzzles to uncover the truth.
As he searches for answers about his wife’s disappearance, the lines between reality and nightmare begin to blur, threatening to consume him whole.
(Literally a classic, and is widely acclaimed as one of the best horror game franchises, so its definitely a must-play.)
Get the game here.
02. Still Wakes the Deep
Stranded in the harsh North Sea, catastrophe hits the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. As a worker fighting for survival, navigate the crumbling rig to rescue your crew from an unspeakable horror that has infiltrated the rig.
With all communication lines severed and escape routes cut off, will you be able to fight for your survival?
(This game really dug its hands deep in the trenches of existentialism.)
Get the game here.
01. Mouthwashing
Mouthwashing is a chilling first-person horror game where the five crew members of the shipwrecked Tulpar are stranded in the desolate vastness of space. As resources dwindle and hope fades, the crew’s sanity threatens to consume them whole.
Prepare for a journey into psychological terror, where the lines between reality and madness are blurred. With its retro PSX-style graphics, Mouthwashing presents a disturbing psychological horror with non-linear narrative and an unreliable narrator.
God is not Watching.
(Content warning for extreme violence, gore, and mutilation.)
Get the game here.
My personal favorites this year were the top three mentioned in this list – so I might have been a bit biased there, but hey, they actually deserve those spots okay?
What was your favorite horror game this year? Let us know in the comments!
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