Top 10 Best Horror Games

Resident Evil 4 changed the genre by adding more action to the horror. Its over-the-shoulder camera was adopted by many games.

Silent Hill 2 is all about psychological horror and a story about guilt and grief. The fog and music create an oppressive atmosphere.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent leaves you defenseless. You can't fight, only flee, which makes every sound extra terrifying.

Outlast puts you in a psychiatric asylum as a journalist. With only a night-vision camera, you're constantly vulnerable.

Dead Space takes place on a spaceship full of monsters. The game forces you to shoot off limbs, which makes the fights unique and tense.

Alien: Isolation puts you on the run from a virtually indestructible creature. The AI learns from your behavior, so you're never sure.

The Evil Within comes from the creator of Resident Evil and is full of bizarre, nightmarish scenes. The game feels like an action-packed horror movie.

Five Nights at Freddy's is all about surviving with limited resources. Its jump scares are notorious and the game grew into a huge franchise.

Phasmophobia is a cooperative game in which you investigate ghost activity together. Talking through your microphone makes it extra tense, because the ghost is listening.

Resident Evil Village combines a gothic atmosphere with action and surprising bosses. Lady Dimitrescu quickly became one of the series' best-known faces.