Scariest Horror Video Games
a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order
From jump-scare classics to psychological nightmares, which game truly deserves the title of scariest ever made? Cast your vote and help rank them.
What counts: Ranked by community-perceived fear factor, critical reception, and lasting cultural impact; release years, scores, and prices are approximate and may vary by platform or edition.
P.T. (Silent Hills Teaser)
A single looping hallway became the most terrifying tech demo ever made, and it vanished before we could get more.
Release Year: 2014Fear Factor: 9.5/10Metacritic Score: —Typical Price: $0
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Outlast
No weapons, just a camcorder and pure dread as you flee an asylum full of horrors.
Release Year: 2013Fear Factor: 8.7/10Metacritic Score: 78 ptsTypical Price: $20
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0Sanity-draining darkness and monsters you can't fight defined a whole generation of horror games.
Release Year: 2010Fear Factor: 8.5/10Metacritic Score: 85 ptsTypical Price: $20
added by IJRAmnesia: The Dark Descent
0First-person terror in a decaying Louisiana house brought survival horror back to its roots.
Release Year: 2017Fear Factor: 8.8/10Metacritic Score: 85 ptsTypical Price: $30
added by IJRResident Evil 7: Biohazard
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One relentless xenomorph hunting you with terrifying AI makes every corridor a nightmare.
Release Year: 2014Fear Factor: 8.3/10Metacritic Score: 81 ptsTypical Price: $20
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Psychological horror royalty—foggy streets, Pyramid Head, and grief made manifest.
Release Year: 2001Fear Factor: 8/10Metacritic Score: 89 ptsTypical Price: $70
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SOMA
Existential dread meets underwater sci-fi horror in one of gaming's smartest scary stories.
Release Year: 2015Fear Factor: 8.2/10Metacritic Score: 82 ptsTypical Price: $20
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0Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Photographing vengeful ghosts with an antique camera remains uniquely unsettling.
Release Year: 2003Fear Factor: 8.6/10Metacritic Score: 87 ptsTypical Price: $30
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The Evil Within
Shinji Mikami's grotesque, shape-shifting nightmare world never lets you feel safe.
Release Year: 2014Fear Factor: 7.5/10Metacritic Score: 75 ptsTypical Price: $20
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Dead Space
Zero-gravity dismemberment and isolation aboard the USG Ishimura set a genre benchmark.
Release Year: 2008Fear Factor: 8/10Metacritic Score: 89 ptsTypical Price: $70
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0Towering vampires and grotesque villagers deliver gothic horror with blockbuster polish.
Release Year: 2021Fear Factor: 7.8/10Metacritic Score: 84 ptsTypical Price: $40
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Visage
A haunted-house sim so oppressive and slow-burn it makes ordinary rooms feel cursed.
Release Year: 2018Fear Factor: 8.4/10Metacritic Score: 75 ptsTypical Price: $20
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0Until Dawn
A branching slasher-movie simulator where every choice can get your friends killed.
Release Year: 2015Fear Factor: 7/10Metacritic Score: 79 ptsTypical Price: $40
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0A painter's crumbling mansion twists reality into a surreal, jump-scare-laden nightmare.
Release Year: 2016Fear Factor: 7.2/10Metacritic Score: 74 ptsTypical Price: $20
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Five Nights at Freddy's
Animatronic mascots turned into a pop-culture horror phenomenon from one tiny office.
Release Year: 2014Fear Factor: 7.8/10Metacritic Score: 80 ptsTypical Price: $15
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Phasmophobia
Co-op ghost hunting where real voice detection makes every investigation genuinely spooky.
Release Year: 2020Fear Factor: 8/10Metacritic Score: —Typical Price: $14
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0A free, Silent Hill-inspired indie nightmare that punches far above its budget.
Release Year: 2013Fear Factor: 7.6/10Metacritic Score: —Typical Price: $0
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0Resident Evil 2 (Remake)
Zombie-infested Raccoon City reimagined with terrifying detail and the relentless Mr. X.
Release Year: 2019Fear Factor: 7.9/10Metacritic Score: 91 ptsTypical Price: $40
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