The 10 best horror games of all time: if you want to go fear, they are essential

The horror games have always been among the genres most coveted by the players. It seems that the idea of scary and facing your fears simply loves some people... Who doesn't like to see their favorite streamer getting a good scare? Therefore, we have separated the 10 best horror games of all time . Do you have the courage to venture in them?

• Outlast
• Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
• Silent Hill
• Siren
• Project Zero / Fatal Frame
• Clock Tower
• Alone in the Dark
• Parasite Eve
• P.T (Silent Hills)
• Five Nights at Freddy's
• Other known horror games

And don't make you wrong! Not because a game is old loses effect today, so some games of past generations can even overcome the current ones in many characteristics. Especially in provoking a feeling of fear in the body.

Outlast

This game is one of the best of its kind and manages to cause agony from beginning to end. His DLC, Whistleblower, is considered even better by some players. In the plot, you are a journalist who will investigate a complaint in a psychiatric hospital and discover a real sea of horrors, with terrible psychopaths chasing him. To top it off, you cannot fight, you can only run, hide and use a camera to see in the dark, which also has limited battery.

The second title was not as acclaimed as that, but it still scares sometimes, since it takes place in a numb people in which the crazy cultists of the rival sects chase you. And we cannot fail to mention the next game, The Outlast: Trials, which will have its beta launched soon.

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

The Resident Evil franchise began as Survivor Horror, but became a game with many elements of Action of Resident Evil 4. In the seventh game it returned to its origins, including the name Biohazard, which was used in the first game. For PS1. Re7 is so intense that most PlayStation users don't even want to go beyond the first video.

Of course, classic PS1 games can terrorize, with Mr. X or Nemesis chasing you, fierce dogs chasing you and the shortage of resources that is so traditional in the first games. The PS2 is not far behind, with Code Veronica bringing all the most classic of the franchise to the console, to be eclipsed by the RE4 that is one of the most famous in the series, so a remake is being produced, as well as that this. of his predecessors.

The Capcom franchise is still under development, the eighth game was an excellent title, full of terrifying and bizarre moments, although you know that your protagonist has some powers and things do not get so intense.

It is known that the plot revolves around the Umbrella Corporation, which performs numerous experiments that do not end well, generating the famous zombies and even more dangerous creatures.

Resident Evil 7 and 8 are in the first person, unlike the rest of the franchise titles (we do not have the remakes and adaptations made for platforms).

Silent Hill

Anyone who reminds the siren knows how distressing this franchise can be, with terrible characters such as Pyramid Head or nurses. The intense atmosphere that brings despair from beginning to end and bizarre bosses in each of its titles.

It is not necessary to know much about the franchise to categorize it as one of the icons of the horror genre in the world of video games, inspiring several other games, so few manage to generate the same sinister atmosphere.

The plot is complex and involves the surrealist mixed with the psychological. All games are survival terror and you can face creatures with firearms and melee.

Siren

Speaking of inspiration, this franchise is strongly inspired by Silent Hill, and also has sinister nurses and... a mermaid. It is no accident, since some developers were involved in both projects. The title is not so well known, because it was eclipsed by more famous ones, but among terror lovers is a relic and is considered one of the best.

It is a Japanese game and the name Siren can mean siren, since there is one in the game (as well as in Silent Hill) and also sirens, since in the plot the enemies are delighted remaining in states that most make reference to Zombies

In total there are three games, so the first two are related to each other and the third, and the most famous, it is a kind of reinterpretation of the first, which is not so original, but it worked well. In general, the plot involves villagers who perform sinister rituals for a dark entity that controls their mind and plays with several protagonists who try to survive in stealthy mode, hiding and running.

The enemies are Shibitos, which are zombies in Japanese culture, but they are a bit different in the sense that they have a certain level of consciousness and can even communicate with each other.

Project Zero / Fatal Frame

The game puts you in charge of protagonists who can only use a camera to deal with ghosts. The atmosphere manages to be terrifying and agonizing from beginning to end, so you never feel as if you are in a safe place.

In the plot it is understood that the cameras emit light in their flash, which travel through waves at certain frequencies that can affect the ghosts, as well as the recorders can identify the frequency of the sounds that these ghosts would emit. You use these resources and get them to harm you as you discover more about history.

Clock Tower

A horror game that gave rise to Haunting Ground, another very recognized title in the middle, in addition to being one of the games that helped define terror in the most current games. The idea of the franchise has always been to bring a more investigative atmosphere, full of mysteries, with an imminent danger. You do not play with strong protagonists, but with those who need to survive and their actions lead to different ends.

The first title is Point and Click and the second, which came out for consoles, is more adapted to what we are used to as in Resident Evil. Do not fight against monsters like a hero, you find a way to escape and use elements to hinder them and create an opening.

In the plots, which are different for each game, you put yourself in the skin of fragile protagonists in rural, distant and little busy environments, infested with frightening creatures. Your mission is to survive and discover more about what is happening.

Alone in the Dark

The first 3D horror game (at least among the most famous). He is the father of Resident Evil, Silent Hill and other titles that use exactly the same type of technique, riddles and camera placement, even today.

Unfortunately, although the franchise has been an influence on future games, those same titles eclipsed Alone in the Dark and left it... only in the darkness of oblivion. Maybe not so much, since working on a restart for PS5.

Each game has characters and a different story, but gender is always a terror of survivors, with dark creatures that try to kill you. You also need to investigate and solve riddles.

Parasite Eve

Terror and RPG are not two genres that combine very well when we stop to think about it, but it is definitely not the case of EVE parasite, which is remembered by many to this day, being an excellent title, with iconic enemies and moments, a Differentiated playability and quite advanced to your time.

The sequelae of the first game did not even approach the original, so many fans do not even know that there are sequelae. But horror fans know how well this game worked, managing to balance the puzzles, moments of terror and fighting well.

The story follows a leading rookie policeman who is in the middle of a great mess: horrible creatures begin to appear, people and animals are transformed, paranormal events occur and you have to survive everything and discover once and for all how to finish it.

P.T (Silent Hills)

PT are the acronym of Playabe Teaser and is a horror game that has not been fully developed, with the magnificent work of Hideo Kojima. The project died and this sadly saddens fans, since, although it is an unfinished game, it manages to be superior to many titles that are currently produced.

The game is in the first person and is full of scares and terrifying moments. You wake up in a house, without really understanding what is happening, they gather clues and enter an alternative world, discovering that vindictive spirits are there to harm. Everything is built in a very dark atmosphere and you feel helpless in front of the enemies, since you cannot attack them and sometimes you can not even escape or avoid them.

Five Nights at Freddy's

He began as an indie game, but he gained more and more successful among the players, with his different theme, and conquered a considerable space between horror games. The story is complex and has several characters involved in the plot, which seemed very... simple in the first game. That title was undoubtedly an inspiration for Poppy Playtime, which is also a good horror game.

The first games are Point and Click, in which you have to keep your attention well to survive the horrors that surround you. A horror of survival called FNAF Security Breach was launched, in which you play as the protagonist in the first person and you have to solve riddles while escaping from the mechatronics.

The story takes place in a factory and is different in each game, always adding more characters and plot points, but the idea is that you are trapped inside and have to survive at all costs, while mechatronics, which are mechanized beings, want to dismember it.

Other known horror games

I know that you may be thinking about The Evil Within, Metro, Alien, Amnesia, Soma, Fear and many others, but do you think they were as amazing as the horror games mentioned above? We currently have The Dark Pictures Anthology, which is a series of narrative games, with different options and finals, always bringing a different plot, but the idea began with Until Dawn, since several developers involved in the first project continue with the second.

Cooperative horror games are fashionable these days, as Dead By Daylight, Friday the 13th, Evil Dead and others, but let's be realistic... With company it doesn't scare us so much, right?

And for you? Is there any other horror game that has scared you a lot, but is not on this list? Share with us in the comments. We want to know more about your experiences in the world of video games.