Look, not everyone likes to be scared, especially in the psychological sense. But if you’re up for that? These games coming in 2024 will help you out.
Update: We will continue to update this list periodically throughout the year, so you will likely see some games removed or added. These games are not ranked in any particular order, as the focus here is to showcase titles we are excited to see hit the marketplace.
#11 Deathground
Why is there always a game about dinosaurs being alive and them hunting humans? Look, we get it. You like dinosaur movies set in the “present day,” but we don’t need to be freaked out by them in the digital space!
In Deathground, you’ll either take on these dinosaurs alone or make a group to take them on together! But, as you can imagine, this won’t be easy in the slightest. The AI behind the dinosaurs is meant to be unpredictable, and when you have a creature as powerful as them, making them clever only lowers your odds of survival.
So, do you think you can beat the dinosaurs?
#10 The Lost Wild
Wait, didn’t we JUST talk about this kind of thing? Oh, The Lost Wild is a slightly different dinosaur game? That’s good to know.
Apparently, in this title, you’re not meant to go fight the dinosaurs directly; you’re just trying to live in their world and figure out what’s going on around you. For example, instead of fighting them, you can try to distract them or even intimidate them if you think that’ll work.
Plus, someone is trying to guide you through this madness. But what is the secret of this prehistoric place? Do you think you can survive long enough to find out?
#9 Echoes of the Living
Plenty of horror games focus on a small town that gets wrapped up in something bigger than it ever should’ve been, and Echoes of the Living pays tribute to those tales and horror games of the 90s!
In this case, a town in Europe has been consumed by fog. Not long after, the dead are rising, monsters are showing up everywhere, and only a few people can fight back against the madness!
With puzzles to solve, enemies to fight, and a mystery to unravel, you’ll find that this game will push you in different directions as you try to make it out alive.
#8 Fear Underground
If we were to tell you that Fear Underground focuses on a medieval knight, you might think that they’re in an underground world where they have to fight to survive. But you would be wrong. Instead, the game is about a knight who has been kidnapped and put into an underground maze with no clear reason why and now has to crawl through the maze to get out.
The focus here is on the claustrophobia and the uncertainty of what you’ll crawl into next. What awaits you at the end of this maze? Why were you brought here in the first place? These questions and more will be answered as you play.
#7 Carnival Hunt
The asymmetrical horror genre has been growing a lot recently, and Carnival Hunt continues that trend. In the game, you’ll be part of a dark carnival where an equally dark game takes place.
One of the players will be the “carnival monster,” who is seeking out the wind-up bunnies that call this place home so they can be eaten! The other players are the bunnies and must continuously work together and wind each other up to outlast the monster!
The game is all about timing. The one who outlasts the others will wind! So be mindful of the clock, and stay alive. Or, you know, eat the bunnies!
#6 Broken Veil
Sometimes, one of the biggest horrors you can face is life without a key member of your family. In Broken Veil, you’ll play as a young boy who is searching for his mother.
The problem? She is lost in a town somewhere in Russia where its citizens are faceless monsters! You know, the “not good” kind of horror!
The game is a puzzle-platformer, and you’ll need to work through the town and figure out what happened to your mother while having to avoid the monsters that come at you.
You never know what might be around the next corner, so be mindful of every step you take!
#5 They Are Here: Alien Abduction Horror
There have been some recent stories about “abduction horror” that have gotten many people scared, and They Are Here: Alien Abduction Horror will add to that list.
Why? Because you’ll play a journalist who goes to a farm to check out the “odd events” that have happened there. But once you start, you’ll find that darker things are going on here than you expected!
Will you be the next victim of the abductions? Or will you take on the threat and figure out a way to stay alive? There’s a free prologue if you want to try that out first! You know, to ease yourself into the adventure…
#4 4 Minutes to the Apocalypse
It’s a very real truth that our world could potentially end because of the press of a single button. Specifically, the push of a button on a submarine that has nuclear weapons on it. 4 Minutes to the Apocalypse tells the tale of a world where nuclear war has happened, and many people are fighting for what remains.
But on board a special submarine, the fight to control the weapons will push you to the limit. Fight to stay alive and get control before more lives are lost. In a world full of death, can you stay alive long enough to let others live, too?
#3 Alone in the Dark
While it’s true that many horror games today are focused on jump scares and gore, they didn’t start out that way. Plenty of games had you wondering if you were losing your mind, and Alone in the Dark was one of them.
The series has had many ups and downs over the years, but in 2024, it’s getting a modern remake and even taking things back to the original setting to help cement the lore!
With special characters to control, you’ll try and figure out what lies within a certain familiar place. Let’s hope you make it out alive! If not, we’ll remember you.
#2 Still Wakes The Deep
Terror can mean many things in horror video games, and Still Wakes The Deep is a title that embraces the psychological horror element that so many crave to take on.
In the title, you are a person who is stuck on an oil rig just offshore of Scotland. You’re stuck there because everything has gone wrong, you have no way off, and yet, something has come aboard and seeks to take you out.
You’ll have to work your way through the rig and see if you can survive the ever-shifting environment. Will you be able to endure what this terror throws at you? Only one way to find out…
#1 Silent Hill 2
Konami has left the Silent Hill franchise dormant for years. Fans were waiting for the IP to get picked back up, and fortunately, after a series of rumors, Konami unveiled the franchise was returning in a big way. One of the games to bring the franchise back into the limelight was a remake of Silent Hill 2. With the game installment being so cherished by fans of the series and a staple for the survival horror genre, it will be a difficult task to ensure the game meets fan expectations, but Bloober Team is taking on the challenge. Within Silent Hill 2, we’re following a man named James Sunderland, who ventures to the town of Silent Hill in hopes of finding his long-believed deceased wife, Mary. However, James soon realizes the town is far from a safe haven retreat.
Disclaimer:
ILL, Paranormal Tales, Dark Fracture and Beneath were removed due to now being slated for 2025.
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