Horror is a type of video games inspired from Horror-fiction which has the capacity to disgust, scare, frighten, or startle its player by the feelings of terror and horror. The genre of horror focuses on the demonic, evil, the afterlife, and death and the things embodied in the person. Most of the horror games take place in the fictional environment, where the player is unable to prepare or equip his avatar with weapons. During the gameplay, the player encounters various factors to make combat using a limited number of firearms. Horror games center on non-combat challenges, solving mind-bending puzzles and manipulating the world to the specific locations in the terrifying world. The player can collect multiple objects and tools while exploring the land to manage an inventory of items. These games are played from either a first-person or the third-person perspectives. Horror games include death creatures, ghosts, wolves, vampires, etc. and take the player on an epic adventure full of terror and horror.

22 Best Free Horror Games for PS4

#1 My Night Job

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My Night Job is an Action, Pixel Graphics, Horror Survival, and Single-player video game with light Beat ‘em up element developed by Webcore Games and published by BitCompiser Interactive. The game takes place in an abandoned mansion populated with brutal monsters. You assumes the role of the hero, who can use a variety of weapons to rescue innocents and his skins from the monsters. Over sixty weapons available from floor lamps to chainsaws, vases to shotguns and axe to hammers. It brings fast-paced, action-packed and 80s horror movie setting with unique challenges. You explores the world from a side-scroll perspective and can use a variety of weapons to smash monsters to save the people. There are different levels take place in the old-school themed world. Encounter more than 11 types of monsters and defeat them using over sixty unique weapons. My Night Job includes prominent features such as Abandoned Mansion, Old School Feel, Achievements, Endless Horror, 60 Weapons, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

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#2 The Walking Dead Episode 5: No Time Left

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The Walking Dead Episode 5: No Time Left is the Final Downloadable Content for the original game of Graphic Adventure, The Walking Dead and brings enhanced mechanics, graphics, story, and gameplay. The plot of the game takes place in the same universe, in which you as the protagonist must defend yourself from the members of your team and the treads outside the allies. You need to effort to lead the allies when some members of your group go against your leadership. The world is populated with deadly creatures like zombies who invaded the environment. You can navigate the environment from a third-person view as survival and communicate with other characters and struggle to solve the puzzles to become the master. There are a variety of levels present, and each level has its unique set of objectives that you have to complete at any cost. Lead your team in the brutal environment and each at the end of each level to progress through the game. With brilliant controls, excellent interaction system, and a variety of dialogues, The Walking Dead Episode 5: No Time Left is the incredible game to play.

#3 Amnesia Collection

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Amnesia Collection is the compilation of two games such as Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Amnesia: The Dark Descent. The game puts you in the role of the protagonist named as Daniel who finds himself in the desolate castle with no memory of his past. You must assist the protagonist to recover his memory by exploring the environment, finding clues and solving puzzles. It takes place in the breathtaking world filled with monsters and other brutal creatures. Explore the environment from a first-person perspective, interact with objects and environment and complete a series of missions to save your life. The game mixes the Adventure, First-person Perspective, Horror-Survival and Exploration elements. The level difficulty will be increased, as you progress through the story. You need to gain enough experience points to unlock further restricted areas in the game to further progress and recover your memory by completing tasks. Amnesia Collection offers prominent features such as improved Gameplay, horrific Sound Effects, challenging Gameplay, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

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#4 Corpse Party: BloodCovered

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Corpse Party: BloodCovered is a remake of the Corpse Party released in 1996 and introduces new characters, massive maps, and improved graphics. The game takes place in the fictional elementary school called Fujisawa invaded by criminals. To get into the world, you needs to choose your character and find out the secrets behind the murder and the disappearance of the staff and students of the school. It combines the elements of Adventure, Horror-Survival and supports Single-player mode only. You can explore the environment from both top-down and third-person perspective. According to the story, you stuck in the breathtaking environment, and you ultimate task is to explore the haunted school to find a way out. Interact with NPCs and environment such as talking to characters, picking up objects, inspecting documents while avoiding obstacles and enemies. The story is divided into five chapters, and each chapter consisting of different characters, and including multiple endings, based on the action taken by you during the gameplay. With well-written story, exciting mechanics, and brilliant gameplay, Corpse Party BloodCovered is the best game to play and enjoy.

#5 Soma

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Soma is a mixture of Science Fiction, Horror-Survival, First-person Perspective, and Exploration elements developed and published by Fictional Games. The story revolves around the protagonist named as Simon Jarret, who finds himself at the facility under strange circumstance, struggling to unearth his past. According to the story, the world in threatened by strange creatures, trying to taking over humanity. The player assumes the role of the protagonist and his primary goal is to explore the facility from first-person perspective, encounter various creatures and struggle to solve puzzles. During exploration, the protagonist discovers a huge array of clues including audio tapes and notes, which creates atmosphere and progresses the plot. There is no combat system like other games by Fictional Games, and instead the player can use stealth elements, and can explore the environment, and solve puzzles to progress through the game. Players can manipulate the underground world, interact with NPCs, and objects to solve puzzles and earn experience points. Soma offers prominent features, immersive gameplay, and highly detailed environment. Try it out.

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#6 Slender: The Arrival

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Slender: The Arrival by Blue Isle Studios is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival and Sci-Fi Shooter video game and a direct sequel to the best selling game Slender: Eight Pages. The game starts with the protagonist (Player) inside an abandoned building. He can see the Slender Man outside but when he gets out in the open, the slender man goes to a much farther distance and can be seen on top of the hills. Loaded with just a flashlight, He starts searching for the pages and during his search slender man suddenly appears in front of him and because of slender man’s slightly changing behavior, he sometimes kills the protagonist and sometimes he leaves him alive with a little bit of his health wasted. The player carries on searching and if he finds out all the eight pages before the slender man gets to him, the search finishes and the level of the game concludes.

#7 The Last of Us: Part II

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The Last of Us: Part II mixes the Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival, and Third-person Perspective elements developed by Naughty Dogs and published by SIEE. It is the sequel to The Last of Us video game, in which Joel and Ellie return for an epic journey in the breathtaking environment where emotional and harrowing adventure awaits. The game supports both Single and Multiplayer modes, and the game takes place in the fictional United States. The player assumes the role of the protagonist named as Joel, who is a smuggler and his primary task is to escort a teenage girl named as Ellie across the United States. The player can navigate the environment from a third-person perspective and can use firearms, weapons, and stealth to protect against hostile humans and strange creatures. It features online multiplayer mode, where up to eight players can immerse in co-op and competitive gameplay experience. A variety of challenging missions are available, and the player has to complete each one at any cost to survive longer. The level difficulty increases as the player progress through the game. With improved mechanics, gameplay, graphics, and controls, The Last of Us: Part II is the excellent game for those players who love playing Horror-Survival games with the Third-person element.

#8 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

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Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is an Adventure, Visual Novel and Anime-Style video game developed by Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. The game takes place in the fictional land, and the story revolves around nine people who were kidnapped and taken to a strange location. According to the plot, nine people find themselves in a strange location forced to take part in a diabolical game. You assume the role one of nine people to find out the answer why your and other members are forced to puts their lives in the game of life and death. During the gameplay, you can manipulate the environment, interact with other characters and find clues to solve mind-bending puzzles to complete the level. The game becomes tough as you advanced. There are a variety of dialogues available to interact with others. Unearth the secret about the game and find out the answer how nine people reached there. Zero Escape: The Nonary Games offers core features such as Two Difficulty Settings, a variety of Levels, high-resolution Graphics, and more. Try it out.

#9 The Park

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The Park mixes the Psychological Horror, First-person Exploration, and Adventure elements developed and published by Funcom for multiple platforms. The game supports Single-player mode only and takes place in the creepy amusement park hiding a sinister and dark secrets. It puts you in one to two hour first-person horror experience, revolving around intense storytelling and navigation instead of action and combat. You assumes the role of the protagonist, who is searching for his missing child and his teddy bear. You must explore the environment in search of your son as the sun sets over. Amusement parks are places where the children participates in fun-filled activities, take rides, and jump for joy. But the history of the park turned it into a plagued full of drama and tragedy. You can manipulate the world from a first-person perspective, and can complete a variety of levels to find your son and earn points. During the game, you can interact with non-player characters, objects and environment to unearth the dark secrets about the amusement park. The Park offers key features such as Compelling Graphics, Explore the Park, Find clues, Solve Puzzles and more. Check out the game and have fun.

#10 The Last of Us: Left Behind

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The Last of Us: Left Behind created by Naughty Dog and published by SCE is an Action-Adventure, and Horror Survival video game for PlayStation platform only. The game was released in 2014, as a Downloadable Content Pack for the original game The Last of Us. The player explores the environment from a third-person view and uses firearms like modern weapons and stealth elements to defend against zombies and hostiles. A terrible virus has been affected humanity and turned the almost human population into a zombie-like creature. It features a new mode called Listen mode that enables the players to locate foes through a sense of spatial awareness and hearing. Using crafting system, the players can customize several weapons and can upgrade them using their experience points. The game is a mixture of melee combat, gunfights, and cover system. The player controls the main protagonist named as Ellie, who must complete a variety of missions to progress through the game. With improved graphics, addictive gameplay, and smooth controls, The Last of Us: Left Behind is the best game to play for hardcore players.

#11 Outlast

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Outlast is a First-person Action-Adventure and Horror-Survival video game, developed and published by Red Barrels. This Psyche-horror game set in psychiatric hospital and features Miller Upshur as a patient of the above mentioned hospital who is incapable of any combat but knows about how to clear his way. With only a camcorder and a notebook in his inventory, he tries to get out of the facility and on his way out he faces the most unbelievable and unearthly hazards. Crawling and sliding through the vents, he carries on, on his way and gets followed by some really bizarre and strange beings, all trying to kill hm. Dodging all of the difficulties he continues his effort and finally gets out of the asylum but only to find out that he never actually is free yet. The twisted story and events of the game make you think like being a patient of the asylum too. You are forced to think like Miles and all the fears seem to be so real that you feel something crawling on your back. Play the game and feel the creepiness if you like playing games packed with Horror and Survival elements. You’ll definitely like it.

#12 Outlast 2

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Outlast 2 is an Adventure, First-person Perspective, Horror-Survival and Single-player video game developed and published by Red Barrels for multiple platforms. The game serves as the sequel to the game Outlast, released in 2013. The story follows the protagonist, a journalist named as Blacke Langermann, who is freely roaming the Arizona along with his wife named Lynn, to explore the murder of his a pregnant woman, Jane Doe. During exploration, the protagonist and wife get separated due to a helicopter crash, and now, the protagonist has to find his missing wife while traversing through a haunted village full of the sect. It offers the similar gameplay to its predecessor and takes place in the Northern Arizona. The player controls the protagonist, a journalist in the game, who must explore the environment to find his missing wife while facing multiple challenges. It offers thrilling gameplay that takes the player in the height of terror. The player can run, hide, sit and jump his way through a variety of levels to progress through the game. Outlast 2 offers enhanced graphics, breathtaking gameplay, and heart pumping soundtracks. Try it out, if you love playing the Horror-Survival game.

#13 Resident Evil 4

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Resident Evil 4 is a Horror-Survival video game for those players who love playing Horror-filled games. It combines the elements of Action, Shooter and Zombie developed and published by Capcom. The game supports Single-player mode only, and it is the 6th entry in the series of Resident Evil. The story focuses on the special agent of the US government named Leon S. Kennedy, who is a female and sent on an epic mission to save Ashley Graham, the daughter of US President who is kidnapped by a sinister cult. The game takes place in the rural area of Spain and casts you in the role of the protagonist and lets you fight against hordes of violent villagers. You explore the world from a third-person perspective and can use different weapons to slaughter foes. It centers on the action, shooting and massive crowds of foes in open-ended areas. There are several missions, and you have to complete each one to gain access to new weapons, by gathering enough experience points and use them to get upgrades. Resident Evil 4 includes key features such as Global Leaderboards, Customization Controls, Challenging Missions and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#14 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival and Single-player video game developed and published by Capcom for multiple platforms. It is the 11th installment ad twenty-fourth title overall in the franchise of Resident Evil. It is the first game in the marvelous series available to be played from the first-person view. The story centers on the protagonist named as Ethan Winters, as he finds his beloved wife named as Mia, which leads him to a plantation by the Baker Family. The protagonist crafts weapons and other tools to face off Baker Family and the Molded, a form of bacteria. The primary objective is to explore the world from the first-person perspective and fight against zombies and other creatures using handguns, flame throwers, chainsaw, and shotgun, etc. There are a series of levels, and each level requires a completion of certain objectives to progress. The player can assume the role of the protagonist and his ultimate task is to fight against enemies and the Baker Family to rescue his wife Mia from dangers. With enhanced mechanics, engaging gameplay and brilliant controls, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is the best game to play and enjoy.

#15 Metro: 2033 Redux

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Metro: 2033 Redux is an Adventure, Horror-Survival, First-person Shooter and Single-player video game created by 4A Games and published by Deep Silver. It brings an exciting story, in which the world was destroyed by an apocalyptic event, destroying almost humanity and transforming the planet Earth into a wasteland. The civilization of human entered into a new dark age with lots of challenges and dangers. It takes place in the future 2033, where a new generation was born and rise in an underground environment, and try their best to survive. You as the playable character can assume the role of the protagonist named as Artyom, who born on the last day before the devastation and raised underground. Your ultimate job is to manipulate the world, fight enemies who are the responsible for the destruction and kill them to restore your land. The environment can be explored from a first-person perspective, and you can use a variety of weapons to kill enemies and earn points. Two Play Styles (Survival and Spartan), Multiple Modes, Huge Arsenal of Weaponry, etc. are core features in the game to enjoy.

#16 Kholat

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Kholat is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival and Single-player video game developed by IMGN.PRO for multiple platforms. The game takes place in the breathtaking environment and the story follows the female protagonist, struggling to find out nine Russian missing students. It centers on a true event that involved ten Russian Students missing on Kholat Syakhl and nine of them were found dead. It mixes the Exploration, First-person Perspective and Interaction elements. The player assume the role of the female protagonist and her primary objective is to manipulate the world as soon as possible and effort to find missing students to progress through the game. Investigate the event, find clues, and solve mind-bending puzzles to immerse herself in exploration experience. It has several levels available and each level offers different theme, tasks and characters to interact. Kholat offers core features such as Non-Linear Open World, Challenging Exploration, and Inspired by True Story, Sophisticated Soundtracks, Stunning Design and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#17 Deadlight: Director’s Cut

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Deadlight: Director’s Cut developed by Tequila Works and published by Microsoft Studios is an Action, Side-scroll, Horror-Survival and Single-player video game for multiple platforms. The game takes place in the Seattle in 1986 and revolves around the story of the protagonist named as Randall Wayne, who is a former park ranger. The protagonist is looking for his family in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. He left the group whom he has connected, and the protagonist must struggle to traverse the fictional world to find the safe zone, where he believes his family will be saved and waiting. The zombies threaten the world and the player can assume the role of the protagonist. His ultimate goal is to explore the world, avoid zombie hordes and survive as long as possible to save her family. The player can navigate the world from the side-scroll perspective and can move from right to left and left to right. The protagonist can crouch, long jump, walk, roll, and can perform more acrobatic moves. With superb various of puzzles, exciting story, and engaging gameplay, Deadlight: Director’s Cut is the best game to play and enjoy.

#18 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth combines the elements of Rough-like, Dungeon Crawling, Shooter, Action-Adventure and Horror developed and published by Nicalis. The game supports both single and multiplayer modes and offers an exciting story of the Binding of Isaac inspired by the childhood of McMillen growing up in a religious family. You take on the role of the young boy known as Isaac whose mother locks the protagonist in his room and convinced she is doing the job of god. His mother wants to sacrifice Isaac to prove here faith, Isaac becomes scared and escapes to the basement and lock himself. The game takes place in the fictional underground world full of monsters, and strange creatures. Explore the game world, fight against monsters, and other creatures to complete several missions and earn points that you can use to unlock upgrades. You have to gather items and power-ups to enhance your abilities and take down foes. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and brilliant visuals, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.

#19 Evolve

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Evolve is an Action, FPS (First-person Shooter), Single and Multiplayer video game created by Turtle Rock Studios and published by 2K Games. The game takes place on an alien planet known as Shear and introduces asymmetrical multiplayer features where five players can complete each other, four as hunters and one as the vicious monsters. The hunter can explore the game world from the first-person view while the monster can play as third-person. There are a variety of complex missions, and the game lets the player select his side and jump into a challenging environment where he has to accomplish his objectives to score the highest points. The main objective of the hunter is to team-up with is fellows and fight against monsters and defeat them using advanced weapons. It includes new features such as Stage 2, 4v1, Hunt with Fellows, Beast of Prey, Savage Planet, Character Customization and more. With superb gameplay, addictive visuals, well-written story, and brilliant mechanics, Evolve is the best game to play and enjoy.

#20 Little Nightmares

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Little Nightmares is an Adventure, Puzzle-platform, and Single-player video game with Horror scenarios created by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The plot takes place in the terrific environment known as The Maw, populated with powerful, strange creatures. The story of the game centers on a nine-year-old girl called Six, who is stuck in a strange environment. After waking up, the protagonist finds herself in Maw’s depth and makes a strong decision to explore the world, try her best to find out the way which leads to her home.

Soon the protagonist discovers about Janitor, who captures the innocent children and sends them on an overhead hook using a conveyer belt. You assume the role of the female protagonist, and your primary task is to manage food to satisfy your hunger, solve complicated puzzles and find a way out. There are numerous levels available, and each level needs the completion of individual objectives to progress through the entire story. Immerse yourself in a horrific journey where you encounter many deadly creatures, complex, challenging, and mind-bending puzzles.

#21 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter

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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter is an Adventure and Single-player video game in the series of Adventure of Sherlock Holmes created by Frogwares and published by Bigben Interactive. It offers the similar gameplay to its previous titles, and the major part of the game involves examining clues and exploring crime scenes. Once the player finds out the clues, it will be added to deduction board. The game casts the player in the role of the protagonist, who must explore the environment from a third-person perspective, interact with NPCs and objects to collect clues and combine them to solve mystery cases. It puts the player in the experience of action and adventure to test the limits of his intelligence and nerves. It takes place in the fictional London threatened evil, and the player must take down them by completing the missions. The player assumes the role of the brilliant detective, and his primary goal is to uncover the secrets behind the mysteries. The game is about exploration, interrogations, battles, chases, and infiltration. Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter offers prominent features such as Play as Sherlock Holmes, Explore Open Environment, Challenging Missions, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#22 The Bunker

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The Bunker is an Adventure, Psychological Horror and Single-player video game developed by Splendy Games and published by Wales Interactive. The story revolves around the protagonist, who has been lost his memory. It takes place in the fictional world and puts you in the role of John, the protagonist. Your ultimate task is to follow the daily routine of the protagonist when an alarm is triggered. Explore the area around the bunker and attempts to recover the memories of the protagonist and unearth the mysteries of the Bunker. The game is a mix of Adventure and Point and Click elements and using the first and third-person perspective while manipulating the world. It offers the protagonist with live action throughout a variety of levels and allows you engage yourself in adventure gameplay experience. The Bunker offers prominent features such as an Incredible Cast, Hidden Secrets, Live Action, fantastic Soundtrack and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.