Supernatural Fiction (also known as supernaturalist Fiction) is a genre of speculative fiction requiring and exploiting as the story or themes some contradictions of the commonplace materialist and the natural world. The genre includes a ghost story, horror fiction, fantasy, vampire literature, and the weird fiction. The elements of the Supernatural fiction can be found in the genre of Sci-fi. Supernature is often categorized as the discrete genre by the elimination of fantasy, horror, and other genres. In these video games, the player takes on the protagonist’s role with a task to manipulate the world, and struggle to survive as long as possible by avoiding the deadly creatures or unknown species. Most Supernatural video games played from either a first-person perspective or a third-person viewpoint while the player can experience the thrill and horror while exploring the environment. These games come with the breathtaking storyline, where the player assumes the role of the survivor who must escape at any cost and battle for his life.
#1 Layers of Fear: Legacy
Layers of Fear: Legacy is a Psychological Horror, Adventure, Atmospheric and Single-player video game created by Bloober Team SA and published by Aspyr. The game offers a terrific story, revolving around the painter, who is striving to create the Magnum Opus. During the gameplay, the player will learn dark story about his past while collecting crafted items to solve the tricky puzzles. The player must explore the environment of the changing house full of supernatural phenomena, where the each camera’s movement can shift the world and find out the true artist’s motive. The player explores the world from a first-person perspective, interact with environment and object to collect information about the task while solving tricky puzzles to advances through the game. The game offers the brilliant gameplay inspired by masterpiece paintings, décor and architecture from the nineteenth century. It offers original soundtracks and comes with an exciting story, focused on exploration. Layers of Fear: Legacy includes core features such as Psychedelic Horror, Victorian Setting, Classic Art, and more.
#2 Code Vein
Code Vein is a 2018 Action Role-playing and Single-player video game published by Bandai Namco Entertainment and developed by Bandai Namco Studios. It takes place the post-apocalyptic world with vampire-themed, including other supernatural abilities and the gifts from the consumption of blood. It offers an open-world dystopian environment and puts the player in the role of the protagonist who can explore the land from a third-person perspective. It comes with exciting gameplay inspired by the series of Dark Souls, also released by Bandai Namco. The plot is set not to distance future, where a strange disaster has brought the massive collapse of the globe. In the midst of the destruction lies a secret society of Revenants known as Vien. The last stronghold comprises survivals who must battle for their world and lives. The game puts the player in the protagonist’s role, who must team up and set out himself on an epic journey to the hell’s end to unlock his past and escape his nightmare. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and wonderful graphics, Code Vein is the best game to play and enjoy.
#3 Haunted Hotel: Death Sentence
Haunted Hotel: Death Sentence is an Adventure, Hidden Object, and Single-player addictive video game developed and published b Big Fish Games for multiple platforms. The storyline revolves around two best friends, who have solved lots of supernatural mysterious cases together. But this case may be the last of James, the protagonist’s friend. In the game, you takes on the role of the protagonist, who is a detective, who receives a letter last night written in the handwriting of James, claiming that James has died and the mysterious Holy Mountain Hotel holds the secrets of his death. Upon reaching, you discovers the hotel completely abandoned. Now, you have to dig deep to unearth the murderer who is the responsible for your friend’s death and take him to justice. It has lots of challenging levels and you must find hidden objects in each level to score the points. The game features the hint system, which you can use when stuck. Haunted Hotel: Death Sentence includes prominent features such as Find Tons of Objects, Assist the Shipwrecked Girl, Solve Mind-bending Puzzles, Play Mini-Games, Seek out the Truth, and more.
#4 Dark Manor
Dark Manor is a Hidden Object, Puzzle and Single-player video game developed by Big Fish Games for Microsoft Windows. The game lets you a chance to become a detective, explore the haunted manor, interact with objects and environment to find the hidden objects and uncover the dark secrets. At the beginning of the game, as a detective, you must step into the dark Manor, where the ghost will assist you to find your way. During the gameplay, you will explore the spine-chilling scenes and discover lots of supernatural entities. Your job is to explore each chapter full of hidden objects, find clues, solve puzzles, and earn points to unlock additional content for more fun. As the game proceeds, it becomes tough to master. The game introduces the hint system that you can use when stuck. The game rewards you with treasure chests, and points for each completed chapter. Dark Manor includes prominent features such as Improved Gameplay, superb Mechanics, and brilliant Mouse-driven controls. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#5 Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is an Action-Adventure, Stealth, Third-person Perspective and Single-player video game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game serves as the 3rd title in the series of Dishonored and revolves around the former assassin named as Billie Lurk, the female protagonist. According to the story, the protagonist is searching for her mentor Daud and assists in his quest to slay the Outsider, who is a supernatural being. During the gameplay, the player can use different gear and gadgets like hook mine which can be played on any surface including ceilings, walls and can grab enemies and towards it. After accomplishing the first mission, the player can get access to three supernatural abilities, which cost energy to use. The energy regenerates to full over the time. The primary task of the player is to explore the land from a third-person perspective, battle against enemies and crush them to score the points. During the gameplay, the player can take optional contract at black markets and can fulfill the requirements of each one to become the master. With advanced mechanics, graphics and controls, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is the best game to play and enjoy.
#6 Oxenfree
Oxenfree is a Single-player Graphic Adventure video game developed and published by Night School Studio for cross platforms. In the game, the player takes on the role of the protagonist, a teenager named as Alex, who is on a weekend to an Island. The game revolves around supernatural events and the protagonist and his friend must explore the environment to unearth the mysteries of the Island. The player navigates the world from an isometric perspective, who has unleash the paranormal force on the island mistakenly. The player and his fellows must figure out about the force and find a way to fend off it. The game gameplay centers on walk and talk gameplay. Speech bubbles appear on the playfield over the head of the protagonist, instead of dialogue appearing during cutscenes, enabling the player select between two or three choices what the player will say next in the chat. Oxenfree offers prominent features such as an Intelligent Conversation System, Unique Radio Mechanics, Original Soundtracks, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#7 Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem
Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem is an Action-Adventure, Psychological Horror and Single-player video game created by Silicon Knights and published by Nintendo. The gameplay is much similar to the title Resident Evil series. The game features several characters and allows you select your character with the statistics, who is tasked to return her or his family’s mansion situated in Rhode Island to investigate the murder of the grandfather. In the game, you have to compete against a supernatural entity and their minions who are struggling to enslave the humanity. You act as the protagonist and can manipulate the world to fulfill your tasks from a third-person perspective. You will receive points for complete the tasks and can use them to unlock additional content. There are four different alignment Rune effect such as Red spells effect, Blue spells effect, Green spells effect and more. To make the game more thrilling, it combines multiple elements such as Puzzle-solving, Metroidvania, and Horror-Survival. With prominent features, immersive gameplay, breathtaking environment and original soundtracks, Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem is the best game to play.
#8 Toukiden 2
Toukiden 2 is an Action Role-playing, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo. It is the sequel to Toukiden: The Age of Demons and available to play on multiple platforms. According to the story, the protagonist, a mysterious slayer, who awakes after 10-years in the fictional world shrouded in darkness. The group of warriors known as The Slayers, who has defended the world for centuries, trained to eliminate the supernatural threats before it demolishes the world. The player assumes the protagonist’s role, and his ultimate task is to explore the world from a third-person view, interact with non-player characters and complete quests for them to earn points. There are different characters, and each character offers unique abilities, personality and play style. The game becomes desperate to play, as the player progresses through the event. During exploration, the player can pick-up different arms, equipment and more. Toukiden 2 offers core features such as World Exploration, New Customization, Equipment, various locations and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#9 Larva Mortus
Larva Mortus is a Role-playing, Top-down Shooter and Single-player video game developed by Take in Grass and published by Meridian4. The game offers the similar gameplay to Crimsonland and provides 2D environments. It takes place at the end of the nineteenth century and centers on the man who recruited to an organization which specializes on different supernatural evil creatures’ exorcism. The organization creates a team to face dark forces to capture an ancient artifact of black magic. There are thirty different enemies available to kill, and the game lets you assume the role of the protagonist who is a hunter. Your ultimate task is to explore the world from top-down perspective and efforts to accomplish randomly generated missions. Like RPGs, the game rewards you with experience points by slaughtering monsters. As the game proceed, other levels and content will be unlocked to play and enjoy. Larva Mortus offers core features such as Horrifying Atmosphere, Randomly Generated Levels, different Enemies and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#10 Phantasmagoria
Phantasmagoria combines the elements of Interactive Drama, Adventure, and Point and Click developed and published by Sierra On-Line. The game supports Single-player mode only and introduces an exciting story revolves around the female protagonist named Adrienne Delaney, who is a writer and moves into a remote mansion filled with supernatural forces. It includes live footage and actor actions during cinematic scenes in 3D environment. There are up to twenty-five actors and up to hundred backgrounds. You can take on the role of the female protagonist and your ultimate task is to navigate the mysterious mansion, interact with objects, solve challenging puzzles and find a way out by completing levels. As the game proceed, other levels will be unlocked. Engage yourself in points and click gameplay experience and conquer each and every level to further progress. Phantasmagoria is the best game as compared to other point and click games. Give it a chance and have fun.
#11 Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches
Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches is a Downloadable Content Pack to the game Dishonored developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is an Action, Stealth, Steampunk and Adventure video game available to play on Windows platform only. The game lets you continue your adventure as the protagonist, who is a legendary assassin named Daud and includes a variety of gadgets, allies, weapons and supernatural abilities. After finding the identity of Delilah, the Brigmore’s leader set out you on an epic adventure to disrupt her from accomplishing a ritual. Your primary objective is to get into the role of the protagonist to start your adventure and manipulate the world from the first-person perspective. You can use a variety of weapons to take down foes and can perform stealth avoid enemy attack or take down them silently. Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches offers core features such as select your Path from Multiples, Persistent Playthrough, Exploration and more. Try it out, Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches is wonderful to play and enjoy.
#12 F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. developed by Monolith Productions and published by Sierra Entertainment is a Single and Multiplayer First-person Shooter video game. The game takes place in the fictional land and the story centers on a supernatural phenomenon, fictional special forces called to contain. You can get into the role of the protagonist named as Point Man, who possesses superhuman powers and his ultimate task is to unearth the mysteries of a paranormal menace in the shape of a small girl. You can manipulate the environment from the first-person perspective and your character is capable of climbing ladders, shooting enemies, exploring the environment, and performing melee combat to take down enemies. It consists of weapons-based firearms such as submachine guns, pistols, rifles and particle beam weapons, etc. There are a variety of modes and you have to progress through the game by completing a series of levels and become a master. With superb features, exciting gameplay, and brilliant mechanics, F.E.A.R. is the best game to play and enjoy.
#13 Dishonored 2
Dishonored 2 is a Stealth, Action-Adventure and Single-player video game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It offers a fictional Empire known as Isles where the game takes place and majority of the game part set in the city of Karnaca. In the game, the player can play either Emily or her guard and Father and the story revolves around their struggle to recover the throne. Both Corvo and Emily have a supernatural abilities and the game features non-lethal moves, and introduces a chaos system. The main aim of the player is to explore the world from first-person perspective and take down a set of enemies to gain chaos. The player can interact with other players and he can immerse himself in completion the variety of missions. The game rewards the player with experience as progress through the story and unlocks further content to manipulate. The game offers open world environment and combines the elements of Steampunk, Assassin, Female Protagonist, Magic, and more. Dishonored 2 includes prominent features such as The Assassins, Supernatural Abilities, Imagination World, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#14 The Blackwell Epiphany
The Blackwell Epiphany developed by Wadjet Eye Games offers a wonderful blend Action-Adventure and Interactive Drama elements. The game is about a strange force that if catches onto someone, tears him/her apart and the person vanishes into the thin air without a trace. Because of being a paranormal entity, the strange force remains hidden from the eyes of local police and that’s when you get into the play as the protagonist Rosa Blackwell along with your spiritual companion Joey Mallone. The responsibility to solve this strange case of a strange, malevolent and Powerful entity now rests on your shoulders. You must start getting the clues and task Joey to do the same by using his supernatural powers. The Blackwell Epiphany is an amazing and quite engaging video game to play and enjoy. Some really great features of the game are Two main switchable game characters (Rosa & Joey), fully voiced over, A well written story, state of the art graphics etc.
#15 F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon
F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon another best Action filled Shooting and Horror-Survival video game like Manhunt. The story of the game is about a supernatural phenomenon that mutates most of the humans into some beastly creatures. The F.E.A.R, a Special Forces team gets the task to investigate the matter and the protagonist assumes the role of F.E.A.R’s point man who is a super soldier with many superhuman powers. The protagonist along with his team reaches the spot where the phenomenon occurred and starts investigating when he finds out the clues that lead him to the mutants. Because of the deadly nature and aggressiveness of the mutants, he engages in battles with them by fighting barehanded and where necessary, uses his weapons. The game is mostly played from a first person perspective so the protagonist performs the tasks and the player only gets to see his hands. “F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon” provides with an amazingly well written story-line and superbly designed graphics. As an alternative to Manhunt, F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon will surely prove its worth. You’ll definitely like it.
#16 X-Note
X-Note is another great Visual-Novel, Supernatural Mystery that offers a brilliant combination of Life and Dating Simulation aesthetics. The game revolves around the character of Essi, a young girl whose mother dies in a car accident and that affects her life badly. As the result Essi gets reserved and starts behaving differently than her past. Going through the stuff and memories she finds a USB flash Device that has the info about her mother in a folder named X-Note, she tries hard but fails to see the contents of the folder. Meanwhile a boy named Yuon asks for her help regarding a murder at Xen-Institute, Essi finds it interesting and starts digging about her own history and also the murder mystery that Yuon is working on. Your task is to be Essi in the game, go with the story, make choices and get the different endings all based up on the actions you perform. With a brilliant story, addictive game-play and eye catching visuals, X-Note is a fun game to play and enjoy.
#17 Don’t Starve
Don’t Starve, developed by Klei Entertainment is an Action-Adventure, Survival and Roguelike video game. The story features a Scientist named as Wilson who finds himself in a very dark and eerie place. In his struggle to survive, Don’t Starve tasks you to help Wilson keep him fed, healthy and mentally stable while avoiding various types of supernatural enemies who want to kill him. To add more depth to the gameplay, Don’t Starve offers Adventure mode that tasks the players to go against the Antagonist Maxwell and defeat him in epic encounters. The game offers Point and Click based combat in the game and allows you to be able to survive for as long as possible, keep on progressing throughout the gameplay by earning experience points and using upgrades such as Meat Effigy, life Giving Amulet and Touch Stone etc. Don’t Starve offers brilliant story and environments, fantastic game visuals and an immersive gameplay to enjoy.
#18 The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 2
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 2 is a great Action-RPG video game by NeocoreGames. This 2nd installment to the series takes you further into the land of wonders, epic enemies, supernatural events and mad Science etc. The story of the game revolves around the character of the famous monster Hunter Van Helsing who continues his own adventures from where they were left in the previous installment of the game. With the help of Katrina, the Ghostly companion of Van Helsing and all the super cool items, it is your duty to cleanse the Gothic metropolis of all the satanic and otherworldly creatures, beings and entities. You must also go full scale against the Mad Scientist and explore the darkest side of Borgova to defeat all of the enemies. With a wonderful plot and Story, state of the art visuals, and an amazingly addictive game-play, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 2 is a marvelous game to play and enjoy.
#19 The Witcher
The Witcher is an Action-Adventure, RPG and Hack and Slash video game created by CD Projekt RED. The game is based on a novel of the same name and is set in a Medieval Era. The story of the game revolves around Geralt a Known Witcher and a Monster Hunter gifted with supernatural powers. The Witcher offers Top-Down and First Person gaming perspectives and allows you to engage in the most epic battles against the monsters and Beasts. You can choose anyone of the three fighting techniques according to the scenarios, use whatever weapons you see fit for specific type of battles and are capable of slashing the foes. The Witcher lets you fight against a number of different kinds of enemies (Monsters, Beasts etc.) and use your supernatural powers to defeat or tame them. The game consists of seven chapters and features best HD graphics, Hardcore Action-packed and engaging game-play and a well written story.
#20 Vampyr
Vampyr is an Action Role-playing and Single-player video game developed by Dontnod Entertainment and published by Focus Home Interactive for multiple platforms. The storyline relates how the protagonist named as Jonathan Reid, a doctor who transformed into a brutal vampire and comes to terms with his remain as he is torn between his newfound blood-thirsty nature and the Hippocratic Oath. During the gameplay, the player controls the protagonist (the vampire) who is under no obligation to slaughter to complete the game. He can use dialogue feature for hunting prey to feed on, which offers strength and level up abilities. The player can use supernatural abilities and weapons while battling against foes. The environment of the game takes place in the fictional Landon, where the player explores the semi-open world environment divided into four districts, demolished based on the actions of the player. The player manipulates the game from a third-person perspective and controls the vampire, whose thirst for blood compels the player to kill people. Vampyr offers prominent features such as Shape Landon, Feed to Survive, Be the Vampyr, and more. With addictive gameplay, brilliant graphics, and superb mechanics, Vampyr is the fascinating video game for hardcore players to enjoy.
#21 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a great Point and Click Adventure game developed and published by The Astronauts. This game was initially developed solely for PC (Microsoft Windows) but later on the company decided to launch a PlayStation 4 compatible version and that is expected to get in to markets in early 2015. The story of the game starts with a mysterious letter from a young boy Ethen Carter to Detective Paul Prospero about some supernatural events, murders and vanishing of Ethan all set to happen in near future. Detective Paul reaches the residence of Ethan and finds out that Ethan has already vanished. Detective Paul starts exploring Red Creek and gets to know about its dark secrets. This entangled storyline game traps Detective Paul in an endless world of puzzles and bizarre events all created by Ethan. He makes him solve some really weird murder cases of his family members and forces detective Paul Prospero to battle with un-natural beings. This amazing adventure game provides with an open world gaming environment, cool graphics and game-play.