DayZ
DayZ is a Multiplayer Open World Horror-Survival and First, and Third-person Shooter video game by Bohemia Interactive. The game is set in the fictitious world of Chernarus City, Russia, where an unknown plague outbreak turns almost half of the population into deadly Zombies. As one of the survivors, player scavenges for Food, Water, Shelter and Medical Supplies while encountering and killing the Zombies and other mutant creatures, alone and with other survivors as a team. The main goal of the game is to stay alive for as long as possible in a world filled with Zombies and loads of other types of Mutant creatures. To stay alive, you must avoid getting infected by any means, keep on searching for the medicines and, food because food provides with nutrition that is needed to stay immune. DayZ offers no weapons at startup so you’ll have to use whatever you think can be a weapon and keep on exploring the world covering almost 225 Kilometer radius of Chernarus. You must also keep on searching insides of houses for any types of helping materials and useful tools that can come handy when there is nothing else to defend yourself against the deadly zombies, or you can simply make any abandoned home your refuge against all the deadly creatures lurking outside as a threat. The combats in the game are mainly Melee type so you must master the art of melee combats so whenever you get into a survival war against the enemies, you will be able to defend yourself. DayZ is all about Survival and your abilities to deal with situations like you experience in the game. With an amazingly haunting setting, brilliant visuals, and immersive gameplay, DayZ is one of the trendsetters of the games with similar subjects.
#1 Dead Island
Dead Island developed and published by Techland and Deep Silver is an Action, RPG, Shooting and Horror Survival video game. The game is set in a zombie-infested open world where you get into the role of the protagonist who struggles to survive by fighting off hordes of zombies and engages in combats using melee techniques, melee weapons and different kinds of guns. Dead Island features a game-play with a first person perspective in which the protagonist roams in an open world, completes different quests, and gathers XP (Experience points) by killing the enemies to buy upgrades, weapons and different skills etc. Dead Island provides with a thrilling game-play, a well-written storyline, state of the art graphics along with single and multiplayer gaming modes. Built using Chrome Engine 5, Dead Island is available to play on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Linux gaming platforms.
#2 Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 2, is an Open World Action, Horror Survival and Beat em’ Up video game developed by Blue Castle Games and published by Capcom for multiple platforms as Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game is set in the fictitious settlement of Fortune City, Nevada and features the protagonist Chuck Greene a former Motocross Champion who combats with the hordes of Zombies in order to survive and finish the game objectives. Mostly involving in the melee combats, you as the protagonist take control of some custom made, traditional or futuristic weapons like guns with multiple functionalities, swords, axes etc. As the protagonist mostly travels on foot in the game world, he engages in close combats with zombies and uses the melee weapons and melee fight techniques to fight off the zombies and save himself from becoming like them. Alongside killing the zombies, protagonist collects different power-ups and weapons and items that complete the world map. From start to the end, this game is a total blast and the presence of almost 7000 zombies on the same time while you are fighting against the zombies, makes the game a fast-paced and madness filled thriller that is enough to give you chills. You should totally try it out if you love playing Apocalyptic games.
#3 Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival and Single-player video game created and published by Tecmo. It is the 2nd marvelous entry in the series of Fatal Frame video game and features an exciting story. The story of the game revolves around twins sisters named as Mayu and Mio Amakura as they navigate the world of an abounded ancient villages. Their lives become terrifying when the spirits of village attack them and select them as the sacrifice for a ritual. The game lets you explore the ghost town either Mio Amakura or Mayu. Your main task is to manipulate objects, explore the game world and reveal its mysteries. Your character wields with an enchanted camera which can be used to take the snap of spirits. To earn points, you must fight against ghost and defeat them by clicking their pictures. It has two different modes such as Viewfinder mode and field mode. You can take on the role of Mio and can investigate objects and items to find areas for clues in field mode. With the best mechanics, addictive gameplay and superb visuals, Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.
#4 Dino Crisis 2
Dino Crisis 2 is an Action-Adventure video game designed for hardcore players who love playing Shooting games. It combines the elements of horror-survival, open environment, and combat. The game supports single-player mode and plays from both First and Third-person perspective. It is the 2nd entry in the series of Dino Crisis. The game takes place in the fictional city of Edward, and the story starts after the event of an earlier entry. According to the story, the scientist works on a secret project and search for the mysterious third energy. After the wrong experiment the whole Island has vanished and move back in the time of dinosaur era. A team of Soldier is sent to rescue the survivals, scientist team and recover the research data. Unfortunately, all soldiers are slain by dinosaurs. The game offers two protagonists named Dylan and Regina and let you control the protagonist and complete your tasks. In the game, your main task is to find a way out, locate the survivors, retrieve the data, and use the third energy to get back your time. You have to collect items, complete complex puzzles, and fight against dinosaurs to save your crew. Dino Crisis 2 offers enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, brilliant mechanics, and superb visuals. Try it out.
#5 Killzone 3
Killzone 3 is a First-person Shooter (FPS), Single and Multiplayer video game created by Guerrilla Games. It is the four entry in the series of Killzone. The game offers an exciting story, in which Viasri is slaughtered by ISA forces controlled by the Helghan first army. The commanders of ISA order to withdraw and leave its thousands of soldiers to die in the fictional world known as Helghan. The game casts you in the role of the protagonist and lets you join forces and locate a way out. Explore the hunting environment, fight against foes using different weapons, collect power-ups and enhance your abilities. You can play the game from the first-person perspective and can use a massive range of weapons. It offers the similar gameplay like its previous entries. The environment comprises a lethal jungle, wastelands, space and more. Multiplayer mode consists of three different modes such as Warzone, Operations, and Guerilla Warfare. It has a set of levels divided into different missions and objectives. With excellent controls, brilliant mechanics, addictive gameplay, and a superb story, Killzone 3 is the best game to play and enjoy.
#6 Anna
Anna is a Puzzle, Psychological Horror, and Single-player video game created by Dreampainters Software and published by Kalypso Media. One day the protagonist woke up and find himself in a haunted called Sawmill situated in the North of Italy. The game casts you in the role of the protagonist, and your main task is to explore the horrific world, find clues and solve a series of complex puzzles to find a way out. The game world filled with spirits, ghosts, and other deadly creatures and can raise your heartbeat. Explore the game world, unearth its secrets, interact with objects and NPCs and progress through the game to unlock further content. It features multiple ends depends on your decisions during the gameplay. Other unveil environment unlocks as you fulfill the game’s requirements. Anna offers core features such as a Hunting Tale, Physics-based Environment, Eight Endings, New Environments, Puzzles, Heart pumping Sounds, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#7 Saw
Saw is a Horror-Survival video game for those players who love playing terrifying games developed by Zombie Studios and published by Konami. The game supports Single-player mode and available to play on PlayStation and Xbox platforms. The game is inspired by the horror movie having the same name. It casts you in the role of the protagonist named David Tapp who is detective and revolves around his struggle for his life. In the beginning, Tapp stuck in an abundant asylum and he must travel to collect clues and take revenge from Jigsaw for the murder of his beloved friends. As he navigate the environment, he encounter lots of people with past and his relation with them, whom he has to rescue. The asylum is populated with a strange inhabitant who wants to kill Tapp. There are challenging levels, and the protagonist must complete each one to save his and his friends life. Earn points and explore the world from third-person perspective, interact with NPCs, and objectives and complete tasks. With superb and horrific gameplay, brilliant mechanics, and superb visuals, Saw is the best game to play and amuse.
#8 Fatal Frame
Fatal Frame is a Single-player Horror-Survival video game developed and published by Tecmo for PlayStation platform. It is the first entry in the series of Fetal Frame. The game takes place in the historical year 1986 and revolves around the story of the siblings named as Mafuyu Hinasaki and Miku. According to the story, Muffy disappears while looking a popular novelist in the unforgivable mansion. Miku worries about his sister and goes to locate her sibling. You can get into the role of the protagonist named as Miku, and your ultimate task is to manipulate the environment from a third-person perspective, interact with objects, find a clue, fight against ghosts, and uncover the truth behind a mythical mansion. The game is about exploration and fighting off ghosts using the unique camera. The entire game is divided into four chapters, and each chapter is more challenging as compared to previous. Fatal Frame offers superb gameplay, brilliant story, horrible sounds, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#9 Clive Barker’s Jericho
Clive Barker’s Jericho is an Action, First-person Perspective, Horror-Survival, and Single-player video game released by MercurySteam. It offers an exciting gameplay revolving around seven team members that you have to control during the match. It takes place in the unforgettable world invaded by deadly creations and monsters. Your ultimate task is to control all seven members team known as Jericho and guide them through various environments. You have to survive as long as possible to dominate the world. The game offers new features known as Quick Time Events, in which you must press the buttons shown at the top of the screen to survive. Each member has both primary and secondary attack such as rifle, grenades, and fire while secondary weapon like a pistol, and more. Engage yourself in FPS gameplay experience show off your shooting abilities by defeating a set of vicious creatures. Clive Barker’s Jericho is the best game horror game for hardcore players. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#10 Stay Alive
Stay Alive is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival and First-person Exploration video game with shooting elements inspired by a movie of the same name. The game offers an exciting gameplay and takes place in a breathtaking environment populated with ghosts, devils and more. There are a set of characters, and you can assume the role of one of them and start playing the game. With customization features, you can change the appearance of your character and can select deadly tools for it. Interact with other players and manipulate the world to fulfill your tasks. The world is full of danger and challenging missions that you have to complete at any cost. The primary aim is to survive as long as possible by defeating evil forces, ghosts and zombies like creatures. As the game proceed, it becomes challenging, and you may face more difficult objectives. With prominent features, exciting gameplay, and fabulous story Stay Alive is the best game to play and enjoy.
#11 Silent Hill HD Collection
Silent Hill HD Collection is a compilation of remastered of two games such as Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 released for Xbox and PlayStation platforms. It is a Horror-Survival, Exploration, Third-person Perspective and Single-player video game developed by Hijinx Studios and published by Konami. The game offers improved graphics, excellent mechanics and breathtaking environment where the game takes place. The story centers on the protagonist named as James Sunderland, who enters the sleepy town to find his deceased wife. During the exploration, the protagonist encounters the horrific creatures, and monsters in his way. The player assumes the role of the protagonist, and he must navigate the world of horror where he must survive as long as possible to progress through the story. In the game, the player must battle against the truth about his wife dead, and struggle to escape the demon Red Pyramid along with his fears. Silent Hill HD Collection offers prominent features such as Two Classic Games, Highly Detailed Environments, Epic Story, lots of Quests and more. Try it out.
#12 Saw 2
Saw 2 offers a Horror-filled gameplay with Survival and Third-person Perspective elements published by Konami and developed by Zombie Studios. The game takes place in the thrilling world and its story based on the first and second movies in the Saw series. It introduces the son of David Tapp named as Michael, as the new protagonist and focuses on his effort to find clues and struggle to unearth the secret of the death of his father. Very soon, the protagonist becomes the Jigsaw Killer’s target and his secret apprentice having a Pinhead costume. The game improves the environment and lets the player combat against enemies and uses new defenses techniques. There are several missions, and each mission needs a set of tasks that the player must complete at any cost to progress through the story. During the game, the player enjoys action, puzzle-solving and melee combat elements and can show off his abilities to impress his fellows. The player can swim, run, jump, fight, use weapons and interact with environment and objects to advance the story. With the thrilling atmosphere, lots of missions, smooth controls, and hardcore gameplay Saw 2 is the best horror game to play.
#13 Saw II: Flesh and Blood
Saw II: Flesh and Blood is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival and Single-player video game developed by Zombie Studios and published by Konami. It is the 2nd installment in the series of Saw and focuses on Third-person Exploration elements. It offers a horrific gameplay based on the scary film of the same name and takes place between the 1st and 2nd part of the movies. The game introduces the son of David Tapp named Michael, as the new playable character. The primary objective of the protagonist is to find clues behind the death of his beloved father. He becomes the target of the brutal antagonist named Jigsaw Killer and his apprentice wearing a strange costume. The player manipulates the world from a third-person perspective and can interact with non-player characters and environment to find a way to escape. The player uses different weapons, items and can use melee combat to take down enemies. There are a variety of missions, and the player must complete each one by solving puzzles, objectives and more. With breathtaking gameplay, heart-pumping environment, and original sound effects, Saw II: Flesh and Blood is the best game to play.
#14 Killzone 2
Killzone 2 is a First-person Shooter (FPS), Single-player and Multiplayer video game created by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game acts as the 2nd entry in the series of Killzone and offers the similar gameplay to its predecessor. The setting of the game takes place in the 24th century, and the storyline focuses on the conflict between two human factions such as the Helghast and the Vektans. It is set two years after the events of Killzone and revolves around the protagonist named as Tomas Sevchenko. In the beginning, the player needs to select his one of two factions to dive in the game where he must navigate the world from a first-person perspective to battle against enemies using a huge arsenal of weaponry. The game introduces the lean and peeks cover system, enabling the player to take cover any object and then pop out to shoot at enemies. In Multiplayer mode, the player can team up with his friends and can take down enemies for more fun. Killzone 2 includes prominent features such as Faceoff Fearsome Enemies, Experience Realistic Environments, Exotic Weapons, and more.
#15 How to Survive
How to Survive is an Action Role-playing, Horror-Survival, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by EKO Software and published by 505 Games. The game uses the top-down perspective when the player explores the environment to complete a variety of missions. It has two challenging modes such as Challenge and Story, and both can be played with up to 2-player. In the game lets the player choose one side of the island in Challenge mode and struggle to get to another side, where the player can getaway vehicle. The ultimate mission of the player is to collect materials, craft advanced weapons and strive to make it off the island without a loving life. The story is timed in both modes, means the player can take as much time as he wants. There are three survivors, and each has its unique skills, abilities, and a set of items which can be used while playing the game. The game starts with the player selecting his character from available and jumps into the game to complete several missions to move forward. Try it out, and you’ll like it.
#16 Slender: The Arrival
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.
#17 Hydrophobia: Prophecy
Hydrophobia: Prophecy, the remake of 2011’s Hydrophobia is a Horror-Survival and Action-Adventure video game developed by Dark Energy Digital. The game is exclusively available to play on PC and PlayStation Netwrok. Hydrophobia: Prophecy features a lot of new game levels, puzzles, new game narrative, enhanced graphics, textures and animations. This mind-blowing and jaw dropping game is set on a floating city and the story revolves around the character of the protagonist Kate Wilson who after a deadly terrorist attack gets infected and tries to get off the sinking ship she was traveling on moments ago. In attempt to rescue the chief she gets infected with a virus but manages to escape to safety with the chief. story continues and she goes through a lot of action and adventure filled phases of the game where she battles her way out to the antagonist Mila. Later on, she finds and battles Mila, kills her in a deadly duel at a shopping mall, avails the antivirus, injects herself and the game ends. Hydrophobia: Prophecy is an amazing Horror-Survival and Action-Adventure video game to play and enjoy.