Soma
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.
#1 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a Horror Survival and Action-Adventure video game produced in the studios of Frictional Games. The game is about a man named Daniel who finds himself in an asylum like castle and has absolutely no memory of his past. He gets up, picks up the notes with strange writings scattered all around the place, and starts finding his way out of the haunted castle. While walking down the corridors, he feels the presence of an unknown entity who keeps on following him wherever he goes. Haunted by the fear and bizarre happenings and voices all around him, he struggles to remember his past and get rid of the unearthly being following him. Your task is to get into the character of Daniel, start exploring the Asylum. collect all the notes and objects necessary to plan your escape. Amnesia: The Dark Descent offers beautifully created visuals, a great storyline and an addictive gameplay to enjoy.
#2 Amnesia
Amnesia is a fantastic series of Horror Survival video games. All of the games in the series are published by the Frictional Games and offer a similar type of gameplay but different storylines, characters, and gameplays. Amnesia offers three main games in the series including Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Amnesia: Justine (an expansion to Amnesia: The Dark Descent), and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (Sequel to Amnesia: The Dark Descent). Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is the most recent game in the series released back in 2013. With a variety of gameplay, fantastic mechanics, and characters throughout the series, Amnesia offers a truly realistic approach to the environments presented in the games. All the Horror, Thrill and Dark themes of the games are enough to scare the players to the edge of a breakdown. Playing the games of Amnesia series literally feels like being part of the game world and that actually makes all the games in the series more entertaining and thrilling at the same time. Another significant aspect of the Series is that it offers all the stories from the past. In Amnesia: The Dark Descent the game is about the protagonist named as Daniel, who struggles to know about his past while being haunted by the unknown entities. In Amnesia Justine, the protagonist is a Female named as Justine who finds herself in a competitive environment, helps and saves the homeless people, and pursues the only antagonist Dr. Victor Fournier, kills him and the game concludes. In Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, the Protagonist is Oswald Mandus, the grand nephew of Daniel who is an explorer and goes on various expeditions, creates a massive machine that builds Manpigs and other disastrous Swine monstrosities. Betrayed by an Engineer Oswald gets in trouble when the engineer takes control of the machine and unleashes the said monsters into the open. Oswald struggles to save his family and all the other in the game. Considering all the fantastic inclusions to the series, Amnesia is an excellent combination of highly addictive and engaging games. Try any one of the games and enjoy an amazingly immersive experience of Horror and Survival elements.
#3 The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead, Developed and published by Telltale Games is an Action-Adventure, Graphic and Interactive Drama based on the comic book (The Walking Dead Comic Book Series) of Robert Kirkman. The game is set in an era of Zombie Apocalypse in Georgia, the story revolves around the life of the protagonist Lee Everett a former university professor, and a young girl named Clementine. Lee Everett helps a group of survivors stay alive and he leads them. Due to an open world gaming environment and a third person gaming perspective the player along with all the people roams freely and interacts with the item easily. The player controls the protagonist and helps him and other people fight against the hordes of zombies using every weapon they have. The life rate of survivors depends on the fighting abilities of all the fighters. With super cool graphics, a well-written storyline and many weapon choices, The Walking Dead provides with an amazingly fascinating game-play.
#4 Penumbra: Black Plague
Penumbra: Black Plague by Frictional Games and Paradox Interactive is the second installment of the Penumbra series. The story of the game is about the protagonist Philip moves away from the abandoned mine setting to find out the underground research base. On his way in the search of the Underground research base, Philip encounters with the dangerous and most eerily haunted beings who just want to him in a most mystical way. A series of puzzles makes him feel like being buried in the sand in in pitch black environmental wonder. Physics based puzzles like building the stairs out of boxes, placing boards to cross obstructions etc. are the most spell bounding tasks the protagonist is forced to complete in order to survive and continue his journey. With true HD graphics, a well written story-line and an engaging and challenging game-play, Penumbra: Black Plague proves to be a really wonderful Action-Adventure and Horror-Survival video game to play and enjoy.
#5 Rust
Rust is a Multiplayer Action-Adventure and Horror-Survival video game by Facepunch Studios. Currently, in the Alpha phase, Rust offers early access to the game on Steam. Set in a massive Open World, Rust allows you to survive in an unfriendly environment by simply crafting different items, exploration and by finding the supplies such as Food, Water, Shelter, loot, Weapons and medical Supplies, etc. It spawns you right in the middle of other online players and lets you use your wit to find ways in which you can survive. You must stay well fed to avoid starvation and drink plenty of water in order to eliminate the threat of being dehydrated. Encounters with the creatures will definitely result in your demise of win so you decide what to do. All the deadly creatures, harsh weather conditions, and all the obstacles must not defeat you if you want to survive. Rust with all the wonderful mechanics, visuals and immersive game-play is a fantastic game to play and enjoy.
#6 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.
#7 Among The Sleep
Among The Sleep, Developed and produced by Krillbite Studios and Ole Andreas Jordet respectively is an action-adventure horror survival game presented in a first person gaming perspective. The story of the game revolves around a toddler and his friend, a Teddy Bear. On his birthday, his father visits his home and asks his mother to let him meet with his son but the toddler’s mother disapproves the meeting and closes the door. His father leaves a gift for him and leaves. Mother picks up the toddler and all the gifts and leaves the toddler alone in his room to play. The teddy bear gets out of the box who happens to be alive and takes the toddler to the wardrobe which is actually a long passage filled with long black coats. After some time in the closet, the teddy gets falls into a giant washing machine and the toddler worries with grief. The toddler starts finding his mother because he thinks that only his mother can save the teddy. The game begins and the objective now changes to finding the mother of the toddler. The toddler starts his journey, faces some unforeseen hazards, and gets face to face with the mystic beings of a mystic world. Do give it a try.
#8 Haunted Memories
Haunted Memories is an Episodic, Action-Adventure, Shooter and Horror-Survival video game. The game kicks off with an amnesiac man waking up in the woods nearing a power station. You are allowed to set yourself up into the character of that amnesiac man, explore the world around you, collect items and weapons, fight and kill the enemies. Your worst fear is that you are continuously being hunted by Mark Slender a giant paranormal entity with no face, black suit and lots of tentacles. You must find out the map, explore the surroundings and find out the way out of the woods before that Slender creature captures you. Haunted Memories is an episodic video game that allows you to experience the game in different environments, settings and with different objectives. With a mystic nature, a lot of enemies to fight with, six different episodes, an amazingly horror and creepy game-play, this game is quite fun to play and enjoy. Play it out and you’ll love every bit of this brilliant game.
#9 Anna: Extended Edition
Anna: Extended Edition is a Psychological Horror video game takes place in the abandoned sawmill in the mountains of Italian. It mixes the elements of First-person Perspective, Puzzle, and Exploration. The story revolves around the protagonist who dreams of a mountain near his village. He attempts to go on an adventure to locate its connection to his missing memories and a strange woman known as Anna, who seems in his dreams and calling out for him. The protagonist enters in the house where he has to solve complex puzzles by finding clues in the garden and soon he comes to know that the house is haunted after a horrific event. The player takes on the role of the protagonist, and as the player start exploring the world, he hears strange voices which are belonging to him and the Anna. Anna assigned the task to the player to unearth the horrific clues and solve complex puzzles by using them related to the protagonist’s past. The behavior of the player doesn’t affect only his mental health but can change locations and reveal new mysteries leading to one of eight ending. Anna: Extended Edition offers core features such as Physics-based Environment, Enhanced Graphics, a Haunting Tale Terror, Eight different Ends, and more. Try it out to enjoy.
#10 Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor is a Post-apocalyptic, Horror-Survival, and Single-player video game created and published by Superflat Games for multiple platforms. The game comes with 2D Retro-style graphics, in which you controls the nameless protagonist, following the instruction and the directions offered by the apparent hallucinations of the character. While exploring the environment of the game, you’ll discover keys, items, and food. The use of each key and items must be determined to solve the tricky puzzles in the game. You as the protagonist must explore the world, interact with object, and struggle to complete the requirement of each mission to advance through the game. The game looks easy but hard to master. You controls a man in a surgical mask, who is a survivor. According to the story, an unknown infection has transformed the population of the world into shambling and aggressive mutants. You have limited supplies and you must survive as long as possible to become the master. With terrifying gameplay, enhanced mechanics, and detailed graphics, Lone Survivor is the best game to play.
#11 Penumbra
Penumbra is a Horror-Survival, Action-Adventure and Episodic game series developed by Frictional Games and published by Paradox Interactive for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms. Penumbra game series consists of three sequels (Penumbra: Overture, Penumbra: Black Plague and Penumbra: Requiem) and features the same protagonist in all of the games. Protagonist named as Philip stars as the main character in all the games and acts as the story of the game directs him in accordance with the appearance and plot of the specific game. This whole series is super awesome to play and features unique stories for each game with amazingly crafted 3D graphics and thrilling game-plays. If you love playing games with dark themes and Horror-Survival elements, you should totally check out the Penumbra Series game. You’ll love them.
#12 Shadow Man
Shadow Man is an Action, Horror, Third-person Perspective, Adventure and Single-player video game developed by Acclaim Studio Teesside and published by Acclaim Entertainment. The game follows the comic book known as Shadow man published by Valiant Comics. It takes place in the historical year in 1988 and the story centers on the protagonist named as Jack who are try to take his own life after becoming fail to uncover the secret behind the murder scene. A Legion occurs and tells the protagonist about the power that he seeks and offers a proposal to share this power with him if he construct an asylum in the land of dead known as Deadside. You can take on the role of the protagonist and your ultimate objective is to navigate the environment from third-person and fulfill your objectives to progress through the game. You can interact with environment and objective to collect valuables. The game offers open environment filled with monsters, deadly animals, and more. Use weapons to slaughter them and score the best points. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.
#13 Werewolf in the Wild
Werewolf in the Wild is an Action, Exploration, First-person perspective and Single-player video game available to play on multiple platforms. The game offers an exciting gameplay and takes place in the randomly generated world filled with strange creatures. The primary objective of the player is to explore the environment from the first-person perspective to interact with environment and objects while avoiding steep slopes and underwater. AI-controlled characters are present in the game, and the player can interact them with the first-person perspective. Explore open-world environment, and complete a set of tasks. The world consists of desert, snowy land, castle, village, and sea. As the game progresses, other features and content will be unlocked to enjoy. Werewolf in the Wild is the excellent game to play.
#14 Hello Neighbor
Hello Neighbor is an Action, Stealth, Horror-Survival, and Single-player video game developed by Dynamic Pixels and published by tinyBuild Games. The game takes place in the fictional land and introduces a variety of levels. The player assumes the role of the protagonist and his primary objective is to sneak into the basement of his neighbor’s home to unearth the terrible mystery. Each neighbor has its unique behavior, depending on the past action of the player. According to the story, the protagonist finds himself moving into a new home across the street of strange neighbors, who seems to be keeping a mystery in their home’s basement. The ultimate task of the player is to get into the home, collect objects needed to access and unlock the basement of the home. During the exploration, the player needs to move carefully without making any noise, otherwise the neighbor will chase and catch him. There are four inventory spaces available, same kind of items can’t be placed together in the same space. With superb gameplay, immersive soundtracks, high detailed graphics and smooth controls, Hello Neighbor is the best game to play and enjoy.
#15 Organ Trail Director’s Cut
Organ Trail Director’s Cut is a Retro-style, Zombie-apocalypse, and Single-player Simulation developed and published by The Men Who Wear Many Hats. The game puts you in the role of the protagonist, who must crosses the post-apocalyptic United States in an old vehicle to reach the safe zone. During the journey, you must effort to manage your limited resources, including ammunition, food, and fuel for your vehicle and struggle to keep everyone in the party healthy and alive. At the beginning of the game, you can select from several characters to play as the protagonist, including a clerk from New Jersey, a cop from Kentucky, or a Lawyer from Miami. In the game, each character has unique personality, and a set of bonuses. After earning enough points, you can purchase upgrades for your vehicle and can battle against zombie using an arsenal of weaponry. Organ Trail Director’s Cut offers prominent features such as Dynamic Weather System, Huge Soundtrack, Fight off Bandits, Fend of Town to Trade, Survivor Leaderboards, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#16 Penumbra: Overture
Penumbra: Overture is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival, and Single-player video game created by Frictional Games and published by Paradox Interactive. The game acts as the first title in the series of Episodic Survival and Horror game Penumbra. The player assumes the role of the protagonist who can explore the land from a first-person perspective and face the terror. It blends the psychological horror, survival and adventure genres. The gameplay revolves around exploration and adventure elements where the player can interact with objects such as find, examine and collect objects to solve tricky puzzles. Most of the levels involve finding keys or other specific objects that can use to solve the problem and earn points. The game also brings physics-based puzzles where the individual objects must be placed or moved in real-time. The story takes place in the year 2001, revolving around the plot of Philip, the protagonist who is 34-year-old physicist, whose mother has recently passed away. With prominent features, detailed mechanics, and improved gameplay, Penumbra: Overture a terrific game to play.
#17 Neverending Nightmares
Neverending Nightmares is a Horror-Survival and Single-player video game created and published by Infinitap Games for Cross Platform. The game puts the player in the role of the protagonist named Thomas, who finds himself into another nightmare after waking up. As the player explores the protagonist throughout the game, the nightmare becomes worse, including the deadly and bloody monsters that lurk within them. During the gameplay, the protagonist dies each time in the nightmare and comes across some serious issues of commit self-harm, depression, and more. The game has three different endings, depending on the actions taken by the player during the game. It takes place in the 2D hand-drawn style world heavily influenced by Edward Gorey’s works. The storyline of the game follows the protagonist, suffering from the endless string of nightmare. Another character will be introduced in the story named Gabby, the little sister of Thomas frequently appears in nightmares. With thrilling storyline, horrific gameplay, and smooth controls, Neverending Nightmares is the best game to play.