
Best Horror Games of 2017
37 Horror games from 2017 ranked by critic score
The highest-rated Horror games released in 2017, ranked by critics on CriticDB. Scores are aggregated from leading gaming publications worldwide.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
8936 critic reviews·Apr 24, 2017·Annapurna InteractivePCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a cursed family in Washington State. Each story offers a chance to experience the life of a different family member with stories…
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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
8732 critic reviews·Jan 24, 2017·CapcomPCPS4Xbox OnePS5 +2Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is the first game of the Resident Evil series to switch from 3rd-person to fully 1st-person perspective. A complete refresh of gameplay systems simultaneously propels the…
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Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
856 critic reviews·Mar 24, 2017·Aksys GamesPCPS4Xbox OneZero welcomes you to take part in both the Nonary Game and the Nonary Game: Ambidex Edition as the award-winning escape-the-room visual novels Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (999) and its…
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Yomawari: Midnight Shadows
839 critic reviews·Oct 24, 2017·NIS AmericaPCPS4PS5The dark is no place to be alone. After a beautiful show of summer fireworks, two young girls begin to make their way home. However, a mysterious attacker separates them, and both must brave the…
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Prey
8130 critic reviews·May 4, 2017·Bethesda SoftworksPCPS4Xbox OneIn Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong.…
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Sundered
8017 critic reviews·Jul 28, 2017·Thunder LotusPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +1Sundered is a horrifying fight for survival and sanity, a hand-drawn epic from the creators of Jotun. You play Eshe, a wanderer in a ruined world, trapped in ever-changing caverns teeming with…
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Stories Untold
8010 critic reviews·Feb 27, 2017·Devolver DigitalPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchStories Untold is a compilation tape of four episodes from the now cancelled series of the same name, including a remaster of the original pilot episode “The House Abandon”.
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Observer
7922 critic reviews·Aug 15, 2017·Aspyr MediaPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchObserver is a first person perspective horror game that focuses on a dark, atmospheric environment and deep story telling.
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The Evil Within 2
7936 critic reviews·Oct 12, 2017·Bethesda SoftworksPCPS4Xbox OneThe Evil Within 2 is the latest evolution of survival horror. Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost it all. But when given a chance to save his daughter, he must descend once more into the…
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Dungeons 3
787 critic reviews·Oct 13, 2017·Koch Media PolandPCPS4Xbox OneUnleash your dark side by creating a unique underground dungeon from a huge array of rooms, traps and structures. Raise the most terrifying army the world has ever seen, by choosing from despicable…
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Little Nightmares
7735 critic reviews·Apr 28, 2017·Bandai Namco EntertainmentPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchLittle Nightmares is a puzzle-platform horror adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Set in a mysterious world, Little Nightmares follows the journey…
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Dead Rising 4: Frank's Big Package
7611 critic reviews·Dec 5, 2017·CapcomPCPS4Just in time for the holidays, Dead Rising 4: Frank’s Big Package is a special delivery that will let players unwrap the Dead Rising 4 main game, in addition to all other previously released game…
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The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
749 critic reviews·May 19, 2017·Wales InteractivePCPS4Xbox OneSwitch"The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker is a horror themed murder mystery FMV game where you play as a therapist questioning patients. The game features the simplest of interfaces, over 1600 HD…
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Darkwood
7417 critic reviews·Aug 17, 2017·Crunching KoalasPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2Darkwood is a unforgiving survival horror with a procedurally generated, open world. By blending RPG, roguelike and adventure elements together with a challenging difficulty, Darkwood aims to please…
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Narcosis
747 critic reviews·Mar 28, 2017·Honor Code, Inc.PCPS4Xbox OneNarcosis is a this hauntingly immersive survival story set at the hostile depths of the Pacific Ocean. Stranded after an accident, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his…
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Let Them Come
737 critic reviews·Oct 3, 2017·Versus EvilPCPS4Xbox OneLet Them Come is a fast paced pixel art shoot ‘em up. Twitchy trigger fingers and focused battle tactics are the order of the day as wave after wave of alien-like creatures try to take you down.
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
735 critic reviews·Feb 10, 2017·Joey Drew StudiosPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2Bendy and the Ink Machine is an indie first person puzzle-action-horror game with a unique cartoon atmosphere and an intense, frightening story line that keeps you guessing throughout.
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Killing Floor: Incursion
718 critic reviews·Nov 14, 2017·Tripwire InteractivePCPS4Tripwire brings Killing Floor to VR.
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Outlast II
7112 critic reviews·Apr 25, 2017·Red BarrelsPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchOutlast 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed survival horror game Outlast. Set in the same universe as the first game, but with different characters and a different setting, Outlast 2 is a twisted new…
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Scanner Sombre
707 critic reviews·Apr 26, 2017·Introversion SoftwarePCInspired by Gone Home and Dear Esther, Scanner Sombre is a cave exploration experience. With stunning visuals and a terrifying theme, it is the 6th major video game released by Introversion Software.
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Tokyo Dark
706 critic reviews·Sep 7, 2017·Square Enix CollectivePCSwitchTokyo Dark is an anime-style horror adventure game combining point and click and visual novel genres. The story follows Detective Itou across Tokyo, searching for the truth behind her partner's…
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Kona
709 critic reviews·Mar 17, 2017·RavenscourtPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2A story-driven survival game set in 1970's Quebec in which Carl Flaubert, a private detective sent to the fictional Atamipek Lake to investigate a deceptively simple case, must solve the mystery…
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Get Even
7016 critic reviews·Jun 23, 2017·Bandai Namco EntertainmentPCPS4Xbox One"Take a deep breath..." Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of your memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest…
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Conarium
7014 critic reviews·Jun 6, 2017·Iceberg InteractivePCPS4Xbox OneSwitchConarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature.…
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Rain World
6819 critic reviews·Mar 28, 2017·Adult Swim GamesPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2Rain World is a survival platformer set in an abandoned industrial environment ravaged by a shattered ecosystem. Bone-crushingly intense rains pound the surface, making life as we know it almost…
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Black the Fall
6717 critic reviews·Jul 11, 2017·Sand Sailor StudioPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchBlack The Fall is an atmospheric side-scrolling shooter with puzzle solving elements. An odd and unexpected black and white dream inspired by a childhood passed behind the Iron Curtain. Discover an…
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Simulacra
6711 critic reviews·Oct 26, 2017·Wales InteractivePCPS4Xbox OneSwitchAn interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
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The Crow's Eye
666 critic reviews·Mar 20, 2017·Nkidu Games Inc.PCSet against a backdrop of psychological terror, The Crow's Eye is a first-person puzzle adventure in which you will use your wits to escape the abandoned Medical University of Crowswood, while…
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Friday the 13th: The Game
6610 critic reviews·May 25, 2017·Gun InteractivePCPS4Xbox OneSwitchFriday the 13th: The Game is a third-person horror, survival game where players take on the role of a teen counselor, or for the first time ever, Jason Voorhees. You and six other unlucky souls will…
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Stifled
627 critic reviews·Oct 31, 2017·Gattai GamesPCPS4Stifled is a multi-award winning, VR and Mic-Enabled Sound-Based Survival Thriller, where sound is the only way you see and the enemies HEAR your fear. In Stifled, the sounds made by your in-game…
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Perception
6221 critic reviews·May 30, 2017·The Deep End GamesPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchPerception is a first-person narrative horror adventure that tells the story of Cassie, a blind heroine who uses her extraordinary hearing and razor-sharp wits to unravel the mysteries of an…
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Black Mirror
6018 critic reviews·Nov 28, 2017·THQ NordicPCPS4Xbox OneBlood is not always thicker than water. Scotland, 1926. Following the suicide of his father, David Gordon visits his ancestral home for the first time in his life. A life that is soon threatened by…
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Bio Inc. Redemption
605 critic reviews·May 18, 2017·KlabaterPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2Bio Inc.: Redemption is a biomedical simulator in which you make life or death decisions. Create the ultimate illness to torment your victim or play as the head of a medical team and hopefully find a…
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2Dark
587 critic reviews·Mar 10, 2017·Bigben InteractivePCPS4Xbox OneFrom Frédérick Raynal, the creator of Alone in the Dark and pioneer of survival-horror, 2Dark is a grim journey of stealth and courage into the heart of corruption. Plagued by a string of child…
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School Girl/Zombie Hunter
517 critic reviews·Jan 12, 2017·D3 PublisherPCPS4"Let's see, Zombies? Schoolgirls? Guns? Wooden swords? And set in a high school? This all seems dead familiar. What's going on here?! From the people who brought you Onechanbara,comes a new, upcoming…
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Hello Neighbor
4814 critic reviews·Dec 8, 2017·tinyBuildPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2Hello Neighbor is a stealth horror game about sneaking into your creepy neighbor's house to figure out what horrible secrets he's hiding in his basement. You play against an AI that adapts from your…
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Gungrave VR
398 critic reviews·Dec 14, 2017·MarvelousPCPS4Deadman assassin Brandon "Beyond the Grave" Heat returns in a virtual reality requel to the original title.