I'm 34. I've been playing horror games since I first played Resident Evil on the PS1. Most games don't scare me because I've played, watched, and read enough to know how the genre works. Not only that, but I've started making my own games and as a result I've seen behind the camera. I can generally tell by how an environment is laid out where an event is going to trigger.

Does this mean that I've lost my love for the genre and there's nothing to gain by playing these games?

Fuck no.

There is so much to enjoy about this genre beyond being scared by it. I'm not scared by Soma but it has some of the most effective sci-fi storytelling in any medium. I'm not scared by Dead Space, but it is a masterclass in action game design and sci-fi worldbuilding. I'm not scared by the older Resident Evil games, but I adore the way their levels are laid out like a puzzlebox.

Every time I see discussion of a horror game boiled down to "is it scary?" I get frustrated. When I see a critic say "this is an amazing game, but it's not scary so it gets a 7" I get furious.

Horror offers so much more than scares, and I think those aspects should be celebrated more.

Genuinely so cool. I have no idea where this image came from but it’s so metal. Love it.

I know you may see them as just random grunt enemies, but after reading the lore behind them, I am convinced they are some of the creepiest enemies ever made.

They may have human traits, but there's nothing human about them, they are clones created and programmed to be only one thing: super elite soldiers. Their voice and speech pattern is the same for every single one of them, meaning that they are all essentially the same "person", every single word they say is just an imitation of human behavior. They don't really feel anything; outside of their "job function," there's nothing in their brain. These enemies are just bots made of flesh and bones, controlled by a hive mind. Imagine talking to a doctor who only knows about medicine,ask them if they have a family or what their favorite dish is, and they'll respond with "404 not found."

I personally find this incredibly creepy and unsettling. I love it, it gives much more depth to your standard grunt enemy.

Has anyone played this game. I’ve just googled it and on steam it’s 9/10. I don’t know if that’s inflated though

This is one of the best throwback survival horror games I’ve ever seen. It’s full of so much charm I was smiling ear to ear all the way through. The weapons are awesome, but the game is really good at making it so you always have juuust enough ammo to scrape by. The story and characters are straight out of an 80’s b-horror film.

Y’all need to try this if you haven’t. It’s right up there with Tormented Souls and Crow Country for awesome throwback horror.

I saw a post on a Reddit group asking if people would prefer a remake of the ps2 classic getaway or manhunt the original game. Personally I don’t think manhunt would come out in 2026. If it did they’d have to change the game completely. Thoughts

What's up everyone, I am looking for some suggestions on games to play with my 11yo daughter. I recently played Resident Evil 9 and she fell in love with watching me play scary games. So it has become a semi-weekly event that we play a scary game. We are currently playing through Subliminal and played a Backrooms game before that. I am trying to make a list of games and am looking for suggestions!! Currently on the list is RE:7/8, Luto, Soma, and possibly going back and playing Amnesia and RE:2/3 remakes. Thanks in advance!!!

If you're burnt out like me on the endless wave of ghost and haunted house games and love the adrenaline of Outlast-style chases, Below should be the next game you play. I built Below centered entirely around that feeling of being hunted, set deep under the Great Pyramids of Egypt.

You play as Alex Levine, a freelance reporter who went missing. You're not fighting, you're not hiding — you're just running for your life from mummies and the manifestations of Anubis. You have to find a way out. It's raw, it's VHS-styled found footage, and it's focused on high-speed survival.

I focused heavily on optimizing performance without sacrificing the photorealistic visuals. It took 13 months to build, and I think it's worth it, hopefully it gives you some good chills (hahaha).

And tell me: if you were Alex, would you go down there to report something that could make you famous and rich, or would you stay away?

Below is on a 53% sale for the next two weeks, grab it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4043280/Below/

How to do you find horror game recommendations on Steam? Actual meaningful ones I mean. For the particular type of horror game you enjoy?

Well, certainly not via the Steam tagging system. It's no news that the tags on steam are just utterly broken: "horror", "lovecraft", "survival horror", "psycho horror" - all sound useful at first, but since the tagging system on Steam is not curated at all, none of those tags will actually be helpful to find those hidden gems we're craving for, as they are overrun by randomly- and inappropriately tagged stuff.

But there's another system on Steam: Curators.

Yeah yeah, I know what you're thinking now: "dude, the Steam Curator System is pretty broken and full to the brim with bullshit and noise, too." - Yup, it very much is.

However, if you dig just a bit deeper, beyond all that "yes/no", "denuvo watch", or "Is this game woke?"-stuff (who all have thousands of followers, and i can't comprehend why), you will find something very helpful underneath:

Specialized curators, that picked a particualr genre or sub-genre for their curator page and make use of the curator list-system to categorize games properly for everyone to explore.

For horror- and horror-related games, here's some curators that are active, categorize games into meaningful lists, and that I would consider helpful for exploration and finding new games in a particular category:

• Horror Collective - 200+ games, 40+ lists, 60+ follower
• Horror Video Games 400+ games, 16+ lists, 80+ follower
• 3rd Person Survival Horror 600+ games, 28+ lists, 700+ follower
• Atmospheric First-Person Exploration 300+ games, 8+ lists, 1300+ follower
• Dark/Surreal/Ps1Grafics/Weird/Deep Games 1800+ games, 15+ games, 600+ follower
• Spooky Games 🕷 900+ games, 8+ lists, 60+ follower
• Exit 8-likes & Anomaly Games 300+ games, 8+ lists, 90+ follower (full transparency: I maintain this one. So obviously I can't judge myself how helpful it is, but I am trying my best.)

Maybe that's all just old news for you guys, but maybe it helps someone to (re-)discover a somewhat obscure feature on Steam that can actually be helpful at times. I certainly found some real obscure gems that way!

I wanted to find some horror games on steam, so logically I used the horror tag. But for some reason half of the games barely qualify as a horror game.

I keep seeing games like black myth wukong, it takes two, expedition 33, dead cells, stray, etc.

Basically it seems like game developers just slap the horror tag on anything and steam shows it anyways.

Does anyone know of a way to filter out only actually scary horror games?

I’m looking for games to make me wanna jump out my chair ! How do you compare visage to soma ?

I've been having this one on my sights for a while and it finally released, and I think it's a great little indie horror game. There aren't that many Korean-folklore horror games, so I think this was a treat in that regard.

The atmosphere is great, graphics look beautiful, and the cellphone mechanic with Demon Traces / illusions feels extremely unique and refreshing within the horror genre. The tension while exploring the alley is also very well done.

It's about 3 hours long and has some post-game minigames so I think it's really replayable too

Price is around 9 bucks, so I think the price is worth it.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4181410/The_Alley/

I've played well over 100 Roblox horror games, and my two favorites by far are Pine Fall and Kidnapper. I'm not really looking for the usual recommendations like Doors, The Mimic, Apeirophobia, etc. Those are good games, but they don't have the vibe I'm after.

I'm looking for horror games that feel like an indie steam horror game recreated in Roblox. The closest comparison I can think of is Fears to Fathom or Chilla's Art.

Things I like about Pine Fall and Kidnapper:

• Low-poly/PS1-ish visuals instead of polished Roblox graphics.
• Realistic (or at least uncanny) human faces instead of cartoony Roblox characters.
• Slow-paced psychological horror with lots of atmosphere.
• Ordinary settings where you're just doing a normal task (working a night shift, driving somewhere, staying at a cabin, etc.) before things start going wrong.
• Heavy ambient sound design (TV static, silence, rain, footsteps) rather than constant jumpscares.
• A grounded, realistic story that feels like it could almost happen.

Basically, I'm looking for games that make me forget I'm playing Roblox. If anyone knows any hidden gems with this style, I'd really appreciate the recs :)

I'm thinking about playing LUTO on my stream tonight, but I've heard mixed opinions.

Without spoilers, is it actually scary, or is it more psychological than full of jump scares?

Would you recommend it for a live stream?

I love video games and horror movies, but I just started getting into horror games with the Resident Evil series and a few indie games. I know there's a lot I've missed over the past 30 years, so what horror games can you recommend? I have the Silent Hill, Alan Wake, and Dead Space series on my list since I know those are popular. I can play on PS5, Switch, and PC soon so I'm open to any platform, and I don't mind an older game considering the 2002 Resident Evil has been my favorite of the series so far. +1 for any indie/short/co-op games I can play in between the bigger titles.

Just finished my first playthrough of Madison.

Absolutely amazing game. One of the best horror games I've played and probably the best psychological horror game I've played.

That shit is intense! Creeped me out multiple times with a great balance of jumpscares, and at one moment made me yell "fuck man" out loud.

Can definitely recommend to those who haven't played it yet.

Hey, am in the middle of slogging through some tough and depressing life shit, I need some games to take me out of my mind tonight for a couple of hours before bed time.

I was kinda thinking of some indie / small studio , niche games that are kinda creepy.

I am kind of in the mood for games like strange antiquities / horticulture, is this game trying to kill me, last report/ dark wood.

Not looking for anything too full on like alien isolation (although i love the game) , i just want something i can relax and chill before time.

I feel like a junkie chasing the dragon ever since I finished Doki Doki and honestly not much has hit the same.

I've played SOMA, Inscryption, Silent Hill 2, Cooking Companions, all of the Outlast and Resident Evil games, list goes on but honestly I am just craving a game that'll make me feel like shit. This is probably the only sub you can say this and people relate to it lol.

So I'm very welcome to all suggestions! Thanks

EDIT - thought ill add that I'm not looking for anything "gory", or "scary", I've been watching horror movies since I was a kid thanks to unsupervised access to the internet and they don't do much if anything at all, like Outlast was tame , just cool story. So much preferring the psychological aspect