Best Xbox Horror Games
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Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2 isn't necessarily better than the first game, it just improves in some areas that weren't necessarily that bad to begin with. ... Read More
Other Dead Space 2 pages:Dead Space
Dead Space represents the current pinnacle of evolution in the survival-horror genre, taking everything that has worked, and nothing else. The great c... Read More
Other Dead Space pages:Resident Evil 5
Filled with epic boss encounters and memorable battles, RE5 provides a thrilling ride, supported with enough extra content to keep the game interestin... Read More
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Resident Evil 5 achievement guide
Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation is a tough, terrifying and ultimate thrilling game that’s defiantly old-school in its approach. The result is one of the best surviva... Read More
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Alien: Isolation achievement guide
Resident Evil 2
After reinventing the series with Resident Evil VII, returning to Raccoon City to relive past glories proves more than welcome. Calling Resident Evil ... Read More
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Resident Evil 2 achievement guide
Resident Evil 4
A remake full of changes and adjustments that stays true to the spirit of the original, Resident Evil 4 can't be seen as anything but a complete succe... Read More
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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
As a die-hard Resident Evil fan since the first game arrived in 1996, Resident Evil 7 hits all of the right notes while feeling like a natural evoluti... Read More
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Resident Evil 4 HD
If you think Resident Evil 4 is dated, then you're a heathen. It's still as fresh now as it's ever been, although you may have to adjust to the contro... Read More
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Resident Evil 4 HD achievement guide
Dead Space
The Dead Space remake successfully revives a beloved survival horror franchise with gloriously gory aplomb. Nothing that made the original so good has... Read More
Other Dead Space pages:Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Condemned 2: Bloodshot is not just a carbon copy of Criminal Origins, but instead the natural progression of the series. Take every complaint you had ... Read More
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Condemned: Criminal Origins
Condemned: Criminal Origins has solidified it's reputation as one of the sleeper hits of the 360 as more and more people discover this diamond in the ... Read More
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Condemned: Criminal Origins achievement guide
FEAR 2: Project Origin
There’s no doubting that FEAR 2 will be setting the standard for horror titles this year and beyond. The title has a great blend of action and horror ... Read More
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FEAR 2: Project Origin achievement guide
Resident Evil 3
Short it may be, but Resident Evil 3 is also delightfully sweet. Or as sweet as a survival horror game possibly can be, anyway. Pared back, streamline... Read More
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Resident Evil 3 achievement guide
The Medium
Layers of Fear showed early promise, Blair Witch demonstrated that Bloober could resurrect a dormant movie license to great effect, and Observer saw t... Read More
Other The Medium pages:Little Nightmares
Creepy, surreal and sublime, Little Nightmares will get under your skin, curl up and stay there. Let it in...... Read More
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Little Nightmares achievement guide
Resident Evil: Revelations
More like the survival horror Resident Evil should be and less the balls-to-the-wall actioner, Resident Evil: Revelations almost strikes the perfect b... Read More
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Resident Evil: Revelations achievement guide
Alan Wake Remastered
Alan Wake is a fantastic game, while Alan Wake Remastered remains just a great port. Yes, it loses something with the new shiny visuals and a few thin... Read More
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The Quarry
Wearing its VHS horror influences on its sleeve, The Quarry is an engaging and immensely entertaining choice-driven adventure with a killer cast and a... Read More
Other The Quarry pages:Resident Evil
Resident Evil still holds up after 13 years as a masterclass in survival horror, this HD remaster making it utterly essential once more.... Read More
Other Resident Evil pages:Resident Evil: Revelations 2
It might not reach the dizzy heights of seminal Resident Evil, but Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is nonetheless a solid fleshy slab of survival horror ... Read More
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Resident Evil 0 HD
Capcom proves once again that it's quite good at this remastering lark. Resident Evil Zero HD is a brilliant update of another classic GameCube Re... Read More
Other Resident Evil 0 HD pages:Dead Space 3
Dead Space 3 is another hugely engaging and entertaining entry in the series, but it's hampered by uneven pacing, predictable scares, a surfeit of agg... Read More
Other Dead Space 3 pages:Silent Hill: Homecoming
There are definitely some faults to this game, but it is overall an enjoyable experience. Double Helix Games is a mish-mash of multiple companies and ... Read More
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Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil 6 is a truly immense RE title that succeeds as a third-person action shooter, but falls flat on its face as a survival horror game. Yes,... Read More
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Blair Witch
Managing to make the forest seem oppressive and claustrophobic, Blair Witch is adept at creating a tense and foreboding atmosphere, while weaving a co... Read More
Other Blair Witch pages:The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me
The Devil in Me is the most assured entry yet in The Dark Pictures Anthology, even if it doesn't produce quite enough scares during its seven hour run... Read More
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Silent Hill: Downpour
Silent Hill: Downpour is a solid game with a typically twisted story underneath all of the pretence. Still the gameplay mechanics are starting to show... Read More
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The Dark Pictures: Little Hope
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope provides an entertaining horror romp that is high on tension, but perhaps a little too low on actual scares. ... Read More
Other The Dark Pictures: Little Hope pages:The Evil Within 2
The Evil Within 2 will certainly hold your attention during its 17 chapters, with flashes of brilliance sandwiched in among the game's various fla... Read More
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Evil Dead: The Game
Offering a good dose of blood and viscera for gorehounds and more than ample fan service for Evil Dead heads, Evil Dead: The Game is a solid entry to ... Read More
Other Evil Dead: The Game pages:The Evil Within
A throwback to survival horror's heyday, The Evil Within's story is daft and convoluted, featuring a mad scientist who might as well be Kriege... Read More
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The Evil Within achievement guide
Little Nightmares II
Despite contriving its fair share of unsettling moments, Little Nightmares II is a disappointing follow-up to one of 2017's most pleasant surprises. I... Read More
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Resident Evil Village
Enjoyable in a mad, pantomime sort of way, Resident Evil Village feels like a pretty significant step back from Resident Evil VII, and a toe back into... Read More
Other Resident Evil Village pages:The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes is a fun enough way to pass a few hours, and is a lot more enjoyable when you get a few friends involved. ... Read More
Other The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes pages:Layers of Fear 2
A slightly insipid follow-up, Layers of Fear 2 attempts something more ambitious than the first game, but disappointingly fails to stick the landing.... Read More
Other Layers of Fear 2 pages:The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan
Failing to deliver as an effective horror story, Man of Medan is interminably slow to get started, and when it does, the narrative and performances pr... Read More
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The horror genre in video games is a genre that has grown in popularity as the gaming standards and tools have become more high-tech and nuanced. It’s a genre, rather unsurprisingly, based on horror fiction and stories, and is largely centred around storytelling and scaring the player witless. Horror games can be straight-up storytelling affairs, where the developers control the tempo, or they can have a survival element to them, where the scarcity in ammunition and supplies bleeds into the tension of the narrative. They can be psychological, they can be gory, then can involve action, they can involve stealth; it varies, in truth. It’s a genre that has existed since the dawn of gaming though, but probably wasn’t until Alone in the Dark (1992), Resident Evil (1996) and Silent Hill (1999) until the genre started to grow in scope and popularity. Here’s the best horror games on Xbox.