Best Horror Playstation 5 Games in 2026

Reawaken a Classic – Resident Evil 4 preserves the essence of the original game, now reconstructed using Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine to deliver realistic visuals and additional narrative depth to the iconic story that was not possible at the time of the original release.

Modernized Gameplay – The team from 2019’s Resident Evil 2 returns to build upon the series’ modern approach to survival horror. Engage in frenzied combat with the Ganados villagers, explore a European village gripped by madness, and solve puzzles to access new areas and collect useful items for Leon and Ashley’s constant struggle to survive.

Overwhelming Hordes – Face hordes of rabid enemies that threaten to overwhelm Leon with even more diverse methods of attack than in the original release.

COOPERATIVE BATTLE GAME: In this game, Hunters work together to get through the Dungeon and collect Yharnam’s blood before facing off against the horrible final boss. Players will enter the Chalice Dungeon together as a team, striving to destroy the monstrous denizens within, but eventually, all partnerships come to an end.

STRATEGY GAME: Hunters engage in battle with monsters, secretly selecting an action card to play simultaneously. Discussion is encouraged, but players aren’t bound by any promise they make. As they advance deeper into the Dungeon, they will collect the blood of their fallen opponents. If the team can survive the final boss, the Hunter with the most trophies will be named the victor.

HIGHLY VARIABLE: Unpredictable actions, multiple bosses, and randomly generated dungeons offer tons of replayability. Players upgrade and strengthen their Hunters as they delve deeper into the Chalice Dungeon.

A sci-fi horror classic returns fully rebuilt from the ground up with elevated visual fidelity and 3D atmospheric audio.

Follow an expanded narrative experience and uncover the dark secrets behind the events aboard the USG Ishimura.

Confront the nightmare aboard the desolate spaceship with genre-defining strategic dismemberment gameplay.

Tackle a horror-filled mission as Chris Redfield from the original ###LT!!!i###GT!!!Resident Evil###LT!!!/i###GT!!! or Sheva Alomar, a West African agent of the BSAA

Take advantage of the new, two-player online co-op mode to double your team's effectiveness in the face of a new breed of evil

Use new weapons to defend yourself when faced with hordes of faster, smarter enemies

Dead Island 2 takes players across the most iconic locations of the City of Angels, now stained with horror, in an exciting pulp journey from the verdant suburbia of Beverly Hills to the quirky promenade of Venice Beach

Combat delivers the most intense, visceral and gory first person experience possible, with plenty of weapons and tactical (and brutal) options to chew your way through the zombie horde

There are 6 characters to choose from, each with their own unique personality and dialogues - You can fully customize the abilities of each Slayer, with our brand-new skill system allowing you to re-spec instantly and try out the craziest builds.

Deluxe Edition includes - In Sound Mind Full Game, Digital Artbook filled with sketches, artwork, and designs by the We Create Stuff team; Digital Soundtrack by The Living Tombstone

A new survival horror experience from the creators of the legendary Nightmare House 2 - We Create Stuff, the team behind one of highest-rated mods of all time returns with an unexpected spin on the horror genre

Experience a series of haunting memories - Journey through a progression of unsettling stories, each with unique puzzles, mechanics, weapons, and boss fights

A return to classic survival horror - tormented Souls is a modern take on the fixed-perspective adventure

scavenge essential resources and tools, Decipher clues from long-forgotten journals, and combine it all to solve fiendish puzzles

dark forces and unspeakable horrors will do everything in their power to stop Caroline getting to the truth

Explore a Grand Hotel – The Unreal Engine brings terrifyingly realistic visuals to this first-person horror experience

Survive the Horrors – Scavenge for supplies while you run, hide, or fight the monsters that stalk the corridors

Unravel the Mystery – Worlds collide in a twisting narrative full of puzzles and conspiracies

Explore a nightmarish Sanctuary of futuristic Technology and Norse mythology

experience first-person horror in uniquely atmospheric environments

master otherworldly artifacts and the secrets of Yggdrasil

Iconic Characters - Play as characters from throughout the Evil Dead universe, including Ash, Scotty, Lord Arthur, Kelly Maxwell, & more, with new dialogue performed by Bruce Campbell & others!

Play As Good or Evil - Fight for the forces of good or take control of the Kandarian Demon to hunt Ash & others while possessing Deadites, the environment & more as you seek to swallow their souls!

Over the Top Visuals - Whether you’re tearing a Deadite in 2 with Ash's chainsaw hand or flying across the map as the Kandarian Demon, realistic visuals & physics-based gore brings the horror to life!

A Journey Of Death -Humanity’s hope for survival rests on your journey deep into the cradle of Enoch’s civilization

Dynamic 1-3 Player Co-Op - Play solo or join up to 2 friends in drop-in drop-out co-op as you take on the horrors of a hyper-evolved planet in an apocalypse

4 Unique Classes - Create and customize your own Outrider and choose from 4 unique powerful classes each with its own deadly array of brutal abilities with Skill Trees and Pax Trees to further define your personal playstyle

Dead Island 2 takes players across the most iconic locations of the City of Angels, now stained with horror, in an exciting pulp journey from the verdant suburbia of Beverly Hills to the quirky promenade of Venice Beach

Combat delivers the most intense, visceral and gory first person experience possible, with plenty of weapons and tactical (and brutal) options to chew your way through the zombie horde

There are 6 characters to choose from, each with their own unique personality and dialogues - You can fully customize the abilities of each Slayer, with our brand-new skill system allowing you to re-spec instantly and try out the craziest builds.

Classic horror for a new generation – A contemporary reimagining of the notorious 2001 first-person Korean survival horror, considered by many to be one of the scariest games ever made. All new visual and audio effects, an additional playable character in Yoo Ji-min, reimagined ghosts, and special endings.

Suspenseful cat-and-mouse gameplay – Explore a dense network of rooms and hallways by candlelight, while evading the murderous janitors who patrol them.

Terrifying ghost encounters – Come face-to-face with 20 unique ghosts, each more horrifying than the last.