The best horror games to play in 2021

The best horror games from Silent Hill and Resident Evil, to Alien Isolation and PT [{ "selector": ".nclxi-a", "duration": "4000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "3500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".lkfrj-a", "duration": "4000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "2000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".dxehw-a", "duration": "4000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "5000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".nlplq-a", "duration": "3000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-22.42em)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0.71%)", "opacity": 1} ] }]

From gore and ghoul to quiet, building dread, these are our favorite horror games to play right now...

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7. SILENT HILL 2

This PS2 classic manifests our deepest fears as flesh, to reveal there is no greater evil than our own imagination. Well, aside from Pyramid Head. Play it on: PS4, Xbox One and PS4 [{ "selector": ".opzsw-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-20.44em)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0.65%)", "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".nhhto-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "3000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100%)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(Infinity%)", "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".papvi-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-26.22em)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0.62%)", "opacity": 1} ] }]

6. THE WALKIND DEAD: SAINTS AND SINNERS

The only reason this isn't our top horror game full stop is that it's VR, which obviously limits a lot of people's access to it. However, if you can get a VR headset this is essential. Play it on: PS4, PC [{ "selector": ".bujwb-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-25.33em)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0.62%)", "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".mvvvd-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "3000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100%)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(Infinity%)", "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".rbzci-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-15.64em)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0.70%)", "opacity": 1} ] }]

5. RESIDENT EVIL 2 REMAKE

An incredible remake of a true horror icon; one that's as essential now as the original game was back in 1998. Play it on: PS4, Xbox One, and PC [{ "selector": ".luiky-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-30.31em)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0.56%)", "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".vcwfu-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "3000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100%)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(Infinity%)", "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".qyyvy-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-26.04em)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0.56%)", "opacity": 1} ] }]

4. P.T.

Kojima's deeply disturbing demo of the now-canned Silent Hills gets under your skin like no other game. A mini masterpiece that will shred your nerves. Available on: Literally nothing [{ "selector": ".mkydi-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-11.29em)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0.78%)", "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".adetl-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "3000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100%)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(Infinity%)", "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".xmcuq-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-26.76em)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0.62%)", "opacity": 1} ] }]

3. ALIEN: ISOLATION

Isolation somehow takes its titular Xenomoprh, a movie monster bordering on cliche due to overexposure, and makes it terrifying once again. Available on: PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch [{ "selector": ".jcnnn-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-24.09em)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0.63%)", "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".njrlq-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "3000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100%)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(Infinity%)", "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".wwomc-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-25.16em)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0.62%)", "opacity": 1} ] }]

2. LAYERS OF FEAR

Most games can make you jump, they can make you scream, but few can make you doubt yourself in real life. Who'd have thunk painting could ever mess with your head this much? Available on: PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch [{ "selector": ".chcbe-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-25.16em)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0.62%)", "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".efurm-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "3000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100%)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(Infinity%)", "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".pbpig-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-25.16em)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0.62%)", "opacity": 1} ] }]

1. RESIDENT EVIL 7

A brutal and chilling rebirth of the most famous horror series in games. Resi 7 ditches the campy qualities of its predecessors to serve up dread in the swamps of Louisana. Available on: PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch [{ "selector": ".tkurn-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-23.02em)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0.64%)", "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".knqnf-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "3000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100%)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(Infinity%)", "opacity": 1} ] }, { "selector": ".xxwpn-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-25.16em)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0.62%)", "opacity": 1} ] }]