The ranking
Ordered by the critic average on OpenCritic (OC) or Metacritic (MC) on November 3, 2026. Scores move as reviews come in.
1Resident Evil RequiemOC 89
- Release
- February 27, 2026
- Platforms
- PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2
- Studio
- Capcom
The highest-rated big horror release of the year: the ninth main Resident Evil, mixing slow survival horror with action.
Screenshots, Steam page and details →2Village in the ShadeOC 89
- Release
- July 30, 2026 (Japan) · October 27 (West)
- Platforms
- PC · PS5 · Switch · Switch 2
- Studio
- Nippon Ichi Software / NIS America
A rural life sim in a Japanese mountain village full of secrets. It sold over 100,000 copies in Japan.
Screenshots, Steam page and details →3PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's CurseOC 83
- Release
- February 19, 2026
- Studio
- Square Enix
A horror mystery visual novel, the sequel to The Seven Mysteries of Honjo.
Screenshots, Steam page and details →4Twisted TowerOC 83
- Release
- August 18, 2026
- Studio
- Atmos Games (Thomas Brush)
A first-person shooter set in a twisted carnival tower, from the creator of Pinstripe.
Screenshots, Steam page and details →5Tormentum IIOC 83
- Release
- July 23, 2026
- Studio
- OhNoo Studio
A dark point-and-click adventure with hand-painted, nightmarish art.
Screenshots, Steam page and details →6ReanimalMC 80
- Release
- February 13, 2026
- Platforms
- PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2
- Studio
- Tarsier Studios / THQ Nordic
Co-op horror adventure from the original creators of Little Nightmares.
Screenshots, Steam page and details →7Silent Hill: TownfallMC 80
- Release
- September 24, 2026
- Platforms
- PC · PS5
- Studio
- Screen Burn / Konami
A new Silent Hill set in a Scottish town, with first-person psychological horror.
Screenshots, Steam page and details →8Love EternalOC 79
- Release
- February 19, 2026
- Studio
- brlka / Ysbryd Games
A precision platformer with a gravity flip and an unsettling story.
Screenshots, Steam page and details →9Project SongbirdOC 78
- Release
- March 26, 2026
- Platforms
- PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
- Studio
- FYRE Games
Appalachian horror about a musician in a cabin, made by one developer (Conner Rush).
Screenshots, Steam page and details →10Directive 8020OC 76
- Release
- May 12, 2026
- Platforms
- PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
- Studio
- Supermassive Games
A Dark Pictures game in space. Reviews were split, but praise for its setting and story was consistent.
Screenshots, Steam page and details →11Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly RemakeMC 74
- Release
- March 12, 2026
- Studio
- Koei Tecmo / Team Ninja
A remake of the 2003 classic where a camera is your only weapon against ghosts.
Screenshots, Steam page and details →12Clive Barker's Hellraiser: RevivalOC 74
- Release
- October 8, 2026
- Studio
- Saber Interactive
First-person survival horror with Pinhead and the Cenobites, overseen by Clive Barker.
Screenshots, Steam page and details →13Crisol: Theater of IdolsMC 74
- Release
- February 10, 2026
- Platforms
- PC
- Studio
- Vermila Studios / Blumhouse Games
Survival horror in a cursed Spanish island where your blood is your ammo.
Screenshots, Steam page and details →14CrabmeatOC 73
- Release
- March 10, 2026
- Studio
- Searching Interactive
A short, strange indie horror game from a small team.
Screenshots, Steam page and details →15The Mound: Omen of CthulhuOC 70
- Release
- July 15, 2026
- Studio
- Nacon
Co-op Lovecraftian horror: explore a cursed mound with friends.
Screenshots, Steam page and details →16RuntOC 69
- Release
- August 6, 2026
- Studio
- DreadXP
An indie horror game from DreadXP, the label behind many small horror hits.
Screenshots, Steam page and details →17Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes
- Release
- 2026
- Platforms
- VR
- Studio
- Bandai Namco
Little Nightmares in virtual reality. Named among the best new VR horror by VR.org.
Screenshots, Steam page and details →
What's next
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From our studio: indie horror to play
Imersa Studios, the team behind ReadySpawn, makes horror games too. Find Willie is a short black-and-white PSX horror game for PC, and Caisson, a first-person horror game in an isolated sea fortress, is in development. Follow Caisson on the studio site.
Questions
By critic average, Resident Evil Requiem (OpenCritic 89).
Yes. Silent Hill: Townfall came out on September 24, 2026, on PC and PS5.
Tormentum II, Twisted Tower, Love Eternal, Project Songbird and Crabmeat all scored 73 or more.
Who wrote this
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