What are the best horror games on PS5?

Looking for the ultimate horror gaming experience? There's no shortage of scary titles on PlayStation 5!

In this article, we have selected for you the best horror games on PS5On the program: all the must-see titles to thrill you in front of your screen.

📌 Disclaimer: This top list is based on our personal favorites, then ranked according to each game's rating on the PlayStation Store.

And for even more immersive adventures, check out our article dedicated to best VR games on PS5.

Our favorites

1. Signals

👁️ In Signalis, you play as Elster, a Replika who sets out to find the human pilot of her ship after a crash. You will have to explore a retro-futuristic universe, solve puzzles, and fight formidable biomechanical creatures. All this in a mysterious and oppressive atmosphere.

🕯️ Why this game?

Signalis is a little gem of retro survival horrorThe game immerses you in a thrilling adventure, with plenty of puzzles to solve, as the story is constructed like a puzzle. Signalis offers several different purposes depending on the choices you make during your travels.

💀 Who is it for?

For fans ofpsychological horror and mysterious worlds à la Resident Evil.

2. Silent Hill 2

👁️ Silent Hill 2 follows the adventures of James Sunderland, a broken man who receives a letter from his deceased wife. She asks him to come and find her in the mysterious, foggy town of Silent Hill. There, James encounters the game's iconic monsters, such as the Mannequins and Pyramid Head.

🕯️ Why this game?

Silent Hill 2 is beloved for its heavy, disturbing, and immersive atmosphere. The PS5 version offers a updated version of the 2001 game without betraying its soul and cult history. Carried by reworked sound and visuals, James' descent into hell is as heartbreaking as ever, but above all frightening.

💀 Who is it for?

For all those who love profound stories, dark and psychological.

3. Crow Country

👁️ Crow Country takes place in an abandoned amusement park. We follow Mara Forest's investigations as she tries to discover what happened to the park's owner, who has mysteriously disappeared. The game perfectly blends exploration, riddles, battles against monsters and mysterious atmosphere.

🕯️ Why this game?

Inspired by survival horror games from the 90s (Resident Evil and Silent Hill), Crow Country is worth checking out for its creepy amusement parkThe game's dark and mysterious universe is ultra-immersive, and its story is captivating without being overly cryptic. All this is set in a strange but accessible atmosphere (no gore).

💀 Who is it for?

For anyone who wants a retro yet modern survival horror, immersive and captivating.

4. Resident Evil 4

👁️ In this modern remake of the 2005 cult classic, Leon S. Kennedy must find Ashley Graham, the daughter of the President of the United States, who has been kidnapped by a cult. Leon finds her in an isolated village in Europe whose inhabitants have been transformed into aggressive creatures by a mysterious parasite.

🕯️ Why this game?

Resident Evil 4 offers the perfect blend of action, horror, and investigation. Thrills, adrenaline, and nostalgia are always on the agenda with this PS5 version for total immersion in the game's horrific universe.

💀 Who is it for?

For fans of tense action, aggressive zombies and thrills at every moment.

5. The Midnight Walk

👁️ In The Midnight Walk, you play as a mysterious being wandering through a world that is eternally nighttime. You are accompanied by Potboy, a small lantern creature whose flame is the only source of light in theuniverse strange and disturbing of the game. You must traverse this realm of darkness while protecting Potboy from the shadows that seek to steal his light. 

🕯️ Why this game?

The Midnight Walk is worth a visit for its artistic originality which perfectly blends dark fantasy and 3D stop-motion animationThe game offers a rare atmosphere of "cozy horror", between fear and fascination. TheVR immersion is possible for even stranger and more disturbing adventures.

💀 Who is it for?

For fans of horror and fantasy games but who don't want gore or intense shooting.

Top 50 Best Horror Games on PS5

📌 A small clarification This list does not focus solely on recent games.

1. Fear the Spotlight

2. Alan Wake II

3. Dead Space

4. Dying Light: The Beast

5. Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered

6. Project Zero: The Priestess of Black Waters

7. Resident Evil Village

8. Silent Hill f

9. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

10. DOOM Eternal

11. Until Dawn

12. Mundaun

13. Still Wakes the Deep

14. Sea cucumber

15. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus

16. Project Zero: The Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

17. The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered

18. The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

19. Tormented Souls

20. Face

21. Alien: Rogue Incursion VR

22. Luto

23. The Exit 8

24. MADiSON

25. Resident Evil 3

26. Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster

27. Layers of Fear

28. Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach

29. The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes

30. The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR

31. The Quarry

32. Dead Island 2

33. Scorn

34. A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead

35. Dead by Daylight

36. Fobia – St. Dinfna Hotel

37. Maid of Sker

38. CONSCRIPT

39. Dying Light 2 Stay Human

40. Slitterhead

41. The Sinking City Remastered

42. Observer System Redux

43. The Callisto Protocol

44. Ad Infinitum

45. Silent Hill: The Short Message

46. After the Fall

47. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

48. Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle

49. The Casting of Frank Stone

50. The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me

As you can see, horror games have never been as varied and immersive as they are on PS5! Which of these titles appeals to you the most? Do you know of any others? horror games on PS5 which are also worth visiting? Feel free to tell us about them in the comments!

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