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The best horror games to play in 2025
Are you tired of feeling safe and happy all the time? Do you want an escape from all of the oppressive niceness around you? Here, we’ve collected more than a dozen of the most evocative and disturbing horror games in recent memory.
The original Outlast and its Whistleblower DLC are modern horror classics, introducing the series’ iconic night vision mechanic and injecting players with a deep sense of helplessness while they try to escape the monsters of Mount Massive Asylum. The characters and enemies in Village are full of life — even when they’re decidedly undead — and Capcom has put a delicious twist on the idea of vampires, werewolves, sea creatures, giants and creepy dolls. After planting a seed of terror in one spot, players help it spread by dispatching agents to major cities, collecting information, and then dropping Legends cards there, cultivating dark myths and conspiracy theories based on local beliefs.
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