What are the best horror games on PS5? A very popular genre despite its somewhat acquired taste, horror titles are for a lifetime, not just Halloween. Some will stick to jump scares while others will explore psychological horror, touching on themes like mental health. Whatever the case, you can be assured you're in for an unsettling, spooky experience.
On this page, as determined by the Push Square community, we've listed the best horror games on PS5. From modern classics like Resident Evil Village to underrated titles such as Tormented Souls, there's something for everyone. Well, as long as you're not a scaredy cat. Some titles on this list contain a deluge of jump scares, while others will slowly get under your skin. The games ranked below excel in all of those areas.
However, if you think a certain PS5 game is missing or you don't agree with the current order of the list, you're in luck: this page is shaped entirely by you. By rating your favourite horror games on PS5, you can have a direct impact on this page and watch as your favourite game rises through the ranks. To do so, use the search tool below and then rate the games you think belong on our list. Once you've found the game in question, click on its star icon and you can leave a rating from 1 through to 10.
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With all that said, it's time to hide behind the sofa. Listed below are the best horror games on PS5, rated and ranked by you.
20. The Persistence Enhanced (PS5)
Beginning life as a PlayStation VR favourite, The Persistence has gone from strength to strength as Firesprite Games adapted the title for normal TV play and then brought out this enhanced version on PS5. It was even good enough to see the studio snapped up as a Sony first-party developer. The survival horror rogue-like tasks you with preventing the spaceship you're aboard from falling into a black hole, but there is all manner of monsters that stand in your way. With PS5 enhancements like ray tracing and responsive haptic feedback from the DualSense controller, it makes great use of the console's power.
19. Observer: System Redux (PS5)
Observer: System Redux is a legitimately impressive overhaul. At long last, the PS5 has allowed Bloober Team’s ambitions with this title to be properly realized. New quests slot into the experience wonderfully, Rutger Hauer’s performance remains impeccable, and the game just generally has a lot more to offer this time out. While an over-reliance on jump scares and a plot desperately in need of some trimming hold the experience back from true greatness, Observer’s fancy new PS5 incarnation at long last feels like the title it was originally intended to be.
18. Tormented Souls (PS5)
Tormented Souls is an indie horror game directly inspired by classic franchises like Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark. As such, it's a dark, grisly survival title full of dark corridors to creep through, hideous monsters to fend off, and nasty puzzles to solve. Playing as Caroline Walker, you explore a seemingly abandoned mansion in search of two girls who have gone missing. Those looking for some old-school style frights will be well served here — maybe play this one with the lights on.
17. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus (PS5)
A seemingly cute, anime visual novel may look like the odd one out on this list, but play beyond its opening couple of hours and you'll quickly come to understand why Doki Doki Literature Club Plus ranks so highly. What starts off as regular trips to a — you guessed it — literature club speedily distorts into a house of horrors. Not for the faint of heart, the game is equipped with multiple content warnings and notifications to alert you to upcoming disturbing scenes. It may look cutesy on the outside, but Doki Doki Literature Club is anything but sweet.
16. Dying Light 2 (PS5)
The original Dying Light game might have gone under the radar critically, but it certainly sold impressively well on PS4. As such, expectations were high for this PS5 sequel, with developer Techland promising all sorts of narrative choices and intriguing story beats. And while the finished product didn't live up to those claims, the actual open world title is still a fun one. Looking for something to turn your brain off to and start slicing and dicing the undead? You can't do much better than Dying Light 2. Complete with an awesome parkour moveset, traversal has never felt this good.
15. Alan Wake Remastered (PS5)
Originally released for the Xbox 360 all the way back in 2010, Alan Wake cultivated cult status for its unorthodox Twin Peaks-inspired storytelling and unique horror gameplay loop. With light playing a significant role, you need to use a torch in combination with traditional weapons in order to defeat the Taken and restore order to the fictional Washington town of Bright Falls. First published by Microsoft, developer Remedy was able to wrangle back the rights to the series in 2019, which paved the way for this spruced-up PS5 remaster – and a sequel unsurprisingly named Alan Wake 2.
14. The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes (PS5)
It feels like Supermassive Games has been trying to hit the heights of PS4 classic Until Dawn for years now, and never quite reaching it. However, the third entry in its Dark Pictures Anthology, titled House of Ashes, definitely comes closest. Much like previous efforts, you'll control a number of characters, dictating their actions and dialogue choices. This time around, there's a horde of ancient monsters buried underneath the sandy desert of Iraq. Get some friends over and you'll have a whale of a time.
13. Chernobylite (PS5)
Chernobylite is an altogether quite different FPS that throws in elements of survival. Set within the Chernobyl exclusion zone, the game is an atmospheric, eerie adventure that has you hunting for resources and managing your team of allies as much as shooting enemies. Full of creative ideas, not everything sticks the landing, but it's an ambitious title unlike anything else.
12. The Quarry (PS5)
The Quarry plays just like Supermassive's other titles, with a focus on cinematics and keeping characters alive through important decisions and quick time events. It's an enjoyable enough adventure with a fun story that at least makes a change from the typical ghost stories. Get some friends over and the beers in and The Quarry can be a laugh.
11. Dead Island 2 (PS5)
It took nearly 10 years to materialise, but against all odds, Dead Island 2 is a great zombie-slaying adventure. Set in Los Angeles, you work your way through various open levels as you fend off the undead with a wide variety of weapons and abilities. The story isn't anything too special, but the game makes up for it with gloriously gory action and a rounded, well-realised setting. If you just want to smash open some zombie skulls, look no further.
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Somebody please save this genre. RE's back hurts.
Resident Evil Village definitely number 1 and Tormented Souls looks like classic silent hill. Im excited for The Quarry hope it can live upto Until Dawn
Resident Evil 8 is the only must have here.
But very interesting, that Tormented Souls ist 2ns place while Nintendolife rates this game a 6.
@Nintendo4Sonic The Push Square community has rated it a 7.31. It's all user rated, as the article explains.
Why is Fatal Frame even on this list if it’s “not a good game”.
Also, Visage definitely deserves to be on this list.
I strongly disagree when you say this about "Project Zero" - It wasn't a good game in 2015, and it's no better today.
It's not the best horror game, however it's really spooky and the story is pleasure as a fan of the older games.
Can't argue with Tormented Souls. That game is brilliant.
Where the hell is Visage? That game is terrifying.
yep I agree 👍Resi Village.
@RevGaming Calypso Effect and Dead Space are on the way
@jFug @CVCubbington You should now be able to vote for Visage.
@JohntheRaptor you mean Callisto Protocol? Haha
@jFug @JohntheRaptor
My buddy here already did my job.
Yes. Hopefully!
Firesprite and Kojima are making horror games too. Hopefully it makes a return. Watching movies don't scare me as much anymore.
Are any of these 2P co-ops?
@LiamCroft ah ok
It's a sad list when Resident Evil 8 takes the top spot.
Doki Doki Literarure Club was too distressing, I had to withdraw for the sake of my health. Under which circumstance Visage was just the dose of lighthearted cutesy I needed
Haven't played it yet but I'm pretty sure "In Sound Mind" was supposed to be pretty good, got it free on EpicGames and will be playing it soon, sounds like it has much better reception then Fatal Frame and the Medium, shame it wasn't reviewed here
I think Fatal Frame/Project Zero 5 was actually a great game when it came out. A treat for japanese horror fans like myself.
RE8 and Alan Wake not so much. Horror as a genre has seen better days but at least the market isn't oversaturated by running simulators á la Outlast anymore. Alien Isolation perfected that whole thing and none should even try to best that.
I'm still undecided with Dying Light 2. I played the first one and admittedly I got bored pretty quickly.
Song of horror is a brilliant game lots of scares great puzzles the best horror game I have played
How is Blair witch not on this ?
I'd say pre- patch Cyberpunk is high up on the list. True horror right there.
Where the heck is Visage, you heathens? As far as real horror, it beats anything on this list. Sort of the ultimate PT incarnation.
Love RE8, but not scary (outside of one particular section - you know the one).
I’ve heard good things about a horror called visage? I’m waiting for it to go on a sale as I love horror games but so very few devs get it right for my own personal taste that I’ve ended up regretting many day one purchases.
Just played through Tormented Souls. It’s an absolute resounding success at being a 20 year old survival horror game. Whether that’s a good thing is in the eye of the beholder. I loved it.
@Jimmer-jammer yeah I really enjoyed it hoping for a sequel
Give us Visage For PSVR2
I don’t even care for the horror genre, but it’s just so good for VR
@Would_you_kindly Me too! There is a fair amount of talk in game of "The new hospital", so there is definitely somewhere for a sequel to go.
Visage has a user review score of 6.8/10. Should put it in the number 7 spot on this list but still absent.
Best horror game I've played in years.
@UnlimitedSevens That's the PS4 version. The PS5 version only has one and it needs a minimum of 10 to appear on this list.
Now if I could just get that silent hill remake (and a quality one at that)
GTA the Definitive trilogy is definetely up there as HORRIFIC.
@LiamCroft
I stand corrected.
But seriously, one review? Get on it guys!
I swear if I could make a game I would make such a sprawling epic of a horror. It would have everything! The first thing I’d master is the environment, photo realistic with the most amazing weather physics, rain, snow, thunder storms, even the occasional typhoon! But I’d make it so that the world is soooo immersive that you can interact with everything, to the point where if you played pool at a bar it would play as a proper pool game that you may see on the store sold as a stand alone game. Real world physics in every possible sense and then build a story of horror so intense. I’m not talking crappy human serial killers, but real eerie , psychological scares. I honestly think the next big thing in gaming will be something similar to what I just said, I think a game will come along that is so close to a real world simulator where you interact with the world how you want and it molds round your choices. So many games claim something similar but nowhere near the degree I’m envisioning. I think it can be done now but it’s just that the game itself maybe like 1 terabyte in size lol But I kind of feel I’ve been waiting all my life for that one true horror masterpiece as I don’t think it’s been done yet.
Fatal Frame over observer, really?
I own copies of both games, one is clearly better than the other one.
I rarely agree with lists but you got the top 3 spot on.
Include the PSVR2 version of Resi Village and it jumps to an undisputed 1st place. Horror just isn’t the same when you aren’t inside the horror.
Push square constantly hates on super massive games and The Quarry in particular then ranks it the sixth best horror game behind the last of us, then writes a slam article on switch back where the hate on the quarry continues...
Don't sleep on Tormented Souls! It's towards the more 'budget' end of the spectrum but it's got all the goodness of a classic horror like Resi 1 and Silent Hill.
I'd also have to say Observer is deserving of your attention if you like slower, atmosphere-heavy games. It oozes with the stuff. One of my favourite horror games of all time (also Rutger Hauer!). Although It's way more heavy on the sci-fi than horror for me personally but it's definitely Bloober's best work. I just wish there was more emphasis on investigative gameplay like, say, the Condemned series.
Of course, Resi 8 belongs at #1 for me
I was blown away by that game. Great pacing and had so much variation. The DLC is terrifyingly stressful too... I still haven't completed it 😬 the goddamn mannequins...
These lists are often quite confusing. How can a game that was reviewed 5/10 on this very site be the 6th best horror game for PS5?
Won't argue with Dead Space at number 1!!
@Darude84 I was thinking the same thing it would be nice if there was some consistency. The Quarry is way better than a 5 though I have to say
TLOU is number 1 by a huge margin!! Res Evil 4 will be second. The demo is fantastic!!
How on earth is Signalis not on this list!? The most thought provoking horror game I played since Silent Hill 2.
It will be an epic battle for top position between Dead space and RE4 remakes in the next iteration! Also, VR modes can mix things up quite a lot I would say.
WAY too much RE on the list. Missing are Fatal Frame/Project Zero, The Callisto Protocol, and The Chant.
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