Scary (also known as Horror) is a genre of fiction, which has the capacity to scare, frighten, or disgust the players by inducing the feelings of terror and horror. Horror games usually take place in the breathtaking environment populated by unknown entities. These games are played from either a first-person or a third-person perspective, and the primary objective of the player is to fulfill the requirement of each level while facing or encountering strange creatures and survive as long as possible. In the game environment, the player is unable to arm or prepare his avatar. During the navigation, the player encounters different factors to make battle unattractive as primary choices, such as limited weapons, strong enemies, and more. Horror games deal with various elements such as shooting, exploration, survival, puzzle, and more.

21 Best Scary Games for PS4

#1 Resident Evil 6

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Resident Evil 6 is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival, Third-person Shooter, Single and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Capcom. It is the ninth major entry in the series of Resident Evil and the first game available to play on PlayStation and Xbox platforms. The game tells the story from the perspective of protagonist named as Chris Redfield, who is a founder and former member of the Bio-Terrorism Security Assessment Alliance. In the plot, the world is invaded by an evil corporation named as Neo-Umbrella. The protagonist must confront the forces behind the terrorist attack with newly C-virus around the world. The gameplay revolves around four different interwoven storylines, each character has its unique styles and abilities. There are four different scenarios and each scenario offers one of four main protagonists such as Chris Redfield, Leon S. Kennedy, Jake Muller and more. The player can select his character to get into the world where he has to fight for his life and complete a set of missions to progress through the game. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, brilliant visuals and superb story, Resident Evil 6 is the best game to play and enjoy.

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#2 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter

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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter is an Adventure and Single-player video game in the series of Adventure of Sherlock Holmes created by Frogwares and published by Bigben Interactive. It offers the similar gameplay to its previous titles, and the major part of the game involves examining clues and exploring crime scenes. Once the player finds out the clues, it will be added to deduction board. The game casts the player in the role of the protagonist, who must explore the environment from a third-person perspective, interact with NPCs and objects to collect clues and combine them to solve mystery cases. It puts the player in the experience of action and adventure to test the limits of his intelligence and nerves. It takes place in the fictional London threatened evil, and the player must take down them by completing the missions. The player assumes the role of the brilliant detective, and his primary goal is to uncover the secrets behind the mysteries. The game is about exploration, interrogations, battles, chases, and infiltration. Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter offers prominent features such as Play as Sherlock Holmes, Explore Open Environment, Challenging Missions, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#3 Extreme Exorcism

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Extreme Exorcism is an Action-Adventure, Platform, Co-op, Horror, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by Golden Ruby Games and published by Ripstone. The player can assume the role of the protagonist named as Mae Barrons and the game takes place in the hunting house invaded by spirits and ghosts. Your character is loaded with a ghost busting weapons such as rocket launchers, sharp boomerangs, etc. There are over ten different areas in the hunting house, and each room in the house offers its unique hellish hazard. Your ultimate task is to explore the world, fight against ghosts and spirits using your modern weapons and smash them to clear the stage. You can play alone or with friends in multiplayer mode. The game becomes challenging, as you survive longer. Unlock other levels by completing previous and collect bonuses to improve your skills and upgrade your weapons. With exciting gameplay, superb mechanics, and wonderful visuals, Extreme Exorcism is the best game to play and enjoy.

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#4 Amnesia Collection

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Amnesia Collection is the compilation of two games such as Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Amnesia: The Dark Descent. The game puts you in the role of the protagonist named as Daniel who finds himself in the desolate castle with no memory of his past. You must assist the protagonist to recover his memory by exploring the environment, finding clues and solving puzzles. It takes place in the breathtaking world filled with monsters and other brutal creatures. Explore the environment from a first-person perspective, interact with objects and environment and complete a series of missions to save your life. The game mixes the Adventure, First-person Perspective, Horror-Survival and Exploration elements. The level difficulty will be increased, as you progress through the story. You need to gain enough experience points to unlock further restricted areas in the game to further progress and recover your memory by completing tasks. Amnesia Collection offers prominent features such as improved Gameplay, horrific Sound Effects, challenging Gameplay, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#5 Kholat

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Kholat is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival and Single-player video game developed by IMGN.PRO for multiple platforms. The game takes place in the breathtaking environment and the story follows the female protagonist, struggling to find out nine Russian missing students. It centers on a true event that involved ten Russian Students missing on Kholat Syakhl and nine of them were found dead. It mixes the Exploration, First-person Perspective and Interaction elements. The player assume the role of the female protagonist and her primary objective is to manipulate the world as soon as possible and effort to find missing students to progress through the game. Investigate the event, find clues, and solve mind-bending puzzles to immerse herself in exploration experience. It has several levels available and each level offers different theme, tasks and characters to interact. Kholat offers core features such as Non-Linear Open World, Challenging Exploration, and Inspired by True Story, Sophisticated Soundtracks, Stunning Design and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

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#6 Soma

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Soma is a mixture of Science Fiction, Horror-Survival, First-person Perspective, and Exploration elements developed and published by Fictional Games. The story revolves around the protagonist named as Simon Jarret, who finds himself at the facility under strange circumstance, struggling to unearth his past. According to the story, the world in threatened by strange creatures, trying to taking over humanity. The player assumes the role of the protagonist and his primary goal is to explore the facility from first-person perspective, encounter various creatures and struggle to solve puzzles. During exploration, the protagonist discovers a huge array of clues including audio tapes and notes, which creates atmosphere and progresses the plot. There is no combat system like other games by Fictional Games, and instead the player can use stealth elements, and can explore the environment, and solve puzzles to progress through the game. Players can manipulate the underground world, interact with NPCs, and objects to solve puzzles and earn experience points. Soma offers prominent features, immersive gameplay, and highly detailed environment. Try it out.

#7 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival and Single-player video game developed and published by Capcom for multiple platforms. It is the 11th installment ad twenty-fourth title overall in the franchise of Resident Evil. It is the first game in the marvelous series available to be played from the first-person view. The story centers on the protagonist named as Ethan Winters, as he finds his beloved wife named as Mia, which leads him to a plantation by the Baker Family. The protagonist crafts weapons and other tools to face off Baker Family and the Molded, a form of bacteria. The primary objective is to explore the world from the first-person perspective and fight against zombies and other creatures using handguns, flame throwers, chainsaw, and shotgun, etc. There are a series of levels, and each level requires a completion of certain objectives to progress. The player can assume the role of the protagonist and his ultimate task is to fight against enemies and the Baker Family to rescue his wife Mia from dangers. With enhanced mechanics, engaging gameplay and brilliant controls, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is the best game to play and enjoy.

#8 Deadlight: Director’s Cut

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Deadlight: Director’s Cut developed by Tequila Works and published by Microsoft Studios is an Action, Side-scroll, Horror-Survival and Single-player video game for multiple platforms. The game takes place in the Seattle in 1986 and revolves around the story of the protagonist named as Randall Wayne, who is a former park ranger. The protagonist is looking for his family in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. He left the group whom he has connected, and the protagonist must struggle to traverse the fictional world to find the safe zone, where he believes his family will be saved and waiting. The zombies threaten the world and the player can assume the role of the protagonist. His ultimate goal is to explore the world, avoid zombie hordes and survive as long as possible to save her family. The player can navigate the world from the side-scroll perspective and can move from right to left and left to right. The protagonist can crouch, long jump, walk, roll, and can perform more acrobatic moves. With superb various of puzzles, exciting story, and engaging gameplay, Deadlight: Director’s Cut is the best game to play and enjoy.

#9 The Bunker

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The Bunker is an Adventure, Psychological Horror and Single-player video game developed by Splendy Games and published by Wales Interactive. The story revolves around the protagonist, who has been lost his memory. It takes place in the fictional world and puts you in the role of John, the protagonist. Your ultimate task is to follow the daily routine of the protagonist when an alarm is triggered. Explore the area around the bunker and attempts to recover the memories of the protagonist and unearth the mysteries of the Bunker. The game is a mix of Adventure and Point and Click elements and using the first and third-person perspective while manipulating the world. It offers the protagonist with live action throughout a variety of levels and allows you engage yourself in adventure gameplay experience. The Bunker offers prominent features such as an Incredible Cast, Hidden Secrets, Live Action, fantastic Soundtrack and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#10 The Last of Us Remastered

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The Last of Us Remastered is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival, Third-person Perspective, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game introduces enhanced visual details, rendering upgrades, combat mechanics and more. It comes with the downloadable content episode Left Behind. The game takes place 20 years after the event of mutated strain fungus, destroyed almost civilization. In Single-player mode, the story focuses on the protagonist named as Joel whose ultimate task is to escort the young girl named as Ellie around the post-apocalyptic United States. The player needs to create a potential cure for the infection to which the young girl is immune. During the gameplay, the player makes his way through different locations, battling hostile and infected human survivors. The Multiplayer mode enables up to eight players to involve in co-operative and competitive matches. The player can manipulate the environment from a third-person perspective and can involve the melee combat, gunfights, cover system and more. With advanced mechanics, graphics, features, and controls, The Last of Us Remastered is the best game to play.

#11 Detention

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Detention is an Adventure, Role-playing, Horror-Survival and Single-player video game developed and published by Red Candle Games. The game takes place in the two-dimensional atmosphere set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. It includes religious elements based on Taiwanese mythology and culture. According to the story, the students named as Ray and Wei found themselves vulnerable and trapped in Greenwood High School, situated in the remote mountainous area. The beautiful place they once knew as completely changed and haunted by evil creatures called the Lingered. The player assumes the role of the protagonist with a task to manipulate the land, interact with non-player characters and objects to uncover the mystery behind the scene. The player can control the character using point-and-click interface and can face monsters and other strange creatures. There are a series of levels, and each level has a set of tasks that the player needs to accomplish at any cost to become the master. Detention includes prominent features such as 2D Atmospheric Horror Gameplay, Mind-bending Puzzles, Original Soundtracks, Appealing Graphics, and more. Try it out.

#12 The Park

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The Park mixes the Psychological Horror, First-person Exploration, and Adventure elements developed and published by Funcom for multiple platforms. The game supports Single-player mode only and takes place in the creepy amusement park hiding a sinister and dark secrets. It puts you in one to two hour first-person horror experience, revolving around intense storytelling and navigation instead of action and combat. You assumes the role of the protagonist, who is searching for his missing child and his teddy bear. You must explore the environment in search of your son as the sun sets over. Amusement parks are places where the children participates in fun-filled activities, take rides, and jump for joy. But the history of the park turned it into a plagued full of drama and tragedy. You can manipulate the world from a first-person perspective, and can complete a variety of levels to find your son and earn points. During the game, you can interact with non-player characters, objects and environment to unearth the dark secrets about the amusement park. The Park offers key features such as Compelling Graphics, Explore the Park, Find clues, Solve Puzzles and more. Check out the game and have fun.

#13 Metro: 2033 Redux

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Metro: 2033 Redux is an Adventure, Horror-Survival, First-person Shooter and Single-player video game created by 4A Games and published by Deep Silver. It brings an exciting story, in which the world was destroyed by an apocalyptic event, destroying almost humanity and transforming the planet Earth into a wasteland. The civilization of human entered into a new dark age with lots of challenges and dangers. It takes place in the future 2033, where a new generation was born and rise in an underground environment, and try their best to survive. You as the playable character can assume the role of the protagonist named as Artyom, who born on the last day before the devastation and raised underground. Your ultimate job is to manipulate the world, fight enemies who are the responsible for the destruction and kill them to restore your land. The environment can be explored from a first-person perspective, and you can use a variety of weapons to kill enemies and earn points. Two Play Styles (Survival and Spartan), Multiple Modes, Huge Arsenal of Weaponry, etc. are core features in the game to enjoy.

#14 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

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Zero Escape: The Nonary Games is an Adventure, Visual Novel and Anime-Style video game developed by Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. The game takes place in the fictional land, and the story revolves around nine people who were kidnapped and taken to a strange location. According to the plot, nine people find themselves in a strange location forced to take part in a diabolical game. You assume the role one of nine people to find out the answer why your and other members are forced to puts their lives in the game of life and death. During the gameplay, you can manipulate the environment, interact with other characters and find clues to solve mind-bending puzzles to complete the level. The game becomes tough as you advanced. There are a variety of dialogues available to interact with others. Unearth the secret about the game and find out the answer how nine people reached there. Zero Escape: The Nonary Games offers core features such as Two Difficulty Settings, a variety of Levels, high-resolution Graphics, and more. Try it out.

#15 The Walking Dead Episode 5: No Time Left

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The Walking Dead Episode 5: No Time Left is the Final Downloadable Content for the original game of Graphic Adventure, The Walking Dead and brings enhanced mechanics, graphics, story, and gameplay. The plot of the game takes place in the same universe, in which you as the protagonist must defend yourself from the members of your team and the treads outside the allies. You need to effort to lead the allies when some members of your group go against your leadership. The world is populated with deadly creatures like zombies who invaded the environment. You can navigate the environment from a third-person view as survival and communicate with other characters and struggle to solve the puzzles to become the master. There are a variety of levels present, and each level has its unique set of objectives that you have to complete at any cost. Lead your team in the brutal environment and each at the end of each level to progress through the game. With brilliant controls, excellent interaction system, and a variety of dialogues, The Walking Dead Episode 5: No Time Left is the incredible game to play.

#16 Outlast 2

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Outlast 2 is an Adventure, First-person Perspective, Horror-Survival and Single-player video game developed and published by Red Barrels for multiple platforms. The game serves as the sequel to the game Outlast, released in 2013. The story follows the protagonist, a journalist named as Blacke Langermann, who is freely roaming the Arizona along with his wife named Lynn, to explore the murder of his a pregnant woman, Jane Doe. During exploration, the protagonist and wife get separated due to a helicopter crash, and now, the protagonist has to find his missing wife while traversing through a haunted village full of the sect. It offers the similar gameplay to its predecessor and takes place in the Northern Arizona. The player controls the protagonist, a journalist in the game, who must explore the environment to find his missing wife while facing multiple challenges. It offers thrilling gameplay that takes the player in the height of terror. The player can run, hide, sit and jump his way through a variety of levels to progress through the game. Outlast 2 offers enhanced graphics, breathtaking gameplay, and heart pumping soundtracks. Try it out, if you love playing the Horror-Survival game.

#17 My Night Job

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My Night Job is an Action, Pixel Graphics, Horror Survival, and Single-player video game with light Beat ‘em up element developed by Webcore Games and published by BitCompiser Interactive. The game takes place in an abandoned mansion populated with brutal monsters. You assumes the role of the hero, who can use a variety of weapons to rescue innocents and his skins from the monsters. Over sixty weapons available from floor lamps to chainsaws, vases to shotguns and axe to hammers. It brings fast-paced, action-packed and 80s horror movie setting with unique challenges. You explores the world from a side-scroll perspective and can use a variety of weapons to smash monsters to save the people. There are different levels take place in the old-school themed world. Encounter more than 11 types of monsters and defeat them using over sixty unique weapons. My Night Job includes prominent features such as Abandoned Mansion, Old School Feel, Achievements, Endless Horror, 60 Weapons, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#18 Little Nightmares

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Little Nightmares is an Adventure, Puzzle-platform, and Single-player video game with Horror scenarios created by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The plot takes place in the terrific environment known as The Maw, populated with powerful, strange creatures. The story of the game centers on a nine-year-old girl called Six, who is stuck in a strange environment. After waking up, the protagonist finds herself in Maw’s depth and makes a strong decision to explore the world, try her best to find out the way which leads to her home.

Soon the protagonist discovers about Janitor, who captures the innocent children and sends them on an overhead hook using a conveyer belt. You assume the role of the female protagonist, and your primary task is to manage food to satisfy your hunger, solve complicated puzzles and find a way out. There are numerous levels available, and each level needs the completion of individual objectives to progress through the entire story. Immerse yourself in a horrific journey where you encounter many deadly creatures, complex, challenging, and mind-bending puzzles.

#19 The Last of Us: Left Behind

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The Last of Us: Left Behind created by Naughty Dog and published by SCE is an Action-Adventure, and Horror Survival video game for PlayStation platform only. The game was released in 2014, as a Downloadable Content Pack for the original game The Last of Us. The player explores the environment from a third-person view and uses firearms like modern weapons and stealth elements to defend against zombies and hostiles. A terrible virus has been affected humanity and turned the almost human population into a zombie-like creature. It features a new mode called Listen mode that enables the players to locate foes through a sense of spatial awareness and hearing. Using crafting system, the players can customize several weapons and can upgrade them using their experience points. The game is a mixture of melee combat, gunfights, and cover system. The player controls the main protagonist named as Ellie, who must complete a variety of missions to progress through the game. With improved graphics, addictive gameplay, and smooth controls, The Last of Us: Left Behind is the best game to play for hardcore players.

#20 Corpse Party: BloodCovered

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Corpse Party: BloodCovered is a remake of the Corpse Party released in 1996 and introduces new characters, massive maps, and improved graphics. The game takes place in the fictional elementary school called Fujisawa invaded by criminals. To get into the world, you needs to choose your character and find out the secrets behind the murder and the disappearance of the staff and students of the school. It combines the elements of Adventure, Horror-Survival and supports Single-player mode only. You can explore the environment from both top-down and third-person perspective. According to the story, you stuck in the breathtaking environment, and you ultimate task is to explore the haunted school to find a way out. Interact with NPCs and environment such as talking to characters, picking up objects, inspecting documents while avoiding obstacles and enemies. The story is divided into five chapters, and each chapter consisting of different characters, and including multiple endings, based on the action taken by you during the gameplay. With well-written story, exciting mechanics, and brilliant gameplay, Corpse Party BloodCovered is the best game to play and enjoy.

#21 The Last of Us: Part II

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The Last of Us: Part II mixes the Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival, and Third-person Perspective elements developed by Naughty Dogs and published by SIEE. It is the sequel to The Last of Us video game, in which Joel and Ellie return for an epic journey in the breathtaking environment where emotional and harrowing adventure awaits. The game supports both Single and Multiplayer modes, and the game takes place in the fictional United States. The player assumes the role of the protagonist named as Joel, who is a smuggler and his primary task is to escort a teenage girl named as Ellie across the United States. The player can navigate the environment from a third-person perspective and can use firearms, weapons, and stealth to protect against hostile humans and strange creatures. It features online multiplayer mode, where up to eight players can immerse in co-op and competitive gameplay experience. A variety of challenging missions are available, and the player has to complete each one at any cost to survive longer. The level difficulty increases as the player progress through the game. With improved mechanics, gameplay, graphics, and controls, The Last of Us: Part II is the excellent game for those players who love playing Horror-Survival games with the Third-person element.