Best Horror Survival Games for PS5 - Survive the Terror

Survive against overwhelming dread with our collection of the best horror survival games. These titles combine intense survival mechanics with psychological horror, forcing you to manage limited resources while facing terrifying threats in atmospheric nightmares.

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1RESIDENT EVIL 2

RESIDENT EVIL 2

4.8(114,401)2019
ESRB Maturehorror
GreatReview analysis

Overall, players overwhelmingly praise the remake of Resident Evil 2 for its impressive graphics, atmospheric design, and engaging gameplay, highlighting the tension it creates through well-executed sound design and memorable encounters, particularly with Mr. X. However, some reviewers express dissatisfaction with certain changes from the original game, especially regarding story depth and character interactions.

Set in a zombie-infested Raccoon City, "Resident Evil 2" is a survival horror game where players navigate through a terrifying environment filled with puzzles and enemies. Utilizing a blend of exploration, combat, and resource management, players experience the gripping story of Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield as they attempt to survive the outbreak. The game is notable for its atmospheric graphics, intense gameplay, and a highly acclaimed over-the-shoulder camera system that revitalizes the classic game for a new generation.

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2Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

4.7(144,667)2023
ESRB Maturehorror
GreatReview analysis

Overall, players are overwhelmingly positive about the Resident Evil 4 remake, praising its engaging gameplay, captivating atmosphere, and improvements made in graphics and character development. However, some players noted frustrations with microtransactions, AI issues, and certain aspects of the remade story that diverged from the original.

Set in a mysterious rural village in Europe, 'Resident Evil 4' follows special agent Leon S. Kennedy as he rescues the President’s daughter amidst a viral outbreak. The game redefined the survival horror genre with its over-the-shoulder shooting mechanic and intense action gameplay, making it a landmark title in gaming history.

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3SILENT HILL 2

SILENT HILL 2

4.8(60,576)2024
PS+ ExtraPS Plus ExtraESRB Mature 17+horror
GoodReview analysis

Overall player feedback on SILENT HILL 2 is largely positive, with many praising its graphics, expanded gameplay, and deep emotional storytelling. However, there is a significant concern regarding false advertising related to the PS5 Pro enhancements, which has left some players dissatisfied. Despite this criticism, the majority of reviews highlight the game's ability to evoke strong emotions and create a haunting atmosphere.

Set in the eerie town of Silent Hill, the psychological horror game 'Silent Hill 2' follows protagonist James Sunderland as he searches for his deceased wife. Players navigate a haunting world filled with disturbing visuals, complex puzzles, and deeply emotional storytelling. Notably praised for its atmosphere and character depth, it has influenced many games in the genre.

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4Resident Evil

Resident Evil

4.7(105,343)2015
ESRB Maturehorror

The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil. In 1998 a special forces team is sent to investigate some bizarre murders on the outskirts of Raccoon City. Upon arriving they are attacked by a pack of blood-thirsty dogs and are forced to take cover in a nearby mansion. But the scent of death hangs heavy in the air. Supplies are scarce as they struggle to stay alive.

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5resident evil 4 (2005)

resident evil 4 (2005)

4.8(48,356)2016
ESRB Maturehorror

(Release: 2016) Resident Evil 4 arrives on PlayStation®4 in full 1080p HD with an increased frame rate. This revolutionary masterpiece represented a turning point for the series as it brought the gameplay to a third-person over-the-shoulder perspective for the first time. Featuring a thrilling storyline taking place after the destruction of Umbrella Corporation, Resident Evil 4 not only changed the course of Resident Evil, but influenced countless other titles as well.

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6Dead Space

Dead Space

4.7(42,121)2023
ESRB Mature 17+horror
MixedReview analysis

Overall, player feedback on the Dead Space remake is largely positive, with many praising its graphics, atmosphere, and gameplay improvements over the original. However, some players express frustration over technical issues, particularly on PC, which detracted from their enjoyment of the game. Despite the criticisms, the remake is regarded as a worthy homage to the classic game, providing a modern experience that retains the essence of the original.

The 2023 remake of the survival-horror landmark, rebuilt aboard the derelict mining ship USG Ishimura. Its signature is strategic dismemberment: enemies must be cut apart limb by limb, turning combat into a tense, resource-anxious dance through zero-gravity corridors thick with dread. Remade with seamless presentation, reworked audio and a fuller story, it stands among the most atmospheric horror games on PlayStation. Reception is strongly positive, with the atmosphere, audio and faithful-yet-modern design earning the loudest praise. The main reservations concern technical performance on some setups and a debate over whether the heavier combat focus softens the original's terror. Rated Mature and PS5-only, it is made for players who want sustained, gory sci-fi horror, and one to avoid for anyone sensitive to body horror or seeking action-forward pacing.

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7Resident Evil Village

Resident Evil Village

4.6(64,902)2021
PS+ ExtraPS Plus ExtraESRB Mature 17+horror

This product entitles you to download both the digital PS4™ version and the digital PS5™ version of this game. Experience survival horror like never before in the eighth major installment in the storied Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. Set a few years after the horrifying events in the critically acclaimed Resident Evil 7 biohazard, the all-new storyline begins with Ethan Winters and his wife Mia living peacefully in a new location, free from their past nightmares. Just as they are building their new life together, tragedy befalls them once again. This pack includes the following content: • Resident Evil Village • Resident Evil Village VR Mode Resident Evil Village: Voice: English, French (France), German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish Screen Languages: Arabic, English, French (France), German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Spanish (Mexico) Please be aware that Chinese, Korean and Thai are not included in Resident Evil Village.

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8Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

4.6(63,631)2023
PS+ TrialPS Plus PremiumESRB Maturehorror

A string of ritualistic murders threatens Bright Falls, a small-town community surrounded by Pacific Northwest wilderness. Saga Anderson, an accomplished FBI agent with a reputation for solving impossible cases arrives to investigate the murders. Anderson’s case spirals into a nightmare when she discovers pages of a horror story that starts to come true around her. Alan Wake, a lost writer trapped in a nightmare beyond our world, writes a dark story in an attempt to shape the reality around him and escape his prison. With a dark horror hunting him, Wake is trying to retain his sanity and beat the devil at his own game. Anderson and Wake are two heroes on two desperate journeys in two separate realities, connected at heart in ways neither of them can understand: reflecting each other, echoing each other, and affecting the worlds around them. Fueled by the horror story, supernatural darkness invades Bright Falls, corrupting the locals and threatening the loved ones of both Anderson and Wake. Light is their weapon—and their safe haven — against the darkness they face. Trapped in a sinister horror story where there are only victims and monsters, can they break out to be the heroes they need to be? Solve a Deadly Mystery What begins as a small-town murder investigation rapidly spirals into a nightmare journey. Uncover the source of the supernatural darkness in this psychological horror story filled with intense suspense and unexpected twists. Play As Two Characters Experience both Alan Wake’s and Saga Anderson’s stories and see events unfold from different perspectives. Switch between Anderson’s life-or-death race to solve the case and Wake’s desperate attempts to rewrite his reality to escape the depths of the Dark Place. Explore Two Worlds Experience two beautiful yet terrifying worlds, each with its own rich cast of characters and deadly threats. Discover majestic landscapes of Cauldron Lake in the Pacific Northwest and the idyllic towns of Bright Falls and Watery. Contrasting sharply, attempt to escape the nightmarish cityscape of the Dark Place. Survive With Light With limited resources, take on powerful supernatural enemies in desperate close-combat situations. It takes more than just a gun to survive: light is the ultimate weapon in the fight against the darkness and will be your refuge when enemies threaten to overwhelm you.

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9Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

4.6(35,228)2016
ESRB Maturehorror

One of the most popular Resident Evil titles comes to PlayStation®4 in full 1080p HD with an increased frame rate. Featuring single-player and co-op modes and a dramatic storyline, this fully-loaded release includes all previously released DLC (Lost in Nightmares and Desperate Escape story expansions, Versus mode, extra figures and 4 costumes), and the previously PC-exclusive No Mercy mode, as well as the new mode “The Mercenaries United” which combines the two fan-favorite modes, The Mercenaries and The Mercenaries Reunion for an even more intense experience. Additional hardware required for Remote Play.

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10The Forest

The Forest

4.5(72,652)2018
ESRB Maturehorror
GoodReview analysis

Players generally love The Forest for its immersive survival and horror experience, engaging gameplay, and enjoyable co-op features, which lead to countless memorable moments. However, there are mixed feelings regarding the combat and AI mechanics, as well as some frustrations with certain gameplay systems like base-building and inventory management.

A first-person survival horror simulator set after a plane crash strands the player in woods owned by genetic mutants. The defining quality is its day and night contract: daytime is for chopping a fully destructible forest, scavenging, and raising anything from a lean-to to a coastal fortress, while night turns the camp into something to defend. The cannibals are the engine, behaving with eerie pack intelligence rather than scripted aggression, which keeps the tension reactive instead of staged. Reception leans warmly positive, with critics and a large Steam community singling out the atmosphere and a building system less tedious than most rivals. The persistent friction is the combat and AI, which can feel clunky once enemies close in, alongside fiddly inventory and resource grind. It rewards players who treat survival as the point and forgive rough edges, and frustrates anyone expecting polished melee.

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11Phasmophobia

Phasmophobia

4.6(27,750)2024
Co-op: 4ESRB Teenhorror

Phasmophobia is a 4-player, online co-op, psychological horror game. You and your team of paranormal investigators will enter haunted locations filled with paranormal activity and try to gather as much evidence as you can. Use your ghost-hunting equipment to find and record evidence to sell on to a ghost removal team. INVESTIGATE Immersive Experience: Realistic graphics and sounds as well as a minimal user interface ensure a totally immersive experience that will keep you on your toes. Unique Ghosts: Identify over 20 different ghost types, each with unique traits, personalities, and abilities to make each investigation feel different from the last. Equipment: Use well-known ghost-hunting equipment such as EMF Readers, Spirit Boxes, Thermometers, and Night Vision Cameras to find clues and gather as much paranormal evidence as you can. Find Cursed Possessions that grant information or abilities in exchange for your sanity. PLAY YOUR WAY Locations: Choose from over 10 different haunted locations, each with unique twists, hiding spots, and layouts. Game Modes: With 5 default difficulties and daily and weekly challenges, there are plenty of ways to test your skills. Teamwork: Dive in head first, get your hands dirty searching for evidence while fighting for your life. If you're not feeling up to the task, play it safe and support your team from the truck by monitoring the investigation with CCTV and motion sensors. Custom Difficulty: Create your own games to tailor the difficulty to your or your group's needs, with proportional rewards and come up with crazy game modes of your own! MULTIPLAYER Co-operate: Play alongside your friends with up to 4 players in this co-op horror where teamwork is key to your success. Play together: Phasmophobia supports all players together, play with your friends with any combination of input types. Cross-play: Play alongside your friends on other platforms.

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12The Evil Within® 2

The Evil Within® 2

4.5(34,881)2017
PS+ ExtraPS Plus ExtraESRB Maturehorror

From mastermind Shinji Mikami, The Evil Within 2 is the latest evolution of survival horror. Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost it all. But when given a chance to save his daughter, he must descend once more into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner as the world twists and warps around him. Will Sebastian face adversity head on with weapons and traps, or sneak through the shadows to survive. · Story of Redemption – Return to the nightmare to win back your life and the ones you love. · Discover Horrifying Domains – Explore as far or quickly as you dare, but prepare wisely. · Face Disturbing Enemies – Survive the onslaught of horrifying creatures determined to rip you apart. · Choose How to Survive – Craft traps, sneak, run and hide, or try to battle the horror with limited ammo. · Visceral Horror and Suspense – Enter a frightening world filled with anxiety-inducing thrills and disturbing moments.

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13Poppy Playtime: Chapter 3
ESRB Teenhorror

A decrepit orphanage known as Playcare sits beneath the once magical toy factory. You must make your way through this haunted place, solving new puzzles and avoiding the nightmares that lurk within the dark. Answers lie between the blood-stained bed sheets and screaming echoes... If you can survive. This is Poppy Playtime's biggest and most terrifying chapter yet. More lies ahead than you might expect... • New horrors await, and they're much more than just simple toys. • Playcare is Playtime's own massive, fantastical orphanage, and you get to explore it. • The GrabPack gets an upgrade! • New hands permit unique and creative ways to explore. • A gas mask is the only way to safely explore through the red smoke that fills the air. • Answers will finally be revealed. Lies can only stay buried for so long... Much awaits you in the chapter ahead... a bit of playtime never hurt anyone, right?

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14Resident Evil 0

Resident Evil 0

4.6(23,291)2016
ESRB Maturehorror

Resident Evil 0 reveals the truth behind the Mansion Incident, the catalyst for the entire storyline of the Resident Evil series. This remastered version takes the story and gameplay of the original and adds stunning HD graphics, 5.1 channel surround sound, optional modernised controls and widescreen TV compatibility. Get ready to discover the terrible secrets lurking in the origins of evil. Additional hardware required for Remote Play.

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15SOMA

SOMA

4.5(26,366)2015
ESRB Maturesci-fi

The radio is dead, food is running out, and the machines have started to think they are people. Underwater facility PATHOS-II has suffered an intolerable isolation and we’re going to have to make some tough decisions. What can be done? What makes sense? What is left to fight for? Enter the world of SOMA and face horrors buried deep beneath the ocean waves. Delve through locked terminals and secret documents to uncover the truth behind the chaos. Seek out the last remaining inhabitants and take part in the events that will ultimately shape the fate of the station. But be careful, danger lurks in every corner: corrupted humans, twisted creatures, insane robots, and even an inscrutable omnipresent A.I. You will need to figure out how to deal with each one of them. Just remember there’s no fighting back, either you outsmart your enemies or you get ready to run.

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16Resident Evil 6

Resident Evil 6

4.4(42,284)2016
ESRB Maturehorror

Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 is a dramatic horror experience that cannot be forgotten. Now in high definition, the game offers multiple characters, including fan favorites and new faces, along with solo and co-op modes and new challenges for players, different from any other in the Resident Evil franchise. This edition includes all DLC, along with two costumes per main character, originally exclusively unlockable through Residentevil.net, that are now unlockable through the game itself.

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17The Evil Within

The Evil Within

4.4(38,699)2014
ESRB Maturehorror

Developed by Shinji Mikami and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension. With limited resources at your disposal, you’ll fight for survival and experience profound fear in this perfect blend of horror and action.

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18Outlast 2

Outlast 2

4.4(31,972)2017
PS+ ExtraPS Plus ExtraESRB Maturehorror

You are Blake Langermann, a cameraman working with your wife, Lynn. The two of you are investigative journalists willing to take risks and dig deep to uncover the stories no one else will dare touch. You're following a trail of clues that started with the seemingly impossible murder of a pregnant woman known only as Jane Doe. The investigation has lead you miles into the Arizona desert, to a darkness so deep that no one could shed light upon it, and a corruption so profound that going mad may be the only sane thing to do.

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19Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted
PS+ ExtraPS Plus ExtraESRB Teenhorror

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted - Full Time Edition is a combined version of the best selling Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted, and it’s DLC, Curse of Dreadbear EXCLUSIVELY for the PS5 & PSVR2. This new edition includes all content from the original Help Wanted, plus the Halloween DLC, Curse of Dreadbear, giving you over 50 scary-fun minigames in one terrifying package. Face your fears in VR or Standard non-VR modes, and see if you’ve got what it takes to be an upstanding, committed member of the Fazbear team! **Upgrade available for owners of Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted on the PS4

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20The Outlast Trials

The Outlast Trials

4.5(18,086)2024
Co-op: 4ESRB Maturehorror

Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?

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Our curated collection of horror survival games represents the finest gaming experiences available on PlayStation platforms. Each game has been carefully selected based on user ratings, critical acclaim, and gameplay quality to ensure you discover truly exceptional gaming experiences. Whether you're looking for your next favorite game or exploring new genres, our recommendations will help you find exactly what you're looking for.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best horror survival games on PS5?
The top-rated horror survival games on PS5 and PS4 include classic survival horror reboots, atmospheric indie titles, and tense first-person nightmares where limited ammo and resource management drive the fear. Our list is ranked by combined player and critic scores so you can find the most acclaimed picks fast.
How are horror survival games different from action horror?
Horror survival prioritizes scarce resources, careful exploration, and vulnerability — every bullet matters and combat is often a last resort. Action horror gives you stronger combat tools and faster pacing. If you want bigger firefights, see our Best Action Horror Games page.
How do I find horror survival games with co-op on PS5?
Use the co-op filter on this page to narrow results to horror survival titles you can play with a friend. Several recent entries support online co-op for shared scares, though most classic horror survival games remain single-player by design.
Are these games too intense for casual players?
Most horror survival games carry an M (Mature 17+) rating and lean on jump scares, body horror, or psychological dread. Many offer multiple difficulty levels — starting on the easier setting can soften the tension without removing the atmosphere. Check the ESRB rating on each game card before purchasing.