6 lists · 65 games
Horror, zombie, survival and post-apocalyptic lists for PS5 and PS4, each ranked on PlayStation player ratings rather than store placement.
12 games
The broadest of the six and the best-reviewed. It spans survival horror, psychological horror and co-op scares, so it is the fastest way to see what PlayStation horror actually has before narrowing to zombies, vampires or survival.
The genre canon, from Silent Hill 2 (★4.76) and the Resident Evil 2 remake (★4.77) to Dead Space. Survival horror, psychological horror and co-op scares in one ranked list. Start here if you want the best-reviewed frights on PlayStation regardless of sub-genre.
Top picks: SILENT HILL 2, RESIDENT EVIL 2, Dead Space
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Open-world outbreaks and undead shooters, led by Days Gone (★4.66 from 173,215 ratings) and Dying Light 2. For players who want the horde rather than the haunting.
Top picks: DAYS GONE, RESIDENT EVIL 2, Dying Light 2
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Crafting, hunger meters and hostile biomes — Subnautica (★4.60), Palworld (★4.61) and No Man's Sky. Survival as a systems genre rather than a horror one, including co-op and creature-collection picks.
Top picks: Subnautica, Palworld, No Man's Sky
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After the collapse: The Last of Us Part I (★4.89), Horizon Zero Dawn (★4.75) and Death Stranding. Story-led ruined worlds, weighted toward narrative over crafting.
Top picks: The Last of Us™ Part I, Horizon Zero Dawn™, DEATH STRANDING™
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Read-alikes for players who finished Naughty Dog's pair and want the same mix of tense stealth and character writing — A Plague Tale: Requiem (★4.57) and the Telltale Walking Dead series among them.
Top picks: A Plague Tale: Requiem, DAYS GONE, The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
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Gothic horror and blood-drinking power fantasies, from the roguelite Vampire Survivors (★4.86) to the RPG Vampyr. The shelf's smallest and strangest corner.
Top picks: V Rising, Vampyr, Vampire Survivors
