This roundup is here to help you keep track of all of the upcoming horror games for 2026 (and beyond) on the way across all platforms.
The spooky season is upon us, with October bringing plenty of new games for horror fans. From Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, to a brilliantly unsettling Metroidvania (which we explore in Silver Pines review), we've also seen some of the best survival horror games come to the Switch 2 with the arrival of the likes of Resident Evil 2 Remake Deluxe Edition, Resident Evil 3, and Resident Evil 4 Remake Golden Edition.
But there's still plenty more to watch out for, and we've brought together all of the upcoming horror games for 2026 (and beyond) that you still have to look forward below. So read on to discover some future frights in order of release date.
The top upcoming horror games to watch for in 2026 (and beyond)
Upcoming horror games in 2026
Stupid Never Dies
Developer: GPTRACK50 Inc.
Platform(s): PC, PS5
Release date: October 21, 2026
OK so this doesn't look like a nightmare inducing game, but it does seem like a fun upcoming zombie action RPG that horror fans will enjoy. Stupid Never Dies is set in a colorful and cartoony monster-ruled otherworldly dungeon. You play as the zombie Davy who has to take on supernatural enemies on his quest to bring a human girl back to life. Only, Davy is pretty weak, so he'll have to consume foes to steal their abilities. Fitting for an zombie protagonist, really.
Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy
Developer: Stormind Games
Platforms: PC, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X
Release date: October 27, 2026
If you are a horror fan, chances are you at least know about the Remothered games. Well, Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy is the final game in the trilogy, so you'll want to pay attention to it for sure. The game sees you take on the role of Susan, who travels to a decaying home in Mount Etna in search of her daughter. However, this is a survival horror game, so of course, there are monsters lurking around every corner waiting to strike.
Hillthorn
Developer: Fool Moon / Finnegan Motors
Platform(s): PC
Release date: November 10, 2026
Hillthorn looks like a very intriguing detective puzzle game with an unsettling, horror-tinged story. Promising to let you unravel the dark mysteries at the heart of the it "without the use of a single word", the story is explored entirely through clue cards as you set out to try and find a missing person. The ominous locals won't share anything easily, and you'll be working against the clock, with multiple endings to uncover.
Am I Nima
Developer: HO! Games
Platforms: PC
Release date: November 27, 2026
I Am Nima is a new physiological horror game that puts you in the role of a girl who's lost all her memories. Now trapped in the basement by her mother, you'll have to past your mother's test to prove you actually are her daughter. Pretty eerie concept. By finding words that are connected to the items you find around you, you'll combine words in Nima's mind to find deeper meanings and unearth memories.
The Road of Dust and Sorrow
Developer: Painted Black Games
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox Series X
Release date: December 3, 2026
Cinematic side-scrolling pixel terror The Road of Dust and Sorrow looks like everything my narrative-loving heart desires. Riffing off the heartrending likes of dad-and-daughter games (this time, with a mom instead), you'll be taking on a harsh world and doing your best to protect your child from the terrors outside. I'm getting strong The Last of Us vibes here, with a heavy atmosphere and rich emotional core to raise the stakes considerably. We're still waiting on a release date, but as it's targeting a 2026 launch.
Guns of Eschaton
Developer: Eschatology Entertainment
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S
Release date: December 8, 2026
Western horror movies aren't easy to find (shout out to all my Bone Tomahawk fans), so when I see a creepy game with cowboys fighting around a post-apocalyptic world, I pay attention. Guns of Eschaton is more admittedly action-focused with horror elements than just pure horror, but I had to put it on the list because it really does fill out that western horror niche. This is a first-person soulslike shooter where you play as Colt, a gunslinger hell bent on staying alive. Also art director Viktor Antonov (from Half-Life 2 and Wolfenstein: The New Order fame) is behind this one, so that's another reason to add it to your watchlist.
TBC 2026
Cronos: Lazarus
Developer: Bloober Team
Platform(s): Switch 2, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X
Release date: TBC Fall 2026
As a new DLC for Cronos: The New Dawn, Cronos: Lazarus is set to bring us back to Bloober Team's haunting post-apocalyptic horror world for another round of terror. Lazarus will amp up the ante, trading the base game's methodical, resource-based survival horror gameplay for something far more frenetic. Think heavy artillery and a guns-blazing approach as you play a battle-worn combat pro with a host of special abilities, including "the power to leave a decoy in your wake and become temporarily invisible to your enemies" according to the DLC's Steam page.
Nowhere
Developer: Midnight Forge Ltd.
Platform(s): PC
Release date: TBC 2026
Think Alan Wake 2 meets LA Noire, add some extra Norse mythology, and you have hardcore detective horror game Nowhere. Picking through the detritus of a deserted village, this upcoming horror game will see us examining items to made deductions in a series of investigations as we puzzle together what happened here, and what the vengeful gods had to do with it. If you love yourself some spooky Nordic themes and settings, this atmospheric delight is one to watch.
Ritual Tides
Developer: Vertpaint Studios
Platform(s): PC (consoles TBC)
Release date: TBC 2026
Rockstar vets have a new project in the works under a brand new studio, and it just so happens to be one of the most intriguing upcoming horror games around. Ritual Tides sees players awaken on a strange island, forced to reckon with the secrets lurking throughout. Painstaking work has gone into each and every detail as developer Vertpaint builds a desolate world of eldritch terror, and if our Ritual Tides preview is anything to go by, we're in for some terrifying times come its eventual launch this year.
Upcoming horror games in 2027
Until Dawn 2
Developer: Firesprite
Platform(s): PS5
Release date: January 28, 2027
A brand new standalone sequel to one of the best narrative horror games ever is finally in the works. Until Dawn 2 will take us to a remote island as a ragtag band of young adult amateur ghost hunters finds themselves up against some very real horrors (for a change). This game isn't coming to us from the original developer Supermassive, nor from the Until Dawn remake devs, but from Firesprite, so it will be interesting to see how the team riffs off the high-stakes branching narrative structure carved out by its predecessors to deliver an old-school splatterfest in 2027.
Grave Seasons
Developer: Perfect Garbage
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X
Release date: March 9, 2027
As a horror fan as well as an avid cozy gamer, Grave Seasons is easily one of my most anticipated games on the horizon. Taking the typical formula of starting a new life on a farm, the game offers up a dark twist since there's serial killer hiding within the community. As you farm, make connections with the locals, and grow your profits, you'll start to stumble across dead bodies. Make a wrong move and you could be next. The game's killer changes with each save, and you can find yourself accidentally married to the murderer if you aren't careful.
TBC 2027
Alien Deathstorm
Developer: Rebellion
Platform(s): PC
Release date: TBC 2027
Alien Deathstorm is a new first-person survival horror action game that will take you to a dangerous off-world colony that's said to have been "ravaged by a cataclysmic" storm. Now overrun by aliens, you'll have to keep your wits about you and put your weapons to use as you try to survive the horrors that inhabit the colony.
ILL
Developer: Team Clout
Platform(s): PC
Release date: TBC 2027
Revealed at the Future Games Show in 2022, ILL is an ultra gory survival horror riffing off the first-person Resident Evil games (even Leon S. Kennedy actor Nick Apostolides is on the cast list!), with its bloodshot eyes focussed on pure dismemberment. The monsters here are mutated and tentacled creations all intent on making sure that the last thing you see is a collection of flesh so twisted you don't even really know what killed you. Even more disturbing, is the fact that you're hardly going to have any ammo so you're going to have to get smart about when to engage or when to just hurtle away in the other direction.
I Shall Name The Dead
Developer: Tiago Rech
Platform(s): PC
Release date: TBC 2027
I Shall Name The Dead is an incredibly stylish, hand-drawn phycological horror game that's well worth keeping an eye on if you love story-driven experiences. Following Imaculada, who's said to be cursed with worms "gnawing at her insides" (how gnarly), you'll be taken to a necropolis where the bones of the dead have lost their identity. You'll speak to the dead and try to uncover their forgotten names to give that identity back... before the worms eat you.
Ontos
Developer: Frictional Games
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X
Release date: TBC 2027
The makers of SOMA have a new horror coming our way, and it looks downright terrifying. In Ontos, you play as Aditi Amani, who is invited to the moon hotel Samsara due to your estranged father. It turns out that Samsara isn't what it appears to be, and you'll have to face some disturbing truths as you uncover buried secrets. The trailer for this one is wild (personally, I'm a big fan of the rat motherboard), and it's already one of my most anticipated games of 2026.
Onyx: The Dark Grip
Developer: Broken Mirror Games
Release date: TBC 2027
Platforms: Switch 2
Formerly known as Project M, 2.5D terror Onyx: The Dark Grip is an upcoming horror game from Bloober Team's co-development and publishing subsidiary Broken Mirror Games - and it's a Switch 2 exclusive. The Switch 2 has been a surprisingly good horror system so far, so I'm excited to see how one of the first third-party Nintendo exclusive horror games since 2014 runs on the system. In it, we'll follow protagonist Holden, who gets possessed by a God. However, every time you intervene in Holden's journey, his sanity falters as you play out the actions of both man and god. Onyx will be making full use of the Switch 2's handheld mode to put fear "literally into players' hands," according to Bloober CEO Piotr Babieno, so this is definitely a special one to add to your list.
My Cannibal Family
Developer: Wolf & Wood Interactive Ltd.
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X
Release date: TBC 2027
Described as a "gloriously grotesque monster horror sim", My Cannibal Family looks like one of the wackiest management games ever. You'll be building your very own spooky theme park and adding a Sweeney Todd like twist, luring guests to their doom (and your dinner plate) through a variety of inventive traps. There's no date on this one yet, but the quirky vibes put a fun, unique spin on one of my favorite game genres.
Neverway
Developer: Coldblood Inc
Platform(s): PC, Switch
Release date: TBC 2027
Putting another unique horror spin on the farming life sim genre, Neverway sees you take on the role of Fiona who starts over on a farm. Only things take a turn when you end up becoming the immortal herald of an undead god in the process, and as a nightmare realm which is the game's namesake starts to seep into reality, you'll have to fight your way through horrors to keep your life from falling apart. Blending together life sim, horror, and action RPG elements, you'll get stuck into combat, decorate your home, make meals, farm and craft, and get to know the locals (and maybe even date them, too).
P.O.N.
Developer: Devci, Mars
Platform(s): PC
Release date: TBC 2027
I love co-op horror games, so P.O.N. is very high on my personal wishlist. Taking on a found-footage style, you and your friends will play as criminals trying to complete crimes while keeping an eye out for those damn pesky heroes. Surprise attacks and traps are waiting, and gameplay trailers really capture a sense of dread as you enter dark rooms with plenty of shadows for caped crusaders to hide. It's an inventive twist on the superhero formula.
Resident Evil Veronica
Developer: Capcom
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X
Release date: TBC 2027
The long-rumored Resident Evil Code Veronica remake is real, and it has a slightly different name. Capcom unveiled Resident Evil Veronica during Summer Game Fest 2026 with a sneaky trailer that never lets on exactly what you're looking at until near the end. In it, we see Claire Redfield herself investigating her brother Chris's Parisian apartment shortly after the events of Resident Evil 2 Remake, and with this being Claire's first Resi game since 2019, it's safe to say the hype is well and truly underway. We're still waiting on a firm release date for this one, but a 2027 release window is excellent news for the time being.
Vale's Echo
Developer: Hollow Beak Games
Platform(s): PC
Release date: TBC 2027
The demo is out on Steam now, and it's got me already intrigued for Vale's Echo. Set in the Underworld, you'll be solving puzzles, making important decisions, and taking in the beautiful side-scrolling sights of the land beyond the Veil. I'm expecting this one to really take off when it eventually launches, so here's your chance to get in on the ground floor.
TBC
Alien: Isolation 2
Developer: Creative Assembly
Platform(s): TBC
Release date: TBC
It's finally happening. A 2014 survival horror masterpiece is set to receive a sequel in the coming years with Alien: Isolation 2. After a very tiny teaser trailer that really didn't let on too much, we finally got a proper glimpse of the upcoming horror game during Summer Game Fest 2026. Everything you love about the original's creeping cat-and-mouse terror seems back on the menu, as something seems to stalk the ruins of a spaceship crash site. I'll be waiting (kind of) patiently for more news on this one, and you can bet I'll be back to update you as the intel pours in....
Blight: Survival
Developer: Haenir Studio
Platform(s): PC (PS5 and Xbox Series X TBC)
Release date: TBC
Think Kingdom Come: Deliverance, but make it spooky! The publisher that brought you Dead by Daylight has a new breed of terror in store. Blight: Survival is an upcoming horror game set in a harsh medieval landscape, where you can go it alone in PvE or team up with friends to battle all manner of beast and man. The enemies in the Steam image gallery look decidedly zombified if you ask me, so even though we don't have a release date locked in for this survival experience, I've had my eye on it for a good few years because the concept alone is that cool.
Kumarn: The Wandering Spirit
Developer: WereBuff Studio
Platform(s): PC
Release date: TBC
Inspired by Thai folklore, Kumarn: The Wandering Spirit looks stunning. In this horror adventure you play as Kumarn, a spirit who has been torn away from his home and is now deep in a scary world packed with ghosts and curses. It's up to you to find your way back home and to do so you'll need to wander through forgotten temples, spooky villages and some chilling graveyards as well. The art style does remind me of Little Nightmares quite a bit, so I've got my eye out for any news on this one.
Dark Fracture
Developer: Twisted 2 Studio
Platform(s): PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Release date: TBC
Touted as a psychological horror experience, Twisted 2 Studio is bringing us a truly unsettling terror of a new game in the form of Dark Fracture sometime this year. From the gnarly screenshots and reveal trailer alone, it already sounds like I'll be calling my therapist about it later. We'll be exploring an "ever-changing world where reality and nightmares combine", reads the Steam page. What's more, it's looking like Dark Fracture will launch on current and past gen consoles as well as PC platforms. Sign me up.
darkwebSTREAMER
Developer: We Have Always Lived In The Forest
Platform(s): PC
Release date: TBC
This upcoming horror game is a special one. Game director Chantal Ryan describes darkwebSTREAMER as a psychological horror RPG meets "narrative roguelike", and though it might look like deeply harrowing exploration of the endless secrets and mysteries of the deepest parts of the World Wide Web, it's also a deeply incisive comment on society, social media, and all the wicked things that go bump in our hearts. There's no sign of a release date yet, but the development of this compulsively-replayable narrative experience is one to watch if you're looking for an indie horror game that promises to do something wildly different, both to the genre and to you as the player.
Don't Fret
Developer: Scary Kid Studios
Release date: TBC
Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X
Don't Fret is a psychological horror game where you are a sentient guitar. Now, yes that sounds pretty wild but the spooky elements here come from the fact that you are trapped in a prestigious music school that is filled with monsters. In order to survive you'll need to solve puzzles, hide and distract enemies. From the trailer the creatures are pure nightmare fuel.
DreadOut 3
Developer: Digital Happiness
Platform(s): PC
Release date: TBC
If you've been playing horror since the 2010s, chances are you know the DreadOut series. Well, the good news is that another entry in the series will be heading our way in 2026. DreadOut 3 is another third-person horror that follows Linda as she deals with plenty of creepy ghosts and urban legends that are after her soul. The upcoming horror game will have a chilling story to follow, puzzles to solve, and even a Ghostpedia app to complete. Exciting times!
Dream Eaters.exe
Developer: Tejin
Platforms: PC
Release date: TBC
If you like playing The Outlast Trials, I'm getting some similar vibes in Dream Eaters.exe. While the premises are different, both revolve around you being a test subject and having to complete certain objectives, as well as survive. In Dream Eaters.exe, you are stuck in a sleep experiment and will need to survive nightmare monsters to wake up. If you don't wake up its game over. There are puzzles and tasks to complete, VHS-inspired nightmare visuals, and co-op and single-player modes available. I'm still waiting for a release date to get announced, but this title looks super promising already.
Forest 3
Developer: Endnight
Platform(s): TBC
Release date: TBC
Forest 3 was announced during the 2025 Game Awards, and honestly, we can't wait to get our hands on it already. In this upcoming entry, we'll be embarking on a trippy sci-fi twist to the survival gameplay seen in Sons of the Forest. After your spaceship crashes on a strange planet, you'll have to face a ton of monsters and some gnarly-looking fauna in order to stay alive. We are still waiting on a release date for this one, as well as platform confirmations, so stay tuned!
OD
Developer: Kojima Productions
Platform(s): PC, Xbox Series X
Release date: TBC
It wouldn't be a Kojima project if it weren't shrouded in mystery, now, would it? A collaboration between ex-Konami developer Hideo Kojima, Xbox Game Studios, and even Jordan Peele, OD is an upcoming horror game that looks less like a game and more like an experience. The brief look we got at OD during The Game Awards 2023 shows it to be suitably creepy and weird, and with A-list talent like Euphoria's Hunter Schaffer on deck. Believed to be anthology, we know that Kojima's segment is called OD: Knock.
Paranormal Tales
Developer: Digital Cybercherries
Platform(s): PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4
Release date: TBC
Of all of the horror subgenres, found footage crawls under your skin in a very specific way. On the surface, our brains know that this is fiction but the shaky handheld footage from phones or even body cams demands to be taken seriously as a threat. Cue Paranormal Tales, a terrifying looking Unreal Engine 5 creation that lets us play various found footage files, encouraging us to explore further into the dark to discover what happened to those who were foolish enough to start hitting record. Expect plenty of movie-influenced jump scares and figures lurking in corners. You didn’t even see the one in the screenshot above, did you..?
Pillory
Developer: IODINE
Platform(s): PC
Release date: TBC
Described on Steam as a "surreal indie RPG", Pillory sounds like the horror roguelike I've been waiting for. Featuring "turn-based mood battles" in a warped, "forgotten afterlife," Death is the key to growing your powers and potential. What little that's been confirmed about Pillory so far already has my full attention, from its creepy hand-drawn artwork that oozes sinister undertones to the cute yet equally creepy creatures you meet along the way. I'll be the first to let you know as soon as a release date gets announced.
Saw: Genesis
Developer: Broken Mirror Games
Platform(s): PC
Release date: TBC
Bloober Team's in-house co-dev and publishing label is tackling one of the biggest modern horror film franchises of the 2000s. Saw: Genesis is a new 3v1 asymmetrical upcoming horror game that will pit three Accused against one Judge for a twisted game pulled straight from the devious mind of Jigsaw. From traps to self mutilation and all the gory details between, this looks like one of the most inventive and potentially cruel (in a good way) Dead by Daylight-inspired multiplayer experiences of the bunch. I can't wait to see more after checking out a Saw: Genesis preview at Gamescom. Let the games begin!
Silent Hill Remake
Developer: Bloober Team
Platform(s): TBC
Release date: TBC
It's little more than a teaser in the form of a Twitter video, but we finally have confirmation that Konami and Bloober Team are working together on a remake of 1999's Silent Hill. The short clip posted to the official Silent Hill Japan Twitter account shows little more than a title card, but with the original game's ever-familiar main theme underscoring it, I'm finding it hard not to very much freak out about the news right now. There's no indication as to when we can expect the upcoming horror game, but with Silent Hill f scheduled to launch later in 2025, the next couple of years are looking highly likely...
Terror: Endless Night
Developer: Unseen Silence
Platform(s): PC
Release date: TBC
You’ll want to put an extra pair of socks on for this one, especially if you’ve already watched the first season of The Terror. This strategic survival stressfest isn’t officially affiliated in any way, but in Terror: Endless Night, we’re tasked with managing a crew aboard a 19th-century ship hunting down the missing HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. As we too become trapped in the grip of the ice, we’ll have to contend with sickness, fuel, starvation, and choose between life and death for the crew. Sadly, those socks probably aren’t going to keep your sanity in check as reality starts to crumble under the stress of it all. Enjoy?
They Will Come
Developer: Game Pop LLC
Platform(s): PC
Release date: TBC
Set in an alternate version of 1897 They Will Come is an upcoming steampunk horror game that has you taking on the role of an eleven-year-old boy named Benjamin who has to save his family from creepy crow wearing mask baddies. You will need to sneak around a gritty ship, solve puzzles and try to stay alive long enough to free your family before it is too late. The game looks very eerie from the trailers but also Benjamin has quite a cute design, giving the game a light and fantastical feeling as well. I already feel very attached to Benjamin and will be checking this one out as soon as I can.
See what else is set to come to platforms in the future with our roundups of upcoming PS5 games, upcoming PC games, and upcoming Xbox Series X games.
