The Most Popular Horror Games Of 2022

Resident Evil: Village presents players a European gothic themed village that is filled with monsters and ghouls of every kind.  The experience of traversing through the horrors and terror that this game has is more than enough to earn a spot on this list as one of the best horror games of the year.  

Sequel to the 2017 Little Nightmares, the game doubles down the creepy and terrifyingly eerie children's story world, as by traversing through the world is more than enough to feel one's skin crawl. While there are a few errors that players have to get through on multiple attempts, the overall experience of playing Little Nightmares II will have players creeped out in all the best ways a horror game can.  

This first-person psychological horror game delivers an immersive and terrifying experience in large part due to the help of an instant camera, connecting the human world with the beyond. Players will need to take pictures and develop them by themselves to solve puzzles, explore surroundings try to stay alive through the night.

A spiritual successor to the 2015 breakout hit Until Dawn, The Quarry continues its predecessor's unique blend of survival horror and interactive drama in a new terrifying tale. There is some sort of evil lurking in Hackett's Quarry, and our 9 camp counseling protagonists must not only figure out what is going on but survive as a bloodthirsty evil is hunting them down one by one. Players make the decisions and hold the lives of all 9 camp members in their hands in this intense, horrifying tale of survival with branching storylines, horrifying death possibilities, and lots and lots of scares.

Saved on the brink of annihilation, Cult of the Lamb thrusts players into the shoes of a lamb rescued by an ominous stranger. In return for this freedom, the stranger only asks for one thing, to build a following in his name. Players must now traverse the lands and build a following for this mysterious stranger in the world of false idols. Players must manipulate and warp the minds of the many to form the greatest cult known to man and destroy the non-believers who would dare question the powers of their new god.

Inspired by classic horror games, Tormented Souls features unspeakable horrors that is sure to give players a lasting feeling of terror. With a modernised control scheme and dynamic camera angles combined with classic gameplay, the game is filled with enough mystery, exploration, and puzzles to have players keep traversing through the terror.