🎮 Top Upcoming & Just Released Horror Games (2025–2026)
- MJ
- Oct 30, 2025
- 7 min read
Halloween is almost here — the perfect excuse to dim the lights, grab your controller, and dive into something terrifying.If you’re like me, you’re already checking what terrifying adventures are lurking around the corner for 2025–2026. This lineup proves that horror gaming is alive and thriving — from nightmarish haunted towns to cosmic dread in deep space. Whether you’re into survival, psychological, or story-driven chills, there’s something here that’ll keep your heart pounding long after you put the controller down.
Below is my personal list of upcoming and recently released horror games to watch for in 2025–2026 — ranked not by fear alone, but by how unique, creative, and chilling they promise to be.
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Out of Sight
A dark, perspective-bending horror puzzle game where you see through the eyes of Sophie's teddy bear as you move Sophie and try to escape a haunted mansion. The game’s shifting viewpoints, eerie whispers, and flickering lights keep you on edge the entire time. It’s all about observation and problem-solving rather than combat, making every movement tense.
Developer and Publisher: The Gang and Starbreeze Entertainment
Platforms & Release: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam VR — May 22, 2025. Nintendo Switch — June 2025.
Tormented Souls 2
Caroline Walker returns in this sequel to one of the creepiest modern survival horror games. With fixed camera angles, limited ammo, and disturbing environments, this feels like a love letter to early Resident Evil and Silent Hill. I loved the first game and can’t wait to explore the new horrors waiting inside Villa Hess.
Developer and Publisher: Dual Effect and PQube
Platforms & Release: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC — October 23, 2025.
Cronos: The New Dawn
This third-person survival horror shooter from sends you into an alternate-1980s Eastern Europe where distorted timelines and mutated creatures threaten to erase reality. Every fight demands resource management and quick thinking. The mix of mystery, atmosphere, and strategy makes this a standout.
Developer and Publisher: Bloober Team and Bandai Namco
Platforms & Release: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Switch 2 — September 5, 2025.
Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion
The iconic horror series returns with a brand-new storyline, new victims, and fresh curses. Expect branching decisions, grisly endings, and the same chilling sound design the series is famous for.
Developer and Publisher: Developer is MAGES, and team Grisgris, the publisher is XSEED Games (North America), Marvelous (Europe), and MAGES (Japan)
Platforms & Release: PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch — 2026.
The Sinking City 2
Frogwares reimagines its Lovecraft-inspired detective series as full survival horror. Explore a flooded, decaying city where every street hides something unspeakable. Ammunition is scarce, choices carry moral weight, and sanity feels optional.
Developer and Publisher: Frogwares
Platforms & Release: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC — First half of 2026.
DreadOut 3
Indonesia’s beloved ghost-hunting saga expands into a cinematic 3D world. Use your smartphone camera to capture and exorcise spirits drawn from local legends. This entry raises the stakes with multi-realm exploration and more intense encounters.
Developer and Publisher: Digital Happiness and Soft Source
Platforms & Release: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — 2026.
Little Nightmares III
This time, the series introduces cooperative play — letting you control Low and Alone as they trek through surreal, decaying worlds full of twisted figures. The eerie visuals and fairytale horror atmosphere make it one of 2025’s most awaited releases.
Developer and Publisher: Supermassive Games and Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platforms & Release: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, and PC — October 10, 2025.
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake
Revisit the haunted Lost Village as twin sisters who must rely on the mystical Camera Obscura to confront vengeful spirits. The remake enhances every shadow and sound for a more haunting atmosphere while honoring its PS2 roots.
Developer and Publisher: Team NINJA and KOEI TECMO
Platforms & Release: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Nintendo Switch 2 — Early 2026.
Silent Hill F
This reimagining takes the franchise to 1960s Japan, trading rusted metal for red fungus that consumes the living. Equal parts tragedy and terror, it blends folk horror with the series’ signature psychological dread.
Developer and Publisher: NeoBards Entertainment and Konami
Platforms & Release: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC — September 25, 2025.
Resident Evil Requiem
Capcom’s next big entry continues the franchise’s evolution — new enemies, environments, and storylines built around survival and bioweapons. I’ve played every Resident Evil so far, and I’m counting down the days for this one.
Developer and Publisher: Capcom
Platforms & Release: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2 — February 27, 2026.
The Coma 3: Bloodlines
A chilling hand-drawn side-scroller that ties Korean folklore and psychological horror into one haunting story. You’ll sneak through haunted schools, gather clues, and confront ghosts born from guilt and revenge.
Developer and Publisher: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd and Headup
Platforms & Release: PC and unspecified consoles — 2026.
Bye Sweet Carole
A macabre 1930s-style cartoon world hides a dark fairy-tale nightmare. You’ll guide Lana through Bunny Hall’s twisted halls while uncovering an unsettling story that mixes innocence with terror.
Developer and Publisher: Little Sewing Machine and Maximum Entertainment
Platforms & Release: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC — October 9, 2025.
I Hate This Place
From Turnvex Games, this first-person horror uses lighting, silence, and sudden knocks to build dread. Explore a decrepit home filled with clues about your past — and the thing that never stops following you.
Developer and Publisher: Rock Square Thunder and Broken Mirror Games
Platforms & Release: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch — January 29, 2026.
The Twilight Project
In this third-person survival horror from Teapot Studio, you play a tourist who wanders into a forgotten Thai village cut off from the world. As night falls, the scenery shifts and terrifying creatures emerge from the shadows—and uncovering what happened here becomes your only hope of escape. You’ll explore a layered setting, investigate ancient legends, evade monstrous entities, and survive until dawn in a place where reality warps and secrets taunt your sanity.
Developer and Publisher: Teapot Studio
Platforms & Release: PC — TBA.
The Occultist
Play as Alan Reicher, a detective exploring a haunted island filled with rituals gone wrong. Use light-based tools to unveil hidden symbols, dispel spirits, and uncover the island’s cursed legacy.
Developer and Publisher: Daloar and Daedalic Entertainment
Platforms & Release: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC — 2026.
Animal Use Protocol
A disturbing psychological horror about experiments that blur the line between man and beast. You wake in a laboratory where you’re the next test subject. It’s stealth-driven, eerie, and deeply unsettling.
Developer and Publisher: The Brotherhood
Platforms & Release: PC, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and Nintendo Switch — 2026.
Echoes of the Living
A nostalgic return to 1990s survival horror. Fixed cameras, tricky puzzles, and slow-burn dread define this love letter to classics like Resident Evil 2. Explore Cedarville and survive with whatever you can find.
Developer and Publisher: MoonGlint
Platforms & Release: PC (Steam) — November 1, 2025.
Directive 8020
The next Dark Pictures Anthology story ventures into space. Lead a crew responding to a distress signal only to face something parasitic and unknowable. Every choice decides who lives or dies.
Developer and Publisher: Supermassive Games
Platforms & Release: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC — 2026.
EXP War Trauma
Step into the fractured mind of a soldier haunted by the past. Instead of monsters, fear comes from memories, whispers, and shadows that move when you don’t look. It’s emotional, introspective horror done right.
Developer and Publisher: Cortez Productions
Platforms & Release: PC — TBA.
The Blood of the Dawnwalker
A Gothic horror action-adventure about a cursed wanderer torn between humanity and vampirism. Expect eerie castles, fast melee combat, and moral choices that shape your fate.
Developer and Publisher: Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platforms & Release: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC — 2026.
Routine
Set on a derelict moon outpost, Routine traps you in dim hallways where malfunctioning robots hunt anything that moves. The minimalist interface and heavy atmosphere keep you constantly on edge.
Developer and Publisher: Lunar Software and Raw Fury
Platforms & Release: PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One — December 4, 2025.
Agni: Village of Calamity
In Agni: Village of Calamity, you step into the shoes of Agni, an investigator who defies orders and ventures into a secluded Indonesian village consumed by inexplicable horror. From quiet pathways to decaying huts, the environment shifts around you, and every clue you gather threatens to unravel what you thought you knew. Puzzles, stealth, and survival blend together as you navigate dark folklore, resource scarcity, and choices whose consequences echo long after the screen fades to black.
Developer and Publisher: Separuh Interactive
Platforms & Release: PC, Xbox Series X|S — 2026.
A.I.L.A
A cyber-horror adventure where a rogue AI traps you inside a decaying lab. Solve logic puzzles, access corrupted systems, and uncover the chilling reason the machines turned against humanity.
Developer and Publisher: Pulsatrix Studios and Fireshine Games
Platforms & Release: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — November 25, 2025.
Total Chaos
Born from a Doom II mod and rebuilt as a full game, Total Chaos delivers claustrophobic survival on a deserted mining island. Every step feels heavy, every shadow dangerous. True tension, no cheap jumps.
Developer and Publisher: Trigger Happy Interactive and Apogee Entertainment
Platforms & Release: PC — Q4 2025.
Captured
A stripped-down escape horror focused on stealth and sound. Navigate an underground facility using only your ears and instincts — no HUD, no weapons, just survival.
Developer and Publisher: White Door Games
Platforms & Release: PC — October 15 2024; PS5 — September 12 2025; Xbox Series X|S — October 7 2025.
Reanimal
Enter a biotech nightmare where hybrid experiments roam free. The mix of stealth, exploration, and moral choices makes every encounter nerve-wracking. Disturbing, detailed, and uncomfortably believable.
Developer and Publisher: PUNKCAKE Délicieux
Platforms & Release: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 — December 31 2026.
👻 Final Thoughts
That wraps up my list of the most promising horror games coming soon or recently released. Whether it’s supernatural hauntings, psychological terrors, or cosmic nightmares — 2025 and 2026 are shaping up to be a golden era for horror fans.
💬 What do you think? Which of these upcoming horror games are you most excited to play? Or is there a hidden gem I missed that deserves a spot? Drop a comment — I’d love to hear your thoughts and share the scares!
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