5. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (PS5)
After a few missteps, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard brings the series back to its survival horror roots while entering new territory at the same time. Played in first-person, we're introduced to Ethan Winters, who is lured into danger when his missing wife contacts him. The ensuing adventure is dripping with atmosphere and intrigue as you escape the horrifying Baker family and uncover a supernatural mystery. It's a great game, and made better on PS5 thanks to better resolution, faster loading, and more.
4. Resident Evil 4 (PS5)
3. The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Tourist Edition (PS5)
Comfortably regarded as one of the best survival games ever released, both in virtual reality and outside of it, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Tourist Edition sees a PSVR classic updated and optimised for PSVR2, with enhanced visuals, performance, and controls. If you’re yet to survive this open-ended apocalyptic world, then you have no excuse not to revisit this revamped re-release.
2. Resident Evil 2 (PS5)
The differences between Resident Evil 2 on PS4 and PS5 are few and far between, but its everlasting quality remains. This is still a spectacular remake of the 1998 survival horror classic, modernising Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield's first adventure with a third-person camera and vastly updated visuals. The Raccoon Police Department has never looked more terrifying with a native 4K resolution and ray tracing on PS5, so leave enough room to peek over the covers and experience one of the best horror experiences around.
1. Dead Space (PS5)
One of EA's best-loved games returns with this PS5 remake of Dead Space. Retelling the original story of Isaac Clarke exploring the decimated corridors of the USG Ishimura, this updated version is more than just a fresh coat of paint. On top of modern visuals, the remake turns the ship into one interconnected environment, expands many areas, adds voice acting for Isaac, and more. Aside from all that, this is the same great Dead Space you remember — intense atmosphere, unique enemies and weapons, and a memorable story.
That's our list of the best horror games on PS5 over and done with, but do you agree with the ratings and rankings of the Push Square community? If you've spotted one you don't think is right, remember to leave your own rating by searching for the game in question at the top of this page. Your score will then be taken into account, and potentially change the rankings.
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Comments (45)
Somebody please save this genre. RE's back hurts.
Resident Evil Village definitely number 1 and Tormented Souls looks like classic silent hill. Im excited for The Quarry hope it can live upto Until Dawn
Resident Evil 8 is the only must have here.
But very interesting, that Tormented Souls ist 2ns place while Nintendolife rates this game a 6.
@Nintendo4Sonic The Push Square community has rated it a 7.31. It's all user rated, as the article explains.
Why is Fatal Frame even on this list if it’s “not a good game”.
Also, Visage definitely deserves to be on this list.
I strongly disagree when you say this about "Project Zero" - It wasn't a good game in 2015, and it's no better today.
It's not the best horror game, however it's really spooky and the story is pleasure as a fan of the older games.
Can't argue with Tormented Souls. That game is brilliant.
Where the hell is Visage? That game is terrifying.
yep I agree 👍Resi Village.
@RevGaming Calypso Effect and Dead Space are on the way
@jFug @CVCubbington You should now be able to vote for Visage.
@JohntheRaptor you mean Callisto Protocol? Haha
@jFug @JohntheRaptor
My buddy here already did my job.
Yes. Hopefully!
Firesprite and Kojima are making horror games too. Hopefully it makes a return. Watching movies don't scare me as much anymore.
Are any of these 2P co-ops?
@LiamCroft ah ok
It's a sad list when Resident Evil 8 takes the top spot.
Doki Doki Literarure Club was too distressing, I had to withdraw for the sake of my health. Under which circumstance Visage was just the dose of lighthearted cutesy I needed
Haven't played it yet but I'm pretty sure "In Sound Mind" was supposed to be pretty good, got it free on EpicGames and will be playing it soon, sounds like it has much better reception then Fatal Frame and the Medium, shame it wasn't reviewed here
I think Fatal Frame/Project Zero 5 was actually a great game when it came out. A treat for japanese horror fans like myself.
RE8 and Alan Wake not so much. Horror as a genre has seen better days but at least the market isn't oversaturated by running simulators á la Outlast anymore. Alien Isolation perfected that whole thing and none should even try to best that.
I'm still undecided with Dying Light 2. I played the first one and admittedly I got bored pretty quickly.
Song of horror is a brilliant game lots of scares great puzzles the best horror game I have played
How is Blair witch not on this ?
I'd say pre- patch Cyberpunk is high up on the list. True horror right there.
Where the heck is Visage, you heathens? As far as real horror, it beats anything on this list. Sort of the ultimate PT incarnation.
Love RE8, but not scary (outside of one particular section - you know the one).
I’ve heard good things about a horror called visage? I’m waiting for it to go on a sale as I love horror games but so very few devs get it right for my own personal taste that I’ve ended up regretting many day one purchases.
Just played through Tormented Souls. It’s an absolute resounding success at being a 20 year old survival horror game. Whether that’s a good thing is in the eye of the beholder. I loved it.
@Jimmer-jammer yeah I really enjoyed it hoping for a sequel
Give us Visage For PSVR2
I don’t even care for the horror genre, but it’s just so good for VR
@Would_you_kindly Me too! There is a fair amount of talk in game of "The new hospital", so there is definitely somewhere for a sequel to go.
Visage has a user review score of 6.8/10. Should put it in the number 7 spot on this list but still absent.
Best horror game I've played in years.
@UnlimitedSevens That's the PS4 version. The PS5 version only has one and it needs a minimum of 10 to appear on this list.
Now if I could just get that silent hill remake (and a quality one at that)
GTA the Definitive trilogy is definetely up there as HORRIFIC.
@LiamCroft
I stand corrected.
But seriously, one review? Get on it guys!
I swear if I could make a game I would make such a sprawling epic of a horror. It would have everything! The first thing I’d master is the environment, photo realistic with the most amazing weather physics, rain, snow, thunder storms, even the occasional typhoon! But I’d make it so that the world is soooo immersive that you can interact with everything, to the point where if you played pool at a bar it would play as a proper pool game that you may see on the store sold as a stand alone game. Real world physics in every possible sense and then build a story of horror so intense. I’m not talking crappy human serial killers, but real eerie , psychological scares. I honestly think the next big thing in gaming will be something similar to what I just said, I think a game will come along that is so close to a real world simulator where you interact with the world how you want and it molds round your choices. So many games claim something similar but nowhere near the degree I’m envisioning. I think it can be done now but it’s just that the game itself maybe like 1 terabyte in size lol But I kind of feel I’ve been waiting all my life for that one true horror masterpiece as I don’t think it’s been done yet.
Fatal Frame over observer, really?
I own copies of both games, one is clearly better than the other one.
I rarely agree with lists but you got the top 3 spot on.
Include the PSVR2 version of Resi Village and it jumps to an undisputed 1st place. Horror just isn’t the same when you aren’t inside the horror.
Push square constantly hates on super massive games and The Quarry in particular then ranks it the sixth best horror game behind the last of us, then writes a slam article on switch back where the hate on the quarry continues...
Don't sleep on Tormented Souls! It's towards the more 'budget' end of the spectrum but it's got all the goodness of a classic horror like Resi 1 and Silent Hill.
I'd also have to say Observer is deserving of your attention if you like slower, atmosphere-heavy games. It oozes with the stuff. One of my favourite horror games of all time (also Rutger Hauer!). Although It's way more heavy on the sci-fi than horror for me personally but it's definitely Bloober's best work. I just wish there was more emphasis on investigative gameplay like, say, the Condemned series.
Of course, Resi 8 belongs at #1 for me
I was blown away by that game. Great pacing and had so much variation. The DLC is terrifyingly stressful too... I still haven't completed it 😬 the goddamn mannequins...
These lists are often quite confusing. How can a game that was reviewed 5/10 on this very site be the 6th best horror game for PS5?
Won't argue with Dead Space at number 1!!
@Darude84 I was thinking the same thing it would be nice if there was some consistency. The Quarry is way better than a 5 though I have to say
TLOU is number 1 by a huge margin!! Res Evil 4 will be second. The demo is fantastic!!
How on earth is Signalis not on this list!? The most thought provoking horror game I played since Silent Hill 2.
It will be an epic battle for top position between Dead space and RE4 remakes in the next iteration! Also, VR modes can mix things up quite a lot I would say.
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