Best Survival Horror games on PC
These games combine horror settings with survival-focused play, requiring players to avoid or fight dangerous threats while staying alive.
- Horror settings and lethal threats
- Combat, evasion, or both
- Survival-focused objectives
Related: Horror, Survival, Zombies, Co-op
498 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Left 4 Dead 2
Co-op zombie FPS where unpredictable hordes demand teamwork
98% positive
1.1M reviews
Dead by Daylight
Asymmetrical horror where four survivors evade one player-controlled killer
78% positive
936K reviews
The Forest
First-person survival horror with base building and mutant cannibals
96% positive
683K reviews
Don't Starve Together
Difficult open-world survival crafting built for cooperative play
95% positive
543K reviews
Lethal Company
First-person co-op horror about scavenging deadly moons for quota
97% positive
511K reviews
Dying Light
Open-world zombie action with first-person parkour and nighttime chases
95% positive
496K reviews
Project Zomboid
Open-world zombie survival sandbox where every mistake can end a life
94% positive
483K reviews
DayZ
Hardcore online survival sandbox where every stranger poses a risk
78% positive
470K reviews
Subnautica
First-person underwater survival crafting on a dangerous alien ocean
97% positive
380K reviews
PEAK
First-person co-op climbing where each mistake threatens the whole ascent
94% positive
373K reviews
Sons Of The Forest
Open-world survival horror with base building and cooperative exploration
88% positive
321K reviews
Hunt: Showdown 1896
Tactical Western extraction shooter where monsters complicate player hunts
74% positive
279K reviews
Resident Evil 4
Third-person survival horror shooter about a rescue in rural Europe
97% positive
278K reviews
VRChat
Free social VR platform for exploring user-created worlds and avatars
75% positive
Free
SCP: Secret Laboratory
Free-to-play multiplayer horror shooter with rival human and monster roles
91% positive
Free
Resident Evil 2
Third-person survival horror with zombies, puzzles, and two campaigns
97% positive
223K reviews
Resident Evil Requiem
Single-player survival horror mixing investigation, puzzles, and zombie combat
96% positive
185K reviews
Escape the Backrooms
First-person co-op horror across maze-like levels filled with hostile entities
90% positive
166K reviews
Content Warning
Online co-op horror where friends film monsters for viral views
94% positive
163K reviews
Resident Evil Village
First-person survival horror through a village of relentless creatures
96% positive
154K reviews
Poppy Playtime
First-person horror puzzle adventure inside an abandoned toy factory
88% positive
Free
Metro 2033 Redux
Story-driven survival-horror FPS beneath a ruined, toxic Moscow
92% positive
142K reviews
Outlast
First-person survival horror where you can only run and hide
96% positive
139K reviews
Metro Exodus
Post-apocalyptic first-person shooter mixing open exploration, stealth, and survival horror
90% positive
136K reviews