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
1,849 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Left 4 Dead 2
Co-op zombie FPS where unpredictable hordes demand teamwork
97% positive
893K reviews
Dead by Daylight
Asymmetrical horror where four survivors evade one player-controlled killer
79% positive
767K reviews
The Forest
First-person survival horror with base building and mutant cannibals
95% positive
634K reviews
Lethal Company
First-person co-op horror about scavenging deadly moons for quota
97% positive
439K reviews
DayZ
Hardcore online survival sandbox where every stranger poses a risk
77% positive
416K reviews
Dying Light
Open-world zombie action with first-person parkour and nighttime chases
95% positive
413K reviews
Don't Starve Together
Difficult open-world survival crafting built for cooperative play
95% positive
411K reviews
Project Zomboid
Open-world zombie survival sandbox where every mistake can end a life
93% positive
396K reviews
Subnautica
First-person underwater survival crafting on a dangerous alien ocean
97% positive
364K reviews
PEAK
First-person co-op climbing where each mistake threatens the whole ascent
94% positive
322K reviews
VRChat
Free social VR platform for exploring user-created worlds and avatars
74% positive
Free
Sons Of The Forest
Open-world survival horror with base building and cooperative exploration
88% positive
308K reviews
SCP: Secret Laboratory
Free-to-play multiplayer horror shooter with rival human and monster roles
91% positive
Free
Hunt: Showdown 1896
Tactical Western extraction shooter where monsters complicate player hunts
75% positive
231K reviews
Demo Resident Evil 4
Third-person survival horror shooter about a rescue in rural Europe
97% positive
203K reviews
Demo Resident Evil 2
Third-person survival horror with zombies, puzzles, and two campaigns
97% positive
170K reviews
Poppy Playtime
First-person horror puzzle adventure inside an abandoned toy factory
87% positive
Free
Escape the Backrooms
First-person co-op horror across maze-like levels filled with hostile entities
89% positive
149K reviews
Metro Exodus
Post-apocalyptic first-person shooter mixing open exploration, stealth, and survival horror
89% positive
128K reviews
Subnautica 2
Underwater survival adventure on an alien world with optional co-op
91% positive
121K reviews
The Long Dark
First-person survival sandbox against cold, hunger, and wildlife
89% positive
120K reviews
Outlast
First-person survival horror where you can only run and hide
96% positive
118K reviews
Demo Resident Evil Village
First-person survival horror through a village of relentless creatures
95% positive
116K reviews
Demo Resident Evil Requiem
Single-player survival horror mixing investigation, puzzles, and zombie combat
96% positive
113K reviews