Xbox Game Pass features a host of horror games for subscribers to get creeped out, disgusted, and terrified by. GameWatcher selects some of the best.
The Xbox Game Pass library offers a wide variety of games. From big blockbuster titles to indie gems, there’s something for almost everyone in a catalog of games from Xbox history and on PC.
Which means horror fans are well catered to. Xbox Game Pass can almost give you a course in horror gaming on its own, provided you have the time and the guts to get stuck into it.
With that in mind, perhaps some guidance is needed. So GameWatcher has selected some of the best horror games available on Xbox Game Pass.
No, it’s not everything, and yes, there are games to be added in time, but for now, here’s an initial list of essential horror games you can play with your Xbox subscription today that we would recommend.
The Best Horror Games on Xbox Game Pass
Resident Evil Village
Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC
With the ninth installment in the survival horror juggernaut due this month, it’s a good time to catch up with the Resident Evil series.
The remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 3 are on Game Pass for a direct Raccoon City connection, but the eighth entry, Resident Evil Village, will inform a lot of what we see in Requiem, so it could be a fitting warmup.
DOOM: The Dark Ages
Xbox Series X|S, PC, Cloud
Id Software is under the Xbox banner, so you can play all kinds of DOOM games from its rich, bloody history. But for a fine test of your TV and speakers, DOOM: The Dark Ages is worth downloading.
The medieval-flavored entry in the long-running shooter series features a less agile Doomslayer, but boy, does he pack a meaty punch with a tank-like assault on the denizens of hell.
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check
PC
A city on the brink of collapse as a virus brings the dead back to life, and only you can turn back the tide by…screening survivors for bites, scratches, and infections.
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check has an unconventional approach to the zombie apocalypse game, and has understandably been a hit on PC, where audiences join streamers in squinting to see eye pus.
Hunt: Showdown 1896
Xbox Series X|S, PC
Extraction shooters have grown into a multiplayer favorite, and the sub-genre stalwart Hunt: Showdown 1896 is still among the best of them.
Players must hunt down legendary monsters in the corrupted backwaters of the United States, always aware that other players will be fighting them for the spoils. Lots of gruesome monsters and intense PvP encounters are highlights, but the superb sound design is what really amplifies the action.
Dredge
Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Cloud
Ahh, the gentle fishing sim, sailing the seas, trading with the locals, and being slightly concerned about that ominous looming shadow under the water.
Dredge is full of unspeakable undersea horrors and an early warning that fishing at night is a very bad idea. Still, there’s fishing to do and only so much daylight. What could go wrong?
Abiotic Factor
Xbox Series X/S, PC
Deep Field Games’ survival crafting co-op game Abiotic Factor is set in the depths of an underground research facility where a paranormal containment failure is just one of myriad problems to deal with.
Imagine a goofy Half-Life spinoff that is a co-op survival game where the scientists never learned the lessons of Black Mesa.
Immortality
Xbox Series X/S. PC
Half Mermaid’s ode to cinema remains one of the most unique and disturbing experiences on a gaming device.
A mystery unravelled through three films that the player manipulates to discover connections and hidden truths behind the disappearance of actor Marissa Marcel.
It might not be to everyone’s tastes, but you’d be hard-pressed to find anything like it.
Dead by Daylight
Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC, Cloud
The world’s most famous multiplayer horror game is packed with more iconic horror characters that you can shake a bloodied stick at, which certainly helps its appeal.
It can also be quite fun, which also helps, but the allure of having killers from Stranger Things, Halloween, Scream, Saw, FNAF, Alien, and Child’s Play in the same place is a horror fan’s dream.
Prey
Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Cloud
Arkane has made some pretty damn impressive games over the years, and Prey is chief among them. A sci-fi horror immersive sim with an enemy that can mimic objects in the environment? The premise alone is a tantalizing reason to download it right now (or download it again, in my case).
The underlying game being great helps too. The sprawling Talos I station features so many ways to approach your objectives, and with a tempting set of alien abilities you can inject, including object mimicry, experimentation never gets old.
CloverPit
Xbox Series X|S, PC, Cloud
What’s more horrifying than a never-ending debt simulator? No, it’s not The Sims: Discover University expansion, but the hellish roguelite CloverPit from Panik Arcade.
The game sees players caged with an ATM and a fiendish slot machine, with a simple choice: erase your debt or die. But the house doesn’t always have to win, as you can find ways to manipulate the machine for big gains.
The Evil Within 2
Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Cloud
The original game (also on Game Pass) is more brutal and relentless, but the weirdo style of The Evil Within 2 stands out, creating a superior sequel that sees Tango Gameworks swinging for the fences, creatively speaking.
It deserved more love when it arrived nearly a decade ago, so why not give it some now, by downloading it and playing one of the best survival horror games of the 2010s?
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
PC
Like DOOM, there’s a whole lot of Wolfenstein to play on Game Pass, but in terms of horror, Return to Castle Wolfenstein’s occult-drenched Nazi-pulping adventure takes some beating.
It’s also a genuinely great FPS to this day. A confidently constructed thrill ride that blends everything FPS games did right up until that point.
Telltale’s The Walking Dead
Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC
Telltale Games’ breakout hit series came at just the right time. The Walking Dead had become a hot commodity thanks to the TV show. and Telltale’s episodic story set in the world of the graphic novel series had a great choice-based hook.
The oversaturation of Telltale titles that followed weakened the impact of later seasons at the time, but the whole of The Walking Dead series from Telltale gives us a captivating story, and a character so memorable that she got her own graphic novel series.
Total Chaos
Xbox Series X|S, PC, Cloud
Survival is hard, and on the deadly island found in Total Chaos, everything is out to kill you.
The relentless psychological survival horror game was a surprise gem in 2025 and is truly one of the scariest games of recent times. Superb audio work and vicious foes crank up the tension
Little Nightmares: Enhanced Edition
Xbox Series X|S, PC, Cloud
While there’s a relatively family-friendly look to Little Nightmares, it’s got a dark heart that reveals itself as the game progresses.
The mesmerisingly grotesque character design, the detail-filled environments, and the swimmy story details made this a horror hit.
Diablo 2: Resurrected
Xbox Series X/S, PC
The remaster of one of history’s most compelling time sinks may not have set the world afire in quite the same manner the second time around, but it does offer a staggering amount of ARPG goodness that tweaks and overhauls a lot of endgame content to make it more comfortable for modern sensibilities.
And it recently received a bigger boost thanks to a brand-new Reign of the Warlock DLC, which adds a new character class to the decades-old gem.
Mortal Kombat 1
Xbox Series X|S, PC, Cloud
One of the most iconic fighting game series of all time, Mortal Kombat’s blood-splattered legacy has seen it remain a fixture for decades, and Mortal Kombat 1 represents the latest soft reboot to keep things fresh.
A retelling of earlier stories on an alternate timeline ensures the story is still a strong point in modern Mortal kombat, but let’s be honest, it’s the gratuitous violence you’re here for, right? There’s stadium-filling levels of gory goodness here.
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Cloud
Ninja Theory’s Viking Age psychological horror is lauded for its depiction of psychosis and its stunning visuals.
Celtic warrior Senua embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking hell in order to battle for the soul of her dead lover. The toll it takes on her psyche grows the deeper she goes.
My Friendly Neighborhood
Xbox Series X|S, PC, Cloud
Survival horror on Sesame Street is effectively the pitch for My Friendly Neighborhood, and the results live up to that.
After old episodes of the kids’ show “The Friendly Neighborhood” begin airing again for no apparent reason, a handyman is sent to the studio to investigate the problem. It turns out the felt-lined animatronics and puppets are alive and running amok.
Bloodless, sure, but relentless murder puppets are no less intimidating just because they don’t spurt ribbons of crimson.
Dead Space
Xbox Series X/S, PC, Cloud
The remake of the 2008 survival horror smash was a fantastic reminder of just how terrifying this sci-fi horror series could be.
The Dead Space remake is a snazzy upgrade on the original without devaluing the tension, atmosphere, and scares that gave the then-flailing survival horror sub-genre a shot in the arm.
Atomfall
Xbox Series X/S, PC
Rebellion’s Atomfall is a fascinating microbrew blend of things, which makes the ‘British Fallout’ calls a bit unfair, even if you can see why.
The game is a punchy, short-form mixture of shooter, RPG, immersive sim, and more that has its faults, but packs a lot of interesting things into its relatively snack-sized playtime.
Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Xbox One, Series X/S
There’s plenty of co-op joy to be found on Game Pass, but there is something especially enjoyable about popping undead Nazi bonces with your friends.
Rebellion’s Zombie Army 4 features Sniper Elite’s deliciously disgusting slow-mo X-Ray sniper cam too, so you can all marvel at your grisly handiwork.
Control: Ultimate Edition
Xbox Series X/S, PC
The game that gave Remedy its mojo back. Control’s weird government-agency set action-adventure blends sci-fi and horror, with a ridiculous amount of care in the details of its world-building.
Plus, you eventually get to fly about, flinging things at enemies like a superhero. A game that massages different parts of the brain like that is a rare treat.
LIMBO
Xbox 360, One, Series X/S, PC
LIMBO has been on everything over the years, but it feels like it has a personal connection to Xbox. A dark fairytale platformer, unafraid to be cruel to its shadowy protagonist.
The developer’s follow-up, Inside, may have surpassed it, but LIMBO remains striking and impactful all these years on. If you’ve never experienced it, here’s a good opportunity. If you already have, why not remind yourself why it had such an impact onhorror gaming?
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