Ranking by genre

The best horror games.

215 games compete in this selection. Resident Evil 2 tops it with 1,936 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Resident Evil 2 2019 · Horror 1,936
  2. 2 Silent Hill 2 2001 · Horror 1,926
  3. 3 Resident Evil 4 2023 · Horror 1,895
  4. 4 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 2017 · Horror 1,885
  5. 5 Resident Evil Village 2021 · Horror 1,831
  6. 6 Amnesia: The Dark Descent 2010 · Horror 1,824
  7. 7 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,823
  8. 8 Silent Hill 1999 · Horror 1,812
  9. 9 Alien: Isolation 2014 · Horror 1,808
  10. 10 Resident Evil 2 1998 · Horror 1,794
  11. 11 The Evil Within 2 2017 · Horror 1,785
  12. 12 Resident Evil: Revelations 2012 · Horror 1,773
  13. 13 Silent Hill 3 2003 · Horror 1,758
  14. 14 Soma 2015 · Horror 1,746
  15. 15 Silent Hill 2 2024 · Horror 1,739
  16. 16 What Remains of Edith Finch 2017 · Horror 1,738
  17. 17 Until Dawn 2015 · Horror 1,716
  18. 18 Resident Evil 1996 · Horror 1,707
  19. 19 Resident Evil Requiem 2026 · Horror 1,680
  20. 20 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 1999 · Horror 1,671
  21. 21 Dead by Daylight 2016 · Horror 1,666
  22. 22 Don't Starve Together 2016 · Horror 1,663
  23. 23 Resident Evil 2014 · Horror 1,658
  24. 24 Hellblade II: Senua's Saga 2024 · Horror 1,656
  25. 25 Silent Hill 4: The Room 2004 · Horror 1,650
  26. 26 The Forest 2018 · Horror 1,647
  27. 27 Resident Evil 3 2020 · Horror 1,645
  28. 28 Ghostwire: Tokyo 2022 · Horror 1,623
  29. 29 Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams 2001 · Horror 1,623
  30. 30 Resident Evil Code: Veronica X 2001 · Horror 1,621
  31. 31 Resident Evil 5 2009 · Horror 1,617
  32. 32 Resident Evil Zero 2002 · Horror 1,610
  33. 33 Pathologic 2 2019 · Horror 1,610
  34. 34 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,598
  35. 35 The Medium 2021 · Horror 1,598
  36. 36 Phasmophobia 2020 · Horror 1,596
  37. 37 Resident Evil 2002 · Horror 1,592
  38. 38 Resident Evil 4 2011 · Horror 1,589
  39. 39 Outlast 2013 · Horror 1,587
  40. 40 Observer 2017 · Horror 1,582
  41. 41 Observation 2019 · Horror 1,582
  42. 42 Silent Hill f 2025 · Horror 1,579
  43. 43 The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me 2022 · Horror 1,577
  44. 44 Layers of Fear 2 2019 · Horror 1,574
  45. 45 Silent Hill: Homecoming 2008 · Horror 1,573
  46. 46 Resident Evil: Revelations 2 2015 · Horror 1,563
  47. 47 Still Wakes the Deep 2024 · Horror 1,561
  48. 48 Rule of Rose 2006 · Horror 1,559
  49. 49 Penumbra: Black Plague 2008 · Horror 1,557
  50. 50 Lethal Company 2023 · Horror 1,556
  51. 51 Amnesia: The Bunker 2023 · Horror 1,547
  52. 52 Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City 2012 · Horror 1,546
  53. 53 Mad Father 2012 · Horror 1,545
  54. 54 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1999 · Horror 1,543
  55. 55 The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes 2021 · Horror 1,543
  56. 56 Outlast II 2017 · Horror 1,541
  57. 57 Manhunt 2 2007 · Horror 1,537
  58. 58 MiSide 2024 · Horror 1,536
  59. 59 Resident Evil Code: Veronica 2000 · Horror 1,533
  60. 60 Resident Evil 6 2012 · Horror 1,531
  61. 61 Pony Island 2016 · Horror 1,531
  62. 62 Five Nights at Freddy's 2014 · Horror 1,529
  63. 63 Friday the 13th: The Game 2017 · Horror 1,526
  64. 64 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope 2020 · Horror 1,524
  65. 65 ObsCure: The Aftermath 2007 · Horror 1,524
  66. 66 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs 2013 · Horror 1,523
  67. 67 Animal Company 2024 · Horror 1,521
  68. 68 Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles 2009 · Horror 1,521
  69. 69 Signalis 2022 · Horror 1,520
  70. 70 Terrible Lizards 2026 · Horror 1,518
  71. 71 Resident Evil 0 2016 · Horror 1,516
  72. 72 Ib 2012 · Horror 1,516
  73. 73 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan 2019 · Horror 1,514
  74. 74 No, I'm Not A Human 2025 · Horror 1,514
  75. 75 Dino Crisis 1999 · Horror 1,512
  76. 76 Resident Evil: Dead Aim 2003 · Horror 1,511
  77. 77 Pacify 2019 · Horror 1,509
  78. 78 Silent Hill: The Short Message 2024 · Horror 1,509
  79. 79 Blair Witch 2019 · Horror 1,507
  80. 80 Amnesia: Rebirth 2020 · Horror 1,505
  81. 81 P.T. 2014 · Horror 1,505
  82. 82 Mouthwashing 2024 · Horror 1,502
  83. 83 Lucius 2012 · Horror 1,501
  84. 84 Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly 2003 · Horror 1,500
  85. 85 Devotion 2019 · Horror 1,500
  86. 86 Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem 2002 · Horror 1,499
  87. 87 Silent Hill: Downpour 2012 · Horror 1,499
  88. 88 Stories Untold 2017 · Horror 1,499
  89. 89 Lisa: The Painful 2014 · Horror 1,498
  90. 90 Five Nights at Freddy's 2 2014 · Horror 1,495
  91. 91 Lone Survivor 2012 · Horror 1,490
  92. 92 Silent Hill: Townfall 2026 · Horror 1,489
  93. 93 Reanimal 2026 · Horror 1,488
  94. 94 Among the Sleep 2014 · Horror 1,488
  95. 95 Scorn 2022 · Horror 1,487
  96. 96 We Were Here 2017 · Horror 1,487
  97. 97 Buckshot Roulette 2023 · Horror 1,487
  98. 98 ObsCure 2004 · Horror 1,487
  99. 99 Alone in the Dark 2024 · Horror 1,487
  100. 100 Resident Evil 5 Remastered 2016 · Horror 1,486

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In detail

The best horror games, what this ranking says

Resident Evil 2 leads this selection with 1,936 ELO points, ahead of Silent Hill 2 and Resident Evil 4. The 215 games competing in it have played 30,150 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 215
Duels played by those games 30,150
Game in the lead Resident Evil 2 (2019)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,936
Point gap between 1st and 10th 142
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading November 3, 2026

The best horror game of every decade

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best horror game of every decade
Decade Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
1990s 12 Silent Hill 1,812 302
2000s 41 Silent Hill 2 1,926 477
2010s 95 Resident Evil 2 1,936 726
2020s 67 Resident Evil 4 1,895 431

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 98 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Stories Untold +64 1,499
Resident Evil +57 1,658
Don't Starve Together +55 1,663

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 6 7 100%
Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 4 7 57%
Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 5 5 60%
Soma The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan 4 75%
Resident Evil 4 Resident Evil 4 50%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

Understand the method in detail →

FAQ

What players ask

What is the best horror game?

According to community votes, the best horror game is Resident Evil 2, with 1,936 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Silent Hill 2 and Resident Evil 4, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many horror games are ranked?

215 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 30,150 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which horror game is climbing right now?

Stories Untold is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 64 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 98 games in the selection moved.

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