In addition to being a great deal on gaming, Xbox Game Pass also offers some chilling frights on consoles and PC. In the shadows of the subscription service, plenty of horror games were bound to creep in, waiting for their chance to strike your download queue.
What are the best horror games on Game Pass? Here are a few terrifying tales of interactive fun you can sink your teeth into, after going through the entire catalog.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers get a bunch of great horror and horror-adjacent games, including Scorn and A Plague Tale: Requiem, plus older titles such as The Evil Within 2 and Inside. Just in time for Halloween, here are some spine-tingling games.
A Plague Tale: Requiem
A Plague Tale: Requiem is full of shockingly good horror, but like the best horror games, it’s also a strong reminder that people are the biggest monsters. Whether you’re into medieval misery or not, Requiem’s signature rat technology is sure to leave you with a cold stomach.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
Despite its slow-burning descent into dark stories and words, American Nightmare mishandles the meta-narrative. It’s more of an action-packed adventure where you have to navigate a time loop of danger in a remote location, staying on your toes for the danger that lurks around you. You’ll definitely feel the adrenaline rush, and it’s a perfect game for a quick play.
Alien: Isolation
The Alien games have been around for a while, but Alien: Isolation is arguably the only one that captures the feeling of spacebound terror brought about by some of the ugliest monsters ever. In Alien: Isolation, you’ll navigate dangerous corridors within a galaxy of terror as you explore corporate greed and perfect killing machines.
Amnesia series (Amnesia Collection / Amnesia Rebirth)
Amnesia is still shockingly good with its horror design, the franchise that launched a thousand screaming YouTubers. In these different games, jump scares, creepy levels, and disturbing sound design helped elevate horror as a genre.
Back 4 Blood
Back 4 Blood is a scary and exciting horror game with four friends locked in for a zombie apocalypse. Designed by veterans of the Left 4 Dead series, Back 4 Blood makes smart changes to the formula and keeps the action challenging as you hunker down and kill joggers.
DayZ
With a long history of zombie sandboxes, DayZ offers one of the best multiplayer experiences around. Although there’s a steep learning curve, you’ll find a terrifyingly charming sandbox where the walking dead are the last thing on your mind.
Dead by Daylight
If you’re playing as a plucky survivor trying to avoid being eaten by a monster that defies mortal comprehension, it’s not easy, but Dead by Daylight gives you a chance to flip the script. The gameplay is one of the best multiplayer horror games on shelves today, whether you’re playing as a slasher icon or avoiding an early demise.
The Evil Within 2
Despite its underappreciation, The Evil Within 2 keeps your pants on the ground. There’s never a dull moment in this sequel, which knows exactly when to calm you down or crank up the intensity for a shocking conclusion.
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
The world is full of scary stuff, but nothing’s scarier than your own mind. Hellblade’s first game is a shocking exploration of just how fragile your sanity can be, wrapped in a thrilling action adventure and a genuine sincerity that’s hard to believe. You’ll get the full effect if you wear headphones.