Horror games exploded onto the scene with the original Resident Evil back in the '90s, a game that gave players so much freedom of movement for its time that it almost counted as an open-world game.

Horror and open-world game design don’t always go hand in hand, as many horror games rely on claustrophobic level design, scripted scares, or tightly controlled pacing. However, some titles prove that ...

Darkwood offers a unique horror experience in a procedurally generated forest. Dredge combines fishing relaxation with Lovecraftian horror elements. Sunless Sea provides a horrifying seafaring ...

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The Order of the Snake Scale is a dystopian survival open-world horror game that was released on Steam last year. As a detective investigating the death of a woman, you travel to a town called Happy ...

The Axis Unseen is a heavy metal open world horror game where you hunt and track monsters in a world trapped outside of time. Return to the lodge or a safe space before night. This is a hostile world ...