Horror lovers will be able to get lost in new and terrifying gaming worlds in 2023. Players will finally get a chance the meet some of their favorite characters and revisit the worlds of the best horror games while fighting against serial killers, evil entities, and sometimes even their own twisted minds.
Gamers will also get a chance to try the scariest new horror games inspired by movies with the most horrifying and iconic killers in cinema history. Thanks to these dark new games horror fans can explore new mind-bending stories about ghosts, and monsters, as well as the darkest corners of the human mind. Unfortunately, players will have to wait a bit longer until they can play with some of these games but thanks to playtesters' feedback, cinematic trailers, and some fun detailed info from the developers, players can have a clear idea about just what to expect.
7 Sons of the Forest
Release Date: February 23, 2023
Sons of the Forest is a fantastic choice for horror fans who are looking for new games set in the woods and want to go on a deadly adventure. Thanks to this early-access survival horror game players will be able to explore a remote and terrifying island while searching for a missing billionaire.
This new multiplayer survival horror game is promising to be one of the goriest and darkest games of 2023. Players will also be able to face the terrifying enemies with their friends while trying to explore its chilling and violent open world while crafting, building, and trying to survive the attacks of the terrifying cannibals.
6 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Release Date: Undefined date in 2023
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is one of the darkest new movie-based video games that's based on the iconic 1974 horror film of the same title. Horror fans will be able to meet Leatherface once more while going on a terrifying adventure. Thanks to this asymmetrical horror experience players will be able to face and try to survive the attacks of the chainsaw-wielding maniac.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has gorgeous graphics and the game will transport its players into the famous deserted house from the original movie where they'll have to find a way to escape and survive. It's a great choice not only for movie fans but for all gamers who want to play a dark survival horror game with a spine-chilling story that's based on true events.
5 Layers of Fear 3
Release Date: June 2023
The Layers of Fear games are famous for being some of the most mind-bending psychological horror games of all time and the franchise's third game, Layers of Fears will take its players on a new and horrifying adventure. Players will get to explore a darkly atmospheric world while getting fully immersed in a haunting story.
This iconic psychological horror game franchise had some of the darkest video games with unique stories that explored the twisted mind of an artist. It's a great choice for gamers of all levels who want to try a narrative-focused psychological horror experience with gorgeous design and complex stories that unravel across many generations.
4 Alan Wake 2
Release Date: 2023 (No exact release date has been announced.)
Alan Wake 2 is promising to be one of the darkest new photo-realistic horror games that will transport its players into an atmospheric yet terrifying world in which they'll be able to further explore The Dark Place. Horror game fans have been long waiting for the Alan Wake sequel to join their favorite fictional author on a new mind-bending adventure.
Thanks to Alan Wake 2 players will be able to go on a new survival horror experience while enjoying a dark mystery story with psychological horror elements. Gamers will get to explore a new and terrifying story that will surely give them some nightmares.
3 Silent Hill 2
Release Date: 2023 (No exact release date has been announced.)
Silent Hill 2 remake is one of the most anticipated horror games of 2023 with a darkly atmospheric world and a terrifying killer. Players get to revisit one of the creepiest haunted houses in games while stepping into the shoes of the grieving widow, James once more.
Gamers will get to experience this chilling psychological horror adventure in a whole new way with even more impressive visuals and sounds that'll make their experience much more immersive. During their journey players will not only have to fight against monsters like Pyramid Head but also uncover a dark and heartbreaking mystery like no other.
2 Dead Space
Dead Space fans could also re-live their favorite story while getting lost in the action-filled world of this classic survival horror game. It's one of the darkest games set in space that provides its players with a deeply immersive experience while taking them on an adrenalin-boosting adventure.
Dead Space is a great choice for sci-fi shooter game fans who want to go on a challenging journey while stepping into the shoes of a young engineer, Isaac who has to uncover a nightmarish mystery while also trying to survive the attacks of horrifying monsters on the hauntingly beautiful desolate spaceship. Players will get to explore all the eerie locations of the USG Ishimura while trying to uncover its dark secrets.
1 Routine
Release Date: 2023 (No exact release date has been announced.)
The long-awaited sci-fi horror game Routine will finally also arrive in 2023. Thanks to this first-person psychological horror game players will be able to get fully immersed in a violent yet atmospheric world while exploring the beautifully designed abandoned lunar base.
Routine players will get to explore a dangerous and realistic world while fighting against brutal enemies and uncovering a mystery that led to the Lunar station's downfall. Routine is a great choice for players who are looking for new cinematic games that'll immerse them in a dark and dangerous sci-fi world.