10 Best Horror Games on Xbox Game Pass (2024)

 Xbox Game Pass is responsible for bringing players tons of fantastic games for one price. Among these titles are horror games that players can enjoy. These games each have their own way of frightening the player and are phenomenal in their own right. In subgenres ranging from more straightforward to more psychological horror, these games run the gambit of genre and scope & scale. Today, we are here to showcase the 10 Best Horror Games on Xbox Game Pass.

10. INSIDE

INSIDE is a super dark and mysterious, with you playing as a kid trying to get out of all these scary situations. You kinda go through different places, dodging enemies and looking for ways on how to stay safe. Controls are pretty simple: running, jumping, and messing about with things in order to solve puzzles.There are all kinds of obstacles in your way, and you’ve gotta figure out how to get past them. It focuses on survival, thus endless danger, making it a game requiring fast reactions and acute timing. So, it’s a game of suspense, where each new area brings unexpected threats.

9. The Walking Dead: The Final Season

In The Walking Dead: The Final Season, the player plays as Clementine, a teen survivor protecting a boy named AJ in a zombie-filled world. There is an effort to make choices with each choice changing the story. You explore environments, talk to other characters, including making tough decisions that affect relationships as you go on in the game. Moreover, there are action scenes where quick reactions help Clementine and AJ stay away from harm. It really blends discovery, decision-making with some literally intense scenes to make one unbelievable survival saga.

8. Dead by Daylight

Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer horror game where one player is the killer, but four others play survivors. The killer has to catch and sacrifice the survivors before they flee. Survivors, on the other hand, work as a team that repairs generators which power the exits. With each generator repaired, they slowly move towards escape, but noise always alerts the killer, so they must remain hidden, move quietly, not make any noise, to be avoided. The killer has special abilities for stalking and hunting, while survivors survive by employing stealth and teamwork.

7. DOOM 3

DOOM 3 is a horror-themed shooter game, where you get to play as a marine fighting demons on a Mars base. You can use shotguns and plasma guns to get scary enemies down. The gameplay is a mix of shooting and exploration, with dark corridors and close encounters. There is a limitation of health and ammunition; thus, playing requires a lot of resource management and tactical play where enemies can take place anywhere, with every moment being intense. The objective is pretty straightforward: stay alive and struggle through the nightmarish base.

6. Amnesia: The Bunker

With Amnesia: The Bunker, you find yourself a soldier trapped in this creepy dark bunker. There's a scary creature that's after you, so you find stuff like fuel and tools to keep yourself alive. You do everything: open doors, flip on the lights, which creates noise that can bring the creature running. . You have to be really careful as well as hide a lot, think ahead to avoid getting caught. The plan is to explore the bunker, figure out a way to get out, and stay one step ahead of that creature.

5. The Quarry

The Quarry is another game where you’re in charge of a bunch of teens stuck at a summer camp. You get to make choices that figure out who survives and who doesn't. Every little choice twists the story in its own way. The game has these quick-time events where you gotta hit buttons fast during action moments. You wander around the camp, chat with other characters, and uncover secrets. Relationships are defined by your choices, and it's a thrilling experience because every decision matters, leading to as many possible endings.

4. Inscryption

If you're looking for a totally different kind of horror vibe, Inscryption is this awesome card game with a wicked twist. You’re up against a really mysterious opponent, using cards to bring out creatures and score a win. Each card has its own special abilities, so you gotta think twice about where to put them on the board. New challenges keep showing up, which makes every round super intense and kind of unpredictable. Success brings one closer to a way out, but every choice counts.

3. Resident Evil 3

In Resident Evil 3, one plays the role of Jill Valentine in her attempt to exit a zombie-infested city. The game is a survival horror game where action plays a vital role-you have to manage your ammo and health levels. A very powerful enemy known as Nemesis chases Jill throughout the game; thus, added tension is permanent. Survival calls for quick reflexes as part of escaping attacks and smart combat choices. Even the exploration of the city comes with threats in every turn.

2. The Callisto Protocol

The Callisto Protocol puts you as a prisoner stranded on this really dangerous moon. The whole point is survival with the battle against these creepy creatures in dark tight spots. That might include fighting with your weapons or hand-to-hand combat to protect yourself. Every encounter is super intense, and you have to think strategically to make it through.

1. Still Wakes the Deep

In Still Wakes the Deep, you play a worker of an oil rig off the coast of Scotland, and disaster has struck. Now, you will have to get out of the collapsing rig and save your crew. A terrifying creature is hunting you, and you do not have weapons to defend yourself. How do you survive? You have to hide, sneak, and stay out of their sights. There is a whole array of risks about a rig, such as waterlogging, broken items, and foul weather. You will have to run, climb, and swim through it all, just trying to survive.

So, what's your take? Will you be picking up any of the above ten horror titles on Xbox Game Pass this month? Let us know your thoughts over on our socials here.