May 19, 2026
Upcoming Horror Games 2026 (Honest Predictions)
A forward-looking list of the upcoming horror games of 2026 and what to actually expect — including the ones nobody is hyping yet.
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The Blog
Late-night essays about cinematic horror games — what they're for, where they came from, and what comes next.
May 19, 2026
Best New Horror Games 2026 (Mid-Year, Honest)
The best horror games of 2026 so far, ranked honestly by someone who has been playing them on stolen weeknights.
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Horror Games to Play With Friends Passing the Controller
The horror games designed for a group of friends and one controller. A list, a method, and an argument for why this is the right way to play…
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Horror Games Like a Movie: The Line That Keeps Moving
The "like a movie" praise is doing more work than it looks like. A working list of horror games that earn it — and what the comparison actually…
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Horror Games Where Your Choices Matter (And the Choice That Haunted Me)
A short, honest list of horror games where the choices land. Plus the choice from Until Dawn I still think about.
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Found Footage Horror Game: Outlast and the Blair Witch Lineage
Found footage horror games owe everything to Blair Witch. A list of the ones that work, and the camera trick they all depend on.
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Teen Horror Games: Why the Cast Is Always Seventeen
The horror game cast is almost always teenagers. Here is why the genre keeps coming back to seventeen-year-olds, and which games do it best.
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90s Horror Game: Resident Evil and the Year Horror Could Be a House
The decade horror gaming figured out that the house was the monster. A list of the essentials and an argument for why the 90s still matter.
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80s Horror Game: VHS, Neon, and the Synth That Won’t Stop
The games that capture 80s horror — VHS, neon, Carpenter synth — and the ones that just slap a CRT filter on and call it a day.
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Multiple Endings Horror Game: Silent Hill 2 and the Collage at the End
Multiple endings are a horror game promise that mostly disappoints. The games that deliver are doing something specific. Here is what.
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