If you like the thrills and chills, the ghosts and goblins, virtual reality has created a few technologically advanced chances to get scared. For your convenience, we have compiled a list of the scariest VR games designed for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PS4, Windows and Android devices. These VR games combine jump scares, psychological horror, and gore to create spine-chilling experiences that aren’t possible anywhere else. Below is a detailed list of five of the best VR horror games available in 2018.

Top 5 Best VR Horror Games of 2018

Game name	Game Genre	Players	Platform	Our Rating
Resident Evil 7	Horror	Single User	PSVR	4.75/5 stars
A Chair in a Room	Horror/Adventure/Simulation	Single User	Windows + VR headsets required	4.5/5 stars
Don’t Knock Twice	Horror	Single User	Windows + VR headsets required	4.5/5 stars
Until Dawn	Horror/Roller coaster ride/Shooting	Single User	PSVR	4.5/ 5 stars
Affected	Horror/Exploration	Single User	Gear VR	4.25/5 stars

11. Alien: Isolation

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Set in an atmosphere of constant dread and danger, this game focuses on Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda. She has to fight for survival while trying to find out the truth behind the disappearance of her mother. In her fight, she has no weapons other than her intelligence. Considered by many players the best first person horror game ever made, Alien: Isolation is compatible with PlayStation 4, but also with XBox1, PlayStation 3, and other platforms.

10. The Brookhaven Experiment

The Brookhaven Experience is, in many ways, the original VR horror game. It was one of the earliest developed using modern VR technology, and found its way to most platforms before the other games on this list. At its heart, it’s a horde-mode shooter – a game in which players try to fend off waves of enemies as long as they can. The Brookhaven Experiment takes this to a frightening place by populating its enemy cast with zombies and making every shot count. It’s a shooter, but one of the scariest gear VR games that definitely places the player on the defensive. This single-player VR scary game is compatible with HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality.

9. Emily Wants to Play

Emily Wants to Play is of those old-school horror mystery games. With a very typical haunted house premise and a bundle of jump scares, it’s the kind of game that is as fun to watch being played as it is to play. While this virtual reality scary game itself is fairly simple compared to others on the list, it is the simplicity that makes it so fun. This isn’t a game of deep thoughts or outstanding messages. It’s a VR scary game that is meant to get your adrenaline flowing. Think of it as the haunted house of virtual reality horror games. This single-player VR horror game is compatible with HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

8. Dark Days

Dark Days is a psychological horror game, one about creeping dread rather than blood and guts. If you are looking for Oculus horror games, this one will keep you up at night trying to make sense of what you’ve just experienced. Full of clever puzzles and a haunting atmosphere, it is precisely the kind of game that needs VR to work. Don’t confuse the lack of overt scares for a lack of horror here – this is the kind of terror that seeps in slowly and grabs you when you least expect it. Dark Days remains one of the best VR horror games for thinking fans.

7. Layers of Fear: Solitude

Layers of Fear was already a well-regarded series before VR. Solitude, however, leverages the new technology to bring in some true haunting new scares while creating one of the best VR horror games. Taking place in a Victorian mansion, this VR horror game for Android puts the players in the shoes of a mad painter who is slowly falling to pieces. The scares here come in the place of deteriorating sanity and frightening hallucinations, both of which work better than you’d think in the VR space. One of the best VR horror apps, it is a look into madness that really needs to be seen to be believed.

6. Here They Lie

Here They Lie is all about tension and one of the best horror games for Playstation VR. The game puts such a burden on players that it actually features pre-determined rest spots in order to let the player recover. The game’s plot is simple and the scares aren’t terribly in your face, but you can feel the psychological weight building as the game moves forward. This is precisely the kind of game that works best in VR because it makes the player feel more connected. It’s a thinking person’s horror game, but it is scary nonetheless.

5. Affected – The Manor

Affected is short and sweet. It’s a lightweight experience to be sure, but it’s all the more effective for cutting out the fat. One of the criticisms of modern VR is that there are few killer apps that can bring in new players. This Oculus horror game, though, can convert all but the most unwilling. Its consistent demonstrations of how jump scares work in a close-up space is amazing, as is the dedication to building an atmosphere. It’s close to perfect, but it does leave players wanting more. Affected works in a way that few other Oculus horror games can match.

Bonus read: 10 Best Games for Oculus Rift

4. Until Dawn: Rush of Blood

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Until Dawn is a fantastic game in its own right. It should come as no surprise, then, that this entry for PlayStation VR has become one of the best VR horror games. Putting players in a nightmarish carnival and forcing them to deal with their enemies while on rails, it’s a delightfully violent set of scares. Most of the real fear comes from enemy designs, but it’s still lots of fun to deal with everything the game throws at you. Rush of Blood definitely stands as one of the best PS4 horror games.

3. Don’t Knock Twice

Don’t Knock Twice isn’t just one of the best VR horror games designed for Oculus. With a great art style and a fun set of game play mechanics, this human vs. zombie shooter is a must-play even for those who don’t like to be scared. It earns its place near the top of the list not only for the numerous scares in the game, but for the fact that it’s legitimately fun to play. Scary VR needs more games like this.

2. A Chair in a Room

From the outset, it’s easy to see A Chair in a Room as a special scary VR game. This is an escape room game, one that slowly builds tension until the player feels like he or she is a step away from doom. This is one of the best VR horror game because of how it handles atmosphere – it’s easy to forget that you are just playing a game. Instead, the game fully commits to all of its eccentricities, and is all the better for it. This horror game is compatible with HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

1. Resident Evil 7

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It would be incredibly sad if Resident Evil 7 didn’t make the list of best VR horror games. It’s not just one of the few AAA horror experiences on VR platforms, but one of the very few fully-featured VR titles period. This is the type of game that players have been hoping for since VR started gaining steam, putting all the terror and gore of Resident Evil right in the face of the player. It was a great experience on consoles and it’s an even better experience when played in VR. Our scariest VR game is compatible with PS4.

Conclusion

VR is quickly becoming the go-to space for horror. From horde-mode shooters to true psychological terrors, the various VR platforms bring horror home in new and interesting ways.