The Best Horror Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 4

Update : Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut added at rank #15.
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CLeM (2024)

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CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.


  • escape
  • room
  • horror
  • hand-drawn
  • investigation
  • exploration
  • psychological
  • emotional
  • puzzle
  • mystery
  • magic
  • supernatural
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • detective

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Resident Evil Village (2021)

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Resident Evil Village is a terrifying horror game that takes you on a journey through a snowy village overrun by deadly supernatural creatures. As Ethan Winters, you'll have to use all your wit and skill to survive and uncover the dark secrets of the town. You'll encounter familiar faces and new foes in a game that is equal parts action and terror. With stunning visuals and a gripping storyline, Resident Evil Village is a must-play for fans of the genre.

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What we like:
  • Smooth and polished gunplay
  • Excellent balance between combat and exploration
  • Visually stunning environments with charismatic antagonists
  • Addition of third-person perspective in DLC enhances replay value
  • Fun action sequences while still maintaining horror aspect
What could be improved:
  • Linear weapon progression leaves older weapons useless
  • Some segments feel too short
  • Dialogue can be cheesy and poorly delivered

  • survival-horror
  • horror
  • zombies
  • inventory
  • remake
  • shooter
  • action
  • first-person
  • puzzle
  • boss-fight
  • cooperative
  • classic

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Buddy Simulator 1984 (2021)

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Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!

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  • horror
  • text
  • 1980s
  • psychological
  • retro
  • rpg
  • typing
  • story
  • pixel
  • earthbound
  • adventure
  • crt
  • fiction

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The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me (2022)

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A group of documentary film makers receive a mysterious call inviting them to a modern-day replica of serial killer H.H. Holmes ‘Murder Castle’. But on arrival they soon discover they’re being watched, and even manipulated, and suddenly there is much more at stake than just their ratings…

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  • horror
  • inventory
  • quick-time-event
  • crime
  • tool
  • choices
  • puzzle
  • narrative
  • drama
  • interactive
  • pass-the-pad
  • psychological
  • 5-player

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Killer Frequency (2023)

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Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.

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  • comedy
  • horror
  • america
  • 1980s
  • puzzle
  • investigation
  • walking-simulator
  • emotional
  • fiction
  • funny
  • multiple-endings
  • dark
  • choices
  • narrative
  • interactive

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Garten of Banban 6 (2023)

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Explore the forgotten levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the new terrors that reside below. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…


  • horror
  • psychological
  • survival-horror
  • lore
  • cartoony
  • dark
  • walking-simulator
  • first-person
  • 3d
  • puzzle
  • atmospheric
  • mystery
  • single-player

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MOTHERED - A ROLE-PLAYING HORROR GAME (2023)

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An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.


  • horror
  • point-and-click
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • psychedelic
  • emotional
  • immersive
  • psychological
  • surreal
  • narrative
  • dark
  • first-person
  • fiction
  • 1980s
  • cyberpunk

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The Tartarus Key (2023)

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There’s no way out for Alex Young who wakes up to find herself locked in a strange mansion filled with puzzles, traps, and cameras following her every move. Whether she and her companions live or die, and find the truth behind their abduction, is up to you in this first-person mystery thriller.

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  • horror
  • psychological
  • puzzle
  • room
  • thriller
  • escape
  • mystery
  • atmospheric
  • lovecraftian
  • detective
  • first-person
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • exploration

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Firework (2018)

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An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.

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  • platform
  • horror
  • mystery
  • action
  • adventure
  • drama
  • megaman
  • boss
  • retro
  • 2d
  • narrative
  • pattern
  • thriller
  • psychological
  • realistic

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Little Misfortune (2019)

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Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

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  • dark
  • horror
  • psychological
  • interactive
  • cult
  • cute
  • point-and-click
  • choices
  • humor
  • fantasy
  • exploration
  • story
  • horrors
  • adventure
  • eight-year-old

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