The Best Horror Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 5

Update : Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut added at rank #13.
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The Exit 8 (2023)

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You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".


  • walking-simulator
  • psychological
  • horror
  • immersive
  • surreal
  • first-person
  • simulation
  • atmospheric
  • linear
  • 3d
  • exploration
  • modern
  • realistic

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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan (2019)

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The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.

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  • horror
  • quick-time-event
  • cooperative
  • interactive
  • narrative
  • pirates
  • online

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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

44

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

45

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

46

Terminal 81 (2023)

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Thanks to the financial crisis of 2008, Lorena migrated to Terminal 81 to work, but what seemed like a simple Latin American neighborhood, it was a dangerous region dominated by a mysterious criminal organization that carries out murders, kidnappings and human trafficking.


  • horror
  • job
  • psychological
  • retro
  • mystery
  • noir
  • crime
  • simulation
  • investigation
  • open-world
  • capitalism
  • choices
  • immersive
  • emotional

47

Bloodwash (2021)

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A serial killer is terrorizing the city, and Sara's deadbeat boyfriend hasn't done the laundry. Can Sara survive a late-night trip to the laundromat, or will the Womb Ripper perform an early delivery?


  • horror
  • gore
  • 1980s
  • survival-horror
  • walking-simulator
  • first-person
  • fiction
  • dark
  • run-down
  • interactive
  • old-school
  • atmospheric
  • action-adventure
  • crime
  • 3d

48

Yuppie Psycho (2019)

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Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.


  • horror
  • survival-horror
  • dark
  • pixel
  • psychological
  • humor
  • anime
  • psychedelic
  • blood
  • cyberpunk
  • horror-comedy
  • top-down
  • multiple-endings
  • stealth
  • adventure

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Decarnation (2023)

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Decarnation is a story rich adventure horror game. Solve cryptic puzzles, fight disturbing enemies, explore a phantasmagorical world of dreams and nightmares, and face the most terrifying monsters from the darkest parts of your soul.

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  • horror
  • psychological
  • rhythm
  • psychedelic
  • survival-horror
  • narrative
  • cryptic
  • lovecraftian
  • pixel
  • story
  • dark
  • mature

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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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