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GeForce Now provides a large number of games throughout many different genres that are sure to attract fans all over the world. Some of the best games belong to the horror genre for fans of adrenaline-pumping mystery. Here are some of the best horror games to play on GeForce Now.
8 Alan Wake
Alan Wake is a flagship horror title with many awards under its belt. The story follows the established author and the series namesake as he tries to find his wife, who has disappeared in the town of Bright Falls. Peculiar occurrences begin to happen around Alan that bear a resemblance to one of his past novels.
Players search throughout the dark for clues and leads with nothing but a flashlight to guide them through the town and encounter various paranormal activities. Scavenging for weapons and tools to solve puzzles will have players on the edge of their seats with lumps in their throats from the tension.
7 Dead By Daylight
One of the top survival horror game titles is Dead By Daylight. The game allows up to 5 players to play online, of which one player serves as the killer, and the other four must survive long enough to escape.
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Dead By Daylight consists of a heavy roster of playable slashers, many well-known from famous films such as Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Demogorgon from Stranger Things, and Nemesis from Resident Evil. Players also have over sixteen maps to choose from with different routes and scenery, some taken straight from horror movies and games such as Silent Hilland Hellraiser.
6 Soma
After surviving a car accident, Simon Jarrett finds himself in a dark and dismal facility he has no memory of. Players take control in this psychological horror game and attempt to escape the underwater facility known as Pathos. Soma is an immersive game with intertwining lore and mysteries for players to uncover as they advance through the story.
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Players must attempt to survive by fending off the creatures contained in the facility and the jump scares that are scattered throughout. Soma may seem straightforward, but there are a fair amount of mind-bending scenarios and discoveries that will warp the perspective of players who give the game a chance.
5 The Medium
The Medium follows spiritually sensitive Marianne on a quest between worlds. This psychological horror game starts as Marianne is contacted by a man who tells her he knows where her powers came from. Marianne is brought to the Niwa resort, where a horrific massacre occurred, and is lured on a journey of mystery and supernatural activity.
As she investigates the resort, Marianne is stalked by an entity called “The Maw.” Players must trek through the mysterious resort and get to the source of the occurrences and the dream that plagues Marrianne’s mind of a murder that hasn’t happened yet.
4 S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow Of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl is the start of the horror franchise by GSC Gameworld. It is a horror survival game based on a novel series by Russian authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. The game takes players to “The Zone,” a large area highly irradiated by deadly toxic material modeled after the real-life Chornobyl. Players must survive the desolate climate and progress by “leveling up” and gaining better attributes to combat the horrors that have come to life in The Zone.
3 Dying Light 2: Stay Human
The most recent installment of the Dying Light franchise, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, puts players in control of Aiden Caldwell. Aiden is on a mission to find his sister, who’s lost in the now zombie-ridden post-apocalyptic city of Villedor.
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Aiden must traverse the city and the politics that come with it as he encounters many factions, all struggling for power and doing whatever it takes to survive. Dying Light 2 is a very story-driven experience that places players in control of the story’s outcome based on their in-game choices and contact with certain NPCs.
2 7 Days To Die
Fans of harsh survival games similar to Day Z or Rust will enjoy 7 Days to Die. Players load into a large open-world map tasked with the objective of simply surviving. The world of 7 Days to Die throws a copious amount of obstacles in the player’s path, such as hunger, the wrath of the elements, and roaming zombie hordes.
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Players can scavenge for gear, weapons, and even shelter in-game while fending off volatile threats. 7 Days to Die even has PVP content and adds even more danger to the game.
1 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is set in a medieval castle. Players are trapped in the eerie Castle Brennenburg as the main character, Daniel, has no memory of who he is or how he came to be trapped. Cautiously, players must explore the castle and avoid the gatherers who seek to destroy Daniel. The horror aspects of Amnesia: The Dark Descent are in full effect as around every corner could be a terrible threat. Should players make it to the lord of the castle, they must defeat him in combat and hope that escape is close at hand.
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