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Xbox Game Pass features a host of horror games for subscribers to get creeped out, disgusted, and terrified by. GameWatcher selects some of the best.
The Xbox Game Pass library offers a wide variety of games. From big blockbuster titles to indie gems, there’s something for almost everyone in a catalog of games from Xbox history and on PC.
Which means horror fans are well catered to. Xbox Game Pass can almost give you a course in horror gaming on its own, provided you have the time and the guts to get stuck into it.
With that in mind, perhaps some guidance is needed. So GameWatcher has selected some of the best horror games available on Xbox Game Pass.
No, it’s not everything, and yes, there are games to be added in time, but for now, here’s an initial list of essential horror games you can play with your Xbox subscription today that we would recommend.
Resident Evil Village
Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC
With the ninth installment in the survival horror juggernaut due this month, it’s a good time to catch up with the Resident Evil series.
The remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 3 are on Game Pass for a direct Raccoon City connection, but the eighth entry, Resident Evil Village, will inform a lot of what we see in Requiem, so it could be a fitting warmup.
DOOM: The Dark Ages
Xbox Series X|S, PC, Cloud
Id Software is under the Xbox banner, so you can play all kinds of DOOM games from its rich, bloody history. But for a fine test of your TV and speakers, DOOM: The Dark Ages is worth downloading.
The medieval-flavored entry in the long-running shooter series features a less agile Doomslayer, but boy, does he pack a meaty punch with a tank-like assault on the denizens of hell.
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check
PC
A city on the brink of collapse as a virus brings the dead back to life, and only you can turn back the tide by…screening survivors for bites, scratches, and infections.
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check has an unconventional approach to the zombie apocalypse game, and has understandably been a hit on PC, where audiences join streamers in squinting to see eye pus.
Dredge
Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Cloud
Ahh, the gentle fishing sim, sailing the seas, trading with the locals, and being slightly concerned about that ominous looming shadow under the water.
Dredge is full of unspeakable undersea horrors and an early warning that fishing at night is a very bad idea. Still, there’s fishing to do and only so much daylight. What could go wrong?
Prey
Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Cloud
Arkane has made some pretty damn impressive games over the years, and Prey is chief among them. A sci-fi horror immersive sim with an enemy that can mimic objects in the environment? The premise alone is a tantalizing reason to download it right now (or download it again, in my case).
The underlying game being great helps too. The sprawling Talos I station features so many ways to approach your objectives, and with a tempting set of alien abilities you can inject, including object mimicry, experimentation never gets old.
The Evil Within 2
Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Cloud
The original game (also on Game Pass) is more brutal and relentless, but the weirdo style of The Evil Within 2 stands out, creating a superior sequel that sees Tango Gameworks swinging for the fences, creatively speaking.
It deserved more love when it arrived nearly a decade ago, so why not give it some now, by downloading it and playing one of the best survival horror games of the 2010s?
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
PC
Like DOOM, there’s a whole lot of Wolfenstein to play on Game Pass, but in terms of horror, Return to Castle Wolfenstein’s occult-drenched Nazi-pulping adventure takes some beating.
It’s also a genuinely great FPS to this day. A confidently constructed thrill ride that blends everything FPS games did right up until that point.
Total Chaos
Xbox Series X|S, PC, Cloud
Survival is hard, and on the deadly island found in Total Chaos, everything is out to kill you.
The relentless psychological survival horror game was a surprise gem in 2025 and is truly one of the scariest games of recent times. Superb audio work and vicious foes crank up the tension
Little Nightmares: Enhanced Edition
Xbox Series X|S, PC, Cloud
While there’s a relatively family-friendly look to Little Nightmares, it’s got a dark heart that reveals itself as the game progresses.
The mesmerisingly grotesque character design, the detail-filled environments, and the swimmy story details made this a horror hit.
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Cloud
Ninja Theory’s Viking Age psychological horror is lauded for its depiction of psychosis and its stunning visuals.
Celtic warrior Senua embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking hell in order to battle for the soul of her dead lover. The toll it takes on her psyche grows the deeper she goes.
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