With Halloween right around the corner, we felt like it was time to start rounding up some of the very best PC VR horror games and experiences out there on Rift, Vive, and Windows VR. Ever since the PC VR headsets launched back in early 2016, almost three years ago, it’s become a go-to destination for some of the best and most terrifying VR horror games out there, even securing some high-profile exclusives. But don’t let this be the only list you look at — Steam has close to 200 titles that fall under the VR horror umbrella.
For this list we’re focusing specifically on games you can play either on Rift, Vive, or Windows VR. You can see our lists for Oculus Go and PSVR below:
The following experiences are all listed in alphabetical order:
A Chair in a Room: Greenwater
Price: $24.99 (Store) (Our Review)
Platforms: Rift, Vive
Review Synopsis:
The one-man studio of Wolf & Wood delivers one of Vive’s scariest games to date in A Chair in a Room: Greenwater. I spent about 3 hours tip-toeing my way through the story and still get goosebumps when I think about the things I saw on my adventure. You’ll experience your fair share of jump scares throughout the experience, that’s for sure, but it’s the stalking dread and terror permeating the world as a whole that will truly chill you to the bone. A Chair in a Room: Greenwater is a wonderful proof of concept for utilizing room scale VR technology to the fullest in a methodical horror setting.
Alien: Isolation
Price: $10 (Store) (Our Impressions)
Platforms (Unofficially Supported): Rift, Vive
Alien: Isolation is a great game, but this is an unofficial VR mod. Like many survival horror titles it seems to have gotten better as time goes on as the subtle intricacies of its design are slowly uncovered and appreciated. Some people even regard it as the best-ever game based on the popular Alien series of films. I tend to agree with those people. I can honestly say that Alien: Isolation is still a top-tier VR survival horror title.
Arizona Sunshine
Price: $39.99 (Steam) (Our Review) (Dead Man DLC Review)
Platforms: Rift, Vive, Windows VR
Review Synopsis:
Vertigo Games proved that even in the most saturated genre we’ve seen for VR games this year — shooters with zombies — there was still room for something fresh. Arizona Sunshine combines the narrative power of a fully-featured 4+ hour campaign mode, with the intensity of a wave-based horde mode, and then adds multiplayer to both experiences. The protagonist’s witty humor make it worth recommending on his charming personality alone, with enough depth and variety to keep people coming back for several hours. By doing so many things so well, Arizona Sunshine quickly rose to the top of the pack as the best overall zombie shooter we’ve seen yet in VR.
The Brookhaven Experiment
Price: $19.99 (Store) (Our Review)
Platforms: Rift, Vive, Windows VR
Review Synopsis:
The Brookhaven Experiment builds on the foundation of its popular demo and establishes itself as one of the premiere VR zombie shooter experiences on the HTC Vive. It doesn’t have a deep or engaging narrative, but between the Campaign and Survival modes there is enough content to satisfy fans of all experience levels. The new maps, enemies, and weapons take what was an already scary game and cranks things up to a downright hair-raising degree of terror.
Duck Season
Price: $19.99 (Store) (Our Review)
Platforms: Rift, Vive
Review Synopsis:
Duck Season is more than a tribute to a beloved retro game; it’s a love letter to an entire era of pop culture and childhoods well-spent on a healthy dose of screen watching. As a showcase for VR it does a brilliant job of highlighting the tech’s current strengths with small, intimate environments that breathe authenticity and organic storytelling that never pulls you from the experience. I can’t wait to see how Stress Level Zero applies what it’s learned here to something that pushes the medium even further.
Edge of Nowhere
Price: $19.99 (Store) (Our Review)
Platforms: Rift
Review Synopsis:
Minor annoyances aside, this heart-racing journey is full of stop-and-stare moments of sheer scale and intensity. You’ll find yourself holding your breath in anticipation for whatever the next moment of terror holds as the sweat builds on your palms and the hair on your neck continues to rise. At the story’s climax, you’re left questioning not only the events that transpired, but also your own sanity as well. Edge of Nowhere is an uncomfortably personal and unnerving horror experience unlike anything else I’ve seen inside of a VR headset. This is an Oculus Rift exclusive that is not to be missed.
I’m ultimately left knowing that the best way to end things would be with the legendary words of H.P. Lovecraft himself, as written in At the Mountains of Madness, “I could not help feeling that they were evil things — mountains of madness whose farther slopes looked out over some accursed ultimate abyss.”
The Exorcist: Legion VR
Price: $24.95, Complete Series (Store) (Our Review)
Platform: Rift, Vive
Review Synopsis:
The Exorcist: Legion VR is without a doubt one of the best VR horror experiences available. The slow-building tension is expertly paced, each and every scare feels visceral and dangerous, and the sheer sense of terror you feel while methodically exploring the richly detailed environments is staggering. It honestly felt like I could hear the voices inside my own head and I could feel the heat from my crucifix as I stared down the faces of demon and eradicated the evil within. The Exorcist: Legion VR will turn even the most hardened horror fans into whimpering piles of fear.
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Price: $29.99 (Store) (Our Review)
Platforms: Rift, Vive
Review Synopsis:
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice VR Edition is a remarkable achievement in visual and sound design. It’s a great example of how to port a non-VR third-person action game to the immersive realm of HMDs that not only stays true to the source material, but enhances the experience in meaningful ways. If you haven’t played Hellblade before, there is no better time than now and if you have, then this is an engrossing way to re-experience Senua’s journey from a new perspective.
Killing Floor: Incursion
Price: $29.99 (Store) (Our Review)
Platforms: Rift, Vive, Windows VR
Review Synopsis:
Killing Floor: Incursion isn’t the best zombie game I’ve played in VR (that would still go to Arizona Sunshine) but it does a lot right. The unsettling atmosphere is pervasive through each level and the excellent gameplay mechanics between melee and gun combat feel visceral and satisfying. While it does clock in a bit shorter than I’d have liked with only four levels, they are each large and fun to explore. I absolutely recommend that you grab a buddy for some insane co-op fun and lop off a few zed heads for a good time.
Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul
Price: $29.99 (Store) (Our Review)
Platforms: Rift, Vive
Review Synopsis:
Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul is a relatively solid VR horror game. There is a strong foreboding sense of terror, a thickly developed atmosphere, and excellent use of sound and lighting to convey a real sense of fear. The adaptive scare system also works well, for the most part, and keeps you guessing. However the poor control system, occasional bugs (which will likely be addressed soon with patches,) short length, and inconsistent pacing keep it from being as successful as it could have been.
Organ Quarter
Price: $24.99 (Store)
Platforms: Rift, Vive, Windows VR
Synopsis:
Designed for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive along with non-VR options, the game is a first-person survival horror set in a bleak, deserted city, not too dissimilar to the iconic town of Silent Hill from Konami’s celebrated series. The player is cast as an isolated man that leaves his home for the first time in months to find his world completely transformed. You’ll be looking for a means of escape, and will solve puzzles and battle twisted enemies with limited ammo to do so. In the developer’s words, it’s “Resident Evil by way of David Cronenberg and David Lynch.”
Transference
Price: $24.99 (Store) (Our Review)
Platforms: Rift, Vive, and Non-VR
Review Synopsis:
There is a lot to unpack in Transference. It deals with several heavy themes that will likely make players uneasy, and from what I can tell, that’s sort of the point. Ubisoft and SpectreVision have mixed the stylings of Black Mirror and The Matrix with a twisted vision of the future that feels dangerously honest and realistic. While I’d have certainly loved for it to be a bit longer, I also appreciate how well-paced and polished it feels at the same time. It’s not without its flaws, but Transference is an unforgettable VR experience that I won’t soon forget.
Wilson’s Heart
Price: $29.99 (Store) (Our Review)
Platforms: Rift
Review Synopsis:
In the end, what makes Wilson’s Heart truly unforgettable is simply how amazing it is to experience. There’s a real story being told here and it’s being told with more technical skill and narrative charm than any other VR game to date. You’ll be thinking about this adventure long after the credits roll and the headset comes off.
Despite the occasionally repetitive moment of combat, Wilson’s Heart is a must-play game that elevates narrative, visuals, sound, and gameplay for VR experiences to an entirely new level. Your time as Robert may have been a nightmare, but it’s a nightmare you’ll be eager to revisit again, and again, and again.
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