10 Most Anticipated Horror Games of 2016

For horror gaming fans, 2015 was a fairly great year. Yes, there was some heartbreak in the form of Silent Hills being cancelled, but 2015 also saw a number of high quality horror gaming experiences launch, as we illustrated in our Best Horror Games of 2015 list.

With 2015 behind us, it’s now time to look forward to what 2016 will offer to horror gaming enthusiasts. The following 10 horror games releasing in 2016 stand out as the ones with the most potential, and are Game Rant’s most anticipated horror games of 2016.

Allison Road

While it’s still upsetting that P.T. was pulled from the PlayStation Store, Allison Road is looking to fill the void left behind. Inspired directly by the creepy, claustrophobic atmosphere that Hideo Kojima created as a tease for Silent Hills, Allison Road looks like one of the most genuinely terrifying experiences gamers can look forward to in 2016.
Allison Road is expected to release this October for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Friday the 13th

While the Allison Road Kickstarter wasn’t a success, with Team17 stepping in to see the game finished, the same can’t be said for the Friday the 13th Kickstarter. The game hit its initial funding goal, and even managed to reach some of its stretch goals in the process. An asymmetrical mulitplayer game in which one player controls Jason Voorhees and the others control camp counselors,, the Friday the 13th game is one of the more unique titles on this list, and should provide a different kind of horror gaming experience than we’ve seen before.

The Friday the 13th video game is due for release later this year for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Layers of Fear

Layers of Fear is the tale of a painter that is obsessed with painting a masterpiece. His relentless pursuit of this goal has caused him to drift into madness and alcoholism, themes which are explored in the context of a first-person exploratory horror game. Like Allison Road, Layers of Fear takes a few cues from P.T., and could very well ride the popularity of that release to its own strong sales.

Layers of Fear is currently available through Steam Early Access on PC and the Xbox Preview Program on Xbox One, with a full release expected for later this year.