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Routine

Routine is yet another first-person exploratory horror game, but its setting helps it stand apart. Set aboard the Lunar Research Station, with an art style that reflects an 80’s vision of the future, Routine tasks players with discovering what happened to the station’s missing crew. The game will feature permadeath, and give players no option of fighting back against enemies, which should make it an especially intense experience.

Routine is due for release this year on PC.

We Happy Few

In We Happy Few, the citizens of the procedurally generated Wellington Wells are controlled by a drug called Joy, which makes them perpetually happy. The player character dares to refrain from the drug, which makes them a target relentlessly pursued by the disturbing, face-painted citizens, as well as the 1984-esque surveillance systems. While We Happy Few focuses more on the “survival” side of the survival-horror equation, it still looks like it will be one of the most unnerving games of 2016.

We Happy Few is scheduled to release in June for PC and Xbox One.

What Remains of Edith Finch

Giant Sparrow, the developers of the critically-acclaimed The Unfinished Swan, are venturing into the realm of first-person exploratory horror with their next project, What Remains of Edith Finch. In this game, players take control of the titular Edith Finch, as she relives the last moments of her family members in an attempt to discover why she is the only one left alive.

The game will feature significant gameplay and tonal shifts depending on the personality of each family member, and each segment will end with a death. Out of all the games on this list, What Remains of Edith Finch appears to be the horror game of 2016 with the potential for the most emotional impact.

What Remains of Edith Finch will be available at some point later this year, exclusively for the PlayStation 4.

Before wrapping this up, we’d be remiss if we also didn’t mention the fact that horror icons Leatherface and Alien will be in Mortal Kombat X. Set to be added as a part of Kombat Pack 2 later this year, the inclusion of these characters will allow gamers to pit Friday the 13th‘s near-immortal horror icon against the demented killer from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre films, which should be a treat, to say the least.
If Mortal Kombat X‘s new combatants and the previously listed games are any indication, 2016 is going to be a great year for fans of the horror genre. There’s plenty of experiences to look forward to, all with their own unique approaches to scares and atmosphere. At this point, few can argue that the horror genre is here to stay.
Which horror games are you looking forward to playing this year? Are you excited about any of the games on our list? Leave us a comment below and give us your thoughts on horror gaming, and the horror games of 2016 that have the most potential.