The most exciting upcoming horror games of 2023

This year is looking to be an exciting year for fans of horror games. While being a genre that has devolved into what some would call the laughingstock of the gaming industry, this year could look to change that. 

The Outlast Trials 

The Outlast series is beloved by horror fans. The first game was an indie cult classic that saw the player explore a run-down mental asylum with a dark secret. With the second outdoing its predecessor with the player getting involved with a murderous cult, fans were itching to know what developer Red Barrels had next. What they didn’t expect was a multiplayer prequel to the first game. This had fans excited as a good multiplayer horror can be a total smash hit. With the game pegged for release at some point early this year, fans can only hope it lives up to expectations. 

Amnesia The Bunker 

Amnesia is a classic amongst fans of horror games. Well known for catapulting the world-famous YouTuber PewDiePie into the spotlight, it has garnered a massive fanbase. With the reboot of the franchise, Amnesia: Rebirth receiving critical acclaim, Amnesia the Bunker could surpass its predecessors in popularity. Players can expect the usual complex puzzles the series is known for, but this time round there is a combat system which has never been previously featured in an Amnesia game. The Bunker, which is rumoured to be coming out in March, will be one for the history books. 

Alan Wake 2 

Alan Wake was a cult masterpiece when it was released in May 2010. Although it received praise from fans and critics, said fans heard nothing from developers until last year's game awards were out of nowhere Alan Wake 2 was announced. The first game saw Alan take on people turned into shadow creatures by ‘the darkness’. Fans thought It was a great survival horror game. The developers’ Remedy Entertainment has been keeping fans in the dark about the content of the sequel. All fans know is that it was a long time coming for this cult classic game to receive a sequel. 

Silent Hill 2 Remake 

Pegged by many as the best horror game of all time if not the most influential, Silent Hill 2 was released in 2001 with massive success. It changed the horror genre with its body and psychological horror. The Silent Hill series was thought to be all but over nowadays, but Konami had other ideas. The original game took players down a roller coaster to find their wife in the haunted town, of Silent Hill. As it turned out (spoiler alert but the game came out 22 years ago), the wife was dead the whole time and killed by the player. The players find themselves in a personal hell. The remake could improve graphics and combat to make what could be one of the best games ever made.