2025 promises to bring several thrilling AAA and indie releasesfor horror game enthusiasts, from developers big and small. 2024 introduced major remakes likeUntil DawnandSilent Hill 2,alongside terrifying indie titles likeZoochosisandStill Wakes the Deep, which made for a pretty spooky year.Only a handful of horror games have received official 2025 release dates, but as the year progresses, more concrete information will follow.
Despite several anticipated games lacking a release window,a substantial number of games are confirmed to be in development. Major games likeLittle Nightmares 3, Directive 8020,andDOOM: The Dark Agesare slated for release sometime in 2025, alongside exciting indie titles likeInto the Dead: Our Darkest DaysandWe Harvest Shadows.As the year progresses, you’ll get a better picture of the2025 horror game release calendar.
All Horror Games Releasing In 2025 (With Dates)
Horror Games Confirmed For 2025
A few very exciting titles for 2025 have already been announced, thoughmost have not been narrowed down to a release datebeyond arriving this year. In particular,Little Nightmares 3, Directive 8020,andDoom: The Dark Agesare all major games slated for release sometime this year. These AAA games have all generated a fair amount of hype, butthe line-up of indie horror games for this yearis equally exciting.
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Directive 8020is thelatest entry in theDark Pictures Anthology,a series of choice-based gamesthat began after the success ofUntil Dawnin 2015. While other games in the series have mostly taken place inclassic horror settings, like an isolated cabin, a summer camp, and an abandoned ship,Directive 8020will takeplayers to space where they must avoid and fight an alien being. Developers have said that the game takes inspiration from the movieThe Thing, as well asAlienandEvent Horizon.
All Horror Games Releasing In 2025 (Not Yet Dated)
Unconfirmed For 2025, But In Development
A host of horror games have been announced and are in development, buthave yet to receive a release window. These games include Hideo Kojima’sOD,Alien: Isolation 2, and two separateSilent Hillgames. Additionally,two major zombie gamesare currently being developed, asState of Decay 3andDying Light: The Beasthave both been announced for release in the near future. The following table lists the games that have been announced, but that may not be released in 2025.
Every Brutal DOOM: The Dark Ages Weapon Announced (So Far)
The Doom: The Dark Ages trailer reveals a variety of new and returning weapons, both sci-fi and medieval, for the Doom Slayer to wield.
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Among themany indie titlesthat have been announced isTerror: Endless Night.This strategy game is basedon the true story of the Franklin expedition,a failed voyage of two ships - the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror - to explore the Arctic North in the 1840s. Players mustmanage food, cold, laws, and crew member moralewhile trying to discover what happened to the missing Franklin expedition and avoid the same frozen fate.
There’s plenty for horror game players to look forward to in 2025. The exact release date for certain highly anticipated titles within the genre remains murky, but that means that you’ll have to keep your eyes peeled for upcoming announcements. With franchises like Doom and The Little Nightmares set to release, 2025 should scare horror gamers to no end.
