What are the best Horror games on Steam?

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Best Horror games on Steam	Price	Steam Rating	Genre
-- Resident Evil HD Remaster	$19.99	Very Positive	Very Positive
-- Corpse Party	$14.99	Very Positive	Adventure / Horror / RPG / Indie
-- Amnesia: The Dark Descent	$19.99	Very Positive	First-Person / Horror / Survival
-- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard	$29.99	Very Positive	Very Positive
-- Left 4 Dead 2	$19.99	Very Positive	FPS / Action / Zombies

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My Recommendation for Resident Evil HD Remaster

My Recommendation for Resident Evil HD Remaster

Immersive exploration

Combat feels awkward at times

The puzzles feel just right

Fixed camera angles create a cinematic experience

My Recommendation for Corpse Party

My Recommendation for Corpse Party

Never becomes too unnerving

Can fetishize violence

Minimal style creates tension through imagination

Overly familiar premise

Deep interactive storied gameplay

My Recommendation for Amnesia: The Dark Descent

My Recommendation for Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Immersive puzzle solving

Puzzles tend to be easily solved

Excellent, unnerving atmosphere

My Recommendation for Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

My Recommendation for Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Pursuers make the game suspenseful

Regular enemies are very bland

Interesting story and characters

Intense boss fights

My Recommendation for Left 4 Dead 2

My Recommendation for Left 4 Dead 2

Melee weapons offer a more visceral gaming experience

Much improved from Left 4 Dead

Invigorating team-work dynamic

AI lacks craftiness

Awesome game for singleplayer

Very difficult without team engagement

Unique and diverse co-op versus mode

Not much different from its predecessor

Local two-player and online four-player co-op

Play as zombies or survivors

My Recommendation for The Evil Within 2

My Recommendation for The Evil Within 2

Great feeling of suspense

Might not be that scary for hardened horror fans

Excellent crafting system

Interesting story

My Recommendation for The Forest

My Recommendation for The Forest

Awesome AI

Still early alpha - very glitchy

Great graphics

My Recommendation for Outlast 2

My Recommendation for Outlast 2

Vaibhav Barthwal

My Recommendation for Observer

My Recommendation for Observer

Terrifying, mind-bending story presentation

Gameplay is limited to mostly walking around

Intriguing cyberpunk world

Some frustrating, out-of-place chase sequences

In-depth environmental storytelling

Hacking into peoples' memories is an engaging way to investigate crimes

My Recommendation for Vampyr

My Recommendation for Vampyr

Compelling approach to choosing your victims

Combat isn't all that fluid or fun

Gloomy, foreboding atmosphere in London during World War I

Subpar character animations

You get to meet plenty of different types of characters

Some performance issues

My Recommendation for Manhunt

My Recommendation for Manhunt

Comments on the state of violence in media

Unrealistic gameplay

Great voice acting

Steep leaning curve

My Recommendation for The Walking Dead A New Frontier

My Recommendation for The Walking Dead A New Frontier

Main character Javi is very likeable

Too many quicktime events

Great story

Very short

Voice acting is incredible