Two New Horror Games Released This Week

By Adam Dodd on June 15, 2016

A lot has happened this week. Of the great many things that E3 has shown us, no one could have predicted how spectacular the last few days would be for fans of the horror genre. An impressive line-up of games has made this one of the spookiest years in the expo’s history — a welcome departure from previous years, which are often remembered for introducing one or two high profile titles, usually sequels. In addition to offering us a glimpse at the frightening(ly awesome) future we have to look forward to, this week also brought some new stuff for us to play while we wait for the other stuff we just learned about.

PC gamers can have a stab at Behaviour Digital’s asymmetrical multiplayer horror game Dead by Daylight that pits a team of four survivors against one of three playable killers inspired by common scary movie archetypes. There’s a chainsaw-wielding hillbilly, an outdoorsy psychopath, and the supernaturally gifted murder ghost.

The survivors and their would-be assassins each come equipped with their own unique abilities that, when combined with the game’s handful of other randomized elements (items, objectives), makes the action in Dead by Daylight both unpredictable and replayable.

The other new-ish release belongs to the atmospheric survival horror game Siren, which made its way to the PS4 this week, just twelve years after it first released on the PS2. Like the other PS2 games that Sony has been working to bring to the PS4, Siren benefits from 1080p up-rendering, and added support for trophies, Shareplay, Second Screen and Remote Play.

PS Plus subscribers may also want to check out the free demo for Resident Evil 7.