Best RPG Horror Games on PC

Fade

Set in a small town in the Mid-west. You are an investigative reporter sent out to document the local happenings of Eastville. Recently, a cult has taken up residency in the town and strange occurrences have prompted locals to pack up and leave. Prior to your arrival, the company you work for had sent out another reporter whom none have heard from in quite some time. You must use your skills to dig deeper into the mystery and reveal what the town is hiding, as well as locate the missing reporter.

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Fade on Steam

Lucid Soul

Deathtouched… Those cursed with Black Dragon blood in their veins, whether by bonding with one like the Dragon Knights of Lasserburg do by drinking the contents of the whelpling’s egg at birth, or by forced feeding of a living dragon. Whatever the method, the very design of the body is altered from the inside out, all organs cease to function normally, and certain powers begin to flood the embiber.

Some, not all, are horribly corrupted in the process. Some change appearance completely, some lose their sanity like the Ancient Black Dragon, Malganon, did. All are a threat to life, however, as all must feed off the living, through blood and flesh, to live.

It’s this need to feed that starts our story and tale of Lucid Soul, the Town of Guillen is housing foolhardy humans that decide it’s time to return to harvesting the woods around our castle. Silly little things, but how can they not feel comfortable; the world has Grey Paladins with holy powers governing every hamlet, a Priestess of Medina to relay all activities to others of their order, and above all, no fear of what lies outside their walls.

This all is about to change…

Well… for you at least. I make no promises for the others destined to bleed for our Lord’s amusement. Hytwart, King of the Goblins, now known as The Enfeebler, the longest living Goblin in history, is a thirsty deviant and it is… after all… our duty to slake his thirst! Elderly, women, children, all are used to feed the ever guzzling gluttony of the Deathtouched. Don’t look at me like that, you’ll be given an opportunity few others are given: a rare gift… if you survive the trial… A pit both deep and dark… filled with cadavers and meat from ancient raids and conquest.

A singular Black Dragon Egg, relic of the last known nest of the Dark Lady, Umbryss, second concubine to Malganon… shall be your prize. Oh, and we’ve chosen others to join you in that fetid catacomb buried within our tower… Do bring an appetite, a strong stomach, and a desperate need to survive, by any… means… necessary.

And now, for a taste of things to come…

Take control of not 3, or 4, but 7 characters at once in combat, switching between them to use Soul Points with the press of a button. Take your time to plan an assault strategically or use a character quickly and often if one is your favorite… Be careful though, you never know what the others are thinking if you focus too often on one…

Find and equip Souls taken from the slain enemies you’ve created or come across. These are your treasure chests. These are your armor and swords. As you equip them though… be ware, as some like to talk… a lot.

Leveling up your Infamy meter in this world will result in an Ability Tree selection for a character, and when you choose, their story will have a direct impact on the skill you select, resulting in you having to participate in their story to learn the new ability. Erzbet may ask you to help track down a violator of hers, Synella may be on the search for a sister or an appetizer, and Creep may be hunting down a mutinous crew member that resulted in her fate. Their stories will take place in the world around you, and you will participate.

Melee weapons and attacks, will only do so much damage, from the start of the game, to the end. It’ll be up to your creativity with contaminating enemies with your Black Dragon Blood, and how to use your skills properly, that will let you move swiftly from fight to fight.

Customize your home base of operations, Castle Wyrmsgate, with the aid of the Fleshweaver to change the surroundings and make them more suitable to your personal tastes.

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Lucid Soul on Steam

The Monsters' History Book

English ver not complete, some error, game crash & developer don’t care !!!!

– Real player with 20.5 hrs in game

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pretty good game didnt expect this much but how the hell i can escape from library on the tape? XD

– Real player with 4.7 hrs in game

The Monsters' History Book on Steam

Beyond The Veil

_“This is a love poem. I wrote it with a scalpel.”

Graffiti outside the former home of Marie Laveau, The Voodoo Queen of New Orleans._

Beyond the Veil is a text-based narrative horror game, with a focus on character-driven storytelling.

Kara, an unemployed college dropout, has no choice but to move in with her Dad when he decides to relocate to New Orleans.

Kara has no discernible skills, and no direction. It’s her exploration of this city, and the friendships she makes there, that will mold her into the woman she will become.

These choices are yours. So step up to the threshold- from here, there is no turning back.

Experience stories based on the rich history of New Orleans, from the spirituality of Louisiana Voodoo and the ghosts of Jackson Square, to the myths of the Casket Girl Vampires and the heinous acts of Madame LaLaurie.
Choose one of three companions to guide you through New Orleans: Tye, the gutter-punk musician, Al, the happy-go-lucky walking tour guide, and Esther, the creole vodouisant.
Choose a path that will allow you to experience up to three entirely separate horror stories, with thousands of pathways and over 18 different endings. Explore all three to unlock the fourth and final story.
Explore a branching narrative, where every choice you make alters both the story, and Kara’s personality. Choose how Kara responds to the world around her, from dialogue and exploration options, to ‘sliding doors’ choices that will determine how the story unfolds.
The choices you make will have an effect on one of Kara’s personality traits: Empathy, Jealousy, Honesty, Belief and Happiness. By making choices that increase or reduce the level of Kara’s traits, you will craft a personality for Kara which is unique to your experience.

Beyond The Veil is by the team at Sun’s Shadow Studios. This production was made possible with support from Film Victoria.
- Written by Brian Holland.
- Programmed by Tim Cuozzo.
- Quality Assurance and Editing by Josh Odgers.
- Music by Justin Cavenagh, composer on Wander, Broadside, Little Witch Story and Into Affliction.
- Art by Lachlan Page.

Beyond The Veil on Steam

Cathedral

Take part in an atmospheric sci-fi horror game and stay alive in the last stronghold, the Cathedral. Arise, develop your character, gear up, fight soulless enemies and face the mighty Baron.

The Setting

Fighting continues. The power is exercised by associated rival Barons. Their Union is relentlessly growing and wants to colonize surrounding planets.

Whereas expeditionary forces are successively occupying other planet-states located in the same orbit. Inevitably, Independent Nations are beginning to recoil from the growing onslaught. Moreover, the fact that Neuropium supersedes souls and humanity is fading away does not help.

The emerging resistance needs a leader.

The Gameplay

The Cathedral is the last bastion, the shelter. Initially, your goal is survive and look for fuel cells for the Protector. But, the Baron’s envoys know that the game is at a higher stake than you may initially believe.

Moreover, the asylum hides its own secrets. Discover them, develop your character, fight off the inevitable invasion and gain influence over the course of history.

Be the Legend of Space.

Cathedral on Steam

Chernobylite

Another gem, played it in the native language with subtitles, a great and unexpected experience that initally seemed like a generic mashup of other genres. Well worth a review.

Off the top suggestion: Play with combat on hard, management on medium and survival on medium.

Gameplay/Gameplay-systems - 8/10

Gameplay is split up in some major directions, Survival, Combat, Base-management/building which together are influenced by a somewhat simplistic Skill/Ability system and a multi-part difficulty system.

– Real player with 70.0 hrs in game

The game play loop is pretty solid for a survival game, at least it kept me entertained for a while. But its definitely not horror, just survival. The main failing is the story. It tries so SO hard to be branching and have tons of options, but the game funnels you into the “correct” choice, so there is not roleplaying in this. If you do like I do and choose the “incorrect” option each time just to spite the system, it will essentially end up pretending like you chose the “correct” one, with no explanation. Ive read a few reviews so far that talk about how great the story is, no offence to them but you can essentially be assured that anyone who thought the story was great or complex is under 15 years of age. This is painfully sub-mediocre time travel/multi dimension storytelling. And I think too many younger ppl are too easily wowed by gibberish. But my main complaint for the game is the protagonist you play as. You, the player, will figure out whats going on long before your character does, and so you will want to make choices that reflect what you know, but you are forced again and again to make decisions based on what your character knows. And technically if you do things a certain way like I did, your character ends the game without figuring it out. Its frustrating. But, the game loop is pretty fun. The building is like fallout-4-settlement-building-lite. There’s some npc managment and some semi interesting story points. You could do worse for a game, but you wont remember this long after you finish it.

– Real player with 36.5 hrs in game

Chernobylite on Steam

Cthulhu Mythos RPG -The Sleeping Girl of the Miasma Sea-

Fun game with a lot of detail to it. Multiple endings, choices having an impact on dialogue and story, the “New Game+” feature (Levels carry over when you die), customizable protagonist and you can choose what party members you have! I like the old, retro-style graphics and the characters are interesting and likable. I really enjoyed the sanity mechanic, even if it got annoying sometimes (I especially liked it when they had a BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN). I always got shivers down my spine later on in the game. I played this before and after Sweet Home for the NES and still prefer this over that. The character’s overworld sprites are a tad odd cuz they look like they’re lying on their backs, but other than that, it was a very enjoyable and interesting experience! (The music is pretty jamming too! Especially in the last area of the game)

– Real player with 16.5 hrs in game

Nice, a bit shorter than I thought it’d be with all the stuff you see at first, but it’s a really nice game that mixes 8 bit visual style and music with some Dragon Quest like abilities and combat (which actually flows really well), some inventory management (this may be a bit irritating for some, but it’s doable) and a really creepy overall feeling without any cheap jump-scares everywhere.

If you like Corpse Party, or any RPG-Maker Japanese horror game, you’ll like this too.

– Real player with 16.3 hrs in game

Cthulhu Mythos RPG -The Sleeping Girl of the Miasma Sea- on Steam

EVOLUTION - Versicorae Domlion

Hybrid between a 90s inspired RPG and a Visual Novel.
7/10 hours of gameplay.
Experience the connection between five different stories set in may 1938.
System based on riddles and strategic fights against horrible creatures.
Gloomy pixel art and hand-drawn graphic.

EVOLUTION - Versicorae Domlion is a hybrid horror video game between a Visual Novel and a RPG.

The player will have the opportunity to experience four different stories, different depending on the character chosen, to finally compose a single great story. To advance, you will have to find out why Cathrine, Michael, Arthur and Anne were chosen by the mysterious Alexis and help them resolve their inner conflicts.

The game offers, in addition to the rich storyline, the opportunity to visit the city of Gris to get to know its inhabitants, enhance the skills of each individual hero and to face dungeons guarded by fearsome monsters.