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Mutant horror games on GOG

In these games the enemies were once people or animals, changed by a virus, an experiment or something living in the dark. You fight or slip past pale cave dwellers, infected villagers and stitched-together bioweapons. The fear comes from bodies that look almost human and from never knowing what the next one has turned into.

The top 15 of 15 mutant horror games on GOG, ranked by player and critic scores

The 15 best on GOG

  1. Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (1999) key art: the red and silver game logo beside Nemesis's stitched, grimacing face on black SurvivalResident Evil 3 Nemesis (1999)Steam's feature list warns of mutations stalking the streets: skinless dogs, giant spiders and clawed creatures. 95% on the PlayStation Store (11,720 ratings)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation
  2. Resident Evil 2 (1998) key art: the red Resident Evil 2 logo on black beside a pale zombie with one bulging eye and clawed fingers peering round a dark door SurvivalResident Evil 2 (1998)The store promises more mutant creatures, among them a skinless thing with an exposed brain and a giant plant 96% on GOG (2,714 ratings)about 6 hPaidPC
  3. STASIS: BONE TOTEM key art: a frightened woman in a diving helmet underwater, a toothed orange-lit tentacle coiled around her in the green dark EscapeSTASIS: BONE TOTEMMutated creatures wait in the vents and the cutscenes show the lab's monsters. 93% on Steam (2,689 reviews)12 h or morePaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  4. Dead Space key art: Isaac Clarke's bloodied hand in a torn glove and armoured cuff, raised against a field of stars SurvivalDead Space (2008)The infected dead are twisted into Necromorphs that can sprout new limbs when wounded. 92% on Steam (29,363 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC, Xbox
  5. Metro 2033 Redux key art: a soldier in a helmet and gas mask raises a hand against bright light in a snowy, ruined street with a red Cyrillic sign SurvivalMetro 2033 ReduxThe besieged station-cities fight the mutant horrors that wait outside, and winged mutants hunt you on the surface 92% on Steam (143,484 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  6. Metro: Last Light Redux key art: a gas-masked soldier with a rifle and a round shield crouching in the rain before ruined Moscow towers and a domed church Multiple endingsMetro: Last Light ReduxMutants stalk the catacombs beneath the surface and attack in swarms, and others hunt in the poisoned skies above 91% on Steam (82,615 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  7. System Shock key art: SHODAN's glowing teal-green mask-like face with bright white eyes, over faint circuit lines on a black background Action horrorSystem ShockMuch of the crew has been mutated by SHODAN, and pale, bloodied mutants rush you in the corridors 90% on Steam (13,113 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  8. CANINE key art: a snarling dog's face seen from below, with bared white fangs and glowing amber eyes against black SurvivalCANINEReuben, a mutant dog-human hybrid about eight feet tall, stalks the building 96% on Steam (317 reviews)about 30 minPaidPC, Mac, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  9. System Shock 2 remaster key art: the metallic face of the AI SHODAN with glowing green eyes and wires spreading out like hair SurvivalSystem Shock 2: 25th Anniversary RemasterHybrid mutants, once crew, roam the halls with pipes and shotguns. 88% on Steam (2,304 reviews)12 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  10. F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin box art: Alma's pale face above the logo and a soldier with a rifle in a burning city, under an Xbox 360 banner Action horrorF.E.A.R. 2: Project OriginMutated creatures break free from their cells, some spawning clones and others moving at super speed. 85% on Steam (9,559 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, Xbox
  11. Hollowbody key art: Mica holds a red glowing lantern and a pistol as pale, long-haired figures reach for her through grey smoke beside her crashed hover SurvivalHollowbodyThe ruins are full of hostile mutants, pale and grotesque, that Mica must fight or avoid. 85% on Steam (1,625 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  12. Super Lone Survivor key art: the survivor in a white surgical mask above a ruined city skyline under a dark blue night sky PsychologicalLone SurvivorTwisted, shambling creatures that are drawn to light and noise. 93% on Steamabout 4 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Switch
  13. Static Dread: The Submarine key art: a captain with glowing white glasses, a submarine and red tentacles coiled around him in dark green water PsychologicalStatic Dread: The SubmarineAn algae-like growth spreads through the boat and turns crew members into grotesque creatures. 82% on Steam (386 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC
  14. Cold Fear key art: a blond Coast Guard sailor in a red jacket aims a laser-sighted pistol on a storm-lashed ship deck at night, under the title SurvivalCold FearThe infected crew, the Exos, grow more deformed and mutated as the game goes on. 84% on GOG (237 ratings)about 6 hPaidPC
  15. Daymare: 1998 key art: a skinless mutant with a gaping jaw lunges from a dark, blood-spattered lab corridor with biohazard and restricted-area signs SurvivalDaymare: 1998The enemies are mutated citizens and larger mutated creatures that take many hits to bring down. 69% on Steam (4,315 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox

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More kinds of horror

  1. Psychological horror games121
  2. Horror puzzle games109
  3. Survival horror games82
  4. Horror games with multiple endings71
  5. 2D horror games58
  6. PS1 horror games45
  7. Stealth horror games45
  8. Cosmic and Lovecraftian horror games42
  9. Mystery and detective horror games38
  10. Surreal horror games31
  11. Short horror games27
  12. Horror shooters and action horror games23
  13. Sci-fi and space horror games23
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  1. Steam horror games1009
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  3. itch.io horror games592
  4. PC horror games1337
  5. Mac horror games391
  6. Linux horror games261
  7. PlayStation horror games404
  8. Xbox horror games367
  9. Switch horror games317
  10. Mobile horror games188
  11. VR horror games69
  12. Browser horror games236
  1. Scary games270
  2. Free horror games6
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