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Island horror games on PlayStation

In these games you are stranded, shipwrecked or called back to an island, and the sea is what keeps you there. Some are small private islands cut off by a storm, others are cursed towns, ruins or whole archipelagos you cross by boat. What frightens is the isolation: no help is coming, the locals keep their secrets, and whatever lives on the island knows it better than you do.

The top 30 of 31 island horror games on PlayStation, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best on PlayStation

  1. Resident Evil 4 key art: a close-up of Leon Kennedy's face beside a dark foggy forest with a figure standing by wooden crosses SurvivalResident Evil 4The last stretch of the main story takes Leon to an island after the village and the castle. 97% on Steam (283,806 reviews)12 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Mac, iPhone, VR
  2. Dagon key art: an engraved medallion of an island under the moon, ringed by tentacles, sea creatures and a great eye, on a starry black field PsychologicalDagon: by H. P. LovecraftThe story's land risen from the deep is a slimy island of mud, with a stranded ship hull and an old monolith. 95% on Steam (12,410 reviews)about 30 minFreePC, VR, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  3. Dino Crisis key art: a scaly raptor foot with a raised curved sickle claw on a blood-smeared floor, lit against darkness SurvivalDino CrisisThe mission takes Regina's team to Ibis, an isolated island in the Republic of Borginia where a military facility stands. 94% on the PlayStation Store (8,128 ratings)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation
  4. A Plague Tale: Requiem key art: Amicia with blood on her face and her little brother Hugo resting his head on her shoulder StealthA Plague Tale: RequiemThe siblings put their hopes in a prophesied island that may hold the key to saving Hugo 91% on the PlayStation Store (29,000 ratings)17 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  5. Oxenfree key art: a glowing triangular rift hanging in a dark green cave, with two small figures standing below it PsychologicalOxenfreeSet over one night on Edwards Island, a former military island off the coast. 91% on Steam (12,133 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  6. Choo-Choo Charles key art: a red spider train with a grinning, toothed face and a lit headlamp coming through a forest at night under a full moon SurvivalChoo-Choo CharlesThe game is set on the island of Aranearum, which you cross by rail. 91% on Steam (18,106 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  7. Mask of the Lunar Eclipse key art: a girl in moonlight looks back beside pale masks hanging on a cracked wall SurvivalFATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar EclipseThe game takes place on Rogetsu Isle, an island south of Japan's main island, where the girls vanished. 89% on Steam (1,993 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  8. Resident Evil Code: Veronica X key art: Claire Redfield with an assault rifle and Chris Redfield in his S.T.A.R.S. vest raising a pistol, back to back on a dark blue background SurvivalResident Evil Code: Veronica XMost of the game is set on Rockfort Island, an Umbrella prison island where the outbreak breaks out 90% on the PlayStation Store (10,798 ratings)20 h or morePaidPlayStation, Xbox
  9. Manny's key art: a lone fast food restaurant with a red roof and glowing sign stands on a dark island among palm trees at night PsychologicalManny'sA castaway starving on a tiny deserted island scavenges for food and fishes from the beach by day. 91% on Steam (682 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  10. Static Dread: The Lighthouse key art: a lighthouse at night behind a tentacled creature with glowing green eyes, under the game's logo PsychologicalStatic Dread: The LighthouseThe keeper is sent to a forsaken island with a fishing village on it. 90% on Steam (1,557 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox
  11. Killing Time: Resurrected key art: a fanged zombie in a bloodied apron swinging a spine, a zombie chef with cleavers and a red-eyed clown holding a pie, before orange and red rings Action horrorKilling Time: ResurrectedThe whole game is one large, non-linear map of Matinicus Island, with indoor and outdoor areas and no loading between them. 92% on Steam (386 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  12. EMPTY SHELL key art: a figure in a gas mask dissolving into black ink splatters on a white, glitched background SurvivalEMPTY SHELLThe secret facility stands on a Japanese island in the middle of nowhere, abandoned for decades before the volunteers are sent in 88% on Steam (723 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  13. No one lives under the lighthouse key art: a stone lighthouse under a dark stormy sky and a pale moon, with a seagull flying past PsychologicalNo one lives under the lighthouse Director's cutThe lighthouse stands on a small island near the US coast, and you explore its shore and buildings alone. 87% on Steam (2,501 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  14. Total Chaos key art: a skull-like face with glowing orange eyes inside a swirling storm wave above the cracked title PsychologicalTotal ChaosShipwrecked by a sudden storm on the abandoned island of Fort Oasis, a town on coastal cliffs. 86% on Steam (1,671 reviews)15 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  15. Resident Evil Revelations 2 key art: an extreme close-up of a bloodshot green eye in a scarred, bloody face SurvivalResident Evil Revelations 2Claire and Moira wake in an abandoned detention facility on a remote island, and Barry later searches the same island. 86% on the PlayStation Store (166,958 ratings)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  16. Crisol: Theater of Idols key art: a weeping, crowned statue of a woman with a skeletal ribcage, framed by blades, candles and iron gates in red and black SurvivalCrisol: Theater of IdolsThe whole game takes place on Tormentosa, a cursed island of ruins and labyrinthine streets. 85% on Steam (4,585 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  17. Dead Island Definitive Edition key art: a snarling tattooed zombie with long blond hair in front of a palm-lined resort pool and sun loungers Co-opDead Island Definitive EditionSet on Banoi, a tropical island caught in the middle of an epic zombie outbreak, from secluded beaches to a deserted city and highlands. 82% on Steam (28,463 reviews)19 h or morePaidPC, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox
  18. Sunless Sea key art: a lone lit buoy with a bell leans out of a flat dark sea under a green-black sky 2D horrorSunless SeaThe zee is dotted with islands and ports such as the Chapel of Lights and Lorkins Port, each with its own stories 83% on Steam (9,582 reviews)22 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone
  19. Sker Ritual key art: a masked man in a bowler hat leads monsters, among them a brass-helmeted diver, out of red smoke under a fiery bird emblem Co-opSker RitualSker Island is overrun by the Quiet Ones, and every map is a part of the island you hold against the waves. 81% on Steam (6,020 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  20. DREDGE key art: a small fishing boat with two glowing lamps on a rough green sea beside a red and white lighthouse under a brown stormy sky, with tentacles and a spiny fish under the water PsychologicalDREDGEYou sail between the islands of a remote archipelago, The Marrows and four more around it. 96% on Steamabout 9.5 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  21. REANIMAL key art: two children row a small lit boat across dark floodwater past wrecked ships and telephone poles, under a giant sheep-headed creature looming out of the stormy sky PsychologicalREANIMALA brother and sister return to the flooded island they once called home to rescue their missing friends. 75% on Steam (26,213 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  22. The Occultist key art: a bearded man in a jacket dangles a skull pendulum before a glowing teal occult circle of runes Puzzle horrorThe OccultistSet on Godstone, an abandoned British island no one has set foot on since 1950 84% on the PlayStation Store (403 ratings)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  23. Killing Floor 2 key art: a mercenary fights a clawed Zed as a screaming Siren, a chainsaw-armed Scrake and a glowing red Fleshpound charge through the fog Co-opKilling Floor 2Some maps are set on a bloody beach by a crashed cargo plane and in a jungle under a volcano. 88% on Steamabout 55 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  24. Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition key art: a snarling, bloodied zombie in front of a tin shack in a storm-lashed tropical jungle Co-opDead Island: Riptide Definitive EditionThe survivors wash up on Palanai, another island of the Banoi archipelago, after their ship crashes into a rock 71% on Steam (13,122 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox
  25. The Chant key art: three retreat members in red mist, one raising a red flare, with a glowing cyan creature and red tentacles under a starry forest sky SurvivalThe ChantSet on a remote island spiritual retreat whose weird history you piece together 77% on the PlayStation Store (1,300 ratings)about 5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  26. Maid of Sker key art: a frightened woman covers her mouth while a man runs through ivy-covered iron gates beside the hotel wall SurvivalMaid of SkerThe hotel stands on Sker Island, a fictional island off the Welsh coast. 79% on Steamabout 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  27. SILENT HILL: Townfall key art PsychologicalSILENT HILL: TownfallSt. Amelia is an island town off the coast of Scotland, where Simon wakes on the shore 69% on Steam (6,377 reviews)15 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation
  28. Call of Cthulhu key art: a lone man in a coat stands before lit iron gates under twisted bare trees at night PsychologicalCall of CthulhuSet on Darkwater, an isolated island where the Hawkins family died. 79% on Steamabout 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  29. HORROR TALES: The Wine key art: the stitched-mouth stalker in a wide-brimmed hat, leather coat and claw necklace, against a dark red background SurvivalHORROR TALES: The WineSet on the capital island of a fictional Mediterranean archipelago, reached by a stolen boat 78% on Steam (485 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  30. The Shore key art: a man's silhouette underwater among rocks, kelp and a sunken boat, with tentacled creatures above him ShortThe ShoreAndrew searches a forbidden island for his lost daughter 73% on Steam (2,008 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, PlayStation

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