For some, theres nothing better than stepping into a virtual world filled with nightmare fuel.

These horror games will leave you with the worst horror of all… indecision.

However, there are several horror-themed multiplayer games, many of which charge a premium.

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Its a crowded space, and deciding where to spend money and which games to skip is challenging.

Fortunately, there are several frightening and intense multiplayer games available for free.

15Cry Of Fear

Fear Of Cry?

Best Indie Horror Video Games Of All Time, According To Metacritic

The game blends psychological horror with action, creating a tense and immersive atmosphere.

The eerie soundtrack and unsettling environments intensify the fear as you progress through the game.

The spooks are managed by planting traps that play jumpscares on the other player’s screen.

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These will either slow them down momentarily, or cause them to jump out of their chair in fright.

Indie horror video games have carved out their own niche in the industry.

According to Metacritic, these are the best ones on the market.

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If the infected arent found in time theyll turn into their monster forms and start eating the other players.

For those that havent, the goal is simple.

Survivors find the aliens, the aliens kill the survivors without being caught.

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The eerie lighting design perfectly sets the mood, with ambient and sometimes red-colored areas for dramatic effect.

8Project: Playtime

All Work And No Play…

So much so that the creators came out with a free multiplayer horror game in the same universe.

Exit 2: The viewpoint of the player trying to escape the maze.

It’slike a work sim, but with horrible monster that is controlled by another player.

These are the best gothic horror games ever made.

The first-person perspective adds unease as the undead can come from any direction.

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Objectives sprawled out through the maps change for every playthrough and offer plenty of replayability.

Hide And Shriek: A high school classroom with objects floating around.

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Deceit: The infected POV.

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Enemy On Board: Astronaut players staring at each other in paranoia.

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