The votes are in, and PC Gamer readers have picked the scariest game on PC
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β’Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:25:20 +0000
π° What Happened
PC Gamer readers voted Alien: Isolation the scariest game on PC. The 2014 game puts players on a space station with one alien that hunts them.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent came second. It beat S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and F.E.A.R. before losing in the final. The 2010 game is still praised for making players imagine the danger.
The bracket ran for several rounds, with readers choosing between famous horror titles. Alien: Isolation is currently $10 on Steam, and Amnesia costs $4.
π The Backstory
Alien: Isolation was made by Creative Assembly and based on the 1979 film. Its alien learns from how players move and hide, so it feels alive.
Amnesia helped start a wave of first-person horror games from small studios, many of them filmed for YouTube reaction videos.
Both games are more than a decade old. That says something about how hard it is to beat a classic scare.
π― Why It Matters
If you want a scary game this Halloween, these are cheap and famous picks. The vote also shows that old games can still beat new ones.
PC Gamer readers voted Alien: Isolation the scariest game on PC. The 2014 game puts players on a space station with one alien that hunts them.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent came second. It beat S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and F.E.A.R. before losing in the final. The 2010 game is still praised for making players imagine the danger.
The bracket ran for several rounds, with readers choosing between famous horror titles. Alien: Isolation is currently $10 on Steam, and Amnesia costs $4.
Alien: Isolation was made by Creative Assembly and based on the 1979 film. Its alien learns from how players move and hide, so it feels alive.
Amnesia helped start a wave of first-person horror games from small studios, many of them filmed for YouTube reaction videos.
Both games are more than a decade old. That says something about how hard it is to beat a classic scare.
If you want a scary game this Halloween, these are cheap and famous picks. The vote also shows that old games can still beat new ones.