2024 FANGORIA CHAINSAW AWARDS Best Video Game Nominees

According to Scott Wampler, Alan Wake 2 is "Stylish, mind-bending and utterly terrifying."

The sequel to the popular Alan Wake arrived 13 years after the original and puts players in two different roles: the titular author (who’s now trapped in a nightmarish, alternate version of NYC) and FBI agent Saga Anderson. Players can swap between the two characters at various points throughout the game, offering players a mystery in finding out how these two stories connect and influence one another.

Dead Space hasn’t made any major changes to the overall story, but the new technology has allowed it to do something special. Players will navigate a mining spaceship as they attempt to solve the mystery of what happened to the ship. Just one problem: the ship is overrun by deadly creatures.

Intense horror scenes make Dead Space an incredible example of next-generation horror video gaming, unlike its predecessors. Daniel McMahon-Young says: "With major technological improvements since the original game was released, the remake uses the tools available to create incredible environments and dynamic encounters with truly terrifying enemies." An excellent example of what modern horror gaming can be.

Fans looking for a multiplayer fright fest are having a fantastic time with this one! From the creators of Friday the 13th: The Game, Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game allows players to play as either the titular Klowns or the citizens of Crescent Cove trying to protect their town. Play in groups of three as the Klowns or in groups of seven as the humans, each with unique abilities and skill sets.

It also features a "unique approach to hide-and-seek gameplay, PvPvE, dynamic objectives leading to multiple match results."

The upgraded graphics on this sleek remake are something to behold. Another bonus? The remake isn't platform-specific, giving fans without a PS5 a chance to play on their console of choice.

“Set six years after the events of Resident Evil 2, an older and significantly toughened Leon S. Kennedy has been shaped by his experiences of enduring the disaster that wiped Raccoon City off the map and events beyond.

Now reporting directly to the President of the United States of America, Leon is given a new assignment: To locate and rescue the President’s kidnapped daughter. Tracking her location to a secluded village in the European countryside, Leon prepares to take his first steps into another nightmare that reaches far past reason.”

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre game from Gun Interactive is an asymmetrical multiplayer horror title, pitting players against one another (either as unwitting victims trying to survive or members of the murderous Slaughter Family) in locations readily familiar to any Texas Chain Saw Massacre fanatic.

The events depicted in Gun Interactive’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre take place in the months leading up to Tobe Hooper’s 1974 masterpiece. Players have unique abilities depending on which character they’re playing. Survivors use clever thinking and stealthy maneuvering to evade the various members of the Slaughter Family, and you can practically smell the rotting meat under the Texas sun.