Get spooky with the best horror games out now for the Switch

Childhood fears

Little Nightmares Complete Edition

Staff Favorite

This horror brings your childhood fears of monsters, darkness, dolls, and more to life as you try to get out of this vessel where you are hunted by giant creatures. Solve the puzzles to escape each room and get closer to your freedom without being eaten. The cute animation and unique style make this a title worth mentioning.

$36 at Amazon $30 at Nintendo

Horror in the asylum

Outlast: Bundle of Terror

Nintendo Switch's re-release of this horror adventure game is not going to make things easy for you. As a journalist investigating a murder that took place at an asylum, you're walking down dark hallways, revealing bloody scenes, and being chased by crazed inmates around every corner. The worst part is that you don't have any weapons to protect yourself — you're just a journalist, after all. When things go completely dark, you have your trusty camcorder to help you see the horror that awaits you. Don't overuse it though... batteries don't last forever.

$25 at Nintendo

The classic

Resident Evil Revelations Collection

Resident Evil was the first horror game I ever played and the first game I played all the way through to the end. Revelations and Revelations 2 are interim games that take place between the main titles. Revelations takes place between Resident Evil 4 and 5 and follows Jill Valentine on an abandoned cruise ship while Revelations 2 takes place between Resident Evil 5 and 6 and follows Claire Redfield on an abandoned prison island. The two games tie up some loose ends from the franchise and give you some more good old-fashioned Resident Evil fun.

$30 at Amazon $36 at Walmart

A lesson in horror

Detention

Detention takes hints from Asian horror to put you in the front seat of a disturbing chain of events that leads to some seriously dark stuff. Though the gameplay itself isn't particularly difficult, the atmosphere is completely immersive. You control a student trapped at a school that was recently evacuated due to a... typhoon? Only typhoons don't turn people into a flesh-eating Lingered or leave curses on walls written in blood.

$13 at Nintendo

Blind terror

Perception for Nintendo Switch

In Perception, you play the role of a blind woman trying to uncover the mystery of a recurring nightmare by exploring a haunted mansion. Through echolocation, you're able to see glimpses of your surroundings. Tapping your cane on the ground as you walk reveals outlines of objects. This creepy mansion also has a horrifying presence that will kill you if you make a sound when it's nearby.

$20 at Nintendo

Horror for kids

Luigi's Mansion 3

Join the classic Mario crew on their horror adventure with Luigi as the star! This is a kid-friendly, ghost hunting horror game. Play the story mode to save your friends from the big bad ghost himself, King Boo, or, play with family and friends in a multiplayer mode with new mini-games.

$50 at Amazon $50 at Best Buy $50 at Walmart

Olly, olly

Oxenfree

Oops — You've opened up a ghost rift when you were partying with your stepbrother and friends. What do you do now? In Oxenfree that's totally up to you as the story and your relationships with the other game characters changes based on your decisions.

$10 at Nintendo

Hard to forget

Amnesia: Collection

Get three games in one with Amnesia: Collection including The Dark Descent, A Machine For Pigs, and Justine. As you start in The Dark Descent, you awake alone in a castle with no past memory. With no way to defend yourself, you must find a way to remember and survive. Continue with new characters and new mysteries in A Machine For Pigs and Justine.

$30 at Nintendo