Even without all the next-gen bells and whistles that some may expect from a PS5 game, Dead by Daylight is still a solid choice for horror fans, especially those who are looking for a horror-themed multiplayer g

Dead By Daylight Updates by Daylight was a PlayStation 5 launch title, though it doesn't really take full advantage of the PS5's added horsepower just yet. Behaviour Interactive has plans to update Dead by Daylight in the months ahead to give the game a significant visual overhaul, which will in turn allow it to better take advantage of next-generation hardware like the PS5. Some of these updates have already been released, and more should be coming in fut

In Trials with The Plague, Survivors will see Pools of Devotion around the map. They can interact with these pools to cleanse them of all sickness, but this will corrupt the pool and take it out of the game. The Plague can ingest the corruption from these pools, giving her access to a special ability called Corrupt Purge for the next 60 seconds. Survivors hit with Corrupt Purge automatically lose a Health State, ignoring the Sickness Meter; if they are Healthy, they will become Injured, and if they are Injured, they will go down and enter the Dying st

Such a game was ripe for a multiplayer experience, and this became a reality back in 2019. In Secret Neighbor , a group of six friends break into the mysterious neighbor's house, but one among them is the neighbor in disguise, making for a tense and fun experience. Trying to work out who the impostor is or attempting to maintain the ruse is a fun challenge that fans of titles such as Among Us will appreci

While none of The Nemesis’ Common Add-Ons are particularly noteworthy, the Damaged Syringe can provide some decent slowdown and make Contaminated Survivors more vulnerable, unable to Vaccinate themselves mid-chase .

While there aren't many horror games currently available built specifically for the PS5, the PS5 still has access to an impressive library of horror titles. This is thanks to the PS5's backward compatibility with the PS4, which allows it to access virtually every PS4 horror game . Throw in some PlayStation 2 era horror games that are also available to play on the PlayStation 5 thanks to backward compatibility, and Sony's next-generation console is off to a strong start for horror f

A cult classic from the '80s, Killer Klowns was a movie that lived up to its name. It revolved around a group of alien clown creatures that land on Earth and begin killing or capturing humans with carnival-themed contraptions such as acidic cream pies, killer popcorn creatures, or a gun that captures targets in cotton candy cocoons. And now, with a game based on this IP, gamers are in for a multiplayer horror comedy

Asymmetric survival horror Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer experience with one killer who must stalk, hook, and sacrifice four survivors to The Entity. One of the best aspects of this long-running online game is the plethora of killers. The killers in Dead by Daylight play in first-person perspective whereas the survivors play in third-person. It's a nice gameplay shift, depending on which side you are

Returnal from Housemarque isn't a pure horror game, but it has enough horror elements to certainly appeal to fans of the genre. Returnal is about Selene, who attempts to survive for as long as possible on an alient planet. If Selene is killed, the cycle restarts, and she has to start from the beginning. She finds the corpses of past Selenes while exploring the game world, with the developers leveraging psychological horror tricks to create a foreboding vibe throughout the entire g

Because of the sheer height of The Plague, she can be easy to see coming. Some players may want to invest in The Hillbilly's Tinkerer Perk , which triggers a Loud Noise notification whenever a Generator is fixed to 70% and grants the Killer the Undetectable status effect for up to 16 seconds. They may also choose to play using Surge , a Generator disruption Perk from the Demogorgon, or Hex: Ruin from The Hag to increase Generator regression. They may also choose Thanatophobia from The Nurse to decrease Survivor speed when sabotaging, repairing, and cleansing totems. Other good options include Discordance from The Legion and Pop Goes the Weasel from The Clown to track Survivors working on Generators and cause them to regress of

Breaking or damaging a generator will make it much harder for survivors to get the job done. Often, damaging a generator enough times will break it which means the survivors need to restart its fixing from the beginning and can only speed it up with certain perks or with a toolkit. The Nurse should focus on damaging generators so she can focus on tracking surviv

Lethal Pursuer (The Nemesis) – At the start of the trial, all Survivor's auras are revealed for 9 seconds. This perk also increases the duration of other aura–reading abilities by an extra 2 seconds.