10 Scariest Video Games Of The Decade

4. The Evil Within 2 (2017)

Another sequel that takes the original recipe and stirs in its own special spice mix, The Evil Within 2 improves upon its formula endlessly as the game unfolds, making for a genuinely unnerving experience as your senses are battered by the most repugnant visuals Tango Gameworks can throw at you. Silent Hill for the generation that missed out on its waking nightmare, The Evil Within 2 prides itself on a concept that sees you enter a town transformed into a psychological hell-hole - populated by residents best left alone.

What makes The Evil Within 2 a better game than its predecessor as well as one of the scariest offerings on the market is a feature that isn't often gifted to survival horror games in a particularly well-executed manner: an open world. There's a genuine fear that stumbling through a side quest or abandoned house can open up a whole new avenue of spooky content, toying with expectations in perhaps one of the most impressive examples of 'anything can happen' horror video games have to offer.