2020 will have plenty of horror video games for you to enjoy and already have a list of some of the best slated to launch in the coming year. You’ll want to bookmark this list as we’ll continue to update it with brand new video game announcements and updates. For now, you can check out some of our most anticipated horror games releasing into the upcoming year.
GhostWire: Tokyo
- Developer: Tango Gameworks
- Publisher: Bethesda
- Platforms: TBA
- Release: TBA
From Tango Gameworks, the developers behind The Evil Within series comes a new IP, GhostWire: Tokyo. This video game was unveiled during E3 2019 where we got a snippet of information. Acting as a third-person action type video game with spooky elements scattered without, players are in for a new kind of horror game from the development studio. We didn’t get a ton of information from the announcement presentation of GhostWire: Tokyo though we do know that as the title suggests, this game will be set within Tokyo. Something strange has been going on within the city and it seems that people are completely vanishing out of thin air.
Players are tasked with finding out what is causing all the vanishings and along the way, you’ll come across supernatural entities that may be hostile or nice. It’s a unique jump from The Evil Within which offered a more linear horror approach while it seems that GhostWire: Tokyo is looking to take a more open world stance to the gameplay, but that is purely speculative at the moment. Currently, at the time of writing this, there is no release date attached or platforms so while this could be a current-generation release, with upcoming platforms inbound, we may see this game become a next-generation title.
Little Nightmares 2
- Developer: Tarsier Studios
- Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO, NS
- Release: 2020
After the success Tarsier Studios had with Little Nightmares, a sequel is inbound. The video game is a followup from the first installment with Six escaping the Maw. However, you will not be playing as Six but instead as a new protagonist named Mono. Players are in for a new horror treat as Mono and Six will be escaping more hostile enemies as they attempt their escape. We don’t know too many details as of yet with the game only being unveiled during Gamescom 2019. With that said, we do know that the same mechanics are more or less intact but Tarsier Studios is adding some combat into the mix. We don’t know how much of the combat will play a part in this upcoming platformer, but it’s not enough to become a main focus to the game.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Quarantine
- Developer: Ubisoft
- Publisher: Ubisoft
- Platforms: PS4, XBO, PC
- Release: 2020
It looks like the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six series is about to dive a bit into some horror. The video game we’re referring to is the upcoming Rainbow Six Quarantine, a title that was first unveiled during E3 2019. Ubisoft only offered viewers around the world a small teaser of this game, but it was enough to get plenty of people excited for the upcoming installment. Set in the future a new alien parasite has struck Earth and its turning humans into mindless creatures. Players take on the role of an elite soldier sent to likely not only take out these threats but find a means for a cure.
This is still a cooperative style video game with players working together in teams with the overall game being a PvE with chaos and unpredictable moments according to Ubisoft. We’re still, of course, waiting for more information to come out for this game but a good comparison users are making for this game is the limited Operation Chimera game mode that was featured in Rainbow Six Siege. Likewise, for now, all we have is a 2020 release window for current-generation platforms.
Remothered: Broken Porcelain
- Developer: Stormind Games
- Publisher: Modus Games
- Platforms: PC
- Release: 2020
Remothered: Tormented Fathers was a big survival horror game and it’s going to receive a sequel next year, 2020. The video game is known as Remothered: Broken Porcelain and we got our first trailer during Gamescom 2019. Now the trailer itself didn’t really offer anything in terms of what we can expect from the story or new mechanics, but coming off of Remothered: Tormented Fathers, we can’t see this game being too drastically different.
At any rate, the developers are promoting this game with a thrilling psychological plot set within Ashmann Inn. There are plenty of mysteries scattered within that players will unwind but to do so you’ll need to careful roam within the shadows and prepare to distract enemies. Being a survival horror game, you can also expect challenging puzzles and deep lore. For now, you can check out the announcement trailer made for the game and showcased during Gamescom 2019 up above.
The Dark Pictures
Note: trailer is for the 2019 release, Man of Medan
- Developer: Supermassive Games
- Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO
- Release: TBA
From Supermassive Games, the developers behind Until Dawn comes a new collection of horror titles. The collection is known as The Dark Pictures Anthology and it will have a few video game titles that will play similar to Until Dawn. Right now we only know of the first installment which is Man of Medan and that’s set to launch in 2019. Unfortunately, we don’t what video game titles are coming afterward, but its easily on our list as anticipated horror series.
