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Best VR Horror Games for Meta Quest and PS VR2

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Which VR horror game fits your headset?

Choose by headset: Alien: Rogue Incursion supports Quest 3 and 3S, while Resident Evil Village VR Mode needs PS5 and PS VR2. For co-op, consider Arizona Sunshine 2 across Quest, PS VR2 and PC VR, or Phasmophobia on PS VR2 and PC. These recommendations come from our 24 September 2026 source check, rather than hands-on testing. Match the exact headset and age rating before buying.

Choosing your first VR horror game starts with headset compatibility. A Quest game, a PS VR2 game and a Steam PC VR version have different setup requirements. Check age ratings and movement options before paying.

Start with the quick picks, then compare platforms and horror styles. The setup requirements explain when you need a PC or PS5. Each game includes the source details behind its recommendation.

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Which VR horror games can you buy today?

As of 24 September 2026, all eleven games below were on sale in the Meta Horizon Store, the PlayStation Store or both, and most are also on Steam for PC VR. On a Meta Quest 3 or 3S, start with Alien: Rogue Incursion, an official Alien game made for VR. On PS VR2, the free VR mode for Resident Evil Village lets you play the whole main story in VR. For co-op, look at Phasmophobia (PS VR2 and PC) or Arizona Sunshine 2 (Quest, PS VR2 and PC). Most games on our original 2020 list were made for headsets that are now discontinued; they are under Earlier picks.

We have not played these games for this guide. Everything below comes from the official store listings, publisher announcements and the other sources listed at the end.

Quick picks by headset and play style

VR horror games compared

Game Meta Quest PS VR2 Steam (PC VR) First released Kind of horror
Alien: Rogue Incursion Quest 3 and 3S Yes Yes 2024 Sci-fi action horror
Arizona Sunshine 2 Yes Yes Yes 2023 Zombie shooter with co-op
Metro Awakening Yes Yes Yes 2024 Story-driven survival, stealth
Propagation: Paradise Hotel Yes Yes Yes 2023 Classic survival horror
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 Yes Yes Yes 2023 Jump-scare mini-games
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2 Yes Yes Yes 2022 Zombie survival with crafting
Resident Evil Village VR Mode No Yes No 2023 (VR mode) First-person survival horror
The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR No Yes No 2023 On-rails shooter
Phasmophobia No standalone version Yes Yes 2020 (Steam), 2024 (PS5) Co-op ghost hunting
Resident Evil 4 (VR) Yes No No 2021 Action survival horror
Dreadhalls Yes No Yes 2017 Stealth in a random dungeon

The VR horror games we recommend now

Prices were checked on 24 September 2026. PlayStation Store prices are from the US store in US dollars. The Meta Horizon Store showed us prices from its European storefront in euros, so US prices can differ. The PlayStation Store marked some games as discounted that day; we give the regular price and note the sale. Meta Horizon Store prices are as displayed and may include temporary discounts.

Alien: Rogue Incursion

  • Platforms: Meta Quest 3 and 3S, PS VR2 (PS5), Steam
  • Released: 19 December 2024 on PS VR2 and Steam; 13 February 2025 on Quest 3 and 3S
  • Price on 24 September 2026: $39.99 on the PS Store; €36.99 on the Meta Horizon Store. Meta’s launch post gave the Quest price as $39.99.
  • Kind of horror: Single-player sci-fi action horror
  • Content and intensity: ESRB Mature (Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language); PEGI 18 (Extreme Violence, Strong Language) on the Meta listing
  • Store pages: Meta Horizon Store, PlayStation, Steam

Survios’s game casts you as ex-Colonial Marine Zula Hendricks, who lands on the planet Purdan with her synthetic companion Davis 01 and has to get through a research facility full of Xenomorphs, according to the Steam listing. It is the official Alien VR game that our original list never had: Alien: Isolation, one of our 2020 picks, only works in VR through a fan mod. The Quest release is for Quest 3 and 3S, so Quest 2 owners need the Steam version and a PC.

Arizona Sunshine 2

  • Platforms: Meta Quest, PS VR2 (PS5), Steam, Pico
  • Released: 7 December 2023
  • Price on 24 September 2026: $39.99 on the PS Store; the Meta Horizon Store page did not show us a price
  • Kind of horror: Zombie shooter with dark humour, single-player or online co-op
  • Content and intensity: ESRB Mature (Blood and Gore, Crude Humor, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco)
  • Store pages: Meta Horizon Store, PlayStation, Steam

Vertigo Games’ sequel to the original Arizona Sunshine, one of our 2020 picks, adds melee weapons such as machetes to the guns and gives you a dog called Buddy who fights alongside you, according to Vertigo’s game page. The PS Store lists online co-op for up to four players. The listings describe an action game rather than slow-burn horror. If you want the first game on current hardware, Vertigo also sells the rebuilt Arizona Sunshine Remake (17 October 2024) for Quest, PS VR2 and Steam.

Metro Awakening

  • Platforms: Meta Quest, PS VR2 (PS5), Steam
  • Released: 7 November 2024
  • Price on 24 September 2026: $29.99 on the PS Store; €29.99 on the Meta Horizon Store
  • Kind of horror: Story-driven survival with stealth, combat and supernatural elements
  • Content and intensity: ESRB Mature (Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Violence); PEGI 16 on the Meta listing, which names horror, strong violence and strong language
  • Store pages: Meta Horizon Store, PlayStation, Steam

A VR-only prequel in the Metro series, set in the tunnels under a post-nuclear Moscow and made by Vertigo Games. The store listings describe a mix of exploration, stealth and combat rather than a pure horror game, but the Meta listing includes horror in its content warnings. Meta’s launch post names Quest 2 and Quest 3 as supported headsets.

Propagation: Paradise Hotel

  • Platforms: Meta Quest, PS VR2 (PS5), Steam
  • Released: 4 May 2023 on Quest and Steam; 12 October 2023 on PS VR2
  • Price on 24 September 2026: $19.99 on the PS Store; €19.99 on the Meta Horizon Store
  • Kind of horror: Single-player survival horror in the style of classic console survival horror games
  • Content and intensity: ESRB Mature (Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language); PEGI 18 (Extreme Violence)
  • Store pages: Meta Horizon Store, PlayStation Store, Steam

You play Emily Diaz, searching a hotel where an illness has turned people into savage creatures, according to the PS Store listing. Play involves exploring, gathering resources, solving puzzles and choosing between stealth and fighting. The same listing says it supports both free movement and teleport movement, and seated, standing or room-scale play, which helps if smooth movement makes you uncomfortable. It is made by the studio Wanadev.

Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2

  • Platforms: Meta Quest, PS VR2 (PS5), Steam
  • Released: 14 December 2023 on PS VR2 and PC VR; 9 May 2024 on Quest 2, Quest 3 and Quest Pro
  • Price on 24 September 2026: $39.99 regular price on the PS Store; €39.99 on the Meta Horizon Store
  • Kind of horror: A collection of mini-games with animatronic jump scares
  • Content and intensity: ESRB Teen (Fantasy Violence); PEGI 12 on the Meta listing
  • Store pages: Meta Horizon Store, PlayStation, Steam

Steel Wool Studios’ sequel makes you a new employee at the Fazbear Pizzaplex, doing jobs such as backstage prep, maintenance, food service and arcade games, according to the store listings. With an ESRB Teen and PEGI 12 rating, it is one of the few games here not rated for adults, which makes it the likeliest choice for younger teenagers who already know the series. The Quest version arrived about five months after the others, according to Road to VR.

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution

  • Platforms: Meta Quest, PS VR2 (PS5), Steam
  • Released: 1 December 2022 on Quest 2 and Quest Pro; the PS Store lists 21 March 2023 for PS VR2
  • Price on 24 September 2026: On the PS Store, the Payback Edition was listed at $9.99 and the Chapter 1 & 2 Deluxe Edition at $39.99; the Meta Horizon Store showed €5.99. Meta’s launch post gave the Quest price as $39.99.
  • Kind of horror: Zombie survival with scavenging, crafting and story choices
  • Content and intensity: ESRB Mature (Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Use of Tobacco); PEGI 18 (Extreme Violence, Strong Language)
  • Store pages: Meta Horizon Store, PlayStation, Steam

Skydance’s standalone sequel continues the Tourist’s story in a walker-filled New Orleans, where you are hunted by “the seemingly unstoppable Axeman”, according to the Meta listing. The store listings describe a survival game: you scavenge, craft and fight rather than hide. Meta’s launch post says the Quest purchase also includes the Rift (PC VR) version.

Resident Evil Village VR Mode (and Resident Evil 4 VR Mode)

  • Platforms: PS VR2 on PS5 only
  • Released: VR mode added 22 February 2023 (the game came out on 7 May 2021)
  • Price on 24 September 2026: The VR mode is a free add-on; the Standard Edition of Resident Evil Village was $39.99 on the PS Store
  • Kind of horror: First-person survival horror
  • Content and intensity: ESRB Mature (Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language)
  • Store page: PlayStation

Capcom’s free VR mode covers the whole main story of Resident Evil Village, according to the PlayStation Blog; you need the PS5 version of the game and download the VR mode separately. It is the closest thing on current hardware to the Resident Evil 7 VR mode that topped our original list. Capcom did the same for the 2023 Resident Evil 4 remake: its free VR mode arrived on 8 December 2023 and covers the main story. The Resident Evil 4 Standard Edition lists at $39.99 and was on sale for $9.99 on 24 September 2026.

The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR

  • Platforms: PS VR2 on PS5 only
  • Released: 16 March 2023
  • Price on 24 September 2026: $29.99 on the PS Store
  • Kind of horror: On-rails shooter; you ride a roller coaster and shoot
  • Content and intensity: ESRB Mature (Blood, Strong Language, Violence)
  • Store page: PlayStation

Supermassive Games describes it as a VR roller coaster set in the world of The Dark Pictures Anthology. It follows the formula of the studio’s Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, one of our 2020 picks, which only runs on the original PS VR.

Phasmophobia

  • Platforms: PS5 with optional PS VR2, Steam (VR supported); no standalone Quest version
  • Released: 18 September 2020 on Steam (Early Access); 29 October 2024 on PS5 and PS VR2
  • Price on 24 September 2026: $19.99 on the PS Store and $19.99 on Steam
  • Kind of horror: Online co-op psychological horror; you investigate haunted places and identify the ghost
  • Content and intensity: ESRB Teen (Blood, Use of Drugs, Violence)
  • Store pages: PlayStation Store, Steam

Kinetic Games’ game sends up to four players into haunted locations with ghost-hunting equipment to gather evidence, according to the PlayStation listing. The Steam page says it uses voice recognition, so you can speak to the ghost. On PS5, VR is optional and PS VR2 players can play with PS5 players who are not using VR. Steam still listed the game as Early Access when we checked. We found no Phasmophobia listing in the Meta Horizon Store, so Quest owners need a PC and the Steam version.

Resident Evil 4 (Meta Quest)

  • Platforms: Meta Quest only
  • Released: 21 October 2021, originally for Quest 2
  • Price on 24 September 2026: €39.99 on the Meta Horizon Store
  • Kind of horror: Action survival horror
  • Content and intensity: PEGI 18 (Extreme Violence)
  • Store page: Meta Horizon Store

This is a VR version of Capcom’s 2005 game, rebuilt by Armature Studio for first-person play. It is not the same as the 2023 remake’s VR mode on PS VR2. According to Meta’s launch post, weapons and items are physical objects, and you grab weapons off your body instead of using a menu. The Meta listing says the Mercenaries mode adds 20 wave-based challenges and that the game won Best VR/AR Game at The Game Awards 2021.

Dreadhalls

  • Platforms: Meta Quest, Steam (SteamVR and Oculus PC headsets); not on PS VR2
  • Released: 9 March 2017 on Steam
  • Price on 24 September 2026: $9.99 on Steam; €4.99 on the Meta Horizon Store
  • Kind of horror: Stealth survival in a dungeon that is randomly generated on each run
  • Content and intensity: PEGI 12; the store text warns that it is intense and scary
  • Store pages: Meta Horizon Store, Steam

The only game from our original list that still earns a place here. White Door Games’ dungeon changes every time you play, and the Steam listing says your only tools are “stealth, your own courage, and a faint light”. The original review noted simple graphics and that the game can cause motion sickness.

How we picked these games

We looked for horror games that were for sale on the check date in the Meta Horizon Store, the PlayStation Store or both, and that come from established studios or well-known series. For each game we checked the official store page for platforms, price and age rating, and used publisher announcements or VR news sites for release dates the stores did not show. We left out games whose store pages were missing or delisted. One example is The 7th Guest VR, which Steam now marks as unlisted at the publisher’s request.

What you need to play VR horror games

  • Meta Quest: Quest 3 and Quest 3S are Meta’s current headsets, and Alien: Rogue Incursion needs one of them. The other Quest games here launched on or list support for Quest 2; check each store page for the headsets it names. See our Meta Quest 3 vs Quest 3S comparison if you are choosing between them.
  • PS VR2: It needs a PS5, and Sony says it cannot play games that require the original PS VR. Sony also sells a PC adapter that lets PS VR2 play Steam games. Sony says PS VR2 is not for children under 12.
  • PC VR: The Steam versions need a gaming PC and a SteamVR-compatible headset. A Quest can be used through Link or Air Link.

Check each game’s age rating before playing with younger family members; the ratings are listed with each game above.

VR horror games FAQ

Which VR horror games work on both Meta Quest and PS VR2?

Alien: Rogue Incursion (Quest 3 and 3S only), Arizona Sunshine 2, Metro Awakening, Propagation: Paradise Hotel, Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 and The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution. All six are also on Steam. They are separate purchases on each store.

Can PS VR2 play Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, The Inpatient or the Resident Evil 7 VR mode?

No. Sony says PS VR2 cannot play content that requires the original PS VR. On PS VR2, the nearest equivalents are The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR and the free VR modes for Resident Evil Village and the Resident Evil 4 remake.

Is Phasmophobia available on Meta Quest?

We found no standalone Quest version in the Meta Horizon Store. You can play the Steam version on a Quest connected to a gaming PC, or play on PS5 with PS VR2.

Are there VR horror games for teenagers?

Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 is rated ESRB Teen and PEGI 12, Phasmophobia is ESRB Teen, and Dreadhalls is PEGI 12. The other games here are rated Mature or PEGI 16/18. PS VR2 itself is not for children under 12.

Earlier picks from our original list

These are the games from our original 2020 list. They are older recommendations, and most were made for the Oculus Rift, the original PS VR or Google Daydream. The links are kept for reference.

Resident Evil 7 (Capcom, 2017; our original #1): the official VR mode runs only on the original PS VR, not on PS VR2 or PC. Amazon listing

Wilson’s Heart (Twisted Pixel, 2017; our original #2): a psychological horror adventure, still listed as a Rift (PC VR) title on the Meta Store, so it needs a PC; there is no standalone Quest version. Amazon listing

Alien: Isolation (Creative Assembly, 2014; our original #3): it never shipped with an official VR mode, and on PC it only works in VR through the MotherVR fan mod. For official Alien horror in VR, see Alien: Rogue Incursion. Amazon listing

Killing Floor: Incursion (Tripwire Interactive, 2017): a first-person horror shooter still sold on Steam and as a Rift (PC VR) title on the Meta Store. Amazon listing

The Inpatient (Supermassive Games, 2018): a prequel to Until Dawn that is only playable on the original PS VR. Amazon listing

Arizona Sunshine (Vertigo Games, 2016): according to the Meta Store listing, the original’s co-op and multiplayer modes stopped working on 1 July 2025. Buy Arizona Sunshine 2 or the Arizona Sunshine Remake instead.

Until Dawn: Rush of Blood (Supermassive Games, 2016): an on-rails shooter for the original PS VR only. Its PS VR2 successor is The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR. Amazon listing

Home Sweet Home (Yggdrazil Group, 2017): the Steam page describes VR support only for the PS VR version.

Layers of Fear: Solitude (Bloober Team, 2016): made for Google Daydream, which Google stopped supporting. Its Google Play listing no longer loads.

Soma (Frictional Games, 2015): a flat-screen horror game; its Steam page lists no VR support.

Dead Secret (Robot Invader, 2016): a murder mystery with five endings, still sold on Steam and as a PC VR title on the Meta Store. It was also released for Samsung Gear VR.

Bring to Light (Red Meat Games, 2018): a PC VR horror game on Steam that can adapt to your heart rate if you use an ANT+ heart-rate monitor.

Doom 3: BFG Edition with VR mod: Doom 3: BFG Edition (Steam now sells it as part of DOOM 3, which includes the BFG Edition) plus a community mod (see the Steam guide). An official Doom 3: VR Edition came out for the original PS VR on 29 March 2021.

The Hum: Abductions (Thotwise Games): listed as upcoming in 2020. We could not confirm that it was ever released.

Headsets from the original list

None of these four headsets is a current product. The Oculus Rift line was discontinued in 2021, the original PS VR is no longer made, the original HTC Vive has been replaced by newer Vive models, and Google stopped selling Daydream View in 2019. Microsoft also removed Windows Mixed Reality in Windows 11 version 24H2. The links above are older recommendations kept for reference.

Choosing a VR horror game by platform

If you are buying a VR horror game now, pick by platform. Quest 3 and 3S owners have the widest choice, from Alien: Rogue Incursion to Dreadhalls. PS VR2 owners get the two exclusive Resident Evil VR modes and Switchback VR, plus Phasmophobia for co-op. Six of the games are on Quest, PS VR2 and Steam, so check which store you already use before you buy. For more games in other genres, see our VR games section.

This guide replaces an earlier version by John, first published January 2020.

Research behind this guide

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