The 10 Greatest Video Games Based on Horror Movies, Ranked

Collider has published a ranked list of the ten best video games adapted from horror films, highlighting a trend in which such titles are now released years or even decades after their source movies, allowing more time for quality development rather than rushing out a cash-in tie-in. The piece argues this approach has produced genuinely enjoyable homages that honour long-standing fans while attracting newcomers, offering a fresh way to experience beloved horror franchises.

Among the entries discussed are World War Z, a four-player co-operative zombie shooter with eight classes and five game modes, criticised for lacking originality despite being fun; the Saw video game, in which a detective navigates Jigsaw's traps across multiple routes, praised for capturing the franchise's brutal creativity; the Blair Witch game, set two years after the original film and starring a troubled veteran and his dog, well received but hampered by a dragging ending; and Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul, a VR-exclusive title whose accessibility is limited by hardware cost and motion sickness concerns.