— Contributed by Kurt Thomas

I just got my new PC setup from CyberPower PC and immediately downloaded my favorite horror games from Steam. I am amazed at how the GAMER INFINITY 8800 PRO can load the games so fast. I definitely won’t get bored in quarantine now!

Here are 10 horror titles that I can play without lags with my new gaming PC:

Alien: Isolation

Alien: Isolation is a first-player survival horror video game from Creative Assembly and Sega. It is based in the popular science fiction film series, Alien. The game takes place 15 years after the events of the 1979 film. It follows the story of the engineer named Amanda Ripley, who happens to be the daughter of the Alien protagonist Ellen Ripley. She is out to investigate the disappearance of her mother.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a survival horror video game from Frictional Games. The story follows a man named Daniel, who wakes up in an unknown castle with no memories of his past. Daniel must escape the foreboding castle by exploring it while maintaining his sanity by avoiding monsters and other terrifying obstructions.

Dead Space

Dead Space is a science-fiction horror survival video game from EA. The game takes place on a mining spaceship overrun by deadly monsters released with an artifact’s discovery. The player assumes the role of Isaac Clarke, an engineer. The latter must navigate the ships and fight the deadly monsters while struggling with his growing psychosis.

FEAR

FEAR is an FPS video game from Monolith Productions. It is also known as the First Encounter Assault Recon. The game focuses on a supernatural phenomenon where a special task force called FEAR is tasked to contain. The player takes control of the team’s main Point Man, who has superhuman reflexes. Later on, he also discovers the paranormal menace’s secrets, causing all of this, a little girl named Alma.

Left4Dead

Left4Dead is one of the most popular multiplayer horror-survival video games of all time. It was developed and published by Valve. The story revolves around four survivors who must fight hordes of zombies in a world overrun by these monsters. The game features different maps, and players can also play against each other in a PvP mode.

Outlast

Outlast is a first-person horror-survival video game from Red Barrels. Unlike other horror games, though, the player cannot use any weapons to protect themselves. The game follows the adventure of a journalist named Miles Upshur, who decides to investigate a remote psychiatric hospital located in the mountains of Lake Country, Colorado.

Resident Evil

Resident Evil is a popular horror video game series from Capcom. The franchise has developed numerous games over time and has currently released the remake of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3. The developers also revealed Resident Evil 8: Village. This upcoming title in the franchise will feature Ethan’s character from Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, as well as Chris’s recurring character.

Silent Hill

Silent Hill is another popular horror video game series from Konami. The first game in the series features the story of Harry Mason as he searches for his missing adopted daughter in the eponymous American town called Silent Hill. In his exploration, he stumbles upon a cult conducting a ritual to revive a deity it worships.

The Evil Within

The Evil Within is a horror survival video game played in a third-person perspective. It is developed by Tango Gameworks and was published by Bethesda Studio. The game follows a man named Sebastian Castellanos, who stumbles upon a distorted world full of nightmarish locations filled with horrid monsters. 

Until Dawn

Until Dawn is an interactive horror-survival video game from Supermassive Games. It centers on eight young adults who must survive on the Blackwood Mountain, where their lives are threatened. They are pursued by a mysterious figure who is out to harm them.

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