Great horror gameshave always been incredibly popular for gamers, offering an immersive, adrenaline-pumping adventure that many would never experience in real life. Instead, these gaming thrills go one step further than any movie possibly can, putting the player at the wheel as they’re forced to play without hiding behind any cushions or skipping ahead.
Through some of these incredible horror gems, players have also experienced some of the most unsettling cannibalistic horror, watching people eat the flesh of other human beings and the twisted, dark turns that can take in progressing the storylines. Whether the player is the victim, or they’re caught watching the effects of this cannibalistic turn,they’re stuck living the experience as if it were their own.
With that in mind, let’s check out some of the best cannibal horror games that deliver something unique for the genre.
Set in modern day rural America,the terrifyingResident Evil 7: Biohazardtakes players on a journey that hits a little too close to home, finding a sense of the horror in places not too far from where they know. Playing as Ethan Winters, the story follows his search for his long-missing wife, stuck searching a rundown, derelict plantation for any clues about her current whereabouts.
Things aren’t that easy though, as Ethan encounters the Baker family along the way. After being infected by their mother, Eveline, the family become sick and twisted, turning towards killing with deranged, cannibalistic desires. Through human meat displayed rotting in their kitchen, to the constant hunt where players feel like prey, this horror experience is sure to get the players' heart rates through the roof.
As the only survivor of a plane crash,The Forestforces the player into anopen-world horror experience, tailored exactly to how they choose to play. As they remain stuck in a vast forest, this survival journey pushes people to scavenge to stay alive, building a shelter and living off resources found while they search for the protagonist’s missing son.
These lands aren’t as empty as they at first appear, though, as they are populated by a mass of cannibalistic mutants above ground in camps and below them in unsettling caves. Whether players are foraging for food and caught off guard by their hoardes, or they’re searching for clues on their missing son below the ground, they’re certain to encounter these horrifying inhabitants around any corner in this terrifyingsurvival crafting game.
As a sequel toThe Forest,Sons Of The Forestbuilds upon much of what the first game boldly set up, taking explorers on a new venture on a remote island. With enhanced crafting and building mechanics, new ways to survive, and continued multiplayer support, this new horror adventure is sure to continue the frightening challenge of being left stranded.
This time searching for a missing billionaire, players will encounternew forms of cannibals and mutants across the island, scouring the camps and caves for evidence of their missing target to bring home. With a range of mutated creatures — some human-like and others completely abnormal — players will have to fight for their lives against these hungry cannibalistic beasts.
2Cannibal Abduction
VHS Slasher Survival
As a smallerindie horror release,Cannibal Abductionfrightens players with more of a down-to-earth horror experience, utilizing a VHS-styled overlay for a truly immersive experience. Playing as Henry, a youngster taking a weekend trip to escape from his parents' house, the story begins when his car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. When offered support from a humble local, Henry gladly accepts, putting himself in grave danger in the process.
Finding himself trapped in this fearsome family’s farm, players are thrown headfirst into a terrifying horror journey, desperate to escape from this cannibal family that clearly has ill intentions. As players find themselves chased by a serial killer, they’ll have to do what it takes to survive.
Hitting it off with its release in 2015, the interactive drama horrorUntil Dawnfound a lot of success in itsstory-based gaming experience where your choices hugely impact the story. As players take control of eight youngsters on a chilling retreat at Blackwood Mountain, it’s their responsibility to keep everyone alive in the process, making the decisions that’ll ultimately save their lives — or end them.
As players progress, they’ll learn that the unnatural creatures they’ve discovered are known as wendigo, former humans that became unsettling beasts after resorting to cannibalism. Desperate to avoid the same fate and stay far from being the wendigo’s next meal, these characters must all survive until dawn, doing everything in their power to make it through the night.
