Yes, there are a lot of multiplayer horror games on Xbox One, and it can be difficult to choose the best ones, but we’ve done the work for you! These ten free multiplayer horror games will have you screaming at your friends or coworkers in no time—well, maybe not all of them are that scary, but they’re all worth a look! You don’t have to worry about paying anything because all of the games on this list are completely free!
1) Resident Evil 5: Afterlife
Resident Evil 5 follows Leon Kennedy, a former Raccoon City Police Department special operations officer, and his partner, Jessica Sherawat, as they attempt to rescue Ashley Graham, the President of the United States. On March 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide. It is a Resident Evil 4 sequel and part of the Resident Evil series. IGN gave the game an 8 out of 10 ratings.
2) Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative game set during the zombie apocalypse that has become one of the most popular multiplayer games in recent years. The game has a great sense of humor and a fun, easy-to-learn gameplay mechanic. The Xbox Game Pass includes multiplayer horror games.
3) Extinct by Daylight
Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer asymmetrical game with one killer and four survivors. The goal of the game is to make it to the end of the match without being caught by the killer. Players who are being pursued must find weapons, items, and other survivors in order to flee. Players can also choose to play as killers, in which case they must hunt down and kill all survivors before time runs out, or they can use their power to slow down time. Players are given a variety of tools to use during matches, such as traps and power-ups.
Dead by Daylight is one of the best options for free multiplayer horror games on Xbox.
4) Friday the thirteenth
Friday the 13th is one of the best Xbox Game Pass multiplayer horror games. It’s entertaining to play with your friends and family, and it can be thrilling to try to avoid Jason. Unlike other multiplayer games, this one allows you to team up against Jason by remaining friendly while completing objectives. You can also collaborate in a variety of ways, such as creating distractions or trapping the character in the player’s preferred area.
5) The Second Killing Floor
Killing Floor 2 is the best multiplayer horror game I’ve played on Xbox Game Pass. The game is absolutely brutal and, to some extent, realistic. When you first start playing it and hear the commotion of gunfire on the screen, you may become concerned about the people around you. You know how when you’re scared and something sounds or looks strange but no one else seems to notice? This is how the game begins, with screams coming from down a dark hallway and zombies appearing out of nowhere. The disadvantage of this game is that I can’t seem to find anyone to play it with me!
6) Layers of Fear
Layers of Fear is a psychedelic horror game that follows a painter who is attempting to complete his magnum opus. Layers of reality will peel away in this free multiplayer horror game for Xbox, and the player will need to piece together the mystery while avoiding terrifying apparitions. Layers of Fear, despite the lack of combat, is plenty frightening as players enter uninviting buildings with unsettling paintings on the walls and halls filled with personal artifacts from the protagonist’s life. Layers of Fear is one of the best free multiplayer horror games for Xbox because of its darkly surreal Victorian style and paint-like artwork, not just because it relies on intense psychological scares.
7) Amnesia Collection (Parts 1&2)
The Amnesia Collection is one of the best Xbox Game Pass multiplayer horror games. It includes both Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. It’s also available as a bundle on Steam, so if you’re looking to save money while also having some friends to play with, it’s worth looking into.
8) Outlast (1&2) Collection
Red Barrels’ Outlast is a series of psychological horror games. The first game, which was released in 2013, won several awards, including Game Spot’s Best PC Game and Most Likely to Make You Faint, as well as IGN’s Best Downloadable Game. Outlast 2 followed in 2017, winning multiple awards, including the 2017 Video Game Awards for Best Narrative.
Players in the original game guide an investigative journalist through a psychiatric hospital haunted by paranormal beings. The sequel is set in the same location as the first but tells the story of Blake Langermann, a cameraman who comes to investigate with his wife Lynn, only to be separated under shocking circumstances.
9) Criminal Origins/Bloodshot Condemned
The Condemned: Criminal Origins/Bloodshot is a fantastic game that is full of tension and scares. You have no idea what is going on or why when you first start playing the game. All you know is that there are other people in the building who want to kill you. The graphics are dark and grainy, but this contributes to the eerie atmosphere. You must find weapons to defend yourself from the other players, all of whom have the same goal: to kill your character before he escapes the building alive!
10) Alien Exclusion
Alien Isolation is a first-person survival horror game set in an environment fraught with peril. The game takes place in an old, decommissioned trading post on the outskirts of space. There is no way to win; it is only a matter of how to lose. The player is confronted on all sides by a panicked, desperate population and an unpredictable, ruthless alien in this terrifying game. Underpowered and unprepared, you must scavenge resources, devise solutions, and use your wits not only to complete your mission but also to survive.
