The 17 best horror games on PS Plus for this Halloween

The Last of Us is prestige survival horror at its most cinematic and playable. Horrible things happen, and not just from fungus-infested zombies. If you saw this HBO adaptation

Even though you’ve never played the game, or only played the game years ago and not before the PlayStation 5 upgrade, it’s worth finding out where Joel and Ellie’s journey began. Few games are as effortlessly able to balance deep post-apocalyptic character drama and emotional arcs with violent body horror atrocities as The Last of Us .

Update 10/18/2024 9:20 a.m. ET:

REMOVED Inside, limbo, Aperture, The disappearance of Ethan Carter, observation And Little nightmares as they are no longer available on PS Plus. Added Dead Island 2, excavator, Encryption, Over, control, The Last of Us Part 1, Animal welfare, Resident Evil 2, Back 4 bloodAnd The evil in us 2.