Dark Fantasy: Five Great Recent Fantasy Video Games for Horror Fans
Fantasy isn’t always my genre of choice, but a lot of times there’s some thematic overlap with horror. Whether it’s horrific monsters, evil old gods, or black magic rituals, there’s a lot of darkness that’s embedded in many of the settings that any horror fan can enjoy.
The past few years have seen a ton of great dark fantasy games, big and small, so here’s some of my recommendations to check out.
Avowed
Obsidian has always been great at weaving interesting RPG tales with all sorts of different styles and tones. Tyranny, Pillars of Eternity, Outer Worlds, and Fallout: New Vegas (which is one of my favorites in the series) were all developed by them, so it’s no surprise that their newest RPG is great.
Set in the world of Pillars of Eternity, you play an envoy sent to the Living Lands to...
The past few years have seen a ton of great dark fantasy games, big and small, so here’s some of my recommendations to check out.
Avowed
Obsidian has always been great at weaving interesting RPG tales with all sorts of different styles and tones. Tyranny, Pillars of Eternity, Outer Worlds, and Fallout: New Vegas (which is one of my favorites in the series) were all developed by them, so it’s no surprise that their newest RPG is great.
Set in the world of Pillars of Eternity, you play an envoy sent to the Living Lands to...
- 3/20/2025
- by Aaron Boehm
- bloody-disgusting.com
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