With the release ofRobert Eggers’ Nosferaturemake, there has been a resurgence of gothic horror in pop culture. Regarded as the best movie of its genre in ages, the vampire flick has fans wanting more mysterious, dreadful, and visually stunning stories on their screens.
Video games have plenty to offer for those who enjoyed the spooky remake.Gothic horror gamesgive players feelings of suspense, dread, and mystery as you traverse through decaying buildings, encounter supernatural creatures, and feel the sense that something isn’t quite right. Here are games to play if you liked watching Nosferatu.
Released back in 2010, Dante’s Inferno is based on the classic poem by Dante Alighieri. As one of the original authors of the gothic genre, it’s no wonder the game is also highly regarded.
In this action-adventure title, you travel through hell as you fight demons to rescue Dante’s beloved Beatrice, who Lucifer has kidnapped. Much like Thomas wants to save Ellen from the clutches of Nosferatu, this game offers elements of gothic romance along with the hack-and-slash fighting style.
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi is a bit older and harder to access than others on the list, but the game has plenty to offer for fans of the film thanks to its creepy atmosphere.
The survival first-person shooter places you in the middle of a misty castle as you try to survive. Just like Thomas in Nosferatu, dark forces surround the area, and you need to free yourself from captivity before it’s too late. Tension is on offer in spades in this gripping classic.
Nosferatu heavily relies on psychological suspense, and Layers of Fear offers a similar experience. This gothic horror game takes place in an eerie Victorian manor as a painter tries to capture his wife in a painting.
Despite his attempts, his hallucinations impact his work as his sanity begins to slip, to his wife’s detriment. The use of the setting to instill fear and confusion in the player is similar to the setting of Nosferatu.
V Rising is an open-world survival game from 2022. This gothic title features towering, dark castles and bloodthirsty vampires, satiating your taste for more bloodsuckers.
Playing as an ancient vampire, you charm and enlist humans to help build your empire. As you fight enemies and make allies, you have to avoid the fatal glare of the sun, unless you want to end up melting like Nosferatu.
Darkwood is all about the gothic ambiance. The tense game throws you into a dark, mysterious forest that seemingly has no end. You fight to survive as you search for a key to let you out.
The survivor horror is all about scavenging and exploring dark corners. The dismal setting has you on the edge of your seat but without jumpscares or unnecessary gore, instead relying on psychological terror and atmosphere.
All the Vampire: The Masquerade games are great for fans of Nosferatu, but Bloodlines is the best of the series. This massive, open-world vampire title invites players to pick a clan and then wander around Los Angeles, feeding on humans and completing quests.
With a wide array of vampiric abilities, you can ally with others or attack rival clans as you search for the truth about a relic that could end all vampires.
While all the Resident Evil games have an eerie, gothic energy to them, Resident Evil 4 is the best for fans of Nosferatu. The game is shrouded in mystery and unease as you learn more about a terrifying cult who want to unleash a plague upon the planet.
Featuring a gothic castle, a grotesque parasite, and religious symbolism, it matches the spooky and bizarre vibes of Nosferatu throughout its intense storyline.
This popular vampire game series is more action than horror, but it’s certainly gothic and similar to the ambiance in Nosferatu. Symphony of the Night is a highlight of the wider franchise.
Playing as Alucard, you fight evil throughout the castle as well as his inner demons to defeat his father, Dracula. The atmospheric RPG has an aura of apprehension as you navigate the ominous halls and darkened doorways of Dracula’s castle.
In Vampyr, you control Jonathan Reid as he tries to keep his bloodlust under control. As a doctor, it’s difficult for him to maintain his Hippocratic Oath as a creature of the night. If you do choose to drink blood, you must attack a main NPC, impacting various quest lines as well as his strength.
Set during World War 1 in London, the backdrop is dreary and gothic, as you encounter various moral quandaries and ponder what it means to be human. Fans of Nosferatu will appreciate this vampire game.
Bloodborne is widely considered the best gothic horror game of all time, and for good reason. This action RPG is straight out of a Lovecraft novel, saturated with tropes and themes of the genre.
Much like in Nosferatu, the setting is essential to the story. A visual delight with old castles, monasteries, and other sites to explore, there is ruin and decay is around every corner. The tone, themes, music, and characters in the game are all reminiscent of what makes Nosferatu such an intriguing gothic film.
