11/11/2026 - Besu's Best Games
Besu Tadesse is back with his first annual horror game wrap-up!
The 2026 Horror Gaming Wrap-Up
by Besu Tadesse
This has been an interesting and fun year in horror gaming. We had heavy-duty PC and console games as well as mobile titles for your phone or tablet. We went from big, broad releases from established properties to quirky indie darlings to… less ambitious projects. There has been a lot for hard-cores, casuals, and everything in between.
To close out the year, I’d like to recommend a few previously reviewed titles that can fill up your days and keep you away from the chatty relatives for a few hours. While so many of the games that I reviewed were amazing, I also want to incorporate pricing and accessibility for the more laidback gamer this season.
Lily’s Well: Dark and twisted with crazy endings and built-in replay value, this one will be great for testing your mettle.
The Deadseat: The same sit-and-survive mechanic of the first Five Nights at Freddy’s without the arguments about lore in the comments.
Iron Lung: A short experience that packs tons of existential dread.
Dark Pictures: Little Hope: Part of the Dark Pictures anthology, this can be played solo or with friends for a fun, story-focused experience.
There are also a couple of titles and series that were equally incredible that I would like to revisit in the new year:
Endacopia: I got a chance to play the demo, and it was enough to get me excited to play the full version.
Inscryption: One of the most unique gaming experiences I had this year. There was just so much to uncover that I want to see where everything goes.
Moth Lake: Indie mobile title with It/Stranger Things vibes. The story pulls you along and the kids are charming, so it will be fun to check it out again.
Feed the Pit: Part 1 was released to critical and audience acclaim. The developers appear to be taking their time to make Acts 2 and 3 work, so I’m staying patient… for now.
Fears to Fathom: I love these modern-day folktalkes set to code. I have reviewed the first two games in the series and want to sink my teeth into the others.
Dark Pictures: As with the previous series mentioned, I’m intrigued as to what other stories the developer is able to explore beyond Little Hope.
Feel free to go through my full list of reviews on the UD website and see what suits you this holiday season. Have a healthy harvest, a restful solstice, and a wonderful new year. And always remember… Enjoy!
MORE ABOUT BESU TADESSE
An author based in Maryland, Besu Tadesse loves to write horror and speculative fiction. He has published two books – The Ghosts of Poplar Valley, a paranormal horror novella about our history’s echoes into the present, and Broken Persons, a short story collection that deals with broad themes of grief, trauma, and speculation on the future.
His short stories have been included in several works, including Devour the Rich!, Arsenic and Grandma’s Refrigerator: Horror Told in Colours, Dark and Dreary: A Basement Horror Anthology, A Chronicle of Horrors: An Anthology, Recipes for Newlyweds: Stories of Marital Bliss, With Teeth: A Dark Fiction Anthology, and several upcoming projects. He also works as a gaming writer and reviewer for Calcopia and Uncomfortably Dark.
You can find him on all social media platforms under the handle @stickybearartist.
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