

The general consensus is that both games are mutually scary. The game places such a heavy emphasis on gore and disgusting moments that the actual cult’s beliefs never coherently come together.

… Swapping out the dry corporate Murkoff notices that brought pain and suffering, Outlast 2 goes for pseudo-religious horror. This makes it a bad horror movie, and an even worse horror game. This makes you feel fragile throughout the entire game.

Outlast 2 is definitely the scariest game released this year, mainly due to the fact you could actually become stronger in Resident Evil 7 and fight back against the monsters, whereas in Outlast 2 you simply have to run away and hide.
