Horror PC Games | From Short Stories to Survival, Ranked
Horror is a genre of short games. Many titles finish in one or two hours and pile up reviews as they spread through streamers. Longer ones add exploration and resource management, and sustained tension replaces the scare. The other dividing line is whether something chases you: a game with a pursuer plays nothing like one that frightens through atmosphere and sound alone. The list shows steady ratings with few reviews first. Night Patrol Rules and Purrfect Apawcalypse, for example, hold a steady rating with fewer than 500 reviews.
12,724 titles match. 2,863 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 3,464 support Japanese, and 1,812 are free.
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7,066 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)
DreadHaunt: Social Deduction Horror on a Cursed Island9/23$19.9960% positive 53horroronline-co-opsocial-deductionsurvival-horrormultiplayerS
Whitehaven: Uncover the Dark Secrets of an Abandoned Orphanage10/18$9.9960% positive 53horrorpsychological-horrorsurvival-horrordarkfirst-personS
Sands: Desert Planet Survivor Adventure3/7Free52% positive 324multiplayeradventureactionsci-fipuzzleS
Cold House: Survive the Siberian Freeze in First-Person Horror5/3$4.9955% positive 134horrorsurvival-horrorpsychological-horrordarksupernaturalS
The Secret of Pineview Forest: A Free Horror Prequel10/31Free55% positive 133actionadventureindiehorrormultiplayerS
Chilling Silence: Unraveling Psychological Horror in Gloomy Streets3/3$3.9963% positive 35psychological-horrorstory-richhorrordetectiveatmosphericS
Sheptun: Cowboy's Descent into a Haunted City2/13$0.9963% positive 35singleplayeractionindierpghorrorS
Sunday School: Navigate a Distorted Mind in This Psychological Horror10/20Free63% positive 35horrorfree-to-playpsychological-horroradventuresurrealS
零怨 The curse of the dead: Indie RPG Adventure with Early Access2/5$2.9963% positive 35indiecasualrpgstrategyadventureS
Felix Jumpman: Survive the Cosmic Void1/24$4.9954% positive 166singleplayerindieaction3d-platformerplatformerS
Lyrvane Park: Unravel a Dark Mystery with the Radar of Emotions8/27$4.9962% positive 39horrorindieadventurepuzzledarkS
The Scary Square: Unravel a Killer's Darkness in First-Person Horror1/15Free62% positive 39casualstrategyhorrorsurvivalsurvival-horrorS
A Wake Inn: VR Horror Exploration with a Wheelchair2/25$19.9961% positive 44vrhorroractionlogicexplorationS
The Brothers Hotel: Uncover the Cursed Hotel's Secrets5/9$6.9961% positive 44psychological-horrorinvestigationmysterydetectiveadventureS
The Moonlight Circus: Unravel a VR Horror Mystery5/5Free61% positive 44vrhorrorsingleplayerimmersive-simatmosphericS
Last Rites — Gory First-Person Hack and Slash Action4/13$6.9958% positive 69actionfpspixel-graphicszombiesretroS
Behind The Door: Detective John's Haunted House Investigation8/16$3.9956% positive 100indieadventurepuzzlehorrorpoint-&-clickS
ALONE IN SPACE: Survive a Failing Terraforming Mission2/23$9.9954% positive 157adventurespaceexplorationfirst-personsci-fiS
The Night Gym: Retro Horror Workout Nightmare8/16$0.9960% positive 50idlerhorrorrpgatmosphericpsychological-horrorS
Today Is My Birthday: First-Person Survival Horror in a Silent Amusement Park10/30$9.9956% positive 99adventureindieviolentsurvival-horrorfirst-personS
Night of Horror: Survive the Bank's Terrifying Night Shift5/3$0.9959% positive 58explorationhidden-objectinvestigationartificial-intelligencestealthS
Kalaban: Top-Down Horror Adventure in Alternate 1995 Finland12/29$9.9956% positive 97adventurehand-drawndark-comedychoose-your-own-adventuretop-down-shooterS
Teke Teke: Survive the Urban Legend in This Stealth Horror1/21$4.9955% positive 119horrorindiepsychological-horrorstealthmultiple-endingsS
Castle of Secrets: Unravel a Family's Tragic Mystery5/22$9.9958% positive 66explorationhidden-objectpuzzlepoint-&-clickfemale-protagonistS
Spooky Shelter: Uncover Childhood Secrets in a Haunted Orphanage3/20$0.9959% positive 56explorationsimulationhidden-objectwalking-simulatoradventureS
God Is Not Here: Uncover the Curse of Hans Schneider's Estate10/28Free58% positive 65horrordemonspsychological-horrorsupernaturalatmosphericS
Liminal Death: Survive the Coma Between Worlds10/28$0.9965% positive 26adventurewalking-simulator3dcinematicfirst-personS
CLOWN: Survive the Killer's Haunting Hum11/25$2.9965% positive 26horrorsurvival-horrorexplorationstealthsurvivalS
Crazy Cursed Grandma's House: A First-Person Horror Adventure10/30$5.9965% positive 26adventurehorroraction-adventure3d-platformerindieS
Screaming In The Basement: Uncover a 1991 Family Murder Mystery3/10$7.9965% positive 26psychological-horrormultiple-endingsstory-richwalking-simulatoratmosphericS
Chained: A Victorian Nightmare - A Haunting VR Christmas Carol12/19$4.9960% positive 47vradventureindiecasualatmosphericS
Hand Simulator: Aliens - Survive Cosmic Chaos with Your Own Hands11/17$1.49-50%60% positive 47simulationspace-simaction-adventuresurvival-horroraction-rpgS
Hard Night VR: Survive the Zombie Apocalypse in First-Person7/4$9.9963% positive 32zombiesactionsurvival-horrorvrgun-customizationS
Inferno: Survive a Savage Jungle in This 2D Sci-Fi Horror RPG10/1$9.9963% positive 32rpgadventureindiehorrorviolentS
Night Escape: Multiplayer Survival Horror in a Mysterious Mansion12/5Free63% positive 32horrormysterydarksurvival-horrorpsychological-horrorS
Running Through Backrooms: Master Parkour in a Surreal Horror World2/3$4.9963% positive 32explorationhorroropen-worldsupernaturalaction-adventureS
SHOUT-AI: A Free Electronic Horror Visual Novel6/20Free63% positive 32adventurevisual-novelchoose-your-own-adventurehorrordialogue-heavyS
Screamdown: Voice Your Way to Victory in this Chaotic PvP Horror12/23Free52% positive 243casualindiehorroractionsatireS
Serene Asylum: Uncover the Dark Truth in this Free Psychological Horror10/5Free57% positive 75explorationpuzzlepsychological-horrorstory-richcasualS
Pangeon: Dive into a Roguelike Dungeon Crawler Mission3/30$1.49-85%59% positive 54singleplayeractionadventureatmosphericgreat-soundtrackS
Just A Scare: Psychological Horror at a Deserted Motel11/17Free59% positive 54horrorthrillerpsychological-horroratmosphericwalking-simulatorS
Decaying Delicacy: A Psychedelic Arcade Horror Journey4/29$3.9967% positive 21collectathonarcadewalking-simulatorhorrorfemale-protagonistS
P4ST3L: Dive into Psychological Survival Horror12/23$5.9967% positive 21female-protagonistactionsurvival-horrorfpsthird-person-shooterS
Phantom Reckoning: Unravel 90s Chinese Rural Horror Mysteries5/15$1.9967% positive 21indiehorrorpsychological-horrorpuzzlefemale-protagonistS
Shadows in Silence: Survive the Blind Witch's Hunt2/7$1.9967% positive 21actionmultiplayersurvivalonline-co-opstealthS
Kitten Squad: Unleash Adorable Justice!1/5Free52% positive 235free-to-playactionindiecasualpsychological-horrorS
REFICUL 666: Survive the Endless Night12/18$17.9968% positive 19actionindieadventurefirst-personfpsS
Silent Threat: Psychological Exploration in Modern Structures7/30$1.9968% positive 19explorationpsychological-horrorinvestigationwalking-simulator3dSShowing 5451-5500 of 7066 items
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