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.

7,066 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)

TitleDatePriceRatingTags

The Last Letter: Uncover Forest Secrets in This Atmospheric Horror Adventure4/23$4.9987% positive 98horrorpsychological-horrorsupernaturalwalking-simulatoratmosphericS

Either Eye – Master Fractured Vision in a Psychological Horror4/3Free90% positive 52actionhorrorsurvival-horrorpsychological-horrorpuzzleS

Project 13: Taxidermy Trails - Escape the Anomalous Museum3/11$3.9990% positive 52actionsimulationatmosphericartificial-intelligencefirst-personS

CRYODEATH VR: Survive Procedural Space Horror2/1$24.9990% positive 52vractionhorrorspaceprocedural-generationS

Keep the Lights On: Atmospheric Horror Adventure in an Old Abbey6/30Free90% positive 52adventureplatformerhorror2datmosphericS

Livber: Smoke and Mirrors - A Descent into Obsessive Psychological Horror10/28$9.9990% positive 52visual-novelpsychological-horrorstory-richhorrorsingleplayerS

Magnus Positive Phototaxis: A Surreal Escape Room Journey11/30$4.9990% positive 52horrorescape-roomvisual-novelsurrealpoint-&-clickS

The Telephone: A First-Person Psychological Horror Experience10/13$14.9990% positive 52psychological-horroradventurehorrorthrillerexplorationS

Shards Of Solitude: Unravel the Mystery of Miyuki4/14$9.9985% positive 172survival-horrorfirst-persondarkmultiple-endingssupernaturalS

Nix Umbra: Endless Gothic Horror FPS Ritual11/19$9.9987% positive 97horrorindiegothicarena-shooterfpsS

GOHOME: A Japanese Survival Horror Adventure6/16$14.9983% positive 372indieactionsurvival-horrorthird-person3dS

Kowakunai Celebration: A Comedic Horror Adventure Without the Scares7/23$0.9992% positive 37actionhorrorcomedy3dsingleplayerS

Touhou Russian Roulette: A Deadly Game of Chance and Deduction7/11$2.9992% positive 37strategygamblingtabletopdarkanimeS

Dream Bright: Help Lucy Find Her Toys in a Magical House2/21Free89% positive 62free-to-playsingleplayeradventure3d-platformeratmosphericS

TAURONOS: Survive the Labyrinth's Immortal Minotaur8/4$4.9989% positive 62horrorsurvivalsurvival-horrortop-downatmosphericS

44 Minutes in Nightmare: Dive into a Procedural Dreamscape3/15$7.9990% positive 51horrorstealthroguelikeaction-roguelikeactionS

AFTERLIGHT: The Apartment - Uncover a Disturbing Secret8/23$3.9990% positive 51walking-simulatoradventure3dfirst-personhorrorS

Habilis: A Descent into Lovecraftian Bodycam Horror11/15$2.9990% positive 51horrorlovecraftianpsychological-horroractionstory-richS

Fairy Deer: A Desperate Hunt for Hope in a Dark Forest12/29$1.9990% positive 51casualvisual-noveltext-basedstory-richhorrorS

UNIVERSAL WEIRDNESS: A Hand-Drawn Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure4/13$7.9990% positive 51casualpoint-&-clicksupernaturalpsychological-horrorincrementalS

Crimson Spires: Unravel a Small Town's Dark Secret10/27$19.9987% positive 95indieadventurevisual-novelvampiresotomeS

King of Silence - Prologue: A Free Psychological Horror Experience5/26Free86% positive 123psychological-horrorhorrorsingleplayerpsychologicalfirst-personS

Hired 2 Die: Survive and Contain Horrors on the Night Shift1/31$9.9984% positive 233stealthatmosphericsingleplayerhorroronline-co-opS

Bad Omens: 8th Apartment — A Domestic Horror Experience7/5$2.9988% positive 75psychological-horrormultiple-endingsatmosphericstory-richhorrorS

The Myth Seekers: Legacy of Vulcan - Uncover Ancient Secrets in Italy8/10$14.9984% positive 232casualadventurehidden-objectfemale-protagonistpoint-&-clickS

Kriophobia: Survive a Soviet Mystery on Zhokhov Island11/20$14.9987% positive 94survival-horrorpsychological-horrorexplorationresource-managementcold-warS

[SUBJECT] — [SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game4/13$8.9987% positive 94steamhorrorthrilleratmosphericpsychological-horrorS

GLOWCOMA: Chapter 1 - Sci-Fi FPS Survival Horror11/23$0.9984% positive 230actionadventureindiegoreviolentS

The Lancaster Leak: Crisis At Call Center - A Third-Person Horror Experience8/29Free83% positive 349horrorstory-richpsychological-horrorthird-personsurrealS

Samozbor ID:HEAVEN - Siberian Forest Rebellion FPS3/20$0.9988% positive 74darkcasualfpsactionold-schoolS

Skyward Extraction: Brave the Stormwall's Depths5/30$9.9988% positive 74action-roguelikehorrordungeon-crawleronline-co-opfirst-personS

Goosebumps: Terror in Little Creek - Unravel Town Nightmares8/29$39.9990% positive 50explorationpuzzlehorroradventurechoices-matterS

Descending I - House of Nightmares — Descending is a VR horror game with puzzle elements4/9$9.9990% positive 50steamhorroradventurevrpuzzleS

Halu - The Fish: Psychological Horror of Obsession7/14$5.9990% positive 50simulationhorrorpsychological-horrormultiple-endingssingleplayerS

Things Too Ugly: Uncover Corporate Secrets in 19861/16$7.9990% positive 50adventureexperimentalindiemysterystory-richS

Tom Dahl: A Rookie Cop's Descent into Psychological Horror10/1$4.9990% positive 503dcasualfirst-personpsychological-horrorsurvival-horrorS

Once Upon A Puppet: A 2.5D Theatrical Puzzle-Platformer4/23$24.9985% positive 1593d-platformeradventureatmosphericsingleplayernarrativeS

Hex Bots: Survive the Rogue AI in this Online Co-Op Horror4/4Free87% positive 92survival-horroronline-co-oppsychological-horrorhorrorparty-gameS

BOT.vinnik Chess: Mid-Century USSR Championships - Master Soviet Chess History11/17$1.19-40%92% positive 36chessstrategypsychological-horrorpuzzleboard-gameS

Doomsday Diner: Survive the Apocalypse with Hot Dogs and Havoc7/23$9.9992% positive 36simulationpost-apocalypticphysicscookingsandboxS

Dreamcatcher 2003: Investigate the Nightmare in this Free Indie Horror8/22Free92% positive 36free-to-playindiehorrorpsychological-horror2dS

The Midnight Town Stories: Adam's Forgotten Secrets - A Psychological Horror Journey9/28$2.0092% positive 36interactive-fiction1990'spsychological-horrorvisual-novelstory-richS

Blood Flowers: A Narrative Puzzle Adventure Through Time4/14$4.9983% positive 334jrpgpuzzleindiemysteryvisual-novelS

Night Drive: คืนหลอน ซ่อนทาง - Escape the Eternal Darkness8/27$7.9986% positive 118racingsimulationwalking-simulatorexplorationimmersive-simS

The Voidness: Lidar Horror Survival Game10/30$11.9983% positive 333co-opactionpsychological-horroradventuresimulationS

Insight: Unravel Dark Mysteries in This Short Horror Adventure10/21$2.9988% positive 73story-richthrillerhorrordetectivelovecraftianS

Delirium: A Psychological Horror Walking Simulator3/2$4.9987% positive 91psychological-horrorhorror3datmosphericwalking-simulatorS

Skautfold: Into the Fray - Lovecraftian Action Shooter on Portland Island12/5$9.9987% positive 91actiongoreviolentrpgindieS

Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle - A Cornish Horror Adventure9/22$7.9984% positive 219adventureindiepoint-&-clickhorrorfirst-personS

Backmooms: Psychological Horror Adventure in Endless Yellow Rooms7/21$1.9985% positive 155psychological-horrorfunnycutecasualhorrorS

Sorted by Wilson score, a rating estimate that accounts for review count. Titles with few reviews are discounted, so '100% on 1 review' never tops the list, while a genuine 90% on 40 reviews rises properly.