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.
12,737 titles match. 2,863 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 3,468 support Japanese, and 1,814 are free.
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7,066 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)
Dead Man's Fault: Descend into Deep Den Cave's Psychological Horror11/30$2.9986% positive 37horrorwalking-simulator3dpsychological-horrorfirst-personS
DOOM TOMB: Third-Person Survival Horror with a Cursed Twist3/23Free86% positive 37actionesports3dthird-persondarkS
Forest 6174: A First-Person Psychological Horror Journey4/30$2.9986% positive 37psychological-horrorhorrorfirst-personadventurepsychologicalS
phoToq: Capture the Supernatural in this 2D Psychological Horror11/16$1.9986% positive 37demonsstealthsupernaturalpsychological-horrorinvestigationS
In Passing: A First-Person Journey Through a Fractured Mind10/24Free79% positive 137free-to-playadventureindieactionhorrorS
MUZY: Free-to-Play Horror Adventure in an Abandoned Industrial Complex2/13Free77% positive 252indieactionadventurefree-to-playhorrorS
Path to Mnemosyne: Explore Your Mind in a Hypnotic Adventure9/26$9.9977% positive 251adventureindiepuzzlefemale-protagonisthorrorS
this morning I decided to die: A Psychedelic Visual Novel8/2$1.9978% positive 180female-protagonistvisual-novelpsychological-horroranimemultiple-endingsS
Pyramid Curse: Uncover Ancient Horrors in Found Footage Adventure9/20$3.9981% positive 85horroratmospheric1990'sdarkcasualS
Silent Love: Unravel a Supernatural Mystery in a Chinese Theater1/13$9.9977% positive 249horrorpsychological-horroradventuremysterypuzzleS
President Trump The Way In Uganda: A Meme-Fueled Adventure2/6$0.9978% positive 179indiecasualadventurememespsychological-horrorS
Refund Me If You Can: Escape the Nightmare Maze7/22$3.9979% positive 135horrorexplorationundergroundfemale-protagonistscore-attackS
Five Nights At Monkeys: Flat Mode - Evolving Horror on Your Screen1/19Free83% positive 58strategyhorrorsurvival-horrorsingleplayerindieS
Green Elephant: Epilogue - Unravel a Noir Mystery in a Soviet Guardhouse2/14$5.9983% positive 58indieadventureviolenthorrordetectiveS
Night at the Office: A Psychological Horror Murder Mystery12/13$4.9983% positive 58horrorwalking-simulatorstory-richpsychological-horrormultiple-endingsS
TARO IS BACK: Uncover the Mystery of the Cursed Video8/27$15.0083% positive 58adventurehorror3dsingleplayerhidden-objectS
THANATOS: A First-Person Psychological Horror Puzzle Adventure1/23Free83% positive 58adventurepuzzleexplorationfirst-personhorrorS
REDSHIFT: Uncover Hidden Realities in This Psychological Horror9/2Free80% positive 105horrorfree-to-playinvestigationindieearly-accessS
The Night Is Long: A Lovecraftian Descent into Grief9/12Free84% positive 49singleplayerexplorationshortlovecraftianhorrorS
Umbral: A Psychological Horror Journey into the Afterlife8/7$9.9984% positive 49story-richwalking-simulatorpsychological-horrormysteryrealisticS
oct 14: A Short Psychological Horror Visual Novel10/14Free81% positive 84interactive-fictionpsychological-horrorcutevisual-novelrpgS
SLEEP AWAKE: A Psychedelic Horror Experience from Blumhouse Games12/2$19.9977% positive 242psychological-horrorfirst-persondystopianwalking-simulatorimmersiveS
Hotel Remorse: Free Jumpscare Horror Adventure Awaits7/27Free76% positive 350horrorindieviolentactionfirst-personS
The Narrator Is a DICK: A Parody Platformer Where the Voice Lies6/14$4.9979% positive 131precision-platformerdifficultplatformerfemale-protagonist2dS
Retchid: Cosmic Horror FPS Meets Mesoamerican Mystery8/18$24.9982% positive 68explorationfpsshoot-'em-uppuzzleshooterS
The Wailer: Ancient Dungeon Horror Adventure5/19Free79% positive 130free-to-playsingleplayerexplorationdungeon-crawlerfpsS
Ultimate Booster Experience: VR Thrills on a Giant Swing7/15$4.9976% positive 344vrsimulationcasualactionadventureS
Dimension Hunter VR: Battle the Brain Crabs in This Action VR Shooter9/25$0.9980% positive 102vractionindiehorrorS
Room 13: Navigate an Endless Hotel's Shifting Halls2/11$1.9986% positive 36psychological-horrorwalking-simulatorhorrorexplorationfirst-personS
Your Royal Gayness: A Fairytale Parody Adventure1/26$14.9979% positive 129lgbtq+indiesimulationadventurepsychological-horrorS
Tsugunohi -The Chamber of Phantom Name-: Simple Horror, Terrifying Walks4/18$4.9980% positive 101actionsingleplayeradventurehorrordarkS
THE WELL: A Descent into Isolation and Psychological Horror12/12Free82% positive 67adventurewalking-simulatorexplorationhidden-object3dS
Slit Mouthed: Japanese Horror Legend Comes to Life12/11$4.9981% positive 81horrorsurvival-horrorpsychological-horrorcinematicstory-richS
Pact of Joy – Uncover the Secrets of Phorcys Station8/7$6.9985% positive 41multiplayerunderwaterhorrorsci-fistealthS
Birdtale – Unraveling a Meta-Puzzle Mystery to Save the World1/20$0.9985% positive 41explorationpuzzle2dcutehistoricalS
IMAGO: Beyond the Nightmares - Detective's Descent into Foggy Island9/30$9.9985% positive 41singleplayeradventurepsychological-horroratmospheric3dS
Endless Isolation: Survive a Monster-Infested Island9/3$5.9985% positive 41adventuresurvival-horrorhorroractionzombiesS
Find Room 96: A Mind-Bending Loop of Observation and Choice1/1$3.9985% positive 41walking-simulatorhidden-objectpsychological-horrorpuzzlesimulationS
Heads Run: Fast-Paced 2D Platformer of Insta-Death Traps1/12$0.9985% positive 412d-platformerfast-pacedparkourtime-attackscore-attackS
Bed Lying Simulator 2020: A Philosophical First-Person Simulation1/16$0.9978% positive 167simulationactioncasualpsychological-horrorfirst-personS
Route 8: Psychological Horror on an Endless Road4/3$2.9979% positive 126psychological-horrormysterychoose-your-own-adventurewalking-simulatorchoices-matterS
Rose and Cross: Uncover Dark Secrets on an Abandoned Farm6/4$3.9980% positive 99adventurefirst-personhorrorsingleplayersimulationS
Motte Island: A Top-Down Horror Adventure of Brotherly Rescue4/7$4.9981% positive 80indieadventurehorrorcasual2dS
DreadEye VR: Become an Indonesian Shaman in a Terrifying Ritual Adventure11/28$7.9978% positive 164actionadventureindieviolentgoreS
Silence Channel: Unraveling Psychological Horror in Remote Fog4/29$4.9978% positive 164horrorpsychological-horrorindieatmosphericadventureS
Office Hours: Unravel Corporate Mysteries in This Psychological Horror Sim4/22Free82% positive 66psychological-horrorcapitalismpoint-&-click2dfirst-personS
SUBSUMED: A Claustrophobic Cave Diving Horror Experience1/30$4.9982% positive 66horroratmosphericlinearexplorationpsychological-horrorS
Floor 9: Uncover Anomalies in a Psychological Hotel Thriller9/9$3.9977% positive 223psychological-horrorpuzzleimmersive-simsurrealchoices-matterS
The Imagined Leviathan: Prologue - Survive a Frozen Britain9/23Free78% positive 163psychological-horrorhorrorlovecraftianatmosphericwalking-simulatorSShowing 2701-2750 of 7066 items
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