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.

12,730 titles match. 2,863 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 3,465 support Japanese, and 1,814 are free.

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

TitleDatePriceRatingTags

Molytropia: Cloud in Shape of Hurt - A Psychological Horror Visual Novel12/7Free96% positive 134visual-novelnarrativeemotionalpsychological-horroranimeS

The Horror of Salazar House: A Retro Haunted Adventure10/15$3.9994% positive 394story-richhorrorindiepoint-&-clickpixel-graphicsS

HOPE 01: Survive and Uncover Secrets in a Deteriorating Facility9/15$11.9995% positive 212extraction-shootersurvival-horroradventureactionpveS

Knock Harder: Useless - Navigate a Multi-Level Dreamscape1/13Free94% positive 388indieadventurecasualactionsingleplayerS

Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition - A Psychological Thriller Visual Novel4/15Free95% positive 209visual-novelpsychological-horrorthrilleradventuresocial-deductionS

Brave Soul: City of the Undead — A Hero's Quest Against a Necromantic Calamity7/4$6.9994% positive 381rpgexplorationsouls-likeadventurejrpgS

Sol — Survive the Endless Night in a Social Apocalypse11/28Free97% positive 89indievisual-novelpost-apocalypticlife-simcasualS

Analog - Skin Off: Survive a 90s Summer of Terror7/7Free94% positive 359indiefree-to-playhorror1990'sfirst-personS

The 13th Doll: A Fan-Made Horror Puzzle Adventure of The 7th Guest10/31$19.9995% positive 200adventureindiefmvhorrorpuzzleS

Towerheart: A Pixel Art Sokoban Puzzle Adventure7/17$1.99100% positive 39atmosphericpuzzleindie2dsokobanS

I'll Do It Tomorrow: Unravel Sara's Mysterious Elevator Journey1/10Free97% positive 88free-to-playpsychological-horroradventurevisual-novelanimeS

Dap: Prologue - Eerie Pixel Horror Adventure7/16Free96% positive 125actionhorroratmosphericdarksurrealS

KUNKUN Defender 2: Tower Defense Meets Intense TPS Action5/16$4.9994% positive 344actionhorrormemessurvival-horrorco-opS

DREADTOME – Extract Forbidden Knowledge in a Corrupt Library FPS6/12Free94% positive 335free-to-playaction-adventurefpsexplorationhorrorS

Employee of The Month: Survive the Rural Market Grind9/21$9.9995% positive 189survival-horrorold-schoolexplorationatmosphericmemesS

Backspace Backspace Backspace: A Writer's Psychological Horror8/5$0.9998% positive 63visual-novelpsychological-horrorhorrortext-basedpsychologicalS

Hidden Paws Mystery: Explore Cute Islands to Find Lost Kittens12/18$4.9994% positive 326explorationhidden-objectpuzzlepoint-&-click3dS

You Are NOT Bunnygirl: A Psychological Horror RPG Journey12/12$9.9996% positive 121story-richpsychological-horrorturn-based-combatjrpgrpgS

RAVENOUS: Psychological Horror Adventure in a Cursed Victorian Basement8/12Free95% positive 184horroractionfirst-personcasualaction-adventureS

Confronted: Survive the Gothic Horrors of Radu Castle10/17$7.99100% positive 38horrorfirst-personsurvival-horroratmosphericpsychological-horrorS

Lihiman: A Heartwarming Filipino Family Simulation with a Mysterious Twist3/30$4.9996% positive 119simulationhorrormysterypsychological-horrorrelaxingS

Arai-san Mansion Exploration Game: Incarnation - Command-Based Text Adventure5/23Free96% positive 117adventurevisual-novelcollectathoncard-gameexplorationS

Magical Massage: Cure Embarrassing Ailments of Magicians3/12$11.9996% positive 116visual-novelanimesimulationpsychological-horrorstory-richS

[TDA03] Muv-Luv Unlimited: THE DAY AFTER - Episode 03 REMASTERED: A Visual Novel Saga2/4$24.9996% positive 116visual-novelanimemechsmilitarywarS

7th Floor: A Psychological Horror Game of a Missing Daughter10/31$4.9998% positive 61horrorstory-richpuzzlepsychological-horrorshooterS

BROKEN LIFE: A Haunting Point-and-Click Adventure of War's Aftermath4/30$4.9998% positive 61psychological-horrorpoint-&-clickstory-richhorrorside-scrollerS

Orten Was The Case: Solve a Time Loop Mystery in a Swedish Suburb11/29$14.9995% positive 173mysteryadventuretime-manipulationopen-worldhorrorS

Dad's Monster House: A Surreal Journey Through Memory and Pain9/23$2.9994% positive 2922d-platformerhidden-objectsurrealhorrorpsychological-horrorS

INPUT6: Uncover the Secrets of TECH-AID Robotics12/23$3.9995% positive 171horrorsingleplayer3dmysteryfirst-personS

Frozen Memories: A Suspenseful Visual Novel of Lost Time3/11$2.9996% positive 113indiecasualsimulationadventurelgbtq+S

Office After Hours: Survive the Overtime Horror6/2$4.9995% positive 169psychological-horrorwalking-simulatorchoose-your-own-adventurefirst-personadventureS

Atrium Mortis: Navigate an Infinite Roman Hall of Horrors1/29$7.99100% positive 37puzzleinvestigationroguelitefirst-personexplorationS

DISK-Y: A 1.44MB Retro Visual Novel Set in a Spiritual School11/6$1.99100% positive 37atmosphericphilosophicalvisual-novelretro1990'sS

Totoi Simulator: Find Your Zen in the Ultimate Bathing Experience11/22$2.99100% positive 37simulationwalking-simulatorfps2.5d3dS

Your Cat: A Cute FPS Dating Sim with a Horror Twist9/25$0.99100% positive 37cutecasualdating-simfemale-protagonistfpsS

The Island of Doctor Morose: A Lovecraftian Survival Horror Adventure5/15$9.9996% positive 1122dcartoonsurvival-horrorpoint-&-clicklovecraftianS

Riddlewood Manor: Survive Absurd Horror in Eerie Escape Rooms10/22$14.9995% positive 167puzzledark-humorstory-richadventurehorrorS

Malleus Cocconum: The Heiress - Unravel Dunkenwood House's Secrets1/16$21.9995% positive 166darkmysteryrpgpsychological-horrorvisual-novelS

Nekomew's Potty Trouble: A Cute Horror Rhythm Adventure1/11$3.9996% positive 110indiehorrorrhythmcutepsychological-horrorS

blank_01: Routine Shatters in Short Psychological Horror8/13Free94% positive 268walking-simulatorpsychological-horrorhorrorpsychedelicpixel-graphicsS

Ethel: Uncover a WWII Veteran's Dark Past3/14$6.9994% positive 265horrorexplorationmultiple-endingspuzzleatmosphericS

Buried: An Interactive Story — A Gripping Interactive Tale1/22$2.9995% positive 160indieadventuretext-basedchoose-your-own-adventurevisual-novelS

Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder - A Psychological Horror Visual Novel3/23$27.9995% positive 156visual-novelmultiple-endingspsychological-horrormysteryotomeS

No Delivery: Survive the Night Shift at a Creepy Pizzeria6/12$5.0097% positive 76horrorsurvival-horrorpixel-graphicsroguelikerpgS

There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings - A Dark Pixel Narrative9/15$6.9897% positive 76story-richatmosphericdarkpixel-graphicsmultiple-endingsS

Caution Ahead: Part 1 - Survive a National Park Nightmare9/20$3.99100% positive 36horrorindiesurvival-horrorstealthadventureS

Did You Visit CommutatorApply: A 30-Minute Psychological Horror Journey1/20$3.99100% positive 36psychological-horroratmosphericvisual-novelchoices-mattermultiple-endingsS

Mind Control: Bloody Renaissance - Become a Bodiless Entity to Fight a Cult8/25$9.99100% positive 36rpgchoices-mattermultiple-endingsjrpgsurvival-horrorS

Night Of The Abattoir Man: Survive the Urban Legend12/13Free100% positive 36multiple-endingssingleplayersurvival-horrorstrategyhidden-objectS

Targeted –10 Days: Survive the Mafia's Revenge in this Noir Hidden Object Thriller8/14$4.99100% positive 36hidden-objectchoices-matterexplorationwalking-simulatorsurvivalS

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.