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.
12,728 titles match. 2,863 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 3,465 support Japanese, and 1,812 are free.
Language & sort
7,066 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)
VIY: First-Person Horror Shooter on a Haunted Estate4/18$2.9981% positive 32multiplayeradventureindieactiongoreS
DON'T FACE UP: A Psychological Horror Walking Simulator2/2Free72% positive 151horrorwalking-simulatorstory-richpsychological-horroradventureS
Doorways: The Underworld — Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure,9/17$9.9969% positive 408steamhorroractionadventureindieS
Cthulhu: Death Escape - Dive into a Lovecraftian Underwater Horror1/15Free72% positive 150lovecraftianpsychological-horrorhorrorshooterpost-apocalypticS
Psychopathy Assessment: 80s VHS Horror Exam10/25$4.9972% positive 147indiegoreviolentactionsimulationS
Whitestone: Arctic Airship Mystery Adventure9/15$19.9982% positive 28multiplayerrpgdark-fantasyaction-rpgchoose-your-own-adventureS
Night Catcher: Escape the Psychopath's Pursuit3/22$2.9982% positive 28indieadventurehorroratmosphericfast-pacedS
They See You: Descent into a Supernatural Nightmare3/5$4.9982% positive 28singleplayerpsychological-horroratmospherichorrorwalking-simulatorS
Basics In Intermediate Filmmaking: Uncover Fortitude Electric's Secrets10/3$0.9982% positive 28puzzlehorroratmosphericactionmusicS
Childish Life Prologue: A Pixelated Horror Adventure of Fate5/31Free82% positive 28adventurepixel-graphicshorrorrpgsurvival-horrorS
In Bloom: Prologue - Survive Nature's Revenge in this Free Survival Horror12/12Free82% positive 28actionpost-apocalypticsurvival-horrorzombiesshooterS
Infection Maze: Survive the Zombie Outbreak in a Descent into Madness5/27$4.9982% positive 28actionindieviolentzombiesfpsS
SHE MUST LIVE: Survive a Father's Nightmare Against Demonic Possession8/2$4.9982% positive 28survival-horroractionhorrorcinematicfirst-personS
Telltale Texas Hold 'Em: A Card Game Stacked with Personality6/17$0.9969% positive 388card-gamecasualgamblingpoint-&-clickturn-based-tacticsS
Anomalies Detective — Psychological Horror with Episodic Thrills12/27$2.9975% positive 76walking-simulatorexplorationmultiple-endingspsychological-horrorfirst-personS
CRUELTY: Survive a Japanese Splatter Horror Nightmare6/17$6.9972% positive 145horrorsurvival-horrorpsychological-horroradventurethird-personS
The Gap: A Father's Search in a Haunted House4/15$2.9972% positive 144horrorexplorationwalking-simulatoratmosphericpsychological-horrorS
The Perfect Pencil: A Surreal Journey Through Fear1/29$24.9974% positive 91metroidvaniadarkhand-drawnstory-richpsychologicalS
Vasilisa: Survive the 90s Soviet Horror5/20$6.9974% positive 91party-gamehorroradventuresurvival-horroractionS
Poodle Clicker: An Adorable Incremental Game with a Twist7/25Free75% positive 75dogsincrementalpoint-&-clickpsychological-horrorcuteS
The Twins: A Psychological Horror Experience That Blurs Reality1/24$1.9978% positive 46horrorchoose-your-own-adventureimmersive-simsurvival-horrorvisual-novelS
Hlína — A Clay-Crafted Adventure of Everyday Life and Mystery9/15$6.9981% positive 31adventureinteractive-fictionhorrorexploration3dS
sleep_mode: Unravel the Secrets of WSALL's AR Technology11/4$0.9981% positive 31indiehorrorartificial-intelligencefuturistic3dS
The Eerie Surroundings: Escape the Infinite Loop2/16$3.9981% positive 31hidden-objectpuzzlepsychological-horrorwalking-simulatorhorrorS
Survive The Dark: VR Survival Horror in a Zombie-Infested Mountain3/18$4.9981% positive 31adventurevractionzombiessingleplayerS
TURRET SYNDROME VR — Early Access Action Strategy1/25$0.9980% positive 35vrstrategyactionindieearly-accessS
Creeping Clark: A Psychological Horror Game of Anxiety and Reality3/21$4.9980% positive 35horroratmosphericpsychological-horrormysterythrillerS
TheMemory: Escape a Haunted Asylum in First-Person Horror5/2$8.9980% positive 35adventureindiehorrorpsychological-horrorfirst-personS
APT. 407: Uncover the Secrets of an Abandoned Korean Apartment5/27$2.9974% positive 90psychological-horrorhorroratmosphericfirst-personwalking-simulatorS
Black Light Kills: Unravel a Surreal Mystery in a Town of Disappearances3/21$3.9974% positive 90action-adventurefirst-personthrillersurrealmysteryS
Baobabs Mausoleum Ep.1: Ovnifagos Don't Eat Flamingos - Surreal Horror Adventure7/6$5.9972% positive 141adventureindierpgpixel-graphicsretroS
Gear Puzzle: The Inheritance of Grandpa - Uncover Family Secrets9/5$4.9976% positive 62casualindieadventureearly-accesspuzzleS
Follow Us: Asymmetrical Co-op Horror Where You Stream to Survive6/5$10.0076% positive 62horrorearly-accessonline-co-opco-opfirst-personS
The OG Cake Factory: Escape the Crazy Chef's Simulation2/16$6.9976% positive 62horrorpoint-&-clickdifficultold-schoolincrementalS
no fox season: A Psychological Thriller Visual Novel of Care and Consequences7/24$3.9971% positive 180visual-novelhorroranimepsychological-horrorfemale-protagonistS
Peekaboo Collection - 3 Tales of Horror: Confront the Lurking Creatures4/14$2.9978% positive 45singleplayerindieviolentgorehorrorS
Funeral: A Descent into Psychological Horror and Demonic Encounters11/23$2.9978% positive 45horrorfemale-protagonistdarkatmosphericpsychological-horrorS
Putin Orcs Defender – Fight Back the Invasion in This FPS7/15$2.9985% positive 20multiplayermemesfpshero-shooterwarS
Djinn - The Forbidden Knowledge: Retro Horror Adventure Unveiled5/23$9.9985% positive 20adventureopen-worldfirst-personhorrormysteryS
Night Patrol: Survive Your Shift in a Sprawling Mart5/26$4.9985% positive 20adventurevisual-novelwalking-simulatorfirst-person3dS
Outsider: After Life - A Post-Apocalyptic Android's Emotional Journey7/13$2.9985% positive 20puzzlepoint-&-click2dhorrorpost-apocalypticS
Robbing Time: Coop Horror Heist Against Superheroes11/13$5.9985% positive 20horroronline-co-opsuperheroactioncomedyS
SAVE BILLY: A Charming Precision Platformer Adventure1/24$4.9985% positive 20explorationprecision-platformer2d-platformerpuzzleplatformerS
The Doll Beneath: Psychological Horror Unfolds in Abandoned Facility8/16Free85% positive 20psychological-horrorthrillerhorrorvisual-novelrpgS
Alone in the Dark 2: Edward Carnby's 1923 Horror Adventure12/13$14.9971% positive 178adventureactionhorrorclassicsurvival-horrorS
[REC] Desolation: Uncover the Horrors of Vandermere Mansion2/27$3.9972% positive 136shortpsychological-horrorthrilleratmosphericindieS
Silent Descent: A Psychological Horror Puzzle Adventure2/6$8.9972% positive 136actionadventureindiepsychological-horrorhorrorS
Return to Northbury Grove: Survive the Slasher's Labyrinth10/16Free79% positive 39multiplayeractionadventureaction-adventure3dS
Locked In VR: Escape the Basement's Terrible Truth12/1$5.9979% positive 39vrgoreviolentadventureindieSShowing 3601-3650 of 7066 items
Related genres
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.