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

The Backrooms Project: Survive the Infinite Non-Linear Horror5/15$9.9970% positive 143horrorpsychological-horrorsurvival-horrorgorerealisticS

Poopy's Playland: A Mother's Search in an Abandoned Horror Attraction9/18$11.0073% positive 75explorationpuzzlehorrorsurvival-horroraction-adventureS

Heat Guardian — Hardcore top-down shooter in a world of eternal winter5/10$2.9970% positive 141steamhorroractionindiesurvivalS

Infinity Runner: Escape the Werewolf on a Dying Spaceship7/14$1.39-80%70% positive 141actionindiewerewolvesrunnerhorrorS

Mortanis Prisoners Prologue: Survive a Nazi Camp Nightmare6/19Free76% positive 46combatsupernaturalsurvival-horrorhorroratmosphericS

Serbian Dancing Lady: Survive the Urban Legend Horror2/16$0.9976% positive 46actionrpghorrorsurvival-horrorfirst-personS

Cursed Enigma: Priest and Prayers - A Psychological Horror Narrative12/11Free71% positive 111psychological-horror1990'sdetectivehidden-objectpoint-&-clickS

The Holiday Story: A 1982 Christmas Eve Horror Adventure11/15$4.9971% positive 111horrorwalking-simulatorpsychological-horrorsurvival-horroratmosphericS

EMPORIUM: A Short Interactive Vignette on Loss and Self5/17$1.9970% positive 140casualindieadventureinteractive-fictionphilosophicalS

ICED: Survive the Frozen Nightmare in this Brutal Survival Sim5/15$9.9969% positive 182simulationadventureindieactionsurvivalS

Ritual: Crown of Horns - Unleash Gut Instinct Tactics11/7$19.9973% positive 74top-down-shootertwin-stick-shooterwesternshootertop-downS

What do you hear Yanny vs Laurel: A Cognitive Sound Illusion Game6/9$49.9973% positive 74indiepsychological-horrormemespsychologicalS

Demented — Enter the crooked world of Demented, where everything seem7/26$4.9970% positive 139steamhorrorcasualindiestealthS

Obfuscation: A Shifting House of Psychological Horror12/1$5.9975% positive 53horrorpsychological-horroratmosphericdarkwalking-simulatorS

Vartio: A Solitary Night Watch in a Shadowy Forest8/12$1.9975% positive 53walking-simulatoradventuresupernaturalpsychologicalexplorationS

YASO curse of soirée – Meiji-Era Rhythm Horror Adventure7/8$18.9974% positive 62adventureeducationexplorationcolorfulpsychedelicS

Instant Death: A Hardcore Reflex Platformer1/22$9.9971% positive 109casualactionindiedifficult3d-platformerS

Cognition Method: Navigate Impossible Spaces, Uncover Cosmic Secrets9/1$19.9973% positive 73explorationfirst-personpuzzlewalking-simulator3dS

Fruit Arranger: A Mind-Bending Match-3 Puzzle with a Psychological Twist1/23$0.49-51%67% positive 341indiecasualmatch-3psychological-horrorpuzzleS

Discolored 2: A First-Person Psychological Horror Puzzle Adventure1/8$19.9974% positive 61explorationpuzzledifficultpsychological-horrorfirst-personS

The Wendigo: Victorian Mansion Horror Investigation3/2Free74% positive 61indieactionhorrormultiplayerS

Bad Dream: Purgatory - A Surreal Point & Click Horror Adventure6/23$9.9976% positive 45adventurehand-drawnchoices-mattermultiple-endingspoint-&-clickS

Tatari: Unravel a Paranormal Mystery in This First-Person Detective Horror1/12$9.9976% positive 45horroradventuresurvival-horrorsingleplayerhidden-objectS

Hatch – Escape the Horror of the Mysterious Hatch10/22$3.9970% positive 135actionadventureaction-adventurewalking-simulatorimmersive-simS

Tomato Way 2: A Prequel of Dark Humor and Open-World Survival7/11$3.9970% positive 135actionadventureindiecasualrpgS

The Cooking Class: A VHS Horror Adventure in Nova Scotia2/1$5.9975% positive 52adventureactionaction-adventureexploration3dS

Separated: A Co-op Horror Puzzle Game of Communication7/29$9.9972% positive 87online-co-ophorrormultiplayerpuzzlepveS

Red Rage: Unleash the Gore in a Stylish Zombie FPS12/11$0.9977% positive 39zombiesfpsdarksingleplayeractionS

August Night: Escape a Dreamlike Apartment in Psychological Horror6/17$3.9972% positive 86psychological-horroradventureatmosphericfirst-personhorrorS

White Day VR: The Courage Test – Survive the School's Dark Secrets10/30$4.9971% positive 105vrfirst-personhorrorhidden-objectatmosphericS

Astray: Unravel a Supernatural Mystery in an Abandoned Museum2/3$6.9968% positive 228adventureindiehorrorpuzzlefirst-personS

Anonymous Messages: Unraveling a Forest of Dread8/29Free82% positive 22explorationhidden-objectwalking-simulator3dfirst-personS

Toy Scrappers – Survive the Clown's Madness3/4$4.9982% positive 22multiplayercasualhorroronline-co-oppsychological-horrorS

Glimpse — An Unsettling Journey Through Memory Loss1/6$3.9982% positive 22psychological-horrorhorrorshortwalking-simulatorlinearS

The Ouroboros Express — An Adventure Unraveling Mysteries and Life's Secrets12/12Free82% positive 22rpgvisual-noveldating-siminteractive-fictionchoose-your-own-adventureS

Surprising My Neighbors 2: Deliver Pranks to Your Neighbors3/1$0.9982% positive 22choose-your-own-adventuresurvival-horroridlerstealthsurvivalS

Below Nowhere: A Psychological Survival Horror Journey5/19$9.9982% positive 22psychological-horrorsurvival-horroraction-adventurestory-richadventureS

Broken Voyage: Unravel a Lovecraftian Mystery on the High Seas4/23Free82% positive 22detectivehorrortime-manipulationsingleplayerfirst-personS

Echo: Navigate the Darkness with Sound in This First-Person Horror Puzzle8/19Free82% positive 22actionpuzzlefirst-personpsychological-horrorpveS

Impulse Response: Navigate Darkness with Sound in Free Sci-Fi Horror6/25Free82% positive 22adventurepsychological-horrorpuzzleatmosphericspaceS

MEATHOOK: A Gruesome First-Person Survival Horror Experience7/21$6.9982% positive 22survival-horrorhorrorfirst-personsingleplayeractionS

The Night Of The Inquisitor: A Retro Survival Horror Adventure12/14$5.9982% positive 22survival-horrorhorrorretroexploration1980sS

WALKER: Survive the Colony Crawl in this Co-Op Horror Adventure3/9$9.9982% positive 22horroronline-co-opsurvival-horrorprocedural-generationmultiplayerS

S.O.L School Of Labyrinth: Uncover Mysteries in a Dark Fantasy Dungeon Crawler8/12$5.9970% positive 131rpgdungeon-crawlerroguelike2dpixel-graphicsS

Brother Perro: Unravel a Supernatural Mystery in a Haunted House4/26Free75% positive 51free-to-playcasualindievisual-novelpsychological-horrorS

The Goatman: Hunt a Demonic Creature in This Co-Op Horror Adventure9/3$4.9966% positive 481actionadventurehorroronline-co-opgoreS

Mesel: Become the Author of Your Own Hospital Horror Adventure2/23$4.9973% positive 70indieactionadventurehorrorexplorationS

Sector 404: A Psychological Horror Walking Simulator7/14$5.9973% positive 70psychological-horrorwalking-simulatorhorrorindiefirst-personS

Miniballist: Master the Minimalist Challenge3/13$9.9970% positive 128indiecasualplatformerdifficultpsychological-horrorS

Impostor Inside Us: Deception and Survival in a Research Institute11/19$0.9972% positive 83casualactionhorrorsurvival-horrorpvpS

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.