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.
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7,066 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)
Hazing - Night Shift: A Police Officer's Terrifying First Night5/28$5.9968% positive 215horrorsupernaturalpsychological-horrorpsychologicalsimulationS
The Doll's Window: Escape the Labyrinth9/20Free74% positive 58psychological-horrordemonsadventuredarkcuteS
The Guilt and the Shadow: A Short, Dark Fantasy Puzzle Adventure2/2$8.9974% positive 58darkstory-richdark-fantasypuzzleshortS
The Dead Await: Lead Survivors in a Deckbuilding Zombie Apocalypse RPG5/18$12.9969% positive 160survival-horrorstrategyrpgdeckbuildingparty-based-rpgS
Please, Forgive Me: A Realtor's Descent into Psychological Horror7/17$6.9967% positive 294horrorpsychological-horrordarkdemonssupernaturalS
Deeply Dark: Found Footage – Disturbing Backrooms Experience10/31Free68% positive 210free-to-playinteractive-fictionpsychological-horrorrealisticdarkS
Welcome to Chornobayivka VR: Defend Ukraine in Immersive Zombie Shooter8/8Free71% positive 99vrhero-shooterdarkmilitaryzombiesS
たんぼ: A Nighttime Horror Walk with Your Dog1/9$1.9972% positive 81walking-simulatoradventuredogssingleplayerhorrorS
D3L3T3.exe: Unravel the Origin of a Demonic Curse5/31Free69% positive 157explorationhorrorinteractive-fictionfirst-person3dS
Morph Girl: Embrace the Unknown in a 90s-Inspired FMV Horror Adventure8/30$3.9971% positive 98indieadventurefmvcasualhorrorS
Tsunagari Chess School: A Visual Novel with Strategic Battles11/3$4.9969% positive 156psychological-horrorvisual-novelanimedating-simmysteryS
Watch Your Ass: Parody Horror with a Twist3/31$4.9970% positive 120singleplayerhorrorpsychological-horrorparodysurvivalS
Backseat: A Driving Thriller Where Every Passenger is a Risk9/9$9.9970% positive 120psychological-horrorhorrorthrillerinvestigationchoices-matterS
Mate: A School Violence Perpetrator's Path to Redemption7/7Free79% positive 29free-to-playmultiplayeractionplatformer3d-platformerS
Ends: A Surreal Highway Gothic Horror Walk5/9$2.9979% positive 29survival-horrorcapitalismexplorationwalking-simulatortransportationS
Mar: Low-Quality Horror Adventure - Escape the Monster12/12Free79% positive 29horrorsingleplayeradventureatmosphericwalking-simulatorS
Parnitha: Patient 66 - Unravel a Twisted Psychological Nightmare12/5$5.9979% positive 29psychological-horrorhidden-objectstory-richmystery-dungeonpuzzleS
The Frozen Garden: A Third-Person Psychological Horror Experience7/24$4.9979% positive 29horrorthird-personpsychological-horror3datmosphericS
The Mare of Jonah: Fast-Paced Psychological Horror in a Grand Mansion12/20$11.9979% positive 29psychological-horrorfirst-personsingleplayersupernaturaldemonsS
The Unbeatable Path: A Dark First-Person Horror Adventure with Impactful Choices4/6$19.9979% positive 29first-personpuzzlehorrorchoices-mattermultiple-endingsS
HANGMAN II: The Grim Word Guessing Sequel4/20$0.9976% positive 42horrorcasualindiesimulationword-gameS
The New Apartment: A Surreal Horror Adventure2/1$0.9972% positive 79horrorsingleplayerpuzzleadventuresurrealS
Escape From Monster: Survive the Unknown in This Co-op Horror Adventure7/11$4.9967% positive 276horrormultiplayersurvival-horrorco-opactionS
Anomaly Protocol: Survive the Brutal 10-Day Cycle6/27$6.9973% positive 66co-ophorroradventuresurvivalmultiplayerS
Airplane Mode: The Ultimate Commercial Flight Simulator10/15$11.9966% positive 402simulationrealisticsingleplayerflightrelaxingS
DEADCAM: Analog Survival Horror with Found Footage7/10$5.9975% positive 48actionadventurehorrorsurrealpsychological-horrorS
Lift/Shift: A Reality-Bending Horror Puzzle Adventure12/15Free75% positive 48adventurecasualactionpuzzleexplorationS
My Head On Your Body: A Dreamlike Horror Visual Novel4/9$1.4975% positive 48visual-noveladventurepsychological-horrorhorrorexperimentalS
Shadows Behind the Throne 2: Become the Ancient Evil7/25$7.9975% positive 48strategylovecraftiangrand-strategygod-gamehorrorS
Blood Waves: Survive the Zombie Onslaught with Traps and Barricades5/11$9.9968% positive 198shooterbase-buildingzombiessurvivalactionS
Running Through Russia 2: A Hilarious Stereotype-Filled Runner6/15$0.9970% positive 118indiecasualactionsimulationmemesS
Interactive Horror Stories — "Choose your own adventure" style nightmares10/25Free69% positive 150steamhorrorinteractive-fictionchoices-matterfree-to-playS
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage - Lovecraftian Detective Horror12/5$9.9967% positive 271adventureindielovecraftianhorrorpsychological-horrorS
Ghostbane – Co-Op Horror: Hunt Ghosts with Rituals10/7$8.9968% positive 193co-opthrillerrealistichorroraction-adventureS
Presences: Dark Awakening Face Your Deepest Fears7/7$7.9978% positive 32supernaturalwalking-simulatorexplorationinvestigationhorrorS
The Grave Digger — A Curious Blend of Whimsical Comedy and Dickensian Horror4/29$5.9978% positive 32crimesupernaturalstealthatmosphericsurvival-horrorS
DO NOT OPEN: Fast-Paced First-Person Horror Escape11/30$24.9978% positive 32adventurehorrorsurvival-horroractionpsychological-horrorS
Kavernum: Explore Algerian Caves, Uncover Dark Secrets1/8$1.9978% positive 32horrorexplorationwalking-simulatoratmosphericdarkS
ReDo: Horror Visual Novel of Exorcist Students at East Ridge High2/1Free78% positive 32rpganimevisual-novelhorroradventureS
Trenches: World War 1 Horror Survival Game1/20$9.9969% positive 146psychological-horrorhorrorworld-war-iactionadventureS
Colony: First-Person Horror Adventure in a Haunted Bungalow12/24$3.9976% positive 41singleplayerfirst-personactionhorrorlore-richS
Ship Of Mist: A Sci-Fi Horror Adventure with a Humorous Twist12/10$5.9976% positive 41horrorfemale-protagonistfantasyfpscyberpunkS
Forgotten Hill: The Wardrobe - Uncover Dark Secrets in a Twisted Adventure10/18$4.9973% positive 64adventurepuzzlemysterypoint-&-clicklovecraftianS
Floor44: Roguelike Dungeon Crawler Where Luck is Your Greatest Asset3/9$9.9969% positive 143multiplayerco-opadventureroguelikedungeon-crawlerSQuattroMan: Confront Your Fears in a Creepy Alleyway5/8Free74% positive 54multiplayeradventurehorrorfirst-personmodernS
Seven Mysteries: The Last Page - Uncover School's Dark Secrets2/5$4.9973% positive 63psychological-horrorrpgmultiple-endingschoices-matteradventureS
Don't Steal My Christmas! - Festive PvP Showdown12/21$0.9979% positive 28multiplayercasualsimulation3dthird-personS
Heart-Lung Machine: VR Horror Survival in a Trapped Underground Complex11/11$7.9979% positive 28vrhorrorsurvival-horrorpsychological-horrorstealthS
Isle of Flesh: Lovecraftian Horror Adventure on a Nightmare Island8/31Free79% positive 28walking-simulatorpsychological-horrorfirst-personretrosailingSShowing 3951-4000 of 7066 items
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