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.
12,733 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)
Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice: Embrace the Night in VR Venice2/6$29.9965% positive 242adventurerpgvrgorevampiresS
MIRROR MIRROR: The House That Warps Reality4/21$5.9970% positive 74psychological-horrorhorroradventurerealisticwalking-simulatorS
The Shedding: Survive a 15-Minute Nightmare in an Abandoned Prison1/22$0.9971% positive 62actionadventureindiesimulationhorrorS
Heart Clicker: Build Your Ultimate Heart Collection6/23Free66% positive 175incrementalidlerdarkpsychological-horrorrelaxingS
Solarix: Sci-Fi Stealth Horror on an Infected Research Station4/30$19.9963% positive 490actionindiestealthhorrorsci-fiS
REALITY: A Free First-Person Horror Experience11/30Free68% positive 106free-to-playhorrorindieadventureS
Requisition VR: Craft, Survive, and Conquer in Physics-Based Mayhem5/4$19.9963% positive 485vractionshooterzombiesmultiplayerS
Skyland 1976 – Uncover the Mystery of Alice's Disappearance11/17$11.9973% positive 45goreviolentactionadventureindieS
Phantoms: A Retro Horror Train Ride to Terror12/8$7.9973% positive 45adventurepuzzle3dfirst-personpixel-graphicsS
Nana in the Dark: Survive the Unknown in a Cute Horror Adventure11/11$2.9973% positive 45actionadventureindiestory-richhorrorS
28 Leicester Square: Victorian Puzzle Horror Adventure4/24Free82% positive 17puzzlehorrormysterysingleplayerstory-richS
Alone In The Forest VR: Survive the Night in a Terrifying Puzzle Horror5/17Free82% positive 17actionindiefree-to-playpuzzlehorrorS
ENTANGLED SOULS: A Horror Action Adventure in a Nightmare World9/9$6.9982% positive 17singleplayeraction3d-platformeradventureaction-adventureS
Helios Hotel: The Night Shift - Uncover Hotel Secrets2/14$2.9982% positive 17adventurehorrorthrillerstory-richaction-adventureS
Lukewarm Massacre — A Surprisingly Silly Horror Adventure2/9—82% positive 17adventurehorrorexplorationfunnycomedyS
Out of Nowhere: A Dog's Fight for Survival in an Alien-Infested World2/16$3.9982% positive 17actionhorroropen-worldadventurepuzzleS
Evil Officer: Survive the Vengeful Spirit's Haunting8/18$3.9982% positive 17survival-horrorhorrorfirst-personrealistichidden-objectS
Frog Fall Down: A Hilariously Frustrating Precision Platformer3/8$0.9982% positive 17singleplayerplatformerpsychological-horrorpixel-graphicsdifficultS
Mochijump: A Hilariously Unreasonable 3D Platformer Challenge12/31$3.9982% positive 17actionsingleplayercasual3d-platformerpsychological-horrorS
Soul Catcher: A Hand-Drawn Horror Experience with Man's Best Friend10/2Free82% positive 17horrorpixel-graphicshand-drawndogstop-downS
Study Time Anomaly: Escape the Empty School Loop11/18$4.9982% positive 17simulationpsychological-horrorwalking-simulatorhorrorhidden-objectS
The Killer: Survive Oak City's Nightmarish Predator8/22$3.9982% positive 17adventurehorrorsurvivalindiepuzzleS
Twin Mind: Nobody's Here Collector's Edition – Unravel a Sci-Fi Detective Mystery11/29$7.9982% positive 17hidden-objectpuzzleinteractive-fictionpoint-&-clickfemale-protagonistS
Wendigo: Stealth Horror in Tamarack National Park7/6$2.9982% positive 17horrorstealthmysterysingleplayerfirst-personS
Escape Floor Zero: Mind-Bending Parking Lot Maze Adventure11/24$3.9974% positive 39singleplayerpsychological-horrorwalking-simulatorhorrorexplorationS
No Vacation for an Executioner: Retro Survival Horror Adventure3/23$13.9969% positive 85horrorsurvival-horroractionretroadventureS
Doors: A First-Person Logic Puzzle Adventure for Bacon2/12$4.9964% positive 308indiepuzzlestrategyadventureatmosphericS
Quadrant: A 1979 Lunar Mission Horror Survival Experience5/26$3.9967% positive 129indiehorrorsci-fisurvival-horrorstealthS
Nyctophilia: A Psychological Thriller Exploring Inner Demons9/23Free64% positive 307free-to-playindieadventurehorror2dS
Rose and Lotus: Petals of Memories - Unravel a Korean Fairy Tale Mystery6/29$14.9969% positive 84puzzlepoint-&-clickfirst-person2dfemale-protagonistS
Odd Woods – Survive the Night in a Hostile Forest11/1$10.9973% positive 44multiplayersurvivalopen-worldopen-world-survival-craftbase-buildingS
Sinner 97: Prologue: Investigate a Disturbing Cult in this Free Horror Adventure9/22Free73% positive 44psychological-horroractionadventuresimulationsurvival-horrorS
I Shall Remain: Post-Apocalyptic Action RPG Survival8/24$9.9966% positive 163indierpgactionpost-apocalypticsurvivalS
Pupil: Wandering VR - A Deep Dive into the Indie Horror Adventure5/7$11.9967% positive 127horroradventureearly-accessvrindieS
Golf With Your Grandmother: A Wild Golfing Adventure5/6$4.9980% positive 20indiegolfsportsplatformer3d-platformerS
Pandamonium — Survive the Panda Nightmare in the Back Rooms4/26Free80% positive 20actionsimulationpsychological-horrorfirst-personhorrorS
Dead Sale: Uncover Disturbing Secrets in Episodic Horror12/20Free80% positive 20adventureactionaction-adventure3dfirst-personS
Deadlands Duel: Time Rift Rumble - Survive the Undead Horde6/7Free80% positive 20actionsurvival-horrorpost-apocalypticarcademultiplayerS
Escapen't: The Ultimate Escape Room That Never Ends10/31$6.9980% positive 20psychological-horrorstory-richexplorationpuzzlefirst-personS
From Hell: Psychological Horror in an Abandoned Asylum10/24$5.9980% positive 20horrorpsychological-horrorsurvival-horrorsupernaturalpsychologicalS
Iwakutsugi: TEAM SHINZA's Third Horror Adventure with Branching Narratives7/17$2.9980% positive 20adventurehorrorchoose-your-own-adventure2dmultiple-endingsS
Revive of the Moon: Survive Tokyo's Zombie Apocalypse with Dual-Character Action9/13$19.9980% positive 20zombiesfemale-protagonistactionswordplaysniperS
The Payphone: A Short, Lo-Fi Horror Experience10/17$4.9980% positive 20fpsinteractive-fictionwalking-simulator3dfirst-personS
Timore Narhelma: Explore the Surreal Horrors Within Your Mind9/19$2.9980% positive 20surrealhorroratmosphericexplorationwalking-simulatorS
Unlife: A Post-Apocalyptic 2D Survival Platformer6/7$11.9980% positive 20adventureactionsurvivalplatformeraction-adventureS
Zero Below The Sun: Antarctic Facility Survival Horror8/2$11.9980% positive 20actionsurvival-horrorthird-person-shooterretroadventureS
Centralia: Homecoming - A True Story Survival Horror10/26$3.9969% positive 83survival-horroropen-worldpost-apocalypticwalking-simulatorpsychological-horrorSShowing 4251-4300 of 7066 items
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