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.
12,737 titles match. 2,863 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 3,468 support Japanese, and 1,814 are free.
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7,066 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)
Frigore: First-Person Survival Horror in a Frozen World3/12$1.9961% positive 288singleplayer3dfirst-personsurvivalhorrorS
Asvara: Psychological Horror That Learns Your Fears12/3$2.9974% positive 27simulationpsychological-horrorhorrorcinematicdarkS
Channel 64: Unravel a VHS Tape Mystery in This First-Person Horror3/12$1.9974% positive 27horrorpsychological-horror3dfirst-personsingleplayerS
Aijin: Lover - Unraveling Psychological Horror in a Chinese Dreamcore World2/27$3.9973% positive 30horrorpsychological-horrormultiple-endingsfirst-personchoices-matterS
Cyberpunk Madness: Survive a Descent into a Psychedelic Nightmare3/12$0.9973% positive 30singleplayeradventuresimulationcasualshooterS
TURK: The Demon Slayer - Fight Evil Spirits as a Church Messenger5/15$0.9973% positive 30singleplayershootersurvival3dcasualS
I'm Not a Robot!: A Dark Humor Puzzle Adventure from 200911/7$1.6073% positive 30dark-humoradventurehorrorrpgwalking-simulatorS
Kaf Village: Survive Arabic-Inspired Horror in Search of a Ring8/16Free61% positive 281actionhorrorsingleplayermultiplayeraction-rpgS
Black Home: A Dark Tale of Loss and Despair8/7$9.9965% positive 98rpgindiecasualadventurefemale-protagonistS
The Renovator: Uncover Art's Dark Secrets in a Horror Adventure4/17$0.9965% positive 98indiehorroradventureS
The Jester: Dive into Paranoia in this Atmospheric Horror3/27$3.9970% positive 43psychological-horrorindieexplorationhorroratmosphericS
Paperback: A 2001 Librarian's Descent into Mystery and Horror1/26Free70% positive 43simulationhorrorpuzzleshop-keeperphysicsS
We Are Counting: A Short Psychological Horror Visual Novel1/14$0.9970% positive 43visual-novelpsychological-horrorhorrorexperimentalabstractS
Fovos VR: Survive an AI's Genetic Takeover in This Free VR Horror Shooter3/12Free64% positive 120free-to-playactionhorrormultiplayervrS
TIMORE REMAKE: A Descent into Mannequin Horror10/3Free66% positive 80singleplayerhorrorjump-scaresurrealatmosphericS
Elsewhere High: Chapter 1 - Unraveling School Mysteries3/31Free66% positive 80free-to-playadventurevisual-novelhorrormysteryS
ViruZ: Evolve and Survive as a Monster3/19$2.9975% positive 24explorationside-scroller2d-platformermystery-dungeondungeon-crawlerS
The Horror Story: Rebirth - Uncover Secrets in a Haunted Maze5/18Free75% positive 24singleplayerhorrorsurvival-horrorindiepsychological-horrorS
BATYA — Escape from a Nightmare1/27$2.9975% positive 24survival-horrorhorrorfirst-personindieatmosphericS
The Silence: Survive the Abandoned Hospital's Darkness8/17$2.9975% positive 24multiplayerhorroractionpsychological-horrordarkS
BCI VR Horror Attraction: The Mad Trail - Brainwave-Powered VR Terror6/6Free75% positive 24actionarcadefpsvrhorrorS
Cubic Kill Array: Survive a Randomly Generated Cube Labyrinth8/2$4.9975% positive 24actionadventureindiegoreviolentS
Daddy's Long Milk Run: A Surreal Supermarket Horror Adventure5/1$3.9975% positive 24psychological-horrorwalking-simulatorhorrorfirst-personpuzzleS
Monstronomy: Uncover Dark Secrets in a Twisted Creature Collector RPG4/18$14.9975% positive 24creature-collectorrpghorrorpixel-graphicscuteS
R00000: Basement Horror Experience of a Failed Monster Shoot10/13$2.9975% positive 24explorationpuzzlemystery-dungeonaction-adventure3dS
The Unvisited Grandma: Uncover Dark Secrets in a Haunted Home11/23$1.9975% positive 24horrorindiesingleplayermysterypsychological-horrorS
Unterholz: A Dark Medieval Adventure in a Mystical Swamp11/10$7.9975% positive 24adventuremedievalatmosphericrealisticdarkS
DarkHouse: Survive a Psychiatric Clinic Nightmare12/1$9.9967% positive 67horrorpuzzledarkphysicsold-schoolS
3AM CORP: The Balbazar Resort – Survive the 80s Horror Mystery6/5Free68% positive 57survivaladventure1980shorrordark-comedyS
Bedrotting: Survive 20 Days of Psychological Decay6/17$3.9968% positive 57adventurevisual-novelwalking-simulatorexplorationfemale-protagonistS
Cats Don't Speak: Uncover Urban Legends in a Haunted High School11/19$6.9968% positive 57horror2dfemale-protagonistpixel-graphicspsychological-horrorS
CoRoT: A Meta-Horror Experience in a House That Remembers11/21$6.9968% positive 57psychological-horrorsurrealpuzzlehorroratmosphericS
Water You Doing? - Physics-Bending Co-Op Adventure on the High Seas8/26$7.9960% positive 393multiplayeractionadventureonline-co-opco-opS
BARK: A Dog's Survival Horror Experience9/16$9.9969% positive 49dogshorrorpsychological-horrorsurvival-horrorsingleplayerS
C.U.T.S: Unravel a Disturbing VHS Mystery7/25$4.9969% positive 49horrorthrilleratmosphericpsychological-horrorsimulationS
Escape from Playtime: Co-op Survival Horror in the Toy Factory10/21$9.9969% positive 49online-co-opmultiplayersurvival-horrorhorrorco-opS
Baldina's Basis in Education: A Grammar Horror Adventure7/29$3.9966% positive 79indieadventurestrategyhorroreducationS
Midnight Prowl: A Japanese Horror Walking Simulator9/28$2.9966% positive 79casualwalking-simulatorhorrorfirst-person3d-platformerS
Araha: Curse of Yieun Island - Survive a Sister's Search on a Cursed Isle1/6$15.9960% positive 384indieadventurehorrorsurvival-horrormultiplayerS
Submerge: Face Psychological Horror in Co-Op Escape8/17$9.9964% positive 118horrormultiplayeronline-co-opadventureactionS
Survivor: Vote to Live in an Empty Museum4/22Free64% positive 118free-to-playindieadventurestory-richinteractive-fictionS
An Easter to Remember: Survival Horror in a School Lockdown4/3$5.9978% positive 18actionhorrorsingleplayermultiplayeronline-co-opS
Crimson Asylum — Psychological Horror Investigation7/12$2.9978% positive 18horrorpsychological-horrorpuzzle3ddarkS
Demon Core — Psychological Survival Horror Experience10/11Free78% positive 18psychological-horrorsurvival-horrorhorrorexplorationsupernaturalS
Circus Challenge – Master the Marble-Balancing Clown in a Horror Platformer9/23$0.9978% positive 18adventurearcadecasualparkour3d-platformerS
Love Quest: Find Your Sweetheart in a Dark Comedy Adventure2/14$4.9978% positive 18dark-comedyhorrorinteractive-fictionmultiple-endings2d-platformerS
Floor 0: Descend into Psychological Horror and Found Footage3/5$3.5078% positive 18horrorhidden-objectimmersive-simchoices-matterwalking-simulatorS
Gravehold: Survival - Build, Craft, and Survive the Undead Apocalypse11/19$9.9978% positive 18actionsurvivalsurvival-horrorbase-buildingcraftingS
Moved In: Unpack Your Fears in PS1-Style Horror1/22$0.9978% positive 18walking-simulatorpsychological-horrorshortsupernaturalretroSShowing 4601-4650 of 7066 items
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