Best horror games

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  1. #1
    The Cat Lady (2012)

    The Cat Lady is a single-player horror graphic adventure and the second entry in the Devil Came Through Here trilogy, following Downfall and preceding Lorelai. It is a puzzle-based adventure played entirely with the four arrow keys, so char

  2. #2
    Pony Island (2016) Rating: 92

    Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.

  3. #3
    Mouthwashing (2024) Rating: 87

    The five crew members of The Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

  4. #4
    Blood (1997)

    You carved your soul to shreds in servitude to a dark god, but false promises and betrayal were your only reward. Now you have a score to settle and it will be measured in blood! Experience the madness in one carnage-soaked package! All the

  5. #5
    Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk (2020)

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

  6. #6
    Ib (2012)

    Ib is a freeware adventure video game with elements of psychological horror released in 2012 for Microsoft Windows by the Japanese artist kouri, running on RPG Maker 2000. Players control the titular character from a top-down perspective wi

  7. #7
    Needy Streamer Overload (2022)

    NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel-chan”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).

  8. #8
    Mad Father (2012)

    Mad Father is a horror-puzzle game that follows the experiences of a young German girl by the name of Aya Drevis.

  9. #9
    Devotion (2019) Rating: 89.25

    ‘Devotion’ is a first-person atmospheric horror game set in the 1980s Taiwan. The story centers around a seemingly ordinary family of three that lived in an old apartment complex. Explore the nostalgic house in the 80s where religion plays

  10. #10
    Faith (2017)

    Faith is a pixel horror game inspired by the era of MS-DOS, Apple II, Atari, and ZX Spectrum classics. Forget blue-and-pink neon. The 1980s were scary. No Internet, it was hard to reach you if you weren't home, and the U.S. was engrossed i

  11. #11
    Downfall (2016)

    There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity. In this tale of love, madness and murder - Joe will prove what kind

  12. #12
    Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor (2009) Rating: 90

    Tokyo is in full lockdown, the government's swift, coldblooded response to a surprise demon invasion. Trapped within the sprawling metropolis is the city's helpless populace, forced to turn on each other in order to survive. A mysterious pi

  13. #13
    Yume 2kki (2007)

    Yume 2kki is the fanmade "sequel" to the popular RPG maker game, Yume Nikki. In this game, you play as a young girl named Urotsuki and explore your dreams, much like Yume Nikki. The goal of the game is to collect the Effects scattered throu

  14. #14
    Distraint 2 (2018)

    You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. Distraint 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.

  15. #15
    Paper Lily: Chapter 1 (2024)

    Something terrible has happened. You can’t bear to think about it - but you can’t live like this anymore. You stopped attending school, you haven’t left your house in months, you have no reason to get out of bed anymore. There are no choice

  16. #16
    La pesadilla de Illojuan (2024)

    Game made for Illojam, the jam of the Illojuan community.

  17. #17
    Anatomy (2016)

    Every house is haunted. Explore a suburban house, collect cassette tapes, study the physiology of domestic architecture.

  18. #18
    MOLE (2026)

    Voices of the dead are calling you from deep below the earth. Pilot the Mole, a Soviet drilling vessel, in this PSX-style simulator-horror game set during the waning days of the cold war.

  19. #19
    .Flow (2009)

    .Flow is one of the most well-known fangames of the original Yume Nikki, made by lol. It's one of the darker spin-offs infamous for its eerie atmosphere and copious amounts of body horror and hospital imagery, centering around a girl named

  20. #20
    Ib (2022) Rating: 90

    Ib is a remake of the original 2D exploration adventure game, featuring new puzzles and graphics, a new soundtrack, many improvements, and more.

  21. #21
    Underhell (2011)

    Underhell is a Source Engine game developed by the Underhell Team in collaboration with We Create Stuff. Underhell Chapter 1 requires ONLY Source SDK Base 2007 installed. No Source game is required. Underhell is split in 3 different zones.

  22. #22
    Witch's Heart (2017)

    While playing up in the mountains, Claire Elford finds herself taking shelter from the rain in a mansion. Soon, she finds four other people, some bizarre monsters - and no way back out. In the company of demons, the five must figure out h

  23. #23
    Melty Blood Actress Again (2008)

    Melty Blood Actress Again, is the third game in the Melty Blood fighting game series. It was released in the 4Q 2008 on Sega Naomi hardware. Compared to Act Cadenza, the game features three entirely new playable characters, as well as sever

  24. #24
    Layers of Fear: Legacy (2018) Rating: 86

    A port of Layers of Fear for the Nintendo Switch.

  25. #25
    Evil (2017)

    In this game you will play for a girl who was left alone to spend the night at home. She can not sleep - it seems to her that her who's watching. After a while Ksenia notice someone or something passed by her room.

  26. #26
    Twisted Lands: Insomniac (2011)

    The Twisted Lands saga continues in the gripping sequel to the best-selling Twisted Lands: Shadow Town! Steeped in psychological horror, Twisted Lands: Insomniac follows Angel, the wife of the central character in the original game, as she

  27. #27
    Elevator Hitch (2022)

    Elevator Hitch is a short 2.5D surreal horror/escape room visual novel with point-and-click and puzzle elements following the story of two co-workers suddenly finding themselves stuck together in a "Perfectly Normal" 70s office elevator. T

  28. #28
    The 7th Guest Remake (2026) Rating: 95

    The iconic game The 7th Guest has been brought back to life with modern technology, delivering an atmospheric story like no other. Explore a foreboding mansion, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover its dark secrets. The 7th Guest is the

  29. #29
    Forgotten Hill Tales (2022)

    A violent tragic event of the past forced you to live for years locked up in the little cabin in the woods, but the day has come when you will get out of there, whatever the cost… A journey to a faraway country, the discovery of a strange p

  30. #30
    Chaos;Head Noah (2009)

    A psycho-suspense thriller adventure game about the boundary between delusions and reality. The story centers on a serial killing spree known as the New Generation Madness, based in 2009 Shibuya. The full version of the previously unfinishe

  31. #31
    The Fabulous Fear Machine (2023) Rating: 90

    Everything you’ve ever dreamed of can be yours with The Fabulous Fear Machine, a narrative-driven strategy game with a pulp horror style. Become a Master of the Machine, spread the darkest Legends of urban myth, and let fear rule the world.

  32. #32
    Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse (2026) Rating: 85.66666666666667

    A brand new PARANORMASIGHT tale begins in Ise-Shima, Japan—a region rich in mermaid legends. Join a cast of fascinating characters investigating the mysteries of the Mermaids of Ise. Unravel their different perspectives on the case and gui

  33. #33
    The Rats (1985) Rating: 90

    The game is generally played as a simulation that allow the player to strategically send emergency forces (rat exterminators, police men, fire men and eventually army troops) to areas where the rat threat has spread and provide them with av

  34. #34
    The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition (2016)

    In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before.

  35. #35
    Sophie's Curse (2016)

    You got a job, which is to take care of an old man during the night in a recently purchased house; this house does not have electricity and you have to rely on some kind of hand crank generators to light the place up, but there is something

  36. #36
    Dead Take (2025) Rating: 85

    Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.

  37. #37
    The Horrorscope (2020)

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are

  38. #38
    The Dweller (2016)

    The Dweller is a puzzle game where you play as the MONSTER! It's time to get rid of all those pesky archaeologists snooping around in your lair. SCARE them, CRUSH them, DEVOUR them! ELIMINATE THE INTRUDERS!

  39. #39
    Sound of Drop: Fall into Poison (2015)

    Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within. Junior high school students Ma

  40. #40
    Nevermind (2015)

    Nevermind ushers you into dark and surreal worlds within the minds of trauma victims. When played with an (optional) biofeedback sensor, Nevermind senses your fear - lashing out if you allow your feelings of anxiety to get the better of you

  41. #41
    Close Your Eyes (2015)

    Through a stroke of sheer luck, you've managed to escape death row. Taking to an underground subway, you must try to find your salvation. Can you break free of the past that binds you? And please, can you close your eyes? Just close them.

  42. #42
    Fox & Flock (2015)

    There is a Fox in the ballroom! Or so the whispers from the other ballroom dancers suggest. Can the Flock trap the Fox before it is too late? Or will the Fox systematically eat all the other dancers before they even realize he is in their

  43. #43
    Bad End (2015)

    It's rumored that those who play 'Bad End'- a Visual Novel will die in real life if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.

  44. #44
    Golden Krone Hotel (2016)

    Golden Krone Hotel is a gothic horror roguelike. Fight vampires with sunlight or become a vampire yourself and sneak in the shadows. Combines classic turn-based combat with dynamic lighting, an innovative potion system, and fast paced gamep

  45. #45
    Weird Park: Scary Tales (2012)

    Weird Park: Scary Tales is a point-and-click adventure with mini-game puzzles and hidden-object areas. You use your mouse or touch screen to search for hidden objects and use some of those objects to solve puzzles. Sometimes you must solve

  46. #46
    Crabmeat (2026) Rating: 80

    A short first-person-point-and-click-survival-horror game set in a future Antarctic fisheries region where you are a prisoner tasked with crabbing for the priceless southern King Crab.

  47. #47
    Major\Minor (2016)

    Visual Novel game about a wave of murders that sweep across a city.

  48. #48
    OMG-Z (2011) Rating: 80

    Alert! Alert! OMG-Z! The City of Redfield has been hit by an outbreak of exploding zombies! For cool and unimportant reasons these suckers literally explode when shot, showering their zombie brethren with gore and causing chain reactions of

  49. #49
    Motor Town: Soul of the Machine (2013)

    Enjoy Motor Town - Soul of the Machine and follow a young journalist on her search for her first scoop! To find a missing inventor she needs to travel to Motor Town, but when she arrives there's something strange going on. Can you find out

  50. #50
    Containment: The Zombie Puzzler (2012)

    Containment: The Zombie Puzzler is an action puzzle game like you’ve never seen before. The goal of Containment is to surround zombies with survivors of the same color. But watch out for the zombies—they'll fight back by infecting the survi