The Best Horror Games

Update 12 June 2025: Five Nights at Freddy\'s: Secret of the Mimic added at rank #12.

Here are our 10 Best Horror Games, position 41 to 50:

Little Nightmares II
Labyrinth Of The Demon King
White Knuckle
Evil Nun: The Broken Mask
Deep Sleep
The Renovator: Origins
Sucker for Love: First Date
Gylt
Burnhouse Lane
Exiled

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Little Nightmares II (2021)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch 2 PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X stadia Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Little Nightmares II is a haunting adventure platformer set in a dark and twisted world. Guide Six and Mono, two unlikely companions, through a ruined city filled with cannibalistic entities and engaging puzzles. With meticulous pacing, relentless detailing, smart setpieces, and malefic music, Little Nightmares II is among the first must-play games of 2021.

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What we like:

Unique take that defies expectations at every turn
Immersive atmosphere
Clever puzzles
Light combat mechanics
Co-operative puzzle elements
Cinematic vistas
Haunting orchestral overtures

What could be improved:

Overly simplistic puzzles
No dialogue or explicit explanations for what is going on in the world

horror
puzzle
platform
stealth

Labyrinth Of The Demon King (2025)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Venture through the Labyrinth Of The Demon King, solving puzzles and fighting fearsome monsters in an epic quest to track down the demon who betrayed your lord and end its life.

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horror
dungeon-crawler
survival-horror
retro-grim
demons
first-person
fantasy
swordplay
dark
mythology
psychological
supernatural
atmospheric
medieval
action-adventure

White Knuckle (2025)

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early access PC Windows

White Knuckle is a first-person roguelite speed-climbing game. Ascend through the guts of SUB-STRUCTURE 17 using precision movement mechanics. Sharp reflexes and resource management will bring you out from under ten thousand meters of concrete and decay.

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parkour
horror
platform
underground
first-person
rogue-like
survival-horror
precision
perma-death
attack
score
pve
dark
3d
old-school

Evil Nun: The Broken Mask (2022)

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early access Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows

Escape from Sister Madeline's religious summer camp in this Stealth Horror adventure. Complete missions and puzzles in a secret-filled school while playing against a smart Nun AI.

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horror
protagonist
artificial
intelligence
survival-horror
immersive
villain
thriller
psychological
multiple-endings
violent
stealth
dark
atmospheric
mystery

Deep Sleep (2023)

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PC Windows web browser

If sleep is a long torment...

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horror
adventure
point-and-click
thriller
graphic
pixel
web
first-person
must-buy
surreal

The Renovator: Origins (2024)

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Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch

You play as the son of a restorer, a museum worker who died tragically. While searching for the memorabilia, the door suddenly closes and strange things begin to happen. The hero is waiting for immersion in the world of art and the paranormal.

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horror
thriller
psychological
atmospheric
walking-simulator
realistic

Sucker for Love: First Date (2022)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!

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dating-sim
horror
visual-novel
romance
comedy
anime
multiple-endings
psychological
cute
lovecraftian
point-and-click

Gylt (2019)

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stadia PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch

In the haunting world of GYLT, you'll face your deepest fears while solving intricate puzzles. Search for your missing cousin in a twisted town, hiding from or outsmarting terrifying creatures. With a gripping story and a chilling soundtrack, this game will keep you on edge, making you question reality.

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What we like:

Unique gameplay
Engaging story
Challenging puzzles
Immersive atmosphere
Smooth performance

What could be improved:

Combat needs enhancement
No jumping ability

stealth
horror
puzzle
survival-horror
narration
emotional
supernatural
hidden-object
narrative
mystery
multiple-endings
action-adventure
story

Burnhouse Lane (2022)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Burnhouse Lane tells a story of Angie Weather, a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to win her life back. Solve puzzles, make friends and enemies, run, hide and fight in this dark adventure that'll take you on a trip to another world and back...

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