The Best Horror Games for Linux - Page 4

Update : The Drifter added at rank #5.
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No one lives under the lighthouse (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5

A retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

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  • horror
  • lovecraftian
  • retro
  • mystery
  • atmospheric
  • old-school
  • low-budget
  • short
  • psychological

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Amnesia: Rebirth (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Linux Playstation 4

A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.


  • horror
  • survival-horror
  • narrative
  • puzzle
  • psychological

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Saiko no sutoka (2020)

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Android Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Saiko No Sutoka is a Horror Survival Game where you as a Protagonist must escape and avoid the crazy yandere girl who wants you dead.

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  • horror
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • psychological
  • choices
  • anime
  • cartoony
  • action-adventure
  • 3d
  • first-person
  • cute
  • atmospheric

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Strangeland (2021)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

You wake in a surreal carnival, where a woman cries out to you before leaping to her death. Can either of you be saved? The denizens and devices of Strangeland answer with riddles, puzzles, and warnings of a Dark Thing lurking at the park’s peak. A new adventure from the creators of Primordia.


  • point-and-click
  • horror
  • psychological
  • adventure
  • pixel
  • psychologic
  • surreal
  • puzzle

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Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch

"Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk" is a bizarre, yet impactful psychological horror visual novel game that takes only 20 minutes to complete. You play as a voice in the head of a traumatized girl who wants to buy a bag of milk. Experience her struggles with mental illness as you accompany her on this trip. The game has no saving feature, so you must observe the suffering and surrealism with no relief. Despite its unconventional approach, it offers a thought-provoking and honest portrayal of mental illness.

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What we like:
  • Thought-provoking and honest portrayal of mental illness
  • Disturbing and surreal atmosphere
  • Affordable price
  • Unforgettable soundtrack
  • Unique and affecting experience
What could be improved:
  • No player choice or alternate endings
  • Limited gameplay time
  • Minimal graphics
  • No saving feature
  • Abrupt ending if the player is cruel or unhelpful.

  • visual-novel
  • psychological
  • horror
  • experimental
  • abstract
  • text
  • commodore
  • fiction
  • philosophical
  • crow

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If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers (2021)

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Linux PC Windows

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

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  • psychological
  • horror
  • emotional
  • dark
  • point-and-click
  • gothic
  • supernatural
  • linear
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • drama
  • isometric
  • narrative
  • pixel
  • mystery

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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi (2020)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.


  • visual-novel
  • horror
  • psychological
  • anime
  • mystery
  • story

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Prank! (2025)

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Linux PC Windows IOS iPhone

A girl wakes up in the grass, only to find she has lost her memory and grown wings. Playtime: ~30 minutes + endless mode

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  • rpg
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • multiple-endings
  • bullet-hell
  • walking-simulator
  • horror
  • fiction
  • adventure
  • visual-novel
  • choices
  • interactive
  • action-adventure
  • hand-drawn
  • platform

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The Hex (2018)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...

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  • psychological
  • horror
  • survivor
  • mystery
  • funny
  • story
  • beat-em-up
  • dark
  • pixel
  • single-player
  • multiple-endings
  • 2d
  • post-apocalyptic
  • book
  • memes

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Bendy and the Ink Machine (2017)

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"Bendy and the Ink Machine®" is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.


  • horror
  • puzzle
  • cartoony
  • survival-horror
  • demons
  • first-person

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