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Amnesia horror games

In these games you wake up without your past. A dark room, a sealed building, a bathroom floor, a crash site: you do not know how you got there or who you were, and the place around you seems to know more than you do. You piece it together from notes, diaries and rooms, and the fear is in what you might find out about yourself.

The top 30 of 52 horror games about memory loss, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. Vincent: The Secret of Myers key art: two pale men at vintage microphones on a stage, one black-haired in a tuxedo, one red-haired in a red pinstripe suit holding a rose Puzzle horrorVincent: The Secret of MyersThe heroine cannot remember who she is, and flashbacks of other people's memories hit her with sudden headaches. 98% on itch.io (1,803 ratings)about 3 hPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux
  2. Don't Escape Trilogy art: a grey pixel-art corridor with metal doors and a round porthole showing a log cabin in a green field Puzzle horrorDon't Escape TrilogyIn Don't Escape 3 you wake without your memories and piece together what happened to the crew 99% on Steam (770 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Browser
  3. Cube Escape: Paradox key art: the white outline of a cube under the title, on green wallpaper patterned with moths PsychologicalCube Escape: ParadoxDale wakes up without any recollection of his past and solves puzzles to recover his memories 96% on Google Play (180,000 ratings)FreePC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  4. CAPTURED 2 key art: a cracked white toy telephone with a grin of sharp, bloody teeth and tentacles, in a dark blue hallway of doors PsychologicalCAPTURED 2Emily is slowly losing her memory, and each anomaly she captures gives back a glimpse of her past. 98% on Steam (640 reviews)PaidPC
  5. Zelle key art: a dark silhouette with glowing white eyes stands before a huge grey full moon AnimeZelleThe truth of the story comes out as Emerada's lost memories return. 96% on Google Play (1,450 ratings)about 4.5 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  6. Blackout cover: Marilyn in a witch hat holds up a lit match while a figure with a knife through his head stands in a dark doorway behind her 2D horrorBlackoutMarilyn bangs her head falling from the roof and wakes not knowing who she is or why she was up there. 96% on itch.io (1,352 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux
  7. Amnesia: The Dark Descent art: a pale green stone hall in Brennenburg Castle with a carved fountain at its centre PsychologicalAmnesia: The Dark DescentDaniel wakes with no memory and learns from a note in his own hand that he chose to erase it 95% on Steam (35,840 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  8. The House in Fata Morgana key art: the black-haired Maid in purple leans close to a white-haired, red-eyed girl while a ghostly red hand hovers above them PsychologicalThe House in Fata MorganaYou are the Master of the house with no memories, no sense of self and no certainty that you are even alive. 95% on Steam (2,165 reviews)30 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Switch, iPhone, Android
  9. Angels of Death key art: blonde Ray in a white jacket and striped top beside bandaged Zack in a bloodstained hooded coat, grinning and waving in a dark corridor PsychologicalAngels of DeathRay wakes in the sealed building with no memory of how she got there 95% on Steam (5,441 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  10. In Sound Mind key art: a man in a hat with a gaping mouth of teeth for a face, a cracked mannequin woman with a cat on her shoulder, a ghostly girl and a lighthouse PsychologicalIn Sound MindDesmond does not remember what happened, and the goal is to solve his own amnesia. 95% on Steam (7,056 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  11. Alice is Dead - Ep 1 illustration: Alice, blonde in her blue dress and white apron, lying slumped in a pit against a dark earthen wall PsychologicalAlice is Dead - Ep 1The maker's own pitch: you've arrived in Wonderland, Alice is dead, and you don't know who you are. 94% on Newgrounds (4,948 ratings)about 10 minFreeBrowser
  12. Comatose key art: a figure and a small dog on a path face a foggy village with a church steeple and bare trees, under the white title PsychologicalComatosePuzzles need key pieces of Laura's memories to unlock, peeling back painful memories she forgot. 96% on Steam (414 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC
  13. Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary key art: a wide-eyed blue-haired schoolgirl ghost in a sailor uniform reaches toward the viewer under a dark night sky, beside the Japanese title AnimeKugayama Shiori's Death DiaryShiori remembers nothing but her name, and re-enacts deaths hoping one will bring her memories back. 94% on Steam (1,099 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Switch
  14. Tormentum key art: a pale skeletal figure with outstretched arms bound by cords before a huge skull in a wall of dark biomechanical flesh PsychologicalTormentum - Dark SorrowThe hero wakes caged with no memory beyond a sculpture of hands reaching for the sky. 92% on Google Play (4,110 ratings)about 5 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  15. Play Things key art: a doll in a red dress sits on a wooden chair under a dim spotlight on a checkerboard floor, the title in white letters below PsychologicalPlay ThingsThe store page promises you will uncover secrets about who you are and where you are. 99% on Steam (150 reviews)about 1.5 hFreePC
  16. Exmortis art: a derelict two-storey house behind bare trees under a pale full moon, in dark brown and black tones Puzzle horrorExmortisYou wake in the woods with a lump on your head and no memory of who you are or how you got there. 92% on Newgrounds (4,170 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser
  17. Strangeland key art: a giant skull with glowing violet eyes and a beaked mask, flanked by two ravens, over a fiery orange swirl PsychologicalStrangelandYou play an amnesiac stranger in a straitjacket who wakes in the carnival with no idea who he is 93% on Steam (981 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  18. Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum key art: a brown-haired girl in a blue dress sits on a stained-glass rose-window floor holding a golden rose, red roses and petals around her PsychologicalPocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraumThe girl has a clouded past and no memory of her own name, and the whole story is her search for who she is. 92% on Steam (1,605 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Switch
  19. the white chamber key art: an anime-style girl with purple hair crouches in a red octagonal frame as dozens of pale, bloodied hands reach in 2D horrorthe white chamberShe wakes with no memory of who she is or how she got there, and the whole story is her finding out. 99% on Steam (113 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC
  20. OVERD0SE key art: a pale dark-haired young man with blood on his cheek and hand shows pills on his tongue, beside the handwritten title PsychologicalOVERD0SEMissing memories and strange injuries pile up as you wonder what happened before the accident. 92% on itch.io (554 ratings)about 3 hPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac
  21. Mask of the Lunar Eclipse key art: a girl in moonlight looks back beside pale masks hanging on a cracked wall SurvivalFATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar EclipseFive girls were found after the festival with their memories gone, and Ruka has only a remembered melody. 89% on Steam (1,993 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  22. Human Construction Site cover: a dark-haired figure's red eye seen through a red warning triangle behind greenish glass, with the title in red SurvivalHuman Construction SiteYou wake in a dark room with a pounding head, bruised shoulders and no memory of how you got there. 96% on itch.io (180 ratings)about 2.5 hFreeBrowser, PC, Mac
  23. Harvester key art: a hooded figure with glowing red eyes raises a gleaming scythe under a purple and red night sky, with a domed building and red-lit minarets to the right PsychologicalHarvesterSteve Mason wakes with no memory of his past and does not recognise his own mother or younger brother. 91% on Steam (1,759 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, Linux
  24. KARMA: The Dark World key art: monochrome portrait of a wet-haired young man in a padded suit with a thick collar and numbered chest plate, lit from above on black PsychologicalKARMA: The Dark WorldDaniel begins with almost no memories, and his own lost past creeps back as flashbacks while he probes others' minds 91% on Steam (4,617 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  25. Sanitarium key art: a single bloodshot green eye staring out between strips of rough bandage PsychologicalSanitariumThe hero wakes from a coma unable to remember who he is or how he came to be there 84% on Google Play (1,710 ratings)about 9 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android
  26. System Shock 2 remaster key art: the metallic face of the AI SHODAN with glowing green eyes and wires spreading out like hair SurvivalSystem Shock 2: 25th Anniversary RemasterYou wake from cryo sleep unable to remember who you are or what happened on board. 88% on Steam (2,304 reviews)12 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  27. Yomawari: Lost in the Dark key art: a small pale-haired girl holding a lantern stands on lit stone steps in an overgrown alley under a green night sky SurvivalYomawari: Lost in the DarkThe girl wakes in a forest with no memory of how she got there and must recover the memories she lost. 90% on the PlayStation Store (471 ratings)12 h or morePaidPC, Switch, PlayStation
  28. DYSTHANASIA key art: a tall, cracked grey creature with a spike over one eye holds the head of a limp girl in a teal gown, under the title SurvivalDYSTHANASIAA player review: you wake up in an unknown facility without any memories and must piece the truth together from notes 89% on Steam (370 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC
  29. In the Midnight Light key art: Ryo asleep upside down in a blue jacket inside a pale moon on dark purple, with the hand-drawn title 2D horrorIn the Midnight LightRyo's memories of how he got here are fuzzy, and you collect memory fragments to bring them back. 90% on itch.io (205 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC
  30. GATE 37 key art: the title in white ransom-note letters over a dark hall of tilted, broken metal beams with faint glitch edges Multiple endingsGATE 37Your heroine signed up for the program in a past life she cannot remember, and her memories of Whitewood will be wiped after. 98% on itch.io (69 ratings)about 1 hPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux

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