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Arcade horror games

Horror games built around arcades: dark halls of cabinets in a pizzeria or a mall, machines that hide minigames, and games that take place inside a broken cabinet. The fear is in the noise and neon of a place made for fun, the rows of machines a thing can hide behind, and the mascots that watch you play.

The top 21 of 21 arcade horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 21 best, 2026

  1. Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit key art: a worn yellow rabbit animatronic with glowing blue eyes rising from a ball pit SurvivalFive Nights at Freddy's: Into the PitOptional arcade machines can be repaired to play minigames and earn tickets for prizes. 96% on Steam (11,018 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  2. Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 key art: a cluster of animatronic heads with Funtime Freddy at the centre, Circus Baby and Ballora beside him and the Sun daycare attendant above FNAFFive Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2The Fazcade department has you play arcade machines such as Bonk-a-Bon and Fazerblast. 95% on Steam (5,413 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  3. Fazbear Nights key art: Freddy in his top hat grins in a dark pizzeria while two animatronics with glowing eyes stand behind him, under the red title FNAFFazbear NightsThe building has arcades full of cabinets, such as the West Arcade seen on the cameras. 98% on Game Jolt (545 ratings)FreePC, Linux
  4. Five Nights at Chuck E. Cheese's: Rebooted key art: a blurred, red-lit animatronic mouse face behind glitching video lines beside the title FNAFFive Nights at Chuck E. Cheese's: RebootedOne camera watches the restaurant's arcade, a row of old cabinets with a Pong machine 96% on Game Jolt (1,937 ratings)FreePC
  5. Indigo Park key art: Rambley the cartoon raccoon in a red scarf waving in front of a dark doorway on a blue-tinted street with boxes and a bench Puzzle horrorIndigo Park: Chapter 1An arcade machine in one building plays as a side-scrolling boss fight against the mascot Mollie 95% on Steam (23,545 reviews)about 1 hFreePC
  6. Pony Island key art: the yellow Pony Island logo over a glitched pixel devil face and two clawed hands PsychologicalPony IslandThe whole game takes place inside a malfunctioning arcade cabinet game with a 1992 title screen. 95% on Steam (19,341 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  7. Chica's Party World: REBAKED banner: a crowd of animatronic animals under party bunting, a glowing camera rig at right and the neon title at left FNAFChica's Party World: REBAKEDRussel crosses the Arcade A camera, and Tophat waits on his own small stage in Arcade B before he roams 97% on Game Jolt (593 ratings)FreePC
  8. Key art of the three leads: a detective with a cigar, John Wade in a cracked, bloodied clown-white mask, and a bearded man in a beanie 2D horrorThe Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For BloodA screenshot shows the detective and two officers outside the Planet Grolok Arcade Hall in the rain. 96% on Steam (791 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC
  9. Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator cover: a pixel-art Freddy Fazbear and a big pixel pizza under the game's title FNAFFreddy Fazbear's Pizzeria SimulatorIt opens as a pixel pizza arcade game, and arcade machines you buy unlock minigames like Fruity Maze and Midnight Motorist. 94% on Steam (33,429 reviews)about 3 hFreePC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  10. Bloodwash key art: a screaming man and woman trapped behind the door of a bloody washing machine, beside the dripping red title on a pink wall PS1BloodwashWhile the laundry runs you can explore the plaza, read comics, watch TV or hit the arcade 92% on Steam (1,408 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  11. Dread X Collection 2 key art: a skeleton in sunglasses and bow tie plays a brass horn while a tentacle-faced giant looms over a dark forest under stars CosmicDread X Collection 2Arcadletra is set in an arcade and video rental store whose electronics come to life around a mysterious hole 94% on Steam (696 reviews)about 8.5 hPaidPC
  12. BLOOD MALL: RETAPED key art: a snarling reptilian monster with open jaws and claws under a full moon, beside the dripping red title Action horrorBLOOD MALL: RETAPEDOne of the shops you walk through is a dark arcade full of glowing cabinets and balloons. 94% on Steam (309 reviews)about 30 minPaidPC
  13. Dark Deception key art: a frightened man grabbed by a crowd of monsters, including a giant grinning bear, a duck, a clown, a doll-like girl and nurses EscapeDark DeceptionSteam says it mixes the fast-paced style of classic arcade games with horror. 88% on Steam (24,494 reviews)about 3 hFreePC
  14. Camp Sunshine key art in pixels: a brown bear paw grips a bloody knife over a moonlit lake, with reeds and a dark figure in the distance SurvivalCamp SunshineOne screenshot shows Jez by glowing arcade cabinets in a dark wood-panelled games room at the camp. 92% on Steam (295 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  15. Pacman glitched ROM key art: the PacMan title in glitched yellow, red and green letters over a dark maze where Pac-Man eats a line of red dots 2D horrorPacman (glitched ROM)The ROM comes from a damaged arcade board found locked in a safe in the back of an old arcade, played with a CRT effect and a coin to insert. 86% on Game Jolt (851 ratings)about 15 minFreeBrowser, PC
  16. DEMON DUST key art: a pixelated one-eyed tentacled creature on a cluttered table beside a revolver and scattered bullets, under the white title SurvivalDEMON DUSTSix hidden arcade stages are collected across runs, and the story can only be finished once you have them all. 95% on Steam (115 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC
  17. Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach art: Glamrock Chica, Freddy, Montgomery Gator and Roxanne Wolf under pink and blue neon lasers SurvivalFive Nights at Freddy's: Security BreachThe Pizzaplex is full of arcade cabinets and attractions, and a clown-faced animatronic looms over a row of arcade machines 86% on Steam (70,394 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  18. Laser Tag Massacre key art: a scarred killer in a laser tag helmet raises a bloodied blade over raised hands PS1Laser Tag MassacreSet in an abandoned arcade, its neon still lit, with mini-games such as air hockey and basketball to play. 85% on Steam (125 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC
  19. Anemoiapolis key art: a lone green tree on a grassy field under a blue sky that looks like crumpled paper ShortAnemoiapolis: Chapter 1Elevators run on arcade-style tickets that you find in strips and rolls around each area. 81% on Steam (1,214 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC
  20. GYLT key art: Sally, a girl in a red coat with a backpack, holds a younger child as a huge dark toothed monster reaches for them with clawed hands PsychologicalGYLTOne area is a dark arcade where Sally hides behind cabinets from a creature 95% on Steamabout 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  21. Decline title screen: the angular DECLINE logo cut by a glitching strip of digits, with PRESS START above, in cream on dark maroon PsychologicalDeclineAn arcade token found in the forest leads to the Fun Zone arcade, its cabinets and the figure behind the counter. 90% on itch.io (67 ratings)about 20 minPay what you wantBrowser

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More kinds of horror

  1. Short horror games621
  2. Psychological horror games530
  3. Horror games with multiple endings417
  4. Horror puzzle games341
  5. Survival horror games259
  6. 2D horror games254
  7. PS1 horror games233
  8. Stealth horror games180
  9. Horror escape games164
  10. Surreal horror games145
  11. Horror visual novels137
  12. Anime horror games132
  13. Haunted house games131
  14. Mystery and detective horror games127
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Where you play

  1. Steam horror games1009
  2. Epic horror games97
  3. GOG horror games270
  4. itch.io horror games592
  5. PC horror games1337
  6. Mac horror games391
  7. Linux horror games261
  8. PlayStation horror games404
  9. Xbox horror games367
  10. Switch horror games317
  11. Mobile horror games188
  12. VR horror games69
  13. Browser horror games236
  1. Scary games1456
  2. Free horror games561
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