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Horror games about bullying

In these horror games the cruelty of classmates is where the fear starts. You walk empty school halls, read notes and insults left on walls, and hide from bullies who return as monsters or chase you through nightmares. What frightens is how familiar it feels: being singled out, cornered and made to feel small, now with nowhere left to run.

The top 18 of 18 horror games about bullying, ranked by player and critic scores

The 18 best, 2026

  1. Project Kat Paper Lily Prologue key art: Kat, a dark-haired schoolgirl, smiling with her chin on her hand beside a lilac window 2D horrorProject Kat - Paper Lily PrologueThe store page lists being mean to your classmates as an option, adding that bullying is bad. 99% on Steam (5,945 reviews)about 45 minFreePC, Mac, Linux
  2. Fear the Spotlight art: a shadowy long-haired figure with glowing eyes looms over two girls standing in flames Puzzle horrorFear the SpotlightNotes found around the school tell of a student who was bullied at Sunnyside High. 97% on Steam (1,336 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  3. Misao key art: a purple-haired girl in a red top and pink skirt curled up on her side with her arms over her head among dark red splashes 2D horrorMisao - 2024 HD RemasterMisao, quiet and reclusive, was often the target of bullies before she suddenly vanished three months ago. 95% on Steam (2,588 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC
  4. Five Nights at Freddy's 4 cover: a torn nightmare Freddy with rows of sharp teeth beside a red number 4 FNAFFive Nights at Freddy's 4Common Sense Media notes an underlying focus on bullying, with references to violence rather than any shown. 92% on Google Play (41,900 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  5. soundless Final Verse key art: an anime-style girl with long silver hair, blue eyes and a green school jacket and red tie looks back with a faint smile beside the title and a white inverted cross Psychologicalsoundless - A MODERN SALEM IN REMOTE AREA -At fifteen Mercy goes to school and is bullied by her classmates, who deface her desk and treat her as an easy target. 96% on itch.io (108 ratings)about 7 hFreePC, Mac, Linux, Android
  6. Bad Faith title screen: a dark-haired girl clutching a book under a giant tree as four other girls walk past, with the gothic title above and the menu below PsychologicalBad FaithThe maker describes Cerise, a writer of the Haven, as a violent, caustic bully who is especially cruel to Magda. 96% on itch.io (143 ratings)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  7. Aka Manto key art: a pale-masked figure in a red hooded cloak holds a knife in a pixelated red classroom, beside the title 赤マント Survival[Chilla's Art] Aka Manto | 赤マントTwo classmates send the heroine into the abandoned school as a punishment, and the tapes tell of a bullied student who died there 88% on Steam (1,223 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC
  8. Camp Whittlewood key art: a pixel-art forest at night with three figures around a glowing campfire under the jagged orange title 2D horrorCamp WhittlewoodShunned by the other scouts, you soon find that bullies are the least of your problems. 97% on Steam (95 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC
  9. 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 story opens with Yuzu being bullied at school, desks and chairs scrawled with insults. 90% on the PlayStation Store (471 ratings)12 h or morePaidPC, Switch, PlayStation
  10. Don't Die Alone cover art: Petra, with black and green hair, holds a phone to her ear and looks worried, chat messages behind her and the pixel title below Visual novelsDon't Die AlonePetra is an outcast at school, and the maker's content warnings include mentions of bullying. 94% on itch.io (104 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantPC
  11. Last Laugh key art: a white school shirt with a black tie and a photo badge hangs on a wire hanger in a murky, grainy dark Multiple endingsLast LaughThe maker's story is about the fate of three teenagers who often bully their classmates. 98% on Steam (57 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC
  12. Missing Children key art: a wet red playground swing hanging over dark ground and green mats at night, a second swing at the edge Psychological[Chilla's Art] Missing Children | 行方不明Sato is a 'bully detective' who helps bullied schoolchildren, and bullying runs through the girls' story 84% on Steam (663 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC
  13. Little Nightmares II key art: Mono with a paper bag on his head and Six in her yellow raincoat stand among leaning houses while a huge shadowy man in a long coat looms before the glowing Signal Tower PsychologicalLittle Nightmares IIGangs of porcelain-headed bully children chase Mono through the school and its kitchen. 93% on Steamabout 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  14. Baldi's Basics title screen: Baldi in a green shirt holds a ruler next to a chalkboard reading Yum and Historicality EscapeBaldi's Basics ClassicIt's a Bully stands in the halls and takes one of your items before he lets you pass. 82% on Google Play (207,000 ratings)FreeiPhone, Android, PC, Mac, Linux
  15. 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 PsychologicalGYLTBullies chase Sally into the nightmare, and its monsters echo the bullying she and Emily faced 95% on Steamabout 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  16. SILENT HILL f art: Hinako in a sailor school uniform, half her face covered by masses of red flowers PsychologicalSILENT HILL fThe developers' content description lists bullying among what the game depicts. 80% on Steam (29,916 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  17. SILENT HILL: The Short Message key art: Anita in red glasses with insulting handwritten notes stuck to her face, in a dark red graffiti-covered corridor PsychologicalSILENT HILL: The Short MessageWalls and notes are covered in insults such as LOSER and UGLY, and bullying is one of the game's main subjects. 80% on the PlayStation Store (50,781 ratings)about 2 hFreePlayStation
  18. Bevel's Painting screenshot: Bevel, a crowned girl in pink, stands on a green rug in a stone castle hall with red curtains and paint bottles on pedestals PsychologicalBevel's PaintingThe translator's content warnings list implied bullying and abuse in the story the painting hides 82% (30 ratings)about 2 hFreePC

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  7. Linux horror games261
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  12. VR horror games69
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