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Camera horror games

In these games a camera is how you face the dark. You raise a handheld camcorder, an instant camera or an old film camera, and through its lens you seal ghosts, light up what hides in a room or film footage worth selling. The fear is in the frame: you see only what the viewfinder shows, film and batteries run low, and the shot you need means looking straight at the thing you would rather run from.

The top 30 of 59 camera horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. It Steals key art: the red IT STEALS logo beside a dark long-limbed creature against a red checkered wall SurvivalIt StealsShutter mode gives you a camera with a limited battery. 98% on Steam (2,420 reviews)PaidPC
  2. Inscryption key art: a spiral-eyed bearded man glowing red behind the title, with teal raven and wolf figures on either side PsychologicalInscryptionWhen you lose a run, Leshy takes your picture with his camera and turns you into a death card. 97% on Steam (150,113 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  3. One Night at Flumpty's 3 key art: Flumpty Bumpty's huge pale egg face streaked with blood, mouth open in the dark, beside the title in glowing pixel letters FNAFOne Night at Flumpty's 3You are armed with little more than a point-and-click camera with a flash, with a counter of shots on screen 98% on Game Jolt (1,919 ratings)about 18 minFreePC, iPhone, Android
  4. Krypta FM key art: a hooded figure shines a flashlight on a yellow Krypta FM sign in a dark forest PsychologicalKrypta FMYou carry a chunky low-resolution digital camera and photograph each lead as evidence. 95% on Steam (2,079 reviews)about 1 hFreePC
  5. Content Warning art: four crew members in dark diving suits with round emoji faces, one holding a clapperboard and one waving, in a grey ruin Co-opContent WarningYou film everything on a handheld video camera with limited film, and the footage is your only income. 94% on Steam (163,997 reviews)about 40 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  6. Butcher's Creek key art: the white splatter-style title over a sepia-orange mass of writhing, eye-studded flesh Action horrorButcher's CreekYou photograph bloody murder scenes with your camera to win back lost health 94% on Steam (1,709 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC
  7. False Dream key art: the white title beside a large wooden-rimmed wall clock on a grey patterned wall PsychologicalFalse DreamYour only tool is a camera: each anomaly must be framed and photographed to move the clock on an hour. 96% on Steam (468 reviews)about 45 minPaidPC, Switch
  8. 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 DiaryYou photograph Shiori's deaths through a phone camera and the pictures go into her death diary. 94% on Steam (1,099 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Switch
  9. Iron Lung key art: the title IRON LUNG over a grainy brown and grey image PsychologicalIron LungThe sub has no window; its external camera takes grainy still photos, the only way you see outside. 92% on Steam (11,357 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Switch, Android
  10. Vacant cover: the glitchy word vacant over a pixel-art forest silhouetted against a pink and orange sunset 2D horrorVacantYou play a camerawoman filming her friend's ghost-hunting video show inside the lodge 96% on itch.io (260 ratings)about 35 minFreeBrowser, PC, Mac
  11. For Sale key art: the white title with a house-and-camera icon beside hands holding a digital camera, on dark grey PsychologicalFor SaleYour tool is a 1998 digital camera; each photo loads slowly on its screen, and what it shows is the scare. 96% on Steam (248 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Linux
  12. Studio System : Guardian Angel key art: four cartoon girls with red eyes before a red and black spiral, with the title in white PsychologicalStudio System : Guardian AngelYou control the fixed camera itself and use it as a weapon and tool, shooting creatures and grabbing objects through it. 93% on Steam (587 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC
  13. Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I. key art: the lit porch of a clapboard house with a red door and green shutters at night, dark woods and stars around it MysteryConrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I.You photograph ghosts with a camera and can buy an automatic camera to watch one room while you search others 92% on Steam (992 reviews)50 h or morePaidPC
  14. 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 EclipseThe Camera Obscura is your weapon: shots seal ghosts and reveal hidden keys and paths. 89% on Steam (1,993 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  15. Paragnosia key art: a dim living room with a sofa, lamps and bookshelves, a red glow hanging over the sofa PsychologicalParagnosiaYour only tool is a camera you move along a rail and turn 360 degrees to take pictures of anomalies. 90% on Steam (2,342 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Linux
  16. Forgotten Hill Disillusion key art: a uniformed officer with a star badge, five pale bald figures in striped shirts and an old woman in a headscarf before a bloody brick wall hung with chains EscapeForgotten Hill DisillusionAn early camera lets you see each room's hellish alternate version through its viewfinder, where puzzle clues hide. 94% on Google Play (414 ratings)about 7 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  17. Ghost Exile wide art: a dark attic with a red ritual circle ringed by candles, a fireplace, a moonlit window and a toppled chair Co-opGhost ExilePhotographing evidence of the ghost during a job raises the reward, according to the store page. 89% on Steam (4,698 reviews)PaidPC
  18. Dead Rising key art: a man in a leather jacket raises a TV set over his head as zombies crowd the mall around him, with fiery explosions behind Multiple endingsDead RisingFrank is a photojournalist, and photographs of what you see earn points, more for a better shot. 88% on Steam (7,309 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  19. Last Report key art: a pixel-art cabin with lit windows in a moonlit pine forest, a huge red-eyed tentacled shadow looming over its roof beside the dripping red title Night shiftLast ReportYour job is to review camera photo reports from trail cameras around the park, and some of them show things that should not be there 89% on Steam (2,577 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC
  20. Photomaly key art: two close-up faces with staring eyes and unnaturally wide grins on either side of the yellow title, framed by camera viewfinder corners PsychologicalPhotomalyYou frame every customer through a camera viewfinder, then develop the film and print their photos. 89% on Steam (1,431 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC
  21. This is a Ghost key art: a red-faced fanged demon, a glowing blue handprint and a skull beside a dark study with a desk and candles Co-opThis is a GhostYou photograph activity during each contract: 75 photos to find, worth more the rarer and closer they are. 91% on Steam (370 reviews)PaidPC
  22. Portrait of a Ghost key art: a faint sketch of a pale, long-haired woman in a bow collar inside a tilted photo frame, with the title in grey lettering on black Multiple endingsPortrait of a GhostArthur claims his camera can capture the departed, and in-game camera scenes have you look through his lens 98% on itch.io (108 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux
  23. MADiSON key art: a bruised, bloodied hand gripping an old instant camera with Luca written on top PsychologicalMADiSONSteam: use the instant camera to survive and develop the photos you take manually. 87% on Steam (3,486 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  24. Paranoia Place key art: a tall creature with a tentacle-like head in a dark forest, seen past hands holding a camera, beside the title SurvivalParanoia Place: Escape TogetherA special camera item is your only way to protect yourself when the killer gets close. 88% on Steam (1,863 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC
  25. Carnival Massacre key art: Harley holding a shotgun with a small blonde girl behind her, in front of a lit Ferris wheel and striped tents at night SurvivalCarnival MassacreA camera you point at enemies stuns them so you can slip past without spending ammunition 92% on Steam (216 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC
  26. Heaven Does Not Respond key art: an old CRT computer on a dark desk spattered red, with a coffee cup, lamp and scattered papers PsychologicalHeaven Does Not RespondThe camera found beside the body corrupts his computer, and its videos become playable memories. 89% on Steam (557 reviews)PaidPC
  27. Voyager-19 key art: a grey space probe with a dish antenna and lattice boom beside a banded red and orange gas giant in a starfield Sci-fi horrorVoyager-19You photograph planets on their lit side with a slow display camera that warns when a planet is too far or not centred 88% on Steam (1,037 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  28. Crawl key art: a low-poly instant camera in a dark cave pushes out a photo with the word Crawl on it PS1CrawlAn instant camera takes every photo, and you change its cartridge after each shot. 90% on itch.io (328 ratings)about 20 minPay what you wantPC
  29. Dread X Collection: The Hunt key art: a dark concrete tower with a red glow on a snowy plain at night, beside a torn fence and a bloodied hazardous materials sign Action horrorDread X Collection 4: The HuntSome games shoot with a camera rather than a gun: you photograph diseased animals and exorcise ghosts on film 89% on Steam (470 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC
  30. BUNKER 73 cover: a handheld ghost meter glowing red in a dark storeroom of shelves and boxes, with the title in grey block letters Multiple endingsBUNKER 73You take pictures with left click, and a ghost only shows fully once you have photographed it. 94% on itch.io (132 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantPC

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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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