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Car horror games

In these games the car is where the fear happens: a long drive down dark country roads, a back seat on the way home, a stranger's car that keeps passing in the other lane. Headlights show only a few metres of road, the radio goes quiet and stopping feels as risky as going on. In others the car is the way out, and it has to be found, fixed and started before something catches up.

The top 3 of 3 car horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 3 best, 2026

  1. Project Zomboid art: Spiffo, the game's raccoon mascot, holds a weapon in the rain with zombies reaching up behind him SurvivalProject ZomboidCars have full physics and can be repaired part by part in the mechanics screen. 94% on Steam (489,804 reviews)PaidPC, Mac, Linux
  2. Midnight Scenes: The Highway key art: a lone driver in an old car on a dark night highway between telegraph poles, in black and white pixel art 2D horrorMidnight Scenes: The HighwayAn unexpected obstacle appears in front of Claire's car, and she tries to resume her drive. 92% on itch.io (675 ratings)about 30 minPaidPC, Mac
  3. Mothmen 1966 key art: a pulp book cover of four people before a giant red-eyed winged creature, on a table with playing cards and a cup of coffee Visual novelsMothmen 1966Victoria and Lee arrive by car; one scene has you step out and find a dead bat in front of the headlights 91% on Steam (304 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch

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More kinds of horror

  1. Psychological horror games121
  2. Horror puzzle games109
  3. Survival horror games82
  4. Horror games with multiple endings71
  5. 2D horror games58
  6. PS1 horror games45
  7. Stealth horror games45
  8. Cosmic and Lovecraftian horror games42
  9. Mystery and detective horror games38
  10. Surreal horror games31
  11. Short horror games27
  12. Horror shooters and action horror games23
  13. Sci-fi and space horror games23
  14. Haunted house games22
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  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 games270
  2. Free horror games6
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