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Horror games with cats

In these horror games a cat is close by: a pet you feed and care for between frightening chores, a companion who waits in a quiet room, or a strange talking cat who points the way. The cat is often the one warm thing in a cold place, which makes it hard to look away when the house, the farm or the dream around it starts to turn.

The top 30 of 34 horror games with cats, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. Servant of the Lake key art: the silhouettes of a horse-drawn carriage and a servant holding a covered tray before a tall house, against green patterned wallpaper PsychologicalServant of the LakeThe household cat Rustie sits in the hallway and has to be fed as part of your morning tasks 98% on Google Play (9,490 ratings)about 4.5 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  2. OMORI key art: a pencil sketch of the boy OMORI's expressionless face on white paper PsychologicalOMORIA black cat sleeps beside OMORI's blank white room, one of the few things in that empty space 97% on Steam (89,115 reviews)20 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Switch, Xbox, PlayStation
  3. Five Nights at Candy's teaser: Candy the animatronic cat's face half in shadow, beside the glowing word SOON FNAFFive Nights at Candy'sCandy, the restaurant's cat mascot, leads the animatronics and waits when the power runs out 97% on Game Jolt (11,292 ratings)about 30 minFreePC
  4. Fran Bow key art: Fran, blood running from one eye, holds her black cat before a red-eyed creature, with a skeleton in a top hat and masked figures on the left PsychologicalFran BowFran searches for her black cat Mr. Midnight, who is sometimes playable 97% on Steam (23,250 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Android
  5. Hello Charlotte EP2 key art: a black-and-white drawing of a crying girl holding a small dripping figure, at the right edge of a black speckled background PsychologicalHello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam DeoYou play with magcats, and the store names a maggot cat among Charlotte's strange companions. 97% on Steam (2,479 reviews)about 4 hFreePC
  6. Five Nights at Candy's 2 key art: a close-up of Candy the animatronic cat's scuffed face, one eye glowing and one empty, beside a glitching purple 2 FNAFFive Nights at Candy's 2Candy and Cindy, the cat mascots of Candy's Burgers and Fries, return as worn animatronics, along with the Cat 96% on Game Jolt (7,954 ratings)about 45 minFreePC
  7. Dread Fields key art: a pale woman with glowing eyes and long dark hair before a wooden fence and a field of sunflowers, some with faces PsychologicalDread FieldsYou feed the farm cat, a black cat whose bright glowing eyes grow more disturbing as the days pass. 98% on Steam (613 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  8. OFF key art: a swarm of pale lilac ghosts with varied faces streaming over dark purple buildings under a green and yellow sky PsychologicalOFFThe Judge, a grinning white cat, meets the Batter at the start and guides him on. 96% on Steam (3,515 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Switch
  9. Goodnight Meowmie title art: a white cat asleep on a windowsill under a starry night sky, with the game's name below PsychologicalGoodnight MeowmieYou care for your white cat Meowmie, talking to her, feeding her, petting her and playing with her 96% on itch.io (1,219 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser
  10. Do NOT Take This Cat Home cover: a black cat with big yellow eyes peeking out of an open cardboard box PsychologicalDo NOT Take This Cat HomeYou find a small black cat with huge yellow eyes in a cardboard box at the back of a dark alley and decide whether to take it home. 96% on itch.io (1,216 ratings)about 3.5 hPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux
  11. The Witch's House MV key art: blonde Viola on the left, the purple-haired witch with glowing mismatched eyes looming in the sky, and a stone house with a black cat in its window 2D horrorThe Witch's House MVA talking black cat meets Viola on the forest path and is the game's save point 95% on Steam (4,204 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  12. Hello Charlotte EP1 key art: a smiling white-haired girl tied by red strings to yellow claw hands, under a one-eyed dark figure, on grey static PsychologicalHello Charlotte EP1: Junk Food, Gods and Teddy BearsAmong the House's odd residents the maker names a maggot cat, and one area is a Cat Room with fireplaces. 96% on itch.io (894 ratings)about 1 hFreePC
  13. 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 MindTonia, Desmond's cat, keeps you company in your office, and the makers promise you can pet her. 95% on Steam (7,056 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  14. Tales of the Black Forest key art: three anime girls, one white-haired in a kimono, one in school uniform, one with fox ears, before a dark pixel-art station 2D horrorTales of the Black ForestThe store promises lots of cats, and you talk to cats in the yard of a forest cat cafe. 96% on Steam (1,080 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC
  15. The Cat Lady key art: monochrome mosaic collage with a pale, hollow-eyed woman's face above the white title, set against dark brick and ruined rooms PsychologicalThe Cat LadySusan is known in her building as the cat lady; the stray cats she calls to her flat by playing the piano are her only companions. 94% on Steam (6,330 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC
  16. The Stairway 7 key art: the title The Stairway and 階段 in a yellow frame over a dark floor where a ginger cat sits near a dead animal in blood, with ants around it PsychologicalThe Stairway 7A ginger cat sits on the landings with you, and the game lets you pet it 98% on itch.io (472 ratings)about 1 hPaidPC
  17. Fausts Alptraum key art: an orange-haired girl in a green dress holds a candle against black crayon scribbles, beside a red-coated figure with long lilac hair standing in water PsychologicalFausts AlptraumElisabeth follows a black cat down into the basement, and a tuxedo cat helps her through the first chapter. 93% on Steam (1,268 reviews)about 5 hFreePC
  18. The Little Red Lie key art: Red with a red flower in her hair looks down, her face lit by a red beam in deep purple shadow 2D horrorThe Little Red LieA mysterious hairless cat meets Red in the woods and tells her disturbing things about the past. 93% on Steam (591 reviews)about 30 minFreePC
  19. Befriended Curse key art: a hunched old woman with long white hair and glowing eyes screams in a dim room with a lamp and a dark doorway Walking simulatorsBefriended CursePlayers mention petting a cat in the house, and one achievement is called Cats are cats. 93% on Steam (288 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC
  20. Kitty Kart 64 key art: a mock N64 box cover with the pink title, a pink cat with yellow eyes driving a kart on a purple checkered floor, and a 50% off sticker PsychologicalKitty Kart 64The racers are a cast of cute cartoon cats, and you drive as a pink cat in a party hat. 92% on itch.io (365 ratings)FreePC, Linux
  21. The Visitor: the pink alien slug sits in a pool of blood at the foot of a blood-smeared tree by dark swamp water, a crow watching from a stump Body horrorThe VisitorOne scene is the cottage door again, where the family cat is the way in 88% (165,000 ratings)about 10 minFreeBrowser
  22. Paper Cages cover: a pink and navy pixel-art bedroom with a figure asleep in bed, a family photo, a desk and computer, and a cat asleep on the floor PsychologicalPaper CagesA cat sleeps on the bedroom floor in the cover art and the screenshots. 88% on itch.io (511 ratings)about 15 minFreeBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux
  23. ORDER 13 key art: a hand shines a purple UV flashlight on an orange cat sitting in a dark warehouse, beside the glowing title PsychologicalORDER 13Your cat is your only companion; a gauge tracks his happiness and your pay buys him food and toys. 86% on Steam (1,561 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  24. One Room cover art: a painted girl with green hair holds up a lit match while a huge pale face with a fish's mouth and a human eye looms in the murky brown dark behind her EscapeOne RoomA grey cat with a small fish in its mouth sits on the title screen, and a player sums the game up as a kitty and a fish 94% on itch.io (98 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser
  25. Good Boy art: a small drawn child at the foot of a tall glowing red door in a dark sketched room PsychologicalGood BoyThe boy's two pet cats live in the house, and one stands by the toy chest in his bedroom 90% on itch.io (135 ratings)about 1 hPaidPC
  26. Emissary Zero key art: a small astronaut in a white suit stands before a huge full moon while a tall astronaut in a black suit looms behind, a hand on its helmet, above dark buildings Co-opEmissary ZeroA giant black cat sits in silhouette before the moon in an enormous hall. 84% on Steam (3,258 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, VR
  27. Mausoleosis key art: David and a blonde woman holding an orange cat between gravestone crosses, under a grinning clawed figure and the title PsychologicalMausoleosisThe young woman David meets carries an orange cat, seen on the cover and walking beside them in the bone halls. 94% on itch.io (80 ratings)about 1 hFreeBrowser, PC, Mac
  28. The Floor Above key art: a gagged man in a red jumpsuit sits in a chair with a snarling ginger cat on his lap, beside the title PsychologicalThe Floor AboveMorty the Cat sits on Mike's lap in the key art, and the itch.io page calls him an ally or a trap. 89% on Steam (279 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC
  29. Don't Play This art: a skull-faced, ragged creature stands in a ruined, cobwebbed room lit deep red beside a glowing doorway Walking simulatorsDon't Play ThisBetween videos you return to your room, where you can feed your cat. 84% on Steam (1,055 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC
  30. Enupishi cover: the pixel title above a haloed figure in a purple jacket, smeared by purple and blue glitch static AnimeEnupishiA white cat called KAT, the cat god, stands in a field of green binary code 92% on itch.io (73 ratings)about 15 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux

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