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Circus horror games

Horror games set under the big top or in a carnival: striped tents, rings, midway games, funhouses and clowns. You sneak through empty showrooms, hide from painted performers and animatronic acts, and search fairgrounds after closing, where the bright colours and cheerful music stay on while something stalks you.

The top 5 of 5 circus horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 5 best, 2026

  1. Strangeland key art: a giant skull with glowing violet eyes and a beaked mask, flanked by two ravens, over a fiery orange swirl PsychologicalStrangelandIts cast includes a sideshow freak, a mismade mermaid and an animatronic fortune-teller among peeling circus wagons 93% on Steam (981 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  2. Alisa key art: Alisa in a blue dress and striped stockings reclines on a floral chaise with a tommy gun, one hand on a doll's head, brass gears around her, against dark red wallpaper SurvivalAlisaOne of the themed areas behind the mansion's locked doors is a circus 89% on Steam (1,607 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  3. Sanitarium key art: a single bloodshot green eye staring out between strips of rough bandage PsychologicalSanitariumOne world is a demented circus surrounded by an endless ocean, terrorized by a squid-like figure 84% on Google Play (1,710 ratings)about 9 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android
  4. Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness key art: a balding clown in white gloves and a loose tie clutches his face and screams upward, lit teal above and red below in dark smoke PsychologicalVlad Circus: Descend Into MadnessThe story follows the troupe of Vlad Circus, a 1920s freak circus that burned to the ground, and its owner's plan to found it anew. 89% on Steam (205 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  5. The Occultist key art: a bearded man in a jacket dangles a skull pendulum before a glowing teal occult circle of runes Puzzle horrorThe OccultistScreenshots show a carnival with a Freakshow tent and a giant clown-head entrance 84% on the PlayStation Store (403 ratings)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox

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