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Desert horror games

These horror games put you in sand and open heat: Arizona canyons and roadside towns, the Sahara, ruined desert cities and temples buried under the dunes. In daylight you can see a long way and there is still nowhere to hide. At night the same empty ground fills with things you cannot make out until they are close, and the nearest help is miles of dust away.

The top 4 of 4 desert horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 4 best, 2026

  1. Necrophosis key art: a white skull emblem above the orange title, between a tentacled creature and a skeletal ribbed figure in the dark Body horrorNecrophosisYou wake in a sandy wasteland of orange dust, and most of the world is desert scattered with giant bodies 89% on Steam (953 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  2. Outlast 2 key art: a cultist in the foreground holds a chained, spiked pickaxe while a man in a hat sits on the lit porch of a shack in green haze PsychologicalOutlast 2It is set in the northern Arizona desert, shown in a screenshot of a moonlit canyon with a shack and windmill. 91% on Steamabout 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  3. Amnesia: Rebirth key art: Tasi holds up a lit match, a pale clawed creature lurking in the dark beside her PsychologicalAmnesia: RebirthTasi wakes after a plane crash in the Algerian desert in 1937 and crosses sand, rocks and half-buried buildings. 77% on Steam (9,396 reviews)about 8.5 hPaidPC, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  4. Alan Wake's American Nightmare key art: Alan Wake in a plaid shirt rests a red nail gun on his shoulder under a dark, smoky sky glowing orange Action horrorAlan Wake's American NightmareThe story is set around Night Springs in the Arizona desert, on foggy roads lined with cacti, power poles and railway crossings. 75% on Steam (10,973 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Xbox

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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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