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Fairy tale horror games

These games borrow the shape of old stories: a child sent into the woods, a kingdom of talking animals, red shoes that will not come off, Hansel and Gretel told on a park ride. You walk through storybook places that look gentle at first, and the fear comes from what the old tales always held under the surface: being lost, being eaten, being punished for a small mistake.

The top 26 of 26 fairy tale horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 26 best, 2026

  1. CARIMARA key art: a heron stands in a moonlit pond at the end of an overgrown garden path, with a stone frog and red water lilies in the foreground MysteryCARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbsCritics call it a gothic fairy tale mystery, told in rhyme on its store page. 96% on Steam (3,072 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC, Mac
  2. It gets so lonely here key art: a girl in a school uniform with a red ribbon covers her face with her hands among dark trees, in a grey hand-drawn style PsychologicalIt gets so lonely hereThe maker calls it a yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme, with a princess, a mermaid and a castle 96% on Steam (1,168 reviews)about 1 hFreePC, Mac, Linux, Android
  3. Little Goody Two Shoes: key art of Elise in a red dress and bow, holding a lantern and a finger to her lips in a dark blue forest full of fireflies PsychologicalLittle Goody Two ShoesA hand-painted fairy-tale setting in which a poor girl finds a pair of red shoes that lead her into the Woods. 95% on Steam (2,574 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  4. Lobotomy Corporation key art: the AI Angela, eyes closed, in a lab coat with long pale hair, on a black background 2D horrorLobotomy CorporationSome Abnormalities are drawn from fairy tales, such as Snow White's Apple and Little Red Riding Hooded Mercenary. 94% on Steam (58,014 reviews)59 h or morePaidPC
  5. Alice is Dead - Ep 1 illustration: Alice, blonde in her blue dress and white apron, lying slumped in a pit against a dark earthen wall PsychologicalAlice is Dead - Ep 1A Wonderland that has seen better days, which Jay is Games called more Brothers Grimm than Lewis Carroll. 94% on Newgrounds (4,948 ratings)about 10 minFreeBrowser
  6. Banebush key art: the white hand-painted title over a dark forest of tree trunks in blood red and black Multiple endingsBanebushThe store asks whether you dare step into a fairy tale if it turns out to be real; it is inspired by scary tales. 94% on Steam (2,175 reviews)PaidPC, Mac, Linux
  7. Gretel and Hansel 2 key art: the title in brown twig letters with a large 2 over a pale watercolour forest of bare trees 2D horrorGretel and Hansel Part 2Based on the Brothers Grimm tale, with creatures and characters from other Grimm stories in the forest. 94% (1,608 ratings)about 1 hFreeBrowser
  8. The Midnight Walk key art: the small flame-headed Potboy stands in the middle of a ring of red-eyed clay monsters StealthThe Midnight WalkThe game is told as five tales of fire and darkness, with soothsayers and a walking house. 93% on the PlayStation Store (4,046 ratings)about 5 hPaidPC, VR, PlayStation, Switch
  9. Winion Virus key art: a purple horned pixel-art creature with sleepy pink eyes beside the multicolour game title on black PsychologicalWinion VirusThe store promises a cruel fairy-tale story hidden behind the cute pixel graphics, and the makers call it a dark fairy tale 94% on Steam (987 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, Mac
  10. Gretel and Hansel art: Gretel in a yellow headscarf reaches toward her taller brother in brown, painted in pale watercolour by a wooden door frame 2D horrorGretel and HanselA retelling of the Brothers Grimm tale of Hansel and Gretel that borrows creatures from other Grimm stories 93% on Newgrounds (4,301 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser, PC, Mac
  11. One-Eyed Likho key art in black and white: three winged, robed skeletal figures with white halos, the middle one with a single glowing eye, beside a dark spruce forest Puzzle horrorOne-Eyed LikhoThe store calls it a dark fairy tale: a journey to the thrice-nine kingdom and an ancient temple of forgotten beliefs 94% on Steam (1,317 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC
  12. 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 AlptraumEach chapter is named for a fairy tale, Puss in Boots and the Blue Bird among them, and borrows its story. 93% on Steam (1,268 reviews)about 5 hFreePC
  13. 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 dark continuation of Little Red Riding Hood, set ten years after the wolf killed Red's grandmother. 93% on Steam (591 reviews)about 30 minFreePC
  14. The Count Lucanor key art: Hans holding a candle beside a fanged blue jester-like kobold, with a castle silhouette against a purple night sky PsychologicalThe Count LucanorThe store sets it in a fairytale world: once upon a time, a poor boy leaves home and follows a kobold to a castle. 93% on Steam (3,012 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  15. Creepy Tale: Some Other Place key art: a boy in a flat cap walks through a dark forest toward a giant toothy skull face with glowing eyes 2D horrorCreepy Tale: Some Other PlaceThe makers call it a dark tale set in their fairytale world, and it plays like a grim storybook adventure 94% on Steam (667 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  16. Before The Night key art: a skull-faced hooded figure in a red cloak at a doorway to a mushroom village, with a white critter and red-eyed purple monsters around 2D horrorBefore The NightIts makers call it a macabre twist on a fable, a seemingly fairytale world where animals keep humans 94% on Steam (458 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, Switch
  17. Porcelain Heart key art: the title in white gothic script beside a tearful pink-haired girl in a pink cape, framed by black heart-patterned lace PsychologicalPorcelain HeartA girl in a pink hooded cloak, a witch in the woods and a village make it read like a dark fairy tale, as players call it. 96% on itch.io (199 ratings)about 1 hPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac
  18. 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 CurseThe store describes witches, curses and fairy tales turned to horror, blending realism with dark fantasy. 93% on Steam (288 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC
  19. Alice is Dead - Ep 2 art: a grinning man in a top hat with a bloodied heart card in the band, pointing a cigar, in a grimy blue-green room Puzzle horrorAlice is Dead - Ep 2Jay is Games calls it a fairy tale gone wrong, set in a twisted Wonderland where the Mad Hatter gives you orders. 94% on Newgrounds (3,552 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser
  20. Feather Of Praying key art: a black-haired girl in a blue dress prays with closed eyes, her hair blowing, as a glowing white feather drifts down in the dark PsychologicalFeather Of Praying (羽翼的祈愿)The store frames it as a warm fairy tale about a girl and a wish, and one puzzle has you read Little Red Riding Hood. 94% on Steam (321 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC
  21. Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance key art: Ingrid sits frightened in a dark cell as a long, spindly shadow from the open door stretches toward her 2D horrorCreepy Tale 3: Ingrid PenanceThe fully voiced story borrows from Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm and other authors. 90% on Steam (1,059 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  22. Bramble: The Mountain King key art: Olle and his sister seen from behind in a dark green forest, with two gnomes on a red toadstool and a hedgehog StealthBramble: The Mountain KingWikipedia describes a world drawn from dark Nordic fables, opening in bright meadows of gnomes and giant toadstools. 95% on Steamabout 4.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  23. Curse of the Juniper Tree key art: a pale-haired young man and a dark-haired girl in a scarf before white bare trees on a deep blue night, with the title in white Visual novelsCurse of the Juniper TreeThe story is loosely based on The Juniper Tree, the Brothers Grimm fairy tale published in 1812. 96% on itch.io (38 ratings)about 45 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac
  24. Red Oz key art: the title Red Oz Part One scrawled in red over black ink splatters on a dark blue-grey background ShortRed Oz Episode 1A macabre retelling of the Oz story, with a talking fox and porcupine waiting outside the house 81% on Newgrounds (597 ratings)about 10 minFreeBrowser
  25. Bye Sweet Carole art: a scowling grey-bearded man in a purple top hat with glowing red eyes looms over a frightened girl in a green dress holding a book, among thorny tendrils with yellow eyes 2D horrorBye Sweet CaroleLana's search leads into Corolla, a dark storybook kingdom of Mr. Kyn, the owl Velenia and tar bunnies. 72% on Steam (1,080 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  26. The Park art: an amusement park in silhouette, a large Ferris wheel and rollercoaster track against a dark teal stormy sky PsychologicalThe ParkThe Tunnel of Tales ride tells the story of Hansel and Gretel, and the park's House of Horrors echoes it 70% on Steam (3,204 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch

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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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