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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 5 of 5 fairy tale horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 5 best, 2026

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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. 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
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  1. Steam horror games1009
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  10. Switch horror games317
  11. Mobile horror games188
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  13. Browser horror games236
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