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Forest horror games

Horror games set in the woods: you walk dark paths between pines, scavenge or build a camp among the trees, or drive a lonely road at night. The forest hides whatever is watching you, sound carries strangely, every trunk could cover something, and the way out is never as clear as the way in.

The top 30 of 219 forest horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. Paper Lily key art: Lacie, a blonde girl in a red scarf and white coat, holding a golden letter tangled in red threads PsychologicalPaper Lily - Chapter 1Lacie walks through a blue-lit forest, past a locked iron gate and down to the roots of a huge dark tree. 99% on Steam (8,999 reviews)about 4 hFreePC, Mac, Linux
  2. Voices of the Void key art: the glowing title over a radio telescope dish with a red beacon light, under a starry night sky above a pine forest PsychologicalVoices of the VoidForest paths lead from the base to its dishes and wind turbines, and things wait there at night 98% on itch.io (5,943 ratings)Pay what you wantPC
  3. Scarlet Hollow key art: a frightened blonde young woman in front of a decaying mansion as a veiled figure with glowing eyes reaches toward her PsychologicalScarlet HollowCreature sightings and night encounters in the woods around town are one of the main mysteries. 98% on Steam (5,391 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  4. Slay the Princess key art: a pencil-drawn princess kneels in chains on the floor of a dim stone basement under a barred window PsychologicalSlay the Princess: The Pristine CutYou walk a path through the woods and up stone steps between bare trees to reach the cabin. 97% on Steam (34,835 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  5. Resident Evil 4 key art: a close-up of Leon Kennedy's face beside a dark foggy forest with a figure standing by wooden crosses SurvivalResident Evil 4The opening walk follows a misty forest path past wooden crosses hung with cloth on the way to the village. 97% on Steam (283,806 reviews)12 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Mac, iPhone, VR
  6. 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 BowLater chapters lead into a red birch forest with heads hanging in sacks from the trees 97% on Steam (23,250 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Android
  7. Inscryption key art: a spiral-eyed bearded man glowing red behind the title, with teal raven and wolf figures on either side PsychologicalInscryptionRuns cross a tabletop map of pine woods and wetlands, and your deck is made of woodland creatures. 97% on Steam (150,113 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  8. Lily's Well key art: a magenta outlined brick well with a wooden roof and a grey crank against a black background 2D horrorLily's WellLily's house stands in a small forested area of 8 to 10 screens, with a river, a rope bridge and woods 97% on Steam (2,688 reviews)about 3 hFreePC
  9. Left 4 Dead key art: a pale infected hand raised against a scratched green background Co-opLeft 4 DeadBlood Harvest leads through woodland, and the store page lists pitch-black forests among the maps. 96% on Steam (68,570 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC
  10. Rusty Lake Paradise art: a man in a mosquito mask with insect wings hovers in a bare grey forest above a white rabbit beside a hole PsychologicalRusty Lake ParadiseGrey woods cover the island, where a winged man in a mosquito mask hovers among the trees 96% on Google Play (10,400 ratings)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  11. 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 are sent into the spooky forest to pick mushrooms, with a basket fetched from the cellar. 98% on Steam (613 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  12. Nightmare House: The Original Mod key art, the title over a dark three-gabled house among pine trees under a moonlit sky Action horrorNightmare House: The Original ModThe house of the prologue stands among dark pine trees under a bright moon. 96% on Steam (2,802 reviews)about 2 hFreePC
  13. The Forest key art: the legs of a woman in a bloodied teal skirt and teal high heels walking across dark ground between plants SurvivalThe ForestYou are stranded in a mysterious forest where every tree and plant can be chopped down, and the cannibals watch from between the trees 96% on Steam (685,275 reviews)15 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, VR
  14. 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 limbsThe tale is set in a haunted cottage in the deep dark woods, under tangled branches and a pale moon. 96% on Steam (3,072 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC, Mac
  15. Zelle key art: a dark silhouette with glowing white eyes stands before a huge grey full moon AnimeZelleThe castle stands deep within a forest haunted by demons, between Emerada and his village. 96% on Google Play (1,450 ratings)about 4.5 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  16. Feed The Pit key art: black silhouettes of people and a horned yellow-eyed creature falling against a red sky toward a row of black spikes Puzzle horrorFeed The PitEach target hides deep in the woods of Carrister Valley, a deadly forest you search in first person. 97% on Steam (749 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC
  17. The Deadseat key art: the title in rough black letters over a blue retro handheld controller with red buttons, white light bursting behind it on purple SurvivalThe DeadseatThe car drives a dark pine forest road, and the handheld's pixel game is set in a forest too 97% on Steam (676 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC
  18. Where Winter Crows Go key art: green-haired Crowe in a lab coat grins with red eyes through his fingers beside the title and a crow silhouette on red PsychologicalWhere Winter Crows GoCrowe walks Aspen through the snowy pine forest and warns that they should head back before dark 96% on itch.io (1,386 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Android
  19. FAITH: The Unholy Trinity key art: a caped man seen from behind faces a huge red demon with many clawed arms in a dark painted scene SurvivalFAITH: The Unholy TrinityThe store page lists desolate forests, and the first chapter's monster stalks Ward in the woods. 95% on Steam (9,226 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  20. INSIDE key art: the boy hides behind a pillar in a dark factory while a machine sweeps the room with a searchlight PsychologicalINSIDEThe game opens with the boy running through a dark forest from guards with flashlights. 97% on Steam (76,338 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone
  21. 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 MVViola wakes in a forest where a wall of thorns blocks the way out 95% on Steam (4,204 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  22. Darkwood art: a pale, emaciated figure crowned with twisted branches screams in the grey dark, a cabin under tall trees behind it SurvivalDarkwoodYou scavenge a cursed forest that has swallowed the land, its woods rearranged each new game. 95% on Steam (25,221 reviews)19 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  23. Notch - The Innocent LunA key art: a pink-haired girl against a red glow and a green-haired girl in a black choker against pale light, back to back PsychologicalNotch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerSScreenshots show a bloodied girl in a torn dress in a dark purple forest and a girl crying for help among night trees. 95% on Steam (3,295 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC
  24. Wretched Depths key art: the title logo with a red fish hook, over dark water PS1Wretched DepthsA pine forest with a shack and a man in a top hat lies near the water. 97% on Steam (577 reviews)about 30 minFreePC
  25. Krypta FM key art: a hooded figure shines a flashlight on a yellow Krypta FM sign in a dark forest PsychologicalKrypta FMMany leads take you into woods so dim that the flashlight barely shows the shrubs. 95% on Steam (2,079 reviews)about 1 hFreePC
  26. 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 hereIt opens with you running through a pitch-black forest whose trees jut out like monuments to a foreign god 96% on Steam (1,168 reviews)about 1 hFreePC, Mac, Linux, Android
  27. Enigma of Fear key art: Mia with a flashlight and pistol, her dog Lupi and the Ordo Realitas agents before a dark house under a huge ghostly face with green eyes Multiple endingsEnigma of FearMuch of the Perimeter is dark woods and tall grass at night, where creatures attack by the light of Mia's flashlight. 95% on Steam (3,104 reviews)20 h or morePaidPC
  28. 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 ShoesEach night, in the Witching Hour, Elise goes into the Woods, where deadly foes, thorns and puzzles wait. 95% on Steam (2,574 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  29. Symbiosis key art: a pixel-art woman and a child in a cat-ear beanie holding a bloody knife, among dead trees and pink flowers under a red moon 2D horrorSymbiosisHer house stands deep in a forest where branches claw at your neck and hikers tend to go missing. 96% on itch.io (893 ratings)about 45 minFreeBrowser, PC
  30. The Forest of Drizzling Rain key art: Suga in black holding a glowing blue sword beside Shiori cupping glowing blue drops, on a dark teal leafy background PsychologicalThe Forest of Drizzling RainOne long night in the forest outside the village, past a torii gate and stone steps, is where the fear comes. 97% on Steam (521 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac

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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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