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Ghost horror games

In these games the dead have not left. You walk haunted houses, schools and roads where a pale figure waits at the end of a hall or appears behind you, and most of the time you cannot fight back. Some have you hunt spirits with cameras and EMF readers, others have you hide, hold your breath and slip past them, and a few keep their ghosts cute.

The top 30 of 179 ghost horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. Project Kat Paper Lily Prologue key art: Kat, a dark-haired schoolgirl, smiling with her chin on her hand beside a lilac window 2D horrorProject Kat - Paper Lily PrologueIn a screenshot from the seance, a girl cries that they have summoned a ghost. 99% on Steam (5,945 reviews)about 45 minFreePC, Mac, Linux
  2. 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 HollowHaunted houses and vengeful spirits are among the town's mysteries, per the store page. 98% on Steam (5,391 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  3. Sally Face store header: Sal with blue pigtails and his white prosthetic face, between a long-haired teen and a figure in bloody bandages PsychologicalSally FaceSal's Gear Boy handheld lets him speak with the dead and learn their stories. 97% on Steam (30,172 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  4. HorrorVale key art: Alice in a witch hat and skeleton face with her green zombie dog, a haunted town and full moon behind them 2D horrorHorrorValeGhosts hide out in the bathroom in town, and lantern-carrying hooded ghosts are foes in the forest. 99% on Steam (436 reviews)50 h or morePaidPC
  5. Detention key art: a schoolgirl in a white shirt and necklace holds a picture frame as stools, a chalkboard, papers and a paper plane fly around her PsychologicalDetentionGhosts called Lingereds patrol the halls; you cannot fight them and must hold your breath to slip past. 96% on Steam (11,903 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Switch, iPhone, Android
  6. Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation key art: a dark mansion with lit windows under a full moon behind bare, twisted trees SurvivalSpooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD RenovationYour host is Spooky, a ghost girl, and the first rooms throw cardboard cut-outs of cute ghosts at you 96% on Steam (4,047 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  7. 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 FieldsGameSpew describes female spectres in the night, held back on the first night by keeping the fire lit. 98% on Steam (613 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  8. OFF key art: a swarm of pale lilac ghosts with varied faces streaming over dark purple buildings under a green and yellow sky PsychologicalOFFSpecters fill every zone, and the Batter's mission is to purify the world of them. 96% on Steam (3,515 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Switch
  9. 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 ModA haunting ghost girl follows your every step through the house and the hospital. 96% on Steam (2,802 reviews)about 2 hFreePC
  10. 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 limbsAn old woman has called the carimara to her house to get rid of a ghost in her basement and learn who it was. 96% on Steam (3,072 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC, Mac
  11. Trick & Treat art: a smiling blonde witch in a wide navy hat with a pumpkin earring rests her chin on white-gloved hands among falling confetti 2D horrorTrick & TreatThe store page invites you to dance with the ghosts, and the Remake shows one cleaning a bloody dining room 96% on Steam (2,425 reviews)about 1.5 hFreePC, Mac, Linux
  12. Fear the Spotlight art: a shadowy long-haired figure with glowing eyes looms over two girls standing in flames Puzzle horrorFear the SpotlightThe séance is meant to reach the spirits of students who died in a fire at the school in 1991. 97% on Steam (1,336 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  13. Soul Void key art: a green pixel portrait of a woman with closed eyes on a dark background, above the title Soul Void PsychologicalSoul VoidThe void is full of lost souls and spirits who did not move on; you talk to them and help them with their problems. 96% on itch.io (1,119 ratings)about 2 hFreeBrowser
  14. The Séance of Blake Manor: key art of Declan Ward in a dark coat reading a letter before the moonlit manor, with carved standing stones and glowing turnip lanterns Multiple endingsThe Séance of Blake ManorGhosts fade from view as you turn corners or look into mirrors, and a red spirit appears in a cell 95% on Steam (4,152 reviews)16 h or morePaidPC, Linux
  15. Silver Thread : Episode I key art: Alicia, silver-haired with a cigarette, and Beaford holding a lantern in a red room hung with framed pictures 2D horrorSilver Thread : Episode IThe game opens on the question of whether ghosts exist, and Alicia's notes explain cold spots without them 96% on itch.io (1,017 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC
  16. Ten Bells key art: a screaming, blood-streaked portrait hangs between two lit wall lamps above a shelf of roses PsychologicalTen BellsThe pub is haunted by ghostly inhabitants, and a ghostly woman in a blue dress appears by a window. 97% on Steam (599 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC, Mac
  17. Nightmare Frames key art: a sheriff with a revolver, a bearded man holding a film reel and an older woman in a purple dress under bright beams of light 2D horrorNightmare FramesResidents of Serena keep seeing ghostly figures and argue over why the town is haunted. 98% on Steam (443 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC
  18. Misao key art: a purple-haired girl in a red top and pink skirt curled up on her side with her arms over her head among dark red splashes 2D horrorMisao - 2024 HD RemasterThe Otherworld school is full of violent spirits that attack the trapped students without mercy. 95% on Steam (2,588 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC
  19. House key art: two girls on a small grassy world under a grey, rainy sky, one poking a snail with a stick beside an axe 2D horrorHouseA Steam screenshot shows a pale figure with long black hair sitting on the toilet beside the girl. 95% on Steam (2,257 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  20. I'm on Observation Duty key art: the dark silhouette of a man in a suit raising a hand to his face in front of a large frame on a dim wall PsychologicalI'm on Observation DutyThe anomaly report lists ghosts, intruders and an abyss presence among the types to report. 95% on Steam (2,262 reviews)about 30 minPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  21. 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 ShoesIn the Witching Hour Elise meets ghostly apparitions, and talking to an unsettling ghost lowers her sanity. 95% on Steam (2,574 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  22. DEAD LETTER DEPT. key art: the white title over a red background with a barcode strip and a torn, burnt letter postmarked San Francisco PsychologicalDEAD LETTER DEPT.Its makers describe it as a voyeuristic and technological ghost story told through the mail. 95% on Steam (1,885 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Linux
  23. CRUEL key art: a hooded, rotting cultist holding a fizzing soda can behind the dripping red CRUEL logo Action horrorCRUELAsh-like black shadow ghosts drift through the rooms, best dealt with by a melee weapon 95% on Steam (1,848 reviews)about 40 minPaidPC
  24. 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 RainA screenshot shows two girls facing a ghostly long-haired figure over a blood-red pond; the Taking Spirit scenario adds more. 97% on Steam (521 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac
  25. I'm on Observation Duty 4 key art: a blurred black-and-white camera view down onto a wooden sauna bench, a bright window in the corner PsychologicalI'm on Observation Duty 4Ghost is one of the anomaly types on the report screen, and ghosts turn up on the house cameras. 96% on Steam (789 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  26. I'm on Observation Duty 5 key art: a dark school corridor lined with lockers PsychologicalI'm on Observation Duty 5Ghostly figures appear in the rooms, and some show up right up against the camera lens. 96% on Steam (780 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  27. Phasmophobia: a dark 1950s-style diner with a glowing orange jukebox and a pie-of-the-day board Co-opPhasmophobiaYou identify the ghost haunting each location, from over 20 types including the Banshee and Jinn. 94% on Steam (841,559 reviews)about 20 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, VR
  28. Paper Bride key art: a white-haired ghost in a white robe faces a bride in a red veil and robe who reaches toward it, grey family figures behind her among drifting paper Puzzle horrorPaper BrideA pale white-robed ghost bride and masked spirits in tall paper hats haunt the painted scenes 94% on Google Play (60,400 ratings)about 3.5 hPaidPC, iPhone, Android
  29. Grunn key art: a red-hatted garden gnome in a dark night garden beside a gravestone, daisies and a bloody cleaver PsychologicalGrunnGhosts appear in the village after sundown, and part of the game is learning to quiet the ghosts of the dead. 95% on Steam (1,372 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, Mac
  30. Withering Realms key art: the pale doll guardian with one red eye and crooked teeth, with Clover's face behind its shoulder, beside the gothic title Action horrorWithering RealmsNine-year-old Clover wakes in a decaying mansion and discovers that she is a ghost, looking for a way back to life. 97% on Steam (437 reviews)PaidPC

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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
Every genre

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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