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Basement horror games on GOG

In these games the worst part of the house is under it. You go down narrow stairs or a ladder into a dark cellar of stone walls, pipes and locked doors, looking for a key, a way out or something that lives there. The light is poor, the way back up is the only exit, and whatever waits below hears you coming.

The top 10 of 10 basement horror games on GOG, ranked by player and critic scores

The 10 best on GOG

  1. 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 FaceLarry hears strange noises in the apartment block's basement, and the boys go down to find out what makes them. 97% on Steam (30,172 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  2. 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 CutThe princess waits in the cabin's stone basement, chained by her neck and wrists under a barred window. 97% on Steam (34,835 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  3. IMSCARED art: a dark figure with long hair, outlined in white, standing in front of a huge faint pixelated face on black PsychologicalIMSCAREDA hidden entrance leads down a ladder into a dark basement with a hallway of doors. 95% on Steam (4,028 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Android
  4. Project Zomboid art: Spiffo, the game's raccoon mascot, holds a weapon in the rain with zombies reaching up behind him SurvivalProject ZomboidBuild 42 added basements and multi-level buildings that can be a fortress or a trap. 94% on Steam (489,804 reviews)PaidPC, Mac, Linux
  5. Lumina Veil key art: a silhouetted figure with a baseball bat in a dark, foggy tiled corridor with a wheelchair and a ceiling strip light PsychologicalLumina VeilScreenshots show grimy tiled basements and stairwells, streaked with blood and piled with biohazard bags. 97% on Steam (334 reviews)about 3.5 hFreePC
  6. Decarnation key art: a woman with dark hair that flows into a mass of flesh, organs and strange creatures, on a teal background PsychologicalDecarnationOne nightmare takes you down the stairs of a grimy basement with meat hanging from the ceiling and a caged mass of flesh 87% on Steam (1,140 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, Switch
  7. ORDER 13 key art: a hand shines a purple UV flashlight on an orange cat sitting in a dark warehouse, beside the glowing title PsychologicalORDER 13Once you are certified the basement opens, a maze-like level with higher risk and higher pay. 86% on Steam (1,561 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  8. Lucius key art: a pale boy in a black vest and tie with glowing red eyes looks down from a dim stone hall ringed with candles Puzzle horrorLuciusChapters lead down into the wine cellar and the dark stone rooms under the house. 81% on Steam (10,946 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC
  9. Hello Neighbor 2 key art: the scowling moustached Neighbor in a purple argyle vest and yellow shirt, shovel over his shoulder, in a dark misty forest Puzzle horrorHello Neighbor 2The story starts at Mr Peterson's house, where he had kept children locked in his basement 81% on Steam (6,089 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  10. Hello Neighbor key art: the moustached neighbour holding a shovel among autumn trees, with crows watching Puzzle horrorHello NeighborThe goal of the game is the locked basement where the neighbour keeps his secret. 80% on Google Play (550,000 ratings)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android

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