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Folklore horror games on GOG

In these games the monsters come from old stories: Norse draugar and hidden folk, Thai ghosts, a Welsh ballad, an alpine devil, steppe legends and the beliefs of a small village. You walk into places where those tales are still believed, read the lore you find, and learn the rules of what hunts you. The fear is that the old story turns out to be true.

The top 16 of 16 folklore horror games on GOG, ranked by player and critic scores

The 16 best on GOG

  1. Firework key art: orange silhouetted figures, one with an umbrella, stand on a dark ember-lit ridge under a grey misty sky, above the title FIREWORK PsychologicalFireworkFuneral rites, a family altar of paper figures and an ink-drawn toad muttering a spell 98% on Steam (44,554 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Switch
  2. Key art of a flooded basement corridor in green and red light, with a lift on floor B2 glowing red and a girl's silhouette in its doorway SurvivalThe Bridge Curse 2: The ExtricationThe university is known in Taiwan for its ghost tales and folklore, and the night draws on local ghost stories. 94% on Steam (3,375 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  3. Penumbra: Black Plague key art: a lone figure with a red backpack stands in a snowstorm between two snow-covered roofs, beside a frozen post hung with charms PsychologicalPenumbra: Black PlagueThe organisation came to Greenland hunting the Tuurngait, ancient spirits of Inuit mythology. 94% on Steam (3,007 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  4. Pathologic 2 key art: two thin dark figures with stitched torsos and blank white masks with small black eyes stand against a blood-red background PsychologicalPathologic 2Steppe legends such as the Shabnak-adyr and the ways of the Kin, the people your father led, shape the plot. 92% on Steam (12,269 reviews)28 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  5. Painted art of Thomasina Bateman at a rain-streaked window, her reflection in the glass, looking out at a moor where cracks of pink light spread from a stone barrow PsychologicalThe Excavation of Hob's BarrowThe makers say the story weaves in real English folklore. 92% on Steam (3,459 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Switch
  6. Labyrinth Of The Demon King key art: a hulking grey painted demon against a red-brown cloudy sky, under the Japanese and English title in red and white SurvivalLabyrinth Of The Demon KingIts enemies are yokai from Japanese myth, such as the akaname, and scrolls describe the Buddhist Eight Hells 92% on Steam (1,557 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  7. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice key art: Senua in silhouette stands among wildflowers before a great tree lit by golden sunlight and falling leaves PsychologicalHellblade: Senua's SacrificeThe journey is built on Norse myth, told through lorestones Senua finds along the way. 90% on Steam (76,810 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  8. Saturnalia key art: a glowing magenta horned mask hovering before a dark staircase and tangled branches, under the white hand-lettered title SurvivalSaturnaliaSardinia was chosen for its folklore, stories and masks, and the horror grows from its traditions 89% on Steam (139 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  9. 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 KingIts creatures come from Nordic folklore, such as the Näcken in the water. 95% on Steamabout 4.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  10. Kona key art: the yellow KONA title on white snow, with the dark silhouette of a man's legs and his long shadow PsychologicalKonaCritics quoted on its store page say it blends well-researched history with dying northern folklore. 83% on the PlayStation Store (1,943 ratings)about 5.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  11. The Lost Crown key art: a pale, white-eyed girl beside a clawed, bloodied window with a shadowy hatted figure behind it, crows in dead trees, and the title PsychologicalThe Lost CrownThe plot follows the local legend of a lost Anglo-Saxon crown and its ghostly guardian, after M. R. James's A Warning to the Curious. 83% on Steam (527 reviews)30 h or morePaidPC
  12. Martha Is Dead key art: the upside-down face of a young woman with a pearl necklace, as if seen through dark water PsychologicalMartha Is DeadTarot cards and symbols summon the spirit of the Lady from local Tuscan folklore. 79% on Steam (3,986 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  13. Mundaun key art in pencil greys: a man holding a pitchfork and a lantern stands on a rock with a goat, looking over an Alpine valley with a chalet, a horned figure and a woman watching PsychologicalMundaunSteam describes an alpine world where reality and myth intertwine around something old and diabolical. 93% on Steamabout 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  14. Barrow Hill key art: a black crow flies before a full moon as lightning hits standing stones, with bare trees and a radio mast in silhouette under a stormy sky Puzzle horrorBarrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient CircleThe story draws on Cornish legend: sorcerers, piskie folk of the hedgerows, beasts of Bodmin Moor and the legend of a holy well 85% on Steam (185 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC
  15. Maid of Sker key art: a frightened woman covers her mouth while a man runs through ivy-covered iron gates beside the hotel wall SurvivalMaid of SkerIt is inspired by the Welsh tale of Elisabeth Williams, the Maid of Sker, and the folk song about her. 79% on Steamabout 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  16. Through the Woods key art: a man with an axe and a small child walk a misty path through dead trees, watched by shapes with glowing eyes PsychologicalThrough the WoodsStories left in the woods tell Norwegian folk tales of kidnappers and creatures, which the review calls the best part. 71% on Steam (1,686 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox

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