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Horror games with masks on GOG

In these games a mask hides who is coming for you, or it is the thin cover you hide behind yourself. Masked killers stalk woods, cornfields and quiet suburbs, a pulled-on animatronic head may be your only defence through the night, and some masks change whoever wears them. What frightens is the face that never moves: you cannot read it, and you never see what is underneath.

The top 26 of 26 horror games with masks on GOG, ranked by player and critic scores

The 26 best on GOG

  1. Sucker for Love: First Date key art: Ln'eta, a green Cthulhu-like girl with pink hair and bat wings, beside the masked Estir in a yellow dress under cherry blossoms AnimeSucker for Love: First DateEstir hides her face behind a golden mask and veil, and the Porosity page of the book tells you to wear a mask. 98% on Steam (3,043 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Switch
  2. 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 wears a white prosthetic face strapped on like a mask, and the other tenants keep asking what is under it. 97% on Steam (30,172 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  3. DUSK key art: antlered, long-limbed creatures with glowing eyes stand before a gothic cathedral under a blood-red sky Action horrorDUSKScreenshot: the cultists wear sack masks over their heads, with plaid shirts and overalls 97% on Steam (25,590 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  4. Inscryption key art: a spiral-eyed bearded man glowing red behind the title, with teal raven and wolf figures on either side PsychologicalInscryptionCarved wooden faces with glowing orange spiral eyes stare out of the dark around the table. 97% on Steam (150,113 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  5. HROT key art: a horse in a gas mask stands in a dim industrial room beside the rusty HROT logo plate Action horrorHROTYou wear a non-functioning gas mask, and gas-masked figures and even horses fill the levels 96% on Steam (6,573 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC
  6. 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 ParadiseThe Eilander family wear boar, owl, stag, hare and pigeon masks as they stand around the coffin 96% on Google Play (10,400 ratings)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  7. Murder House key art in the style of a VHS box: the killer in a bunny mask raises a hooked blade over the title, with the line Don't put your eggs in this basket SurvivalMurder HouseThe killer wears a dirty pink Easter bunny suit and mask with a yellow bow. 95% on Steam (2,354 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  8. The Cat Lady key art: monochrome mosaic collage with a pale, hollow-eyed woman's face above the white title, set against dark brick and ruined rooms PsychologicalThe Cat LadyA store screenshot shows a figure in a gas mask in a blood-splattered room, and a gas mask plays a part in the story. 94% on Steam (6,330 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC
  9. True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 key art: title beside a pale cracked-mask figure holding a finger to its lips, in a dark hole in cracked blue ice PsychologicalTrue Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2The key art shows a pale figure in a cracked mask holding a finger to its lips, the thing that has followed Holly since Heather's house. 92% on Google Play (42,600 ratings)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  10. Homebody key art: a killer in a stitched mask and a gloved hand with a knife loom over a blood-spattered Emily and her friends, a house with a lit attic window under a huge moon PsychologicalHomebodyThe key art shows the killer in a stitched, studded mask raising a knife over Emily. 94% on Steam (747 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  11. 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 2Masked plague doctor figures walk the infected streets, and the key art shows stitched figures in blank white masks. 92% on Steam (12,269 reviews)28 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  12. Strangeland key art: a giant skull with glowing violet eyes and a beaked mask, flanked by two ravens, over a fiery orange swirl PsychologicalStrangelandA trio of masqueraders in grotesque doll-like masks stands by the Valkyrie ride 93% on Steam (981 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  13. Without a Dawn key art: a dim sun setting over dark water, drawn in tiny brown and orange text characters PsychologicalWithout a DawnA recurring man in a gas mask appears in disturbing close-ups, asking how many fingers he holds up 92% on Steam (947 reviews)about 45 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  14. 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 SacrificeOne enemy wears a bird skull as a mask and a cloak of black feathers, seen facing Senua in the night rain. 90% on Steam (76,810 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  15. Christmas Massacre key art: a huge Santa Claus mask with empty black eye holes and a white beard against a starry night sky PS1Christmas MassacreLarry wears a Santa mask on his spree, and the game offers several masks and costumes to collect. 91% on Steam (1,123 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  16. Blood West key art: a cowboy with a rifle hides by a wooden shack as a fanged undead creature with an open ribcage stalks a night-time frontier town Action horrorBlood WestMany locals hide behind masks, from an ornate metal mask to a horned animal skull. 90% on Steam (6,789 reviews)20 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  17. Key art: horned Polly in an orange jacket stands with arms crossed, a skateboard and gun on her back, before ruined buildings under a stormy sky, with the Silly Polly Beast logo AnimeSilly Polly BeastMasks taken from defeated enemies are collected to open certain doors and a special room. 91% on Steam (2,518 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  18. Pathologic Classic HD key art: tattered scarecrows on wooden poles under a pale sky, red leaves falling around the red title on a black ink splatter PsychologicalPathologic Classic HDFigures in long beaked plague-doctor masks with glowing eyes walk the empty streets 88% on Steam (4,651 reviews)29 h or morePaidPC
  19. CONSCRIPT key art: a soldier in a gas mask and helmet with red lenses raises a spiked club amid explosions in a trench SurvivalCONSCRIPTGas masks are everywhere: the key art shows a soldier in one, and enemies and a merchant wear them in gas-filled tunnels 90% on Steam (2,628 reviews)12 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  20. HORSES key art: a terrified man's face below a dark shadow topped by a man in a hat and a bridled horse's head, in red and purple under the white title PsychologicalHORSESThe farm's horses are people in horse-head masks, shown sitting naked on benches in the store screenshots. 86% on GOG (966 ratings)about 2 hPaidPC
  21. Saturnalia key art: a glowing magenta horned mask hovering before a dark staircase and tangled branches, under the white hand-lettered title SurvivalSaturnaliaHorned masks appear on the key art and creatures, and theatrical masks hang over the village arches 89% on Steam (139 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  22. Terror At Oakheart key art: the town of Oakheart seen from above in pixel art, cottages and pines on blood-orange ground 2D horrorTerror At OakheartThe store calls Teddy a masked serial killer, and its header art shows his grinning, toothy mask. 85% on Steam (284 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC
  23. Super Lone Survivor key art: the survivor in a white surgical mask above a ruined city skyline under a dark blue night sky PsychologicalLone SurvivorThe nameless hero wears a surgical mask throughout. 93% on Steamabout 4 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Switch
  24. Bad Dream: Fever key art: the hand-drawn title on stained paper beside a skull-labelled bottle of pills and a syringe, edged with dark blue ink blots PsychologicalBad Dream: FeverYour guide through the city is the last living resident, a girl in a plague doctor's mask 82% on Steam (1,349 reviews)about 3 hFreePC, Mac, Switch
  25. Pathologic 3 key art: a young man's face seen through the pieces of a shattered mirror PsychologicalPathologic 3Masked figures haunt the town, such as a black figure in a white half-mask clutching a grandfather clock. 80% on Steam (2,839 reviews)25 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  26. REANIMAL key art: two children row a small lit boat across dark floodwater past wrecked ships and telephone poles, under a giant sheep-headed creature looming out of the stormy sky PsychologicalREANIMALThe boy wears a sack mask, the girl a rabbit mask, and hats and masks are collectibles. 75% on Steam (26,213 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch

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