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Missing person horror games on GOG

In these horror games someone has disappeared: a friend, a cousin, a brother, a child, a stranger who lived in your apartment before you. You follow what they left behind, from posters and phone messages to a trail across a frozen pass, into the place that took them. The fear is in not knowing what you will find at the end of the search, and whether it is waiting for you too.

The top 30 of 33 missing person horror games on GOG, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best on GOG

  1. Rena calls out a good morning to Keiichi on a tree-lined village road, with the English text over the scene PsychologicalHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 OnikakushiEvery year on the same day in June, one person dies and another goes missing. 96% on Steam (6,917 reviews)10 h or moreFreePC, Mac, Linux
  2. Midnight Scenes: The Nanny key art: a shadowy figure with tangled pale hair, glowing red eyes and bared teeth at the right of a dark banner 2D horrorMidnight Scenes: The NannyThe whole episode is the two siblings' search for their nanny after she disappears during the night. 97% on Steam (235 reviews)about 30 minPaidPC
  3. The Last Door: Season 2 screenshot: a man in a dark coat stands by a glowing gas lamp on a night street before an old brick house PsychologicalThe Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's EditionDr. Wakefield sets out in search of his client Jeremiah Devitt, who has mysteriously vanished 94% on Steam (992 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, iPhone
  4. SIMULACRA key art: a dark-haired woman stands before a wall of phone screens showing apps, photos and chats, with pink streaks across them Multiple endingsSIMULACRAAnna has vanished, her friends have no idea where she is, and you retrace her final steps through her phone. 90% on Steam (4,711 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  5. Midnight Scenes: The Highway key art: a lone driver in an old car on a dark night highway between telegraph poles, in black and white pixel art 2D horrorMidnight Scenes: The HighwayA MISSING poster of a smiling child is pinned to a wooden gate by the road. 92% on itch.io (675 ratings)about 30 minPaidPC, Mac
  6. Harvester key art: a hooded figure with glowing red eyes raises a gleaming scythe under a purple and red night sky, with a domed building and red-lit minarets to the right PsychologicalHarvesterSteve's fiancee goes missing and a bloody skull and spinal cord are left across her bed. 91% on Steam (1,759 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, Linux
  7. Shivers key art: the blue gothic title beside a glowing orange ring that frames a staring eye, on a dark purple background Puzzle horrorShiversThe museum founder vanished before it was finished, and two students who broke in years ago were never seen again. 94% on GOG (208 ratings)about 9.5 hPaidPC
  8. True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 Enhanced Edition key art: a pale woman with long black hair over her face holding a finger to her lips, beside the scratched title PsychologicalTrue Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1Playing as Holly Stonehouse, you must find your missing sister Heather. 88% on Google Play (130,000 ratings)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Switch, iPhone, PlayStation, Xbox, Android
  9. Black Mirror II key art: a shattered-glass collage with a man seen from behind in fog facing a gothic castle, and small game scenes in the broken shards Puzzle horrorBlack Mirror IIWhen Angelina suddenly disappears, Darren sets out to find out what happened to her. 90% on Steam (725 reviews)18 h or morePaidPC
  10. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter key art: a boy seen from behind on an autumn forest path, the scene torn open by a burning rift into a grey, skull-strewn world PsychologicalThe Vanishing of Ethan CarterEthan Carter has vanished in the wake of a brutal murder, and finding out his fate drives the investigation. 88% on the PlayStation Store (8,399 ratings)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  11. Children of Silentown key art: a girl and child silhouettes with glowing white eyes before a pale moon, between red foliage and teal village houses 2D horrorChildren of SilentownPeople disappearing is nothing unusual in Silentown, and Lucy sets out to investigate the latest disappearance herself. 87% on Steam (1,597 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  12. CONSCRIPT key art: a soldier in a gas mask and helmet with red lenses raises a spiked club amid explosions in a trench SurvivalCONSCRIPTYour younger brother has vanished in the chaos of Verdun, and you set out to find him 90% on Steam (2,628 reviews)12 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  13. Puppet House key art: the wooden puppet seen from behind, holding a knife, sitting in a pool of blood at the foot of the mansion's staircase EscapePuppet HouseField Town has been reporting mysterious disappearances, and every clue leads to the ventriloquist's house. 86% on the PlayStation Store (650 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  14. Death end re;Quest key art: Shina, a girl with blue-lilac hair, cap and SHINA badge, beside a small spiky creature amid glitching pink and white pixels on black AnimeDeath end re;QuestIt opens with an email from Shina Ninomiya, a colleague who went missing nearly a year earlier. 88% on the PlayStation Store (2,200 ratings)25 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Switch
  15. Whispering Willows key art: Elena's face split between a glowing cyan spirit and her hooded human half, before a dark mansion at night 2D horrorWhispering WillowsThe story starts when Elena's father goes missing and she sets out to find him. 84% on Google Play (1,390 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  16. Observation store banner: a woman in an orange EASA Crew spacesuit by a station porthole, holding a round probe with a glowing lens and green circuit board Puzzle horrorObservationEmma cannot reach Houston or the five other crew, and the story is about finding out what happened to them. 78% on Steam (2,585 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  17. GYLT key art: Sally, a girl in a red coat with a backpack, holds a younger child as a huge dark toothed monster reaches for them with clawed hands PsychologicalGYLTSally has been hanging posters of her missing cousin Emily, and the search for her drives the story 95% on Steamabout 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  18. 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 ESRB describes a reporter trying to solve the mystery of a missing kid, and missing-person flyers lie at the crime scene 81% on Steam (6,089 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  19. Sherlock Holmes The Awakened key art: a giant tentacled creature with glowing red eyes looms out of green fog and rain MysterySherlock Holmes The AwakenedThe case begins with a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US, starting with a servant missing from a captain's estate. 81% on Steam (1,156 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  20. STASIS key art: a bald man in a dark segmented suit sits hunched with a hand on his head, cables trailing from his back, in a dim industrial room lit by a purple glow 2D horrorSTASISJohn wakes in pain to find his wife and daughter missing somewhere on the ship. 79% on Steam (1,716 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  21. 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 CircleYou follow in the footsteps of the archaeologist Conrad Morse and find out what has happened to him 85% on Steam (185 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC
  22. The Occultist key art: a bearded man in a jacket dangles a skull pendulum before a glowing teal occult circle of runes Puzzle horrorThe OccultistAlan comes to the island to find out why his father suddenly disappeared 84% on the PlayStation Store (403 ratings)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  23. Dread X Collection 5 art: the painted neon entrance of the Outpost 3000 party venue at night, with a rocket ship statue and red shrubs beside the door PS1Dread X Collection 5Rotten Stigma sends a retired policeman to investigate twelve children who disappeared at a sports center in 2006 81% on Steam (311 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC
  24. Bye Sweet Carole art: a scowling grey-bearded man in a purple top hat with glowing red eyes looms over a frightened girl in a green dress holding a book, among thorny tendrils with yellow eyes 2D horrorBye Sweet CaroleLana goes looking for her friend Carole Simmons, who has disappeared from Bunny Hall. 72% on Steam (1,080 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  25. Dark Fall: The Journal library art: a dark blue hotel corridor lit by pink glass wall lamps, with a framed portrait of a woman and a window shadow at the far end PsychologicalDark Fall: The JournalYour brother goes missing after his frightened call, and six people vanished from the hotel decades before. 79% on Steam (312 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC
  26. Close To The Sun key art: a small steam tug on a stormy sea beneath the vast gilded art deco hull of the Helios Puzzle horrorClose To The SunJournalist Rose Archer boards the ship to search for her missing sister Ada 74% on Steam (1,359 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  27. Saint Kotar key art: a bloodied man in glasses leans on a companion before hooded figures, a church tower and crows under a full moon PsychologicalSaint KotarBenedek and Nikolay come to Sveti Kotar to find Benedek's sister Viktoria, who has mysteriously disappeared 70% on Steam (204 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  28. Dark Fall 2: Lights Out key art: a stone lighthouse on a rock in a teal storm, a big wave breaking at its base under dark clouds PsychologicalDark Fall 2: Lights OutThree lighthouse keepers have disappeared, and you are sent to find out what became of them. 72% on GOG (263 ratings)about 4.5 hPaidPC
  29. 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 WoodsKaren goes into the woods for the sole purpose of finding her missing son Espen. 71% on Steam (1,686 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  30. The Park art: an amusement park in silhouette, a large Ferris wheel and rollercoaster track against a dark teal stormy sky PsychologicalThe ParkLorraine's son Callum runs into the park as it closes, and you search the whole park for him 70% on Steam (3,204 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch

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