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Monster horror games on GOG

In these games something with too many limbs, too many teeth or no face at all is looking for you. Some monsters can be shot or fought, but many cannot, so you hide in lockers, listen for footsteps and run when it finds you. The fear is in learning each creature's habits, what it hears, when it moves, and what happens when you guess wrong.

The top 30 of 75 monster horror games on GOG, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best on GOG

  1. 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 HollowMonsters drawn from Appalachian myths stalk the town, such as the fleshy Ditchlings. 98% on Steam (5,391 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  2. DUSK key art: antlered, long-limbed creatures with glowing eyes stand before a gothic cathedral under a blood-red sky Action horrorDUSKScreenshot: tall, stick-limbed creatures with huge gaping mouths come down a dark tunnel 97% on Steam (25,590 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  3. Fran Bow key art: Fran, blood running from one eye, holds her black cat before a red-eyed creature, with a skeleton in a top hat and masked figures on the left PsychologicalFran BowHer pills show creatures in the dark, such as a huge troll-like beast looming over Fran in a forest 97% on Steam (23,250 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Android
  4. MOLE cover: the title in amber pixel letters on a red navigation grid splashed with blood, framed by a riveted porthole PsychologicalMOLESomething shares the vessel with you, and Bloody Disgusting describes being chased by monsters through very dark areas. 97% on Steam (4,098 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC
  5. Amnesia: The Dark Descent art: a pale green stone hall in Brennenburg Castle with a carved fountain at its centre PsychologicalAmnesia: The Dark DescentGatherers and a Grunt hunt the castle halls, and Daniel has no way to fight them 95% on Steam (35,840 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  6. The House in Fata Morgana key art: the black-haired Maid in purple leans close to a white-haired, red-eyed girl while a ghostly red hand hovers above them PsychologicalThe House in Fata MorganaBehind the second door, in 1707, a beast lives in the ruined mansion, gives in to his savagery and a massacre follows. 95% on Steam (2,165 reviews)30 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Switch, iPhone, Android
  7. Dagon key art: an engraved medallion of an island under the moon, ringed by tentacles, sea creatures and a great eye, on a starry black field PsychologicalDagon: by H. P. LovecraftA vast scaly creature with clawed limbs rises from the moonlit water near the monolith. 95% on Steam (12,410 reviews)about 30 minFreePC, VR, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  8. Baby Blues Nightmares key art: the crayon-style title over black ink splatter in a dim child's bedroom with blue cloud-painted walls and a wooden wardrobe SurvivalBaby Blues NightmaresA big monster tied to Red Belly hunts you, and the playrooms hold fanged, bloodied plush creatures. 98% on itch.io (584 ratings)about 2 hPaidPC
  9. The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters key art: Mina Park in her school uniform against a blood-red sky over the city SurvivalThe Coma 2: Vicious SistersTwisted creatures crouch in corridors and hang from ceilings of the shadow district. 95% on Steam (3,554 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  10. SOMA key art: a dripping robot head with glowing blue lights and hanging cables beside a frightened woman's face and hand pressed to wet glass PsychologicalSOMATwisted creatures and corrupted humans stalk the station, and there is no fighting back: you outsmart them or run. 96% on Steam (53,340 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  11. Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (1999) key art: the red and silver game logo beside Nemesis's stitched, grimacing face on black SurvivalResident Evil 3 Nemesis (1999)Nemesis, a towering bio-weapon in a long dark coat, lifts Jill off her feet by the throat in one screenshot. 95% on the PlayStation Store (11,720 ratings)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation
  12. Costume Quest art: four children in homemade costumes, a girl in a unicorn-horn hat, a knight, a cardboard robot and an astronaut with a glowing wand, on a suburban street at night HalloweenCostume QuestMonsters called the Repugians kidnap your twin and answer doors to fight you in turn-based battles. 94% on Steam (4,129 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Xbox
  13. Amnesia: The Bunker art: a soldier's hands, one holding a revolver, as a pale clawed creature reaches out of a dark tunnel SurvivalAmnesia: The BunkerA single creature, the Beast, lives in the tunnels and hunts you by sound; it cannot be killed, only driven off. 93% on Steam (12,814 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  14. The Midnight Walk key art: the small flame-headed Potboy stands in the middle of a ring of red-eyed clay monsters StealthThe Midnight WalkClay creatures of The Dark Itself hunt for Potboy's flame, and you hide from and evade them rather than fight. 93% on the PlayStation Store (4,046 ratings)about 5 hPaidPC, VR, PlayStation, Switch
  15. Tormentum key art: a pale skeletal figure with outstretched arms bound by cords before a huge skull in a wall of dark biomechanical flesh PsychologicalTormentum - Dark SorrowA giant worm with rows of teeth rises from the floor beside a caged beast in a biomechanical hall. 92% on Google Play (4,110 ratings)about 5 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  16. 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 VeilInside the game you survive terrifying monstrosities: pale, gaunt creatures that lurch at you down corridors and alleys. 97% on Steam (334 reviews)about 3.5 hFreePC
  17. Bendy and the Dark Revival key art: the grinning cartoon Bendy with ink dripping from his eyes, arms spread between lit candles in a dark studio SurvivalBendy and the Dark RevivalA rogue's gallery of re-animated abominations made of ink stalk the halls of the studio 92% on Steam (16,474 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  18. Little Misfortune key art: a little girl in a red beret and green coat looks back over a golden autumn hillside, with a fox holding a crackling staff and a Missing poster on a tree PsychologicalLittle MisfortuneThe store page warns of a monster, and a child's drawing in the yard says to beware of it. 92% on Steam (14,397 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  19. Prey key art: Morgan Yu in a red suit and glowing helmet stands beneath a huge black, smoke-like alien shape that holds the Moon and the Talos I station SurvivalPreyTyphon subspecies such as Mimics, Phantoms, Poltergeists and Telepaths each attack in their own way. 91% on Steam (54,912 reviews)16 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  20. The Count Lucanor key art: Hans holding a candle beside a fanged blue jester-like kobold, with a castle silhouette against a purple night sky PsychologicalThe Count LucanorAfter a while mysterious monsters stalk the castle's pitch-black corridors, hoping to catch Hans as he walks by. 93% on Steam (3,012 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  21. Monstrum key art: a hulking monster with a glowing orange face fills a dark ship corridor SurvivalMonstrumOne of three monsters, the Brute, the Hunter or the Fiend, hunts you each run. 91% on Steam (3,793 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  22. Tormented Souls key art: a twisted figure stands in a red-lit corridor lined with suits of armour, glowing light behind it SurvivalTormented SoulsMalformed creatures roam the halls, from clawed patients in wheelchairs to rotting figures in old protective suits. 90% on Steam (8,283 reviews)12 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  23. 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 WestGhouls, hulking forest monsters and skinless fanged creatures hunt you across every map. 90% on Steam (6,789 reviews)20 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  24. Penumbra: Overture key art: a man with a red backpack stands alone between snow-covered rooftops beside a wooden frame, facing a white Greenland snowstorm SurvivalPenumbra: OvertureGiant worms and other creatures live in the mine alongside the dogs and spiders 90% on Steam (4,207 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  25. Costume Quest 2 art: four cartoon children in Halloween costumes, a candy corn with big glasses, a caped hero in goggles, a bearded wizard and a dinosaur, on a glowing clock circle HalloweenCostume Quest 2In battle the costumed children fight cartoon monsters and hygiene-obsessed baddies 90% on the PlayStation Store (2,633 ratings)about 6 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox
  26. Duskers art: a beam of light picks out a red A1 hatch on the dark, ribbed hull of a derelict spaceship drifting among wreckage SurvivalDuskersMost derelicts carry an infestation: creatures that tear careless drones apart, which you learn to trap, lure or avoid. 90% on Steam (2,824 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  27. Alone in the Dark title art: the name in gold art-deco capitals with blue and red outlines on black SurvivalAlone in the Dark 1Monsters attack as soon as you reach the attic, and creatures wait on every floor 92% on Steam (378 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, Mac
  28. The Song of Saya key art: Saya, a girl with long dark green hair in a white dress, with pale glowing wings against a starry sky PsychologicalThe Song of SayaAfter his accident Fuminori sees the people around him as grotesque monsters; only Saya looks normal to him. 89% on Steam (10,476 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC
  29. Silent Hill 4: The Room key art: a grimy apartment door wrapped in heavy chains and padlocks, with the title in white distressed letters PsychologicalSilent Hill 4: The RoomYou fend off new kinds of monsters in the worlds beyond the wall of Henry's apartment 90% on GOG (1,342 ratings)about 9 hPaidPC
  30. 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 BeastShadowy creatures and enemies that suddenly transform into worse monsters are fought in every area. 91% on Steam (2,518 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox

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  1. Steam horror games1009
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  3. itch.io horror games592
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  5. Mac horror games391
  6. Linux horror games261
  7. PlayStation horror games404
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  9. Switch horror games317
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  11. VR horror games69
  12. Browser horror games236
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