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Internet horror games

In these games the horror lives online. You read old forum threads, follow a link a friend sent, scroll a stranger's social feed or wait on an instant message that should not have arrived. The fear comes from what people post, what they hide behind a username and how a screen of text can pull you somewhere you did not mean to go.

The top 28 of 28 internet horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 28 best, 2026

  1. last seen online key art: a girl in a leopard-print hat sits beside old computer windows showing three children lit by a monitor, with the title in glowing pixel type Psychologicallast seen onlineThe story unfolds through a buddy list of instant-message chats and an online world called Other World 96% on itch.io (4,233 ratings)about 1 hFreeBrowser, PC, Mac
  2. Online Obsession cover: a white-haired anime-style figure half in shadow with a glowing red eye, a glitching red heart and the title over pink halftone, cut by a black, blood-spattered band PsychologicalOnline ObsessionThe whole story starts with a friend you met online and have only known through a game and chats for eight months 96% on itch.io (3,849 ratings)FreePC, Mac, Linux
  3. lily's world XD key art: glitchy pastel early-2000s desktop windows with pixel icons around a pixelated photo of a dark-haired girl with a black bar over her eyes Psychologicallily's world XDYou browse a rebuilt 2004 web of blogs, profile pages and a group's members' area to find clues. 97% on Steam (1,612 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC
  4. Soul Void key art: a green pixel portrait of a woman with closed eyes on a dark background, above the title Soul Void PsychologicalSoul VoidOne area is drawn by a creature called The Husk, where scribbles voice the fears of people who post their work online. 96% on itch.io (1,119 ratings)about 2 hFreeBrowser
  5. Krypta FM key art: a hooded figure shines a flashlight on a yellow Krypta FM sign in a dark forest PsychologicalKrypta FMAn early-2000s cryptid web forum on your home PC, where you post your photos and read the regulars' threads. 95% on Steam (2,079 reviews)about 1 hFreePC
  6. 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 LadyPart of the story is the hunt for a troll on an online suicide forum who pushes people to kill themselves. 94% on Steam (6,330 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC
  7. KinitoPET key art: pink axolotl Kinito leaning on a green surfboard, a gloved hand holding a globe, before a glossy pink and cyan disc on a checkerboard floor under clouds PsychologicalKinitoPETKinito browses the web with you and takes you to the Kinito Crew's Web World inside the game's browser 93% on Steam (14,871 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC
  8. Love Angel Syndrome No Signals key art: Ai, a pink-haired girl with a halo and bandaged arms, floats among thin wires above the pink title PsychologicalLove Angel SyndromeYuuna is internet-addicted and spends her days on forums about her favourite anime before an ad offers her Ai 96% on itch.io (417 ratings)about 1 hPay what you wantPC, Mac, Android
  9. Lacey's Flash Games cover: cartoon mascot Lacey with blue pigtails flashing a peace sign over a glitched pink website, with the game's logo at lower left PsychologicalLacey's Flash GamesThe whole game is a fake mid-2000s girls' Flash game website, laceygames.com, that you browse 96% on itch.io (407 ratings)FreePC
  10. 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 VeilOutside the game you try to stay connected and keep up your online persona while everything slowly falls apart. 97% on Steam (334 reviews)about 3.5 hFreePC
  11. s.p.l.i.t key art: a hooded figure seen from behind at a desk of glowing CRT monitors, with cables overhead and a server rack, in a dark cramped room Psychologicals.p.l.i.tYour crew plans the job with you over an IRC chat, where you gain intel and learn about the facility. 92% on Steam (2,952 reviews)about 30 minPaidPC, Linux
  12. Among Ashes key art: a pale girl with closed eyes in a dark sweater surrounded by huge orange-lit hands reaching from the dark, with glitched pixels PsychologicalAmong AshesYour friend sends you a link to a creepypasta-style forum post about a haunted game released online by a lone developer. 89% on the PlayStation Store (519 ratings)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  13. Urban Myth Dissolution Center key art: a blue-skinned, dark-haired man in pixel art points at the viewer in front of yellow clouds and rays 2D horrorUrban Myth Dissolution CenterMyths spread through online posts, and the centre posts its solved cases on a video site called BooTube. 88% on Steam (6,444 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Switch, iPhone, Android
  14. Please Answer Carefully cover: the title in plain dark grey letters, underlined, on a light grey background PsychologicalPlease Answer CarefullyThe survey opens with questions about how you use the internet and keep in touch with people online 90% on itch.io (3,160 ratings)about 5 minFreeBrowser
  15. 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 endingsSIMULACRAHer social media feed, a web browser and online strangers carry the story; one review calls it a look into the dangers of an online world. 90% on Steam (4,711 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  16. Be Honest cover: a 1917 cereal advertisement of a smiling little girl with a hair bow eating from a bowl, her eyes edited to glow red, captioned Be Fair to the Little Folks PsychologicalBe HonestIt plays out on FuzzBee, a cheerful quiz website whose page glitches and breaks apart as the quiz goes on 90% on itch.io (1,490 ratings)about 20 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC
  17. Two players in yellow hazmat suits face a tall, thin black entity in the yellow halls of Level 0, with a grinning face glowing in a dark doorway SurvivalBackrooms: Escape TogetherEvery level and entity comes from the Backrooms, a horror legend that grew on the internet 89% on Steam (50,476 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  18. Gorgon's Garden cover: the red and lilac logo with a red rose over a first-person view of a magenta-lit city on an old monitor, with health and MP bars ShortGorgon's GardenYou lurk on Hypogeum.net, a niche forum whose regulars post about a dead MMO, and its threads hold much of the story. 96% on itch.io (157 ratings)about 45 minFreePC
  19. Heaven Does Not Respond key art: an old CRT computer on a dark desk spattered red, with a coffee cup, lamp and scattered papers PsychologicalHeaven Does Not RespondYou browse a slow early-2000s internet of forums, shop pages and fake websites for clues. 89% on Steam (557 reviews)PaidPC
  20. CHAOS;HEAD NOAH key art: Rimi, a pink-haired schoolgirl with a large winged blade, and Takumi with a sheathed sword, seen from above on cracked grey concrete PsychologicalCHAOS;HEAD NOAHTakumi is an internet addict who plays online games all day as KnightHeart, and the gruesome image reaches him online 88% on Steam (1,211 reviews)29 h or morePaidPC, Switch
  21. The Ouroborous Incident itch.io cover: a black text window whose italic text describes a glossy black metal snake biting its own tail around the title Body horrorThe Ouroborous IncidentEverything is read in a lo-tek browser of blog posts, forum threads, liveblogs and encyclopedia windows 98% on itch.io (79 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser
  22. Heartworm key art: Sam stands at an open gate in a chain-link fence before a fogbound house PsychologicalHeartwormSam falls down an internet rabbit hole and follows a mysterious forum (Steam store). 86% on Steam (505 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  23. Disharmony key art: a half-open laptop glowing red and orange in a dark room, under the glitching red title PsychologicalDisharmonyEverything is told through Harmony, an online messenger the friends use to keep in touch. 98% on itch.io (59 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser
  24. Leaftaker cover: the title in white serif letters on the black screen of an old monitor PsychologicalLeaftakerSearching the in-game internet for names and places is one of the three ways you gather clues. 90% on itch.io (126 ratings)about 1.5 hFreeBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux
  25. Don't Play This art: a skull-faced, ragged creature stands in a ruined, cobwebbed room lit deep red beside a glowing doorway Walking simulatorsDon't Play ThisYour friend Max says the videos come from the dark web, and in each of them someone dies. 84% on Steam (1,055 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC
  26. No Players Online key art: an old CRT monitor floating in dark clouds shows a courtyard map with a red flag, a pistol beside it MysteryNo Players OnlineYou download games from an obscure online forum and get to know its community, and the shooter at the centre is an abandoned online game with empty servers. 83% on Steam (698 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC
  27. SIMULACRA 2 key art: a woman holding a glowing phone stands among four other characters against a purple ink-blot background Multiple endingsSIMULACRA 2The store page says the story explores the darker side of the internet. 86% on Steamabout 5 hPaidPC, iPhone, Android
  28. 98xx key art: a lit CRT monitor showing the 98xx desktop with its green hill wallpaper, keyboard and mouse on a desk in a dark room Psychological98xxA fake web browser, Surfur, holds sites like Razii.com and Mirez.com, and the game can open your real browser. 80% on Steam (472 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC

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More kinds of horror

  1. Short horror games621
  2. Psychological horror games530
  3. Horror games with multiple endings417
  4. Horror puzzle games341
  5. Survival horror games259
  6. 2D horror games254
  7. PS1 horror games233
  8. Stealth horror games180
  9. Horror escape games164
  10. Surreal horror games145
  11. Horror visual novels137
  12. Anime horror games132
  13. Haunted house games131
  14. Mystery and detective horror games127
Every genre

Where you play

  1. Steam horror games1009
  2. Epic horror games97
  3. GOG horror games270
  4. itch.io horror games592
  5. PC horror games1337
  6. Mac horror games391
  7. Linux horror games261
  8. PlayStation horror games404
  9. Xbox horror games367
  10. Switch horror games317
  11. Mobile horror games188
  12. VR horror games69
  13. Browser horror games236
  1. Scary games1456
  2. Free horror games561
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