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Island horror games

In these games you are stranded, shipwrecked or called back to an island, and the sea is what keeps you there. Some are small private islands cut off by a storm, others are cursed towns, ruins or whole archipelagos you cross by boat. What frightens is the isolation: no help is coming, the locals keep their secrets, and whatever lives on the island knows it better than you do.

The top 30 of 62 island horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. Resident Evil 4 key art: a close-up of Leon Kennedy's face beside a dark foggy forest with a figure standing by wooden crosses SurvivalResident Evil 4The last stretch of the main story takes Leon to an island after the village and the castle. 97% on Steam (283,806 reviews)12 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Mac, iPhone, VR
  2. Oblitus Casa key art: dark, decayed cartoon faces in shadow beside the glowing title and a house-roof outline FNAFOblitus CasaJake returns to Treasure Island a year after the first game, the island that calls his name one last time 97% on Game Jolt (1,987 ratings)FreePC
  3. PUMPKIN PANIC key art: the pumpkin-headed hero in a blue hooded cape faces a spotted, antlered deer in front of a picket fence at dusk SurvivalPUMPKIN PANICThe farm sits on an island, and you save up to repair a broken boat and escape it 96% on Steam (4,187 reviews)about 2 hFreePC
  4. 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 ParadiseSet on Paradise Island, a small fenced island with a tower in the middle of a lake, cursed since the mother's death 96% on Google Play (10,400 ratings)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  5. Umineko When They Cry Answer Arcs key art: red-haired Battler in a black cape beside the title, in a dark mansion room PsychologicalUmineko When They Cry - Answer ArcsSet on Rokkenjima, the Ushiromiya family's island, cut off with eighteen people and perhaps a 19th 96% on Steam (1,608 reviews)58 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux
  6. 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. LovecraftThe story's land risen from the deep is a slimy island of mud, with a stranded ship hull and an old monolith. 95% on Steam (12,410 reviews)about 30 minFreePC, VR, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  7. Shipwrecked 64 key art: Bucky Beaver and a smiling otter in low-poly cartoon style against a pink and purple swirl Multiple endingsShipwrecked 64Bucky Beaver crashes on the island of Nulla Terra during a fishing trip. 95% on Steam (2,758 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC
  8. Key art of the cast posed over the sea, half underwater beside a mermaid's tail, with the PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse logo PsychologicalPARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's CurseSet on Kameshima, a remote island in Ise Bay where a series of curses falls on the residents. 95% on Steam (2,760 reviews)12 h or morePaidPC, Switch, iPhone, Android
  9. Umineko When They Cry key art: Battler in a white suit and the witch Beatrice beside the title, in front of a portrait in a dark mansion hall PsychologicalUmineko When They Cry - Question ArcsSet on Rokkenjima, the private island the Ushiromiya family owns, cut off with eighteen people on it. 95% on Steam (2,909 reviews)63 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux
  10. DEATH IN UNISON key art: a pixelated pale face with one blue eye and a jagged grin leans out of the dark beside a field of blue static FNAFDEATH IN UNISONSet at the Corton Island Institute of Rehabilitation, a prison hidden in the Pacific Ocean. 95% on Steam (790 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC
  11. EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE key art: glitchy title lettering beside an ink-splatter figure in a gas mask, in black and white SurvivalEMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUEThe facility sits on a Japanese island in the middle of nowhere 94% on Steam (1,412 reviews)about 3 hFreePC
  12. Dino Crisis key art: a scaly raptor foot with a raised curved sickle claw on a blood-smeared floor, lit against darkness SurvivalDino CrisisThe mission takes Regina's team to Ibis, an isolated island in the Republic of Borginia where a military facility stands. 94% on the PlayStation Store (8,128 ratings)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation
  13. Trash Horror Collection key art: a sketchy skull holding a camera at the edge of a dark banner with a faint grid floor Multiple endingsTrash Horror CollectionThe Island Mystery strands a fisherman alone on a desert island after a storm sinks his boat. 95% on Steam (490 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC
  14. 10-103: NULL KELVIN cover: condemned notices pasted on a wall under a lamp in falling snow, with the title in green letters below 2D horror10-103: NULL KELVINSpecter 8 parachutes onto the remote Arctic island where the detached module came down. 98% on itch.io (229 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser, PC
  15. 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 EditionThe third episode takes place on a small Irish island of fog-shrouded villages, statues and masked people 94% on Steam (992 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, iPhone
  16. A Plague Tale: Requiem key art: Amicia with blood on her face and her little brother Hugo resting his head on her shoulder StealthA Plague Tale: RequiemThe siblings put their hopes in a prophesied island that may hold the key to saving Hugo 91% on the PlayStation Store (29,000 ratings)17 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  17. Oxenfree key art: a glowing triangular rift hanging in a dark green cave, with two small figures standing below it PsychologicalOxenfreeSet over one night on Edwards Island, a former military island off the coast. 91% on Steam (12,133 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  18. Choo-Choo Charles key art: a red spider train with a grinning, toothed face and a lit headlamp coming through a forest at night under a full moon SurvivalChoo-Choo CharlesThe game is set on the island of Aranearum, which you cross by rail. 91% on Steam (18,106 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  19. Mask of the Lunar Eclipse key art: a girl in moonlight looks back beside pale masks hanging on a cracked wall SurvivalFATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar EclipseThe game takes place on Rogetsu Isle, an island south of Japan's main island, where the girls vanished. 89% on Steam (1,993 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  20. Resident Evil Code: Veronica X key art: Claire Redfield with an assault rifle and Chris Redfield in his S.T.A.R.S. vest raising a pistol, back to back on a dark blue background SurvivalResident Evil Code: Veronica XMost of the game is set on Rockfort Island, an Umbrella prison island where the outbreak breaks out 90% on the PlayStation Store (10,798 ratings)20 h or morePaidPlayStation, Xbox
  21. Manny's key art: a lone fast food restaurant with a red roof and glowing sign stands on a dark island among palm trees at night PsychologicalManny'sA castaway starving on a tiny deserted island scavenges for food and fishes from the beach by day. 91% on Steam (682 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  22. Static Dread: The Lighthouse key art: a lighthouse at night behind a tentacled creature with glowing green eyes, under the game's logo PsychologicalStatic Dread: The LighthouseThe keeper is sent to a forsaken island with a fishing village on it. 90% on Steam (1,557 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox
  23. Bad Faith title screen: a dark-haired girl clutching a book under a giant tree as four other girls walk past, with the gothic title above and the menu below PsychologicalBad FaithThe Haven sits on an isolated island in the middle of a lake, cut off from a world its members are told is insane. 96% on itch.io (143 ratings)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  24. To Do List cover art: a dark pixel-art figure with a wide white grin and glowing eyes sits on a hill under a grey sky, hugging something red PsychologicalTo Do ListThe hero lives alone on a small island floating in the middle of nowhere, with his house, a shed and a garden 92% on itch.io (643 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC
  25. Killing Time: Resurrected key art: a fanged zombie in a bloodied apron swinging a spine, a zombie chef with cleavers and a red-eyed clown holding a pie, before orange and red rings Action horrorKilling Time: ResurrectedThe whole game is one large, non-linear map of Matinicus Island, with indoor and outdoor areas and no loading between them. 92% on Steam (386 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  26. Return to Shironagasu Island key art: a black-haired girl in a sailor uniform reaches for a red apple among a floating knife, syringe, scalpel and Bible tied by a red cord PsychologicalReturn to Shironagasu IslandDetective Sen Ikeda is invited to the secluded Shironagasu Island in a millionaire's will and has to escape it alive. 91% on Steam (432 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Switch, iPhone
  27. The Third Shift cover art styled as a Game Boy box: a red brain and spine spread veins over the museum doorway, where a small figure stands in white light 2D horrorThe Third ShiftThe mystery reaches into the community of Roanoke Island and the disappearance of the Lost Colony 98% on Steam (66 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Android
  28. Sons Of The Forest key art: a pale mass of reaching human arms and bodies rises out of a dark cave, lit in blue SurvivalSons Of The ForestYou crash on a remote island and must survive on it, the story calling it Site 2. 88% on Steam (323,418 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC
  29. Tormentum II key art: a pale, dark-haired woman in thorned black armour sitting cross-legged in a red-lit chamber of bone and biomechanical shapes PsychologicalTormentum IIDavid travels by map across an archipelago of islands, crossing each one off once its business is done. 93% on Steam (290 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  30. The Keeper key art: a dark figure on the gallery of a lighthouse at night under a moonlit cloudy sky, with the title below and a Comp-3 Interactive strip at the side EscapeThe KeeperThe maker sets it on a lonely island where you wash up after a night at sea, with a jetty, a cabin and a storeroom to search. 90% on itch.io (394 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux

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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
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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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