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Kidnapping horror games

In these games someone has been taken. A friend, a sister or a stranger is held by a captor, or you wake up locked in yourself. You search the captor's house, school or island for keys and a way out, hide when footsteps come near, and try to get the captive out before the kidnapper catches you or moves them somewhere you cannot follow.

The top 30 of 50 kidnapping horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. The Freak Circus cover art: Pierrot, a clown with long silver hair, a pale purple mask face, dripping black eyes and a sharp-toothed grin, before a crimson and black harlequin pattern AnimeThe Freak CircusThe maker's content warning lists kidnapping, non-consensual use of drugs and physical domination. 98% on itch.io (11,492 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux, Android
  2. Your Turn To Die key art: Sara, an orange-haired girl in a teal blazer, stands before the other captives, all wearing collars, drawn in manga style PsychologicalYour Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-Sara and her friend Joe are taken on the walk home from school and wake trapped in a mysterious facility 97% on Steam (4,534 reviews)15 h or morePaidPC, Browser
  3. JOLLY 2 key art: the grinning face of the bee animatronic Jolly, with hollow black eyes and white pupils, beside a red number 2 on a glitch-streaked black ground FNAFJOLLY 2The 8-bit minigames between nights have you try to stop Purple Guy leading children away to the restrooms 96% on Game Jolt (1,907 ratings)FreePC, Android
  4. Where Winter Crows Go key art: green-haired Crowe in a lab coat grins with red eyes through his fingers beside the title and a crow silhouette on red PsychologicalWhere Winter Crows GoThe maker's content warnings for the game list kidnapping and drugging 96% on itch.io (1,386 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Android
  5. Gloomwood key art: a cloaked figure in a top hat, seen from behind, walks a foggy Victorian street toward a glowing archway with a red lantern and a blade SurvivalGloomwoodThe story follows your mysterious abduction: you wake as a captive in a pit and must escape 95% on Steam (8,511 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC
  6. Zero Escape: The Nonary Games key art: two anime-style young men, one startled and one with arms crossed, beside a giant hooded figure in a goggled gas mask AnimeZero Escape: The Nonary GamesNine people are kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, then forced into the Nonary Game by Zero. 94% on Steam (4,035 reviews)34 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  7. Horror Tale 1: Kidnapper key art: the hooded kidnapper in a stitched rabbit mask beside the Horror Tale title on a dark purple background EscapeHorror Tale 1: KidnapperA kidnapper in a rabbit mask is taking the children of Lakewitch, and you set out to stop him. 94% on Google Play (74,000 ratings)about 1 hFree with adsAndroid, iPhone, PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, Browser
  8. One Night at Flumpty's 2 key art: Flumpty's smiling pink face on a black vinyl record label, with the title in white and a big faded 2 FNAFOne Night at Flumpty's 2Flumpty Bumpty and his friends have invited (kidnapped) you to a special place to play a game until 6 AM. 96% on Game Jolt (3,200 ratings)about 9 minFreePC, iPhone, Android
  9. Resident Evil 4 VR key art: Leon Kennedy's face over a dark village beside the Resident Evil 4 logo, with The Mercenaries characters on the right SurvivalResident Evil 4 (VR)The whole story starts with the kidnapping of the US president's daughter, whom Leon is sent to find. 94% on the Meta Quest store (13,138 ratings)16 h or morePaidVR
  10. 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 prologue shows a boy, Justin, kidnapped by the mall's Easter Bunny in 1985. 95% on Steam (2,354 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  11. Stay Out of the House key art: the Butcher, in a burlap sack mask and plaid shirt, raises a bloody cleaver against a dark sky with lightning SurvivalStay Out of the HouseA hammer blow knocks you out and a maniac drags you up the stairs and locks you in a cage. 94% on Steam (1,715 reviews)15 h or morePaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  12. Ice Scream 8 screenshot: Boris, a clown-faced robot in a suit and tie, crawls through a dim factory hall past a small clown-faced figure in overalls, with touch controls on screen EscapeIce Scream 8: Final ChapterChildren keep going missing in town, and Rod keeps a dozen kidnapped kids trapped in the extraction room 92% on Google Play (81,300 ratings)about 40 minFree to playiPhone, Android
  13. The Lacerator key art: a bloodied Max with a smoking revolver and a muscular figure raising a pickaxe, beside the dripping red title SurvivalThe LaceratorMax and the crew of his film shoot are captured by The Lacerator and held in his hideout 99% on Steam (164 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC
  14. ITYH: A Horror Otome cover: pale, white-haired Osgoode in a skull shirt and blonde Camille in a pink dress, with bloody hands holding a rose and a heart, beside the title PsychologicalITYH: A Horror OtomeCamille chases the transfer student until he notices her, and then she ends up in his basement in chains. 98% on itch.io (324 ratings)about 2.5 hPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux
  15. Dead Seater key art: a lone figure on the lawn of a dim clapboard house, a huge figure on a chair looming at right, under the yellow title SurvivalDead SeaterThe developers' content notice lists kidnapping alongside large amounts of blood and bodies. 92% on Steam (850 reviews)about 1 hFreePC
  16. Ice Scream 2 key art: Rod's gloved hands reach out on either side of the title, the big purple nose of his mask behind it EscapeIce Scream 2: Scary HorrorRod has kidnapped your friend Lis, and the whole story is the rescue before he gets away with her. 90% on Google Play (230,000 ratings)Free to playiPhone, Android
  17. The Healing key art: a red-lit plague doctor in a beaked mask beside a phone showing that you were added to the group Healing PsychologicalThe Healing - Horror StoryA hacker contacts you out of the blue to say the plague doctor has kidnapped his friend. 90% on Google Play (24,588 ratings)Free with adsAndroid, iPhone
  18. LOVE ETERNAL key art: a giant red woman with raised arms looms over blue suburban houses and pine trees at night PsychologicalLOVE ETERNALMaya is taken from her family by a forsaken deity and must find her own way home. 95% on Steam (480 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  19. Terminal 81 store art: a red supermarket with a glowing shopping-cart sign and parked cars on a dark, foggy street at night PsychologicalTerminal 81A string of kidnappings of young women grips the neighbourhood, and Lorena asks its people who is behind them. 96% on Steam (277 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  20. Chordosis Founders Edition key art: a pale, hollow-eyed alien looms out of the dark behind the glitched title SurvivalChordosisThe maker calls it a cosmic horror game about alien abductions, and Sadie's sister is the one taken. 94% on itch.io (289 ratings)about 1 hPaidPC
  21. OVERD0SE key art: a pale dark-haired young man with blood on his cheek and hand shows pills on his tongue, beside the handwritten title PsychologicalOVERD0SEKidnapping, abduction, imprisonment and confinement are among the maker's warnings. 92% on itch.io (554 ratings)about 3 hPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac
  22. Saiko no sutoka key art: a red-haired, red-eyed anime girl holds a large knife in front of her face, mouth open, against a dark blue background AnimeSaiko no sutokaThe store says you are trapped in the school after being abducted by Saiko. 91% on Steam (3,910 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android
  23. Cannibal Abduction key art: a worn VHS-style cover with a blood-spattered green face, a staring yellow eye and the dripping red title under a Selewi presents banner SurvivalCannibal AbductionHenry is lured to the farm with the offer of a tow and held there by the family, who mean to make him dinner. 95% on Steam (348 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  24. Ice Scream 3 key art: Mike, in glasses and a dented metal bucket helmet, shrinks back as Rod's cracked grinning face leans in beside him EscapeIce Scream 3: Scary HorrorRod has kidnapped your best friend Mike, and the main story is the rescue before it is too late. 88% on Google Play (254,000 ratings)Free to playiPhone, Android
  25. Seven - Deadly Revelation key art: a hand holds a tablet with a chat from an unknown user reading On the seventh day thou wilt kill, under the red title SEVEN PsychologicalSeven - Deadly RevelationStore art shows a woman with chained ankles on a floor and asks: you have 7 days, can you save her life? 88% on Google Play (233,000 ratings)Free with adsAndroid, iPhone
  26. CANINE key art: a snarling dog's face seen from below, with bared white fangs and glowing amber eyes against black SurvivalCANINEThe boy's dog Tomy has been kidnapped by the corporation 96% on Steam (317 reviews)about 30 minPaidPC, Mac, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  27. Unspoken key art: a dim yellow hallway ending at a closed green door, with VHS static and the blood-spattered title UNSPOKEN PsychologicalUnspokenThe maker warns that the game raises topics related to child abduction, and its story is pieced together from what you find. 89% on Steam (787 reviews)about 45 minPaidPC, Linux
  28. Yoko no Hanashi key art: a smiling red-eyed girl with twin tails and a frowning young man with crossed arms stand back to back in a blood-smeared school corridor AnimeYoko no HanashiYoko lures you with a note about your father's death and ambushes you, and you wake trapped in the college with her. 91% on Steam (296 reviews)PaidPC
  29. The Tartarus Key key art: a blue-lit portrait of Alex in a hood with red X marks over her eyes and red horn strokes, framed by red scribbles on black EscapeThe Tartarus KeyAlex was last at home alone in her apartment; the story is about who abducted her and the other captives, and why. 93% on Steam (315 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  30. Metel - Horror Escape key art: the Santa-hatted maniac drags a bloodied man through the snow past a wooden cabin as a dog snarls by its kennel EscapeMetel - Horror EscapeYou were caught by a maniac and put in a metal cage, and your task is to escape his house. 86% on Google Play (111,000 ratings)PaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android

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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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