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Kitchen horror games

In these games the kitchen is where you spend your time: grilling patties on a fast food shift, plating orders for a strange chef, chopping and frying in a cramped kiosk, or just making dinner at home. The work is routine and the hands stay busy, which is exactly when something starts to go wrong. Knives, ovens and locked freezers are never far away.

The top 24 of 24 kitchen horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 24 best, 2026

  1. A Bite at Freddy's key art: close-up of a worn brown animatronic bear in a top hat and red jacket, grinning, beside the stacked white title in a dark room FNAFA Bite at Freddy'sThe manager cooks each course in the kitchen, and animatronics can crawl into the conveyor from there to reach you. 99% on Game Jolt (1,318 ratings)about 30 minFreePC, Mac, Linux
  2. Dead Plate cover art: a startled, sweating Rody and a calm, bare-shouldered Vince in oval frames above a plate and cutlery, with the title and 'Free on itch.io' 2D horrorDead PlateBetween orders you collect dishes from the kitchen pass and talk to Vince among his kitchen staff 96% on itch.io (3,271 ratings)about 1.5 hPay what you wantPC, Mac
  3. Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 key art: a cluster of animatronic heads with Funtime Freddy at the centre, Circus Baby and Ballora beside him and the Sun daycare attendant above FNAFFive Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2The Food Prep department is a high-speed food service course for hungry bots. 95% on Steam (5,413 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  4. Key art with the title The Incident at Galley House over a dark country house on a hill at night, a 1930s car parked on the muddy track below PsychologicalThe Incident at Galley HouseOne scene shows two numbered silhouettes talking in the house's 1930s kitchen. 94% on Steam (4,837 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux
  5. Six in a yellow raincoat holds up a lighter on a tabletop crowded with stacked cups and pots, while a large grey hand grips the table edge in the foreground PsychologicalLittle NightmaresA whole stretch takes place in the Maw's kitchen, where the Twin Chefs cook beside a cleaver and a bloodied board. 95% on Steam (116,798 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  6. Calm Time title art: a pixelated house roof under a starry night sky, with the words Calm time, a collaboration between MyMadness Works, Revolab and Bellini Virgil PsychologicalCalm TimeThe host carries a kitchen knife, and one guest waits in a pixelated kitchen by a bowl of fruit 95% on Game Jolt (1,000 ratings)about 10 minFreePC
  7. Amanda the Adventurer key art: Wooly the Sheep, wide-eyed and frightened, his hands raised, behind purple VHS scanlines Multiple endingsAmanda the AdventurerSeveral episodes are set in a bright cartoon kitchen with a smiling fridge and oven, where Amanda holds a knife. 94% on Steam (7,337 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  8. It's Not Me, It's My Basement key art: the pale-haired child in a bloodstained apron and bunny slippers hugs themselves before a closed lavender door, beside the title PsychologicalIt's Not Me, It's My BasementMuch of each day is spent between Embry's yellow-tiled kitchen and the town market, gathering food. 94% on itch.io (834 ratings)about 45 minPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux
  9. Mr. TomatoS key art: a crudely drawn smiling red tomato with half-closed eyes beside the yellow title on a cyan background PsychologicalMr. TomatoSMr. TomatoS sits behind a kitchen counter with a blender, and you feed him the food laid out in front of him. 94% on itch.io (757 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantPC
  10. How to Make a Cup of Tea cover: a hand-drawn teacup with blue flowers on a saucer under the title, on a tan background Walking simulatorsHow to Make a Cup of TeaYou make the tea in a plain white kitchen, carrying the tea bag, milk and sugar back to the cup on the counter 92% on itch.io (1,482 ratings)about 10 minFreeBrowser, PC
  11. blank_01 cover: the title in thin capitals above a single large cartoon eye on a white background Psychologicalblank_01The house has a line-drawn kitchen with a fridge, a table and a toaster, and a fridge you open. 94% on Steam (269 reviews)about 20 minFreeBrowser, PC
  12. Happy's Humble Burger Barn cover: a painted hamburger on dark red with the title in dripping, jagged green letters Night shiftHappy's Humble Burger BarnMost of the shift is spent at the grills and prep counters of the restaurant kitchen, cooking every order yourself 92% on Steam (450 reviews)about 1 hFreePC
  13. Fears to Fathom - Home Alone key art: the title over a suburban street seen from a front porch at dusk, with lights along the path PsychologicalFears to Fathom - Home AloneDinner is fridge lasagna; Steam screenshots show the dark kitchen and open fridge. 90% on Steam (11,255 reviews)about 30 minFreePC
  14. Kiosk art: the dim tiled kitchen of the kiosk, with a steel table, an open notebook, shelves of bread and cabbages, and the serving window onto the dark PsychologicalKioskYou chop, grill, fry and make coffee in the kiosk's small tiled kitchen, restocking from its shelves and storeroom. 92% on Google Play (3,830 ratings)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Android
  15. Bonnie's Bakery key art: Bonnie, a smiling girl with a red bow, pink top and green skirt, beside the pastel title on a chocolate drip, on pink EscapeBonnie's BakeryCooking is done in her kitchen from a recipe book: mix the batter, roll and cut the dough, then bake it in the oven 90% on itch.io (543 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux
  16. While We Wait Here key art: a pale punk woman in a studded vest rests her head on her hand at a diner table while a red tornado and lightning loom outside the window PsychologicalWhile We Wait HereBetween conversations you grill burgers, cook fries, flip pancakes and wash the dishes in first person. 89% on Steam (2,505 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  17. Happy's Humble Burger Farm key art: the smiling cow mascot holds up a tray of glowing burgers before a red-lit restaurant, with monstrous mascot faces in the mist Mascot horrorHappy's Humble Burger FarmMost of a shift is spent in the restaurant kitchen grilling patties, running deep fryers and pouring drinks 87% on Steam (3,056 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  18. Midnight Snack key art: a low-poly microwave in a dim room with a yellow sticky note reading Midnight Snack on its window PsychologicalMidnight SnackThe goal is to reach the kitchen and open the microwave on its table for a snack. 89% on Steam (331 reviews)about 30 minFreePC
  19. Look Outside key art: a wide-eyed man grips the curtains of a blazing window while toothed, many-eyed monsters crowd around him SurvivalLook OutsideBetween trips out, Sam goes home to cook dinner and keep hunger in check in his own kitchen. 98% on Steam11 h or morePaidPC
  20. Santy is Home key art: a pale, pixelated Santa with glowing yellow eyes and a toothy grin peers from the dark beside the scrawled red and blue title Multiple endingsSanty is HomeYou gather cookie mix and bake cookies and warm milk in the kitchen for Santy's visit. 88% on itch.io (221 ratings)about 10 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC
  21. Ice Scream 5 screenshot captioned Discover the darkest areas of the factory: a rusty robot with a shovel beside a burning furnace in a dark brick room EscapeIce Scream 5 Friends: Mike's AdventuresCinematic scenes take you back to Rod's past, shown in an old kitchen where he sits tying his shoe 84% on Google Play (68,002 ratings)Free to playAndroid, iPhone
  22. Happy's Humble Burger Cult key art: a cartoon cow woman in a paper hat and four box-headed staff in striped uniforms beside the burger-bun logo Co-opHappy's Humble Burger CultMost of each shift is spent at the grill, fryer and drink machine of a grimy fast-food kitchen. 85% on Steam (566 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC
  23. Ice Scream 6 Friends: Charlie key art: Rod, the cracked cone-headed ice cream man, screams while gloved hands hold up a big number 6 EscapeIce Scream 6 Friends: CharlieThe new area is the factory kitchen where Rod's ice cream is made, run by a Super Robot 82% on Google Play (61,060 ratings)Free to playAndroid, iPhone
  24. Kitchened cover: a grainy grey close-up of a bearded man holding a blade beside his face against a red background PsychologicalKitchenedThe jam page calls it an escape game set in a trap-filled kitchen room, with a padlocked dial among the pans and a sink to search. 90% on itch.io (57 ratings)Pay what you wantPC

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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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