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Horror games with masks

In these games a mask hides who is coming for you, or it is the thin cover you hide behind yourself. Masked killers stalk woods, cornfields and quiet suburbs, a pulled-on animatronic head may be your only defence through the night, and some masks change whoever wears them. What frightens is the face that never moves: you cannot read it, and you never see what is underneath.

The top 30 of 113 horror games with masks, 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 ticket taker wears a top hat and a white half mask, and Harlequin hides behind a pale grinning mask. 98% on itch.io (11,492 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux, Android
  2. SCP: The Endurance key art: four SCP creatures, among them a beaked plague doctor and a skull-faced figure, around the red neon title in the dark FNAFSCP: The EnduranceA replica of the SCP-035 mask is your defence: put it on in time and some of the creatures turn away 98% on Game Jolt (2,627 ratings)about 1 hFreePC
  3. Sucker for Love: First Date key art: Ln'eta, a green Cthulhu-like girl with pink hair and bat wings, beside the masked Estir in a yellow dress under cherry blossoms AnimeSucker for Love: First DateEstir hides her face behind a golden mask and veil, and the Porosity page of the book tells you to wear a mask. 98% on Steam (3,043 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Switch
  4. Fazbear Entertainment: Storage key art: a battered Toy Bonnie with glowing green eyes leans over a desk with a lamp, a fan and a small bunny toy FNAFFazbear Entertainment: StorageToy Bonnie and BB come through the vents, and you have to put on a mask in time to make them leave 98% on Game Jolt (1,731 ratings)FreePC
  5. Lethal Company art: four crew members in bulky suits and helmets, silhouetted against a red haze, one crouching with a flashlight Co-opLethal CompanyTragedy and Comedy masks found as scrap can turn the wearer into a Mimic that may hide inside the ship. 97% on Steam (511,448 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC
  6. Sally Face store header: Sal with blue pigtails and his white prosthetic face, between a long-haired teen and a figure in bloody bandages PsychologicalSally FaceSal wears a white prosthetic face strapped on like a mask, and the other tenants keep asking what is under it. 97% on Steam (30,172 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  7. DUSK key art: antlered, long-limbed creatures with glowing eyes stand before a gothic cathedral under a blood-red sky Action horrorDUSKScreenshot: the cultists wear sack masks over their heads, with plaid shirts and overalls 97% on Steam (25,590 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  8. Inscryption key art: a spiral-eyed bearded man glowing red behind the title, with teal raven and wolf figures on either side PsychologicalInscryptionCarved wooden faces with glowing orange spiral eyes stare out of the dark around the table. 97% on Steam (150,113 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  9. Hello Charlotte EP2 key art: a black-and-white drawing of a crying girl holding a small dripping figure, at the right edge of a black speckled background PsychologicalHello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam DeoThe launch announcement says each and every person you know wears a mask, and invites you to take them off. 97% on Steam (2,479 reviews)about 4 hFreePC
  10. HROT key art: a horse in a gas mask stands in a dim industrial room beside the rusty HROT logo plate Action horrorHROTYou wear a non-functioning gas mask, and gas-masked figures and even horses fill the levels 96% on Steam (6,573 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC
  11. 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 ParadiseThe Eilander family wear boar, owl, stag, hare and pigeon masks as they stand around the coffin 96% on Google Play (10,400 ratings)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  12. Dread Fields key art: a pale woman with glowing eyes and long dark hair before a wooden fence and a field of sunflowers, some with faces PsychologicalDread FieldsA woman in a bark mask with twig antlers raises her arms beside a burning torch in a dark field at night. 98% on Steam (613 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  13. If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers key art: a pixel-art steam locomotive with a glowing lamp, its smoke trailing four giant eerie masks through the dark PsychologicalIf On A Winter's Night, Four TravelersThe passengers wear animal and beaked masks for the masked ball held aboard the train. 95% on Steam (1,898 reviews)about 2 hFreePC, Mac, Linux
  14. Buckshot Roulette key art: The Dealer, a face with a huge toothy grin and a cigarette in his teeth, holds out a pump shotgun in pale hands in front of stacked speakers Co-opBuckshot RouletteIn multiplayer, the players around the table hide their faces behind gas masks, welding masks and other masks. 95% on Steam (127,618 reviews)about 20 minPaidPC, Linux, Xbox
  15. Feed The Pit key art: black silhouettes of people and a horned yellow-eyed creature falling against a red sky toward a row of black spikes Puzzle horrorFeed The PitA store screenshot shows a girl in a pink dress and a white bunny mask running at you with a paddle. 97% on Steam (749 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC
  16. Dead Estate art: a witch with a rocket launcher, a bearded man in a green cap and a dark-haired girl with a shotgun among ghouls, skulls and a hulking pig-faced brute 2D horrorDead EstateIn Assignment Anya, the actress has only a mask to disguise herself as she tries to escape the estate. 95% on Steam (6,688 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Switch
  17. The Return to Freddy's 2: Winter Wonderland teaser art: animatronics hidden in the dark with glinting white eyes, captioned Holiday 2020 FNAFThe Return to Freddy's: Winter WonderlandA company-provided mascot head fools intruders, but wearing it too long costs you oxygen 96% on Game Jolt (1,128 ratings)FreePC
  18. The Happyhills Homicide cover: the title in dripping red letters beside the killer's white clown mask with red cheeks and nose 2D horrorThe Happyhills HomicideThe killer wears a white mask with red cheeks and nose, shown on the cover and in every screenshot. 95% on Steam (2,277 reviews)about 1 hFreePC
  19. Key art of the three leads: a detective with a cigar, John Wade in a cracked, bloodied clown-white mask, and a bearded man in a beanie 2D horrorThe Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For BloodWade wears a cracked, bloodied clown-white mask, shown on the key art and in the screenshots. 96% on Steam (791 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC
  20. 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 GamesThe mastermind Zero appears in the key art as a huge hooded figure in a goggled gas mask. 94% on Steam (4,035 reviews)34 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  21. 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: KidnapperThe kidnapper hides his face behind a stitched rabbit mask with long ears. 94% on Google Play (74,000 ratings)about 1 hFree with adsAndroid, iPhone, PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, Browser
  22. 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 killer wears a dirty pink Easter bunny suit and mask with a yellow bow. 95% on Steam (2,354 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  23. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 key art: a close-up of the battered brown Freddy Fazbear's face beside a red number 2 FNAFFive Nights at Freddy's 2Your only defence in the office is an empty Freddy Fazbear head you put on to fool the animatronics. 94% on Google Play (121,000 ratings)about 1.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  24. Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted key art: Freddy Fazbear with glowing white eyes in the dark, surrounded by the faces of Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, Funtime Foxy and other animatronics FNAFFive Nights at Freddy's: Help WantedIn the Five Nights at Freddy's 2 levels you put on a Freddy mask so the animatronics do not notice you. 90% on the PlayStation Store (18,000 ratings)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  25. 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 LadyA store screenshot shows a figure in a gas mask in a blood-splattered room, and a gas mask plays a part in the story. 94% on Steam (6,330 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC
  26. Ultimate Custom Night art: a grid of dozens of animatronic portraits from across the Five Nights at Freddy's series, each with a difficulty number FNAFUltimate Custom NightYou can pull on a Freddy Fazbear head and watch the office through its eye holes, a defence used against some animatronics. 95% on Steam (62,959 reviews)about 5 minFreePC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  27. Who's Lila? key art: a dithered Polaroid of a young woman lies beside a fountain pen and a notebook with the number 3816, in dark red and off-white PsychologicalWho's Lila?William rehearses each morning what his face will show, hiding what he knows behind a chosen expression. 94% on Steam (3,887 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC
  28. 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 NightmaresThe Lady who runs the Maw, first seen in Six's dream, wears a Noh mask and a kimono. 95% on Steam (116,798 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  29. Mama's Sleeping Angels art: four players in Y2K outfits pose in a dark graffiti alley, with red fleshy monsters behind a fence Co-opMama's Sleeping AngelsMasks found in the dream permanently change your abilities: double jumps, curse-sensing chimes, damage reflection. 94% on Steam (1,323 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC
  30. Sofia? cover: a dark-haired young man in a blood-spattered shirt glances sideways while a figure in a bloody rabbit mask stands behind him, the title written in pink PsychologicalSofia?The intruder wears a white rabbit-like mask, shown smeared with blood on the cover art. 94% on itch.io (1,251 ratings)about 1 hPay what you wantBrowser, PC

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