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Monster horror games

In these games something with too many limbs, too many teeth or no face at all is looking for you. Some monsters can be shot or fought, but many cannot, so you hide in lockers, listen for footsteps and run when it finds you. The fear is in learning each creature's habits, what it hears, when it moves, and what happens when you guess wrong.

The top 30 of 350 monster horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. Endacopia key art: a round-headed boy in a red cap beside a signpost with a worried face, against a starry black sky PsychologicalEndacopiaA yellow lizard creature named Henry roams the house and hits Mellow with a baseball bat. 99% on Steam (8,448 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC
  2. The Upturned key art: a small figure in a wide hat holds up a lantern on a path to a lit inn at night, with glowing eyes watching from the dark SurrealThe UpturnedThe store promises over ten unique monsters, big and small, each with its own personality and intentions. 99% on Steam (2,173 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC
  3. White Knuckle key art: the title in rough white letters with a clenched white fist on the W, over dark grey concrete PS1White KnuckleStrange creatures live in the shafts, and a thing called The Mass oozes up from the depths after you, growing angrier as you climb. 98% on Steam (15,667 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC
  4. 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 itch.io page is tagged Monsters, and the Jester greets the audience as his precious monsters of the day. 98% on itch.io (11,492 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux, Android
  5. Scarlet Hollow key art: a frightened blonde young woman in front of a decaying mansion as a veiled figure with glowing eyes reaches toward her PsychologicalScarlet HollowMonsters drawn from Appalachian myths stalk the town, such as the fleshy Ditchlings. 98% on Steam (5,391 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  6. 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 EnduranceEach night anomalous creatures move toward your office, every one with its own rule for keeping it away 98% on Game Jolt (2,627 ratings)about 1 hFreePC
  7. It Steals key art: the red IT STEALS logo beside a dark long-limbed creature against a red checkered wall SurvivalIt StealsEach mode has its own monster with its own rules. 98% on Steam (2,420 reviews)PaidPC
  8. Deadly Delivery key art: a red horned demon looms over two goggled goblin couriers carrying parcels and a flashlight, beside the title and its grinning box logo Co-opDeadly DeliveryMonstrous worms, exploding skulls, a Krampus and creatures that drop from the ceiling hunt the couriers 98% on the Meta Quest store (4,086 ratings)about 1 hPaidVR
  9. Lethal Company art: four crew members in bulky suits and helmets, silhouetted against a red haze, one crouching with a flashlight Co-opLethal CompanyEach creature has its own rules: a Coil-Head that cannot move while watched, a Snare Flea on the ceiling, a Jester in a giant jack-in-the-box. 97% on Steam (511,448 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC
  10. Resident Evil 2 key art: Leon in his police uniform and Claire in a red jacket aim pistols at zombies in the rain, the police station lit up behind them SurvivalResident Evil 2Besides zombies you face creatures such as the Licker in the police station's underground 97% on Steam (226,665 reviews)about 8.5 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone
  11. Fear & Hunger 2: Termina key art: a bandaged girl with a knife, and a dark grinning moon glowing yellow above a tower at the end of a street SurvivalFear & Hunger 2: TerminaThe moon god's power has Moonscorched the townspeople and the occupiers alike into monstrous, bloodthirsty beings. 97% on Steam (15,692 reviews)PaidPC
  12. DUSK key art: antlered, long-limbed creatures with glowing eyes stand before a gothic cathedral under a blood-red sky Action horrorDUSKScreenshot: tall, stick-limbed creatures with huge gaping mouths come down a dark tunnel 97% on Steam (25,590 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  13. Fran Bow key art: Fran, blood running from one eye, holds her black cat before a red-eyed creature, with a skeleton in a top hat and masked figures on the left PsychologicalFran BowHer pills show creatures in the dark, such as a huge troll-like beast looming over Fran in a forest 97% on Steam (23,250 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Android
  14. Homicipher key art: a pale figure with long black hair and a thin smile, blood spattered across the face and chest, in the dark EscapeHomicipherTall, monstrous men who speak in strange symbols inhabit the world, and some of them want to kill her. 97% on Steam (8,395 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Switch
  15. Idols of Ash key art: two pixelated red hands reaching toward each other around the white title on black PS1Idols of AshSteam lists being hunted by a huge monster in an ancient mega-structure. 97% on Steam (3,652 reviews)about 30 minPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  16. MOLE cover: the title in amber pixel letters on a red navigation grid splashed with blood, framed by a riveted porthole PsychologicalMOLESomething shares the vessel with you, and Bloody Disgusting describes being chased by monsters through very dark areas. 97% on Steam (4,098 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC
  17. Unsorted Horror key art: the title in large white letters over a sepia CD-R disc on a black background PsychologicalUnsorted HorrorA reviewer notes a few creepy creatures, including a huge undersea one you must knock out 97% on Steam (3,768 reviews)about 1 hFreePC
  18. SCP – Containment Breach key art: the game's title in scratched, blood-spattered letters over a dark textured background SurvivalSCP – Containment BreachEscaped SCPs roam the facility, among them a red, skinless crawling creature. 97% on Steam (2,080 reviews)FreePC
  19. R.E.P.O. key art: three round googly-eyed robots in green, red and blue standing in the dark, the red one holding a lit flashlight Co-opR.E.P.O.The Early Access build has 29 enemies, from a giant floating head to a blind hunter with a shotgun. 96% on Steam (429,316 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC
  20. Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation key art: a dark mansion with lit windows under a full moon behind bare, twisted trees SurvivalSpooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD RenovationMonsters called specimens hunt you through the rooms, each built on a horror trope with its own way of chasing you 96% on Steam (4,047 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  21. Elevator Hitch cover: a grinning blond co-worker behind a nervous one in glasses, both in brown suits, with red tendrils at the edges and the red title above EscapeElevator HitchIts makers promise infinite suffering by incomprehensible horrors waiting on the floors 96% on itch.io (2,243 ratings)about 1 hPay what you wantPC, Mac
  22. The Inn-Sanity: a large lit-up hotel at night, wrapped in dark red fog PsychologicalThe Inn-SanityHotel clients have turned into monsters, each unique, and you can hide, run or try to awake their humanity. 96% on Steam (1,669 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC
  23. 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 PitEvery mission brings a new monster as your nemesis for the day, and you must work out how it behaves to survive. 97% on Steam (749 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC
  24. The Deadseat key art: the title in rough black letters over a blue retro handheld controller with red buttons, white light bursting behind it on purple SurvivalThe DeadseatA deadly monstrosity is trying to get into the back seat, and you hold it off from every side 97% on Steam (676 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC
  25. Fear the Spotlight art: a shadowy long-haired figure with glowing eyes looms over two girls standing in flames Puzzle horrorFear the SpotlightThe spotlight-headed creature cannot be fought, only avoided by hiding out of its beam. 97% on Steam (1,336 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  26. The Dark Rites of Arkham key art: a detective in a fedora holds a revolver as huge toothed jaws and tentacles loom out of a blue night behind him 2D horrorThe Dark Rites of ArkhamA four-armed purple creature rises from a truck in the forest. 97% on Steam (706 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC
  27. Amnesia: The Dark Descent art: a pale green stone hall in Brennenburg Castle with a carved fountain at its centre PsychologicalAmnesia: The Dark DescentGatherers and a Grunt hunt the castle halls, and Daniel has no way to fight them 95% on Steam (35,840 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  28. Welcome, Dear Human key art: a yellow-eyed dark blob surrounded by monsters, among them a pale long-haired woman, a small robot in a cap and red and teal tentacles, above the title Multiple endingsWelcome, Dear HumanA dating sim about monsters: the demo has one, the Steam demo adds another and the full game promises ten 96% on itch.io (1,319 ratings)about 1.5 hPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux, Android
  29. The House in Fata Morgana key art: the black-haired Maid in purple leans close to a white-haired, red-eyed girl while a ghostly red hand hovers above them PsychologicalThe House in Fata MorganaBehind the second door, in 1707, a beast lives in the ruined mansion, gives in to his savagery and a massacre follows. 95% on Steam (2,165 reviews)30 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Switch, iPhone, Android
  30. 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 EstateEvery floor is packed with monsters drawn from horror films, from pot-shaped creatures to a hulking brute. 95% on Steam (6,688 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Switch

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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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