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Horror games set at night

In these games the night is the danger. Some give you the day to gather supplies and then send the worst things out after sundown, so every trip has to end before dark. Others put you inside one long night, in a school, a village or a house, where you see only what your light reaches and dawn is the only way out.

The top 30 of 216 horror games set at night, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. Project Kat Paper Lily Prologue key art: Kat, a dark-haired schoolgirl, smiling with her chin on her hand beside a lilac window 2D horrorProject Kat - Paper Lily PrologueThe store page invites you to explore the school after dark. 99% on Steam (5,945 reviews)about 45 minFreePC, Mac, Linux
  2. Next Week at Freddy's key art: a furry, realistic Freddy Fazbear peering with one bright blue eye through a gap in red stage curtains FNAFNext Week at Freddy'sYou hold out through night shifts, with Bonnie and Chica active from Night 1 and Freddy joining on Night 4 99% on Game Jolt (876 ratings)FreePC
  3. The Joy of Creation: Story Mode key art: burned animatronic bears with glowing eyes peer through two dark windows beside the game's title FNAFThe Joy of Creation: Story ModeEvery level is the same night of 8 August 2016, survived until 6 AM 97% on Game Jolt (17,336 ratings)about 50 minFreePC
  4. Five Nights at Candy's teaser: Candy the animatronic cat's face half in shadow, beside the glowing word SOON FNAFFive Nights at Candy'sEach of the five nights runs from 12 AM to 6 AM in a pitch-dark restaurant 97% on Game Jolt (11,292 ratings)about 30 minFreePC
  5. Forgotten At Fredbear's key art: a bloodied, half-rotted Fredbear in a purple top hat and bow tie, with a shadowy rabbit animatronic behind him in the dark FNAFForgotten At Fredbear'sNight after night you guard the diner alone while the animatronics roam its halls 98% on Game Jolt (1,323 ratings)about 1.5 hFreePC
  6. Helping Your Boyfriend key art: Adrian, a blond man in a white lab coat and black gloves, reads a clipboard by a curtained window beside the pink syringe title logo PsychologicalHelping Your BoyfriendYou only wake late at night, when Adrian gets home, and one night a stranger's shadow is over your bed 98% on itch.io (867 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantPC, Mac, Android
  7. Key art: a decayed blue creature with a cracked pale face crawls across a dark playroom past paper tree cut-outs, with the words We hide, you seek FNAFThe TubbyLand Archives - ACT 1Each level is one night shift from midnight to 6 AM, six nights in all plus bonus nights. 98% on Game Jolt (867 ratings)about 1 hFreePC
  8. Those Nights at Fredbear's: New Destiny key art: a golden Fredbear animatronic in profile with metal teeth and a purple bow tie, beside a glitching red figure in a dark room FNAFThose Nights at Fredbear's: New DestinyEach level is one night shift that you have to survive until 6 AM, five nights in all. 97% on Game Jolt (1,376 ratings)FreePC
  9. The Return to Bloody Nights Classic key art: a worn yellow animatronic in a purple top hat stares beside the title on a purple starry background FNAFThe Return to Bloody NightsEach night shift runs until 6 AM, with a new animatronic waking as the nights go on 96% on Game Jolt (2,688 ratings)about 1 hFreePC
  10. JOLLY key art: the huge round eyes of Jolly the blue bee animatronic in the dark, with the title in glitching blue letters FNAFJOLLYEach of five nights runs from midnight to 6 AM while you ration the building's power 96% on Game Jolt (2,408 ratings)FreePC
  11. Final Nights 3 key art: five decayed animatronics, a white fox, a rotted rabbit, a balloon boy, a puppet and a brown bear, lunge from the dark around a glowing green 3 FNAFFinal Nights 3: Nightmares AwakenFive nights in bed, each one ending only if you sleep long enough while the animatronics close in 96% on Game Jolt (2,323 ratings)FreePC
  12. Clap Clap key art: a two-storey suburban house at night, a lit porch and garage light, a pink-lit upstairs window and a street lamp's beam PS1[Nightmare Files] Clap ClapThe whole job takes place over one night, from arriving at the dark house onward. 96% on Steam (5,387 reviews)about 20 minFreePC
  13. Fazbear Nights key art: Freddy in his top hat grins in a dark pizzeria while two animatronics with glowing eyes stand behind him, under the red title FNAFFazbear NightsYou survive five nights of rising difficulty, plus a custom night, in the dark building. 98% on Game Jolt (545 ratings)FreePC, Linux
  14. Five Nights at Chuck E. Cheese's: Rebooted key art: a blurred, red-lit animatronic mouse face behind glitching video lines beside the title FNAFFive Nights at Chuck E. Cheese's: RebootedEach round is a night shift at the restaurant, survived until morning across five main nights 96% on Game Jolt (1,937 ratings)FreePC
  15. 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 2Each shift runs from midnight to 6 AM, with a Time To Sleep minigame between nights 96% on Game Jolt (1,907 ratings)FreePC, Android
  16. Zelle key art: a dark silhouette with glowing white eyes stands before a huge grey full moon AnimeZelleThe maker calls it one night in a little boy's life, spent escaping the castle before dawn. 96% on Google Play (1,450 ratings)about 4.5 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  17. 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 DeadseatThe drive home from grandma's takes an unexpected detour into the night 97% on Steam (676 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC
  18. One Night at Flumpty's 3 key art: Flumpty Bumpty's huge pale egg face streaked with blood, mouth open in the dark, beside the title in glowing pixel letters FNAFOne Night at Flumpty's 3You have to last one night of survival hide-and-seek until the clock strikes 6 AM 98% on Game Jolt (1,919 ratings)about 18 minFreePC, iPhone, Android
  19. Ultra Custom Night key art: the purple and pink title over a blurred wall of animatronic portraits sorted into roster sections, with a small 'See you now' speech bubble FNAFUltra Custom NightEach custom night runs from 12 AM and you have to hold out until 6 AM 95% on Game Jolt (4,530 ratings)about 3 hFreePC
  20. Dying Light key art: a grey, rotting zombie face beside infected walking through a sunlit, dusty street Co-opDying LightSteam's page says you change from hunter to hunted at sundown, when the most dangerous infected come out. 95% on Steam (497,680 reviews)18 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  21. ANATOMY title banner: white terminal-style text reading >_ANATOMY on a scanlined blue screen that fades to black PsychologicalANATOMYYou walk the house at night, when even a familiar home seems frightening in the dark and the quiet. 96% on itch.io (996 ratings)about 40 minPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  22. Krypta FM key art: a hooded figure shines a flashlight on a yellow Krypta FM sign in a dark forest PsychologicalKrypta FMEvery outing happens after dark, along unlit roads and into the woods. 95% on Steam (2,079 reviews)about 1 hFreePC
  23. House key art: two girls on a small grassy world under a grey, rainy sky, one poking a snail with a stick beside an axe 2D horrorHouseThe aim is to survive through the night in the house. 95% on Steam (2,257 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  24. I'm on Observation Duty key art: the dark silhouette of a man in a suit raising a hand to his face in front of a large frame on a dim wall PsychologicalI'm on Observation DutyA clock in the corner counts toward morning while you work the night shift on the cameras. 95% on Steam (2,262 reviews)about 30 minPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  25. DEAD LETTER DEPT. key art: the white title over a red background with a barcode strip and a torn, burnt letter postmarked San Francisco PsychologicalDEAD LETTER DEPT.GameLuster describes the job as a night shift as a Data Conversion Operator in a warehouse. 95% on Steam (1,885 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Linux
  26. I'm on Observation Duty 4 key art: a blurred black-and-white camera view down onto a wooden sauna bench, a bright window in the corner PsychologicalI'm on Observation Duty 4Every shift runs in game time from 00:00 to 06:00, and you win by lasting until morning. 96% on Steam (789 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  27. Creepy Nights at Freddys key art: the scratchy white title beside the battered heads of Foxy and Freddy coming out of the dark FNAFCreepy Nights at Freddy'sEach night starts at 12 AM, and the tablet counts the hours and the nights 95% on Game Jolt (1,620 ratings)FreePC
  28. Night Blights key art: the white hand-drawn title on black, with small skeletal long-eared creatures clinging to the letters FNAFNight BlightsEach night starts at 11pm and you must survive until 7am, when the sun rises, for a whole week 95% on Game Jolt (1,242 ratings)about 3 hPaidPC
  29. One Night at Flumpty's key art: Flumpty Bumpty's huge grinning grey face in a dark, scanlined camera view, with the title in white pixel letters FNAFOne Night at Flumpty'sThe whole game is a single night from 12 AM to 6 AM, each hour lasting 90 seconds 96% on Game Jolt (2,719 ratings)about 9 minFreePC, iPhone, Android
  30. 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 2You survive one night from 12 AM to 6 AM, each in-game hour lasting 90 seconds. 96% on Game Jolt (3,200 ratings)about 9 minFreePC, iPhone, Android

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More kinds of horror

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  2. Psychological horror games530
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  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
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  5. PC horror games1337
  6. Mac horror games391
  7. Linux horror games261
  8. PlayStation horror games404
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  12. VR horror games69
  13. Browser horror games236
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