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Circus horror games on PlayStation

Horror games set under the big top or in a carnival: striped tents, rings, midway games, funhouses and clowns. You sneak through empty showrooms, hide from painted performers and animatronic acts, and search fairgrounds after closing, where the bright colours and cheerful music stay on while something stalks you.

The top 10 of 10 circus horror games on PlayStation, ranked by player and critic scores

The 10 best on PlayStation

  1. 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 2Sister Location levels bring back Circus Baby, and a clown-faced animatronic runs one of the music stations. 95% on Steam (5,413 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  2. Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum key art: a brown-haired girl in a blue dress sits on a stained-glass rose-window floor holding a golden rose, red roses and petals around her PsychologicalPocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraumOne area is a dark circus tent of red wagons and birdcages, with plush rabbits and a blood trail on the floor. 92% on Steam (1,605 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Switch
  3. Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location cover: the face of a white and purple animatronic bear next to blue balloons and the words Sister Location FNAFFive Nights at Freddy's: Sister LocationThe facility is Circus Baby's Entertainment and Rental, with a Circus Control room and circus-themed posters. 90% on Steam (12,706 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  4. Alisa key art: Alisa in a blue dress and striped stockings reclines on a floral chaise with a tommy gun, one hand on a doll's head, brass gears around her, against dark red wallpaper SurvivalAlisaOne of the themed areas behind the mansion's locked doors is a circus 89% on Steam (1,607 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  5. Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness key art: a balding clown in white gloves and a loose tie clutches his face and screams upward, lit teal above and red below in dark smoke PsychologicalVlad Circus: Descend Into MadnessThe story follows the troupe of Vlad Circus, a 1920s freak circus that burned to the ground, and its owner's plan to found it anew. 89% on Steam (205 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  6. Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic key art: a grinning clown animatronic with glowing yellow eyes in the dark SurvivalFive Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the MimicOne area is the Big Top Showroom, and a screenshot shows a circus wagon beside a stage of animal animatronics 86% on Steam (11,740 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  7. The Occultist key art: a bearded man in a jacket dangles a skull pendulum before a glowing teal occult circle of runes Puzzle horrorThe OccultistScreenshots show a carnival with a Freakshow tent and a giant clown-head entrance 84% on the PlayStation Store (403 ratings)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  8. Killer Klowns key art: three grinning alien clowns stand in a dark pine forest beside a glowing striped circus tent Co-opKiller Klowns From Outer Space: The GameThe Klowns' ship is a striped circus tent, and their weapons are popcorn bazookas and cotton candy. 74% on Steam (3,890 reviews)about 15 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  9. Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals key art: a smiling girl with a red bow surrounded by a bloody-mouthed monkey, a skeletal man in a suit, a rabbit-suit figure and other survivors Co-opDark Deception: Monsters & MortalsIts maps include a circus level, Crazy Carnevil, alongside the hotel, school and sewers 79% on Steam (2,961 reviews)PaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  10. Deceit 2 key art: a frightened woman with a flashlight runs through red fog beside a fence, chased by a leaping clawed monster and a rabbit-masked figure Co-opDeceit 2Cirque du Solara, an abandoned travelling circus haunted by the Morgus, was added in the Circus update 77% on the PlayStation Store (7,415 ratings)Free to playPC, PlayStation, Xbox

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