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Folklore horror games on PlayStation

In these games the monsters come from old stories: Norse draugar and hidden folk, Thai ghosts, a Welsh ballad, an alpine devil, steppe legends and the beliefs of a small village. You walk into places where those tales are still believed, read the lore you find, and learn the rules of what hunts you. The fear is that the old story turns out to be true.

The top 24 of 24 folklore horror games on PlayStation, ranked by player and critic scores

The 24 best on PlayStation

  1. Raging Loop key art: Haruaki, a frightened girl in a green jacket reaching out and a white-haired woman, with a black wolf's head with a red eye behind them PsychologicalRaging LoopIts makers call it a tribute to Japanese folklore; the wolves are said to be the dead risen to be purged 96% on Steam (11,565 reviews)26 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  2. Detention key art: a schoolgirl in a white shirt and necklace holds a picture frame as stools, a chalkboard, papers and a paper plane fly around her PsychologicalDetentionIts ghosts and rites come from Taiwanese culture, Chinese mythology, Taoism and Buddhism. 96% on Steam (11,903 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Switch, iPhone, Android
  3. Key art of a flooded basement corridor in green and red light, with a lift on floor B2 glowing red and a girl's silhouette in its doorway SurvivalThe Bridge Curse 2: The ExtricationThe university is known in Taiwan for its ghost tales and folklore, and the night draws on local ghost stories. 94% on Steam (3,375 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  4. Pathologic 2 key art: two thin dark figures with stitched torsos and blank white masks with small black eyes stand against a blood-red background PsychologicalPathologic 2Steppe legends such as the Shabnak-adyr and the ways of the Kin, the people your father led, shape the plot. 92% on Steam (12,269 reviews)28 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  5. Labyrinth Of The Demon King key art: a hulking grey painted demon against a red-brown cloudy sky, under the Japanese and English title in red and white SurvivalLabyrinth Of The Demon KingIts enemies are yokai from Japanese myth, such as the akaname, and scrolls describe the Buddhist Eight Hells 92% on Steam (1,557 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  6. Creepy Tale: Some Other Place key art: a boy in a flat cap walks through a dark forest toward a giant toothy skull face with glowing eyes 2D horrorCreepy Tale: Some Other PlaceIts creatures come from Slavic folk tales: scarecrow-like leshy, dwarfish miners and an old witch 94% on Steam (667 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  7. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice key art: Senua in silhouette stands among wildflowers before a great tree lit by golden sunlight and falling leaves PsychologicalHellblade: Senua's SacrificeThe journey is built on Norse myth, told through lorestones Senua finds along the way. 90% on Steam (76,810 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  8. Shadow Corridor key art: a huge pale mask-like face beside a dark wooden house, with red spider lilies behind the cracked white title SurvivalShadow CorridorIts story draws on Japanese spirituality and stories about Japanese spirits, with magatama beads as talismans 90% on Steam (2,210 reviews)PaidPC, Switch, PlayStation
  9. Spirit Hunter: NG key art: Akira, a young man in a dark jacket and choker, beside a girl in a black dress and bow on a deserted night street by Kissouji station PsychologicalSpirit Hunter: NGThe central mystery draws on Shinto traditions and the urban legends told about them 91% on the PlayStation Store (366 ratings)15 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Switch
  10. Hellblade II: Senua's Saga key art: Senua's grim, dirt-streaked face surrounded by many hands reaching from the darkness to touch her head PsychologicalHellblade II: Senua's SagaIts draugar, giants and hidden folk come from Norse myth and Icelandic lore. 87% on Steam (10,221 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, Xbox, PlayStation
  11. Home Sweet Home key art: the pale, bloodied face of a long-haired ghost girl beside the game's red scrawled title and the words VR now available StealthHome Sweet HomeSteam calls it a horror adventure based on Thai myths and beliefs, and leaflets in the game explain each Thai ghost. 87% on Steam (3,792 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, VR
  12. Crisol: Theater of Idols key art: a weeping, crowned statue of a woman with a skeletal ribcage, framed by blades, candles and iron gates in red and black SurvivalCrisol: Theater of IdolsIts Hispania fuses Spanish history, folklore and religious undertones, and the enemies are statues of saints come to life. 85% on Steam (4,585 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  13. Saturnalia key art: a glowing magenta horned mask hovering before a dark staircase and tangled branches, under the white hand-lettered title SurvivalSaturnaliaSardinia was chosen for its folklore, stories and masks, and the horror grows from its traditions 89% on Steam (139 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  14. Bramble: The Mountain King key art: Olle and his sister seen from behind in a dark green forest, with two gnomes on a red toadstool and a hedgehog StealthBramble: The Mountain KingIts creatures come from Nordic folklore, such as the Näcken in the water. 95% on Steamabout 4.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  15. Someday You'll Return: Director's Cut key art: a small figure by a railing under a bare tree in a blood-red splash, beside the title and faint red symbols PsychologicalSomeday You'll Return: Director's CutLocal tales of the Moravian woods hold the keys to its otherworldly puzzles 82% on the PlayStation Store (427 ratings)12 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation
  16. Kona key art: the yellow KONA title on white snow, with the dark silhouette of a man's legs and his long shadow PsychologicalKonaCritics quoted on its store page say it blends well-researched history with dying northern folklore. 83% on the PlayStation Store (1,943 ratings)about 5.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  17. Sker Ritual key art: a masked man in a bowler hat leads monsters, among them a brass-helmeted diver, out of red smoke under a fiery bird emblem Co-opSker RitualCeltic gods grant you Miracle powers as you kill, and the store says it draws on folk and gothic horror. 81% on Steam (6,020 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  18. Home Safety Hotline key art: a pink push-button telephone wrapped in green vines, a dark furry creature behind it Puzzle horrorHome Safety HotlineThe hazard catalogue moves from mice and termites to folklore creatures such as hobbs, boggarts and nymphs, inspired by bestiaries. 91% on Steamabout 3 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  19. Martha Is Dead key art: the upside-down face of a young woman with a pearl necklace, as if seen through dark water PsychologicalMartha Is DeadTarot cards and symbols summon the spirit of the Lady from local Tuscan folklore. 79% on Steam (3,986 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  20. Mundaun key art in pencil greys: a man holding a pitchfork and a lantern stands on a rock with a goat, looking over an Alpine valley with a chalet, a horned figure and a woman watching PsychologicalMundaunSteam describes an alpine world where reality and myth intertwine around something old and diabolical. 93% on Steamabout 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  21. Dead Secret key art: a crow with spread wings on a post, facing a white farmhouse and bare trees in dry grass under a stormy sky Multiple endingsDead SecretThe victim, Harris Bullard, was a scholar of Japanese mythology whose secrets you uncover in his papers 81% on Steam (599 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, Mac, VR, PlayStation
  22. Maid of Sker key art: a frightened woman covers her mouth while a man runs through ivy-covered iron gates beside the hotel wall SurvivalMaid of SkerIt is inspired by the Welsh tale of Elisabeth Williams, the Maid of Sker, and the folk song about her. 79% on Steamabout 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  23. DreadOut 2 key art: three dark silhouettes, one holding a curved blade, stand around a tall mound of bodies glowing red at its base under a white misty sky Action horrorDreadOut 2The makers say it draws inspiration from Indonesian folklore and urban legend for its spirits 74% on Steam (2,114 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  24. Through the Woods key art: a man with an axe and a small child walk a misty path through dead trees, watched by shapes with glowing eyes PsychologicalThrough the WoodsStories left in the woods tell Norwegian folk tales of kidnappers and creatures, which the review calls the best part. 71% on Steam (1,686 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox

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