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Forest horror games on PlayStation

Horror games set in the woods: you walk dark paths between pines, scavenge or build a camp among the trees, or drive a lonely road at night. The forest hides whatever is watching you, sound carries strangely, every trunk could cover something, and the way out is never as clear as the way in.

The top 30 of 59 forest horror games on PlayStation, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best on PlayStation

  1. Slay the Princess key art: a pencil-drawn princess kneels in chains on the floor of a dim stone basement under a barred window PsychologicalSlay the Princess: The Pristine CutYou walk a path through the woods and up stone steps between bare trees to reach the cabin. 97% on Steam (34,835 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  2. Resident Evil 4 key art: a close-up of Leon Kennedy's face beside a dark foggy forest with a figure standing by wooden crosses SurvivalResident Evil 4The opening walk follows a misty forest path past wooden crosses hung with cloth on the way to the village. 97% on Steam (283,806 reviews)12 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Mac, iPhone, VR
  3. 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 BowLater chapters lead into a red birch forest with heads hanging in sacks from the trees 97% on Steam (23,250 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Android
  4. Inscryption key art: a spiral-eyed bearded man glowing red behind the title, with teal raven and wolf figures on either side PsychologicalInscryptionRuns cross a tabletop map of pine woods and wetlands, and your deck is made of woodland creatures. 97% on Steam (150,113 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  5. The Forest key art: the legs of a woman in a bloodied teal skirt and teal high heels walking across dark ground between plants SurvivalThe ForestYou are stranded in a mysterious forest where every tree and plant can be chopped down, and the cannibals watch from between the trees 96% on Steam (685,275 reviews)15 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, VR
  6. FAITH: The Unholy Trinity key art: a caped man seen from behind faces a huge red demon with many clawed arms in a dark painted scene SurvivalFAITH: The Unholy TrinityThe store page lists desolate forests, and the first chapter's monster stalks Ward in the woods. 95% on Steam (9,226 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  7. INSIDE key art: the boy hides behind a pillar in a dark factory while a machine sweeps the room with a searchlight PsychologicalINSIDEThe game opens with the boy running through a dark forest from guards with flashlights. 97% on Steam (76,338 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone
  8. The Witch's House MV key art: blonde Viola on the left, the purple-haired witch with glowing mismatched eyes looming in the sky, and a stone house with a black cat in its window 2D horrorThe Witch's House MVViola wakes in a forest where a wall of thorns blocks the way out 95% on Steam (4,204 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  9. Darkwood art: a pale, emaciated figure crowned with twisted branches screams in the grey dark, a cabin under tall trees behind it SurvivalDarkwoodYou scavenge a cursed forest that has swallowed the land, its woods rearranged each new game. 95% on Steam (25,221 reviews)19 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  10. Little Goody Two Shoes: key art of Elise in a red dress and bow, holding a lantern and a finger to her lips in a dark blue forest full of fireflies PsychologicalLittle Goody Two ShoesEach night, in the Witching Hour, Elise goes into the Woods, where deadly foes, thorns and puzzles wait. 95% on Steam (2,574 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  11. Into the Radius key art: a lone soldier with a rifle stands in a ruined zone under a glowing anomaly and floating debris SurvivalInto the Radius VRThe store promises miles of forests to explore, and screenshots show dead pine woods around the anomalies. 94% on Steam (11,328 reviews)23 h or morePaidPC, VR, PlayStation
  12. Buddy Simulator 1984 library art: a repeating pattern of grey pixel-art creatures, robots, animals and objects from the game on a near-black field PsychologicalBuddy Simulator 1984The pixel world the buddy builds is ringed with snowy pine forest, with a playground in a clearing among the trees. 94% on Steam (3,196 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  13. Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? key art: a grinning fanged figure in a wide-brimmed hat with round glowing yellow goggles above a dark pine forest EscapeIs this Game Trying to Kill Me?The cabin stands in a dark pine forest on a rainy night, far from anyone. 95% on Steam (1,722 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  14. Days Gone key art: Deacon on his motorbike in silhouette, kicking up dirt over still water ZombiesDays GoneSet in the forests and meadows of the Pacific Northwest, with a day and night cycle that changes the Freakers 93% on the PlayStation Store (180,338 ratings)38 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation
  15. Nun Massacre key art in the style of a VHS box: the nun with bleeding eyes and a knife, a schoolboy in a green uniform and a corpse in a red chair holding a clown doll Multiple endingsNun MassacreA storm blocks the road, so you go on through the woods to the school on foot. 93% on the PlayStation Store (1,600 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  16. LIMBO key art: the silhouetted boy with glowing eyes stands in a bright clearing as the long legs of a giant spider reach down beside him PsychologicalLIMBOMuch of the game is a dark, foggy forest drawn in black silhouettes. 92% on Steam (62,333 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  17. Alan Wake 2 key art: Alan Wake's face looms over a red-lit forest where a small figure stands with a flashlight PsychologicalAlan Wake 2Set in the dark wilderness of the Pacific Northwest, with rain-soaked woods around Bright Falls and Cauldron Lake. 92% on the PlayStation Store (68,381 ratings)16 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  18. Darkest Dungeon key art: a masked swordsman, a plague doctor and a highwayman with pistol and dagger stand before walls of skulls in a red-lit crypt 2D horrorDarkest DungeonOne of the dungeons is a twisted forest, explored room by room like the crypts and warrens. 92% on Steam (163,343 reviews)56 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone
  19. Little Misfortune key art: a little girl in a red beret and green coat looks back over a golden autumn hillside, with a fox holding a crackling staff and a Missing poster on a tree PsychologicalLittle MisfortuneMr. Voice leads her out of town and into the woods. 92% on Steam (14,397 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  20. Choo-Choo Charles key art: a red spider train with a grinning, toothed face and a lit headlamp coming through a forest at night under a full moon SurvivalChoo-Choo CharlesMuch of the rail network runs through dark forest where Charles can come down the track at you. 91% on Steam (18,106 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  21. 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 PlaceMartin chases a hairy creature through a hole in an old tree into misty, dead forests full of fallen trees and beetles 94% on Steam (667 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  22. Without a Dawn key art: a dim sun setting over dark water, drawn in tiny brown and orange text characters PsychologicalWithout a DawnThe cabin stands among trees, and screens show a forest of bare trunks with the wind weaving through them 92% on Steam (947 reviews)about 45 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  23. Yomawari: Midnight Shadows key art: two small girls with red and blue hair bows hold flashlights on a dark Japanese town street at night SurvivalYomawari: Midnight ShadowsPart of the night is spent in the woods and on the mountain around the town, where items and spirits wait 89% on the PlayStation Store (1,151 ratings)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Switch
  24. Among the Sleep key art: a toddler in starry pyjamas hugs a teddy bear on a crescent moon that drips into a shadow with glowing eyes PsychologicalAmong the SleepA marshy forest grows through the dilapidated mansion of one memory level 89% on Steam (8,423 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  25. Until Dawn key art: a skull shaped like an hourglass, with a lodge and small figures inside, half buried in snow PsychologicalUntil DawnScreenshots show a dark pine forest at night, with a snowy path and the lodge seen through the trees. 90% on the PlayStation Store (15,654 ratings)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation
  26. Slender: The Arrival key art: the faceless Slender Man in a dark suit before a bare forest glowing orange with fire and drifting embers SurvivalSlender: The ArrivalMost of the game is spent in dark woods at night, from the Oakside Park trails to a forest on fire 87% on the PlayStation Store (13,000 ratings)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Android
  27. 7 Days to Die key art: four armed survivors stand in the light of a wooden house behind barbed wire while zombies close in through a misty forest Co-op7 Days to DieTemperate and burnt forests are among the biomes, and the key art sets survivors in a misty forest. 87% on Steam (402,352 reviews)30 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox
  28. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter key art: a boy seen from behind on an autumn forest path, the scene torn open by a burning rift into a grey, skull-strewn world PsychologicalThe Vanishing of Ethan CarterRed Creek Valley is an autumn forest of railway tracks, paths and clearings that you roam freely. 88% on the PlayStation Store (8,399 ratings)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  29. Children of Silentown key art: a girl and child silhouettes with glowing white eyes before a pale moon, between red foliage and teal village houses 2D horrorChildren of SilentownSilentown sits deep in a forest full of monsters; Lucy is warned never to enter it, and the second half of the game takes her into the woods. 87% on Steam (1,597 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  30. Dying Light: The Beast key art: Kyle Crane raises a serrated blade and a flashlight against a huge infected in a flooded forest, hands reaching from the water around him Co-opDying Light: The BeastCrane was held deep within the forests of Castor Woods, and the valley is woods and wilderness (official site). 86% on Steam (73,481 reviews)20 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox

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