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Jumpscare horror games on PlayStation

In these games the scare comes all at once: a face fills the screen with a loud noise, usually the moment something catches you. You watch doors and cameras, sneak through halls or try not to blink, and the fright is in the waiting, knowing a mistake ends with something lunging at you.

The top 22 of 22 jumpscare horror games on PlayStation, ranked by player and critic scores

The 22 best on PlayStation

  1. 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 RenovationBuilt around jump scares, from silly cardboard pop-ups early on to real ones later; Steam lists jump scares as a content descriptor 96% on Steam (4,047 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  2. 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 2Steam lists Jump Scare as a tag, and animatronics lunge at you up close when a task goes wrong. 95% on Steam (5,413 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  3. The Bunny Graveyard key art: a purple cemetery gate and a rabbit-eared statue seen through a dark frame, with a Find Her bunny poster at top right PsychologicalThe Bunny GraveyardMost of the fear is unease, but there are some jump scares, and one caught the Comfy Cozy Gaming reviewer. 95% on Steam (1,593 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Switch
  4. Five Nights at Freddy's store art: Freddy Fazbear in his top hat beside a bare endoskeleton, with the game's name in white letters glowing red FNAFFive Nights at Freddy'sAn animatronic that reaches the office lunges at the screen, as Bonnie does in the doorway screenshot 94% on Google Play (163,000 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  5. Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted key art: Freddy Fazbear with glowing white eyes in the dark, surrounded by the faces of Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, Funtime Foxy and other animatronics FNAFFive Nights at Freddy's: Help WantedAny animatronic that reaches you ends the level with a jumpscare, the head rushing straight at the camera. 90% on the PlayStation Store (18,000 ratings)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  6. Ultimate Custom Night art: a grid of dozens of animatronic portraits from across the Five Nights at Freddy's series, each with a difficulty number FNAFUltimate Custom NightEvery animatronic you fail to stop ends the night with its own jumpscare in the office. 95% on Steam (62,959 reviews)about 5 minFreePC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  7. The Exit 8 key art: a yellow 'Exit 8' sign hanging from the ceiling of a white-tiled subway passage PsychologicalThe Exit 8Most anomalies are quiet, but a few are sudden and loud, and the ESRB notes mild blood and violence. 93% on Steam (11,760 reviews)about 30 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  8. Prey key art: Morgan Yu in a red suit and glowing helmet stands beneath a huge black, smoke-like alien shape that holds the Moon and the Talos I station SurvivalPreyMimics hide as ordinary objects such as a mug or a chair and leap out when you come close. 91% on Steam (54,912 reviews)16 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  9. Kiosk art: the dim tiled kitchen of the kiosk, with a steel table, an open notebook, shelves of bread and cabbages, and the serving window onto the dark PsychologicalKioskGameSpew and Vice both describe a few spaced-out jump scares through the story. 92% on Google Play (3,830 ratings)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Android
  10. Until Dawn key art: a skull shaped like an hourglass, with a lodge and small figures inside, half buried in snow PsychologicalUntil DawnCritic reviews quoted on Metacritic note plenty of jump scares, alongside gore and chases. 90% on the PlayStation Store (15,654 ratings)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation
  11. Who's at the door? key art: a pale, wide-eyed doll-like face seen through a green door peephole against black PsychologicalWho's at the door?Reviews from Gaming.net and Geekgasm both mention jump scares among the hallucinations. 90% on Steam (1,662 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Switch
  12. MADiSON key art: a bruised, bloodied hand gripping an old instant camera with Luca written on top PsychologicalMADiSONMetacritic user reviews describe its fear and jump scares; the store warns of content not for all ages. 87% on Steam (3,486 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  13. Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach art: Glamrock Chica, Freddy, Montgomery Gator and Roxanne Wolf under pink and blue neon lasers SurvivalFive Nights at Freddy's: Security BreachEach animatronic that catches Gregory ends the attempt with a jumpscare, and reviewers called the jumpscares repetitive 86% on Steam (70,394 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  14. 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 MimicGame8 describes mascots chasing you down with jump scares that hit with a loud noise and an animation 86% on Steam (11,740 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  15. 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 HomeReviewers note it relies on scares more than blood, with slamming doors and eerie sounds. 87% on Steam (3,792 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, VR
  16. Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout art: a lit fire lookout tower with a lone figure on its deck above a pine forest at night, a red-lit radio mast to the left PsychologicalFears to Fathom - Ironbark LookoutReviewers and players note jumpscares among the slow dread, Adventure Gamers among them. 92% on Steamabout 1 hPaidPC, PlayStation
  17. Labyrinthine key art: a narrow hedge maze path at night under a single lamp Co-opLabyrinthineThe official site lists randomized events and jump scares, and reviewers note they are frequent. 84% on Steam (17,520 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, VR
  18. Fear The Timeloop key art: the red and white title beside a pale, antlered figure with a skull face and torn cloth, hung on a wooden beam in a dark room SurvivalFear The TimeloopTheXboxHub's review points to scary corridors and well-placed jump scares. 86% on Steam (613 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  19. Emily Wants to Play art: a ventriloquist dummy, Emily in a torn white dress, a pale black-haired doll and a grinning clown in a top hat in a dark corridor HauntedEmily Wants to PlayGetting caught by a doll ends in a jump scare. 80% on the App Store (6,248 ratings)about 1 hPaidPC, Mac, VR, iPhone, PlayStation, Xbox
  20. The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation key art: six students on a stone path by the bridge at night, one seated on a chair among small candles SurvivalThe Bridge Curse: Road to SalvationReviews note jump scares, with the ghost grabbing students from behind in the dark. 90% on Steamabout 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  21. Layers of Fear VR key art: a torn cloth half covers a framed portrait of a woman whose face is smeared with blood, on dark damask wallpaper PsychologicalLayers of Fear VRReviewers note loud jump scares throughout, especially in the first hour. 82% on the Meta Quest store (370 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidVR, PC, PlayStation
  22. Narcosis key art: a diver in a bulky deep-sea suit and helmet in dark teal water, a frightened face behind the glass, with the title NARCOSIS across the middle PsychologicalNarcosisReviewers note plenty of jump scares, from spider crabs and squid coming out of the shadows. 76% on Steam (1,475 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, VR

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