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Monster horror games on PlayStation

In these games something with too many limbs, too many teeth or no face at all is looking for you. Some monsters can be shot or fought, but many cannot, so you hide in lockers, listen for footsteps and run when it finds you. The fear is in learning each creature's habits, what it hears, when it moves, and what happens when you guess wrong.

The top 30 of 117 monster horror games on PlayStation, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best on PlayStation

  1. Resident Evil 2 key art: Leon in his police uniform and Claire in a red jacket aim pistols at zombies in the rain, the police station lit up behind them SurvivalResident Evil 2Besides zombies you face creatures such as the Licker in the police station's underground 97% on Steam (226,665 reviews)about 8.5 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone
  2. DUSK key art: antlered, long-limbed creatures with glowing eyes stand before a gothic cathedral under a blood-red sky Action horrorDUSKScreenshot: tall, stick-limbed creatures with huge gaping mouths come down a dark tunnel 97% on Steam (25,590 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  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 BowHer pills show creatures in the dark, such as a huge troll-like beast looming over Fran in a forest 97% on Steam (23,250 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Android
  4. 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 RenovationMonsters called specimens hunt you through the rooms, each built on a horror trope with its own way of chasing you 96% on Steam (4,047 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  5. Fear the Spotlight art: a shadowy long-haired figure with glowing eyes looms over two girls standing in flames Puzzle horrorFear the SpotlightThe spotlight-headed creature cannot be fought, only avoided by hiding out of its beam. 97% on Steam (1,336 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  6. Amnesia: The Dark Descent art: a pale green stone hall in Brennenburg Castle with a carved fountain at its centre PsychologicalAmnesia: The Dark DescentGatherers and a Grunt hunt the castle halls, and Daniel has no way to fight them 95% on Steam (35,840 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  7. The House in Fata Morgana key art: the black-haired Maid in purple leans close to a white-haired, red-eyed girl while a ghostly red hand hovers above them PsychologicalThe House in Fata MorganaBehind the second door, in 1707, a beast lives in the ruined mansion, gives in to his savagery and a massacre follows. 95% on Steam (2,165 reviews)30 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Switch, iPhone, Android
  8. Dead Estate art: a witch with a rocket launcher, a bearded man in a green cap and a dark-haired girl with a shotgun among ghouls, skulls and a hulking pig-faced brute 2D horrorDead EstateEvery floor is packed with monsters drawn from horror films, from pot-shaped creatures to a hulking brute. 95% on Steam (6,688 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Switch
  9. Dagon key art: an engraved medallion of an island under the moon, ringed by tentacles, sea creatures and a great eye, on a starry black field PsychologicalDagon: by H. P. LovecraftA vast scaly creature with clawed limbs rises from the moonlit water near the monolith. 95% on Steam (12,410 reviews)about 30 minFreePC, VR, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  10. 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 horrorHouseSteam screenshots show family members turned into gory things, one with a gaping, toothed mouth. 95% on Steam (2,257 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  11. The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters key art: Mina Park in her school uniform against a blood-red sky over the city SurvivalThe Coma 2: Vicious SistersTwisted creatures crouch in corridors and hang from ceilings of the shadow district. 95% on Steam (3,554 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  12. SOMA key art: a dripping robot head with glowing blue lights and hanging cables beside a frightened woman's face and hand pressed to wet glass PsychologicalSOMATwisted creatures and corrupted humans stalk the station, and there is no fighting back: you outsmart them or run. 96% on Steam (53,340 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  13. Content Warning art: four crew members in dark diving suits with round emoji faces, one holding a clapperboard and one waving, in a grey ruin Co-opContent WarningThe Old World is full of physics-animated monsters, 32 of them by May 2024, that grab and carry players off. 94% on Steam (163,997 reviews)about 40 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  14. Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (1999) key art: the red and silver game logo beside Nemesis's stitched, grimacing face on black SurvivalResident Evil 3 Nemesis (1999)Nemesis, a towering bio-weapon in a long dark coat, lifts Jill off her feet by the throat in one screenshot. 95% on the PlayStation Store (11,720 ratings)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation
  15. DARQ key art: Lloyd's pale face hangs upside down, eyes closed, inside a ring of gears and machinery PsychologicalDARQ: Complete EditionThe creatures of the dream are much more powerful and faster than Lloyd, so he must sneak past them 94% on Steam (4,202 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  16. Six in a yellow raincoat holds up a lighter on a tabletop crowded with stacked cups and pots, while a large grey hand grips the table edge in the foreground PsychologicalLittle NightmaresSwollen, oversized residents hunt Six, from the blind, long-armed Janitor to the Twin Chefs and the Guests. 95% on Steam (116,798 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  17. 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's owner is a fanged figure in a wide-brimmed hat with glowing round goggles. 95% on Steam (1,722 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  18. Amnesia: The Bunker art: a soldier's hands, one holding a revolver, as a pale clawed creature reaches out of a dark tunnel SurvivalAmnesia: The BunkerA single creature, the Beast, lives in the tunnels and hunts you by sound; it cannot be killed, only driven off. 93% on Steam (12,814 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  19. The Midnight Walk key art: the small flame-headed Potboy stands in the middle of a ring of red-eyed clay monsters StealthThe Midnight WalkClay creatures of The Dark Itself hunt for Potboy's flame, and you hide from and evade them rather than fight. 93% on the PlayStation Store (4,046 ratings)about 5 hPaidPC, VR, PlayStation, Switch
  20. CAPTURED key art: a black silhouette with small white eyes and a faint grin in a dark room, tentacles curling by a pale doorway, in grainy blue camcorder light PsychologicalCAPTUREDEntities that are not anomalies can appear at any time, each with its own rule for surviving it. 95% on Steam (647 reviews)about 30 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  21. I'm on Observation Duty 8 key art: a pale shadowy face beside a large glowing camera lens in the dark, with the title in white letters PsychologicalI'm on Observation Duty 8The makers warn of scary monsters, and timed Intruder anomalies put otherworldly figures on the feeds. 96% on Steam (271 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox
  22. Bendy and the Dark Revival key art: the grinning cartoon Bendy with ink dripping from his eyes, arms spread between lit candles in a dark studio SurvivalBendy and the Dark RevivalA rogue's gallery of re-animated abominations made of ink stalk the halls of the studio 92% on Steam (16,474 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  23. 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 MisfortuneThe store page warns of a monster, and a child's drawing in the yard says to beware of it. 92% on Steam (14,397 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  24. Flesh Made Fear key art: a red-tinted face in a surgical mask beside a rotting skull and monsters SurvivalFlesh Made FearGrotesque abominations born of Victor Ripper's experiments, from bloated suicide types to fast licker-like creatures. 93% on Steam (447 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation
  25. Dead Space key art: Isaac Clarke in his engineering suit, the helmet's slits glowing blue, in a gloomy ship corridor SurvivalDead SpaceNecromorphs, creatures with blades for arms, hunt Isaac through the ship. 91% on Steam (72,011 reviews)12 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  26. 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 SurvivalPreyTyphon subspecies such as Mimics, Phantoms, Poltergeists and Telepaths each attack in their own way. 91% on Steam (54,912 reviews)16 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  27. The Count Lucanor key art: Hans holding a candle beside a fanged blue jester-like kobold, with a castle silhouette against a purple night sky PsychologicalThe Count LucanorAfter a while mysterious monsters stalk the castle's pitch-black corridors, hoping to catch Hans as he walks by. 93% on Steam (3,012 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  28. 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 CharlesThe threat is Charles, a red engine with a grinning, toothed face and long spider legs. 91% on Steam (18,106 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  29. Clea key art: two frightened red-haired children huddle together under a stormy night sky as pale, red-clawed hands reach for them SurvivalCleaThe Chaos Servants, monsters the parents experimented on, roam the halls in real time and react to every noise 97% on Steam (372 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  30. 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 PlaceThe land is overrun by kvargs, tumor-covered toad-things, with rock trolls that smash Martin if he gets in their way 94% on Steam (667 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch

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  3. Horror games with multiple endings115
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  5. Stealth horror games85
  6. 2D horror games59
  7. Short horror games53
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  9. PS1 horror games41
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  11. Horror shooters and action horror games37
  12. Surreal horror games37
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  6. Mac horror games391
  7. Linux horror games261
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  11. VR horror games69
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