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Ritual horror games on PlayStation

In these games someone has drawn the circle, lit the candles or chosen the sacrifice. Sometimes you are stopping a cult before its demon arrives, sometimes you must carry out a rite yourself to banish what is hunting you. The fear is in the procedure: an altar that waits for the next item, a chant you cannot take back, and something listening on the other side.

The top 30 of 33 ritual horror games on PlayStation, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best on PlayStation

  1. Inscryption key art: a spiral-eyed bearded man glowing red behind the title, with teal raven and wolf figures on either side PsychologicalInscryptionStrong cards are summoned by blood sacrifice of other cards, laid on the board like an offering. 97% on Steam (150,113 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  2. 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 LoopThe feast is an old village tradition of night killings and daily votes to hang a suspect 96% on Steam (11,565 reviews)26 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  3. 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 PsychologicalDetentionFood offerings distract the ghosts, and a found sketch speaks of a sacrifice made with the blood of the innocent. 96% on Steam (11,903 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Switch, iPhone, Android
  4. Fear the Spotlight art: a shadowy long-haired figure with glowing eyes looms over two girls standing in flames Puzzle horrorFear the SpotlightThe story begins with a séance held by candlelight to call up the dead students. 97% on Steam (1,336 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  5. Amnesia: The Dark Descent art: a pale green stone hall in Brennenburg Castle with a carved fountain at its centre PsychologicalAmnesia: The Dark DescentThe baron's rituals coat a strange orb with vitae, a substance taken from people in agony 95% on Steam (35,840 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  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 TrinityScreenshots show ritual circles and sigils, and the cult works to summon a demon. 95% on Steam (9,226 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  7. 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?A chalk circle of symbols ringed with red candles is drawn on the cabin floor. 95% on Steam (1,722 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  8. 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 2The case that brings Saga to Bright Falls is a string of ritualistic murders. 92% on the PlayStation Store (68,381 ratings)16 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  9. Flesh Made Fear key art: a red-tinted face in a surgical mask beside a rotting skull and monsters SurvivalFlesh Made FearA cutscene shows a pale stitched figure leading kneeling bodies in a blood-lit occult ritual. 93% on Steam (447 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation
  10. 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 kvargs have taken a princess from Martin's world and plan to sacrifice her in a terrible ritual 94% on Steam (667 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  11. The Mortuary Assistant key art: a pale, rotting face with a bloody open mouth beside a dark tiled embalming room with a corpse on the table PsychologicalThe Mortuary AssistantThe store page describes occult rituals that you perform to find and banish the demon. 92% on Steam (8,832 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  12. Manny's key art: a lone fast food restaurant with a red roof and glowing sign stands on a dark island among palm trees at night PsychologicalManny'sSteam's content warning lists human sacrifice, and one screenshot shows faceless figures seated in rows in a dark glyph-lit hall. 91% on Steam (682 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  13. Static Dread: The Lighthouse key art: a lighthouse at night behind a tentacled creature with glowing green eyes, under the game's logo PsychologicalStatic Dread: The LighthouseLocals in the fishing village perform rituals to raise the dead. 90% on Steam (1,557 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox
  14. Corpse Party (2021) key art: a crying, bruised student in front of a broken window, with a bloodied blade in the foreground 2D horrorCorpse Party (2021)A friendship charm with a paper doll, torn apart by the whole class, sends them to the school. 90% on Steam (1,554 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  15. Killing Time: Resurrected key art: a fanged zombie in a bloodied apron swinging a spine, a zombie chef with cleavers and a red-eyed clown holding a pie, before orange and red rings Action horrorKilling Time: ResurrectedTess Conway held a ritual to gain eternal life; it backfired and her high-society friends vanished. 92% on Steam (386 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  16. MADiSON key art: a bruised, bloodied hand gripping an old instant camera with Luca written on top PsychologicalMADiSONWikipedia: Luca uncovers the truth behind the seven-sacrifice ritual the demon needs. 87% on Steam (3,486 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  17. 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 SagaA settlement sacrifices slaves to appease the giants. 87% on Steam (10,221 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, Xbox, PlayStation
  18. Lamentum key art: a man in a blue coat with a bloody axe and pistol among three other figures and tentacles, a dark mansion on a floating rock SurvivalLamentumBlood-red altars with sigil circles, robed skeletons and candles fill the chambers beneath the mansion 88% on Steam (846 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  19. The Sinking City 2 key art: a man in a fedora with a shotgun on his back stands waist-deep in floodwater under an Arkham cemetery arch, wrapped by rising tentacles SurvivalThe Sinking City 2The story begins with the Ritual of Dreaming, performed in summer 1929, going wrong 90% on the PlayStation Store (2,506 ratings)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  20. Pacify key art: a girl with long black hair, half her face painted white with a pale staring eye and a black mark over her mouth, against red Co-opPacifyThe house's owners held rituals to talk to the dead, and the witch is weakened by rituals you perform. 86% on Steam (42,852 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  21. Puppet House key art: the wooden puppet seen from behind, holding a knife, sitting in a pool of blood at the foot of the mansion's staircase EscapePuppet HouseA strange ritual is what turned the old puppet into the paranormal force hunting the mansion. 86% on the PlayStation Store (650 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  22. Saturnalia key art: a glowing magenta horned mask hovering before a dark staircase and tangled branches, under the white hand-lettered title SurvivalSaturnaliaYou uncover the secret ritual at the heart of the village and use what you find to stop it 89% on Steam (139 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  23. Withering Rooms key art: a girl in a white dress holding a cleaver and a lantern faces a hunched creature draped in a bloodstained sheet in a candlelit Victorian room under a chandelier SurvivalWithering RoomsRituals preserve items from one night to the next or level you up permanently. 96% on Steam17 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  24. Infliction key art: a man's silhouette in a brightly lit doorway at the end of a dark hall, with a bloodied hand holding a knife in the foreground PsychologicalInflictionA basement holds a pentagram drawn on the floor with candles at its points, and a bedroom hangs with inverted crosses. 80% on Steam (973 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  25. The Occultist key art: a bearded man in a jacket dangles a skull pendulum before a glowing teal occult circle of runes Puzzle horrorThe OccultistYou uncover long-buried occult rituals and evidence of a ritual gone wrong on the island 84% on the PlayStation Store (403 ratings)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  26. 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 SalvationThe students reconstruct a ritual, and you lay out talismans, candles and a ritual bell to break the curse. 90% on Steamabout 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  27. Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake key art: the twins Mio and Mayu sit back to back on dark rocks among glowing red butterflies beside the game's logo SurvivalFATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKEThe village was sealed in eternal night after the Crimson Sacrifice Ritual, which used twins as offerings, went wrong. 87% on SteamPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  28. Moons of Madness key art: an astronaut in a blue and white suit falls through dark mist toward huge red-ridged tentacles PsychologicalMoons of MadnessA screenshot shows a candle-lit altar wrapped in tentacles, with a skull and carved runic stone tablets. 77% on Steam (2,951 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  29. The Chant key art: three retreat members in red mist, one raising a red flare, with a glowing cyan creature and red tentacles under a starry forest sky SurvivalThe ChantA group chant at the retreat goes wrong and opens the Gloom, and you must reverse the ritual 77% on the PlayStation Store (1,300 ratings)about 5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  30. Saint Kotar key art: a bloodied man in glasses leans on a companion before hooded figures, a church tower and crows under a full moon PsychologicalSaint KotarYou solve the mystery behind your relative's involvement with the town's bizarre and morbid rituals 70% on Steam (204 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch

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