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Possession horror games

In these games something takes over a person. A demon settles into a body on the mortuary table, a spirit leads a sister away through a village, friends start talking in voices that are not theirs. The fear is in watching someone you know stop being themselves, and in the worry that whatever took them is now working its way toward you.

The top 5 of 5 possession horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 5 best, 2026

  1. 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 SistersMs. Song has been possessed by an evil spirit, which is what stalks Mina. 95% on Steam (3,554 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  2. Penumbra: Black Plague key art: a lone figure with a red backpack stands in a snowstorm between two snow-covered roofs, beside a frozen post hung with charms PsychologicalPenumbra: Black PlagueInstead of joining the Infected's hive mind, Philip is taken over by the mind of one of them, Clarence, who taunts him. 94% on Steam (3,007 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  3. Oxenfree key art: a glowing triangular rift hanging in a dark green cave, with two small figures standing below it PsychologicalOxenfreeFriends become possessed and speak with voices that are not their own. 91% on Steam (12,133 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  4. Phantasmagoria store art: the title in dark gothic capitals with a pale outline, over a soft blue-white glow on a black background Fixed cameraPhantasmagoriaThe demon Carno summoned possessed him, and the same force starts working on the people now in the house. 82% on GOG (1,364 ratings)about 6 hPaidPC
  5. F.E.A.R. 3 key art: the title beside the pale ghostly girl Alma, a scarred man lit in red and a soldier with a rifle, on black Co-opF.E.A.R. 3Fettel fights by possessing enemy soldiers and taking their weapons, and a versus mode is built on stealing souls this way 71% on Steam (13,739 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, Xbox

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More kinds of horror

  1. Psychological horror games121
  2. Horror puzzle games109
  3. Survival horror games82
  4. Horror games with multiple endings71
  5. 2D horror games58
  6. PS1 horror games45
  7. Stealth horror games45
  8. Cosmic and Lovecraftian horror games42
  9. Mystery and detective horror games38
  10. Surreal horror games31
  11. Short horror games27
  12. Horror shooters and action horror games23
  13. Sci-fi and space horror games23
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  1. Steam horror games1009
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  12. VR horror games69
  13. Browser horror games236
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