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Horror games with a radio

In these horror games a radio is how the outside world reaches you. A voice guides you through a mine, a caller begs for help, a tuner picks up broadcasts and signals that hold clues. You often cannot see who is talking or know if they can be trusted, and static, silence and a voice that stops answering do much of the frightening.

The top 30 of 41 horror games with a radio, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. Voices of the Void key art: the glowing title over a radio telescope dish with a red beacon light, under a starry night sky above a pine forest PsychologicalVoices of the VoidThe whole job is a radio array: you locate, download, listen to and process radio signals 98% on itch.io (5,943 ratings)Pay what you wantPC
  2. MOLE cover: the title in amber pixel letters on a red navigation grid splashed with blood, framed by a riveted porthole PsychologicalMOLEThe vessel drills toward the source of a Signal, and one screenshot shows a dark radio room with racks of equipment. 97% on Steam (4,098 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC
  3. Extreme close-up of Elster's shadowed face with glowing red eyes against a deep red background, drawn in a pixel anime style PsychologicalSIGNALISA radio tuner decodes signals that give clues to puzzles and are sometimes used in combat. 97% on Steam (35,155 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  4. Funeralopolis: Last Days key art: the title over a man in round glasses pressing a bloody hand to his chest, with night-time apartment blocks and tram wires behind him PsychologicalFuneralopolis: Last DaysYou follow the city's news station and the Church's private channel on the radio in your flat. 98% on itch.io (543 ratings)about 1 hFreePC
  5. Wretched Depths key art: the title logo with a red fish hook, over dark water PS1Wretched DepthsThe inventory has a radio tab, where a radio plays music while you fish. 97% on Steam (577 reviews)about 30 minFreePC
  6. Krypta FM key art: a hooded figure shines a flashlight on a yellow Krypta FM sign in a dark forest PsychologicalKrypta FMThe Krypta FM radio show, fully voiced, sends you out each night. 95% on Steam (2,079 reviews)about 1 hFreePC
  7. Liquidators key art: a cyan radiation badge with a red drop and Greek letters on a dark red background, beside the title in English and Russian SurvivalLiquidatorsOver the radio come messages to the three men from loved ones who expect never to see them again. 95% on Steam (1,235 reviews)FreePC
  8. DEATH IN UNISON key art: a pixelated pale face with one blue eye and a jagged grin leans out of the dark beside a field of blue static FNAFDEATH IN UNISONIn co-op the two players can only talk to each other through in-game walkie-talkies. 95% on Steam (790 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC
  9. Killer Frequency key art: a gloved hand holding a bloody knife outside the neon-lit KFAM radio station at night, with a missing person poster on the wall Multiple endingsKiller FrequencyYou play the night DJ of the KFAM radio station in 1987, running the booth, records and phone lines. 93% on Steam (6,286 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  10. We Escaped a Twisted Game key art: a painted Victorian manor at night with glowing orange windows under a dark green sky and bare trees Co-opWe Escaped a Twisted GamePlayers reach each other through an in-game walkie-talkie as well as 3D voice chat. 94% on Steam (816 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC
  11. 10-103: NULL KELVIN cover: condemned notices pasted on a wall under a lamp in falling snow, with the title in green letters below 2D horror10-103: NULL KELVINOperator Morpho talks to you over the radio for the whole mission in police ten-codes. 98% on itch.io (229 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser, PC
  12. Cohabitation key art: a huge teal-blue figure with staring white eyes looms over a tiny white Alkian on stone steps, the title stacked down the right 2D horrorCohabitationYour task is to reclaim a radio tower so your people can find a planet that could take them in. 96% on itch.io (245 ratings)about 1.5 hPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac
  13. Oxenfree key art: a glowing triangular rift hanging in a dark green cave, with two small figures standing below it PsychologicalOxenfreeAlex's portable radio is her only tool, tuned to talk to spectres and open the way forward. 91% on Steam (12,133 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  14. Propagation: Paradise Hotel key art: Emily with a flashlight on the grand staircase of a dark hotel lobby lit blue from above SurvivalPropagation: Paradise HotelA radio message tells Emily that her sister is alive and hoping for a military rescue 93% on the PlayStation Store (1,559 ratings)about 4 hPaidPC, VR, PlayStation
  15. Penumbra: Overture key art: a man with a red backpack stands alone between snow-covered rooftops beside a wooden frame, facing a white Greenland snowstorm SurvivalPenumbra: OvertureA man called Red talks to Philip over the radio and guides him through the mine 90% on Steam (4,207 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  16. 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 LighthouseEach night the Captain contacts you by radio and ships call in to be guided to port. 90% on Steam (1,557 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox
  17. 10-103 key art: a green-eyed figure stands between two bodies in a blood-stained pixel-art room under an AEGIS shield emblem, red warning lights and the green title below 2D horror10-103You must keep radio contact with your operator Morpho and press Tab to report what you find 94% on itch.io (242 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser, PC
  18. Meat Girl key art: a white-haired girl with a golden halo and hollow eyes beside a dark-haired girl in black, on a red streaked background under the pixel title PsychologicalMeat GirlA radio sits in the roommate's room, next to a note about an angel heard in the radio waves. 94% on itch.io (242 ratings)about 40 minPaidPC, Browser, Mac, Linux
  19. Last Report key art: a pixel-art cabin with lit windows in a moonlit pine forest, a huge red-eyed tentacled shadow looming over its roof beside the dripping red title Night shiftLast ReportThe head ranger John talks to you over a walkie-talkie through the night, and its beep is one of the sharpest frights 89% on Steam (2,577 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC
  20. Paranormal Entities cover: the title over a dark corridor of barred cells, framed by a camera viewfinder Night shiftParanormal EntitiesA producer talks to you the whole night through a radio earpiece and tells you where to go. 92% on itch.io (290 ratings)Pay what you wantPC
  21. Voyager-19 key art: a grey space probe with a dish antenna and lattice boom beside a banded red and orange gas giant in a starfield Sci-fi horrorVoyager-19At each planet you record its radio waves, which a reviewer describes as the haunting sounds of planets 88% on Steam (1,037 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  22. The Radio Tower cover: the title in white over a red pine forest, with geese flying past the tall radio mast Multiple endingsThe Radio TowerThe whole job is restoring the only radio tower that gives signal to a quarantined town. 90% on itch.io (344 ratings)about 12 minPay what you wantPC, Linux
  23. Stories Untold key art: a glowing red orb among old CRT monitors, a camcorder, a keypad panel and framed photos, with GET OUT on one screen PsychologicalStories UntoldAnother story has you scan a big retro radio receiver for coded messages and translate them with a glossary. 87% on Steam (5,561 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  24. Tales Beyond The Tomb - The Last Vigil key art: a man with a flashlight stands in a rainy night graveyard facing a gothic chapel with one glowing window Night shiftTales Beyond The Tomb - The Last VigilThe boss tells you to call him on the radio if there is any problem, and you carry it all night 90% on Steam (222 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC
  25. Below, Rusted Gods key art: a red-lit, screaming fleshy monster looming out of black behind the white title Multiple endingsBelow, Rusted GodsYou guide the team through a terminal and a radio that scans frequencies, and their transmissions are your only contact. 88% on Steam (423 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC
  26. Total Chaos key art: a skull-like face with glowing orange eyes inside a swirling storm wave above the cracked title PsychologicalTotal ChaosA voice on a walkie-talkie, sounding like a friend, guides you deeper into Fort Oasis. 86% on Steam (1,671 reviews)15 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  27. 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 LookoutFar from anyone, Jack can only reach a friend from work over the radio, as a player review on Metacritic describes. 92% on Steamabout 1 hPaidPC, PlayStation
  28. Sniper Killer key art: a silhouetted sniper aims a scoped rifle at left, and a man shot in the forehead lies slumped against a yellow-lit brick wall at right MysterySniper KillerThe killer takes orders over a radio from an unknown voice who says each target is a matter of national security 86% on Steam (629 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC
  29. Arizona Sunshine Remake key art: a snarling zombie with red eyes in front of desert rock formations Co-opArizona Sunshine VR RemakeA flash of a human voice on the radio is what sends you out looking for other survivors. 83% on the PlayStation Store (6,675 ratings)about 4 hPaidPC, VR, PlayStation
  30. Skinfreak key art: a giant grinning killer in a wide hat and leather coat saws into a lit office tower with an orange chainsaw at night PS1SkinfreakRadio broadcasts and an APB about the killer interrupt the music during the drive, as a screenshot shows. 86% on Steam (391 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC

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