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Robot horror games

In these games the danger is built, not born. Androids walk calmly toward you on a stricken station, security robots patrol the decks and call in more, and animatronics hunt the halls after closing. Some games put you inside the machine instead, as an android worker or a small salvage robot. What frightens is the thing that will not tire, will not reason and looks almost human.

The top 26 of 26 robot horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 26 best, 2026

  1. Endacopia key art: a round-headed boy in a red cap beside a signpost with a worried face, against a starry black sky PsychologicalEndacopiaThe office world is full of robots built to make its organic workers more efficient. 99% on Steam (8,448 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC
  2. R.E.P.O. key art: three round googly-eyed robots in green, red and blue standing in the dark, the red one holding a lit flashlight Co-opR.E.P.O.You play small robots with googly eyes, sent out to recover valuables for a creator. 96% on Steam (429,316 reviews)about 2 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 PsychologicalSIGNALISYou play Elster, a technician Replika, one of the androids that serve the regime as workers, civil servants and Protektors. 97% on Steam (35,155 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  4. Chica's Party World: REBAKED banner: a crowd of animatronic animals under party bunting, a glowing camera rig at right and the neon title at left FNAFChica's Party World: REBAKEDYou play a security robot found in storage and reactivated to guard the building and run its maintenance tasks 97% on Game Jolt (593 ratings)FreePC
  5. 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 PsychologicalSOMAThe machines on the station have started to think they are people, and insane robots are among the dangers you meet. 96% on Steam (53,340 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  6. Species: Unknown key art: a mercenary in a sci-fi suit and helmet in a blue-lit ship corridor, with a dark creature's red eyes glowing beside them Co-opSpecies: UnknownOne of the threats described in reviews is a silent hovering droid. 94% on Steam (11,609 reviews)about 25 minPaidPC
  7. Ignited Entry key art: a firefighter silhouetted before a pink blaze at left, pine trees and smoke in the middle and a dark ruined house at right PsychologicalIgnited EntrySteve, the robot receptionist of the other world, is the character reviewers and players single out. 94% on itch.io (469 ratings)about 1 hFreePC
  8. Alien: Isolation key art: Amanda Ripley's face inside a space helmet lit green against black SurvivalAlien: IsolationThe company's Working Joe androids walk calmly towards you and strangle you if they catch you. 93% on Steam (67,246 reviews)19 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  9. Ice Scream 8 screenshot: Boris, a clown-faced robot in a suit and tie, crawls through a dim factory hall past a small clown-faced figure in overalls, with touch controls on screen EscapeIce Scream 8: Final ChapterBoris, a clown-faced robot in a suit and tie, crawls the factory halls after you 92% on Google Play (81,300 ratings)about 40 minFree to playiPhone, Android
  10. ROUTINE key art: a cosmonaut in a pale spacesuit holding the boxy C.A.T. device, framed by white flowers and a dark robot silhouette in front of a large full moon SurvivalROUTINEThe base's threats are hostile robots and machines that you run and hide from or stun with the C.A.T. 92% on Steam (8,741 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, Xbox
  11. the white chamber key art: an anime-style girl with purple hair crouches in a red octagonal frame as dozens of pale, bloodied hands reach in 2D horrorthe white chamberTo get into Medical you work a droid control console and send a station droid where she cannot go herself. 99% on Steam (113 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC
  12. Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location cover: the face of a white and purple animatronic bear next to blue balloons and the words Sister Location FNAFFive Nights at Freddy's: Sister LocationThe Funtime machines are robots kept in line with electric shocks from control pads in each room. 90% on Steam (12,706 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  13. System Shock key art: SHODAN's glowing teal-green mask-like face with bright white eyes, over faint circuit lines on a black background Action horrorSystem ShockSHODAN has turned the station's security robots hostile; hulking robots and cyborgs fight you deck by deck 90% on Steam (13,113 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  14. shutdown. key art: a pale-haired doll with a cracked mechanical eye, head bowed, in washed greens over pixel title lettering Psychologicalshutdown.The doll is a machine held together with rivets, and the maker tags the game Robots and Sci-fi. 94% on itch.io (189 ratings)about 5 minFreeBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux
  15. System Shock 2 remaster key art: the metallic face of the AI SHODAN with glowing green eyes and wires spreading out like hair SurvivalSystem Shock 2: 25th Anniversary RemasterSecurity and maintenance robots patrol the decks, and cameras call more of them in. 88% on Steam (2,304 reviews)12 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  16. RetroSpace key art, painted in two panels: a frightened mustached man with a pistol glances back at a red-eyed, insect-headed mutant in white armor Sci-fi horrorRetroSpaceRobots and androids keep the station, and armed security robots hang from the ceilings 90% on Steam (531 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  17. Subterror key art: three blocky crew members in red, green and purple diving suits with blue-visor helmets hold tools in a dark submarine corridor, under the game title Co-opSubterrorTall laser-firing droids, flying drones that drop players from the roof and food-hoarding CarryBots patrol the domes. 89% on Steam (399 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC
  18. 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 BreachGlamrock Chica, Roxanne Wolf and Montgomery Gator are animatronic stars of the Pizzaplex who hunt any intruder after closing 86% on Steam (70,394 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  19. The Ouroborous Incident itch.io cover: a black text window whose italic text describes a glossy black metal snake biting its own tail around the title Body horrorThe Ouroborous IncidentThe Turing Corporation's RAVENOUS units are autonomous robots built to crawl like a snake or worm and sample soil and grass 98% on itch.io (79 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser
  20. Apsulov: End of Gods key art: a pale woman's lower face and shoulder carved with red runes, breaking up into digital glitches Sci-fi horrorApsulov: End of GodsIt opens with you strapped to a medical chair while a robot operates on you 87% on Steam (1,717 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  21. Ice Scream 4 screenshot: Rod, with a cracked, bitten ice cream head, red bow tie and stained blue apron, grins over a toolbox with a wrench in the factory garage beside a Frosty van EscapeIce Scream 4: Rod's FactoryThe Mini Rods are robot guards that stun you with an electric pulse, and a larger robot, Boris, guards the control room 84% on Google Play (151,000 ratings)Free to playiPhone, Android
  22. Ice Scream 5 screenshot captioned Discover the darkest areas of the factory: a rusty robot with a shovel beside a burning furnace in a dark brick room EscapeIce Scream 5 Friends: Mike's AdventuresMini Rods, small robot guards of the factory, patrol and alert Rod when they spot you 84% on Google Play (68,002 ratings)Free to playAndroid, iPhone
  23. PENGUIN HOTEL key art: a creepy blue penguin with mismatched bulging eyes and an open orange beak, flippers spread wide in a misty teal hotel corridor Puzzle horrorPENGUIN HOTEL -Chapter 1-Big Pen, one of the hotel's characters, is a robot penguin who supposedly doesn't move at night 87% on Steam (167 reviews)about 1 hFreePC
  24. Ice Scream 6 Friends: Charlie key art: Rod, the cracked cone-headed ice cream man, screams while gloved hands hold up a big number 6 EscapeIce Scream 6 Friends: CharlieA new Super Robot is in charge of the kitchen, and small Mini Rod robots alert Rod when they see you 82% on Google Play (61,060 ratings)Free to playAndroid, iPhone
  25. Ice Scream 7 store art captioned Go back to town to help your friends: Rod's ice cream van at night under a giant screaming ice cream man statue holding a pink cone EscapeIce Scream 7 Friends: LisThe Mini Rods are robotic helpers that patrol the lab and raise the alarm when they see you 82% on Google Play (28,800 ratings)about 1 hFree to playAndroid, iPhone
  26. Westworld Awakening key art: a cowboy and a woman holding a gun run hand in hand through a hazy red-lit desert, a tall saguaro cactus at right Puzzle horrorWestworld AwakeningYou play Kate, a host, one of the park's lifelike androids, who has become self-aware 78% on Steam (426 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, VR

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More kinds of horror

  1. Short horror games621
  2. Psychological horror games530
  3. Horror games with multiple endings417
  4. Horror puzzle games341
  5. Survival horror games259
  6. 2D horror games254
  7. PS1 horror games233
  8. Stealth horror games180
  9. Horror escape games164
  10. Surreal horror games145
  11. Horror visual novels137
  12. Anime horror games132
  13. Haunted house games131
  14. Mystery and detective horror games127
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Where you play

  1. Steam horror games1009
  2. Epic horror games97
  3. GOG horror games270
  4. itch.io horror games592
  5. PC horror games1337
  6. Mac horror games391
  7. Linux horror games261
  8. PlayStation horror games404
  9. Xbox horror games367
  10. Switch horror games317
  11. Mobile horror games188
  12. VR horror games69
  13. Browser horror games236
  1. Scary games1456
  2. Free horror games561
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