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School horror games

Horror games set in a school: classrooms, locker-lined corridors, libraries and offices after the lessons are over. You search empty rooms for notebooks, keys or a way out while something walks the halls. The fear comes from a place everyone knows turned strange, where the bell has rung and you are still inside.

The top 30 of 97 school horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. Underground Blossom key art: a gold pocket watch with white petals drifting around it in front of a dim brown train carriage PsychologicalUnderground BlossomOne stop is School Street, where a group of scowling schoolchildren in blazers stand in your way 98% on Google Play (13,000 ratings)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  2. Psychopomp key art: a pale woman in a heavy red-brown helmet bowing her head against a red mass, on a black field of drifting red specks PsychologicalPsychopompAnother descent runs beneath a public school, one of the three government buildings above the catacombs 98% on Steam (7,744 reviews)about 1 hFreePC
  3. Hello Charlotte EP3 key art: a line-drawn balance scale on red, one pan holding a huddle of one-eyed pale figures and the other a kneeling, smiling girl PsychologicalHello Charlotte EP3: Childhood's EndCharlotte talks to her beloved classmates, and one scene opens with her noting that the lessons have ended. 98% on Steam (3,517 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC
  4. Project Kat Paper Lily Prologue key art: Kat, a dark-haired schoolgirl, smiling with her chin on her hand beside a lilac window 2D horrorProject Kat - Paper Lily PrologueKat goes into her own high school after hours, through dark corridors and classrooms. 99% on Steam (5,945 reviews)about 45 minFreePC, Mac, Linux
  5. Your Turn To Die key art: Sara, an orange-haired girl in a teal blazer, stands before the other captives, all wearing collars, drawn in manga style PsychologicalYour Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-It opens at night outside Sara's school, where she stayed late and Joe waited for her 97% on Steam (4,534 reviews)15 h or morePaidPC, Browser
  6. Hello Charlotte EP2 key art: a black-and-white drawing of a crying girl holding a small dripping figure, at the right edge of a black speckled background PsychologicalHello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam DeoYou go to School with Charlotte, where faceless classmates with spirals for faces fill a yellow classroom. 97% on Steam (2,479 reviews)about 4 hFreePC
  7. Rena calls out a good morning to Keiichi on a tree-lined village road, with the English text over the scene PsychologicalHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 OnikakushiKeiichi and his friends Mion, Rena, Satoko and Rika share the village's one school for all grades. 96% on Steam (6,917 reviews)10 h or moreFreePC, Mac, Linux
  8. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus art: Sayori waving, Yuri with a book, Natsuki with folded arms and Monika with a sheet of paper on a pink background PsychologicalDoki Doki Literature Club!You join the Literature Club of your high school, and the club meets in a classroom after lessons. 96% on Steam (229,279 reviews)about 4 hFreePC, Mac, iPhone, PlayStation, Switch, Xbox
  9. 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 PsychologicalDetentionSet in Greenwood High School, a remote mountain school the two students are trapped in. 96% on Steam (11,903 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Switch, iPhone, Android
  10. 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 RenovationSome stretches of rooms are dark classrooms, where a shadowy figure can wait behind the desks 96% on Steam (4,047 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  11. Fear the Spotlight art: a shadowy long-haired figure with glowing eyes looms over two girls standing in flames Puzzle horrorFear the SpotlightAlmost all of it takes place in Sunnyside High after dark, its corridors, library and tunnels. 97% on Steam (1,336 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  12. Misao key art: a purple-haired girl in a red top and pink skirt curled up on her side with her arms over her head among dark red splashes 2D horrorMisao - 2024 HD RemasterYour school is pulled into the Otherworld and you search its classrooms, art room and corridors for a way out. 95% on Steam (2,588 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC
  13. 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 SistersMina wakes at night inside a warped version of her own school, Sehwa High. 95% on Steam (3,554 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  14. Obscure key art: the glowing ObsCure logo beside a student aiming a pistol at a bloodied monster's head SurvivalObscureFive students are locked inside Leafmore High after class and search its classrooms and corridors for a missing friend. 95% on Steam (3,336 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC
  15. I'm on Observation Duty 5 key art: a dark school corridor lined with lockers PsychologicalI'm on Observation Duty 5One level watches a school: two classrooms, a gym, an office and a corridor lined with lockers. 96% on Steam (780 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  16. Phasmophobia: a dark 1950s-style diner with a glowing orange jukebox and a pie-of-the-day board Co-opPhasmophobiaBrownstone High School is one of the two large maps. 94% on Steam (841,559 reviews)about 20 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, VR
  17. The Last Door Collector's Edition key art: a man in a coat holds a lantern before a dark manor at sunset, a crow beside the gold title PsychologicalThe Last DoorRepressed memories of the two men's schooldays return, and a buried secret from that school is at the heart of it. 95% on Steam (2,476 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, iPhone
  18. Love Love School Days key art: Makina, a smiling anime schoolgirl with long twin tails and pink eyes, in a dark blue-lit classroom PsychologicalLove Love School DaysSet in the dark, randomly laid-out school of a dating sim, with class periods that change how the hunter behaves. 95% on Steam (1,083 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Switch
  19. Who's Lila? key art: a dithered Polaroid of a young woman lies beside a fountain pen and a notebook with the number 3816, in dark red and off-white PsychologicalWho's Lila?William's classmate Tanya Kennedy goes missing; scenes include his school, a classroom and a trophy case with her award. 94% on Steam (3,887 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC
  20. Key art of a flooded basement corridor in green and red light, with a lift on floor B2 glowing red and a girl's silhouette in its doorway SurvivalThe Bridge Curse 2: The ExtricationSet at Wen Hua University, where students and a reporter are trapped in the haunted Da Ren building. 94% on Steam (3,375 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  21. The Chrono Jotter key art: two girls in dark school uniforms lying sideways, mirrored in an ornate gold and black circular frame with red swirls PsychologicalThe Chrono JotterSet in a derelict school building in the forest, from empty classrooms to the washroom, the dormitory and the pool. 94% on Steam (1,973 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC
  22. CHAOS;CHILD key art: a boy in glasses and school uniform among seven schoolgirls, their figures eaten away by rust-red splatter on white PsychologicalCHAOS;CHILDYou play Takuru, a senior and president of his high school's newspaper club, who works the case with his clubmates 93% on Steam (4,166 reviews)20 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Switch
  23. Nun Massacre key art in the style of a VHS box: the nun with bleeding eyes and a knife, a schoolboy in a green uniform and a corpse in a red chair holding a clown doll Multiple endingsNun MassacreSet in a Catholic boarding school where you have come to fetch your child. 93% on the PlayStation Store (1,600 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  24. Evil Nun: The Broken Mask key art: Sister Madeline with a red-eyed grin and a giant hammer under a blue spotlight EscapeEvil Nun: The Broken MaskYou are locked inside Eagle Junior High School, a dilapidated Catholic school with classrooms, halls and attics. 95% on Steam (1,162 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  25. Ann key art: Security in his blue uniform and Ann in glasses and a pink hoodie stand back to back before the dark school building at night 2D horrorAnnAnn is trapped inside her art school after breaking one of its rules, and must find a way out of the building. 93% on Steam (1,696 reviews)about 3 hFreePC, Browser
  26. I'm on Observation Duty 6 key art: the title over a tunnel of small security camera screens PsychologicalI'm on Observation Duty 6The university level opens on a lobby with portraits and signs to the laboratory, auditorium and courtyard. 94% on Steam (697 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  27. Late Homework key art: cat-eared Haneko in green stands eyes closed against a grey brick wall in a dark checkered hallway, a red EXIT sign glowing to the left SurvivalLate HomeworkHaneko goes back to her secondary school at night to fetch her forgotten homework from its halls, classrooms and infirmary. 95% on Steam (428 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC
  28. True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3 key art: a pale woman behind a cracked oval mirror, a clawed grey hand raised to hush, in a wall of roots and gold frames PsychologicalTrue Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3Holly explores the high school the sisters attended, down to a rubble-filled hallway outside the cafeteria. 93% on Steam (661 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Switch, iPhone, Android, Xbox
  29. Lies Beneath key art: the title in orange letters beside a hooded figure holding an axe in a dark room SurvivalLies BeneathOne screenshot shows grinning red creatures crowding a dark classroom. 92% on the Meta Quest store (1,817 ratings)about 5 hPaidVR, PC
  30. ITYH: A Horror Otome cover: pale, white-haired Osgoode in a skull shirt and blonde Camille in a pink dress, with bloody hands holding a rose and a heart, beside the title PsychologicalITYH: A Horror OtomeCamille is a high school girl who has spent her school years chasing boys, until a new transfer student arrives. 98% on itch.io (324 ratings)about 2.5 hPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux

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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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