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Security guard horror games

In these games you take the job nobody else wants: watching a building through the night from a small office. You check the cameras, close the doors, listen for footsteps and wait for 6 AM. The fear is in what moves while you are looking at the wrong screen, and in how little you can do but watch.

The top 30 of 42 security guard horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. Next Week at Freddy's key art: a furry, realistic Freddy Fazbear peering with one bright blue eye through a gap in red stage curtains FNAFNext Week at Freddy'sYou play the night guard of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, keeping the facilities running and intruders out 99% on Game Jolt (876 ratings)FreePC
  2. Fazbear Entertainment: Storage key art: a battered Toy Bonnie with glowing green eyes leans over a desk with a lamp, a fan and a small bunny toy FNAFFazbear Entertainment: StorageYou play the night watch at the storage building, holding out at a desk until the night ends 98% on Game Jolt (1,731 ratings)FreePC
  3. Five Nights at Candy's teaser: Candy the animatronic cat's face half in shadow, beside the glowing word SOON FNAFFive Nights at Candy'sYou work as the night guard of Candy's Burgers and Fries, watching it from the office until 6 AM 97% on Game Jolt (11,292 ratings)about 30 minFreePC
  4. Forgotten At Fredbear's key art: a bloodied, half-rotted Fredbear in a purple top hat and bow tie, with a shadowy rabbit animatronic behind him in the dark FNAFForgotten At Fredbear'sYou play John Hudson, a laid-off father who takes the night guard job at the diner 98% on Game Jolt (1,323 ratings)about 1.5 hFreePC
  5. SCP – Containment Breach key art: the game's title in scratched, blood-spattered letters over a dark textured background SurvivalSCP – Containment BreachAn armed guard watches the Class D subjects from a balcony above the test chamber. 97% on Steam (2,080 reviews)FreePC
  6. Key art: a decayed blue creature with a cracked pale face crawls across a dark playroom past paper tree cut-outs, with the words We hide, you seek FNAFThe TubbyLand Archives - ACT 1You play Parker Anderson, a college student hired as the night security guard of the TubbyLand Activity Center from 12 to 6 AM. 98% on Game Jolt (867 ratings)about 1 hFreePC
  7. Those Nights at Fredbear's: New Destiny key art: a golden Fredbear animatronic in profile with metal teeth and a purple bow tie, beside a glitching red figure in a dark room FNAFThose Nights at Fredbear's: New DestinyYou work the night shift as the diner's new night guard, starting each night in the security office. 97% on Game Jolt (1,376 ratings)FreePC
  8. Those Nights at Rachel's key art: the title between a pale rabbit animatronic with purple eyes and a black and white dog animatronic, on a glitchy striped background FNAFThose Nights at Rachel'sYou play the newly hired night guard at Doug's n' Rachel's, watching the building through a security tablet 96% on Game Jolt (4,763 ratings)FreePC
  9. Final Nights 4 key art: worn Spring Bonnie and top-hatted Fredbear animatronics in a dark party room by a purple curtain, above a glowing neon 4 with a purple hat FNAFFinal Nights 4: Fates EntwinedHenry takes the night guard's job himself after the guard simply fails to show up one day. 96% on Game Jolt (2,920 ratings)about 1.5 hFreePC
  10. The Return to Bloody Nights Classic key art: a worn yellow animatronic in a purple top hat stares beside the title on a purple starry background FNAFThe Return to Bloody NightsYou play the new security guard at Fredbear's Family Diner, hired weeks after a killing spree 96% on Game Jolt (2,688 ratings)about 1 hFreePC
  11. JOLLY key art: the huge round eyes of Jolly the blue bee animatronic in the dark, with the title in glitching blue letters FNAFJOLLYYou work the night shift as the security guard of Jolly's Fantasy World 96% on Game Jolt (2,408 ratings)FreePC
  12. Fazbear Nights key art: Freddy in his top hat grins in a dark pizzeria while two animatronics with glowing eyes stand behind him, under the red title FNAFFazbear NightsThe opening letter welcomes you back to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza as its new security guard. 98% on Game Jolt (545 ratings)FreePC, Linux
  13. Five Nights at Chuck E. Cheese's: Rebooted key art: a blurred, red-lit animatronic mouse face behind glitching video lines beside the title FNAFFive Nights at Chuck E. Cheese's: RebootedYou are the temporary nightwatchman, given security cameras and a phone guide to get through the changeover 96% on Game Jolt (1,937 ratings)FreePC
  14. JOLLY 2 key art: the grinning face of the bee animatronic Jolly, with hollow black eyes and white pupils, beside a red number 2 on a glitch-streaked black ground FNAFJOLLY 2You are the guard of the cargo, watching nine cameras and shocking anything at the doors 96% on Game Jolt (1,907 ratings)FreePC, Android
  15. Five Nights to Remember key art: a bear animatronic in a blue top hat and a rabbit-eared one face each other in the dark either side of the letters FNTR FNAFFive Nights to RememberYou take the job of Fredbear's Family Diner's night watchman after it reopens 97% on Game Jolt (823 ratings)FreePC
  16. JOLLY 3: Chapter 2 key art: close-ups of a bear animatronic and a decayed one with glowing eyes in red light, either side of a white octagon with a numeral II FNAFJOLLY 3: Chapter 2As Jack Carson you sit in a security office of monitors for five nights, watching cameras across four areas of the facility 96% on Game Jolt (1,678 ratings)about 1 hFreePC, Android
  17. Bondee's Barnyard: Safety Violation key art: a green animatronic cow head looms beside the cartoon logo with a farmer, a duck and a pig FNAFBondee's Barnyard: Safety ViolationThe restaurant has hired a full-time security guard who can shock Kou remotely 97% on Game Jolt (648 ratings)FreePC
  18. The Return to Freddy's 2: Winter Wonderland teaser art: animatronics hidden in the dark with glinting white eyes, captioned Holiday 2020 FNAFThe Return to Freddy's: Winter WonderlandYou are the night guard hired to watch the building while it is under reconstruction 96% on Game Jolt (1,128 ratings)FreePC
  19. I'm on Observation Duty 4 key art: a blurred black-and-white camera view down onto a wooden sauna bench, a bright window in the corner PsychologicalI'm on Observation Duty 4You work for a mysterious organization watching live surveillance footage from midnight to 6 am. 96% on Steam (789 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  20. I'm on Observation Duty 5 key art: a dark school corridor lined with lockers PsychologicalI'm on Observation Duty 5You work the night watch for a mysterious organization, reporting every anomaly on the cameras. 96% on Steam (780 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  21. Creepy Nights at Freddys key art: the scratchy white title beside the battered heads of Foxy and Freddy coming out of the dark FNAFCreepy Nights at Freddy'sThe phone message tells you that you're the night guard at the pizzeria 95% on Game Jolt (1,620 ratings)FreePC
  22. Five Nights at Freddy's store art: Freddy Fazbear in his top hat beside a bare endoskeleton, with the game's name in white letters glowing red FNAFFive Nights at Freddy'sYou are hired as the night security guard because it was cheaper than finding a repairman 94% on Google Play (163,000 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  23. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 key art: a close-up of the battered brown Freddy Fazbear's face beside a red number 2 FNAFFive Nights at Freddy's 2You are the new security guard working nights, hired to watch the cameras after hours. 94% on Google Play (121,000 ratings)about 1.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  24. Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted key art: Freddy Fazbear with glowing white eyes in the dark, surrounded by the faces of Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, Funtime Foxy and other animatronics FNAFFive Nights at Freddy's: Help WantedThe classic levels put you in the security office for the night shift, keeping the animatronics out until 6 AM. 90% on the PlayStation Store (18,000 ratings)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  25. 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 ExtricationEarly on you sneak past a security officer, hiding behind pillars to stay out of his sight. 94% on Steam (3,375 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  26. 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 horrorAnnThe school's security guard, who insists on being called Security, is Ann's only ally and fights with a baton. 93% on Steam (1,696 reviews)about 3 hFreePC, Browser
  27. I'm on Observation Duty 8 key art: a pale shadowy face beside a large glowing camera lens in the dark, with the title in white letters PsychologicalI'm on Observation Duty 8As an employee of a mysterious organisation you sit at the monitors and watch the cameras of each site until morning. 96% on Steam (271 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox
  28. Five Nights at Freddy's: In Real Time key art: a wide banner with the pixel REAL TIME title, a camera monitor on the Supply Closet and a purple animatronic drawn on the right FNAFFive Nights at Freddy's: In Real TimeYou play the night guard and technician, ten years after the events of the first game 92% on Game Jolt (2,410 ratings)about 1.5 hFreePC, Mac, Linux
  29. Five Nights at Freddy's 3 cover: the rotting face of Springtrap with exposed wires on a green background beside a large number 3 FNAFFive Nights at Freddy's 3You work the night shift as the guard of Fazbear's Fright, watching it from a cramped office until 6 AM. 92% on Google Play (40,800 ratings)about 2 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  30. Propagation: Paradise Hotel key art: Emily with a flashlight on the grand staircase of a dark hotel lobby lit blue from above SurvivalPropagation: Paradise HotelYou begin shut in the hotel kitchen with a security guard who teaches you to use a gun 93% on the PlayStation Store (1,559 ratings)about 4 hPaidPC, VR, PlayStation

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