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Spider horror games

Horror games with spiders in them, from giant pale crawlers in a mine and webs in an abandoned facility to a train that runs on spider legs. Some keep the spiders in one basement or cavern, others build the whole threat around them. If you are afraid of spiders, this is the list to play or to avoid.

The top 30 of 32 spider horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. Lethal Company art: four crew members in bulky suits and helmets, silhouetted against a red haze, one crouching with a flashlight Co-opLethal CompanyA giant spider in the facilities traps players in its webs. 97% on Steam (511,448 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC
  2. Unsorted Horror key art: the title in large white letters over a sepia CD-R disc on a black background PsychologicalUnsorted HorrorControl Room Alpha has you pull data from a nest of spiders 97% on Steam (3,768 reviews)about 1 hFreePC
  3. Nightmare of Decay key art: three bloodied, low-poly zombies with pale eyes and open mouths against a dark red background SurvivalNightmare of DecayA giant spider is one of the creatures you fight, shown in a stone dungeon full of cobwebs. 96% on Steam (4,467 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC
  4. Wicked Seed key art: Ella raises a handgun and looks over her shoulder in a dark forest framed by red flowers and thorny red branches SurvivalWicked SeedLong-legged spider creatures called Skitterers fight Ella on a moonlit shore and wait at the end of city alleys 95% on Steam (1,487 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC
  5. Propagation VR key art: a bloody, clawed hand reaching out of the dark above the red game title Action horrorPropagation VRGiant spiders crawl over the station floor, and one towers over the platform 94% on Steam (5,920 reviews)about 30 minFreePC, VR
  6. Resident Evil 2 (1998) key art: the red Resident Evil 2 logo on black beside a pale zombie with one bulging eye and clawed fingers peering round a dark door SurvivalResident Evil 2 (1998)A giant striped spider hangs from the ceiling of a brick tunnel in one of the store screenshots 96% on GOG (2,714 ratings)about 6 hPaidPC
  7. Gretel and Hansel art: Gretel in a yellow headscarf reaches toward her taller brother in brown, painted in pale watercolour by a wooden door frame 2D horrorGretel and HanselA flower arrow beside the house leads to a giant spider's den, and the spider is one of the ten deaths 93% on Newgrounds (4,301 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser, PC, Mac
  8. LIMBO key art: the silhouetted boy with glowing eyes stands in a bright clearing as the long legs of a giant spider reach down beside him PsychologicalLIMBOA giant spider stalks the boy through the forest and over dark water. 92% on Steam (62,333 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  9. Resident Evil art: the dim grand hall of the mansion with carved balconies, columns, candelabras and a central staircase SurvivalResident EvilGiant spiders are among the creatures met in and around the mansion. 92% on Steam (37,103 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  10. House of Necrosis key art: a low-poly woman with a pistol before a giant red face with yellow eyes, between dark stone pillars PS1House of NecrosisA floor 13 screenshot shows the heroine ringed by giant green spiders in a red-lit corridor 94% on Steam (630 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Linux
  11. GONE Fishing key art: a hooded angler in a boat holds up a large pike on a misty amber lake, with an Update 1.0 banner SurvivalGONE FishingSpiders are among the bait, and a screenshot shows the cabin's bunk room floor swarming with them. 92% on Steam (2,195 reviews)PaidPC
  12. Dad's Monster House key art: grayscale cartoon monsters, a black cat and a giant spider gather before a fence as a car drives past under a full moon Multiple endingsDad's Monster HouseA weird little spider latches onto the journal and will not let you read past its first pages 93% on Steam (274 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Xbox, iPhone, Android
  13. The Visitor Returns title art: a bloodied bald man slumped at a table beside a whiskey bottle and glass, with cigarette butts on the floor Body horrorThe Visitor ReturnsA spider is one of the creatures you have to kill and absorb, and its web becomes one of your powers. 92% on Newgrounds (1,679 ratings)about 10 minFreeBrowser
  14. Choo-Choo Charles key art: a red spider train with a grinning, toothed face and a lit headlamp coming through a forest at night under a full moon SurvivalChoo-Choo CharlesCharles is a train with a spider's legs that can crawl after you when you are on foot. 91% on Steam (18,106 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  15. 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 ShockThe store warns that spider-like enemies may disturb players with arachnophobia 90% on Steam (13,113 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  16. 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: OvertureGiant pale spiders crawl through the caverns of the mine 90% on Steam (4,207 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  17. Ginkgo key art: a skeletal woman with a pale face and dark hair crawls through a red-lit Japanese room of painted screens, framed by ginkgo leaves Puzzle horrorGinkgoA spider yokai teaches you how to sew and cut with the magic needle. 91% on Steam (343 reviews)about 30 minFreePC
  18. Y O U cover: the title YOU in large, widely spaced black pixel letters on plain white PsychologicalY O USpiders are among the maker's content warnings, and one player wrote that it made them want to be kinder to spiders 98% on itch.io (100 ratings)Pay what you wantBrowser
  19. EVERYBODY MUST DIE key art: the title in white and red with its Korean name over a blood-spattered pixel-art room, where the old patient stands on a rug beside an orderly holding a club 2D horrorEVERYBODY MUST DIEThe basement holds spiders with heads that take three hits to kill, which players name as the hardest enemy. 92% on itch.io (192 ratings)about 45 minFreeBrowser, PC
  20. Among The Leaves artwork: a rake pulls aside orange autumn leaves and uncovers a bloodstained kitchen knife on bare ground, seen from above PsychologicalAmong The LeavesThe maker's trigger warning names spiders, and large black spiders crawl out of the leaf piles as the days go on. 90% on itch.io (169 ratings)about 15 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC
  21. Heartworm key art: Sam stands at an open gate in a chain-link fence before a fogbound house PsychologicalHeartwormA Steam screenshot shows a giant spider on a rooftop; VICE spotted spiders in the trailer. 86% on Steam (505 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  22. Hollowbody key art: Mica holds a red glowing lantern and a pistol as pale, long-haired figures reach for her through grey smoke beside her crashed hover SurvivalHollowbodyKotaku warns serious arachnophobes to steer clear of the game. 85% on Steam (1,625 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  23. Metro Awakening store art: a gloved hand holds a lit lighter beside a homemade shotgun as a pale clawed mutant crouches in a green-lit rusty corridor SurvivalMetro AwakeningThe game carries an explicit arachnophobia warning, and reviewers describe spiders that jump at your face 75% on Steam (3,649 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, VR, PlayStation
  24. Granny: Chapter Two key art: Grandpa and Granny, holding a bloody baseball bat, under the game title SurvivalGranny: Chapter TwoThe creature kept in the back of the house is a spider-like thing with a human face, shown in a sewer room in the screenshots. 95% on SteamFree with adsiPhone, Android, PC
  25. Garten of Banban 7 key art: a dark magenta creature with a tall head and gaping mouth beside the colourful Garten of Banban VII logo Mascot horrorGarten of Banban 7An emergency breach announcement and survival guide warn staff about Case 8, a giant 'Spider' that is bigger, faster and stronger than you 78% on Google Play (1,760 ratings)about 1.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  26. MAZEBOUND key art: a shirtless man with a lantern and an axe faces a huge horned shadow at the entrance of a foggy brick maze SurvivalMAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!Reviewers name giant spiders, drawn by noise, as the first and most common creatures that kill you in the maze. 82% on Steam (615 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC
  27. Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire key art: a pale crowned vampire sleeps upright in an open coffin, wrapped in glowing red bands covered in runes Puzzle horrorSilent Slayer: Vault of the VampireSpiders crawl near the coffins to make you flinch, though they can be switched off in the options menu. 86% on the Meta Quest store (202 ratings)about 3 hPaidVR, PC
  28. Beyond Hanwell key art: a screaming decayed woman's face beside a dark London street leading to Big Ben in fog, with the game title SurvivalBeyond HanwellTheXboxHub names spiders, lots of spiders, among the creatures you face in Westminster. 75% on Steam (738 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  29. My Beautiful Paper Smile key art: a red scribbled monster face with wide white eyes and jagged teeth in the dark, with the title in hand-drawn letters PsychologicalMy Beautiful Paper SmileThe boss of chapter two is a spider-legged creature, and a store screenshot shows a skull-faced spider hanging over the boy. 82% on Steam (354 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC
  30. Alan Wake's American Nightmare key art: Alan Wake in a plaid shirt rests a red nail gun on his shoulder under a dark, smoky sky glowing orange Action horrorAlan Wake's American NightmareGiant spiders crawl across the cracked desert roads and come at you in the beam of your flashlight. 75% on Steam (10,973 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Xbox

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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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