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Horror games set in a storm

In these games a storm is what traps you. A typhoon empties a school, a storm blocks the only road out, a gale lashes an oil rig in the North Sea, thunder keeps the guests of a country house inside. The rain hides footsteps, the lightning shows shapes for a second, and there is no going home until it passes.

The top 30 of 46 storm horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. The Upturned key art: a small figure in a wide hat holds up a lantern on a path to a lit inn at night, with glowing eyes watching from the dark SurrealThe UpturnedA great storm is lighting up on the horizon, and the store says it wants you. 99% on Steam (2,173 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC
  2. Left 4 Dead 2 art: a survivor in a white suit fires a pistol at a crowd of the infected, including a clown, in a dark carnival Co-opLeft 4 Dead 2Hard Rain sends the survivors through a hurricane and a sugarcane mill full of Witches. 97% on Steam (1,065,531 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Linux
  3. Lily's Well key art: a magenta outlined brick well with a wooden roof and a grey crank against a black background 2D horrorLily's WellIt is a rainy night in Vermont, and rain falls over every outdoor screen 97% on Steam (2,688 reviews)about 3 hFreePC
  4. 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 PsychologicalDetentionThe school is deserted because a typhoon is coming, and most scenes play out in heavy rain. 96% on Steam (11,903 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Switch, iPhone, Android
  5. Cold Front key art: two figures face each other, one reaching out a hand, on a snowy road between utility poles, under the blue title PsychologicalCold FrontNot long after setting off in Winnie's car, the two are trapped in a freezing blizzard. 96% on itch.io (1,545 ratings)about 1 hPay what you wantPC, Mac
  6. Key art with the title The Incident at Galley House over a dark country house on a hill at night, a 1930s car parked on the muddy track below PsychologicalThe Incident at Galley HouseThe guests are isolated by poor weather and thunder on the stormy night of the incident. 94% on Steam (4,837 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux
  7. Exmortis 2 key art: a grey stone church with a cross on its tower under a blood-red sky, the title in dripping letters Puzzle horrorExmortis 2Players remember the ceaseless thunder and crimson red skies that hang over every scene. 94% on Newgrounds (2,503 ratings)about 1 hFreeBrowser
  8. Mycopsychosys: Remastered key art: a pale girl with long black hair and a bleeding eye above orange fungal growths, under the red dripping title PsychologicalMycopsychosys: RemasteredA sporestorm, a new weather event, is approaching your area, and you must survive the night it passes over. 97% on Steam (245 reviews)about 45 minPaidPC, Mac
  9. 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 MassacreA storm blows in on the drive and blocks the road to the school. 93% on the PlayStation Store (1,600 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  10. Flicker of Hope key art: the little candle Jean Wick, with a face and a bright flame, on a cracked stone slab by a dark stone wall ShortFlicker of HopeMuch of the game takes place during a heavy thunderstorm raging around the cathedral. 93% on Steam (1,068 reviews)about 35 minFreePC, Mac
  11. INVITATIONEM cover: a dim wallpapered hallway lit by wall lamps, a portrait at its end, with the title in white letters EscapeINVITATIONEMIt opens in a car on a dark night with rain on the windshield, and the maker names a storm among the classic horror stereotypes it draws on 94% on itch.io (570 ratings)about 22 minFreeBrowser
  12. Dreader key art: a maze labelled ./dreader on a glowing green monitor with a hand's shadow across it, green wireframe trees and furniture around the desk ShortDreaderIt is a dark and stormy night, with storm clouds and bare trees through the window beside the desk. 92% on itch.io (1,933 ratings)about 10 minFreeBrowser
  13. Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note key art: a frightened eye behind the visor of a hazmat suit as a slimy green clawed hand grips it 2D horrorMidnight Scenes: The Goodbye NoteFrom the plane window you see the wing against a dark sky as lightning cracks through it. 92% on itch.io (378 ratings)about 30 minPaidPC
  14. Diner in the Storm key art: an elderly waitress smiling at the Wayside Diner counter while black tentacles creep in around the sign and window Multiple endingsDiner in the StormA sudden storm drives you into the diner, and something more than rain is out in it 98% on itch.io (177 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantBrowser
  15. Lost in Vivo key art: a red, decaying wall with a staring eye beside fleshy shapes dripping behind a chain-link fence PsychologicalLost in VivoIt begins on a walk just before a bad storm, which forces your dog down the drain 91% on Steam (4,021 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC
  16. Quiet is the Eyes key art: a worried researcher in glasses and a lab coat in a blue-lit office, with black splatters and a dripping handprint on the window behind her 2D horrorQuiet is the EyesRain beats on the windows and lightning and ground tremors warn that the creature is near. 96% on Steam (225 reviews)about 15 minFreePC
  17. Descending key art: the title in pink letters above a metal lift shaft with a cage car, running down into a dark red void PsychologicalDescendingYou have to survive unrelenting underground storms that sweep through the pit between your shifts. 94% on itch.io (309 ratings)about 45 minPay what you wantPC
  18. Among Ashes key art: a pale girl with closed eyes in a dark sweater surrounded by huge orange-lit hands reaching from the dark, with glitched pixels PsychologicalAmong AshesIt is a stormy night in the early 2000s; rain falls outside the windows in Night Call too. 89% on the PlayStation Store (519 ratings)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  19. While We Wait Here key art: a pale punk woman in a studded vest rests her head on her hand at a diner table while a red tornado and lightning loom outside the window PsychologicalWhile We Wait HereThrough the window a red sky and a huge tornado with lightning rise over the mountains outside. 89% on Steam (2,505 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  20. Mycopsychosys key art: a pale girl with long black hair, a bleeding eye and red mushrooms growing over her mouth, under the red dripping title AnimeMycopsychosysA spore storm, a new kind of weather, is closing in on your area and you must sit it out. 96% on itch.io (134 ratings)about 30 minPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Android
  21. Still Wakes the Deep key art: the silhouette of a man filled with the image of an oil rig, glowing over a dark sea SurvivalStill Wakes the DeepA storm lashes the outer decks while the rig tilts and breaks apart 87% on Steam (13,455 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  22. The Bathhouse key art: a pale smiling face with black eyes rises from a tub of blood-red water, long black hair floating across it Multiple endingsThe Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯 Restored EditionShe arrives on a dark and stormy night, and Destructoid calls the street of her new home perpetually stormy. 90% on Steam (1,246 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC
  23. Hellblade II: Senua's Saga key art: Senua's grim, dirt-streaked face surrounded by many hands reaching from the darkness to touch her head PsychologicalHellblade II: Senua's SagaEarly on, a storm wrecks the slave ships and Senua washes up on the Icelandic shore. 87% on Steam (10,221 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, Xbox, PlayStation
  24. Locomotive 115 key art: a steam locomotive with lit cab windows runs through a snowstorm at night, its headlamp cutting through the blizzard SurvivalLocomotive 115The store page tells you to navigate through the storm and outrun it to the end of the line. 94% on Steam (140 reviews)about 40 minPaidPC, Mac
  25. No one lives under the lighthouse key art: a stone lighthouse under a dark stormy sky and a pale moon, with a seagull flying past PsychologicalNo one lives under the lighthouse Director's cutThe rules tell you to fire the light at sunset or whenever a storm comes in off the sea. 87% on Steam (2,501 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  26. Up All Night key art: a hand-drawn close-up of a frightened dark-haired young man lit red, with the white title lettered across the bottom Multiple endingsUp All NightAn unforeseen blizzard leaves Nick's mom trapped in town and Nick cut off at the cabin. 94% on itch.io (108 ratings)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Android
  27. House 2 key art: a small two-storey house with a lit porch lamp and dark windows under storm clouds, among bare trees 2D horrorHouse 2The story opens as a terrible storm rages and Tabby is trapped once more in the house. 90% on Steam (217 reviews)PaidPC
  28. The 7th Guest Remake key art: Stauf's Victorian mansion under a purple, stormy sky, a figure standing in a lit upper window Puzzle horrorThe 7th Guest RemakeThe key art shows the mansion under a purple, stormy sky with lightning and rain. 87% on Steam (317 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  29. Total Chaos key art: a skull-like face with glowing orange eyes inside a swirling storm wave above the cracked title PsychologicalTotal ChaosA sudden storm wrecks your boat, and wind, rain and lightning lash the town's exteriors. 86% on Steam (1,671 reviews)15 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  30. Fright Train key art: two glowing orange train windows in a snowstorm, with frosted teddy-bear monsters and a robotic creature with red eyes looking out Action horrorFright TrainDeadly storms bring waves of enemies onto the train, locking you in a car until every one is dead. 87% on Steam (467 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC

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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
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  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
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  2. Free horror games561
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