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Swamp horror games

In these games you wade through bayous, marshes and fetid swamps where the water hides what moves in it. Fog cuts the view to a few steps, moss hangs over rotting docks and stilt villages, and every sound in the reeds could be wildlife or something hunting you. Some are slow stories of decay in the Deep South, others are fights to get out alive.

The top 5 of 5 swamp horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 5 best, 2026

SurvivalDarkwoodThe store page sends you through fetid swamps, and a screenshot shows a misty yellow-green swamp. 95% on Steam (25,221 reviews)19 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
Action horrorBlood WestOne of the three scenarios is the Swamp, an open map you explore and clear. 90% on Steam (6,789 reviews)20 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
StealthBramble: The Mountain KingOlle crosses ponds and marshes, with a figure waiting in the water in the store screenshots. 95% on Steamabout 4.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
MysterySherlock Holmes The AwakenedThe case reaches the perilous Louisiana wetlands, where Holmes and Watson row through foggy swamp water at night. 81% on Steam (1,156 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
PsychologicalAlone in the DarkScreenshots show Carnby beside a rowboat in a fog-covered swamp village under a burning oil derrick. 76% on the PlayStation Store (11,278 ratings)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox

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Scores are those players and critics give on the stores and sites named; each game's page says where.