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Time loop horror games

In these games the same stretch of time comes round again. You die, choose wrong or reach midnight, and wake at the start of the same day, road or hallway, keeping only what you learned. The fear is in the repetition: each pass looks almost the same, small things change, and you have to work out what is wrong before the loop resets.

The top 30 of 30 time loop horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. Slay the Princess key art: a pencil-drawn princess kneels in chains on the floor of a dim stone basement under a barred window PsychologicalSlay the Princess: The Pristine CutA branching, looping story: when you die or she does, you are back on the path and the princess has changed. 97% on Steam (34,835 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  2. Raging Loop key art: Haruaki, a frightened girl in a green jacket reaching out and a white-haired woman, with a black wolf's head with a red eye behind them PsychologicalRaging LoopEach time Haruaki dies he wakes on the day he arrived and lives it again, remembering what he learned 96% on Steam (11,565 reviews)26 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  3. House key art: two girls on a small grassy world under a grey, rainy sky, one poking a snail with a stick beside an axe 2D horrorHouseThe 1.5 update lets you play songs to reshape the loop, and the game's line is that it never ends. 95% on Steam (2,257 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  4. HIKEBACK key art: the title in dithered red on black, a Roman-numeral clock face between HIKE and BACK over faint tree branches PsychologicalHIKEBACKThe maker calls it a story of never-ending cycles: each of its 18 endings sends you back to the start of the same ride. 98% on itch.io (337 ratings)about 1 hPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux
  5. MOLDRISE key art: a grinning blue-skinned hooded figure peeks in beside the title in red, fleshy, spiked letters on a dark background PsychologicalMOLDRISEEach time you die you wake in your apartment and the building, people and items are exactly the same. 96% on Steam (672 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Linux
  6. 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 JotterAfter every death Ran rewinds time to before the murder, keeping the clues she found, and tries to change what happens. 94% on Steam (1,973 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC
  7. Burger & Frights cover: a tall dark silhouette stands in front of a lit burger stand while a cyclist sits on a bike beside it, under the red and white title PS1Burger & FrightsAfter the first ride you are back at the burger stand, and each loop of the road home is more wrong. 94% on itch.io (1,247 ratings)about 20 minFreeBrowser
  8. The Exit 8 key art: a yellow 'Exit 8' sign hanging from the ceiling of a white-tiled subway passage PsychologicalThe Exit 8Every wrong choice sends you back to the start of the same looping underground passage. 93% on Steam (11,760 reviews)about 30 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  9. Dinner with an Owl key art: the owl-headed host in a suit and a woman raising a glass of red wine at a candlelit table, before blue and gold damask wallpaper PsychologicalDinner with an OwlThe store promises a twisted, looping storyline: each time the evening ends, it starts again at the same dinner. 94% on Steam (882 reviews)about 30 minFreePC
  10. CAPTURED key art: a black silhouette with small white eyes and a faint grin in a dark room, tentacles curling by a pale doorway, in grainy blue camcorder light PsychologicalCAPTUREDLeaving the house only leads you back into the same hallway, and you must break the loop by capturing 13 anomalies. 95% on Steam (647 reviews)about 30 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  11. The Stairway 7 key art: the title The Stairway and 階段 in a yellow frame over a dark floor where a ginger cat sits near a dead animal in blood, with ants around it PsychologicalThe Stairway 7You are stuck in an endless loop of stairways and only the right calls get you out 98% on itch.io (472 ratings)about 1 hPaidPC
  12. Homebody key art: a killer in a stitched mask and a gloved hand with a knife loom over a blood-spattered Emily and her friends, a house with a lit attic window under a huge moon PsychologicalHomebodyEach time Emily dies the night resets and she wakes again in the foyer, keeping only what she has learned. 94% on Steam (747 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  13. Oxenfree key art: a glowing triangular rift hanging in a dark green cave, with two small figures standing below it PsychologicalOxenfreeThe night loops back on itself, repeating scenes in ways that are not quite the same. 91% on Steam (12,133 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  14. Good Job! cover: a black-and-white drawing of Ellen, a girl with a dark ponytail, heart hair clip and striped shirt, glancing back warily past a black wall PsychologicalGood Job!Ellen is stuck reliving the same workday, and every dead end sends her back to the start of it 92% on itch.io (1,020 ratings)about 50 minFreeBrowser, PC, Mac
  15. re:curse key art: the title in wobbly pale yellow letters with a rainbow glow on the dark red screen of an old CRT monitor Psychologicalre:curseSelf-fulfilling loops and trans-temporal communication software are on the maker's list of what the game is about. 96% on itch.io (152 ratings)about 3 hPay what you wantPC
  16. MOTHERED key art: ornate cream title on black, framed by gold vines and red buds, with Enigma Studio and the words A Role-Playing Horror Game PsychologicalMOTHERED - A Role-Playing Horror GameReviewers note the week loops back to the start, and breaking the cycle is part of the task. 93% on Steam (438 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  17. Who's at the door? key art: a pale, wide-eyed doll-like face seen through a green door peephole against black PsychologicalWho's at the door?A wrong call or giving in to the visions sends you back to the first day, as reviews describe. 90% on Steam (1,662 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Switch
  18. Luto store header: the title LUTO in glowing white capitals, one letter per line, on a black background PsychologicalLutoEach day Sam wakes to the same smashed mirror and walks the same hallway out of the house, and the loop starts again 89% on the PlayStation Store (2,779 ratings)about 5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  19. DEMON DUST key art: a pixelated one-eyed tentacled creature on a cluttered table beside a revolver and scattered bullets, under the white title SurvivalDEMON DUSTEach run is on a timer and resets when you die, so you learn the complex over repeated loops, as players compare to Outer Wilds. 95% on Steam (115 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC
  20. Onigashima cover: a pale long-haired figure in blue holding an oni mask beside a red oni-face logo and the title PsychologicalOnigashimaThe Steam page calls it a loop story, and players describe reliving the days loop after loop with a different friend first 98% on itch.io (82 ratings)about 3 hFreeBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux
  21. 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 store page has you race the clock to escape a deadly time loop; an endings guide says each loop ends at midnight. 90% on Steam (217 reviews)PaidPC
  22. Fugaz store header: the title in white pixel letters, its F drawn as a musical note, above a pixel flute on a dark background PsychologicalFugazWhen time runs out the screen goes black and you start over, keeping only the rules and songs you have learned. 100% on Steam (64 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC
  23. Shinkansen 0 key art: the title SHINKANSEN 0 in tall pale letters on a red background that looks like a magnified screen Psychological[Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号A wrong call resets your count, and you keep walking the same car again until you get a run right. 85% on Steam (1,082 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC
  24. Fear The Timeloop key art: the red and white title beside a pale, antlered figure with a skull face and torn cloth, hung on a wooden beam in a dark room SurvivalFear The TimeloopA wound kills the sheriff in fifteen minutes, and each death sends him back to the start of the loop. 86% on Steam (613 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  25. The Floor Above key art: a gagged man in a red jumpsuit sits in a chair with a snarling ginger cat on his lap, beside the title PsychologicalThe Floor AboveYou wake in a looping room that repeats one floor higher each cycle until you break the loop. 89% on Steam (279 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC
  26. Corpse Party: Book of Shadows key art: two schoolgirls in blue sailor uniforms, one staring out worried, the other with her head tilted back and eyes closed, before dark red bars PsychologicalCorpse Party: Book of ShadowsSeveral chapters continue a Wrong End where time rewinds to the start and only Satoshi remembers what happened 85% on Steam (485 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC
  27. Let's Watch Steamboat Willie! key art: two silhouetted men in tall hats at a ship's wheel as long clawed shadow arms reach toward them PsychologicalLet's Watch Steamboat Willie!The movie night repeats, and the conversation changes with each loop until you find a better ending. 90% on itch.io (63 ratings)about 8 minFreeBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux
  28. Slitterhead key art: a pale young woman with blue hair and a red-lit eye beside a red and white striped tiger-like mask, in red and cyan splashes Body horrorSlitterheadTechRadar describes how Hyoki can go back in time keeping his memories, replaying missions that change each time 77% on the PlayStation Store (3,100 ratings)15 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  29. Unbridled Horror key art: white title over a blood-red mountain and jagged rocks, with a faint dark figure with glowing red eyes at lower left PsychologicalUnbridled HorrorLooped levels lead you astray; players walk the same rooms five times in the first chapter 100% on itch.io (13 ratings)PaidPC, Mac, Android
  30. Darkest Dungeon II key art: four heroes, including a plague doctor and a masked man with a flintlock pistol, stand before burning houses under a flame emblem CosmicDarkest Dungeon IIThe Scholar is trapped in a cycle of repeating events and must make the journey again each time he fails 75% on Steam (12,147 reviews)30 h or morePaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch

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