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Train horror games

Horror games where trains, rails and stations shape the fear: a last carriage at night with nowhere to step off, a subway tunnel where stopped cars hide what moves past them, tracks and tank wagons where the dead swarm in the open, and a spider train that hunts you across an island. The rails decide where you can go, and something else may be using them.

The top 30 of 48 train horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. Underground Blossom key art: a gold pocket watch with white petals drifting around it in front of a dim brown train carriage PsychologicalUnderground BlossomEvery station ends with finding the right metro train, getting a ticket and boarding it to the next memory 98% on Google Play (13,000 ratings)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  2. Fear & Hunger 2: Termina key art: a bandaged girl with a knife, and a dark grinning moon glowing yellow above a tower at the end of a street SurvivalFear & Hunger 2: TerminaThe game opens on a train bound for Prehevil that stops on the outskirts of town, its crew nowhere to be seen. 97% on Steam (15,692 reviews)PaidPC
  3. Left 4 Dead key art: a pale infected hand raised against a scratched green background Co-opLeft 4 DeadFights break out on railway tracks and bridges, among tanker and car-carrier wagons. 96% on Steam (68,570 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC
  4. If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers key art: a pixel-art steam locomotive with a glowing lamp, its smoke trailing four giant eerie masks through the dark PsychologicalIf On A Winter's Night, Four TravelersFour strangers on a train in the late 1920s tell their stories one after another in its carriage. 95% on Steam (1,898 reviews)about 2 hFreePC, Mac, Linux
  5. OFF key art: a swarm of pale lilac ghosts with varied faces streaming over dark purple buildings under a green and yellow sky PsychologicalOFFThe zones are linked by a network of interurban locomotives. 96% on Steam (3,515 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Switch
  6. Sorry We're Closed key art: a blue-skinned horned demon woman with a long tongue, tooth earrings and a pink Baby choker, under the game's title SurvivalSorry We're ClosedAn early area is an abandoned London Underground station, with fights inside its carriages. 98% on Steam (1,676 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  7. Saihate Station key art: Haru asleep on Shion's shoulder on a red train seat PsychologicalSaihate StationHaru falls asleep on the last train, and you explore empty carriages and a red-lit dining car 95% on Steam (10,659 reviews)about 3 hFreePC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  8. Indigo Park key art: Rambley the cartoon raccoon in a red scarf waving in front of a dark doorway on a blue-tinted street with boxes and a bench Puzzle horrorIndigo Park: Chapter 1Rambley sends you aboard the park's little pink train, Rambley's Railroad, between areas 95% on Steam (23,545 reviews)about 1 hFreePC
  9. Mind the Gap key art: a stern monochrome face with a red blotch beside a pale drawn curly-haired figure, under the red title and the words Chapter 3 is out PsychologicalMind the GapYou wake in a train compartment you do not remember boarding, on a journey the maker calls one without destination. 98% on itch.io (440 ratings)about 4 hPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux, Android
  10. Tales of the Black Forest key art: three anime girls, one white-haired in a kimono, one in school uniform, one with fox ears, before a dark pixel-art station 2D horrorTales of the Black ForestThe second chapter takes place on a magical ghost train, with a chase through its carriages as tentacles rise from the floor. 96% on Steam (1,080 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC
  11. Propagation VR key art: a bloody, clawed hand reaching out of the dark above the red game title Action horrorPropagation VRStopped and derailed subway trains sit on the tracks while monsters move past them 94% on Steam (5,920 reviews)about 30 minFreePC, VR
  12. Ignited Entry key art: a firefighter silhouetted before a pink blaze at left, pine trees and smoke in the middle and a dark ruined house at right PsychologicalIgnited EntryOne scene is an empty red-lit train carriage, the Visitor Glide, with an announcer welcoming you aboard. 94% on itch.io (469 ratings)about 1 hFreePC
  13. 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 & FrightsThe road ends at a railway crossing where a train with lit windows passes in the dark. 94% on itch.io (1,247 ratings)about 20 minFreeBrowser
  14. Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken key art: Amy with a flashlight by a tree trunk set with clock faces, among stone arches and shadow figures with glowing eyes SurvivalDeep Sleep: Labyrinth of the ForsakenThe official site lists a haunted train among the dream realms, and a screenshot shows a night train from above 95% on Steam (653 reviews)14 h or morePaidPC
  15. Sweet Dreams key art: a greyscale sketch of a smiling young man in a tie with one red spiral eye, blood on his mouth and hand, and the title in white PsychologicalSweet DreamsYou are on a train and starting to feel sleepy when Lee sits down across from you and starts to talk. 96% on itch.io (417 ratings)about 25 minPay what you wantPC, Mac
  16. Tales of Fear - Episode Zero key art: the red title beside a dark A-frame station building at the top of concrete steps under a starry night sky Walking simulatorsTales of Fear - Episode ZeroIn Doai Station a journalist waits for the last train home, which had left hours before his call 95% on Steam (587 reviews)about 1.5 hFreePC
  17. Tormentum key art: a pale skeletal figure with outstretched arms bound by cords before a huge skull in a wall of dark biomechanical flesh PsychologicalTormentum - Dark SorrowOne scene shows a huge train shaped like a living creature, flames rising from its chimneys. 92% on Google Play (4,110 ratings)about 5 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  18. I'm on Observation Duty 6 key art: the title over a tunnel of small security camera screens PsychologicalI'm on Observation Duty 6One level watches a night train, from a passenger carriage with luggage to the dining car counter. 94% on Steam (697 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  19. Pathologic 2 key art: two thin dark figures with stitched torsos and blank white masks with small black eyes stand against a blood-red background PsychologicalPathologic 2The story opens with a dream-filled train journey, and you are attacked as soon as you arrive at the station. 92% on Steam (12,269 reviews)28 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  20. Painted art of Thomasina Bateman at a rain-streaked window, her reflection in the glass, looking out at a moor where cracks of pink light spread from a stone barrow PsychologicalThe Excavation of Hob's BarrowThomasina arrives by train at Bewlay station, and the biggest jump scare is a train whistle. 92% on Steam (3,459 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Switch
  21. 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 CharlesYou drive an old armed locomotive around the island while Charles, an evil spider train, hunts you on the rails. 91% on Steam (18,106 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  22. Last Train Home cover: a man in a white shirt and tie standing in a dark train carriage with red seats, above the title LAST TRAIN -> HOME 2D horrorLast Train HomeYou are stuck on the last train of the night, walking between three carriages and the walkways that join them 90% on itch.io (2,774 ratings)about 5 minFreeBrowser, PC
  23. Cry of Fear key art: a pale, gaunt, tattooed figure with a strap across his back leans a gloved hand on a stained wall beside the game's title PsychologicalCry of FearThe town's trains and subway run through it: a lit train crosses a snowy bridge and the co-op officers ride a graffitied carriage. 89% on Steam (88,183 reviews)about 8 hFreePC
  24. Project Looking Glass key art: a seated woman sends white wisps into a cracked mirror holding a glitching, rainbow-pixelated figure, beside the pixel title PsychologicalProject Looking GlassOne screenshot shows a red tram standing on tracks under a purple sky. 100% on Steam (99 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac
  25. ( C Y C L E ) key art: an orange looped logo over a dithered orange and black photo of a worker in a hard hat in a dark tunnel beside a large machine Short( C Y C L E )The narrator rides the train every day and looks out of the carriage window into the dark tunnel. 96% on itch.io (122 ratings)about 10 minFreeBrowser
  26. Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes key art: a small hooded child on rubble looks up at a purple vortex with a glowing door among floating stairs, a train and debris Puzzle horrorLittle Nightmares VR: Altered EchoesAt a train station you restore power and set the clock to board a train patrolled by the Conductor 92% on the PlayStation Store (293 ratings)about 4 hPaidPC, VR, PlayStation
  27. Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness key art: a balding clown in white gloves and a loose tie clutches his face and screams upward, lit teal above and red below in dark smoke PsychologicalVlad Circus: Descend Into MadnessThe opening has Oliver riding a train in a wooden compartment and getting off at the forest station of Mawe. 89% on Steam (205 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  28. Locomotive 115 key art: a steam locomotive with lit cab windows runs through a snowstorm at night, its headlamp cutting through the blizzard SurvivalLocomotive 115You are the sole engineer of a steam locomotive and play the whole game from its cab. 94% on Steam (140 reviews)about 40 minPaidPC, Mac
  29. Platform 8 key art: a man in a pale blue shirt sits alone on a red bench seat in a Japanese train carriage, looking at his phone with a bag on his lap PsychologicalPlatform 8You are trapped on a train that runs forever and walk from car to car looking for anomalies 87% on Steam (2,912 reviews)about 45 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Switch
  30. Neighbor key art: a fan-made Game Boy box cover of a dark old apartment building under a crescent moon 2D horrorNeighborOne of the store screenshots puts the heroine on a station platform in front of a stopped train. 92% on itch.io (172 ratings)about 1 hPay what you wantBrowser

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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
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