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Horror games with traps

In these games the danger is not only the thing hunting you but what it has left on the floor. Bear traps wait in dark hallways, tripwires ring bells that bring the killer running, and whole rooms close in or lash out. You learn to watch where you step, and in some of them you can set traps of your own to slow down what follows you.

The top 30 of 42 horror games with traps, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. Ib key art: a brown-haired girl with red eyes, in a white blouse and red skirt, holds a red rose against a dark green wall beside the white Ib logo PsychologicalIbThe store page says you explore each area, find items and disarm traps, and reviews note that small mistakes can hurt you. 99% on Steam (5,357 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Switch, PlayStation
  2. Your Turn To Die key art: Sara, an orange-haired girl in a teal blazer, stands before the other captives, all wearing collars, drawn in manga style PsychologicalYour Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-The translator's warnings list people dying to all kinds of deathtraps, and the first trial is a timed lock 97% on Steam (4,534 reviews)15 h or morePaidPC, Browser
  3. The Witch's House MV key art: blonde Viola on the left, the purple-haired witch with glowing mismatched eyes looming in the sky, and a stone house with a black cat in its window 2D horrorThe Witch's House MVAlmost every room hides a deadly trap, from closing walls to objects that lash out 95% on Steam (4,204 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  4. Misao key art: a purple-haired girl in a red top and pink skirt curled up on her side with her arms over her head among dark red splashes 2D horrorMisao - 2024 HD RemasterDeathtraps fill the Otherworld, and more than 40 ways to die are kept as collectible bad endings. 95% on Steam (2,588 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC
  5. The Happyhills Homicide cover: the title in dripping red letters beside the killer's white clown mask with red cheeks and nose 2D horrorThe Happyhills HomicideA screenshot shows the killer in a storeroom with the prompt to take a bear trap from the shelf. 95% on Steam (2,277 reviews)about 1 hFreePC
  6. Zero Escape: The Nonary Games key art: two anime-style young men, one startled and one with arms crossed, beside a giant hooded figure in a goggled gas mask AnimeZero Escape: The Nonary GamesEvery chapter locks the players in an escape room, an elevator or a cabin, that they must solve their way out of. 94% on Steam (4,035 reviews)34 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  7. Stay Out of the House key art: the Butcher, in a burlap sack mask and plaid shirt, raises a bloody cleaver against a dark sky with lightning SurvivalStay Out of the HouseThe Butcher sets bear traps around the house, and you can turn his own traps against him. 94% on Steam (1,715 reviews)15 h or morePaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  8. Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? key art: a grinning fanged figure in a wide-brimmed hat with round glowing yellow goggles above a dark pine forest EscapeIs this Game Trying to Kill Me?Spikes, arrows and other traps from the screen game come into the real room and kill you. 95% on Steam (1,722 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  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 MassacreThe nun sets deadly traps, and Destructoid notes they kill you instantly. 93% on the PlayStation Store (1,600 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  10. Very Little Nightmares key art: the girl in the yellow raincoat walks to a lit doorway in a cluttered storeroom as a grey hand creeps out beside giant scissors EscapeVery Little NightmaresThe Nest is described as a vast maze filled with life-threatening traps, where even the smallest error can be fatal. 93% on Google Play (23,435 ratings)PaidiPhone, Android
  11. Evil Nun: The Broken Mask key art: Sister Madeline with a red-eyed grin and a giant hammer under a blue spotlight EscapeEvil Nun: The Broken MaskYou can booby trap the building and lure the nun into the traps instead of only hiding. 95% on Steam (1,162 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  12. 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 PsychologicalLIMBOHidden traps, sharp stakes and falling boulders line the way forward. 92% on Steam (62,333 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  13. 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 NecrosisHidden floor traps can spring a Monster House, filling the room with beasts and plants 94% on Steam (630 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Linux
  14. The Lacerator key art: a bloodied Max with a smoking revolver and a muscular figure raising a pickaxe, beside the dripping red title SurvivalThe LaceratorThe store warns to beware of the many traps, and a trap can cost Max a limb 99% on Steam (164 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC
  15. ARSONATE library art: a figure in a gas mask with one red eye sits at a desk beside a radio, a chain-link fence and a forest fire behind Co-opARSONATELocked in the tower with the [HOST], the only way out is to win the game and take the key to the door 94% on itch.io (463 ratings)about 30 minPaidPC, Linux, Browser
  16. Monstrum key art: a hulking monster with a glowing orange face fills a dark ship corridor SurvivalMonstrumSteam vents and other traps hurt you if you move carelessly. 91% on Steam (3,793 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  17. KLETKA key art: a gas-masked figure holding a wrench and a gas-masked creature in a cone-like hood, either side of a giant open red mouth with teeth Co-opKLETKAEach floor is laid out differently and full of traps and anomalies the crew must get past. 90% on Steam (8,033 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  18. Heaven Dust key art: a spiky-haired boy aims a handgun in front of pale zombies and a hulking mutant with an eye in its chest, beside faded top-down views of mansion rooms SurvivalHeaven DustThe store warns of deadly traps in the mansion's rooms alongside its zombies. 92% on Steam (601 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Switch, Xbox, PlayStation
  19. Evil Nun 2: Origins key art: Sister Madeline's grinning face with red glowing eyes and glasses in a purple habit, beside a large black number 2 EscapeEvil Nun 2: OriginsYou start with a trap you set at your feet, which stuns whichever hunter steps into it. 88% on Google Play (137,000 ratings)Free to playiPhone, Android
  20. Dark Deception key art: a frightened man grabbed by a crowd of monsters, including a giant grinning bear, a duck, a clown, a doll-like girl and nurses EscapeDark DeceptionThe store lists traps and hazards in the mazes that you must avoid while running. 88% on Steam (24,494 reviews)about 3 hFreePC
  21. The Cursed Forest library art: a foggy, green-lit autumn forest at night under a full moon, with a distant hut glowing orange and a small lantern shrine by the path PsychologicalThe Cursed ForestJust Adventure's reviewer stepped in a few bear traps along the way; a screenshot shows a spiked pit in the ferns 89% on Steam (892 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC
  22. The Tartarus Key key art: a blue-lit portrait of Alex in a hood with red X marks over her eyes and red horn strokes, framed by red scribbles on black EscapeThe Tartarus KeyPush Square describes SAW-esque traps standing between you and escape, and a failed trap can leave a captive to a grisly fate. 93% on Steam (315 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  23. You Will Die Here Tonight key art: two grey zombies in tuxedos with glowing orange eyes in a dark mansion, above the line You will die here tonight SurvivalYou Will Die Here TonightThe mansion is full of traps that can kill your character outright, in scenes of blood and gore. 90% on Steam (601 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC
  24. Granny key art: the white-eyed old woman with an open mouth stands in a grey room above the game's title SurvivalGrannyGranny sets bear traps in the dark, and some rooms have bells rigged to tripwires. 86% on Google Play (4,370,000 ratings)about 1 hFree with adsiPhone, Android, PC
  25. Salvage Protocol key art: a suited scrap worker with a flashlight and clipboard stands in a dark red corridor as a red-eyed tentacled monster looms behind, beside the orange title PS1Salvage ProtocolThe stations are full of traps you have to dodge while you fill the quota. 100% on Steam (67 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC
  26. Granny: Chapter Two key art: Grandpa and Granny, holding a bloody baseball bat, under the game title SurvivalGranny: Chapter TwoGranny leaves bear traps around the house, and the store page warns you to watch out for them. 95% on SteamFree with adsiPhone, Android, PC
  27. Withering Rooms key art: a girl in a white dress holding a cleaver and a lantern faces a hunched creature draped in a bloodstained sheet in a candlelit Victorian room under a chandelier SurvivalWithering RoomsYou can lay hex traps on closet doors, and bear traps lie on the floors of the house. 96% on Steam17 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  28. Granny 3 key art: a dark wooden mansion with a central tower at night, a brick wall and pine trees around it and an old rusted car in the courtyard SurvivalGranny 3Granny leaves bear traps around the house for you to step in 82% on Google Play (629,000 ratings)about 3 hPaidPC, Android
  29. BIGFOOT key art: the creature's hairy face with glowing yellow eyes peers out from behind green ferns in a misty forest Co-opBIGFOOTHunters set traps and motion sensors for Bigfoot, and a player as Bigfoot sets traps and ambushes too. 82% on Steam (22,425 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC
  30. 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 VampireEach coffin is guarded by bars, nails, electrified wires and wards that you must disarm by hand. 86% on the Meta Quest store (202 ratings)about 3 hPaidVR, PC

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