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Scarecrow horror games

Horror games where a scarecrow is the thing in the field. Some stand still beside the road or over a farmyard and seem a little closer each time you look. Others hunt you through corn mazes and rice paddies, creep forward from just out of view, or are the character you play. The fear is in a figure built to look like a person that should not move, and does.

The top 16 of 16 scarecrow horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 16 best, 2026

  1. FAITH: The Unholy Trinity key art: a caped man seen from behind faces a huge red demon with many clawed arms in a dark painted scene SurvivalFAITH: The Unholy TrinityA store screenshot shows a grinning scarecrow in a cornfield, and another a figure bound like one. 95% on Steam (9,226 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  2. 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 & FrightsA scarecrow stands in a field beside the road, a little closer on each ride. 94% on itch.io (1,247 ratings)about 20 minFreeBrowser
  3. Crowscare cover art: the scarecrow boy Ryo in a straw hat, red scarf and overalls, half his face black with glowing yellow eyes, beside the title on red 2D horrorCrowscareYou play Ryo, a boy his father made from straw, magic and a lock of hair, in a town lined with scarecrows 96% on itch.io (400 ratings)about 1.5 hPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux
  4. Cryptid Farm title art over the farm: the pale, black-eyed snatcher crawls over fallen farmers in the soil while a farmer in a straw hat stands by the farmhouse Co-opCryptid FarmScarecrows give chase if you get too close and edge forward from just out of view 97% on Steam (195 reviews)about 30 minFreeBrowser, PC
  5. Zardy's Maze key art: two scarecrows with glowing jack-o'-lantern faces and pointed hats, one leaping with blades in its hands, a hooded figure with a mace behind them StealthZardy's MazeZardy, a scarecrow with a glowing jack-o'-lantern face, hunts you through the maze with other scarecrows 91% on Steam (1,603 reviews)about 30 minFreePC, Mac
  6. That's not my Neighbor key art: two green-grey hands with long orange-tipped claws, smeared with blood, pressed against the doorman's window PsychologicalThat's not my NeighborOne visitor has a burlap scarecrow face with a stitched mouth under a pointed hat. 89% on Steam (4,797 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  7. Moth Lake key art: seven frightened pixel-art teenagers in a dark yellow forest, a monster's face looming behind them, above the orange title 2D horrorMoth Lake: A Horror StoryOn the farm a gnarly scarecrow comes to life and chases Cameron while he hides behind objects. 90% on Google Play (32,700 ratings)about 4 hPaidPC, Android, iPhone
  8. To Do List cover art: a dark pixel-art figure with a wide white grin and glowing eyes sits on a hill under a grey sky, hugging something red PsychologicalTo Do ListA scarecrow in the field, which the hero calls Thomas, is one of the few figures he talks to 92% on itch.io (643 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC
  9. Pathologic Classic HD key art: tattered scarecrows on wooden poles under a pale sky, red leaves falling around the red title on a black ink splatter PsychologicalPathologic Classic HDRagged scarecrows hung with dead rats stand on the town's slopes and paths in its foggy streets 88% on Steam (4,651 reviews)29 h or morePaidPC
  10. Welcome to Elderfield key art: a pale farmer in a straw hat harvests corn under a crescent moon beside the town's eye sign, with an eyeball among the vegetables and a red-eyed crow in front 2D horrorWelcome to ElderfieldAn early foe is the Cornstalker, a scarecrow-like humanoid with a husk of corn for a head 84% on Steam (2,573 reviews)PaidPC
  11. Trick Or Treat cover: a pumpkin-headed scarecrow in a witch's hat beside the title in dripping red letters, in a village square at night HalloweenTrick Or TreatA pumpkin-headed scarecrow in a witch's hat stands over the square and walks the walkways 100% on itch.io (40 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser, PC
  12. SILENT HILL f art: Hinako in a sailor school uniform, half her face covered by masses of red flowers PsychologicalSILENT HILL fA store screenshot shows a scarecrow standing in rain-soaked rice paddies at the edge of town. 80% on Steam (29,916 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  13. Mundaun key art in pencil greys: a man holding a pitchfork and a lantern stands on a rock with a goat, looking over an Alpine valley with a chalet, a horned figure and a woman watching PsychologicalMundaunSlow-moving figures made of hay rise from the fields once the sun sets. 93% on Steamabout 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  14. What Grows in the Night title art: the scarecrow girl sits among red pumpkins beneath a cross-shaped post with a crow on it, a shooting star in the dusk sky Multiple endingsWhat Grows in the NightYou play a scarecrow who has stood on an abandoned farm for years until a strange woman gives her life. 90% on itch.io (51 ratings)about 1 hPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux
  15. The Scarlet Harvest: key art of a farmhouse with red-lit windows and jack-o'-lanterns under a red moon, beside a scarred, grinning red face ShortThe Scarlet HarvestA scarecrow stands among the Halloween decorations in front of the farmhouse. 82% on Steam (78 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC
  16. DON'T SCREAM key art: a terrified man's wide-eyed face in blue light, mouth open, against a dark misty forest ShortDON'T SCREAMA scarecrow stands over the muddy farmyard you pass through. 65% on Steam (4,885 reviews)about 18 minPaidPC

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