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Winter horror games

Snow and cold that can kill you. In these games the season is the setting and often the threat: a car stalls on an empty road, a ski trip goes wrong, a hike crosses frozen mountains. You push through drifts where every step carries. Food runs low, the dark comes early, and nobody is near enough to help.

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

The 5 best, 2026

SurvivalThe Last of Us Part IOne part of the story is set in winter, with Ellie in a heavy coat moving through snow-covered lodges and woods. 98% on the PlayStation Store (146,000 ratings)15 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation
PsychologicalUntil DawnThe friends return to the mountain lodge in winter, with deep snow on every path and porch in the screenshots. 90% on the PlayStation Store (15,654 ratings)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation
PsychologicalWho's at the door?The publisher's press release opens on a dark and silent winter night, with a knock echoing through the house. 90% on Steam (1,662 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Switch
SurvivalSaturnaliaSet during the village's winter solstice festivities in December 1989 89% on Steam (139 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
PsychologicalKholatThe store page sets it in the winter scenery of the Urals, retracing a hike from the winter of 1959. 66% on Steam (6,923 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch

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