Top-Rated Free Horror Games on Steam
297 free Horror games with 500+ reviews and a 70%+ positive rating, newest first.
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SCP – Containment Breach - A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Feb 20, 2026
Operation: Outbreak - Your squad's vehicle exploded during a patrol, and you're the only survivor. The enemy is unusual this time. A virus has turned the city into a warzone of the undead. Get to the exfil in time or die trying. A free-to-play short and intense FPS zombie survival horror game.
Dec 20, 2025
Killer Chat! - Original Edition - Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?
Nov 28, 2025
Days Without Incident - It has been -̷̯͙̔̈́-̴̱̽̓͝-̷̍̊̕͠ days without incident. Your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. But something’s been growing in the quiet. A short first-person survival horror experience.
Oct 22, 2025
TERPENIE - In the gloomy atmosphere of post-Soviet everyday life, routine tasks like cleaning, cooking, and exploring your own room hide something much darker. Survive and uncover the truth before the maniac comes for you.
Oct 17, 2025
永不停息的黑暗之歌 ~ Endless Black Song - This is a fan-made game for "Alien Stage," created as a tribute to the world of "The Song of Saya." It is a coupling-focused game centered on the "IvanTill" pairing.
Aug 17, 2025
Vigil - Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Aug 15, 2025
Whimsical Artefacts - A co-op friendslop game with a heavy focus on customization via drawing. Scavenge liminal bunkers and obtain artefacts that may or may not aid you and your friends.
Jul 31, 2025
Skull Hotel - Skull Hotel is a horror game where you clean hotel rooms while creatures hide, waiting to kill you.
Jul 15, 2025
SCP: Containment Breach 2 - Survive the chaos of SCP Foundation! Step into a thrilling SCP horror experience with story-driven co-op, intense PvP Breach mode, and randomized maps. Play as Class-D, scientist, SCPs, and more, each role bringing unique challenges in an unpredictable, immersive facility.
Jul 4, 2025
The New Flesh - Explore the strange world within the screen in this ambient exploration experience featuring the music of Red Vox.
Jun 1, 2025
Pathologic 3: Quarantine - In this free prologue to a narrative-driven adventure, watch a mysterious plague break out in a small town. Learn what drove a celebrated academic to leave his acclaimed lab. Examine patients, uncover strange secrets, and make first steps towards immortality.
Mar 17, 2025
The Children of Clay - The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.
Mar 7, 2025
Saihate Station - An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Mar 7, 2025
Garten of Banban 0 - Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…
Feb 21, 2025
Project Hailstorm - Step into the shoes of a researcher in the depths of the antarctic and uncover the mysteries behind Project Hailstorm.
Feb 10, 2025
Beat Around The Bush - Beat Around the Bush is a series done over YouTube shorts where the top comment got the next addition to the game. Beat Around the Bush is a game where your primary goal is to Beat around the Bush. Once you do, you did it. You won. Therefore, there's no more reason to keep playing this game.
Feb 7, 2025
Dodgy Deliveries - Co-op "Horror" game about running a delivery service with your friends! B̵̨̦͓͖̹̪̥̮͛̀̏̈́̐̔̉Ę̴̤̦̤͓̰̤́͗̚ ̵̨̺͓̱̞͔͉͙̀̂͂͋͠͠Ç̸̫͈̋͋͆̋̾̑̕͜Ä̴̛̟͑͛͋͂̌̕͜͝R̵̛͎̮̜̒̽̈́͂̓̒͘Ę̸͉̙̎̀͐͆Ḟ̶̼͖̭͇̗U̸̡̫͇̤̭̪̦̣̔Ḷ̶̛͖̙͗̋̈̇̕ ̷̡̢͕̦̜͚̌̎̃̔Ā̷̧͇͎̳͔̩̜̤̗͊̋Ţ̸̭̩͚̮͖͇̹̬̾ ̷͍̞̰͈̻̣͚̂̾ͅN̵̛̤͒̏̒͝Ḯ̵̡̘͇̖̏͘Ģ̸̛͙̥̞̽̀͒͜H̶̲̜̺̐̄͋͊̍̈́͘͜T̴̯̲̳̪͚̜̼̈͠
Jan 31, 2025
Awaria - Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
Dec 16, 2024
Scauage - Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.
Dec 6, 2024
PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator - Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.
Nov 27, 2024
PAPERHEAD EP.0 - In this cute cardboard world, something went horribly wrong... You wake up in a prison cell. A strange voice calls to you from the depths of dark corridors covered in runic symbols and blood. Reload your trusty shotgun and find out... WHY WOULD CARDBOARD... BLEED?
Nov 14, 2024
Nightmare House: The Original Mod - Wake up, it’s time for the real nightmare to begin. Make your way through a terrorizing house, uncover the secrets of a haunted hospital, fight through hordes of the undead, and try to escape Nightmare House.
Nov 14, 2024
The Happyhills Homicide - Welcome to Happyhills, the town where you can indulge your deepest desires, make your wildest dreams come true, and slaughter anyone in your path. In this case, all three of these are the same. Welcome the citizens of Happyhills in your way!
Nov 4, 2024
PUMPKIN PANIC - COME TO THIS COZY FARM! Plant crops, take care of the plants, go fishing, or whatever you prefer, but have a good time! But be carefull, they say that strange things are happening in the area...
Oct 30, 2024
Bloody Painter Dating Sim - You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?
Oct 10, 2024
Morimens - Morimens is a roguelite card-battler inspired by the Lovecraftian mythos. Bond with a diverse cast of Awakeners, build your perfect deck, and battle through the mists of Kadath—facing wild events and uncovering maddening truths at every turn.
Aug 1, 2024
Mahjong Soul - Mahjong Soul is an online game that adopted the classic Japanese Mahjong gameplay. Here, you can hone your mahjong skills with players from worldwide or spend leisure time with friends, bond with various charismatic characters, and experience an abundance of unique stories.
Jul 23, 2024
Krypta FM - Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?
Jul 19, 2024
Dark Hours: Prologue - Dark Hours: Prologue is a free co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with a monster. Forget your plan, your mission: survive! Explore and cooperate to find a way out or hide and wish for daylight.
Jul 18, 2024
Once Human - Once Human is a Strange Worlds Survival Game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.
Jul 9, 2024
Bring Me that Shawarma - A visual novel about shawarma, consisting of multiple episodes.
Jun 7, 2024
Nightmare Kart - Zoom through gothic streets in this horror themed vehicular combat racing game!
Jun 5, 2024
[Nightmare Files] Clap Clap - Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.
Jun 3, 2024
Cats - Cats — and that says it all. Interactive cat clicker. Click on cats for new cats. That's all, really.
May 21, 2024
Indigo Park: Chapter 1 - Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
May 18, 2024
Burger - 🍔 Burger is a clicker cooking game where you just click to make burgers — more and more burgers! Thinking about pizza 🍕 or eggs 🥚? Think again, because it's all about burgers! Free. 🍔✨
May 17, 2024
Puppet Master: The Game - This free-to-play online multiplayer game celebrates the series' 30-year legacy. Revisit iconic locations, select from a large roster of playable characters from the movies, and play a variety of online multiplayer game modes, each inspired by the Puppet’s many adventures.
May 3, 2024
Mimic Search - Mimic Search is a short indie horror game, in which you take the role of a police officer investigating a recent mimic attack.
May 2, 2024
Bendy: Secrets of the Machine - Some things are better left forgotten.
Apr 14, 2024
Dave's Fun Algebra Class: Remastered - Dave's Fun Algebra Class: Remastered is a strategy-based indie game inspired by Baldi's Basics, featuring chaotic and intense gameplay mixed with an old-school psychedelic artstyle. Solve math problems, meet Dave's friends, and uncover the secrets of Dave's school.
Apr 3, 2024
last seen online - Look through someone else’s computer. Inspired by early “escape room” flash games.
Mar 14, 2024
Rental - Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Mar 7, 2024
NIGHT-RUNNERS™ PROLOGUE - Descend into the underworld of Japanese street racing. Set between 1990-2009, join the local street racing crews in their battle for territory control. Explore the real location open world(s), compete in wager races, battle other crews and upgrade your vehicles with detailed car customization.
Feb 23, 2024
my eyes deceive - Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.
Feb 3, 2024
Psychopomp - Your entire life has been a lie. There are catacombs under every home and building, stretching down for miles. Something calls you deeper into the labyrinth. Delve into the depths, and discover the monstrosities below.
Jan 30, 2024
Paper Lily - Chapter 1 - Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Jan 26, 2024
Lacey's Wardrobe - Lacey needs your help to find the best outfits for every occasion. Play dress-up Lacey and experience amazing moments with her! 「 Fangame ♡」
Jan 5, 2024
