The Thriller Zone
Games built around suspense, danger, twists, pursuit, and rising tension.
Latest Standouts
Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.
The Dream Of A Cockspur - Stranded on a desolate island with Earth's remaining researchers, you investigate a strange celestial body. The day before departure, your only means of transportation gets mysteriously damaged, leaving you stranded. Is someone sabotaging the team, or is there something more sinister going on…
Jul 22, 2026
Tales Beyond The Tomb - No Witnesses - A psychological horror anthology inspired by disturbing real-life cases. In No Witnesses, a simple road trip turns into a brutal fight for survival when two sisters cross paths with a ruthless serial killer stalking the highways at night.
Jun 19, 2026
Fears to Fathom® - Scratch Creek - After noticing bone-chilling similarities to an episode of Fears to Fathom, Tessa and Marcus decide to share their own experience. Scratch Creek is an exclusively online co-op experience.
Jun 10, 2026
The Wheelchair Man - Steal $5,000 from an abandoned apartment complex while avoiding a demented man.
Jun 7, 2026
BrokenLore: FOLLOW - BrokenLore: FOLLOW is a psychological first-person horror game that immerses players in the haunting narrative of Anne, as she grapples with issues of self-acceptance, bullying, and worthlessness while encountering metaphorical surreal creatures that heighten the terror of her journey.
May 31, 2026
Butcherman - Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.
May 21, 2026
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Sherlock Holmes Chapter One - In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Nov 15, 2021
Stories Untold - Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Feb 27, 2017
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter - Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Jun 10, 2016
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH - CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Oct 7, 2022
CHAOS;CHILD - From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Jan 22, 2019
The Survey - In the end, everybody gets what they deserve. The sins of the past always manifest within the minds of the sinners. An eternity of suffering awaits, welcome to The Survey.
Oct 27, 2016
STEINS;GATE - Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Sep 8, 2016
No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut - A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Apr 21, 2020
A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead - A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is a single-player horror adventure game inspired by the critically acclaimed blockbuster movie franchise. Survive in silence.
Oct 17, 2024
Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles - "Lost Lullabies - The Orphanage Chronicles" is a Co-Op horror game set in 1980, inspired by the real stories of an orphanage ruined by a fire in 1960 Lowell. Playable with 1-4 players, the goal is to identify and expel malevolent spirits alone or with your team.
Oct 27, 2025
Demonologist - Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.
Sep 25, 2023
Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer - In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…
May 20, 2025
Top Rated
Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.
Homicipher: Demo - Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
May 31, 2023
Firework - An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
Feb 3, 2021
The Case of the Golden Idol - A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Oct 13, 2022
The Drifter - A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
Jul 17, 2025
Lost Wiki: Kozlovka - Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.
Mar 20, 2026
Unheard - Voices of Crime - What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Mar 28, 2019
死寂（Deathly Stillness） - This is a boring zombie game with no plot, not an officially released game, please don't have high expectations.
Sep 4, 2021
Detention - Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Jan 12, 2017
D'LIRIUM - An experimental 2D-shooter with the elements of a horror game. D'lirium brings together some mechanics back from 90s classics. Non-linear levels, search for the keys, violence and a lot of other things. Including the colourful ponies.
Oct 25, 2023
Mouthwashing - The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
Sep 26, 2024
Superliminal - Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
Nov 5, 2020
Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS - This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?
Jun 4, 2015
