Best Horror Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated horror games.

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Price -95% 1.06€
Rating 8.6
Release 25 Sep 2014
Heavy Bullets Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.

Price -92% 0.80€
Rating 7.8
Release 18 Sep 2014
Doorways: The Underworld Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Price -78% 2.24€
Rating 6.6
Release 17 Sep 2014
Time Mysteries 3: The Final Enigma In the face of the looming magical cataclysm, Ester Ambrose has to fight to save her future once again!

Price -96% 0.60€
Rating 7.8
Release 11 Sep 2014
Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition Explore the zombie-infested city of Los Perdidos, and find a way to escape before a military strike wipes the entire city, and everyone in it, off the map.

Price -84% 4.96€
Rating 7.5
Release 05 Sep 2014
Metro: Last Light Redux It is the year 2034. Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside – and within. Mutants stalk the catacombs beneath the desolate surface, and hunt amidst the poisoned skies above.

Price -96% 0.82€
Rating 8.9
Release 27 Aug 2014
Metro 2033 Redux In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the Earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033.

Price -97% 0.79€
Rating 9.0
Release 27 Aug 2014
See No Evil See No Evil is a dark, isometric puzzle game about sound manipulation. A harsh fantasy where the willingly blind are hostile to the nonconformist. Sometimes, the world seems darker with your eyes open.

Price 0.99€
Rating 6.3
Release 25 Aug 2014
Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride Enter an enchanting world of legends and magic, where your destiny was written in blood and whispers of true love.

Price -93% 1.15€
Rating 9.1
Release 21 Aug 2014
Five Nights at Freddy's Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!

Price 3.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 19 Aug 2014
MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!

Price -75% 3.12€
Rating 6.4
Release 05 Aug 2014
Pineview Drive A one-of-a-kind horror shocker – a game aware of your fear!Check out the improvements introduced with Update 2.0!

Price -88% 1.20€
Rating 6.1
Release 31 Jul 2014
The Room A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

Price 4.99€
Rating 9.6
Release 28 Jul 2014
Only If Only If is a surreal first person adventure-puzzle game. It takes idiom into reality.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.1
Release 25 Jul 2014
Gods Will Be Watching Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.

Price -89% 1.15€
Rating 6.9
Release 24 Jul 2014
Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome Collector's Edition To free your beloved from captivity, you must venture into a maniacal world in this Special Collector's Edition of BRINK OF CONCIOUSNESS: DORIAN GRAY SYNDROME; an immersive tale of chilling surprise that's chock full of extras including bonus gameplay, concept art, soundtrack, and much more!

Price -90% 0.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 18 Jul 2014
Blood: One Unit Whole Blood You carved your soul to shreds in servitude to a dark god, but false promises and betrayal were your only reward. Now you have a score to settle and it will be measured in blood! Experience the madness in one carnage-soaked package! All the gore, all the unholy war! Zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds and blood-crazed hordes of horrors await!

Price 5.36€
Rating 8.7
Release 14 Jul 2014
9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek Save your missing friend and reveal the corruption of the town’s citizens to stop an evil plot to bring the evil Snake God back to our world.

Price -92% 1.26€
Rating 8.6
Release 10 Jul 2014
Whispering Willows Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.

Price -90% 0.84€
Rating 7.9
Release 09 Jul 2014
Claire Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation.

Price -68% 3.17€
Rating 6.3
Release 07 Jul 2014
Black Mirror I Black Mirror is a dark adventure game that details the aftermath of the tragic death of William Gordon. Playing as his grandson Samuel players must unveil the truth behind the events of that fateful, stormy night.

Price -89% 1.13€
Rating 8.0
Release 17 Jun 2014
World of Subways 2 – Berlin Line 7 Volume 2: "U7 - Berlin" is the next release continuing the successful product series " World of Subways" introducing famous subway lines around the world to all subway enthusiasts. After Vol. 1, Vol. 2 contains the route U7 of Berlin`s subway.

Price 14.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 12 Jun 2014
Krita Krita is a powerful, open source and community-driven digital art tool for illustrators, concept designers, animators, comic book artists, game developers, and anyone who wants to express themselves through the creation of visual art.

Price -55% 4.38€
Rating 9.2
Release 10 Jun 2014
The Lost Crown Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.

Price -81% 1.86€
Rating 7.8
Release 06 Jun 2014
Lifeless Planet Premier Edition PREMIER EDITION - While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town. He suspects his mission is a hoax until a mysterious young woman saves him from a strange and deadly phenomenon...

Price -93% 0.73€
Rating 7.4
Release 06 Jun 2014
Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood Enter Ravenwood Park and discover the secrets hidden in the mists…

Price -94% 0.94€
Rating 9.2
Release 05 Jun 2014
Murdered: Soul Suspect MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.

Price -96% 0.94€
Rating 8.4
Release 05 Jun 2014
Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now You like top-down-shooter with a film-noir singleplayer campaign, challenging fights against zombies and monsters, gory splatter effects and destructible level environments? Fight your way through an apocalyptic city in the single player story mode, and test your skills in the survival mode.

Price -86% 0.85€
Rating 8.6
Release 04 Jun 2014
The Fall Take the role of ARID, the artificial intelligence within a high-tech combat suit. The Fall is a unique combination of adventure-game puzzle solving and side-scroller action, all set within a dark and atmospheric story. Get ready for a disturbing journey as you explore the world of The Fall.

Price -90% 1.00€
Rating 8.5
Release 30 May 2014
Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

Price 16.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 29 May 2014
Monochroma Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.

Price -88% 2.46€
Rating 7.1
Release 28 May 2014
They Breathe They Breathe is a short journey into the depths of a forest filled with water. As you swim deeper, it's up to you to figure out the rules of an insidious ecosystem where nothing is as it first seems, and where everyone is after the same precious resource – oxygen!

Price 1.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 23 May 2014
White Noise Online A fully cooperative horror experience like never before! On White Noise Online, a team of up to 4 investigators has to explore an area looking for clues, while avoiding being devoured by a supernatural creature. Will you be able to uncover the truth behind the mysterious events?

Price -90% 0.50€
Rating 6.4
Release 22 May 2014
Always Sometimes Monsters Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.

Price -95% 0.53€
Rating 7.2
Release 21 May 2014
The Last Door - Collector's Edition Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.

Price -61% 3.90€
Rating 9.0
Release 20 May 2014
Fearless Fantasy As Leon, the world’s most dangerous bounty hunter, you embark on a mission to slay the world’s weirdest creatures, and save a girl from an awful marriage.

Price -92% 0.58€
Rating 7.2
Release 15 May 2014

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