Most Played Horror Games on Steam
Take a look at the top horror games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of September 13th 2025. Want to explore even more horror titles available on Steam? Explore the complete list of the best horror games.
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1. Dead by Daylight
Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer. Dead by Daylight is a game developed and published by . Released on June 14th 2016 has received 797,216 reviews of which 630,223 were positive and 166,993 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played horror game, thanks to its 41,781 peak concurrent players over the last day.
7.9
630,223
166,993
41,781
players
2. R.E.P.O.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires. R.E.P.O. is a game developed and published by . Released on February 26th 2025 has received 185,642 reviews of which 179,154 were positive and 6,488 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. While seeing 16,973 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among horror games based on player count.
9.5
179,154
6,488
16,973
players
3. Phasmophobia
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can. Phasmophobia is a game developed and published by . Released on September 18th 2020 has received 768,779 reviews of which 736,611 were positive and 32,168 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. While seeing 11,544 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among horror games based on player count.
9.5
736,611
32,168
11,544
players
4. The Outlast Trials
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same? The Outlast Trials is a game developed and published by . Released on March 05th 2024 has received 66,956 reviews of which 62,533 were positive and 4,423 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. With 5,134 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played horror games.
9.2
62,533
4,423
5,134
players
5. Resident Evil 4
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals. Resident Evil 4 is a game developed and published by . Released on March 23rd 2023 has received 181,708 reviews of which 177,539 were positive and 4,169 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.7 out of 10. With 3,432 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played horror games.
9.7
177,539
4,169
3,432
players
6. Dying Light
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected. Dying Light is a game developed and published by . Released on January 26th 2015 has received 457,632 reviews of which 435,687 were positive and 21,945 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. With 3,356 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played horror games.
9.4
435,687
21,945
3,356
players
7. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is a game developed and published by . Released on November 30th 2022 has received 112,960 reviews of which 80,268 were positive and 32,692 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. With 3,285 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played horror games.
7.0
80,268
32,692
3,285
players
8. Lethal Company
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company. Lethal Company is a game developed and published by . Released on October 23rd 2023 has received 487,160 reviews of which 473,422 were positive and 13,738 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. With 3,194 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played horror games.
9.6
473,422
13,738
3,194
players
9. Subnautica
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive. Subnautica is a game developed and published by . Released on January 23rd 2018 has received 324,474 reviews of which 314,684 were positive and 9,790 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. With 2,957 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played horror games.
9.6
314,684
9,790
2,957
players
10. The Forest
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator. The Forest is a game developed and published by . Released on April 30th 2018 has received 627,791 reviews of which 599,805 were positive and 27,986 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. With 2,850 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played horror games.
9.5
599,805
27,986
2,850
players
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