Best Horror Games

Ranking of the horror games sorted by iRank score — a 0-100 metric blending Steam, IGDB, OpenCritic, Metacritic reviews and the iRankGames community. Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours, Half-Life: Alyx and Inscryption lead the chart. Top-25 average iRank: 89/100. Total catalogued: 71 games.

Top 3

The best horror games game is Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours (93.5/100). Close behind: Half-Life: Alyx and Inscryption.

#1Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours94 #2Half-Life: Alyx93 #3Inscryption91 #4Dead Space (2008)89 #5Cookie Clicker89

Full ranking

71 games catalogued

Ranked by iRank Score

#1Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours

iRank94

Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloRangedMeleeNarrativeDark

Steam👍 98%· 104KRAWG👍 87%· 507MC93

Year 2020Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC

#2Half-Life: Alyx

iRank93

Half-Life: Alyx

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloRangedMeleeNarrativeDark

Steam👍 98%· 104KRAWG👍 87%· 507MC93OC93· 78

Year 2020Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC

iRank91

Inscryption

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

NarrativeDarkProceduralHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 145KRAWG👍 87%· 597MC86OC86· 83

Year 2021Dev Daniel Mullins Games · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

Steam GOG Nintendo

#4Dead Space (2008)

iRank89

Dead Space (2008)

GenreHorrorSubgenreSurvival Horror

SoloMeleeRangedDarkNarrative

Steam👍 92%· 29KRAWG👍 91%· 2.2KMC86IGDB88· 6

Year 2008Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

#5Cookie Clicker

iRank89

Cookie Clicker

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloCasualHorrorManagementPixel Art

Steam👍 96%· 90KRAWG👍 78%· 140

Year 2013Dev Orteil · PlaysaurusPlaytime ~52hOn PC · Android · Web

#6The Walking Dead: Season Two

iRank89

The Walking Dead: Season Two

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrative

Steam👍 97%· 34KIGDB81· 5

Year 2013Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

iRank85

Alan Wake

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDark

Steam👍 90%· 57KRAWG👍 84%· 2.3KMC83IGDB83· 7

Year 2010Dev Remedy Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox

#8Buckshot Roulette

iRank89

Buckshot Roulette

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

MultiplayerSoloMeleeRangedDark

Steam👍 95%· 118KRAWG👍 86%· 108OC83· 13

Year 2024Dev Mike Klubnika · CRITICAL REFLEXPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux

iRank85

Phasmophobia

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

Co-opOnlineMultiplayerNarrativeDark

Steam👍 95%· 828KRAWG👍 78%· 434OC76· 13

Year 2020Dev Kinetic GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC

#10Tales of the Black Forest

iRank98

Tales of the Black Forest

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime

Steam👍 98%· 15K

Dev 拾英工作室 · SakuraGamePlaytime ~2hOn PC

iRank88

Soma

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDark

Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB81· 15OC83· 94

Year 2015Dev Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

#12Amnesia: The Dark Descent

iRank85

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrative

Steam👍 95%· 35KRAWG👍 70%· 1.2KMC85IGDB89· 2

Year 2010Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

iRank99

The Supper

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeCasualDarkHorror

Steam👍 99%· 4.4K

Year 2020Dev Octavi NavarroOn PC

Steam GOG itch.io

iRank90

MiSide

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeCozyDarkHorror

Steam👍 98%· 138KRAWG👍 84%· 137

Year 2024Dev AIHASTO · IndieArkPlaytime ~5hOn PC

#15Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

iRank84

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDark

Steam👍 94%· 2.9KRAWG👍 81%· 124MC78IGDB80· 2

Year 2009Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

#16Downfall - A Slay the Spire Fan Expansion

iRank87

Downfall - A Slay the Spire Fan Expansion

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorror2D

Steam👍 94%· 1.6KRAWG👍 86%· 71MC75

Year 2016Dev Harvester Games · Screen 7Playtime ~4hOn PC

#17The Cat Lady

iRank93

The Cat Lady

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 94%· 6.1K

Year 2012Dev Harvester Games · Screen 7On Linux · PC

#18The Last Door - Collector's Edition

iRank85

The Last Door - Collector's Edition

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorPixel Art

Steam👍 95%· 2.4KRAWG👍 77%· 66MC79

Year 2014Dev The Game Kitchen · Phoenix Online PublishingPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

#19The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

iRank89

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloNarrativeCasualHorrorExploration

Steam👍 94%· 35KIGDB83· 3OC90· 43

Year 2022Dev Crows Crows CrowsOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

iRank88

Dredge

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorror

Steam👍 96%· 54KIGDB86· 5OC82· 102

Year 2023Dev Black Salt Games · Team17On Xbox · PS4 · Android

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best horror game?: According to the iRankGames ranking, Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours (93.5/100) tops the list. Close behind are Half-Life: Alyx and Inscryption.
How is this ranking calculated?: Each game receives an iRank score (0-100) blending several weighted sources: Steam reviews, IGDB community + critic ratings, Metacritic, OpenCritic and the iRankGames community votes. The sort order additionally applies a Bayesian shrinkage adjustment: games with few reviews get pulled toward the genre average so small samples can't game the top of the chart.
How many horror games are in this ranking?: 50 games appear in this list (filtered by minimum popularity, excluding DLC, expansions and unclassified shovelware).
What makes a good horror game?: The highest-rated entries in this genre tend to share design coherent with subgenre conventions, tight controls, balanced challenge-and-reward loops, and an active player base that sustains their reception across multiple platforms. Examples in this ranking: Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours, Half-Life: Alyx and Inscryption.