Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my link, at no extra cost to you. Please read the full disclosure for more info.
This post is our suggestion list of the best horror games on steam you can play. If you consider yourself an adrenaline junkie, with those games you will for sure not miss it.
Table of Contents
While gaming is evolving at lightning speed in the last few years, the horror genre is growing and developers are using more and more different tactics to cause shivers down your spine. In this list of best horror games on steam, we have carefully chosen games, where classic jumpscares and shivers are guaranteed. If you don’t like to sleep and would like to feel your blood pressure pumping, the games from this list of the scariest horror games will haunt you and terrorize you for much longer than you think. Good night! 😉
Best Horror Games On Steam
Phasmophobia
Phasmophobia is a horror game where you, solo or with a group of friends, try to complete a contract by identifying a ghost. You will have to survive the investigation with a help of voice chat, walkie-talkies, and many other available tools, but with speech recognition, ghosts will hear you. This survival horror game was developed and published by a British studio Kinetic Games.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
A high school student after being convinced by his best friend joins a literature club where he gets a chance to meet three of four girl members of the club. That meeting is not as pleasurable as you think. Doki Doki Literature Club! is a storytelling game with multiple endings. The game seems to be a dating simulator but is extremely dark-themed with scenes of self-harm and suicide. The game was developed by the independent game studio Team Salvat and was released in 2017.
Alien: Isolation
As Amanda Ripley, you will try to find the truth about the disappearance of her mother. During the investigation, you will have to deal with an unpredictable Alien and try to find a way to escape this mortal danger. Alien: Isolation was published in 2014 by Sega and falls under the category of survival horror games. The game was developed by Creative Assembly.
Cry of Fear
As 19-year-old Simon Henriksson, who has just been hit by a car, you will have to navigate in a deserted town full of creatures and monsters with a mission to progress. In order to progress, you will have to solve many puzzles. Cry of Fear was released in 2012 after many delays and 4 years of development and was developed by Team Psykskallar.
Darkwood
Darkwood is a survival game where the character is exploring the world during the daytime and is trying to unlock new areas. If the player survives a night is gaining a reputation that can be used for trading more expensive items. Surviving a night is anything but a simple task. The game is 5th on our list of best horror games on steam and was released in 2017 by Acid Wizard Studio.
Dark Deception
You are trapped in a horrifying maze full of monsters with a mission to find a way out and survive. Dark Deception is a story game with a mix of classic arcade, action, and horror. It has 5 chapters and was released and developed by Glowstick Entertainment in September 2018.
The Quarry
Last and my favorite on the list of best horror games on steam is The Quarry. In order to survive the last night at summer camp in Hackett’s Quarry you will have to deal with supernatural monsters and violent locals. The Quarry received mostly positive reviews. It’s a survival horror game with multiple endings and outcomes. It was published by 2K in June 2022 and was developed by Supermassive Games.
