Top Jump Scare Games
60+ jump scare games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Horror, Singleplayer, First-Person, Psychological Horror.
Recommended Jump Scare Games

Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 is the sequel to the terrifying VR experience that brought new life to the iconic horror franchise. As a brand new Fazbear employee you’ll have to prove you have what it takes to excel in all aspects of Pizzeria management and maintenance.

DON'T SCREAM
If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.
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- #1 Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 298% matchVery Positive95% of 5,405 reviews2023Developer: Steel Wool StudiosPublisher: ScottGamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.4hMean: 10.3h≥1hr: 88%
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 is the sequel to the terrifying VR experience that brought new life to the iconic horror franchise. As a brand new Fazbear employee you’ll have to prove you have what it takes to excel in all aspects of Pizzeria management and maintenance.
- #2 DON'T SCREAM98% matchMixed65% of 4,873 reviews2024Developer: Digital CybercherriesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.0hMean: 1.9h≥1hr: 51%
If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.
- #3 Fork Road98% matchMostly Positive75% of 995 reviews2024Developer: Simon Au YeungPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 54mMean: 12.6h≥1hr: 40%
Fork Road is a first-person immersive atmospheric game with new gameplay , Be prepared to face fears you've never faced before
- #4 DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER97% matchMixed50% of 2,727 reviews2025Developer: Digital CybercherriesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.4hMean: 2.1h≥1hr: 71%
A very simple co-op jumpscare horror experience where you and friends walk through a pitch black forest and try to stay quiet. Reach 8:00 AM without screaming or making a loud noise, or everyone dies. You will scream, shout, and probably laugh.
- #5 Bite Night97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 656 reviews2024Developer: MyGrandfather GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 36mMean: 1.5h≥1hr: 15%
Bite Night is a comedic first-person horror game that explores the idea of what if the big bad monster was bad at their job of being scary.
- #6 Real Horror Stories Ultimate Edition92% matchMostly Negative39% of 1,315 reviews2014Developer: GameOREPublisher: Strategy FirstPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.6hMean: 2.5h≥1hr: 59%
Urban myths are stories that may or may not have been believed to be true. Unlike most, some are actually based on real events. One of them, takes place in a haunted forest, near a cemetery, on the borders of a city, near you.
- #7 PIT OF GOBLIN89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,170 reviews2024Developer: Friendly FoePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.1hMean: 2.9h≥1hr: 72%
In this online horror co-op, you play as a scrappy goblin, scavenging dungeons, dodging traps, and fleeing monsters to feed the Goblin King-Queen. Team up with goblin pals, or go rogue, as you dive deep and cause chaos! Fail to feed them, and you might be the next meal!
- #8 At Tony's88% matchMostly Positive78% of 206 reviews2024Developer: GoodSleepGamesPlatforms: Windows
At Tony's is a first-person horror experience taking place in a haunted pizzeria. The last night shift worker vanished mysteriously, it's your turn to step in to help the family's business.
- #9 Sophie's Curse86% matchVery Positive82% of 510 reviews2016Developer: TrerPlayPublisher: Edco GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.9hMean: 3.2h≥1hr: 84%
You got a job, which is to take care of an old man during the night in a recently purchased house; this house does not have electricity and you have to rely on some kind of hand crank generators to light the place up, but there is something in the darkness draining their power, don’t let it happen!
- #10 Wasteland Bites83% matchVery Positive94% of 477 reviews2026Developer: CosmicDevPublisher: 2 Left ThumbsPlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Wasteland Bites is a horror-based food truck sim. Cooking up questionable cuisine in your post-apocalyptic food truck is tough. Fending off mutants, UFOs, rabid dogs, and things lurking in the dark? That's the real challenge. A chaotic mix of cooking and survival in a long gone world.
- #11 Pomberito82% matchVery Positive93% of 461 reviews2024Developer: Lara the PitbullPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.4hMean: 2.5h≥1hr: 69%
Survive 5 nights in the heart of northeastern Argentina as a local farmer and reveal the truth behind the haunting tales of the Pombero in a world where folklore meets terror.
- #12 Last Neighbor82% matchMostly Positive75% of 319 reviews2019Developer: TrerPlayPublisher: Edco GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.0hMean: 3.9h≥1hr: 63%
You play as a young thief who broke into the wrong house, he thought the place was empty because he saw the owners leaving with suitcases, but there was still somebody in the house. It could be dangerous so you have to get out fast.
- #13 Smile Dog80% matchVery Positive92% of 66 reviews2025Developer: Sweet Sennin GamesPlatforms: Windows
A desktop psychological horror inspired by the Smile Dog creepypasta. Open the attachment, read your emails, and survive a real nightmare spilling out across your screen.
- #14 DON'T LOOK AWAY79% matchMostly Positive74% of 289 reviews2022Developer: DMNTPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 42mMean: 1.5h≥1hr: 36%
A frightening asymmetrical multiplayer experience! Survive as the Human or terrorize as the Entity that can only move when it isn't being watched.
- #15 CROWDED. FOLLOWED.78% matchVery Positive92% of 326 reviews2024Developer: NIGHT DIALPublisher: Banshee GamesPlatforms: Windows
You have the briefcase. Now it's after you. It's not going to stop. Be careful—it may take the form of someone else. A short horror game by NIGHT DIAL.
- #16 Befriended Curse78% matchVery Positive93% of 306 reviews2024Developer: Yellow Basement GamesPlatforms: Windows
Witches, curses, and fairy tales meet horror in this classic walking sim with an eerie atmosphere and well-paced jumpscares.
- #17 Night Bus76% matchVery Positive87% of 275 reviews2024Developer: Liquid Static StudioPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 48mMean: 54m≥1hr: 37%
Night Bus is a thrilling public transit simulator that costs less than a bus ticket! It's your first night on the job: Pick up passengers, take their fares, enjoy the beautiful countryside, and please ignore That Which Has No Eyes.
- #18 SCARY MAGIC ZOMBIE76% matchMostly Positive75% of 59 reviews2024Developer: OP37KPlatforms: Windows
EVIL SCIENTISTS have created a SCARY MAGIC ZOMBIE! Play as a top secret spy, who enters the zombie facility, and collects information about the zombie. But be cautious! The zombie is very dangerous!
- #19 Five Nights at Dream's73% matchVery Positive92% of 190 reviews2026Developer: PurpleCritPlatforms: Windows
Congratulations! You’re the new Night Assistant at Dream, haunted by seductive spirits. Survive 5 nights helping them fulfill their desires… and more. Adults only. No escape—just pleasure.
- #20 Five Nights In Saransk73% matchMixed61% of 136 reviews2025Developer: Pine GamesPlatforms: Windows
You wake up in the middle of the night in your cozy one-room apartment and notice something wandering around your five-story panel building. Your only task is to prevent these strange creatures from getting inside.
- #21 TIMORE REMAKE74% matchMixed66% of 80 reviews2022Developer: Vidas SalavejusPlatforms: Windows
Official remake of the original Timore, that was released in 2014. Mannequins, darkness, blood, loneliness and horror.
- #22 Bonanit - A Menorcan Horror Story72% matchMostly Positive78% of 58 reviews2025Developer: Necesito EstudiosPlatforms: Windows
Experience sleep paralysis in Bonanit, where every game is unique and every blink counts. Face the terror lurking in the darkness of your room and find out if you can maintain your sanity until daylight arrives.
- #23 Crawlspace 272% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2023Developer: KiririnPlatforms: Windows
You saw an ad about someone needing help fixing their ventilation system. it sounded easy, but this job was much different then then usual work that you were used to.
- #24 DeathOmen71% matchVery Positive81% of 118 reviews2025Developer: Jeff WinnerPublisher: CreativeForge GamesPlatforms: Windows
DeathOmen is a short psychological horror Experience that challenges players to maintain their sanity over the nights in a mysterious house that hides mystery and fear, disturbing events and jumpscares.
- #25 Hospitality VR72% matchMostly Positive71% of 128 reviews2020Developer: David FlossdorfPublisher: flossdorfgamesPlatforms: Windows
A VR Horror Experience, not a Game! No controller input needed! After having checked into a haunted hospital, you are being confronted with its evil resident who is not too pleased about your visit.
- #26 Dave.EXE70% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2026Developer: Dave Microwaves GamesPlatforms: Windows
Time travel and explore different worlds to save the universe from the evil overlord, Edgy Dave. Empty vending machines of their soda, go on various errands and evade E.D's goons as you desperately run for your life in this goofy comedy horror game!
- #27 Witchblood69% matchVery Positive82% of 133 reviews2026Developer: PerspektikPlatforms: Windows
Witchblood is a first-person psychological horror game that draws you into the heart of a dark curse. Explore a decaying house where reality begins to unravel. Uncover the truth behind a forgotten family’s tragedy and face what should have remained buried.
- #28 Tales of the Forgotten69% matchVery Positive96% of 97 reviews2025Developer: Dead Possum GamesPublisher: Level Up GamingPlatforms: Windows
Three short ghost stories. Three everyday locations turned nightmare. Tales of the Forgotten is a PSX-style horror anthology perfect for a single terrifying session. Experience jump scares, uncover multiple endings, and discover why these ghosts can't rest—all in under an hour.
- #29 The Watson-Scott Test71% matchMixed67% of 818 reviews2018Developer: Normal Wholesome GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 36mMean: 2.9h≥1hr: 25%
Take the Watson-Scott personality test and discover your deepest and darkest fears. 30 multiple-choice questions will tell you if you're more afraid of clowns, snakes, or something more sinister...
- #30 Damned 269% matchVery Positive88% of 144 reviews2025Developer: 9heads Game StudiosPublisher: Nuntius GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.6hMean: 3.4h≥1hr: 64%
Damned 2 is an asymmetrical multiplayer horror game where up to four survivors must work together to survive an unrelenting monster - either player or computer-controlled - while scavenging and solving puzzles in an attempt to escape.
- #31 Ontotis69% matchVery Positive83% of 118 reviews2023Developer: Xenoplasis GamesPlatforms: Windows
As a caretaker trapped by a severe storm, you must secure an abandoned hilltop home. When routine chores spiral into terror, uncover the residents' chilling fate, solve puzzles, and unravel the truth behind a mysterious haunting entity deeply connected to you in this psychological horror game.
- #32 123 Slaughter Me Street70% matchMostly Positive70% of 399 reviews2015Developer: Nate SandersPublisher: Impulse Game Studios, LLC.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 12mMean: 94.9h≥1hr: 23%
Wounded and on the run, trapped in an abandoned building, armed only with a dying flashlight. Navigate darkness, outsmart lurking horrors, and escape before they reach you. A tense, paranoia-driven survival experience where every moment counts.
- #33 Silverpine Creek68% matchMostly Positive71% of 52 reviews2025Developer: PHANTOM TOASTPlatforms: Windows
Explore the chilling village of Silverpine Creek, trapped in fog and fear. Unravel its dark history as a reporter trapped within, facing the malevolent witch Korana. Realtime Physics gameplay, immersive VHS-style visuals, and reactive AI heighten the suspense in this harrowing tale of survival.
- #34 Don't Panic Together67% matchMixed55% of 89 reviews2026Developer: Legions StudioPlatforms: Windows
Don’t Panic Together is an online co-op psychological horror game with a microphone detection system. Players explore dark forest locations, collect important items, and complete objectives together. But panic, screams, and loud noises can quickly lead to death.
- #35 From The Rain67% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2022Developer: Josh HillPlatforms: Windows
From The Rain is a single player survival horror game. Reboot the generator, lock all entrances, and defend yourself from the entities that lurk in the rain. Survive each hour and wait for help to arrive!
- #36 The OG Cake Factory66% matchMostly Positive76% of 62 reviews2025Developer: GlaseezePlatforms: Windows
You've woken up in this magnificent cake factory, but soon realize that a crazy chef is after you… Get ready to bake cakes in this stressful First-person Horror game!
- #37 Haunted Elevator - 闹鬼电梯66% matchMostly Positive75% of 36 reviews2024Developer: NyxtalesPlatforms: Windows
Play as a photographer compelled by a haunted elevator to uncover a tragic story. Find dark secrets about your company, using your camera and choices to seek justice or follow a darker path. The outcome is in your hands.
- #38 Locked in my Darkness66% matchMostly Positive74% of 76 reviews2022Developer: Blusagi TeamPublisher: indie.ioPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 3.3hMean: 4.1h≥1hr: 96%
A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.
- #39 Feelings Adrift67% matchMixed61% of 85 reviews2016Developer: Denis MuriasPlatforms: Windows
(Rework in progress)Feelings Adrift is an amusement park with some plays. Each attraction have different environments and different goals. Some more scary than others but always with same intention, make good experience in game with scenes completely frightening.
- #40 Jumpscare Scare Jump65% matchPositive86% of 35 reviews2024Developer: Rusimitu GamesPlatforms: Windows
This is a casual horror game similar to a haunted attraction, where you search for 50 jumpscares. Whether you like them or not, this game will help you build up your tolerance to them!!
- #41 SnaPaul64% matchVery Positive94% of 86 reviews2024Developer: MausPlatforms: Windows
SnaPaul is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a dark, mysterious house. With 30 minutes of intense gameplay and 4 unique achievements to unlock, every step brings you closer to a chilling finale. Face your fears and uncover hidden secrets in this unforgettable experience.
- #42 Obscura67% matchMixed59% of 29 reviews2017Developer: Obscura TeamPlatforms: Windows
A new reality of fear. What you see may follow into your dreams, that will soon turn into nightmares.
- #43 Nightmare Flight64% matchMixed46% of 38 reviews2024Developer: Horrid VisionPlatforms: Windows
A first person horror game that takes place on an airplane. Play as a lone pilot that must survive three different horror scenarios. Check on passengers and noises in the plane, but do not leave the cockpit for too long, or you will plummet to your doom.
- #44 I Hear Them63% matchPositive88% of 42 reviews2026Developer: Strange PresencePlatforms: Windows, Mac
You hear scurrying in the ceiling. You hear scratching in the walls. Your house is infested with rats, and its your job to get rid of them. Catch rats with the help of your best friend, Lola, and uncover the supernatural mysteries behind their gatherings inside your new home.
- #45 Serbian Dancing Lady64% matchMostly Positive76% of 46 reviews2024Developer: Astra PlayroomPlatforms: Windows
In the deserted streets of a night city, in a dark forest or in abandoned buildings you can sometimes meet a strange dancing girl in black clothes. If you dare to approach her, she will chase after you and then nothing can save you.
- #46 Scare Train VR64% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2022Developer: Moonwolf InteractivePlatforms: Windows
Scare Train VR is a Ghost Train in fully immersive Virtual Reality. A six-minute ride through a Creepy abandoned mine, that is far from empty. Please take a seat and Prepare for Suspense and Jump Scares. Are you brave enough to ride the Scare Train?
- #47 Horror Manor63% matchMixed45% of 32 reviews2024Developer: Spilled Coffee GamesPublisher: DownmeadowstreetPlatforms: Windows
Step into the decaying halls of Horror Manor, an abandoned estate shrouded in mystery. With a sudden click, the doors slam shut, trapping you within its chilling embrace.
- #48 Horror Nightmare Collection63% matchMostly Positive79% of 51 reviews2024Developer: NanningsGamesPlatforms: Windows
The Horror Nightmare Collection is an anthology of retro-style horror games. Immerse yourself in unique stories, from eerie forest horrors to forsaken prison nightmares, pushing your nerves to the limit. Explore psychological and grotesque terrors in this dread-inducing assortment.
- #49 KLAWS62% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2025Developer: Night Drive InteractivePlatforms: Windows
Embark on a chilling adventure through a mysterious forest on a cold Christmas Eve night, searching for ornaments to decorate a Christmas tree. But beware—something lurks in the snowy darkness…
- #50 BACKROOMS: DON'T LOOK AWAY62% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2026Developer: DMNT InteractivePlatforms: Windows
A terrifying multiplayer horror experience set in the Backrooms. Four survivors against player-controlled mannequins that can only move when nobody is watching!
- #51 Wail62% matchMostly Positive71% of 40 reviews2025Developer: DarkNest GamesPlatforms: Windows
Stranded in a cursed forest, you must find four sacred relics to break the Ghost's curse. Use a cross to keep her at bay, a hammer to clear obstacles, and a GPS to navigate the forest. Survive until midnight, or become her next victim.
- #52 Sector 13: Haunted Woods61% matchMixed61% of 38 reviews2026Developer: Game Inside StudioPlatforms: Windows
Sector 13: Haunted Woods is a 1–4 player co-op horror game set in a cursed open world. Hunt for Anomalies, recover mysterious Artifacts, and survive the dark forest. Your real voice can attract deadly threats or help you and your friends fight back.
- #53 The Maze: L'ultimo soldato61% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2025Developer: NicoonPlatforms: Windows
You have been chosen to descend into the abyss. No one told you why those before you never returned. Do not turn back. Do not listen to the noises in the corridors. You have one task: restore power to your nation before the Maze takes you. The mission is clear. Your fate is not.
- #54 Gore Doctor62% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2024Developer: Salient GamesPlatforms: Windows, Linux
Gore Doctor is an immersive horror game set to unleash spine-chilling thrills on PC. You find yourself in the institute of a tormented doctor who, driven by desperation after losing his wife, descends into madness and becomes convinced that death is the only respite.
- #55 MORTEM64% matchMixed53% of 17 reviews2017Developer: Nighthood GamesPlatforms: Windows
A short hide and seek horror experience for people seeking a quick jumpscare horror.
- #56 Face Your Demons63% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2019Developer: ARTIVPublisher: Shin GraphicPlatforms: Windows
A short Jumpscare experience, based on a demon encounter in a haunted cathedral. Great for first-time VR users, especially family and friends or for those who enjoy a dark mood and ambiance.
- #57 Mind the Clown61% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2025Developer: Coast CityPlatforms: Windows
Move carefully and hide from the demonic clown stalking you. Burn circus posters to break the curse and save your life.
- #58 Horror Prison61% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2024Developer: Panzo GamesPublisher: DownmeadowstreetPlatforms: Windows
Uncover the secrets hidden in the shadows, confront the monstrous results of these experiments, and escape with your sanity intact.
- #59 Slasher60% matchMostly Positive77% of 30 reviews2025Developer: Horrid Vision LLCPlatforms: Windows
Slasher is a Retro third person multiplayer thriller game where you play as either a civilian or the Slasher. Run, hide and outlast the other players while being hunted by the Slasher. A random player chosen to be the Slasher must hunt down and eliminate the other players before time runs out.
- #60 THE DOUBLE60% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2025Developer: BadGafiGamesPlatforms: Windows
Tarot meets Blackjack with psychological horror inspired by Dostoevsky. A gore card game based on one of the strangest novels. Gameplay with puzzles, dark themes, surreal horror, cards and black humor. Experimental gameplay blending multiple mechanics
