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% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,195 reviews2023Developer: Steel Wool StudiosPublisher: ScottGamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.4hMean: 10.3h≥1hr: 89%
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 4,758 reviews2024Developer: Digital CybercherriesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.0hMean: 1.8h≥1hr: 50%
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 Road97% matchMostly Positive76% of 931 reviews2024Developer: Simon Au YeungPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 54mMean: 12.7h≥1hr: 39%
Fork Road is a first-person immersive atmospheric game with new gameplay , Be prepared to face fears you've never faced before
- #4 Bite Night95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 573 reviews2024Developer: MyGrandfather GamesPlatforms: Windows
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.
- #5 DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER95% matchMixed53% of 2,124 reviews2025Developer: Digital CybercherriesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.4hMean: 2.0h≥1hr: 70%
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.
- #6 Real Horror Stories Ultimate Edition90% matchMostly Negative39% of 1,303 reviews2014Developer: GameOREPublisher: Strategy FirstPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.5hMean: 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 GOBLIN86% matchVery Positive86% of 1,022 reviews2024Developer: Friendly FoePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.0hMean: 2.7h≥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's86% matchMostly Positive78% of 200 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 Curse84% matchVery Positive82% of 502 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 Pomberito79% matchVery Positive94% of 447 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.
- #11 Last Neighbor79% matchMostly Positive75% of 285 reviews2019Developer: TrerPlayPublisher: Edco GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.9hMean: 4.0h≥1hr: 62%
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.
- #12 DON'T LOOK AWAY78% matchMostly Positive75% of 288 reviews2022Developer: DMNTPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 48mMean: 1.6h≥1hr: 37%
A frightening asymmetrical multiplayer experience! Survive as the Human or terrorize as the Entity that can only move when it isn't being watched.
- #13 CROWDED. FOLLOWED.76% matchVery Positive93% of 315 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.
- #14 Smile Dog75% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2025Developer: Sweet Sennin GamesPlatforms: Windows
You’ve got mail. You shouldn’t have opened it. A classic creepypasta brought to life as a cozy horror, where one email is all it takes for things to go wrong.
- #15 Befriended Curse75% matchVery Positive94% of 275 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.
- #16 Night Bus73% matchVery Positive87% of 255 reviews2024Developer: Liquid Static StudioPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 48mMean: 54m≥1hr: 34%
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.
- #17 SCARY MAGIC ZOMBIE73% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 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!
- #18 TIMORE REMAKE71% matchMixed68% of 73 reviews2022Developer: Vidas SalavejusPlatforms: Windows
Official remake of the original Timore, that was released in 2014. Mannequins, darkness, blood, loneliness and horror.
- #19 Bonanit - A Menorcan Horror Story69% matchMostly Positive78% of 54 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.
- #20 Crawlspace 269% matchVery Positive95% of 79 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.
- #21 DeathOmen68% matchVery Positive82% of 107 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.
- #22 Ontotis69% matchVery Positive83% of 115 reviews2023Developer: Xenoplasis GamesPlatforms: Windows
Ontotis is a psychological horror game crafted by a solo developer focusing on atmosphere, mystery and an engaging story. Uncover scattered clues to unveil the chilling fate of the house's residents, while encountering a mysterious humanlike figure seemingly connected to them in their haunting tale.
- #23 Tales of the Forgotten68% matchVery Positive97% of 95 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.
- #24 The Watson-Scott Test69% matchMixed67% of 811 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...
- #25 Five Nights In Saransk67% matchMixed69% of 87 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.
- #26 Damned 267% matchVery Positive89% of 133 reviews2025Developer: 9heads Game StudiosPublisher: Nuntius GamesPlatforms: Windows
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.
- #27 Silverpine Creek66% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 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.
- #28 123 Slaughter Me Street68% matchMixed69% of 392 reviews2015Developer: Nate SandersPublisher: Impulse Game Studios, LLC.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 12mMean: 97.0h≥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.
- #29 From The Rain65% 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!
- #30 The OG Cake Factory64% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 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!
- #31 Haunted Elevator - 闹鬼电梯65% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 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.
- #32 Jumpscare Scare Jump64% 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!!
- #33 Feelings Adrift66% 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.
- #34 Locked in my Darkness64% matchMostly Positive72% of 68 reviews2022Developer: Blusagi TeamPublisher: indie.ioPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 3.2hMean: 4.0h≥1hr: 95%
A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.
- #35 SnaPaul63% matchVery Positive95% of 80 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.
- #36 Obscura65% 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.
- #37 Nightmare Flight63% matchMixed46% of 37 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.
- #38 Wail62% matchMostly Positive76% of 36 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.
- #39 Scare Train VR63% 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?
- #40 Serbian Dancing Lady62% matchMostly Positive74% of 42 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.
- #41 Five Nights at Dream's61% matchPositive81% of 43 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.
- #42 Horror Manor62% matchMixed48% of 31 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.
- #43 KLAWS61% 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…
- #44 My Peephole: Hotel Harborview60% matchPositive92% of 48 reviews2025Developer: Limeless StudioPlatforms: Windows
One room. One hole. One judgement. Watch the guests through your peephole, inspect their documents, dial the telephone, and judge who's normal and who's not. Do your job properly to avoid the demon's punishment.
- #45 Horror Nightmare Collection61% matchPositive83% of 42 reviews2024Developer: NanningsGamesPlatforms: Windows, Linux
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.
- #46 The Maze: L'ultimo soldato60% matchPositive82% of 11 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.
- #47 Face Your Demons62% 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.
- #48 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.
- #49 Slasher59% matchMostly Positive79% of 28 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.
- #50 MORTEM62% matchMixed53% of 17 reviews2017Developer: Daníel Ómar HaukssonPublisher: Daníel Ómar HaukssonPlatforms: Windows
You are Timothy Collins. You arrive home late from work and enter your house. At first the silence is so deep, you realize that none of your family is home. Your home reverberates with revenge. MORTEM want's to play Hide and Seek, bringing deadly consequences, and she might not have come alone.
- #51 Gore Doctor60% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 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.
- #52 Death Stream59% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2025Developer: Elias JosePlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
You wake up in a basement room, bound, with a camera staring you down. A deranged masked man entices his audience. You’ve been abducted by a lunatic who thrives on chaos and carnage. His goal? To force you into a twisted game of luck while the entire internet watches in real time.
- #53 Mannequin The Spotting59% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2023Developer: Robot Legs GamesPlatforms: Windows
Mannequin The Spotting is a single-player psychological horror game. Get through the stages watching the mannequins carefully through cameras, then enter their room and escape!
- #54 Horror at the Harpers58% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2024Developer: Asilo StudiosPlatforms: Windows
Dive into a gripping first-person horror adventure as Tony, a father searching for his lost daughter, Ellie. Connect with the spirit world, face demonic forces, and explore a chilling atmosphere that will test your nerves and courage to the limit.
- #55 Hell's Underground58% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024Developer: GR0GZ_GAMESPlatforms: Windows
Descend into the eerie depths of the London Underground in this spine-chilling horror game. Navigate through claustrophobic tunnels and ominous sewers while evading terrifying monsters. Every step brings you closer to escape... or to your doom.
- #56 OUTSTAND59% matchMostly Negative22% of 18 reviews2023Developer: Eskrima GamesPlatforms: Windows
OUTSTAND is a game that reflects the real face of dark and intense fear to the person from a first-person camera angle. Your treasure-seeking friend is trapped! Can you save him? Solve puzzles, watch out for the items around you and most importantly survive!
- #57 William's dad's secret58% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023Developer: ViolardiPlatforms: Windows
You can't sleep at night. There's something trying to get into your room and you don't know what it is. You must do whatever is possible to stop it.
- #58 Spider-Guy: Trapped in the Cheese Place57% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2024Developer: KrackedGamesPlatforms: Windows
take the role of spider guy and escape the cheese place!
- #59 Epic Dragon58% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022Developer: Voge_GamesPlatforms: Windows
Epic Dragon is an arcade-style game in which the player controls the Dragon Faby (Endless Game) , which moves persistently to the right. The player is tasked with navigating Faby through pairs of pipes that have equally sized gaps placed at random heights.
- #60 BACKROOMS: DON'T LOOK AWAY56% matchPositive100% of 10 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!
