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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.

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  1. #1 Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2
    98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,195 reviews2023
    Developer: Steel Wool StudiosPublisher: ScottGames
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 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. #2 DON'T SCREAM
    98% matchMixed65% of 4,758 reviews2024
    Developer: Digital Cybercherries
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 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. #3 Fork Road
    97% matchMostly Positive76% of 931 reviews2024
    Developer: Simon Au Yeung
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 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. #4 Bite Night
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 573 reviews2024
    Developer: MyGrandfather Games
    Platforms: 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. #5 DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER
    95% matchMixed53% of 2,124 reviews2025
    Developer: Digital Cybercherries
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 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. #6 Real Horror Stories Ultimate Edition
    90% matchMostly Negative39% of 1,303 reviews2014
    Developer: GameOREPublisher: Strategy First
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 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. #7 PIT OF GOBLIN
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 1,022 reviews2024
    Developer: Friendly Foe
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 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. #8 At Tony's
    86% matchMostly Positive78% of 200 reviews2024
    Developer: GoodSleepGames
    Platforms: 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. #9 Sophie's Curse
    84% matchVery Positive82% of 502 reviews2016
    Developer: TrerPlayPublisher: Edco Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 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. #10 Pomberito
    79% matchVery Positive94% of 447 reviews2024
    Developer: Lara the Pitbull
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 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. #11 Last Neighbor
    79% matchMostly Positive75% of 285 reviews2019
    Developer: TrerPlayPublisher: Edco Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 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. #12 DON'T LOOK AWAY
    78% matchMostly Positive75% of 288 reviews2022
    Developer: DMNT
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 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. #13 CROWDED. FOLLOWED.
    76% matchVery Positive93% of 315 reviews2024
    Developer: NIGHT DIALPublisher: Banshee Games
    Platforms: 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. #14 Smile Dog
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2025
    Developer: Sweet Sennin Games
    Platforms: 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. #15 Befriended Curse
    75% matchVery Positive94% of 275 reviews2024
    Developer: Yellow Basement Games
    Platforms: Windows

    Witches, curses, and fairy tales meet horror in this classic walking sim with an eerie atmosphere and well-paced jumpscares.

  16. #16 Night Bus
    73% matchVery Positive87% of 255 reviews2024
    Developer: Liquid Static Studio
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 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. #17 SCARY MAGIC ZOMBIE
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2024
    Developer: OP37K
    Platforms: 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. #18 TIMORE REMAKE
    71% matchMixed68% of 73 reviews2022
    Developer: Vidas Salavejus
    Platforms: Windows

    Official remake of the original Timore, that was released in 2014. Mannequins, darkness, blood, loneliness and horror.

  19. #19 Bonanit - A Menorcan Horror Story
    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 54 reviews2025
    Developer: Necesito Estudios
    Platforms: 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. #20 Crawlspace 2
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2023
    Developer: Kiririn
    Platforms: 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. #21 DeathOmen
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 107 reviews2025
    Developer: Jeff WinnerPublisher: CreativeForge Games
    Platforms: 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. #22 Ontotis
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 115 reviews2023
    Developer: Xenoplasis Games
    Platforms: 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. #23 Tales of the Forgotten
    68% matchVery Positive97% of 95 reviews2025
    Developer: Dead Possum GamesPublisher: Level Up Gaming
    Platforms: 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. #24 The Watson-Scott Test
    69% matchMixed67% of 811 reviews2018
    Developer: Normal Wholesome Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 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. #25 Five Nights In Saransk
    67% matchMixed69% of 87 reviews2025
    Developer: Pine Games
    Platforms: 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. #26 Damned 2
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 133 reviews2025
    Developer: 9heads Game StudiosPublisher: Nuntius Games
    Platforms: 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. #27 Silverpine Creek
    66% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2025
    Developer: PHANTOM TOAST
    Platforms: 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. #28 123 Slaughter Me Street
    68% matchMixed69% of 392 reviews2015
    Developer: Nate SandersPublisher: Impulse Game Studios, LLC.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 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. #29 From The Rain
    65% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2022
    Developer: Josh Hill
    Platforms: 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. #30 The OG Cake Factory
    64% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 reviews2025
    Developer: Glaseeze
    Platforms: 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. #31 Haunted Elevator - 闹鬼电梯
    65% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2024
    Developer: Nyxtales
    Platforms: 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. #32 Jumpscare Scare Jump
    64% matchPositive86% of 35 reviews2024
    Developer: Rusimitu Games
    Platforms: 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. #33 Feelings Adrift
    66% matchMixed61% of 85 reviews2016
    Developer: Denis Murias
    Platforms: 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. #34 Locked in my Darkness
    64% matchMostly Positive72% of 68 reviews2022
    Developer: Blusagi TeamPublisher: indie.io
    Platforms: Windows, Linux
    Median: 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. #35 SnaPaul
    63% matchVery Positive95% of 80 reviews2024
    Developer: Maus
    Platforms: 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. #36 Obscura
    65% matchMixed59% of 29 reviews2017
    Developer: Obscura Team
    Platforms: Windows

    A new reality of fear. What you see may follow into your dreams, that will soon turn into nightmares.

  37. #37 Nightmare Flight
    63% matchMixed46% of 37 reviews2024
    Developer: Horrid Vision
    Platforms: 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. #38 Wail
    62% matchMostly Positive76% of 36 reviews2025
    Developer: DarkNest Games
    Platforms: 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. #39 Scare Train VR
    63% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2022
    Developer: Moonwolf Interactive
    Platforms: 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. #40 Serbian Dancing Lady
    62% matchMostly Positive74% of 42 reviews2024
    Developer: Astra Playroom
    Platforms: 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. #41 Five Nights at Dream's​
    61% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2026
    Developer: PurpleCrit
    Platforms: 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. #42 Horror Manor
    62% matchMixed48% of 31 reviews2024
    Developer: Spilled Coffee GamesPublisher: Downmeadowstreet
    Platforms: 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. #43 KLAWS
    61% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2025
    Developer: Night Drive Interactive
    Platforms: 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. #44 My Peephole: Hotel Harborview
    60% matchPositive92% of 48 reviews2025
    Developer: Limeless Studio
    Platforms: 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. #45 Horror Nightmare Collection
    61% matchPositive83% of 42 reviews2024
    Developer: NanningsGames
    Platforms: 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. #46 The Maze: L'ultimo soldato
    60% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
    Developer: Nicoon
    Platforms: 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. #47 Face Your Demons
    62% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2019
    Developer: ARTIVPublisher: Shin Graphic
    Platforms: 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. #48 Horror Prison
    61% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2024
    Developer: Panzo GamesPublisher: Downmeadowstreet
    Platforms: Windows

    Uncover the secrets hidden in the shadows, confront the monstrous results of these experiments, and escape with your sanity intact.

  49. #49 Slasher
    59% matchMostly Positive79% of 28 reviews2025
    Developer: Horrid Vision LLC
    Platforms: 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. #50 MORTEM
    62% matchMixed53% of 17 reviews2017
    Developer: Daníel Ómar HaukssonPublisher: Daníel Ómar Hauksson
    Platforms: 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. #51 Gore Doctor
    60% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2024
    Developer: Salient Games
    Platforms: 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. #52 Death Stream
    59% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2025
    Developer: Elias Jose
    Platforms: 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. #53 Mannequin The Spotting
    59% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2023
    Developer: Robot Legs Games
    Platforms: 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. #54 Horror at the Harpers
    58% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2024
    Developer: Asilo Studios
    Platforms: 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. #55 Hell's Underground
    58% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
    Developer: GR0GZ_GAMES
    Platforms: 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. #56 OUTSTAND
    59% matchMostly Negative22% of 18 reviews2023
    Developer: Eskrima Games
    Platforms: 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. #57 William's dad's secret
    58% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
    Developer: Violardi
    Platforms: 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. #58 Spider-Guy: Trapped in the Cheese Place
    57% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2024
    Developer: KrackedGames
    Platforms: Windows

    take the role of spider guy and escape the cheese place!

  59. #59 Epic Dragon
    58% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022
    Developer: Voge_Games
    Platforms: 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. #60 BACKROOMS: DON'T LOOK AWAY
    56% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
    Developer: DMNT Interactive
    Platforms: Windows

    A terrifying multiplayer horror experience set in the Backrooms. Four survivors against player-controlled mannequins that can only move when nobody is watching!

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