Horror games on Steam
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Steam tag · 23,779 games · 3,525 released in the last 12 months · median 81% positive across 10,098 games with 10+ reviews · 26,954,877 Steam reviews
Share of new releases
13% of new Steam releases in the last 12 months (3,525 games), 15% the 12 before (2,883). By year: 2014: 11%, 2015: 10%, 2016: 11%, 2017: 8.1%, 2018: 8.0%, 2019: 8.2%, 2020: 10%, 2021: 11%, 2022: 12%, 2023: 12%, 2024: 15%, 2025: 15%, 2026: 13%.
Most reviewed Horror games
- Apex Legends™ · 2020
- Left 4 Dead 2 · 2009
- Dead by Daylight · 2016
- Phasmophobia · 2020
- The Forest · 2018
- The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth · 2014
- Lethal Company · 2023
- DayZ · 2018
Breakouts of the last 12 months
- Subnautica 2 · 2026
- Resident Evil Requiem · 2026
- Mewgenics · 2026
- Tiny Bunny · 2025
- Mortal Shell II · 2026
- Soulmask · 2026
- No More Room in Hell 2 · 2026
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword · 2026
Often paired with
Adventure, First-Person, Atmospheric, Psychological Horror, 3D, Exploration, Dark, Story Rich, Survival Horror, Mystery