This is a collection of scary games to play from across the internet.
You will find scary games to play with friends and scary games to play by yourself.
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Updated 5 months ago,November 19, 2024
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This is a collection of scary games to play from across the internet.
You will find scary games to play with friends and scary games to play by yourself.
There are even scary video games and scary games to play on your phone.
Scary Games To Play With Friends
[*] Sandman.
One of the best scary games to play is Sandman.
One person lays face down on the floor, everyone else sits in a circle around them.
Another person is the speaker, everyone else is quiet.
They lightly rub their arms or legs and talk about how the murderer filled them up with sand.
[*] Bloody Mary.
Simply go into the bathroom with the lights off and the door closed.
If possible, you could have a single candle burning.
Face the mirror and say BLOOOOOODY MARRRRY three times and then look in the mirror.
According to the urban legend, you may see Bloody Mary in the mirror.
She may scratch your face, arms, or back.
[*] Tsuji-Ura.
This is a Japanese fortune-telling game.
It led to suicides in Japan after some people found out some bleak predictions for their futures.
You will need to decide who is going to be the speaker.
Gather a comb and something with which to cover your face.
Then head to a crossroads at night.
At the crossroads, the speaker makes the comb speak three times by running their fingers down the teeth.
The speaker then repeats three times: Tsuji-ura, tsuji-ura, grant me a true response.
Wait at the crossroads until someone approaches.
If a stranger approaches the crossroads, cover your face and ask the stranger to tell you your fortune.
Whatever the stranger has told you is your fortune.
[*] The Picture Game.
This is one of the best scary games to play.
You have a go at capture a ghost on film.
Here are therules for The Picture Game:
The participants must close their eyes.
The circle of participants must hold hands.
Each participant must say, one after another, the phrase, I trust you.
The participants should not speak this phrase in unison; each participant must say it individually.
Begin the sitting by having one participant take up the camera.
Pass the camera to the next participant in the circle.
If using a digital camera, do not preview the image that was just taken.
Repeat this process until every participant has taken three pictures.
Instead, pass the camera around them to the next participant in the circle.
After the camera has passed around the circle three times, put it down.
Each participant must turn their mirror upside down.
Turn on the lights.
Using the scissors, knife, or other sharp edge, cut fire up the rope circle.
Take the drinking glass outside and empty it.
It is recommended that you empty it onto a patch of dirt or earth.
Review your pictures and freak yourselves out!
[*] Light as a Feather.
A classic slumber party game where one participant lies on the floor while everyone else circles around her.
Place your hands palm up underneath the person laying down.
[*] Concentrate.
Concentrate is a divination game that will tell one person how they will die.
One person sits in front of another with their eyes closed.
Concentrate on what Im saying.
Let the yolk run down.
Let the yolk run down.
Let the juice drip down.
Let the juice drip down.
Let the blood drip down.
Let the blood drip down.
Verse 5 (Mime wrapping a rope around their neck and then pull on the imaginary rope.
The victims head should fall back as if they are being hung)
Wrap a rope around your neck.
Wrap it till its tight.
Wrap it till its tight.
(Now hold the person by their arms gently swaying them back and forth.
Whisper the following in their ear)
Youre standing on a building.
Youre out on the ledge.
Youre feeling very dizzy
And youre close to the edge.
And someone… PUSHES YOU!
(Then you push them.)
After the game ends ask the person in front what color they saw.
You need a hardcover red book thats all text and a red candle.
Here are therules for Red Book:
Go into your quiet room.
Draw the curtains and turn off the lights.
Sit in a circle with the other participants.
Place the candle(s) in the middle of the circle.
Place the palm of your hand on the books cover.
Ask the following question aloud: Red Book, may I type your game?
Keep your eyes closed.
launch the book to a random page.
Place your finger on a random spot on the page.
Read the sentence your finger has landed on.
This is your answer although you must interpret it correctly to proceed.
If the answer is negative or nonsensical: Contact has not been made.
If the answer is positive: You may proceed.
Each player must ask for and receive permission to enter the game.
The Rising Action:
Close your eyes.
Place your palm on the books cover.
Keep your eyes closed.
fire up the book to a random page.
Place your finger on a random spot on the page.
Read the sentence your finger has landed on.
This is your answer whatever you interpret it to mean.
Pass the book round.
Ask aloud, Red Book, may I leave your game?
Keep your eyes closed.
bring up the book to a random page.
Place your finger on a random spot on the page.
Read the sentence your finger has landed on.
This is your answer.
If the answer is negative or nonsensical: You do not have permission to leave the game.
give it another spin.
If the answer is positive: You may leave the game.
Each player must ask for and receive permission to leave the game.
When all permissions have been acquired, wrap up the book.
And lastly, turn on the lights.
[*] Ouija board.
Buy an Ouija board and read theOuija board rulesbefore you begin.
[*] Sara Sarita.
Sit on the floor across from a friend and say Sara Sarita may we join your game?
Each of you should then toss a coin in the air.
If you both get heads, the answer is yes.
But if you both get tails, the answer is no.
If you get a heads and a tails, the answer is maybe.
You must get a yes to proceed.
Once you do, you’re able to ask Sara Sarita any question you want.
[*] Dead Man, Dead Man, Take Me To Your Grave.
One person sits on the floor while the other stands behind them.
This is repeated with the numbers five, seven, and three.
The seated person nods, signifying they have counted to 3.
Then the standing person snaps their fingers behind their ear three times.
This will do this over and over until their hands rise like a dead mans.
Scary Games To Play By Yourself
[*] Baby Blue.
If you play this game right, a baby will appear in your arms.
Only, its definitelynotthe kind of baby youd want in your arms.
Go into the bathroom alone and turn off the lights and wrap up the door.
Look in the dark mirror and cradle your arms like you are already holding a baby.
Say Baby blue, blue baby 13 times.
When you are done, you will feel the weight of a baby in your arms.
In some variations, you have to flush the baby down the toilet.
The mirror woman can scratch you if you dont act quickly enough.
[*] Candyman.
Go in the bathroom and shut the door and turn off the lights.
Look in the mirror and say Candyman five times.
The story is that Candyman will appear in the bathroom and kill you with his hook.
This means that your neighbor can put in your apartment by moving through the medicine cabinet.
This resulted in the murder of a woman, Ruthie Ann McCoy.
[*]Ouija board.
Buy an Ouija board and read theOuija board rulesbefore you begin.
[*] Elevator Game to Otherworld.
How to play Elevator Game to Otherworld.
[*] Queen of Spades.
Go in the bathroom and turn the light off and shut the door.
This game works best if its also night outside.
Face a queen of spades card up against the mirror.
Then light a candle and draw a set of stairs on the mirror in red lipstick.
Close your eyes and say Queen of Spades, come three times.
If you are successful, the queen of spades will be there when you open your eyes.
If you are unsuccessful, quickly say Queen of Spades, go away before she kills you.
[*] Devil Face.
This is a game that originated in Spain.
It can be played alone or in a group.
When midnight is approaching go into the bathroom and turn out the light.
Keep your eyes closed until you hear a clock strike midnight.
Then, open your eyes, and you will see the face of the devil.
I am constantly chasing the proverbial horror dragon.
The only thing that can truly sate my urges as of late are horror video games.
Its not that I dont find the genre compelling in other media.
But nothing compares to being the one in the pilots seat as true terror enfolds all around you.
I am convinced that gaming is the final frontier of horror.
Here are my top 7 picks for the most terrifying video games of all time.
I know I may neglect to mention your favorite games and for that I apologize.
I am just going to list titles that I have personally played to completion.
Lone Survivor
This may seem like a curious pick.
How can a game from a 2D perspective with pixel art be scary?
Let me assure you it is.
This game takes place after an unspecified plague has wiped out most of the population.
A man wakes up alone in his dark apartment building.
He finally decides to venture out and see what lays beyond his closed apartment door.
Pretty soon you discover that this game isnt going to pull any punches in the scares department.
It is a true survival horror game where resources are limited.
The aspect of this game that terrifies me the most is the surreal nature of the story.
Youre never quite sure if what is enfolding is really happening or just born from your crumbling psyche.
There are some scenes in this game that are very reminiscent of the most batshit crazy parts ofTwin Peaks.
If you dig the surreal, this game is definitely for you.
Many people bemoan the shift in gameplay from strict survival horror to an action game facade.
However, I feel those criticisms are completely unfounded.
(At least in reference to 4, dont get me started on 5 and 6).
I had my misgivings as well.
However, they were quickly forgotten the moment I entered the first village.
Anybody that has played this game has a similar story.
I was in no way prepared for what came next.
The speed with which he removed Leons head.
Then the sickening sound it made as it contacted his body made my jaw fall to the floor.
I literally dropped the controller.
That is the second I knew this game was legit, and the scares continued throughout.
Condemned: Criminal Origins
I will never forget the first time I played this game.
I was in college hanging out in my buddies room.
He was the envy of all, because he had acquired an Xbox 360 at launch.
However, there was a particular game that we had heard nothing about calledCondemned: Criminal Origins.
We popped it in and were forever changed.
In this title, you play as Ethan Thomas.
This game is from a first-person perspective, but surprisingly features little in terms of gun play.
The combat is predominantly melee.
This adds a visceral and personal edge to the violence of the game.
I just couldnt handle it anymore.
If that isnt the sign of a terrifying game, I dont know what is.
Dead Space
This is a game that wears its influences on its sleeve.
Such legendary horror films asThe Thing, Event Horizon, andAliencomprise the DNA of this fantastic title.
It quickly becomes clear this is not at all the case.
The grotesque creature design in this game is as fantastic as it is horrifying.
It subverts your usual expectations of a shooter game.
As with most of the entries on this list, this game is well-balanced.
It finds a commendable balance between jump scares and an all encompassing sense of dread.
Resident Evil 4notwithstanding, this game is the most pure fun game to play on this list.
Outlast
This is the most recent edition to this list, and it definitely deserves its place.
That premise alone is terrifying enough, but it only gets worse from there.
It is of a handful of games that eschew combat (like the next entry on this list).
When you encounter an enemy, you have two choices, run or hide.
A beautifully implemented mechanic in the game can serve as a catch-22.
But if you use the night vision you become much easier to spot.
This game is truly scary.
It is often regarded as the scariest game of all time by many.
However, it will have to settle with second best on this list.
This is another game where fighting back is not an option.
This game has a very interesting and clever mechanic called the sanity meter.
Like inOutlast, you want to keep your eyes on the demonic horrors that are chasing you.
But if you stare too long you begin to lose your sanity.
This causes the screen to shake and phantom noises to appear making the experience that much more chilling.
The reason this isnt at the top is that I just wasnt really enthralled with the story.
Though it is fucking pants-shitting terrifying while being played, that feeling didnt linger after turning off my PC.
Silent Hill 2
Oh,Silent Hill 2.
My love for you is boundless.
I could fill a book with my praise for this game.
No hyperbole, I think it is easily the greatest story ever told in gaming.
However, I will attempt to be succinct in my praise for it.
Hopefully, Ill convince you why it is the most terrifying game of all time.
You play as James Sunderland.
A man who has just received a letter from his wife to meet inSilent Hillin their special place.
The problem is she has been dead for three years.
Mary was stricken down in her young age by an unspecified illness.
James travels toSilent Hillto get to the bottom of this and hopefully reunite with Mary.
Along the way, he stumbles into various characters battling their own personal demons.
He also meets a woman named Maria.
She resembles Mary, but is more overtly sexual than his wife ever was.
As the story unfolds, it becomes abundantly clear that this is something special.
The dark and taboo themes contained within would be consideredrisquefor video games even to this day.
This game was the introduction of Pyramid Head a now iconic antagonist that definitely has earned his spine-chilling reputation.
Every encounter with this invincible monster is a downright harrowing experience.
In addition to this, the player is handicapped with less than ideal controls.
This is a criticism levied againstSilent Hill 2that I would argue works in its benefit.
You are equipped with a radio that blasts static whenever a monster draws near.
This leads to a Pavlovian response in the player.
Every time I hear that noise, my pulse quickens.
There are sequences in this game that are just unparalleled in their terrifying nature.
With most of the games on this list, the threat is external.
You might shoot the fiend in the head or just narrowly dodge it to survive another day.
Either way, there is a relative comfort and distance from our psyche to the horror surrounding us.
InSilent Hill 2,the most terrifying specter is the monster that emanates from within.
And, try as you might, there is absolutely no escape from that.
That way, you could feel like youre a part of the world.
Youll see scary divinations about what to expect in your life in the next year.
[*]Lost Within.
Explore an abandoned asylum with a killer on the loose.
[*]Home.
A slow burn mystery game.
[*]Murder Room.
An escape room as an iPhone game.
[*]Forgotten Memories.
Your (horrifying) search for a missing girl.
[*]Eyes.
Youre a burglar breaking into an empty house at night.
Only… the house isnt actually empty.
[*]Vanished.
[*]Distraint.
A scary, but nottooscary game that relies on psychological thrills.
[*]Slender Rising.
[*]The School: White Day.
A horror game in which there is only one thing it’s possible for you to do:run.
[*]Five Nights at Freddys.
A series of five games thats kind of a horror movie version ofNight at the Museum.
Youre a security guard at a kids arcade (complete with animatronic animals).
[*]Dark Meadow.
A grisly fairy tale themed horror game.
