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Most Played Horror Games on Steam

We track 3,126 horror games on Steam. Right now 242,406 people are playing them. Dead by Daylight leads with 45,634 players in game, ahead of R.E.P.O. and Phasmophobia.

Playing now

242k

all horror games

Games tracked

3,126

tagged Horror

Most played

Dead by Daylight

45,634 playing

Top 100 horror games by players right now

#		Players now	24h peak	All-time peak
1	Dead by Daylight	45,634	51,785	170,073
2	R.E.P.O.	31,870	41,342	271,571
3	Phasmophobia	11,412	13,099	112,717
4	Cookie Clicker	9,051	9,555	67,867
5	Sons Of The Forest	8,733	13,227	414,257
6	The Outlast Trials	7,676	14,634	144,762
7	Resident Evil 4	6,666	11,725	168,191
8	Dying Light	5,171	12,014	45,770
9	Ready or Not	5,035	6,230	55,174
10	The Forest	4,435	5,685	109,397
11	Bodycam	4,212	4,522	38,757
12	Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition	3,889	6,266	274,983
13	Lethal Company	3,842	4,017	240,817
14	Active Matter	3,410	4,466	10,715
15	Resident Evil Requiem	2,863	3,331	343,964
16	Subnautica 2	2,738	3,140	376,676
17	Playrooms	2,705	2,856	3,646
18	Escape the Backrooms	2,701	8,425	48,097
19	Resident Evil 2	2,682	3,708	74,241
20	Dying Light: The Beast	2,599	3,386	121,222
21	Subnautica	2,578	3,051	51,446
22	SCP: Secret Laboratory	2,417	4,779	13,662
23	Barotrauma	2,260	3,584	19,655
24	The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series	2,204	2,615	7,754
25	The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered	2,026	2,357	30,690
26	Resident Evil Village	1,814	2,359	106,631
27	The Last of Us™ Part I	1,424	1,676	36,496
28	Resident Evil 7 Biohazard	1,333	1,605	20,449
29	Inscryption	1,255	1,651	17,072
30	Resident Evil 5	1,234	1,270	8,080
31	Shift At Midnight	1,228	2,346	37,590
32	Species: Unknown	1,203	1,328	4,867
33	METRO 2033 Redux	1,148	1,576	50,317
34	Halloween: The Game	1,147	1,247	26,907
35	Dead Island 2	1,003	1,260	18,542
36	Resident Evil 6	983	1,296	11,901
37	Invokyr	919	1,989	10,237
38	Resident Evil 4 (2005)	905	1,001	5,343
39	METRO Last Light Redux	898	1,151	3,648
40	Resident Evil 3	867	1,113	60,293
41	SILENT HILL 2	859	928	23,676
42	Welcome to Elderfield	845	888	6,268
43	Lobotomy Corporation \| Monster Management Simulation	843	2,710	7,920
44	Poppy Playtime	825	1,033	52,866
45	Buckshot Roulette	780	1,534	20,135
46	White Knuckle	765	842	4,222
47	Dead Frontier 2	729	1,502	10,101
48	Doki Doki Literature Club!	722	755	7,435
49	Gorilla Tag	690	738	3,538
50	Backrooms: Escape Together	682	802	13,088
51	CloverPit	679	764	25,190
52	Silver Pines	603	1,055	4,897
53	Outlast	598	747	11,827
54	Content Warning	573	705	204,439
55	Dead Space	531	580	30,925
56	MISERY	524	686	18,585
57	Resident Evil	495	500	4,388
58	Subnautica: Below Zero	491	545	42,115
59	Cry of Fear	452	612	3,075
60	GTFO	448	739	18,813
61	Left 4 Dead	443	487	41,426
62	Look Outside	436	483	3,365
63	REANIMAL	431	468	24,309
64	Demonologist	428	485	8,693
65	Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days	426	900	8,132
66	Alien: Isolation	389	422	10,870
67	Nuclear Nightmare	380	485	10,404
68	Half-Life: Alyx	380	412	42,858
69	BioShock™ Remastered	368	375	5,245
70	Village in the Shade	359	783	5,136
71	Well Dweller	348	395	2,167
72	The Quarry	345	400	6,278
73	SILENT HILL: Townfall	345	363	7,570
74	Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut	343	377	2,546
75	Prey	335	335	24,594
76	Killing Floor 3	334	380	30,112
77	Dread Hunger	323	1,111	107,982
78	SILENT HILL f	319	334	22,621
79	Outlast 2	318	436	5,966
80	GONE Fishing	302	425	2,235
81	We Were Here	302	402	1,736
82	The Forever Winter	299	321	12,611
83	Terrible Lizards	297	359	1,355
84	No More Room in Hell	290	730	10,930
85	No, I'm not a Human	289	329	7,576
86	The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu	282	329	5,471
87	Alice: Madness Returns	274	354	1,227
88	Sally Face - Episode One	262	290	3,482
89	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre	258	307	17,198
90	Killing Floor	247	292	24,446
91	Alan Wake	242	294	6,654
92	Resident Evil 0	240	240	2,924
93	Hello Neighbor	239	390	2,076
94	Escape from Playtime	235	308	3,534
95	Endacopia	233	251	1,976
96	Resident Evil Revelations 2	223	249	3,659
97	Trepang2	210	238	1,900
98	Cronos: The New Dawn	204	237	5,212
99	Horripilant	204	219	3,086
100	Fear & Hunger 2: Termina	202	225	701

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FAQ

What is the most played horror game on Steam right now?

Dead by Daylight, with 45,634 players in game at the last check. R.E.P.O. is second with 31,870.

How many people play horror games on Steam?

About 242,406 people are playing the 3,126 horror games we track right now. The number changes through the day, with the highest counts in the evening in Europe and North America.

How is this list made?

Every Steam game whose store page carries the Horror tag among its top tags is in the list, ranked by players in game right now. Player counts come from the official Steam Web API and refresh every few minutes. Adult-only titles are left out.

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