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Best Thriller Games

Top 50 of 143 qualifying games — tagged Thriller (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-05-20.

1 The Case of the Golden Idol (2022) Mystery · Detective · Investigation · 500K–1M owners · $17.99 98.2%8,616 reviews 2 Firework (2021) Horror · Indie · Puzzle · 500K–1M owners · $9.99 97.9%41,558 reviews 3 Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive (2019) Adventure · Pixel Graphics · Point & Click · 100K–200K owners · $14.99 98.0%2,272 reviews 4 STEINS;GATE (2016) Visual Novel · Story Rich · Anime · 500K–1M owners · $29.99 97.4%21,078 reviews 5 Mouthwashing (2024) Psychological Horror · Story Rich · Horror · 500K–1M owners · $12.99 96.3%29,864 reviews 6 Homicipher (2024) Horror · Otome · Female Protagonist · 500K–1M owners · $13.99 96.4%6,540 reviews 7 The Rewinder (2021) Adventure · Mystery · Pixel Graphics · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 96.3%6,957 reviews 8 Phasmophobia (2020) Horror · Online Co-Op · Multiplayer · 10M–20M owners · $13.99 95.8%768,779 reviews 9 1000xRESIST (2024) Female Protagonist · Thriller · Futuristic · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 96.0%4,280 reviews 10 Liquidators (2020) Stylized · Surreal · Atmospheric · 50K–100K owners · Free 95.9%1,118 reviews 11 The Past Within (2022) Co-op · Puzzle · Online Co-Op · 1M–2M owners · $5.99 94.8%15,156 reviews 12 Superliminal (2020) Puzzle · First-Person · Surreal · 1M–2M owners · $19.99 94.6%30,151 reviews 13 D'LIRIUM (2023) Top-Down Shooter · Action-Adventure · 2D · 20K–50K owners · $4.99 95.5%1,062 reviews 14 Dollmare (2024) Simulation · Horror · 3D · 50K–100K owners · $4.99 95.2%1,323 reviews 15 Little Nightmares II (2021) Horror · Adventure · Singleplayer · 1M–2M owners · $29.99 94.1%43,042 reviews 16 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure (2023) Detective · Story Rich · Mystery · 100K–200K owners · $16.99 94.6%3,187 reviews 17 Hello Neighbor Alpha 2 (2019) Horror · Survival Horror · Stealth · 50K–100K owners · Free 94.5%3,930 reviews 18 The Chrono Jotter (2021) Visual Novel · Indie · Female Protagonist · 50K–100K owners · $11.99 94.7%1,939 reviews 19 American Arcadia (2023) Singleplayer · Point & Click · Third Person · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 94.4%3,254 reviews 20 Return to Shironagasu Island (2020) Adventure · Visual Novel · Mystery · 100K–200K owners · $4.99 94.2%3,523 reviews 21 Crimson Snow (2023) (2023) Horror · Exploration · Walking Simulator · 100K–200K owners · $6.99 94.6%1,381 reviews 22 F.E.A.R. (2010) Horror · FPS · Action · 1M–2M owners · $9.99 93.7%16,936 reviews 23 DARQ: Complete Edition (2019) Horror · Dark · Adventure · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 94.0%4,011 reviews 24 Out Of Hands (2025) Surreal · Card Battler · Multiple Endings · 20K–50K owners · $14.39 94.7%1,058 reviews 25 The Rise of the Golden Idol (2024) Mystery · Investigation · Detective · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 94.1%3,003 reviews 26 Cat in the Box (2020) Horror · RPGMaker · Adventure · 20K–50K owners · $6.99 94.2%1,373 reviews 27 [Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル (2023) Horror · Psychological Horror · Choices Matter · 50K–100K owners · $7.99 94.2%1,412 reviews 28 The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication (2024) Mystery · Story Rich · Psychological Horror · 100K–200K owners · $24.99 93.5%2,294 reviews 29 노베나 디아볼로스 (2020) Simulation · Adventure · Indie · 100K–200K owners · $18.99 93.8%1,542 reviews 30 Mundaun (2021) Walking Simulator · Hand-drawn · Psychological Horror · 0–20K owners · $19.99 93.7%1,272 reviews 31 Sanitarium (2014) Point & Click · Adventure · Horror · 100K–200K owners · $12.99 93.7%1,202 reviews 32 The Operator (2024) Detective · Investigation · Conspiracy · 500K–1M owners · $13.99 92.8%6,196 reviews 33 Adios (2021) Mystery · Thriller · Short · 20K–50K owners · $17.99 93.3%1,171 reviews 34 Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout (2023) Horror · Atmospheric · Psychological Horror · 200K–500K owners · $9.99 92.5%4,650 reviews 35 The Mortuary Assistant (2022) Horror · Supernatural · Demons · 200K–500K owners · $24.99 92.2%7,446 reviews 36 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow (2022) Point & Click · Adventure · Horror · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 92.6%2,444 reviews 37 Hello Neighbor Alpha 1 (2019) Cartoony · Horror · Survival Horror · 200K–500K owners · Free 92.3%3,479 reviews 38 Oxenfree (2016) Story Rich · Choices Matter · Atmospheric · 500K–1M owners · $9.99 91.7%11,840 reviews 39 The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales (2023) Adventure · Singleplayer · Atmospheric · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 92.2%2,154 reviews 40 Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure (2021) Pixel Graphics · Detective · Noir · 500K–1M owners · $15.99 92.0%2,471 reviews 41 Choo-Choo Charles (2022) Survival Horror · Horror · Open World · 500K–1M owners · $19.99 91.2%15,665 reviews 42 Fears to Fathom - Carson House (2023) Psychological Horror · Atmospheric · Horror · 100K–200K owners · $4.99 91.8%2,122 reviews 43 The Complex: Expedition (2025) Horror · Exploration · Realistic · 50K–100K owners · $14.99 92.0%1,472 reviews 44 INMOST (2020) Indie · Pixel Graphics · Adventure · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 91.1%6,680 reviews 45 Paper Bride (2021) Horror · Puzzle · 2D · 200K–500K owners · $7.99 91.6%2,054 reviews 46 The Painscreek Killings (2017) Investigation · Mystery · Detective · 500K–1M owners · $19.99 91.1%5,217 reviews 47 Firewatch (2016) Adventure · Atmospheric · Story Rich · 2M–5M owners · $19.99 90.4%90,438 reviews 48 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 (2016) Exploration · Hidden Object · Horror · 100K–200K owners · $8.99 92.0%1,040 reviews 49 Alan Wake (2012) Action · Horror · Third Person · 2M–5M owners · $14.99 90.4%49,163 reviews 50 The Last of Us Part II Remastered (2025) Story Rich · Post-apocalyptic · Third-Person Shooter · 500K–1M owners · $49.99 90.5%24,774 reviews