It’s night, the house is dark, the windows are curtained. The only light source is the display of the tablet you are holding in your hands. It glows in front of you, like a mysterious portal to other world. A frightening world, because you are running horror games on Android. You make yourself comfortable and put on your headphones for complete immersion...

Finding a truly scary game for Android devices is not so easy, and this text is intended to make your search easier. Escape from ominous rooms, quests with a search for objects in an atmosphere of chilling horror, survival horror - the most frightening games found on the vastness of the google market are waiting for you.

Murder room

The creators of the well-known Ellie have released another masterpiece: Murder room. Japanese horror room escape game can be a real test for... nervous system. This is a first-person quest with many difficult puzzles and frightening moments. In it, you find yourself locked in a room with a chainsaw-wielding serial killer who clearly has bad intentions. The only way to salvation lies through interaction with various objects and solving puzzles. The concept of the game is not much different from other room escape quests - you click on an object, examine it, then connect it with another object to complete the puzzle. Most of the puzzles are very difficult and, since they do not have a specific sequence, there is a danger of getting stuck halfway through. Fortunately, there are hints in the game, but you can only get them using coins purchased with real money. The game itself is free. Murder room pleases the eye with its unique visual design, and sound effects forced to squeeze into a chair. In addition, it is a real challenge for puzzle lovers. Still, it’s not for nothing that the Japanese are considered fine connoisseurs of horror.

Perhaps the first independent horror game on Android. This is a first-person game where you need to break into an abandoned haunted house, take the money left there by the previous residents and leave as quickly as possible. It all sounds extremely simple, but wait until you meet the evil that lives in the house. It's scarier than you can imagine. Finding bags with money is quite difficult. You will have to search locked cabinets, cupboards and safes, but before that you need to find the appropriate keys. The eerie sounds that will sometimes reach you out of nowhere will make the search process unforgettable. And when you see a ghost flash by, everything will become even scarier: as soon as it touches you, the game will end. The only salvation is to run away until the ghost stops chasing you. Eyes is definitely one of the scariest games on Android, capable of terrifying anyone.

Survival horror in a post-apocalyptic atmosphere flavored with fairy tale elements. In The Pact, you must fight hideous goblins prowling the halls of an abandoned hospital in search of warm blood. But the worst thing begins when you meet a witch who will have to be killed to get out of the building. The game is controlled by touch, thanks to which the player can use a sword or bow with familiar finger gestures, and high-quality graphics and an engine make the action especially exciting. The developers did not ignore puzzles that are familiar to horror games on mobile platforms. The player periodically stumbles upon them while exploring the hospital. Excellent gameplay, visual effects, intense bloody battles - there is everything here to scare you properly.

Bloody Mary stands apart from other horror games because this game uses augmented reality. A real ghost hunt awaits you, combining elements of adventure quests and an interactive novel. Depending on the real time set on your device, certain events occur in the game. For example, looking at the phone in right place and in right time, you will see a ghost.

To keep players glued to their devices, the developers regularly provide updates with new chapters. Bloody Mary has multiple endings that depend solely on the decisions you make during the game. Also in the game, the day changes in real time. Play Bloody Mary when no one is around and you are guaranteed horror.

- your task is to help the night security guard of the pizzeria stay alive. His job is more dangerous than you might think. Creepy mechanical toys are constantly trying to kill him. You need to survive five nights in an ominous pizzeria. Robotic animal dolls that entertain visitors during the day turn into scary monsters at night. Every night they strive to get to the guard sitting at his post. Monitor the movement of killer toys using CCTV cameras, turn on the lights and try to close the doors on time. But remember that the supply of electricity is limited. At the moment, 4 parts have already been released, some of which only have demo access.

Horror genre on Android lately is becoming very widespread, which is greatly facilitated by the high popularity of various indie games on personal computers.

Bringing an atmospheric toy made by a couple of independent developers to a mobile platform couldn’t be easier. Slenderman and Mental Hospital quickly migrated to Android, and after them new creepy games began to appear in various variations, like poisonous mushrooms after the rain.

Tired toys don't sleep...

The star of the genre today is the dilogy “,” dedicated to eternal question“Aren’t my favorite toys wandering around at night while I’m resting?” The heroes of the first and second parts of this game full of suspense are walking, as they say, in the dark: despite the fact that they are just animatronic robots from a children's cafe, they happily eat alive the unfortunate night guards of the establishment.

The protagonist of each part of the game is this most unlucky guard, who needs to use cunning, ingenuity and dexterity of fingers to hold out in a room inhabited by walking animals, without moving from his place. Despite the rather monotonous gameplay, the games do not seem boring thanks to the original plot and truly scary.

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Without a face

Slenderman is a character of an urban legend born on image boards, which has become widespread on the Internet and in the hearts of fans of creepy stories. This thin and long gentleman in a black suit has already scared the hell out of PC owners, and now he has reached mobile devices, and in several games.

The latest and most interesting at the moment is a classic dark adventure with a very interesting plot that reveals some of the secrets of the origin of the thin-armed, faceless child kidnapper. Here you will have to, on behalf of the hero - a dad who got lost on the night road - look for his daughter in the Slenderman's mansion, solve puzzles and open secret doors into the world of horror.

Mysterious labyrinth

The horror arcade game "Garden of Fear" from smuttlewerk interactive was originally conceived as another clone of "Slender Man", but it turned out to be a completely autonomous product with its own atmosphere and impressive monsters that are no worse than Slendy.

You suddenly wake up in a maze, it’s pitch black all around, and the only weapons you have are a flashlight and a pack of crayons. Using crayons as Ariadne's thread, you will navigate the labyrinth and find the desired exit, unless, of course, you stumble upon the local Minotaur. This guy looks like he spent the night under a paver roller, and he doesn't have very welcoming intentions towards you.

The walls have eyes

Stylish indie game "Eyes" with laconic 3D graphics places you in an abandoned mansion inhabited by the terrifying spirit of the Banshee. This otherworldly entity with a white smiling face can fly through the corridors, catch up with the protagonist and kill him in sophisticated ways, howling his song, which gives goosebumps and bricks are stacked at his feet. You can hide from the ghost, since indie developers are not used to equipping their long-suffering heroes with weapons.

While escaping from the Banshee, you need to collect 20 mysterious bags, touch all the symbols with eyes painted on the walls, and in the end, it is advisable to also unravel the secret of her death.

Death in orbit

Space zombie slasher Dead Effect will put you on mysteriously an empty interplanetary station, which in fact turned out to be inhabited by hordes of zombies. What happened here? Why did seemingly kind doctors and scientists turn into terrible monsters hungry for human flesh? You have to find out the answers to these questions by first destroying all enemies using an impressive arsenal of weapons.

There are really a lot of dead people at all levels of Dead Effect, and you won’t be bored in this game. Moreover, the graphics component in it is more than decent, despite the fact that this is also an indie game.

Walking, CARL!

The most popular TV series “The Walking Dead” could not help but give rise to game versions exciting story about the zombie apocalypse, and we present to you two games on Android dedicated to this topic. and are not plot-related to the series; original characters act here.

In terms of genre, these games are classic horror quests, where the greatest attention is paid to dialogue and the use of the right objects at the right moments. The atmosphere of horror is created thanks to excellent graphics and crowd-inducing sound design. Players recognize the second part as especially creepy, where you will have to play as the little girl Clementine, lost among the zombie world.

Room with no exit

The logic puzzle The Lost Souls, representing the “escape the room” genre, is dedicated to the theme of black magic and satanic rituals, without which the horror genre simply would not exist. In this game you will find yourself in a closed room in which a terrible witchcraft ritual was carried out. You will have to finish it to leave the room.

Collect bloody artifacts, solve puzzles and free lost souls from captivity - of course, if in the process you do not throw your device away because of the terrible sounds and suddenly appearing ghost monsters that have already appeared for your soul.

The scary story of the yellow house

The action of two parts of the game takes place in an abandoned psychiatric hospital, which in itself is quite scary. Your character is a young guy who went to this godforsaken establishment in search of his journalist friend. He went missing while trying to make a report about a mysterious abandoned place, and now it’s up to you to go through all the floors of the building, destroying the strange-looking population, and find the missing person.

Today, continuing the topic of Top 10, we will talk about scary games that were released for the Android mobile platform and received universal recognition.

Slender Man: Fear. An eerie 3D adventure game dedicated to to a subtle person named Slender, who will chase the main character during his search for the diary pages. Also, besides this, the game has enough monsters and good graphics.

The game will really please those who love something creepy and inexplicable, but at the same time play on their phone most of the time.

Five Nights At Freddy's 2. A unique indie game of its kind that allows you, in the role of a pizzeria security guard, to watch throughout the night that the mechanical toys-animators sit in their places and don’t go anywhere, because if they move from their place, they will immediately try to climb onto the guard’s post, that is, to you, and kill.

Every night you will need to experience quite unusual, unique and creepy adventures. To be honest, it’s completely unclear why the guard doesn’t run away from there as soon as the first night ends. Download the game and find out the whole story.

Garden of fear. An original survival toy - the labyrinth is always new and all you have to do is mark the road with coal and illuminate it with a flashlight to get to the exit without falling into the clutches of the monster. The frightening atmosphere and sounds do their job.

This is a truly unique adventure game with a procedurally generated labyrinth, which can often lead players to... heart attack. It’s clear that impressionable people have absolutely nothing to do here.

Slenderman! Chapter 1: Alone. There are quite a lot of games about Slender and this is another one that deserves to be in the top. The task is still the same, but the locations are different and drawn in a different way - in black and white. There's a choice here different modes and difficulties.

As for a mobile project, we are provided with a game with pretty good graphics and an extremely frightening atmosphere that will put pressure on the psyche until the very last moment. Will you be able to collect all the letters and complete the mission?

Eyes – the horror game. You have to hide from a banshee and collect various items while traveling through a dark estate. The game is made in 3D and is quite high quality and frightening. At first glance, it may seem that the main monster in the game is quite funny and not at all scary, but this is far from the case.

Will you be able to survive until the end of the game without closing it or even deleting it? Download the game from the market right now and tickle your nerves at your leisure. The game is scary, but at the same time extremely addictive with its tasks.

Slender Man Must Die Chapter 1. This game differs from the previous ones described in the top in that you do not need to hide from Slender, but rather, armed to the teeth, go on the hunt for strange person and collect the necessary items along the way.

In this case, you are given the opportunity to look at history from the other side and no longer become a helpless victim, but a hunter who is ready to exterminate the creation of evil and dark nightmares at any cost.

Dead Effect. Go through space station filled with zombies and try not to die - zombies are coming from everywhere and the lack of ammunition makes the game even more hardcore. The graphics and plot are top notch here. Even though this is not the first time the theme has been updated, you will be pleasantly surprised by many elements.

It is also worth noting that the controls are well implemented, since usually similar games on phones suffer from this detail. However, the zombie AI is also excellent - you definitely won’t be bored here! Arm yourself and go out to fight the undead.

Mental Hospital 3. You play as a reporter who, having entered a hospital about her, discovers that the staff is dead and people are running along the corridors strange creatures who used to be people. All you can do is hide behind cover and try to get to the exit.

An incredibly frightening project that is somewhat reminiscent of a computer Outlast game. Nevertheless, here you will find your own special atmosphere of horror and hopelessness, as well as many dark corridors and nooks and crannies. Are you ready to challenge your fears?

3D Horror - Evil Nightmare. You are in a haunted house and you need to travel from room to room and find their souls to understand what happened, but there is one thing you definitely need to avoid - an encounter with the ghost of a maid, who may be your last. A tense atmosphere and frightening sounds, as well as twilight.

An unusual idea for a game that sets this project apart from others and makes it more interesting. The choice of storytelling was simply excellent, which is good news given the uniformity of presentation lately.

Silent Hill. The standard of horror films is a mixture of survival and quest. Frightening rustles, fog and many monsters that hide in it. Almost complete absence cartridges and a tense atmosphere do not allow you to relax for a moment.

This game is simply a standard, a legend among horror games. Arm your squad properly and move towards the terrible dangers that await you around every corner and every door. Survive and unravel the secrets of the cursed city.

Party Hard Go Games, Arcade & Action How do you feel about cool parties with drinking and dancing until you drop? What, positively, and even more than that, do you adore such parties with all your heart? If yes, then let's change the question a little, how do you feel about parties to which you are not invited, and which, with their noisy music, keep you up at night? What, do you have a negative attitude towards such parties? Then a new question: what lengths would you go to in order to appease the presumptuous youth who like to make noise at night and howl songs until the morning? 10.0

The Fear: Creepy Scream House Games, Arcade & Action We’ve been wanting to ask you for a long time: have you ever wondered who is more dangerous: a crazy maniac, or a bloodthirsty ghost? What, your answer is a maniac? But you didn’t guess right, since a maniac is a living person from whom you can run away, or if something happens, stun him, or even kill him, but you can’t run away from a ghost, and you can’t hide behind any doors. What, you don’t believe me? Then be sure to get acquainted with this new product, and its main character, who just the other day met an evil ghost who wanted him dead. 8.2

Stay with Us Games, Arcade & Action Perhaps there is not a single person in our world who has never committed rash acts throughout his life, which he later did not regret, and did not reproach himself for the rest of his days. What, you now want to tell us that this has not happened to you personally, and throughout your miserable life you have not done anything rash? Then it seems to us that you are either blatantly lying to us, or most likely you are sitting in your apartment all day long. Although, oh well, if this is true, then you just definitely need to familiarize yourself with this new product so that you understand where your ill-considered actions can lead you. 9.0

Cracked Mind Games, Arcade & Action Today people have begun to sin and do bad things so often that it seems that they do not believe in God at all? But in vain, because no matter what you do bad in your life, you will still be rewarded for it sooner or later, but the question is, will you be ready to suffer severe punishment for your sins? 6.6

One Late Night: Mobile Games, Arcade & Action Whether we like it or not, almost every person is overcome by some kind of fear. Some people are very afraid of heights, some are afraid of snakes and spiders, some are afraid of narrow enclosed spaces, but absolutely everyone is afraid of the dark. Do you know why? Yes, because due to the fact that we are completely invisible in it, our brain begins to draw us terrible pictures, from all kinds of monsters to terrible maniacs ready to cut us into belts. By the way, if you suddenly think that all this is complete nonsense, then be sure to take a look at this new product and try to convince its main character of this. 9.5

Fran Bow: Chapter 3 Games, Puzzles Well, we’ve finally reached the third episode of the most terrible horror in the history of the Android industry, which, if you don’t already know, was created exclusively from donations from gamers collected on the IndieGoGo website, which is vaguely reminiscent of Kickstarter. Well, okay, that’s not the point, the main thing is that this toy turned out to be incredibly creepy, interesting, and most importantly, very confusing, so let’s start unraveling this tangle of mysteries together! 8.2

Fran Bow: Chapter 5 Games, Puzzles Less than a week has passed since we have prepared for you the second episode of the most terrible game series in the entire history of the Android industry, in which events, unlike the first part of the game, will begin to escalate, and so rapidly that you will sometimes not be able to keep up with them! Well, okay, let's not get too far ahead, but start from the very beginning. 6.7

Fran Bow: Chapter I Games, Puzzles Do you want to get acquainted with the most terrible quest in the history of the gaming industry? Will he fight his uncontrollable fear of everything unknown, and also help the main characters go through all the dangers and traps prepared for them by the dark forces? Then you are welcome to our light! 9.1

Asylum Night Shift 2 Games, Puzzles Believe it or not, but in our difficult time of troubles, the most difficult task is to find a job, which, let’s tell you a secret, is becoming less and less every day. Now imagine that after sitting without money for several months, you come across an advertisement in the newspaper about a highly paid job for which employers are ready to hire anyone. What will you do in this case? 6.1

Ghost Circus 3D Games, Arcade & Action In order to raise the level of adrenaline in their blood, many people engage in extreme sports, jump with a parachute, climb mountains without insurance, and even swim among sharks with scuba gear. In general, they suffer from the most real nonsense, and it is incredibly life-threatening. Although if you think so, then for these purposes, it would be enough for them to play for a couple of minutes in a dark, dark room with headphones in their ears, our new product today. Why don't you believe? 8.5

Slender Man Origins 3 Full Games, Arcade & Action Well, dear gamers, the long-awaited hour has come when Slenderman returned to our devices again, and not as a joke, but in order to scare us into gray hair. What, you think he won’t succeed? Then sit down to play this new product late at night in a dark, dark room, and certainly with good headphones. By the way, if you suddenly sick heart, or an unstable psyche, then it is better for you to bypass this project. 8.8

Sobrevivir full Games, Arcade & Action Believe it or not, man is such a strange creature that he is only afraid of what is not in reality and completely ignores real dangers, located around him. That is, in other words, for some reason you and I are afraid of ghosts, goblin, vampires, and all sorts of unreal zombies, while not thinking at all about the fact that real maniacs live and walk around us almost every day they kill people. By the way, this new product is dedicated to this terrible topic. 7.6

Indigo Lake Games, Arcade & Action Every person living on our planet, whether he likes it or not, but deep down in his soul he is very much afraid of everything mysterious and unknown, namely that which he cannot explain with scientific point vision. That is, everything connected with mysticism and otherworldly forces, and even aliens from other planets. Do you know why this happens? Yes, because if any tangible earthly creature can be dealt with using weapons, then in this case we are completely powerless. 9.2

The Darkest Woods Games, Puzzles If previously, in order to pump blood through the veins and get unprecedented pleasure from the rush of adrenaline, it was necessary to exercise extreme species sports, today there is no longer any need to risk your life for this, you just need to install it on your device good horror, put on headphones, and sit down to play it in a dark room. Why don't you believe? But in vain! 7.4

Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Games, Arcade & Action Recently, one of the most popular horror films on all gaming platforms is considered a series of games called “Five Nights at Freddy's”, which tells about the nightly adventures of evil animatronic robots that kill everyone who gets in their way. So, just recently in The next part of this hit has been released, which, in fact, we want to tell you about right now. 8.8

House of Grudge Games, Arcade & Action Nowadays, world-renowned scientists unanimously say that we live in a material world that obeys exclusively the laws of physics, and there is no place in it for magic or any mystical creatures. Perhaps they are right, but how then can we explain the fact that many people have seen ghosts at least once in their lives, and clergy of different faiths now and then secretly conduct exorcism rites around the world? 8.7

Paranormal Asylum Games, Arcade & Action If you are a little tired of banal arcade games and monotonous platformers, and you have an ardent desire to pump adrenaline through your veins, then you probably need to pay attention to our new product today, in which the developers from the company “Rzerogames” invite everyone to go on an exciting journey through an abandoned mansion filled with ghosts. Well, how do you like this tempting offer? 8.0

Paranormal House Escape Many people, in order to catch a stormy thrill from the rush of adrenaline in the blood, go without equipment to conquer high mountains, jump from bridges using an elastic band, and even swim with toothed sharks without scuba gear or any protective equipment. No, of course, we are not forcing you to drop all your business right now and go headlong into all serious things, because such fun is not only incredibly dangerous for your life, but also costs a lot of money. In short, we will take a different route. 8.4

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Games, Puzzles, Strategy Every night at the children's pizzeria Freddy Fazbear Pizza, ruthless animatronics (man-sized mechanical cyborgs, dressed in plush toy costumes created for musical performances, and gone crazy due to some minor breakdown) go on the hunt and are ready to tear apart anyone and everyone who gets in their way. By the way, if you haven’t forgotten, in the first part of the novelty of the same name you worked in this establishment as a watchman, and then you never managed to survive. 8.2

Blood Ghost - (50% ٍSALE) Games, Arcade & Action, Puzzle Once upon a time in the deep Middle Ages, amid the violence and lawlessness that was flourishing at that time, a real evil suddenly appeared, which unexpectedly crawled onto the city streets from the depths of hell, the road to which opened completely by accident during a simple earthquake that occurred in the dead of night. By the way, if you don’t find this fault in the earth's crust, then in just a couple of days the whole world will fall to its knees before the immortal army of the terrible Lucifer. 7.2

Horror is a special genre of the gaming industry, distinguished by its complexity in the development process, memorable atmosphere and ability to penetrate the player’s soul. On the PC platform, the genre is highly valued by gamers, and if something worthwhile comes out, it will definitely be a hit. In the mobile industry everything is much simpler, but there are special projects or official ports of legendary horror stories.

Introducing the TOP 10 most terrifying horror games on Android

Series

The original horror game from lone developer Scott Cawthon features an interesting gameplay element when main character tries to survive 5 terrible nights in the company of brutal animatronics trying to eat him. The only thing you are allowed to do for the sake of salvation is to skillfully control the cameras and keep an eye on the sides so that there is no jump scare.

Slender Man Series

This is the story of a faceless, long-armed man in a business suit who appears in the darkness and feeds on the player's fears. He may appear out of nowhere and it is not entirely clear what provoked his activity, but one thing is clear - if you fall into the hands of this mysterious demon, it will be impossible to escape.

Series

A Ukrainian-made horror story from AGaming will turn you into an ordinary detective who will understand the consequences of the terrible events taking place in a psychiatric hospital, orphanage and other estates. You will find many mysteries, an unpredictability effect, atmospheric graphics and a very intriguing plot.

Dead Space

Mobile adaptation of the popular computer horror about the adventures of Isaac Clarke on spaceship"Ishimura." There's a lot to decide in 3rd person complex tasks, research different corners cursed ship, fight necromorphs and use signature weapons: plasma cutter, pulse rifle, pipe cutter and more.

Eyes

Eyes: The Horror Game is an atmospheric test for the player who finds himself in a large and gloomy mansion, full of dangers and mysteries. In this place you need to find key objects that reveal the essence of what is happening and not fall into the teeth of the magic tower. Black and white stylization and small rendering of the terrain with high-quality sounds cause trembling, even if played without headphones.

Lost Within

This chilling horror game features very high-quality console-level graphics and a plot where you play as a guy who finds himself in a mysterious laboratory. On its territory, scientists conduct terrible tests on people using gene mutation, turning them into monsters. It is now necessary not only to find out who is behind this, but also to prevent inhuman experiments.

Garden of Fear

Cramped enclosed spaces, narrow corridors, walls that press on your head, complete darkness and obscurity - all this symbolizes the Labyrinth of death and madness, in which there are 8 exits and only one of them will help you escape from eternal fear and persecution of monsters. You can easily get lost, but finding a way out will be even more of a test of your nerves.

Resident Evil 4

A port of the acclaimed part of a large series of Japanese horror films from BioHazard, it will take you back to 2004, when US agent Leon Scott Kennedy goes in search of Ashley Graham. The action begins in a Spanish village filled with zombies and various mutants.

In Fear I Trust

It's more of a thriller with an interesting mix of puzzles and dramatic plot that takes you into... big house with complete amnesia and strange signs in the area. The quality of the task, chic atmospheric graphics and voice acting makes you part of this world, which is very difficult to forget.

Paranormal Asylum

A really scary game from Rzerogames for Outlast fans. As an ordinary adventurer, you travel to an abandoned psychiatric hospital, do it at night and with your video camera with night shooting function. You need to explore all the rooms and find 8 ghost dolls, which can only be seen through the camera.