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Horror
470 games in our corpus·Review scores in line with what games in our database typically receive.
Total Estimated Market
>$7.46BCookie Clicker
000K copies
$000K
286.47h avg
59.10h med
★ 96%· 86.7K reviews
4.99 €DayZ
000K copies
$000K
274.62h avg
37.37h med
★ 77%· 381.8K reviews
47.99 €The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
000K copies
$000K
191.27h avg
9.59h med
★ 97%· 374K reviews
14.99 €Path of Exile 2
000K copies
$000K
146.20h avg
55.79h med
★ 72%· 164.6K reviews
27.75 €Hunt: Showdown 1896
000K copies
$000K
141.75h avg
15.52h med
★ 73%· 208.7K reviews
29.99 €Killing Floor 2
000K copies
$000K
102.55h avg
11.28h med
★ 88%· 87.5K reviews
27.99 €Related Niches
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Top 10 Horror games by Average Playtime
| # | Game | Release Year↕ | Developer↕ | Publisher↕ | Revenue | Units Sold | Average Playtime↓ | Median Playtime↕ | Review Score↕ | Price↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | Orteil | Playsaurus | Unlock → | Unlock → | 286.5h | 59.1h | 96% | $4.99 | |
| 2 | 2018 | Bohemia Interactive | Bohemia Interactive | Unlock → | Unlock → | 274.6h | 37.4h | 77% | $47.99 | |
| 3 | 2014 | Nicalis, Inc. | Nicalis, Inc. | Unlock → | Unlock → | 191.3h | 9.6h | 97% | $14.99 | |
| 4 | 2024 | Grinding Gear Games | Grinding Gear Games | Unlock → | Unlock → | 146.2h | 55.8h | 72% | $27.75 | |
| 5 | 2019 | Crytek | Crytek | Unlock → | Unlock → | 141.7h | 15.5h | 73% | $29.99 | |
| 6 | 2016 | Tripwire Interactive | Tripwire Interactive | Unlock → | Unlock → | 102.6h | 11.3h | 88% | $27.99 | |
| 7 | 2024 | The Fun Pimps | The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC | Unlock → | Unlock → | 95.5h | 23.9h | 87% | $43.99 | |
| 8 | 2020 | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks | Unlock → | Unlock → | 87.1h | 11.1h | 72% | $39.99 | |
| 9 | 2025 | Bug Inventors | Bug Inventors | Unlock → | Unlock → | 80.6h | 13.4h | 87% | $9.75 | |
| 10 | 2022 | Fatshark | Fatshark | Unlock → | Unlock → | 78.0h | 26.0h | 71% | $39.99 |
Steam-wide market context
Based on 12,160 Horror games across the full Steam catalog · snapshot Jul 12, 2026 — official Steam data, beyond our tracked corpus.
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