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Horror games you can play in your browser

16 games · Updated October 8, 2026 · Most played first

These horror games run free in a browser tab. Many are short: Don't Open Drawer Nine is a one-minute hospital scare, and Haldane-4 is a short Antarctic horror told in ASCII.

For longer runs, try Facility 70, an escape from a wrecked military base, or Backrooms 100M. Survive the Night is horror you play with up to 16 friends.

Survive The Night cover

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Survive The Night

Co-op zombie FPS for 16: scavenge, board up, escape

by @webdevcody

Play Details
  1. 1
    Survive The Night coverPlay Survive The Night on survivethenightgame.com (opens in a new tab)

    Survive The Night

    Co-op zombie FPS for 16: scavenge, board up, escape

  2. 2
    Fanto's Mega-Mart coverPlay Fanto's Mega-Mart on wavedash.com (opens in a new tab)

    Fanto's Mega-Mart

    Haunted grocery run

    Keyboard
  3. 3
    Der Koloss coverPlay Der Koloss on derkoloss.com (opens in a new tab)

    Der Koloss

    Zombie wave survival, solo or four-player co-op

    Keyboard
  4. 4
    HALDANE-4 coverPlay HALDANE-4 on haldane4.denisbondare.com (opens in a new tab)

    HALDANE-4

    Short Antarctic ASCII horror

    Phone-friendly
  5. 5
    Don't Open Drawer Nine coverPlay Don't Open Drawer Nine on gameer.io (opens in a new tab)

    Don't Open Drawer Nine

    One-minute hospital horror drawer search

    Phone-friendly
  6. 6
    99 Nights with Guns coverPlay 99 Nights with Guns on astrocade.com (opens in a new tab)

    99 Nights with Guns

    Survive nights in a dark forest, with guns

  7. 7
    Doom 64 coverPlay Doom 64 on andrewnakas.github.io (opens in a new tab)

    Doom 64

    The N64-only Doom, no ROM needed

    Phone-friendly
  8. 8
    Effective Immediately coverPlay Effective Immediately on vibejam2026.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)

    Effective Immediately

    Shoot your way out of a corporate nightmare

    Keyboard
  9. 9
    Right Behind You coverPlay Right Behind You on rightbehindyougame.ejurovibejam.com (opens in a new tab)

    Right Behind You

    Outrun a hungry clown

    Phone-friendly
  10. 10
    Almost Surgery coverPlay Almost Surgery on almostsurgery.ragim.dev (opens in a new tab)

    Almost Surgery

    Operate for money

    Keyboard
  11. 11
    Facility 70 coverPlay Facility 70 on gameer.io (opens in a new tab)

    Facility 70

    Escape a wrecked military base in Alaska

    Phone-friendly
  12. 12
    Backrooms 100M: The Escape coverPlay Backrooms 100M: The Escape on sekai.ai (opens in a new tab)

    Backrooms 100M: The Escape

    Sprint down endless Backrooms halls

    Phone-friendly
  13. 13
    Cursed Academy coverPlay Cursed Academy on gameer.io (opens in a new tab)

    Cursed Academy

    Students keep vanishing at a cursed academy

    Phone-friendly
  14. 14
    Don't Blink coverPlay Don't Blink on sekai.ai (opens in a new tab)

    Don't Blink

    Hold your gaze as long as you can

    Phone-friendly
  15. 15
    NEXUS: Sprint Planning coverPlay NEXUS: Sprint Planning on gentle-bienenstitch-01e24b.netlify.app (opens in a new tab)

    NEXUS: Sprint Planning

    Cosmic horror told through Jira tickets

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    Ekeko coverPlay Ekeko on adriver.itch.io (opens in a new tab)

    Ekeko

    Horror card game, bargain with a deity

    Keyboard

Questions

Are there short horror games?
Yes. Don't Open Drawer Nine takes about a minute, and Haldane-4 is short too.
Are these games free?
Yes. Every game here plays free in a browser tab. A few show ads or sell extras on their own sites.
Can I play them on a phone?
Games marked Phone-friendly have touch controls. The rest need a keyboard, so they're best on a computer.

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