Horror 2025 for Linux — top best games in the Horror genre

Slender Threads - a game in the Horror genre

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Comedy, Point & Click

Game released: Linux → 7 February 2025

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Atmospheric quest, where reality is intertwined with nightmares. Harvey, a wandering salesman, is in a small town of Villa Ventat. Its days are filled with...

The Drifter

Adventure, Horror, Point & Click, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 17 July 2025

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A dark story inspired by King, Crichton, and Carpenter. The main character constantly moves from one job to another, never staying in one place for long. One day...

s.p.l.i.t

Action, Simulation, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Horror

Game released: Linux → 24 July 2025

Players: 4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A horror story about hackers from the creator of Buckshot Roulette. In the game you need to hack the structure of an evil corporation without leaving any traces...

Hired 2 Die

First-person view, Survival horror, Stealth, Puzzle, Indie, Horror, Online

Game released: Linux → 31 January 2025

Players: 3.8/10

Steam: 82/100

The main character is a person who is able to sense Distortions that generate strange objects and dangerous creatures. During the experiment, he will have to...

Asylum

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Linux → 13 March 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

The main character once ended up in a psychiatric hospital-a place full of pain and suffering. He dreamed of forgetting this horror, but the memories did not let...

Death by Scrolling

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Roguelike, Comedy, Horror

Game released: Linux → 28 October 2025

Steam: 77/100

A pixelated roguelike RPG set in the chaotic depths of Purgatory. The player chooses one of several characters with unique abilities and progresses through endless...

Fragile Reflection

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Old school, Zombies, Survival horror, Horror

Game released: Linux → 2 September 2025

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 73/100

The old Japanese town of Nankofuraku is shrouded in a haze of memories and pain. When Karyo Ito returns there to her family, she discovers not a cozy village, but a...

I'm on Observation Duty 8

Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects

Game released: Linux → 4 December 2025

Steam: 95/100

The main character is an employee of a mysterious organization who must search for anomalies using surveillance cameras. There are six diverse levels filled with...

The Children of Clay

Puzzle, Horror, Detective, Adventure

Game released: Linux → 7 March 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 98/100

A short archaeological game in which you need to study the ancient artifact in order to reveal its dark secret. There are different tools, for example, a magnifier...

The December Job

Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Old school, Survival horror, Horror

Game released: Linux → 12 December 2025

Steam: 83/100

A dark short game where the main character has behaved well for years but hasn't received gifts for Christmas. Therefore, the character sneaks into the workshop...

Mirrored Phantoms

Free game, Puzzle, First-person view, Horror, Indie, Action

Game released: Linux → 24 February 2025

Steam: 70/100

The game takes place at the Nightmare Factory of mannequins. It is necessary to explore the gloomy locations, to collect the secret of the broken fragments of the...

Guac & Load

Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Zombies, Survival, Shooter

Game released: Linux → 25 November 2025

Steam: 100/100

The player manages a restaurant where true chaos reigns. You will have to cook dishes in the kitchen, deliver orders to guests, and work at the cash register to...

Horror

Best Games in the Horror genre of 2025 for Linux (Game released)