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With time and improvement, along with better programming to create them, game apps are a great source of entertainment. The popular app, Snapchatrecently released an AR game called ghost phone that allows players to hunt ghosts by using their phone’s camera in their environment. This recent release adds another fun addition to the already popular app game horror genre.



Horror games, especially phone app games, have always attracted attention. Whether the games are discovered, seen through ads, or played by a huge YouTuber, there are plenty of great horror games to play, and there are some that users find more terrifying or disturbing.

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10 EricaErica's main promo image.

Interactive horror games have become more popular over time and have gained a huge fan base from those who want to master the whole story. The game Erica is an excellent example of an interactive horror game that allows the user to control the actions and dialogue of the live-action players.

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Though criticized for containing more than a lot of the horror and thriller tropes, the game not only provides the player with great graphics but also a great plotline to play through.

9 Last summerStill shot of in-game play for last summer

Last summer is a unique mobile horror app that allows the player to walk alone and experience it through video and sound. It proves that not all horror games have to be up close and personal fighting games or run-and-hide game types.

The main character is a girl that the player will control to take her back home to her father. The unique experience comes from the fact that there are no words or talking, just the purpose of coming home. Although it is a relatively short horror game, the interesting and bizarre environment, plus the use of sounds and what the player sees around, brings a new kind of terrifying experience to mobile.


8 The baby in yellowAngry demonic baby in The Baby in Yellow.

Babysitting can be difficult and exhausting at the best of times, and it certainly gets even more challenging when the baby in question is bad and wants to harass the nanny. The baby in yellow has been played by some big YouTubers, including jacksepticeye and Markiplier, who have boosted the game’s popularity.

While the player works as a nanny for the baby, things slowly start to change and the player will find himself adopting a demonic baby. Simple in scope but fun to play, with a mix of dark content and slightly humorous moments, the game is one that avid mobile gamers and horror fans alike should check out.


7 Backroom descent: horror gameBack room still shot image.

For those looking for a puzzle-like horror game, Backroom Descent is an excellent mobile game to consider. The game is a stealth based horror where the player has to try to hide from enemies when they hear them and watch out for the traps set up for them.

It describes itself as an infernal dimension where the player descends to the deepest levels, trying to survive through deadly traps and monsters to return to the family of the character waiting for them.

6 Non MassacreAngry nuns at large in Nun Massacre

Nuns in horror movies can be quite terrifying, considering how often they are made to look and act like demonic entities. Non Massacre adds that and more in the app available on both Android and iOS.

Non Massacre is a stealth horror game that looks like a lost Playstation 1 game. The player also has the option to choose image formats including; VHS, black and white or PSX. Multiple endings and secrets are included in the game where the player tries to get hold of his daughter who got sick at their boarding school, and it leads them to avoid bloodthirsty nuns who want to tear the player to pieces.

5 GrandmaGranny of the app.

In Grandma, you will not find a loving, caring matriarch as often depicted in movies and TV. Instead, the grandmother here is a demonic figure who has locked players in their house. Players brave enough to take it on Grandma only have five days to escape her clutches.

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Adding to the fear of this game is that the grandmother has impeccable hearing that has not at all deteriorated with age, so players must be careful and quiet unless they want to see their horrific grandmother run after them.

4 ​​​InsomniaInsomnia screenshot.

There are many horror games where there is a monster that players have to scare off with a flashlight with batteries that run out faster than cheap ones someone can buy. Like the game Boogeyman, Insomnia brings back the flashlight and his own little monster to scare players with.

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Insomnia takes a different approach in its storyline, using insomnia as part of it. The character players will play as a child with insomnia, fighting a creature lurking in the darkness. The character must survive five days in the game until dawn. While the creature isn’t the most terrifying to look at, it does contain a lot of jump scares that will keep players on their toes.

3 Dead in daylight mobileDead by Daylight Mobile promo image.

For horror movie fans, there are plenty of great free movie apps to download. Many of the best horror movies have inspired horror games, and Dead in daylight even includes characters from the most beloved horror franchises.

Dead in daylight has been a huge success, so it’s no surprise that a mobile game would eventually be added. It has the same premise as the PC version, with the same tension and anxiety, and contains many of the same franchises. The mobile edition allows players to take this beloved horror game with them wherever they go.

2 EyesEyes still image of the game.

In the horror world, ghosts and demonic entities play an important role in many movies and games. Both have become fan favorites over the years, and in games they are a great effective way to scare players and get them more engaged in the story.

In the mobile app game, Eyes, players will take on the role of a character who breaks into a mansion in the middle of the night that is huge and built like a maze. To make matters worse, players must escape the ghosts and endure the jumps that plague them throughout the game. The eerie setting and the use of subtle details are another reason why this game is fun to play.


1 Identity V

Not all horror games are consumed by jumpscares. Some are unsettling and have a haunting element that gives it the right amount of creepiness that keeps players on their toes and hooked to the screen.

Identity V is an asymmetrical horror game that allows players to travel back to the Victorian era. With its unique visual Gothic style and dark storyline of a detective trying to search for clues about a missing girl in an abandoned mansion, players will endure many disturbing moments as they try to find the truth that is more horrifying than expected.

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