Best Jump Scare Steam Deck Games

Steam currently has 119 Jump Scare games, but not all of them can be played on the Steam Deck. Explore our list with the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Jump Scare game rankings were last updated on 12/5/2024.

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1. Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation

Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.

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Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation holds the #1 spot for "best Jump Scare Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 92. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,170 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,042 positive reviews and 128 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 3/1/2017
Developer Albino Moose Games
Publisher Albino Moose Games
Steam App Id 577690

2. Five Nights at Freddy's

Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!

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Five Nights at Freddy's has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Jump Scare Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 50,445 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 47,106 positive reviews and 3,339 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 8/19/2014
Developer Scott Cawthon
Publisher Scott Cawthon
Steam App Id 319510

3. Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.

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Five Nights at Freddy's 2 has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Jump Scare Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 22,023 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,664 positive reviews and 1,359 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $7.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $7.99
Release Date 11/11/2014
Developer Scott Cawthon
Publisher Scott Cawthon
Steam App Id 332800

4. Five Nights at Freddy's 4

In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.

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Five Nights at Freddy's 4 has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Jump Scare Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 14,307 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 13,262 positive reviews and 1,045 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $7.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $7.99
Release Date 7/23/2015
Developer Scott Cawthon
Publisher Scott Cawthon
Steam App Id 388090

5. Five Nights at Freddy's 3

Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed it's doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood memory, but the owners of "Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction" are determined to revive the legend and make the experience as authentic as possible for patrons, going to great l

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Five Nights at Freddy's 3 has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Jump Scare Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 9,761 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 8,799 positive reviews and 962 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $7.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $7.99
Release Date 3/3/2015
Developer Scott Cawthon
Publisher Scott Cawthon
Steam App Id 354140

6. Emily Wants To Play

It’s 11pm and the last house on your route. The windows are boarded up, the yard is overgrown, but the lights are on and the front door is open… strange place to deliver a pizza. You’re getting soaked from the rain, so you hesitantly step inside the house. You shouldn’t have done that.

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Emily Wants To Play has achieved a Player Score of 75, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Jump Scare Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,137 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,670 positive reviews and 467 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 12/10/2015
Developer Shawn Hitchcock
Publisher Hitchcock Games
Steam App Id 416590

7. Epic Dragon

Epic Dragon is an arcade-style game in which the player controls the Dragon Faby (Endless Game) , which moves persistently to the right. The player is tasked with navigating Faby through pairs of pipes that have equally sized gaps placed at random heights.

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Epic Dragon has achieved a Player Score of 63, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Jump Scare Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4 positive reviews and 1 negative reviews — making it "5 user reviews" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 12/20/2022
Developer Voge_Games
Publisher Voge_Games
Steam App Id 2231310

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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 21). Five Nights at Freddy's 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 2). Five Nights at Freddy's 4 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 27). Five Nights at Freddy's 3 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 4). Emily Wants To Play on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 20). Epic Dragon on Steam. Steam Store.

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