Free Survival Horror Games on Steam

Steam currently has 4,697 Survival Horror games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best free games ranked by popularity and ratings. Data for this list is calculated from reviews and player counts reported directly by Steam and will be updated in real-time. Free Survival Horror game rankings were last updated on 6/6/2025.

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1. Bongo Cat

Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

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Bongo Cat holds the #1 spot for "best free Survival Horror game on Steam" with a Player Score of 95. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 22,534 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 22,037 positive reviews and 497 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Release Date 3/5/2025
Developer Marcel Zurawka
Publisher Irox Games
Steam App Id 3419430

2. Banana

Banana is a clicker Game, in which you click a Banana! In Banana you click the Banana to gain even more Bananas! Every 3 hours, you get dropped a banana. Each banana is also made by the community in discord. Come hang out with us and let's grow into something awesome !

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Banana has achieved a Player Score of 81, placing it in the #2 spot for the best free Survival Horror games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 89,675 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 73,851 positive reviews and 15,824 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

3. VRChat

Join our growing community as you explore, play, and help craft the future of social VR. Create worlds and custom avatars. Welcome to VRChat.

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VRChat has achieved a Player Score of 75, placing it in the #3 spot for the best free Survival Horror games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 240,289 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 181,569 positive reviews and 58,720 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.

It 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 2/1/2017
Developer VRChat Inc.
Publisher VRChat Inc.
Steam App Id 438100

4. Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL is the ultimate free-to-play cross-platform strategy card game with fast-paced Duels, stunning HD graphics and a new, dynamic soundtrack! Get ready to challenge Duelists around the world!

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has achieved a Player Score of 73, placing it in the #4 spot for the best free Survival Horror games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 86,783 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 64,392 positive reviews and 22,391 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.

It 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 1/19/2022
Franchise Yu-Gi-Oh!
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Steam App Id 1449850

5. Blender

Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. Free to use for everyone, for any purpose.

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Blender has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #5 spot for the best free Survival Horror games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 72,874 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 70,181 positive reviews and 2,693 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Blender on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 4/24/2015
Developer Blender Foundation
Publisher Blender Foundation
Steam App Id 365670

6. SCP: Secret Laboratory

Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.

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SCP: Secret Laboratory has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #6 spot for the best free Survival Horror games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 214,286 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 195,899 positive reviews and 18,387 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play SCP: Secret Laboratory on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 12/29/2017
Developer Northwood Studios
Publisher Northwood Studios
Steam App Id 700330

7. Cats

Cats — and that says it all. Interactive cat clicker. Click on cats for new cats. That's all, really.

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Cats has achieved a Player Score of 76, placing it in the #7 spot for the best free Survival Horror games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,161 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,244 positive reviews and 917 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.

It 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 5/21/2024
Franchise 100 Cozy Games
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Steam App Id 2977660

8. Desktop Mate

Customize your PC with officially licensed, super-cute characters using the next-generation desktop mascot platform, Desktop Mate. Characters roam freely on your desktop, sitting on windows and playfully interacting with your mouse. Liven up your desktop with some new friends!

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Desktop Mate has achieved a Player Score of 62, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Survival Horror games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,660 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,225 positive reviews and 2,435 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Release Date 1/8/2025
Developer infiniteloop
Publisher infiniteloop
Steam App Id 3301060

9. Godot Engine

Godot Engine is a feature-packed, cross-platform game engine to create 2D and 3D games from a unified interface. It provides a comprehensive set of common tools, so that you can focus on making games without having to reinvent the wheel.

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Godot Engine has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Survival Horror games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,009 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,735 positive reviews and 274 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Godot Engine on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 2/24/2016
Developer Godot Engine
Publisher Godot Engine
Steam App Id 404790

10. Source Filmmaker

The Source Filmmaker (SFM) is the movie-making tool built and used by us here at Valve to make movies inside the Source game engine. Because the SFM uses the same assets as the game, anything that exists in the game can be used in the movie, and vice versa.

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Source Filmmaker has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Survival Horror games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 40,652 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 37,785 positive reviews and 2,867 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Source Filmmaker on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 7/10/2012
Developer Valve
Publisher Valve
Steam App Id 1840

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Bongo Cat steam charts
185,046
3/5/2025
95
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Banana steam charts
109,999
4/23/2024
81
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VRChat steam charts
48,600
2/1/2017
75
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel steam charts
27,511
1/19/2022
73
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Blender steam charts
10,882
4/24/2015
95
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SCP: Secret Laboratory steam charts
7,102
12/29/2017
90
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Cats steam charts
1,744
5/21/2024
76
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Desktop Mate steam charts
1,337
1/8/2025
62
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Godot Engine steam charts
1,260
2/24/2016
92
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Source Filmmaker steam charts
1,187
7/10/2012
91
Free
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Dead Frontier 2 steam charts
991
7/15/2019
69
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Poppy Playtime steam charts
734
10/12/2021
84
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No More Room in Hell steam charts
680
10/31/2013
89
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Super Auto Pets steam charts
650
9/24/2021
89
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Mahjong Soul steam charts
629
7/24/2024
85
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Cry of Fear steam charts
488
4/25/2013
87
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PROJECT: PLAYTIME steam charts
319
12/12/2022
77
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3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound steam charts
296
7/15/2020
62
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Deceit 2 steam charts
244
9/14/2023
58
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Ultimate Custom Night steam charts
229
6/27/2018
93
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 6). Bongo Cat on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 6). Banana on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 6). VRChat on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 5). Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 6). Blender on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 6). SCP: Secret Laboratory on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 1). Cats on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 5). Desktop Mate on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 14). Godot Engine on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 6). Source Filmmaker on Steam. Steam Store.

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