10 Scary Games to Play With Friends (Co-Op Horror Guide)

The Ultimate Multiplayer Horror Game Guide

Gaming with friends is usually filled with laughter and competitive banter, but when you switch over to the horror genre, the dynamic completely shifts. Psychological dread, jumpscares, and tense resource management test friendships in the best ways possible.

Here is our curated list of 10 terrifying multiplayer horror games to play right now:

1. Phasmophobia

The gold standard of paranormal ghost-hunting simulations. Use EMF readers, spirit boxes, and UV lights while communicating via proximity voice chat.

2. Lethal Company

A retro-futuristic survival horror game where you scavenge scrap from abandoned industrial moons to fulfill the company quota while evading deadly entities.

3. Dead by Daylight

An asymmetrical 4v1 survival horror classic where one player takes on the role of a brutal Killer and four Survivors attempt to escape.

4. Sons of the Forest

Stranded on a remote, cannibal-infested island, you and your squad must craft, build, and survive against increasingly mutated horrors.

5. Outlast Trials

Cold War era multiplayer psychological horror. Complete therapy trials against psychotic captors while working closely with your team.

6. Devour

A frantic 1-4 player co-op game where you race against time to stop possessed cult leaders before they drag you down to hell.

7. The Forest

The legendary survival horror predecessor that combines deep base-building with subterranean cave explorations packed with mutant threats.

8. Labyrinthine

A co-op horror adventure set in winding hedgemazes, abandoned crypts, and haunted fairgrounds featuring unique puzzle mechanics.

9. Cry of Fear (Co-Op)

A psychological survival horror standalone total conversion featuring dark alleyways, harrowing monstrosities, and limited ammunition.

10. SCP: 5K

A tactical first-person shooter horror experience confronting containment breaches and anomaly monsters in classified subterranean facilities.