15 Best Horror Games on iPhone and Android in 2026

The Scariest Mobile Games Worth Playing Right Now

From Alien: Isolation and Resident Evil 2 to Poppy Playtime, Granny and smaller psychological horror games, mobile horror has become far more ambitious than cheap jump scares.

Mobile horror has changed considerably. You can now play full console and PC horror games on a phone, while mobile-native releases continue pulling in enormous audiences of their own.

For this list, we wanted both. Big-name survival horror sits alongside popular mobile games and smaller titles with something different to offer. Availability was checked on August 18, 2026, and we have clearly marked games that are only available on iPhone rather than Android.

If you want more games for your phone, check our best mobile games to play in 2026 and our best multiplayer iPhone games.

Quick Horror Picks

Best survival horror: Alien: Isolation
AAA iPhone pick: Resident Evil 2
Best dark adventure: Little Nightmares
Biggest mobile-native horror: Granny
Best reverse horror: Carrion
Classic-style survival horror: Forgotten Memories: Remastered

Resident Evil 2 — iPhone, iPad and Mac Launch Trailer

Capcom’s official Resident Evil channel released the Apple launch trailer when the remake arrived on supported iPhone, iPad and Mac hardware.

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1. Alien: Isolation

If you want a full survival-horror game on your phone, Alien: Isolation remains difficult to beat. You play Amanda Ripley aboard Sevastopol station while an Alien stalks the environment and forces you to hide, improvise and use limited resources carefully.

This is not a cut-down mobile spin-off. Feral Interactive brought the full game and its DLC to mobile, with touchscreen controls and gamepad support. Google Play currently lists more than 500,000 downloads, and the Android version received another update in April 2026.

Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android | App Store | Google Play

2. Resident Evil 2

Raccoon City in your pocket still feels slightly ridiculous, but it works. Capcom’s remake of Resident Evil 2 brings Leon, Claire, the R.P.D., zombies and Mr. X to supported Apple hardware with controller support included.

The catch is important: this is an Apple-only mobile release, and supported hardware is considerably more limited than most games on this list. Check the App Store compatibility section before installing.

Platforms: Supported iPhone and iPad models | App Store

3. Little Nightmares

Little Nightmares feels almost made for playing with headphones and a screen close to your face. Six must escape The Maw while hiding from grotesque inhabitants, solving environmental puzzles and moving through some deeply uncomfortable spaces.

Playdigious redesigned the controls for mobile, and the Android release has now passed one million downloads.

Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android | App Store | Google Play

Little Nightmares — Mobile Launch Trailer

Bandai Namco’s official mobile launch trailer shows the game running on iPhone and Android.

4. Poppy Playtime Chapter 4

Poppy Playtime Chapter 4 pushes players further below Playtime Co. and adds another collection of hostile experiments, puzzles and creatures to one of modern horror’s biggest indie franchises.

Chapter 4 is available separately on both major mobile platforms. Google Play has passed 100,000 downloads, while the US App Store currently shows more than 2,000 ratings.

Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android | App Store | Google Play

Poppy Playtime Chapter 4 — Teaser Trailer

Mob Entertainment released the teaser through its verified channel when Chapter 4 was announced.

5. Five Nights at Freddy’s

The setup remains beautifully simple. Sit in an office, watch the cameras, manage your limited power and try not to let animatronics get close enough to end your shift permanently.

Five Nights at Freddy’s has been on phones for years, but its popularity makes it impossible to leave out of a mobile horror list. Google Play lists more than one million downloads and around 160,000 reviews.

Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android | App Store | Google Play

6. Granny

Granny is old compared with most games here, but its scale on mobile is absurd. You have five days to escape a house while making as little noise as possible because Granny hears dropped objects and comes running.

Google Play currently lists more than 500 million downloads and over four million reviews. It was also updated again in June 2026, so this is hardly an abandoned relic.

Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android | App Store | Google Play

7. The Baby in Yellow

Babysitting is already stressful enough without the baby turning into something supernatural.

The Baby in Yellow mixes comedy, jump scares, puzzles and increasingly strange supernatural events across 11 chapters. It is another huge mobile-native success, with Google Play showing more than 100 million downloads, and the game received another update in July 2026.

Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android | App Store | Google Play

8. Carrion

Most horror games make you run from the monster. Carrion makes you the monster.

You control an amorphous creature tearing through a research facility, consuming captors and gaining increasingly destructive abilities. The mobile release lets you try the opening portion for free before unlocking the complete game and DLC. Google Play has passed one million downloads.

Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android | App Store | Google Play

Carrion — Reveal Trailer

The original reveal trailer came from Devolver Digital and introduced Carrion as a reverse-horror game.

9. Bendy and the Ink Machine

Bendy and the Ink Machine turns a 1930s cartoon studio into a first-person horror world filled with ink creatures, puzzles, combat and the Ink Demon.

Its visual style remains one of the easiest horror games to recognize immediately, and Joey Drew Studios has continued maintaining the mobile version, including major fixes and updates through 2025 and 2026.

Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android | App Store | Google Play

10. Detention

Detention is a very different kind of horror game. Set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law, Red Candle Games combines supernatural events with Taiwanese and East Asian religious and cultural influences.

The result is slower, more unsettling horror built around story, symbolism and atmosphere rather than constant chases. Google Play lists more than one million downloads, and the game remains available on both Android and iPhone.

Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android | App Store | Google Play

11. Forgotten Memories: Remastered

If you miss old-school third-person survival horror, Forgotten Memories: Remastered deserves a look.

Rose Hawkins wakes in an unfamiliar location while investigating a strange case, leading into puzzles, combat, limited resources and a psychological story. The remaster improves lighting, textures, audio, combat, saves and other systems while retaining the classic survival-horror structure.

Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android | App Store | Google Play

Forgotten Memories: Remastered — Action Trailer

Psychose Interactive’s official action trailer covers the remastered release for iOS, Android and Nintendo Switch.

12. Eyes Horror & Coop Multiplayer

Eyes starts with a familiar horror setup: break into a huge mansion, search through rooms and try to leave before the monster catches you.

What keeps it relevant is scale and continued support. The game now includes multiplayer alongside its solo modes, while Google Play lists more than 100 million downloads and roughly 890,000 reviews.

Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android | App Store | Google Play

13. Death Park 2

For players who want monsters, weapons and jump scares rather than slow psychological horror, Death Park 2 is an easy fit.

You move between the real world and a nightmare world while searching for your sister, fighting creatures and working through puzzles across eight locations. Google Play currently shows more than ten million downloads and around 296,000 reviews.

Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android | App Store | Google Play

14. Moth Lake: A Horror Story

Moth Lake is one of the smaller games on this list and one of the more interesting ones.

A group of teenagers begins uncovering the secret behind a seemingly peaceful town as strange events intensify around a solar eclipse. The game mixes 2.5D pixel art, puzzles, stealth, choices and several endings. Google Play lists more than one million downloads, and the Android version was updated again in 2026.

Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android | App Store | Google Play

15. DERE Vengeance

DERE Vengeance looks like a retro platformer until it starts playing with the player.

AppSir Games builds its horror around fourth-wall breaks, glitches, unsettling characters and a story that treats the person holding the phone as part of the experience. It is considerably smaller than Granny or Eyes, but its meta-horror angle gives this list a good final change of pace.

Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android | App Store | Google Play

Mobile Horror Is Much Better Than It Used to Be

The biggest change is that mobile horror no longer needs to feel like a separate, cheaper version of the genre.

Alien: Isolation, Little Nightmares, Resident Evil 2 and Carrion show how close phones can now get to traditional console and PC releases. At the same time, games such as Granny, The Baby in Yellow and Eyes have built enormous audiences specifically on mobile.

The best place to start depends on what kind of horror you want. For slow survival horror, try Alien: Isolation. For something darker and more story-driven, try Detention. For a quick free scare, Granny or The Baby in Yellow are still easy recommendations.

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