Mobile games have come a long way from the slightly lackluster and graphically poor mobile ports of old. From games of strategy to visual novels, both popular and niche genres are now well represented on Android. The small screen doesn’t hinder the experience one bit; rather, it elevates the immersion. This is especially true of horror games, which make the most of the intuitive touchscreen to create an atmospheric sense of menace and dread – and send shivers down gamers’ spines. So, let’s check out some genuinely gripping Android horror games.
Five Nights at Freddy’s
Five Nights at Freddy’s was a smash hit when it came out on PC in 2014, and no sooner had an Android port popped. In this horror fiction, players act as a night-time employee working for one branch of the Fazbear’s family pizzeria chain whose animatronic mascots are up to no good at night. Their job is to monitor the restaurant through security cameras – and actively protect themselves from less-than-amicable animatronics using any tool they can collect.
The game doesn’t waste time slowly building up tension as you’re thrown straight into the action. Scary jumpscares are made all the more terrifying on mobile or tablet. Hence, this horror classic towers high above the rest on the Google Play library. Its massive success even led to a recent cinematic revival.
Dead by Daylight
Multiplayer games are in fashion on Android devices. So, what if you could share the spine-chilling fun of a horrific cat-and-mouse play with fellow gamers? Dead by Daylight pits up to four players against a killer intent on getting rid of them before daylight. All prey can cooperate to avoid being caught by this savage hunter or selfishly survive another day while sacrificing the rest of their crew.
In this bloody horror title, players embody different roles at every turn. Whether as a paranormal entity or a powerful Slasher, killers get to master the hunting down of their victims. A string of horror icons has even made it to the game, from Stranger Things’ Demogorgon to Michael Myers. Meanwhile, survivors must adapt to procedurally-generated levels that change every time they play.
Bendy and the Ink Machine
With its cartoonish aesthetics, Bendy and the Ink Machine could pass for an innocuous puzzler. But this subversive puzzle action title packs more punch than it looks in the horror department. Played in first person, the game puts you in the shoes of a protagonist revisiting the demons that lurk in his past as he explores the abandoned animator’s workshop of his former employer.
Henri quickly finds out there is way more corruption and darkness than meets the eye at the sketchy Joey Drew Studios. With its inventive storyline that keeps players guessing and a host of ghastly twists and turns, Bendy and the Ink Machine is one hell of a twisted cartoon nightmare.
Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation perfectly captures the ominous atmosphere of Ridley Scott’s iconic film. This suspenseful first-person survival horror game plays out a decade and a half after the events depicted in Alien, following Ellen Ripley’s daughter as she embarks on a perilous retrieval mission. Once aboard the decommissioned Sevastopol space station, Amanda soon faces the same dangers her missing mother fought on the Nostromo. Her survival hinges on her ability to avoid a blood-thirsty Xenomorph but also hostile humans and androids. Perhaps one of the best movie tie-in video games ever released, this tense game of hide-and-seek arguably revitalized the franchise beyond the silver screen.
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Fran Bow
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game. The title tells the story of a young girl struggling with the gruesome loss of her parents. Who she found dismembered at their home. As she wakes up in a mental institution, she realizes that the black cat her parents gifted her is nowhere to be seen.
To retrieve her beloved Mr. Midnight and return to her only living relative, Fran is confronted with unspeakable horror in a ruthless hidden world. Fran Bow draws obvious inspiration from Alice in Wonderland, with its melancholic atmosphere, delightful nonsense, and unique art style. Though morbid and even gory at times, this horror entry surprisingly never loses a sense of hope and solace.
