We’re neck deep in spooky season 2025, and the horror games are flowing out in a steady flow, but what if you want some multiplayer action along with your jumpscares? Thankfully, there are plenty of indie horror options if you want to creep out your friends or get scared together.

Getting freaked out on your own is one thing, but getting freaked out while your friends laugh, or watching them get freaked out from the relative safety of virtual distance, is another thing entirely. It’s fun, and socializing through gaming means you don’t even need to leave the house to get your spook on. 

If you’re looking for some stellar multiplayer horror games, I’ve got you covered. Here are 10 indie horror games that you can bring some friends along for.

Dollhouse of Dead

Dolls are creepy, that’s a universal truth, as are abandoned buildings where the lights don’t work and cobwebs litter the dark corners. Now, combine the latter with a haunted version of the former, and you get Dollhouse of Dead, a co-op horror game in which you must dive deeper into abandoned buildings while avoiding creepy dolls and toys that want to harm you. 

While Dollhouse of Dead is decidedly creepy at the best of times, it’s also undeniably hilarious, too, especially with more friends willing to split up and explore different areas. It’s hard not to laugh when you hear a friend screaming for their life while they flee a living doll, while only armed with a shovel. 

R.E.P.O.

This indie co-op horror blew up into infamy upon its early access release in February 2025, and now I’m sure it needs no introduction, but R.E.P.O. does stand the test of time as one of the best multiplayer horror games available if you’re looking to get spooked with friends. 

Group up, try to make as much money as you can to meet your quota, and avoid the spooky paranormal entities that stalk you through the halls. You buy upgrades between runs, and each experience is entirely different from the last, depending on your choices and how the levels are laid out for you. 

Shift at Midnight

Shift at Midnight is a retro-inspired multiplayer horror game that will have you on the edge of your seat from the very start. You’re taking charge of the night shift in a remote gas station, and the people coming in to get served might not be as they seem – doppelgangers are roaming, and letting them get away will result in ‘the entity’ dropping in for a horrifying visit.

From the creepy, skinless guy hovering around in the woods and getting progressively closer, to the generator dying and welcoming a visit from what can only be described as Slenderman in more casual clothes, there’s always something in Shift at Midnight that keeps you looking over your shoulder.

Good Boy

I can’t say I’ve ever harbored a desire to go out and rob from the neighbors, and Good Boy is a co-op comedy horror jaunt that serves to reassure me that it’s probably a good job, because I’d make a terrible burglar anyway. All you need to do is make as much money through thievery as possible while avoiding death at the jaws of mutated creatures. That doesn’t sound so hard, right?

The comedy comes in the form of different heads that boost your score for collecting certain stolen goods, and of course, the fact that you can wipe out your heistmates by whacking them with furniture, or even leave them behind entirely when you close up the van. All in all, this one’s ripe with opportunities for betrayal. 

Terrifier: The ARTcade Game

Including The ARTcade Game on the list might be a little bit cheeky, because it’s the only one that can only be played multiplayer in the offline world via couch co-op. You’ll need to have friends close by if you want to play with them, but it is still multiplayer, and it’s one of my most anticipated games, so I’m including it entirely out of principle. 

This pixel side-scroller is retro in all the best ways, and you get to play as Art the Clown from the Terrifier franchise to try and fend off the wave of filmmakers trying to make a tourist trap of the not-so-peaceful town. Unbelievably gory, with eyeballs and brain matter flying at the screen, and filled with easter eggs for anyone who loves the franchise.

Separated

Back in 2015 (has it really been that long?!) Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes took over the internet for a little while, with friends trying to keep each other alive while one held a bomb and the other held he instructions. Separated takes that concept, except both players are inside a metaphorical bomb in the shape of a haunted house, and you need to help each other get through various puzzles. 

But it’s not that simple. I said these houses were haunted, and you’ll both have to escape the paranormal entities while trying to keep each other alive long enough to get your own instructions. It’s symbiosis in a way, neither can survive without the other, and it’s a stressful, horrifying, and yet at times hilarious experience. 

Side Effects

Side Effects is technically multiplayer, although you’re working against each other rather than cooperatively, and it’s all about eating pills that might just kill you. It’s a mental and physical experiment in which you ingest various tablets while trying to avoid losing lives, and you’re constantly faced with your opponent doing the same thing, all while trying to sabotage each other. 

Admittedly, Side Effects doesn’t actually have multiplayer capability just yet, as part of the demo that’s available, so including it here does feel a little cheeky on my part. There’s no release date for the full game just yet, but you can dive into the demo and practise your survival techniques in the meantime. 

Final Sentence

If Side Effects is the PvP entry on this list, Final Sentence is the PvE entry. It’s survival of the quickest and most accurate typist in this battle royale typing game, and you’ll need to be quick on the typewriter to survive to the very end. Each mistake can cost you a life, and three lives lost result in a gun pointed at your head, Russian Roulette style. 

While the general premise of Final Sentence doesn’t seem all that horror-based, it’s the atmosphere that really sets it apart. The pressure you feel trying to type accurately while someone stands over you with a gun is incredible, and the fear that starts to creep up when the gunshots start sounding off is something I’ve never experienced in gaming before.

Storebound

I have a recurring nightmare about being stuck in Ikea with no idea where the exit is. Those labyrinthine megastores that I can only navigate with the help of the arrows painted on the floor are confusing at the best of times, but Storebound brings my nightmare version to life in a horrifying way. 

You need to look for clues, use proximity chat and walkie-talkies to communicate across the massive store, and all while avoiding the employees who roam the aisles at night wanting to ‘help’. It’s all about escape, but this place is a maze, and this store wants you to stay forever. Storebound has a demo now and is coming to early access on November 17. 

Mailstrom

Stepping into the bounds of cosmic horror now with Mailstrom, you can drag your friends along to become intergalactic deliverymen. I know that doesn’t sound particularly horrifying, and honestly, Mailstrom is the least ‘horror’ game on this list, but there are still moments that will leave your skin crawling and your heart rate accelerated, so I think it counts. 

There are aliens, zombies, and even some zombie aliens running around the cell-shaded neighborhoods, so you’ll need to watch your back (and check in on your fellow delivery men) as you play. You also need to avoid puddles of acid, which doesn’t help. On the plus side, you do get to snoop on the items people have ordered, if you’re as nosy as I am.