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Ranked Playlist Horror

I love this genre, have already played a lot of scary rooms in different European countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands and Spain), and I think it’s time to create a ranked playlist “Horror” as well.

To make the list not too long, I put only rooms with a (subjective) scarefactor of 3 and higher on it. Therefore you might miss some very good, but maybe (for my personal taste) not so scary escape games. On the other hand, there are also some escape games on the list that should not necessarily be titled as horror rooms (and whose companies would probably see themselves out of place here). Nonetheless, some players will be scared in these rooms, and that’s why I’ve listed them as well.

Horror escape games are a divide of opinions. – Usually, people either hate them or love them. The level of fear varies from player to player. Many draw the line at physical contact, others don’t play rooms with actors at all. Clowns, children’s laughter, jumpscares, predominant darkness … each player reacts differently. That’s why I tried to capture as many opinions as possible for this ranked playlist. The final list was created by 46 fellow gamers, enthusiasts, bloggers and lovers of this genre from 10 different countries who have played at least 10 rooms from the list as well. 

Thank you to everyone who contributed! I hope this makes the final result more plausible and, most importantly, more fair than if I were to rank these rooms on my own.

Note: This list is NOT about which rooms are the scariest (otherwise just sort by the Scarfactor column), but rather which rooms the participants liked the most.

Enjoy the list and for those who don’t like horror, consider it a blacklist 😉

Ranked Playlist Horror
Ranked Playlist Horror
Ranking AllCompanyQuestCountryTownDurationActorsScarefactorHEINER (DE)SANTIAGO (NL)VICTOR (ES)MARIA (ES)M (GR)KOSTAS (GR)EK (GR)N (GR)ESCAPEHOLIC (GR)JAVIER (ES)ÁLVARO & JOSE (ES)PEDRO & IVAN (ES)GEORGE (BG)OLI (DE)SASKIA (DE)ENRIC (CH)SARAH (DE)SERA (GB)ALEXANDRA (BG)JUANMA (ES)ANA (ES)RON (IL)TIM (DE)ELI (IL)I (BG)GUIDO (DE)LUISA (DE)MAXIME (CH)MALTE (DE)KEN (GB)MARK (GB)MÁXIMO (ES)P (BG)PANAYOTIS (GR)HÖFLI (DE)DAVE (GB)NIKOLAY (BG)FRISKO (BG)RICH (US)KIKI (US)SUMMER (US)JONATHAN (US)VALENTIN (FR)MAGRITTE (FR)NICOLAS (FR)THOMAS (DE)
1No ExitEL EXORCISTAGreeceAthens90yes81111161112xx415x1x3x42x2x3211xxxx3xxxx2211xxxx
2LockhillSANATORIUM (NIGHT)GreeceAthens90yes9233231152239xx2310x3x2x1xxx114x41xx91xx36xxxx5xxx
3Station 33WAKE UPGreeceAthens135yes844xx143462xxx1268x14x8xxx1xx11x37xxx32xxxxxxxxxxxx
4Coven Escape RoomsWOMAN IN BLACKGreeceAthens110yes885xx72334xxx5711x9x7xxx3xx5968xxx134xxxxxxxxxxxx
5La ClauUNTIL DAWNSpainManresa70yes86x26xxxxx3187xx154x12x1xxxxxxxxxx10xxxx1xxxxxx11xxx
6Verone DON'T TAKE A BREATHGreeceAthens120yes7317xx91122661xx122x2x1xxxxx221x2xxx2xxxxxxxxxxxxx
7Logic LocksTHE AMSTERDAM CATACOMBSNetherlandsAmsterdam90yes6116187xxxxxxxxx1735111xx98x6xx525312xx32xx11228237
8Dark ParkTHE ENDNetherlandsZoetermeer60yes31030xxxxxxxxxxx46x82xx31x1x10810665xxxx7xx38471116
9One HourTHE SLAUGHTERHOUSEFranceParis60yes616x43xxxxxx22xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1xxxxxxxxxx344x
10InmortumINMORTUMSpainGironella60yes6131365xxxxx10413xx2214x7x11xxxxxxxxxx9xxxx4xxxxxxxxxx
11Inmortal roomTHE DIAMOND OF SOULSSpainMontcada80yes515x99xxxxx2263xxx15x3x1315xxxxxxxxx63xxx3xx106367xxx
12Dare Escape RoomsACT2: THE LITCHVER WOODLANDGreeceAthens90yes8128xx15286125xxxxx11xxxxxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
13EscapeClueLETHAL DECISIONGreeceAthens120yes107147143231441929xx39xx4x5xxxxx547xxxxx1xxxxxxxxxxxxx
14Mystery LabREQUIEMGreeceAthens120yes79211211681329296xx75xx7xxx26x76612xx11xxx7xx115963xxxx
15Whitechappel Room EscapeWHITECHAPELSpainBarcelona75yes953788xxxxx754xx143xxx7xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
16The ChamberTHE HAUNTED HOUSE II - POLTERGEISTCzech RepublicPrague60yes7143554xxxxxxxxx159x13xxx7585xxxxx2x7xx2xxxxxxxxxx1
17InsomniaTHE DOCTOR'S COCKTAILSpainBerga60yes817111615xxxxx16148xx4xxxx5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
18SawRoomTHE REVENGE (Hardcore Mode)BulgariaSofia75yes721x1010xxxxxxxx21xxxxx14xx3x4xxx14xxxx12xxx77xxxxxxxx
19Dark ParkTHE HONEYMOON HOTELNetherlandsZoetermeer60no428201916xxxxxxxxx16xxx5xx64x13xxx1210476xxx10xx8101194675
20Dare Escape RoomsMONIKA'S DIARYGreeceAthens90yes82492517810171914xxx14xxxxx4xxxxx7xxxxxxx86xxxxxxxxxxxx
21The Darkwood VillageMRS. ROSES HOUSEGreeceAthens90yes718123938448132728xx1711xx6xxx189x9483x1310xxx8xx234374xxxx
22Dark ParkTHE ORPHANAGENetherlandsZoetermeer60no327191413xxxxxxxxx1816xxxxx1012x16xxx1397x12xxxxxx7581010882
23ExitusTHE RINGGreecePiräus80yes72324xx22779xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1212xxxxxxxx
24Lighthouse EscapeTHE DARKNESSSpainHospitalet90yes822431312xxxxx596xx72xxx12xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
25Reality RipplesDEADLOCK "THE BROTHER'S REDEMPTION"GreeceAthens100yes71921xx201224x12xxxxxxxxxxxxx2xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
26Escape Room NederlandTHE GIRLS ROOMNetherlandsBunschoten60no43825xxxxxxx25xxx1417x1711xx1111x12x1213x12889xxx6xx64552328
27Reality RipplesDEADLOCKGreeceAthens90yes8252912222479111531xx2212xx10x19xxxxxx1310xx12xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
28The Mind HuntersRED RIDING HOODGreeceAthens80yes62641xx25910188xxxx10xx15xxxxxxxx7xxxxxxx9xxxxxxxxxxxx
29Escape Room BarcelonaKIDNAPPED IN BCNSpainHospitalet90yes329x2424xxxxx21312xx13xx14x16xxxxxxxxxx1315xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
30The Mind Hunters THE WOLFGreeceAthens110yes8207xx301740x23xxxxxxxxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
31ArcanumARCANUMSpainSant Sadurní60yes830261725xxxxx12132xxxxxxx10xxxxxxxxxxx8xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
32The ChamberTHE HAUNTED HOUSECzech RepublicPrague60no435322119xxxxxxxxx1312x1210xx57x3xxxxx5xxxx9xxxxxxxxxx3
33Exitus Room EscapeHEIRLOOMSpainPalafolls60yes534x2626xxxxx20249xxx7x4x3xxxxxxxxxx3xxxxxxxxxxx6xxx
34Resident Riddle GREENHOUSESpainBarcelona60yes340x2011xxxxx19714xxx21xxx6xxxxxxxxxxx10xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
35LockbustersESCAPE THE CAR (Killer Edition)GreeceAthens80yes63716xx29405107xxxxxxxxxxx14xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
36Dark School Escape RoomBIOHAZARD (ATH)GreeceAthens90yes73323xx2136232720xxx168xx5xxxxxxx396xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
37Horror BoxCATALEPSIASpainBarcelona30no336421539xxxxx4816xxx13x9x158xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx97911xxxx
38The Mindtrap PiraeusSILENT HILL PT. 2GreecePiräus90yes83146xx17201931xxxx9xxxxx13xxx9x13xxxxxxx5xxx85xxxxxxxx
39BraincellsFRANKENSTEIN‘S LEGACYGreecePiräus90yes43215xx23182535xxxxxxxxxxxxxx16xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
40PlainteractiveEL ORFANATOSpainBarcelona60yes747x2220xxxxx15215xxx8xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
41MindtrapTHE FORESTSpainMadrid80yes846103232xxxxx182610xxxxxxx8xxxxxxxxxxx14xx1xxxxxxxxxxx
42Last WishTHE CELLAR (ATH)GreeceAthens100yes74136xx3738201711xxx13xx9xx6xxxxxxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxxxxxx
43DreamlockNEVER SLEEP AGAINGreeceAthens90yes64852xx22162959xxx18xxxxx11xxxxx9xxxxxxx1014xxxxxxxxxxxx
44Gear Escape RoomsTHE PORTALGreeceAthens90yes73934xx634282822xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx12xxxxxxxxxxxx
45OverdoseTHE EXISTENCEGreeceAthens90yes757xxx111327x34xxx11xxxxx12xxxxxxxxxxxxx65xxxxxxxxxxxx
46LockhillLOCKWOOD MANORGreeceAthens70yes464xxx2811303226xxx2422xx1919xxxxxxx1411xx1415xx11x1148xxxxxxxx
47CipherYUREIGreeceAthens100yes645xxx38xx1610xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx7xxxxx10xxxxxxxxxxxx
48Room 54RING OF PROTECTIONGreeceAthens90yes54918xx334526836xxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxxxx1512xxxx9xxxxxxxxxx
49EscapedPARANOIC IIGreeceAthens90yes44450xx3621152313xxxxx18xxxxxx16x14xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
50Rock City EscapeBLOODY MARYNetherlandsAmersfoort60no455592323xxxxxxxxx2019x18xxxx15x11x15158149xxxxxxxxxxxxx56x
51Juegos ManiacosFREAK SHOWSpainBilbao70yes652313030xxxxx8215xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
52Horror BoxOUIJASpainBarcelona60yes654474140xxxxx111121xxxxx16x216xxxxxxxxxx4xxxxxx1111108xxxx
53Dark School Escape RoomCODE VERONICAGreeceAthens90yes74228xx2639333625xxxxxxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
544 KeysDEAD BRIDEGreeceAthens100yes7565146411814182121xxx15xxxxx10xxxxx8xxxxxxx7xxxxxxxxxxxxx
55ProfanaPROFANASpainGranollers90yes658x3333xxxxx2711xxx12xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
56Room 66ROOM 66 IIBulgariaSofia66yes575x3118xxxxxx28xxxxxxx17xx14x1016xx5xxx13xxxx64xxxxxxxx
57EscapedGRIM REAPERGreeceAthens70yes35022xx4237393428xxxxxxxx17xxxxxxxxxxxx14xxxx13xxxxxxxxxx
58Art of escapeIT (ATH)GreeceAthens105yes67456272712191173034xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx13xxxxxxxxxxxx
59Illusion RoomsPSYCHOSISGreeceAthens100yes86645xx105341539xxxxxxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
60Mr. EnigmoAVATONGreeceAthens90yes65140xx1344314035xxx10xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx11xxxxxxxxxxxxx
61Brainiac Escape RoomsEXPOSEDGreeceAthens120yes35927xx3429xx18xxxxxxxxxxxxx10xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
62Abduction 2THE ORPHANAGESpainBadalona60no365493737xxxxx131920xxxxx8x9xxxxxxxxxx11xxxx5xxxxxxxxxx
63Fear of the darkGENESISGreeceAthens100yes66054xx4041221416xxx19xxxxx16xxxxx10xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
64AdrenalineCONJURINGGreeceAthens90yes87055xx4122212242xxx8xxxxxxxxx5x11xxxxxxxxxxx52xxxxxxxx
65Escape ChurchESCAPE CHURCHAustriaLustenau60yes843xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx6xxxxxxxxxxx
66Hostal 83HOSTAL 83SpainGironella60yes862533434xxxxx262717xx23xxxx4xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
67ExitusTHE CURSED DOLL (aka ANABELLE)GreecePiräus90yes66761xx5261624xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
68Fear Escape RoomZOMBIE OUTBREAKSpainBarcelona80yes387x4751xxxxx171622xx21xx13x1413xxxxxxxxx211xxx8xxxxxxxxxx
69Crime SceneHERESYGreeceAthens90yes45339xx3933433938xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
70Exit OutDR. BROWN BOYD'S NERVENHEILANSTALTGermanyMönchengladbach60no36163xxxxxxxxxxx1920x16xxxxx17xxx14x11xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
71One HourLOST ASYLUMFranceParis60yes580x2828xxxxx36xxxxxxx15xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx975x
72Motel ParanoiaROOM 696GreeceAthens90yes66333xx4342383832xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
73SawRoomGAME OVER (Insane Mode)BulgariaSofia90yes969x3842xxxxxxxxxxxxxx15xxxxxxxx11xxxxxxxx910xxxxxxxx
74Escape ManiaLILITH'S DOLL SHOPSpainBilbao60yes378582929xxxxx231526xxxxxxx18xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
75Brainiac Escape RoomsTRAPPED SHADOWSGreeceAthens90yes69066xx2724353724xxx6xxxxx9xxx15x12xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
76Hidden in BraunschweigMORRAH ISLANDGermanyBraunschweig70yes472xxxxxxxxxxxx21x11xxxxxxxxxx16x15xxxxx5xxxxxxxxxxx
77King's RoomIT (SOF)BulgariaSofia105yes679x5352xxxxxxxx20xxxxxxxx10x817xx4xxxx14xxx1111xxxxxxxx
78Bajo SegundaBAJO SEGUNDASpainBarcelona90yes768x4347xxxxx352523xxx10xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
79Room 66ROOM 66BulgariaSofia66yes486x4031xxxxxx29xxxxxxx18xxxxx14xx9xxxxxxxx109xxxxxxxx
80The MuseumCURSED OBJECTS (NIGHTMARE)GreeceAthens130yes58338xx3530413033xxxxxxxxxxxxx12xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
81The Next DoorAWAKENSpainBarcelona80yes676x4849xxxxx321211xxx6xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
82LockbustersUPSIDE DOWNGreeceAthens100yes48148xx4635322531xxxxxxxxxxxx17x17xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
83The Witching HourCURSED TOY STORESpainBarcelona66yes685x4546xxxxx141019xxx16xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
84NoWayOutTHE UNKNOWNAustriaVienna60yes37360xxxxxxxxxx23xxxxxxx17xxx16xx15xxxxxx7xxxxxxxx1010x
85TeamBreakoutCABIN IN THE WOODSGermanyHamburg60no377x3636xxxxxxxxxxxxx18xxxxxxxxxxx13xxxxx12xxxxxxxxxx
86Illusion RoomsTHE ATTIC REMASTEREDGreeceAthens90yes78865xx1932373340xxxxxxxxxxxxx13xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
87YaebiTHE PHARMACYSpainMadrid75yes597625150xxxxx332018xxxxxxx17xxxxxxxxxxx5xx4xxxxxxxxxxx
88Art of escapeLIGHTS OUTGreeceAthens90yes5896850444425x2037xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
89Juegos ManiacosEMILY'S ROOMSpainBilbao60yes591574445xxxxx242324xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
90AtroposAEGIS NIGHTMARESpainBarcelona70yes596x4948xxxxx301725xxx17xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
91Game OverNECROMANCYGreeceAthens70yes48469xx4543364117xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
92Dark ParkTHE DENTISTNetherlandsDelft60no395643535xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1213x15xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx10
93ClueWarsHANNIBAL DEDITUSGreeceAthens70yes4997052533231424241xxxxxxxxxxxxx11xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
94EscapeDiemJIGSAWGermanyHamburg60yes393x4243xxxxxxxxxxx18xxxxxx14xxxxx16xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
95FuchthausDER VERSCHOLLENE HAUSMEISTERGermanyWeiden i.d.O.60yes871xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx10xxxxxxxxxx4
96Escapa De La ColmenaTHE HIVESpainBilbao70yes58244xxxxxxxxxXxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx4xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
97NoWayOutTHE NUNAustriaVienna60yes39267xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx16xxxxxx8xxxxxxxx99x
98Secret Escape GameTHE ROOFGermanyFrankfurt60yes398xxxxxxxxxxxx23xx20xxxxxxxx16xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
99FuchthausDIE ALTE METZGEREI (Light)GermanyPressath60yes694xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx13xxxxxxxxxx9
100The Escape RoomDAS S.A.W. EXPERIMENTGermanyHannover60yes3100xxxxxxxxxxxxxx19xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx12xxxxxxxxxxx
101The Escape Room2025 - EVIL ENDSGermanyHannover60yes3101xxxxxxxxxxxxxx20xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx11xxxxxxxxxxx