Make me a horror game I can play tonight

8 horror prompts to copy

• The school at night. "horror in my school at night, flashlight with low battery, the teacher hears every step, find 5 keys."
• Grandma's house. "escape grandma's house in 5 nights, she hears doors, hide under beds, find the car keys."
• The hallway that changes. "walk a subway hallway, if anything is different turn back, reach exit 8 without a mistake."
• The night shift. "night guard at a toy store, watch 4 cameras, close the doors, battery runs out at 6 AM."
• The camping trip. "camping in the woods with my friends, keep the fire alive, something takes one of us each night."
• The elevator. "hotel elevator horror, every floor is a little wrong, find the real lobby, never open the door on 13."
• The dinner table. "dinner horror, eat everything on the plate, only move when she looks away, 3 strikes."
• The group sleepover. "sleepover horror, one of my friends is not real, ask questions to find out before the lights go out."

Make it scarier by talking

The first version is a start. Ask for changes in plain words: "darker", "the monster is faster after midnight", "add a sound when it is close", "only one hiding spot per room". Fewer resources make any horror game tenser, so try "half the battery" before "more monsters".

Playing with friends changes the fear. You split up to cover more rooms, and someone always gets caught alone.

Horror games already on Roam

Want to play first? These Roam games use the same recipe: TALLOW, a first-person escape where she keeps a tidy house; Hush Hour, school stealth where every step makes noise; EXIT 8, an anomaly-spotting walk; Night Watch, cameras and battery until 6 AM; Mind Your Peas, red-light horror at dinner; and Hazmat Hallways, a facility job on shift one.

Questions people ask

Can AI make a horror game for me?

Yes. On Roam you describe it in a sentence and it comes back playable on your iPhone, with art, sound and rules. You change it by asking.

Can I play a horror game with friends on Roam?

Yes. Friends can be in the game as the other survivors, or you can play solo first and send it to them.

What makes a short horror game scary?

A rule you can break by mistake, limited light or battery, and a place with nowhere to run.