Jump Scare tag
Tag created in June 2022
Jump Scare's popularity amongst developers
This graph shows games released over the years with the Jump Scare tag and the percentage they represent. The number of releases gives a sense of the amount of games published each year. It often increases, following the total amount of Steam games released.
The percentage, on the other hand, gives a better view of the trend a tag follows. It shows if, in proportion, the Jump Scare tag is getting more or less popular. The Review chart can let us know if this trend is a positive thing (i.e. players interest for the tag is growing) or a negative one (the tag is overcrowded).
The Jump Scare game tag peaked in 2023 with 11 games released. The popularity of the tag is in a range between 0.04% in 2010 and 0.0013% in 2021.
Bear in mind that 2023 is not over yet. The number of releases will continue to increase, but the percentage is already a good estimate of things to come.
Jump Scare's popularity amongst players
On this chart, you can see the reviews for games associated with the Jump Scare tag, both as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the value for an average game. If the chart is cluttered, you can always deactivate some lines by clicking on the legend.
The review count gives a view of the sheer amount of reviews a tag receives, but it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. That is why the normalized value as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more interesting, as it gives you the popularity trend for Jump Scare tag games.
A typical game associated with this tag collected on average between 52 (2010) and 1627 (2014) reviews. Bear in mind that it is the average, and it can be strongly influenced by extreme values, like the release of a very popular game with this tag.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the Jump Scare tag received between 94% (2019) and 356% (2015) reviews compared to other tags.
Positive reviews ratio for Jump Scare, per language
This graph shows an aggregated Steam rating for the whole Jump Scare tag, separated by language. It gives an idea about how different audiences will judge a game with this tag. A lower rating doesn't always mean that the audience doesn't enjoy that particular tag, as some cultures tend to always give lower scores. But it will affect a game's rating nonetheless.
The highest rating for Jump Scare is 96% for the Greek language, and the lowest is 76% for the Vietnamese language.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | OUTSTAND | OUTSTAND is a game that reflects the real face of dark and intense fear to the person from a first-person camera angle. Your treasure-seeking friend is trapped! Can you save him? Solve puzzles, watch out for the items around you and most importantly survive! | 9.99 | 9.1% | Feb 8, 2023 |
  | From The Rain | From The Rain is a single player survival horror game. Reboot the generator, lock all entrances, and defend yourself from the entities that lurk in the rain. Survive each hour and wait for help to arrive! | 2.99 | 85.7% | Dec 19, 2022 |
  | Demon's Residence | You've been called in to value the residence before it gets put in sale. Explore & Unsolve the mysteries of the Residence while being watched from many angles. Sometimes it's better to stay quiet.. | 3.99 | 58.3% | Aug 13, 2021 |
  | Mannequin The Spotting | Mannequin The Spotting is a single-player psychological horror game. Get through the stages watching the mannequins carefully through cameras, then enter their room and escape! | 6.99 | N/A | Jul 30, 2023 |
  | Last Neighbor | You play as a young thief who broke into the wrong house, he thought the place was empty because he saw the owners leaving with suitcases, but there was still somebody in the house. It could be dangerous so you have to get out fast. | 2.99 | 71.1% | Nov 13, 2019 |
  | Sophie's Curse | You got a job, which is to take care of an old man during the night in a recently purchased house; this house does not have electricity and you have to rely on some kind of hand crank generators to light the place up, but there is something in the darkness draining their power, don’t let it happen! | 4.99 | 85.6% | Mar 16, 2016 |
  | Locked in my darkness | Locked in my darkness is a psychological horror game & horror atmosphere, which takes place in an apartment complex. | 5.99 | 85.7% | Dec 9, 2022 |
  | Scare Train VR | Scare Train VR is a Ghost Train in fully immersive Virtual Reality. A six-minute ride through a Creepy abandoned mine, that is far from empty. Please take a seat and Prepare for Suspense and Jump Scares. Are you brave enough to ride the Scare Train? | 3.99 | N/A | Aug 11, 2022 |
  | DON'T LOOK AWAY | A frightening asymmetrical multiplayer experience! Survive as the Human or terrorize as the Entity that can only move when it isn't being watched. | 2.99 | 86% | Oct 16, 2022 |
  | A Lonely Cabin Trip | You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away? | 1.99 | 75% | Dec 16, 2022 |
  | The Voidness - Lidar Horror Survival Game | The Voidness is a SCI-FI psychological horror game where it takes place inside the void where it's filled with just gloom - the only way to see is by scanning the environment with your range finder device, however you are not alone. Don't breathe ... as they are listening.. and watching. | 11.99 | 88.2% | Apr 6, 2023 |
  | Epic Dragon | Epic Dragon is an arcade-style game in which the player controls the Dragon Faby (Endless Game) , which moves persistently to the right. The player is tasked with navigating Faby through pairs of pipes that have equally sized gaps placed at random heights. | 0.99 | N/A | Dec 20, 2022 |
  | Paresis | You are paralyzed in a house alone. Lean to find the morphs and use your flame energy to scare them off before they rip you apart. Survive 5 minutes to complete each Phase and burn down the house for good. | 7.99 | 86.7% | Jul 18, 2022 |
  | Kapellmeister | Run. Hide. Follow the orders. Keep quiet. Complete tasks. Don't forget to check the cameras; someone is stalking you. And if you are lucky, maybe you'll get out of this loop of never-ending and repeating events. | 9.99 | 71.4% | May 13, 2022 |
  | Evil Of Demons: Algailah | There is a child did not listen to his mother, because there is a Algailah Demon kidnaps children at noon, so he went out to play at noon, but Algailah Demon appeared to him and kidnapped him to underground to face danger in order to survive and escape before the Algailah Demon eats him. | 2.99 | N/A | Apr 6, 2023 |
  | IMSCARED | "I need a Heart in order to open it" | 3.99 | 93.9% | Feb 3, 2016 |
  | Creepless | This is a multiplayer co-op horror game for 1-4 players. Collect items, repair car and get out! But monsters will bother you. | 3.99 | 85.7% | Jun 22, 2023 |
  | Obscura | A new reality of fear. What you see may follow into your dreams, that will soon turn into nightmares. | 5.99 | 56.5% | Jul 27, 2017 |
  | Vitam Finire | A Horror Game made by Nobody, we could add more words, but this description needs to be short. Bye Have a great day | 2.99 | N/A | Jun 4, 2023 |
  | Scanner Sombre | Inspired by Gone Home and Dear Esther, Scanner Sombre is a cave exploration experience. With stunning visuals and a terrifying theme, it is the 6th major video game released by Introversion Software - creators of the BAFTA award winning Prison Architect as well as Uplink, Darwinia and DEFCON. | 5.99 | 91.3% | Apr 26, 2017 |
  | Face Your Demons | A short Jumpscare experience, based on a demon encounter in a haunted cathedral. Great for first-time VR users, especially family and friends or for those who enjoy a dark mood and ambiance. | Free | 66.7% | Aug 10, 2019 |
  | Queen of Tower Defense | A Tower Defense game | 0.99 | 20% | Jul 28, 2021 |
  | Kaet Must Die! | This is the hardest, most challenging, horror puzzle game you will ever play. 30+ hours of sanity-testing puzzles over the course of 10 horror filled levels. You are Kaetheran, an extremely powerful psionicist with a flair for cyberpunk style. You have awoken in a dank sewer without your mind powers. | 14.99 | 75% | Apr 5, 2018 |
  | Your Personality Test | Take Your Personality Test, where you'll be entertained with a diverse range of questions, all with the company of me, Myrddin! - Rest assured, SeekerInc. has ventured into this realm as well. Feel free to enjoy the test at your leisure. | 2.99 | N/A | Jul 14, 2023 |
  | Lazaretto | Grab your headphones and play one of the most atmospheric horror games on Steam! | 6.99 | 75.8% | May 19, 2017 |