Blair Witch taps into primal “lost in the woods” fear and then adds psychological horror on top: unreliable perception, looping paths, and sudden shifts in time make it hard to trust what you’re seeing. The forest is oppressive and disorienting, and the way the game uses sound, darkness, and your dog’s reactions turns quiet moments into sustained dread. It’s the kind of horror where the scariest thing is often what you can’t see — until it’s right behind you.
This page combines editorial context, community fear data, platform availability, and store links so you can quickly judge whether Blair Witch fits your horror backlog.
If scare intensity, jump scares, or specific triggers matter to you, use the fear profile and warning details below before you buy or start a playthrough.
Blair Witch is a survival horror, supernatural horror game developed by Bloober Team, released in 2019. Available on PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Meta Quest.
Community ratings give Blair Witch an intensity score of 4.0 out of 5. Jump scares are rated as moderate. Content warnings include jump scares, violence, psychological horror, disturbing imagery.
Played from a first-person perspective. Single Player mode available. Average playtime is approximately 5 hours.
Blair Witch has moderate jump scares according to community ratings.
Blair Witch has an intensity rating of 4.0 out of 5 based on community votes.
Blair Witch contains the following content warnings: Jump Scares, Violence, Psychological Horror, Disturbing Imagery.
Blair Witch is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Meta Quest.
Blair Witch was developed by Bloober Team. Published by Bloober Team and Lionsgate Games.
