Best Psychological Horror games on PC
Games tagged Psychological Horror use disturbing themes, uncertainty, or altered perceptions to create tension. They range from story-focused visual novels to first-person co-op horror and action games, so the tag describes tone more than one style of play.
- Unsettling themes and tense situations
- Psychological distress or distorted reality
Related: Horror, Survival Horror, Story Rich, First-Person
4,113 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Paunch
Online swamp fighting with boulder throws, kicks, and carryover gear
89% positive
Free
Seen
Dark puzzle platformer about a child trying to escape
91% positive
11K reviews
Amnesia: The Bunker
First-person survival horror in a World War I bunker stalked by a monster
93% positive
11K reviews
Samsara Room
Short point-and-click escape game with surreal objects and puzzles
97% positive
Free
Demo Sweet Home
A high school visual novel about relationships and family conflict
95% positive
11K reviews
ALTF4
Third-person platformer where a clumsy knight dodges deadly traps
80% positive
11K reviews
Demo Species: Unknown
Co-op survival horror about completing contracts while an alien hunts you
90% positive
11K reviews
Lunch Lady
Co-op survival horror with a murderous lunch lady in pursuit
86% positive
11K reviews
Iron Lung
Short first-person horror navigating a blood ocean by instruments
92% positive
11K reviews
An alt girl for skoof
First-person visual novel about ordering an alt girl online
84% positive
11K reviews
The Song of Saya
Psychological horror visual novel about grotesque visions and romance
89% positive
11K reviews
CLANNAD
Choice-driven school visual novel about friendship, family, and romance
98% positive
11K reviews
Little Nightmares III
Horror puzzle-platforming with a bow, a wrench, and a partner
48% positive
11K reviews
Tick Tock: A Tale for Two
Two-player puzzle adventure where each screen holds different clues
85% positive
11K reviews
Walking Simulator
A walking simulator where weather and terrain complicate parcel deliveries
87% positive
Free
魔女的夜宴
Anime romance visual novel with adult content and multiple endings
98% positive
11K reviews
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
Top-down puzzle adventure about a turnip's unpaid tax debt
95% positive
11K reviews
Into the Radius VR
VR survival shooter built around scavenging and careful gun handling
92% positive
10K reviews
Demo Pathologic 2
Story-driven survival RPG in a plague-stricken town with limited time
92% positive
10K reviews
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Short first-person comedy set behind a heist in disarray
93% positive
Free
Demo The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Cinematic ghost-ship horror where your choices decide who survives
76% positive
9,969 reviews
Oxenfree
Supernatural adventure shaped by choices, conversations, and radio signals
91% positive
9,964 reviews
Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga
Third-person action adventure through Viking Iceland and Senua’s inner struggle
86% positive
9,888 reviews
WORLD OF HORROR
Cosmic horror roguelite with turn-based fights and randomized mysteries
89% positive
9,721 reviews