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
4,117 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Demo Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
First-person horror with puzzles and platforming in an Argentine village
75% positive
126 reviews
Selma and the Wisp
A puzzle platformer where a girl follows your floating light
63% positive
126 reviews
Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real.
Surreal walking simulator in a world that reacts to you
86% positive
126 reviews
Running Through Russia 2
A casual runner built around exaggerated Russian stereotypes
72% positive
126 reviews
The Emulator
First-person survival horror with an enemy hiding in plain sight
60% positive
Free
Ain Dodo
A 2D action platformer with a limited supply of ammunition
90% positive
126 reviews
DERE EXE: Rebirth of Horror
A puzzle platformer where an ordinary game conceals surreal horror
86% positive
Free
DESOLATIUM: Prologue
First-person point-and-click horror built around Lovecraftian mysteries and puzzles
79% positive
Free
Project Vostok: Episode 1
Horror visual novel about plane crash survivors in a Soviet bunker
83% positive
Free
V696
First-person psychological horror rooted in rural Anatolian folklore
67% positive
126 reviews
The Experiment
First-person survival horror about collecting bottles to kill a mutant
62% positive
126 reviews
Scary School Simulator 2
Anime horror simulation about escaping a haunted Japanese high school
56% positive
Free
Trash Horror Collection 4
Seven short horror games mixing retro scares and toilet humor
85% positive
126 reviews
Apartment No 129
Psychological horror inspired by a Turkish urban legend
67% positive
126 reviews
The Backrooms: Liminal Space
First-person horror exploration presented as grainy, distorted camcorder footage
91% positive
126 reviews
A Date With Chester 2
A dating adventure blending point-and-click interactions with tense first-person sections
97% positive
Free
Demo Sabado
First-person psychological horror in a school that won't let you leave
86% positive
126 reviews
Last Day of FEAR
A horror adventure about a detective investigating a house's violent past
70% positive
125 reviews
Heart attack
First-person survival horror where light keeps a ghost at bay
69% positive
125 reviews
The Green Light
First-person horror following a radio voice toward a distant lighthouse
77% positive
125 reviews
Cursed Enigma - Priest and Prayers
Narrative horror about faith, betrayal, and secrets within a church
68% positive
Free
Rubber Hose Rampage
A 2D cartoon shooter with a time-traveling cyborg plot
51% positive
125 reviews
108 Silly Ways to Die
A live-action zombie comedy where you collect ways to die
73% positive
125 reviews
Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy
Third-person survival horror with stealth, stalkers, and hypnosis powers
90% positive
125 reviews