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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First-person psychological horror through a maze of post-Soviet living spaces
61% positive
88 reviews
green ogre gives you terrible life advice and dies
A visual novel about paying an ogre for questionable advice
97% positive
88 reviews
DEMON COMPASS
Third-person horror adventure with a late-'90s 3D art style
89% positive
Free
Demo Hotel 188
First-person psychological horror with shifting hotel rooms and environmental puzzles
90% positive
88 reviews
Hell of a Birthday
Horror-comedy adventure about a birthday disrupted by strange events
95% positive
88 reviews
Kyoto Anomaly
A horror walking simulator about spotting changes to escape a loop
98% positive
88 reviews
Last Term
Spot-the-difference horror where careful observation determines which stairs to take
93% positive
88 reviews
Stanley Says
First-person puzzle horror in a nursery ruled by its mascot
77% positive
Free
Restless Dreams
First-person psychological horror with low-polygon visuals inspired by PS2 games
92% positive
88 reviews
Saint of Chains
First-person survival horror about a father's search through shifting nightmares
83% positive
88 reviews
The Rake Sees You
Horror walking simulator about a camping trip gone wrong
70% positive
88 reviews
Morph Girl
Live-action horror visual novel about grief and a supernatural visitor
70% positive
87 reviews
Shut your teeth
A dark visual novel about Russian travelers and Thai folklore
91% positive
Free
*NEW* SCUFFED EPIC VISUAL NOVEL
A free visual novel following a bean outside his game
89% positive
Free
Echoes
A folklore-based visual novel about memories of the dead
82% positive
87 reviews
Tear Factory
Short psychological horror built around rat hunting and exploration
91% positive
87 reviews
Super Lone Survivor
Pixel-art survival horror where small choices lead to different endings
90% positive
87 reviews
Hajis هاجس
Cooperative survival horror where making noise can get you killed
79% positive
87 reviews
Furry Sniper
First-person sniper shooter about spotting furry targets from a tower
87% positive
87 reviews
Midnight Monitor: Anomaly Watch
Camera-monitoring horror about finding what changes in supposedly haunted houses
90% positive
87 reviews
Vesnith Tapes
First-person psychological horror about investigating a house through old tapes
80% positive
87 reviews
Alice Mesmerizing Episodes of Neurosis (AMEN)
Hidden-object searches in a dark, symbolic take on Wonderland
94% positive
87 reviews
Contraindication
Psychological horror visual novel with point-and-click exploration and puzzle solving
98% positive
Free
Demo The Ramen Shop
First-person horror mixing ramen shop work with strange events
78% positive
87 reviews