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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Dark pixel-art puzzle platformer connecting three characters' stories
91% positive
6,304 reviews
Fox Hime Zero
Romance visual novel about a student and mountain fox spirits
97% positive
6,300 reviews
Rental
Short horror adventure uncovering the secrets of a beachside cabin
92% positive
Free
Devolverland Expo
First-person exploration through an abandoned expo filled with game trailers
89% positive
Free
Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends
Punishing precision platformer about climbing a mountain on a pogo stick
84% positive
6,238 reviews
Kindergarten 2
Darkly comic puzzle adventure set in a looping school day
98% positive
6,228 reviews
Demo Urban Myth Dissolution Center
Linear visual novel about investigating paranormal urban legends
88% positive
6,227 reviews
How Fish Is Made
Short narrative horror about a sardine inside a grimy machine
95% positive
Free
ANEURISM IV
Multiplayer city sandbox about working, maintaining order, or spreading Rot
77% positive
6,166 reviews
OLDTV
Fast-paced puzzle game that tests color recognition and reaction speed
94% positive
Free
Seek Girl
A casual whack-a-mole game that unlocks sexualized anime artwork
78% positive
Free
Emily is Away Too
Choice-driven chat sim about senior-year friendships and relationships
94% positive
6,130 reviews
Hide and Shriek
Free-to-play first-person duels where invisible students trade jump scares
82% positive
Free
Matchmaking Inc.
Card-based dating sim about matching clients and finding love
87% positive
6,106 reviews
Cats
A free clicker about collecting more cats through repeated clicks
81% positive
Free
The Painscreek Killings
Unguided detective mystery built on exploring and connecting clues
90% positive
6,094 reviews
Demo F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
First-person horror shooter with slow-motion gunfights and supernatural threats
82% positive
6,060 reviews
Chair Simulator
A sitting simulator where staying seated too long risks permanent death
89% positive
Free
Demo The Casting of Frank Stone™
Choice-driven horror adventure about a killer's legacy and branching fates
62% positive
6,008 reviews
Minds Beneath Us
Choice-driven sci-fi visual novel about sharing a stranger's body
96% positive
5,996 reviews
BLACK SOULS II
Dark fantasy RPG where killing inhabitants changes what you see and hear
97% positive
5,982 reviews
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First-person cyberpunk horror adventure about investigating memories for clues
78% positive
5,934 reviews
FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water
Mission-based horror adventure where a camera fights mountain ghosts
77% positive
5,873 reviews
Demo OneShot: World Machine Edition
Pixel-art puzzle adventure with clues inside a simulated desktop
98% positive
5,868 reviews