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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Fox Hime
College romance visual novel about a student and his fox spirit
84% positive
4,082 reviews
Demo Press X to Not Die
Live-action comedy adventure where quick reactions keep you alive
90% positive
4,080 reviews
Eraser
Precision platformer with midair parries and falls that erase progress
83% positive
Free
Demo VHOLUME
First-person parkour built around momentum, shortcuts, and maze-like levels
97% positive
4,068 reviews
MOLE
Psychological horror built around operating a deep-earth drilling vessel
97% positive
4,059 reviews
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction
Destruction-focused racing with monster trucks, demolition derbies, and stunt challenges
18% positive
4,057 reviews
Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
A free mystery visual novel about two girls with secrets
90% positive
Free
Demo The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
Branching third-person horror adventure inside a trap-filled hotel
56% positive
4,037 reviews
Ghost Exile
First-person ghost-hunting horror with evidence gathering and exorcisms
87% positive
4,027 reviews
Lost in Vivo
First-person survival horror in sewers while searching for your dog
91% positive
4,018 reviews
Demo SchoolBoy Runaway
First-person stealth puzzle game about escaping house arrest unnoticed
91% positive
4,014 reviews
HOLE
Solo first-person shooter with endless enemies and jamming guns
93% positive
3,990 reviews
METAL GEAR SURVIVE
Survival action with scavenging, base building, and creature defense
64% positive
3,971 reviews
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Point-and-click horror about five captives tormented by a computer
89% positive
3,967 reviews
Demo The Séance of Blake Manor
Supernatural detective adventure where investigative actions move the clock forward
95% positive
3,943 reviews
Billionaire Lovers
Visual novel about sudden wealth and men with hidden motives
95% positive
3,942 reviews
Depression Quest
Text-based interactive fiction about managing depression through everyday choices
62% positive
Free
LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
LEGO action adventure retelling four pirate films with local co-op
90% positive
3,933 reviews
Fingerbones
First-person psychological horror told through notes in an abandoned building
79% positive
Free
IMSCARED
First-person pixel horror about finding keys in a deceptive nightmare
95% positive
3,925 reviews
TELEFORUM
Analog horror visual novel centered on a mysterious videotape
92% positive
Free
METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version
Third-person stealth action split between two military infiltrations
88% positive
3,910 reviews
SHENZHEN I/O
Programming puzzles about building circuits and coding tiny chips
95% positive
3,903 reviews
SIMULACRA
Phone-based horror mystery about tracing a missing woman's last steps
92% positive
3,827 reviews