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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White Noise 2
First-person horror pitting four investigators against a player-controlled creature
80% positive
2,447 reviews
100 hidden cats
A hidden-object game about spotting cats in a city drawing
95% positive
2,447 reviews
Demo Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
2D psychological horror adventure guiding a puppet through surreal scenes
97% positive
Free
Lurk in the Dark : Prologue
First-person horror following a police call into a nightmare
88% positive
Free
Granny Remake
First-person survival horror with stealth, puzzles, and multiple escape routes
82% positive
2,424 reviews
Haunt the House: Terrortown
Side-scrolling action puzzler where ghosts possess objects to scare people
87% positive
2,416 reviews
It Steals
First-person survival horror in mazes with monsters that hunt you
98% positive
2,405 reviews
Rage Wars
A rage-comic shooter where collecting potatoes unlocks new weapons
91% positive
2,397 reviews
Gal*Gun 2
An anime on-rails shooter mixing demon hunting with school romance
83% positive
2,374 reviews
The Monster Inside
A noir visual novel about a detective investigating supernatural crimes
88% positive
Free
Emily Wants To Play
First-person survival horror about a pizza delivery gone wrong
78% positive
2,372 reviews
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus
Dark fantasy detective adventure with investigations and action-based deductions
80% positive
2,359 reviews
The Blackout Club
Co-op stealth horror about investigating a town of sleepwalking adults
79% positive
2,358 reviews
Murder House
Retro survival horror with a killer stalking an abandoned house
94% positive
2,351 reviews
Amenti
Egyptian tomb horror with artifact photography and supernatural encounters
80% positive
2,342 reviews
Knights College
A fantasy visual novel where cards guide conversations and relationships
97% positive
2,340 reviews
Lucius II
Third-person horror adventure where a child devises lethal traps
62% positive
2,339 reviews
The Imperial Gatekeeper
Checkpoint simulation with document checks and changing entry rules
78% positive
2,335 reviews
Vigil
First-person horror where blinking lets a roaming automaton move
85% positive
Free
Banebush
Horror visual novel where childhood tales become a forest nightmare
95% positive
2,332 reviews
Neverending Nightmares
Psychological horror rooted in its creator's OCD and depression
78% positive
2,327 reviews
Hello Neighbor Alpha 3
First-person stealth horror about uncovering a neighbor's basement secret
73% positive
Free
Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
Psychological horror about an actor aboard an ever-changing ocean liner
71% positive
2,319 reviews
Demo Broken Reality
Surreal adventure where collecting likes unlocks new areas of the internet
92% positive
2,311 reviews