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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Spec Ops: The Line
Third-person military shooter with hard choices in sand-buried Dubai
93% positive
60K reviews
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Difficult roguelite management sim about extracting energy from monsters
94% positive
58K reviews
Little Nightmares
Dark puzzle-platforming horror about a child escaping distorted adults
94% positive
57K reviews
Gorilla Tag
First-person VR tag with arm-powered movement and parkour chases
93% positive
56K reviews
CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Third-person supernatural action with telekinetic combat and shifting environments
86% positive
55K reviews
Demo Little Nightmares II
Dark puzzle-platforming horror with stealth, chases, and an AI companion
92% positive
54K reviews
Demo The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Dark historical visual novel about escorting children amid famine
95% positive
53K reviews
Alien: Isolation
First-person survival horror where an unpredictable Alien hunts you
92% positive
52K reviews
SOMA
First-person sci-fi horror about identity in an isolated underwater facility
96% positive
50K reviews
What Remains of Edith Finch
First-person narrative adventure exploring a family's home and final stories
95% positive
50K reviews
DREDGE
Open-world fishing adventure where night brings Lovecraftian danger
96% positive
50K reviews
Alan Wake
Third-person psychological thriller about fighting darkness with light
89% positive
49K reviews
FPS Chess
Competitive chess matches where captures become first-person shooter duels
83% positive
Free
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Free-to-play card strategy with quick duels and anime characters
83% positive
Free
RISK: Global Domination
Turn-based digital board game of armies, alliances, and conquest
79% positive
Free
Marathon
Sci-fi extraction shooter where scavenging runs put your gear at risk
83% positive
47K reviews
SILENT HILL 2
Third-person psychological horror about searching a fogbound town for answers
94% positive
47K reviews
Backrooms: Escape Together
First-person co-op survival horror in procedurally generated Backrooms levels
88% positive
45K reviews
Library Of Ruina
Turn-based deckbuilding RPG where librarians battle guests for books
94% positive
44K reviews
Demo Dragon Age™: The Veilguard
Third-person fantasy action RPG about uniting seven distinct companions
69% positive
43K reviews
Demo Firework
Chinese horror mystery told through exploration and puzzles
98% positive
43K reviews
KovaaK's
First-person aim trainer with adaptive drills and community scenarios
92% positive
43K reviews
The Stanley Parable
First-person exploration game with branching paths and reactive narration
92% positive
43K reviews
The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
Psychological horror adventure about choices and a toxic sibling bond
97% positive
42K reviews