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
939 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Her Story
Crime mystery built from searchable, out-of-order police interview clips
89% positive
10K reviews
Enigma of Fear
Open-world paranormal mystery with detective puzzles and survival horror
97% positive
10K reviews
Pool 2D - Poolians
Free-to-play 2D billiards with solo practice and online matches
86% positive
Free
The Medium
Third-person psychological horror adventure across physical and spirit worlds
89% positive
10K reviews
The Song of Saya
Psychological horror visual novel about grotesque visions and romance
89% positive
10K reviews
Samsara Room
Short point-and-click escape game with surreal objects and puzzles
97% positive
Free
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Short first-person comedy set behind a heist in disarray
93% positive
Free
Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga
Third-person action adventure through Viking Iceland and Senua’s inner struggle
87% positive
10K reviews
Seen
Dark puzzle platformer about a child trying to escape
91% positive
9,980 reviews
Nothing
Minimalist timer game where doing anything makes you lose
94% positive
9,952 reviews
Fast Food Simulator
First-person fast-food simulator built around hectic co-op teamwork
87% positive
9,860 reviews
WORLD OF HORROR
Cosmic horror roguelite with turn-based fights and randomized mysteries
90% positive
9,854 reviews
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
Side-scrolling zombie survival with stealth, scavenging, and shelter management
89% positive
9,836 reviews
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Third-person crime shooter with handheld-camera visuals in Shanghai
67% positive
9,794 reviews
Manhunt
Third-person stealth action where a hunted man fights to survive
71% positive
9,641 reviews
Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
Top-down horror adventure solving puzzles while hunting a witch
95% positive
9,544 reviews
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
First-person horror shooter with slow-motion gunfights and supernatural threats
85% positive
9,520 reviews
AI: The Somnium Files
Detective visual novel about investigating crime scenes and dreams
91% positive
9,428 reviews
Slender: The Arrival
First-person survival horror about collecting pages while evading Slender Man
88% positive
9,358 reviews
Amnesia: Rebirth
First-person horror adventure retracing a missing journey through Algeria
77% positive
9,346 reviews
Rusty Lake: Roots
Point-and-click puzzle adventure tracing a family's dark history
97% positive
9,192 reviews
Class of '09
Choice-driven high school visual novel with dark comedy and branching endings
95% positive
9,112 reviews
Hylics
Surreal turn-based RPG with abstract visuals and generated text
98% positive
9,105 reviews
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
First-person mystery adventure examining deaths to find a missing boy
88% positive
8,976 reviews