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
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Glassy Stare
A gothic visual novel about illness and an awaited reunion
89% positive
Free
Get Out ! A "Very Bad Dreams" Story
VR survival horror inspired by 1980s slasher movies
96% positive
128 reviews
Demo FLASH AND DIE
First-person horror about photographing real estate listings after dark
91% positive
128 reviews
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Arai-san Mansion Exploration Game: Incarnation
Text adventure with card battles across a mansion's paranormal floors
93% positive
Free
Schein
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer where magical light reveals hidden worlds
72% positive
127 reviews
Adolf Hitler Humiliation Simulator
First-person simulation about humiliating Adolf Hitler through urination and shooting
76% positive
127 reviews
混世萌王喵霸霸 Cute Chaos Demon Nyanbaba
A hidden-object game about spotting objects that don't belong
98% positive
127 reviews
Again and Again
First-person horror about investigating strange events in changing rooms
76% positive
127 reviews
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[REC] Desolation
First-person horror with a camera for spotting danger in a mansion
72% positive
127 reviews
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Paranormal Torment
A psychological horror walking simulator set in a looping corridor
76% positive
127 reviews
Demo 771
First-person horror walking simulator where your apartment leads to strange places
57% positive
127 reviews
Night Guard - The Last Shift
Retro first-person horror where routine security work takes a threatening turn
87% positive
Free
Demo Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
First-person horror with puzzles and platforming in an Argentine village
75% positive
126 reviews
Selma and the Wisp
A puzzle platformer where a girl follows your floating light
63% positive
126 reviews
Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real.
Surreal walking simulator in a world that reacts to you
86% positive
126 reviews
Running Through Russia 2
A casual runner built around exaggerated Russian stereotypes
72% positive
126 reviews
The Emulator
First-person survival horror with an enemy hiding in plain sight
60% positive
Free
Ain Dodo
A 2D action platformer with a limited supply of ammunition
90% positive
126 reviews
DERE EXE: Rebirth of Horror
A puzzle platformer where an ordinary game conceals surreal horror
86% positive
Free
DESOLATIUM: Prologue
First-person point-and-click horror built around Lovecraftian mysteries and puzzles
79% positive
Free
Project Vostok: Episode 1
Horror visual novel about plane crash survivors in a Soviet bunker
83% positive
Free
V696
First-person psychological horror rooted in rural Anatolian folklore
67% positive
126 reviews
The Experiment
First-person survival horror about collecting bottles to kill a mutant
62% positive
126 reviews
Scary School Simulator 2
Anime horror simulation about escaping a haunted Japanese high school
56% positive
Free