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.
FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water
Mission-based horror adventure where a camera fights mountain ghosts
83% positive
6,543 reviews
HROT
Retro first-person shooter fighting strange intruders in 1980s Czechoslovakia
96% positive
6,516 reviews
Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends
Punishing precision platformer about climbing a mountain on a pogo stick
83% positive
6,449 reviews
Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
First-person psychological horror about a fire lookout's unsettling new post
92% positive
6,433 reviews
Minds Beneath Us
Choice-driven sci-fi visual novel about sharing a stranger's body
96% positive
6,413 reviews
McOsu
Free rhythm practice client with adjustable beatmaps and experimental modes
89% positive
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The Painscreek Killings
Unguided detective mystery built on exploring and connecting clues
91% positive
6,403 reviews
Urban Myth Dissolution Center
Linear visual novel about investigating paranormal urban legends
88% positive
6,319 reviews
ANEURISM IV
Multiplayer city sandbox about working, maintaining order, or spreading Rot
75% positive
6,303 reviews
The Cat Lady
Psychological horror adventure about a lonely woman and five strangers
94% positive
6,297 reviews
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
Branching third-person horror adventure inside a trap-filled hotel
55% positive
6,283 reviews
Ricochet
First-person multiplayer arena combat built around throwing discs
83% positive
6,272 reviews
Postal III
Third-person action shooter with violent satire and branching story paths
47% positive
6,269 reviews
Emily is Away Too
Choice-driven chat sim about senior-year friendships and relationships
93% positive
6,244 reviews
The LEGO® Movie - Videogame
LEGO action-adventure with movie characters, building, and local co-op
87% positive
6,086 reviews
The Casting of Frank Stone™
Choice-driven horror adventure about a killer's legacy and branching fates
62% positive
6,006 reviews
Copycat
Third-person cat adventure about adoption and finding a home
89% positive
5,968 reviews
Incredibox
Casual music game for assembling beatbox mixes with drag-and-drop sounds
97% positive
5,960 reviews
Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa's Rampage
First-person cleaning sim set after Santa's bloody workshop rampage
92% positive
5,935 reviews
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First-person cyberpunk horror adventure about investigating memories for clues
78% positive
5,934 reviews
Hello Neighbor 2
First-person stealth puzzle adventure investigating a town's suspicious residents
81% positive
5,913 reviews
Patrick's Parabox
Grid-based puzzle game about pushing boxes into other boxes
99% positive
5,831 reviews
Kindergarten 2
Darkly comic puzzle adventure set in a looping school day
98% positive
5,811 reviews
OneShot: World Machine Edition
Pixel-art puzzle adventure with clues inside a simulated desktop
99% positive
5,775 reviews