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
4,453 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Job Simulator
First-person VR job simulation with robots and hands-on workplace chaos
92% positive
4,908 reviews
Demo Copycat
Third-person cat adventure about adoption and finding a home
89% positive
4,881 reviews
DON'T SCREAM
First-person forest horror where screaming restarts the night
65% positive
4,880 reviews
Happy Wheels
Side-scrolling physics racing with lethal obstacles and community-made courses
95% positive
4,873 reviews
Observation
Sci-fi puzzle adventure viewed through a space station's AI
78% positive
4,850 reviews
Demo DreadOut
Third-person Indonesian horror with camera-based ghost encounters and puzzles
77% positive
4,849 reviews
Cold Waters
Cold War submarine simulation with real-time naval battles and sonar tactics
86% positive
4,808 reviews
The Hex
Single-player mystery game with six protagonists and genre-shifting flashbacks
94% positive
4,787 reviews
The Supper
A point-and-click horror adventure about preparing meals for tavern guests
98% positive
Free
Garten of Banban 0
First-person puzzle horror about a kindergarten's dark past
70% positive
Free
Professional Fishing
Free-to-play fishing simulation with changing weather and online tournaments
75% positive
Free
Mother Russia Bleeds
Gory side-scrolling beat 'em up with local co-op and drug-fueled combat
87% positive
4,772 reviews
Fear Therapy
First-person horror matches with randomized ritual hunts and player-controlled Satan
67% positive
4,741 reviews
Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人
First-person horror adventure through a mansion haunted by paper dolls
84% positive
4,699 reviews
我的小鲨鱼
A virtual pet simulation with a shark and psychological horror
97% positive
Free
Fate/stay night REMASTERED
Choice-driven fantasy visual novel spanning three branching story routes
94% positive
4,644 reviews
Demo Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons.
A 2D bullet hell shooter with seasonal shots and bosses
98% positive
4,642 reviews
Ghost Exorcism INC.
Co-op horror investigation where you identify and banish ghosts
74% positive
4,638 reviews
Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition
Historical grand strategy with real-time battles for control of Japan
17% positive
4,619 reviews
Demo CASE: Animatronics
First-person survival horror with animatronics stalking a locked police station
83% positive
4,611 reviews
Stories Untold
A psychological horror anthology built around typing and operating equipment
86% positive
4,596 reviews
DISTRAINT 2
A psychological horror sequel about guilt and finding hope
96% positive
4,577 reviews
South of Midnight
Third-person action adventure with weaving magic and Southern folklore
94% positive
4,577 reviews
Garten of Banban 2
First-person horror adventure with puzzles beneath an empty kindergarten
67% positive
4,560 reviews