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.
The Classrooms
First-person survival horror in shifting school halls with sound-sensitive monsters
89% positive
3,249 reviews
Wanderstop
Narrative adventure about a reluctant fighter running a forest tea shop
93% positive
3,244 reviews
Trover Saves the Universe
Comedy platformer where you guide a talking alien to rescue dogs
91% positive
3,243 reviews
Stella of The End
Linear post-apocalyptic visual novel about escorting an android girl
97% positive
3,204 reviews
Neighbours from Hell Compilation
Point-and-click puzzle comedy about sneaking around and pranking your neighbor
98% positive
3,155 reviews
Cockroach Simulator
Multiplayer kitchen simulation pits humans against cockroaches in combat
80% positive
3,116 reviews
Some Some Convenience Store
Dating sim with three romance routes and convenience store work
96% positive
3,098 reviews
Bad Parenting 1: Mr. Red Face
Short psychological horror about protecting family from a nighttime visitor
86% positive
3,097 reviews
The Coma: Recut
2D survival horror in a school stalked by a killer
84% positive
3,095 reviews
SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
Third-person horror investigation where character deaths are permanent
78% positive
3,093 reviews
Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders
Point-and-click detective adventure tracking a killer across Britain
81% positive
3,089 reviews
Receiver 2
First-person shooter with detailed handgun handling and hostile drones
91% positive
3,075 reviews
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Comedy fishing simulator with beer, mosquitoes, and wife interruptions
93% positive
3,070 reviews
Card Survival: Tropical Island
Card-based island survival simulation with detailed needs and crafting
95% positive
3,063 reviews
Insanity Clicker
Horror-themed clicker about fighting mutants in an abandoned hospital
67% positive
Free
September 7th
Short first-person horror walking simulator with a sinister elf doll
88% positive
3,047 reviews
Observer: System Redux
First-person cyberpunk horror built around searching minds for clues
85% positive
3,024 reviews
Sucker for Love: First Date
Lovecraftian dating sim where occult rituals lead to kisses
98% positive
3,022 reviews
I wanna be the Creator
Precision platformer with a level editor and shared creations
95% positive
3,013 reviews
Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
Detective adventure tracing disappearances to a Lovecraftian cult
82% positive
3,010 reviews
The Count Lucanor
Pixel-art horror adventure with castle puzzles and branching endings
93% positive
3,002 reviews
Flowers Blooming at the End of Summer
A visual novel about a ghost seeking to disappear
96% positive
2,987 reviews
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
First-person horror adventure about a missing father and underground puzzles
94% positive
2,986 reviews
Smile For Me
First-person point-and-click adventure about cheering up strange residents
96% positive
2,986 reviews