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.
Yomawari: Night Alone
Horror adventure searching a dark town for your sister and dog
75% positive
2,333 reviews
AI2U: With You 'Til The End
Single-player escape-room adventure driven by freeform AI conversations
88% positive
2,323 reviews
Granny Remake
First-person survival horror with stealth, puzzles, and multiple escape routes
82% positive
2,304 reviews
Paper Bride
Point-and-click horror mystery about a missing bride and Chinese folklore
91% positive
2,303 reviews
Paragnosia
First-person horror game about photographing anomalies in a haunted apartment
90% positive
2,300 reviews
Cryptmaster
First-person dungeon crawler where typed words drive combat and puzzles
93% positive
2,296 reviews
Flyout
Physics-based aircraft-building sandbox with freeform modeling and test flights
84% positive
2,290 reviews
The Chrono Jotter
Horror mystery visual novel about solving murders across time loops
94% positive
2,279 reviews
Dialtown: Phone Dating Sim
Surreal dating sim about courting people with phones for heads
99% positive
2,258 reviews
I'm on Observation Duty
Surveillance horror game about spotting changes across camera feeds
95% positive
2,256 reviews
Tiny Bunny: Prologue
Nonlinear horror visual novel about disappearances in a Siberian village
95% positive
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Labyrinth Of The Demon King
First-person horror dungeon crawler set in demon-infested feudal Japan
92% positive
2,253 reviews
The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
Point-and-click adventure through an apartment building and other people's dreams
87% positive
2,251 reviews
Dusk Pub - Adult Only
Adult tavern management sim with staff relationships and expanding branches
93% positive
2,224 reviews
LASERS
Multiplayer obstacle-course races through laser mazes with one survivor
67% positive
2,209 reviews
Shadow Corridor
First-person survival horror in shifting Japanese corridors with cursed apparitions
90% positive
2,203 reviews
The Imperial Gatekeeper
Checkpoint simulation with document checks and changing entry rules
80% positive
2,193 reviews
Meltys Quest
Adult RPG where a princess gains skills from costumes
95% positive
2,192 reviews
Dollmare
Factory horror simulation about spotting defects in unsettling dolls
94% positive
2,176 reviews
Office Life
Career life sim with branching stories and deckbuilding workplace conflicts
89% positive
2,133 reviews
Backrooms Rec.
First-person survival horror in maze-like Backrooms, alone or together
69% positive
2,126 reviews
12 Labours of Hercules II: The Cretan Bull
Time management and rebuilding during Hercules' hunt for a bull
90% positive
2,107 reviews
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
Psychological horror visual novel about a murder predicted by an image
88% positive
2,101 reviews
Bad Guys at School
School-based action sandbox with student rebellion and teacher showdowns
87% positive
2,095 reviews