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.
Muv-Luv
Visual novel shifting from school romance to alien war
93% positive
2,093 reviews
OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
Side-scrolling supernatural adventure driven by choices and radio signals
88% positive
2,078 reviews
Knock-knock
Side-scrolling horror adventure about surviving nights in a shifting cabin
87% positive
2,076 reviews
Lucy Got Problems
Adult comedy visual novel about a forgetful succubus spy
88% positive
2,070 reviews
Finding Frankie
First-person horror platformer with parkour courses and deadly chases
90% positive
2,064 reviews
Sorry We're Closed
Fixed-camera survival horror with first-person shooting and shifting worlds
98% positive
2,027 reviews
Stephen's Sausage Roll
Difficult 3D puzzle game built around rolling sausages
95% positive
2,026 reviews
Sinister Night 2
First-person multiplayer horror with hidden threats in a haunted mansion
87% positive
2,020 reviews
Achievements printer
Casual basketball shooting game with thousands of easy achievements
85% positive
2,015 reviews
Dreamcore
First-person exploration of eerie, empty spaces without a guide
89% positive
2,006 reviews
Granny: Escape Together
First-person survival horror with co-op escapes and a player-controlled pursuer
80% positive
2,003 reviews
UNREAL LIFE
Side-scrolling puzzle adventure about reading objects' memories with a talking traffic light
95% positive
1,995 reviews
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
Psychological horror visual novel about recurring deaths in a village
97% positive
1,994 reviews
Detective Girl of the Steam City
Steampunk detective RPG with clues, gadgets, and adult content
92% positive
1,994 reviews
Rock Simulator
Casual rock simulation about doing nothing and unlocking landscapes
95% positive
1,982 reviews
FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
Third-person survival horror where photographs ward off island ghosts
89% positive
1,978 reviews
STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace
Romantic comedy visual novel with phone choices and character routes
95% positive
1,966 reviews
Occult
First-person co-op horror quests with puzzles and multiple endings
71% positive
1,961 reviews
Hello Neighbor Alpha 3
First-person stealth horror about uncovering a neighbor's basement secret
74% positive
Free
My Suika – Kyo’s Fruit Merge
Drop and merge fruit in a score-chasing puzzle game
93% positive
1,940 reviews
Lakeview Cabin Collection
2D survival horror about using found objects against slashers
92% positive
1,939 reviews
Garten of Banban 4
First-person horror adventure searching an abandoned kindergarten for your child
77% positive
1,937 reviews
The House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence
Gothic visual novel about a tragedy spanning nearly a millennium
97% positive
1,929 reviews
Stay Close
First-person survival horror about escaping a town alone or together
62% positive
1,923 reviews