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.
Out Of Hands
Surreal horror deckbuilder where your body is made of hands
94% positive
1,531 reviews
Love at First Sight
Romance visual novel about winning over an isolated, one-eyed girl
96% positive
1,515 reviews
KunKunNight
First-person horror comedy about solving puzzles while dodging a pursuer
97% positive
1,515 reviews
Mundaun
First-person Alpine horror adventure with hand-drawn art and puzzles
93% positive
1,514 reviews
CBT With Yuuka Kazami
Short Touhou visual novel about cognitive behavioral therapy lessons
97% positive
1,499 reviews
Tametsi
Mine-finding logic puzzles on tile grids of different shapes
97% positive
1,495 reviews
The Shell Part I: Inferno
Detective visual novel with branching choices and a dark mystery
90% positive
1,491 reviews
El Paso, Elsewhere
Supernatural third-person shooter through a shifting motel full of monsters
90% positive
1,483 reviews
Nyakori's Rabbit Doll
Horror puzzle RPG about a cat-eared girl uncovering hidden memories
95% positive
1,478 reviews
ICBM: Escalation
Global real-time strategy with diplomacy, invasions, and nuclear escalation
86% positive
1,452 reviews
The Other Side
First-person co-op ghost hunting with investigation and cleansing contracts
94% positive
1,448 reviews
The MISSING: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Puzzle platformer where dismemberment helps you cross a trap-filled island
89% positive
1,439 reviews
Deck of Haunts
Turn-based haunted-house deckbuilder where you build rooms and scare intruders
86% positive
1,439 reviews
The Jackbox Party Pack 8
Party game collection mixing drawing, trivia, wordplay, and deduction
90% positive
1,434 reviews
Hospital 666
Horror game about spotting anomalies to escape endless hospital floors
72% positive
1,418 reviews
NO-SKIN
Surreal horror roguelite with turn-based battles and layered mysteries
95% positive
1,412 reviews
SCP: Fragmented Minds
First-person survival horror in a Mars facility with escaped anomalies
91% positive
1,410 reviews
Ambidextro
Timed precision platformer where each hand controls a character
98% positive
1,407 reviews
Equinox: Homecoming
Online horse-riding RPG with an open-world island mystery
81% positive
1,405 reviews
Corpse Party
Pixel-art horror adventure in a haunted school with multiple endings
89% positive
1,404 reviews
Bloodwash
First-person horror about a late-night laundromat and a serial killer
92% positive
1,396 reviews
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
Mystery visual novel about yearly deaths in a rural village
97% positive
1,394 reviews
Vangers
Open-world driving adventure through a surreal future shaped by conflict
94% positive
1,393 reviews
Scrutinized
Detective horror game about sorting reports while intruders stalk your home
89% positive
1,392 reviews