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 Boba Teashop
First-person shopkeeping horror where routine boba orders turn unsettling
94% positive
1,391 reviews
Dark Fracture: Prologue
First-person psychological horror during a night shift at a body farm
84% positive
Free
Sanitarium
Point-and-click horror adventure with riddles and an asylum mystery
93% positive
1,371 reviews
BELOW
Dungeon crawler with procedural depths, deadly traps, and survival crafting
71% positive
1,371 reviews
Underworld Idle
Idle strategy game with cascading unit production and prestige resets
71% positive
Free
Lunar Mirror:The Pavilion of Desire
2D mystery adventure about a masked party and missing girlfriend
81% positive
1,367 reviews
The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯 Restored Edition
Japanese horror about working at a bathhouse with multiple endings
90% positive
1,365 reviews
Scars of Summer
Slice-of-life RPG about a time-limited summer in rural Japan
75% positive
1,362 reviews
Adorables
Casual sports and strategy matches with customizable cute characters
77% positive
1,360 reviews
Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
Lovecraftian horror visual novel with spellbook rituals and branching endings
95% positive
1,353 reviews
My Cute Fuhrer
Satirical romance visual novel with a secret agent and match-three puzzles
86% positive
1,351 reviews
Sketchy's Contract
First-person sci-fi horror looting with friends and escalating risk
85% positive
1,338 reviews
DemonCrawl
Minesweeper roguelite with changing stages and item-based builds
77% positive
1,332 reviews
The Scourge | Tai Ương
First-person horror puzzler mixing Saigon's urban legends and nightmares
94% positive
1,329 reviews
Fear the Spotlight
Third-person school horror with a lurking monster and puzzles
97% positive
1,318 reviews
Anomaly Exit
Solo or co-op horror game about spotting train station anomalies
90% positive
1,304 reviews
BETON BRUTAL
First-person parkour platformer with risky jumps and no checkpoints
94% positive
1,296 reviews
Port of Call
Short first-person mystery adventure aboard a strange ferry
88% positive
Free
Fuga: Melodies of Steel
Turn-based tactical RPG about children fighting from a giant tank
94% positive
1,283 reviews
The Crooked Man
2D horror adventure about strange events and a former tenant
93% positive
1,269 reviews
The Chant
Third-person survival horror on an island breached by another dimension
75% positive
1,269 reviews
Tree Simulator 2022
Tree simulation about standing still, alone or with others
97% positive
1,258 reviews
Symphonic Rain
Rain-soaked visual novel mixing musical performances with branching romance
97% positive
1,254 reviews
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1
Point-and-click horror mystery with puzzles and optional hidden-object scenes
92% positive
1,251 reviews