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.
Paranormal Cleanup
First-person co-op horror game about cleaning while entities hunt
88% positive
1,251 reviews
Regular Human Workshop
2D physics sandbox for building contraptions and manipulating human ragdolls
89% positive
1,249 reviews
Malware
Point-and-click puzzles about outsmarting deceptive 1999 software installers
88% positive
1,216 reviews
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[Chilla's Art] Aka Manto | 赤マント
First-person school horror with a relentless pursuer and no saves
88% positive
1,213 reviews
Cooking Companions
Psychological horror visual novel about survival in a mountain cabin
94% positive
1,211 reviews
The Silver Case
First-person crime adventure investigating serial murders in Tokyo's 24 Wards
89% positive
1,206 reviews
Clown House (Palyaço Evi)
First-person horror game where killing harmless clowns turns you into one
51% positive
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Incantation
First-person horror mystery following a mother into a cult-filled village
74% positive
1,196 reviews
Chicken Hill
Hidden-object search for chickens to rescue brother KUN
99% positive
1,189 reviews
Warhammer Quest (Classic)
Turn-based dungeon crawler with party leveling and Warhammer monsters
69% positive
1,188 reviews
CINERIS SOMNIA
Third-person adventure through eerie places after a girl wakes alone
90% positive
1,186 reviews
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
Psychological horror visual novel revisiting a deadly village mystery
98% positive
1,178 reviews
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
Point-and-click murder mystery linking New Orleans killings to family secrets
91% positive
1,177 reviews
The Bible
Digital Bible reader with multiple translations and trivia quizzes
87% positive
1,176 reviews
Slingshot people
Solo action game pitting your slingshot against armed commandos
40% positive
1,175 reviews
DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
Third-person horror adventure across haunted realms, fighting ghosts with cameras
79% positive
1,169 reviews
Evil Nun: The Broken Mask
First-person survival horror about solving puzzles while evading a nun
95% positive
1,153 reviews
Ghost Janitors
First-person co-op horror about cleaning haunted buildings while evading ghosts
87% positive
1,149 reviews
Just Another Night Shift
First-person PvP matches pit mansion thieves against security guards
91% positive
1,146 reviews
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[Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号
First-person horror game about spotting anomalies aboard a Japanese bullet train
86% positive
1,144 reviews
LOST EPIC
Side-scrolling action RPG with customizable weapon skills and god battles
72% positive
1,138 reviews
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne
Fantasy visual novel with tactical sections and a sixth throne claimant
87% positive
1,137 reviews
Father's Day
First-person psychological horror told through three intersecting character stories
86% positive
1,133 reviews
The Fruit of Grisaia
Visual novel with romance and multiple endings at a secluded academy
92% positive
1,120 reviews