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.
Heaven Will Be Mine
Sci-fi visual novel about mecha pilots choosing love or loyalty
92% positive
805 reviews
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
Horror mystery visual novel that revisits earlier chapters' unanswered questions
97% positive
783 reviews
My Lovely Wife
Gothic visual novel and management sim about sacrificing summoned demons
75% positive
775 reviews
Dandelion - Wishes brought to you -
Otome dating sim about college life and mysterious animals
86% positive
774 reviews
DEATH IN UNISON
First-person co-op horror with prison duties and walkie-talkie teamwork
96% positive
773 reviews
Nameless ~The one thing you must recall~
Otome visual novel about romance and a doll collector's mystery
93% positive
766 reviews
Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams
First-person exploration across distinct dream worlds and unsettling nightmares
95% positive
758 reviews
Beyond Hanwell
First-person survival horror with open exploration through London's Westminster
75% positive
753 reviews
Tales Beyond The Tomb - Pineville Night Stalker
First-person horror exploration tied to a mysterious inheritance in Pineville
83% positive
Free
Spectral Scream
Co-op survival horror with maze exploration and a central puzzle
78% positive
736 reviews
A Gay Love Story About Gay Love
Short, choice-driven RPG about childhood friends divided by war
89% positive
732 reviews
Beat Around The Bush
Casual arcade game about hitting circles around a bush
89% positive
Free
Post Trauma
Fixed-camera survival horror built around environmental puzzles and exploration
73% positive
702 reviews
4D Minesweeper
Minesweeper puzzle game with four-dimensional boards and complex deductions
94% positive
Free
Lumberjacked
First-person incremental game about chopping through a mysterious forest
83% positive
698 reviews
I'm on Observation Duty 6
Surveillance horror puzzle where missed anomalies can end your night
94% positive
695 reviews
Backroom Company
Co-op Backrooms horror about filming anomalies and evading monsters
82% positive
695 reviews
Dread X Collection 2
Horror anthology of short games connected by mansion puzzles
94% positive
690 reviews
Stygian: Outer Gods
First-person survival horror with Lovecraftian mysteries and RPG choices
82% positive
689 reviews
START AGAIN: a prologue
Turn-based RPG about fighting through a castle in repeating loops
96% positive
681 reviews
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3
Point-and-click horror mystery with hidden objects and family secrets
93% positive
677 reviews
You Will Die Here Tonight
Survival horror where each fallen teammate changes what comes next
91% positive
676 reviews
The Deadseat
Backseat survival horror where a handheld game supplies your defenses
97% positive
668 reviews
Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ
Short psychological horror game about photographing ghosts in a Japanese park
79% positive
666 reviews